Sparks of Tomorrow Short Synopsis: In an alternate history Meiji era, a teenage boy embarks on a quest to begin the new era of electricity. Mario: It’s great to see Kyoto Animation finally release Sparks of Tomorrow after 8 years in the making. The production quality is as you would expect from them – the …
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia Short Synopsis: A curious slave girl is sent to live with a scholarly family in 13th century Persia. Wooper: I’d be surprised if there were another summer anime with as strong a start as Jaadugar, especially since it released its first two episodes simultaneously. Though I’ve only seen the first …
Kaiju Girl Caramelise Short Synopsis: A high school girl’s body undergoes monstrous changes after going on a date with a boy. Mario: I suppose this is one of the better titles out there (I mean the actual show’s title), as it suggests all the core elements of the show. “Caramelise” is there both because it …
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Short Synopsis: A middle aged salaryman crushes on a cute supermarket cashier and ends up smoking in the back with a punk cashier who is most definitely a different person. Amun: To be perfectly honest, I’m not watching nearly as much anime as I was a few years ago …
Wooper: The upcoming summer season could accurately be compared to fresh milk, in that it won’t take long for the cream to rise to the top. That’s true for most new crops of anime, of course, but usually there are a few shows that briefly hang with the top dogs before settling into mediocrity. Not …
Wooper: Three-fourths of this post has been finished for more than a week, but one of these shows requires such focus to follow that I kept putting it off day after day. (If you’re curious, it’s the one that “makes me feel like a detective,” a phrase you’ll spot in its introduction.) I wasn’t idle …
