With the first ever AnimeCon UK in London taking place this weekend, on 3rd & 4th February 2024 at the Drumsheds, we thought it would be the perfect time to highlight some of the anime related activities and guests that will be taking place throughout the weekend. Of course, this list won’t be an exhaustive …
Do they just waterboard everybody? Impressions: I feel like whoever’s making this has a pretty laissez faire understanding of waterboarding. We’ve got this weird alien girl. Inspect her. Waterboard her (with babysitter present). Well, that’s all we can think of, so set her free to roam the military base during wartime. Like many things …
That seems awkward and painful. Impressions: That was a particularly weird kissing scene. I’m not sure that I’ve seen one before with so much focus on the… teeth. Drool, sure. Tongues, obviously. A hickey? Classic… outside of anime at least. But flat out gnawing on lips? That’s a new one to me. Maybe I’m just …
I’m not immune to the zeitgeist of a series, as much as I try to be. I certainly notice when my opinion clashes with the broad consensus, in both directions. It happens more often with me not caring for a mass darling for certain, but it goes the other way sometimes too. You do wonder …
The First Class Mage Exam took a dramatic turn after Denken aimed to defeat Frieren. Tragically, he has recognized her and now wishes to eliminate her group from the exam. But can this happen? Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Episode 21 suggests that the elven mage and her party will soon find themselves in a tough …
Ah yes. The cyborg future blimp Cirque du Soleil. Impressions: So… a death squad is invading the reservation, shooting everybody in their path, but the leadership is holed up in their personal dungeon, screaming at Rouge. And then the entire mob runs in and demands to murder her. Yeah, sure, one of the dudes …
