Honey Lemon Soda Short Synopsis: A high school wallflower becomes enamored with a blond-haired boy who later stands up to a trio of bullies on her behalf. Wooper: My days of calling myself a shoujo fan may be coming to an end, since I rarely jive with the genre’s modern offerings. Case in point: I …
Tasokare Hotel Short Synopsis: When someone dies, they are placed in-between worlds at a strange hotel where they must find clues about themselves and decide whether to go to heaven or return to Earth. Mario: Have you ever been to an escape room? Well, this episode offers something akin to being in an escape room …
Zenshuu Short Synopsis: An anime director dies eating bad clam and is teleported to the world of their favorite movie, finally having the chance to change the outcome. Lenlo: As much as it tries to appear as something more, playing up the 90’s fantasy anime style and tropes as well as a “darker” story, Zenshuu …
Medalist Short Synopsis: A young girl learns to figure skate against her mother’s wishes while her coach lives his dreams through teaching her. Lenlo: Been a while since our last figure skating anime, only one I can remember was Yuri on Ice. Where that was all about the highest levels of competition though, big flash …
“This isn’t forever. We haven’t seen our last peaceful day.” The above prediction, delivered by the invader Yuriko shortly before her death, seems unlikely to come true. In these four episodes alone, we see a military operation on a college campus, the continued activities of a young adult vigilante group, AI-powered bipedal robots equipped …
I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class Short Synopsis: Two highschoolers’ least favorite people (each other) are forced to marry by their newly reunited (not related) grandparents. Lenlo: This is literally just a worse Nisekoi. The basic plot is the same, boy/girl who can’t stand each other are forced into a …
