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First Impressions – Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master)

OP: “poi” by Saucy Dog If I had to pick the most underrated studio in anime, I’m pretty sure it would be Pierrot. The general attitude towards them seems to range from ignored to derided. But Pierrot has had more series in my yearly Top 10 lists than any other studio, and there’s a reason …

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First Impressions – Kuroshitsuji: Kishuku Gakkou-hen (Black Butler: Public School Arc)

OP: “Kyoshinsha no Parade -The Parade of Battlers-” by -otoha- One episode in, and I can say that Kuroshitsuji slips into this setting as comfortably as if it were the finest Saville Row bespoke suit. The fit, in other words, is perfect. Context is everything, and while the “Hogwarts Arc” trend is problematic, Black Butler …

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Whispering You a Love Song #01 — Very, Very Pink

  It’ll be a reaction face mine, if nothing else. Impressions: It’s almost quaint seeing a show that’s trying to exist entirely on reaction faces, and yet, preferable to the ones that are doing the same, but for RPG status screens. But after multiple shows of being yelled at, I’m pretty over-reactioned out for the …

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Jellyfish Don’t Swim in the Night #02 — Idols Solve Everything

  I can say that at least I definitely didn’t need another twenty minutes of hyperactive yelling. Impressions: Though the characters aren’t really endearing themselves to me all that much either. Nor was the whole bit where the random idol gave her a life lesson and healed her soul in a quick 90 second conversation. …So …