While a part of me admires the craft behind it, I can’t deny that I kind of hate this show. The sheer crassness of it stacks up with the most cynical anime productions of all-time. That would be bad enough if the talent behind it weren’t as legendary as they are. There isn’t a moment …
Baby Arthur Almost Dies
The Beginning After the End Ep 2 Review The Beginning After the End is only in its second episode, but the Internet seems to hate it already. The two most common complaints are that a.) it’s copying Mushoku Tensei, and b.) the animation is terrible. They’re not wrong; TurtleMe admitted Mushoku Tensei was a big …
The Flourishing “No More Sorry” Characters
It’s been a while since I felt the spark for a post idea and thank you Honey Lemon Soda for the spark. One of my favourite immersive investments I get out of watching anime is characters reaching new potential for themselves and feeling the struggles and advertises you have felt in your life. I felt …
Second Impressions – Apocalypse Hotel
After two episodes, I’m still not really sure what I’m dealing with in Apocalypse Hotel. But I do know that if it continues as it started, it’s going to be very hard to ignore. There’s a ton of interesting stuff going on with this show on multiple levels. Art director Honda Kouhei is the obvious …
Apocalypse Hotel #02 — Alien Customs
I am an alien who does alien things. Impressions: I think I’d give this the nod over the ballpark show, but I dunno. It’s still not really clicking with me. The humor is at least different from most current anime comedies, in that it’s not constant screaming, at least until the black monolith bot …
Second Impressions – Zatsu Tabi: That’s Journey
Zatsu Tabi is a funny one (and I don’t mean the Engrish – well, not just that). It and Apocalypse Hotel were two shows whose premieres comfortably exceeded my expectations. If you asked me with first episode I liked better, I would definitely say this one. If you asked me which one I thought I’d …