Golden Kamuy S5 Short Synopsis: The final season of Golden Kamuy. Lenlo: And so begins another wild season of Golden Kamuy. I won’t lie, I have no idea what’s going to happen, or where this is going. But that’s kind of the charm of Golden Kamuy for me. You never know who will side with …
Ikoku Nikki Short Synopsis: A plain-spoken woman accustomed to living alone takes in her niece after the death of her parents. Wooper: What I liked most about Ikoku Nikki’s first episode was its nonlinear structure. It began with a scene from the not-too-distant future, where Asa (an orphaned teenager) and Makio (her aunt and guardian) …
Sentenced to Be a Hero Short Synopsis: “Heroes” are just criminals sentenced to immortal penal legions, and our MC is basically Judas, all stuffed into a classic dark power fantasy. Lenlo: You know, for what first seemed a pretty standard “Slay the Demon Lord” power fantasy, I was pleasantly surprised by Sentenced. I’m kind of …
Tamon’s B-Side Short Synopsis: A high school girl discovers that the frontman of her favorite idol group is a nervous wreck in private. Wooper: Tamon-kun Ima Docchi didn’t have a bad first episode. It was fairly well-drawn, used tons of amusing cutaways that showcased the characters’ wild imaginations, and featured a great transition from its …
Wooper: Who’s ready for another 365 days of anime? I’m certainly not, but Japan won’t stop making the damn things, so our Winter First Impressions will start appearing soon. And what do you know, I actually managed to wrap up my thoughts on what I watched last season before the initial impressions post went live! …
Wooper: Having spent the lead-up to our recent 2000s retrospective looking backward, it’s time for us to return our gaze to the immediate future, as another annual anime cycle is about to begin. As with most modern seasons, there are loads of new entries in existing franchises to fawn over, and as with most of …
