The first new release round-up of the month see a variety of new titles from Anime Limited (All The Anime) and Crunchyroll in the UK, with highlights including Gundam Build Fighters Try – Part 2 and Mob Psycho 100 III. Out This Week: 3rd June 2024: Gundam Build Fighters Try – Part 2 (Collector’s Edition …
Tonari no Youkai-san – 09
This was a pretty good episode of Tonari no Youkai-san overall, though not one of the best. But my takeaway from it is how important Buchio is to my enjoyment of the series. This was the first episode without his presence (apart from a non-speaking cameo). And he was missed. Partly because of the main …
LiA Bespoke Project: Yakyuu For You Extra Innings – Ballpark Food
I hate the Manfred man… Last at-bats for the baseball project is a short take on ballpark food. First things first – it’s not nearly as overpriced in Japan as it is in the U.S.. $12 Bud and $8 hot dogs gets old pretty fast, which is why I’ve been known to smuggle my own …
Go! Go! Loser Ranger #08 — Lightsaber Envy
How exactly did he get under the table while they were talking? And then back out and into a chair? Impressions: We’re trapped in this tournament arc for the remainder of the season, aren’t we? Not that I expected any different, but as it gets even tournament-ier, the depressing reality is sinking in. It …
The Fable – 09
I learned a long time ago that looking for realistic portrayal of organized crime in animanga was barking up the wrong tree. So it’s not a prerequisite for me to enjoy a series by any means (Hinamatsuri was fun, for example). But it is nice, all the more so because of how rare it is. …
Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 09
What a fascinating tangle the plot of Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai is. It puts me in mind of Moribito and Akatsuki no Yona in that the fantasy is there, but about 95% of the story is driven by court politics and human emotion. None of these series could exist without the magical elements, but …