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First Impressions – Kikaijikake no Marie (Mechanical Marie)

It’s sort of fitting that Nishimura Junji hits the airwaves with a new series on the same weekend the new Ranma ½ returns. Nishimura was the main director for most of the original version – which premiered 36 years ago. So yeah, he’s experienced to say the least. Nishimura’s involvement is one of the reasons …

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Fall 2025 Impressions: My Awkward Senpai, A Star Brighter Than the Sun, Ranma ½ (2024) S2

My Awkward Senpai Short Synopsis: A clumsy office worker is assigned as a mentor for an enthusiastic new hire. Wooper: Bukiyou na Senpai represents Japan’s quarterly attempt to convince anime fans that an ideal domestic partner awaits them so long as they join the corporate world like good boys and girls. As usual, we have …

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SI-VIS – The Sound of Heroes #01 — Dancing in the Street

  You know, it’d almost have been better had that dancing been CGI. I’m out for brunch and then in airports for most of the rest of the day, and have zero intention to blog once I make it home. I’ll play catchup tomorrow. Impressions: This had more of Symphogear in its bones than I honestly expected. …

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Apocalypse Touring #01 — Tanks for Nothing

  Those are some chill wild boars. Impressions: While this season is light on the tourism shows, last season definitely wasn’t, and I don’t know that this really engages with its premise of being after the apocalypse, especially with the human girl of the pair constantly hallucinating herself back being in the present day surrounded …