Couples form that seem like polar opposites. I often struggle with the teenage romances lately. But this one really pulled it off. The couples are cute, the conflicts (such as they are) are born from awkwardness rather than malice or stupidity, and the romance comes across as culturally age appropriate. Probably the closest show to …
Didn’t Watch: See Seasonal Impressions What a season! Six top tier shows, any of which could have been the show of the season in most other seasons. 21. Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord — D- Why did I watch this…? 20. Kunon the Sorceror Can See — D Same question…? 19. Chained Soldier …
A girl’s parents die and she moves in with her aunt. This show made me cry. Like… every single episode. Such a beautiful, human show. It tackles topics anime typically run in terror from with compassion and nuance. Can’t recommend this enough. Storytelling – A – Moving. Voice – A – Nothing else like it. Characters …
I recorded a little video of myself opening my latest two shipments of anime & manga odds & ends from Japan.
You’re losing me very rapidly. Impressions: More questions need to be asked about the weird dude kidnapping prepubescient girls to his compound in the remote wilderness. I feel that the answer to those are far more important than the banal minutiae of how magic works and the sociopolitical history of the region. Seriously, here. …
How not to draw emotion. Or faces. Impressions: We start with her turning in 100 yen to the police, the equivalent of finding a quarter and reporting it. Which they explain is ridiculously honest. So she explains that she’s ridiculous, but that’s okay, because that’s literally her first name. Which she then also starts explaining. It’s …
