As is sometimes the case, the extra-curriculars with Sakamoto Days are more forward-facing than the story itself. In the first place it’s decidedly odd that such a huge commercial hit – one of the biggest in by far the biggest manga magazine in the world – took so long to get an adaptation. At 19 …
It’s ironic that Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite didn’t skip an episode for the new year (which is almost unheard of for anime to my recollection) cause boy howdy, this series does love a time skip. And this is a big one – 25 years this time. To be frank it’s a good “time” …
Übel Blatt – 01 I now know why Übel Blatt is getting an anime six years after it ended, anyway. And it’s the most obvious reason, a sequel manga. Not that the first one wasn’t pretty popular – it was. And it ran for 15 years. But normally one might assume the ship had sailed …
I have to admit I’m still pretty agnostic on Medalist after two episodes. The production itself is fine, at least as far as the skating is concerned. And ironically that of course was my big worry going in. But some elements of the writing definitely aren’t clicking with me yet. And there are some visual …
Tasokare Hotel Short Synopsis: When someone dies, they are placed in-between worlds at a strange hotel where they must find clues about themselves and decide whether to go to heaven or return to Earth. Mario: Have you ever been to an escape room? Well, this episode offers something akin to being in an escape room …
The absolute finest visual cliche of recent anime times. Impressions: This has to be the most chill evil party I think I’ve ever seen. If anything, the dude comes off worse than them. He’s out there screaming that they’ll regret it when he’s gone and their reaction is “Dude, go away.” There’s not even a …
