Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru Short Synopsis: A normal family’s matriarch is reincarnated as a grade schooler. Amun: I signed up for this one simply because the premise is…unusual to say the least. Going in, I wondered if it would try to be a lighthearted comedy, making tons of jokes about the age gap or if …
Deku Beats Up Anime Homelander in My Hero Academia: You’re Next
My Hero Academia: You’re Next Review When I first saw the trailers for My Hero Academia’s fourth film, You’re Next, I had one thing on my mind: who the heck is this fake All Might? Was this Dark Might guy supposed to be an evil twin or clone of All Might? Did the series really …
Third Impressions – Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru. (If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student)
I’m not at all sure what to make of Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru. after three episodes. There are some seemingly contradictory elements to it, and it mostly dances around the edgier aspects of the premise (for now). It does have something going for it, no question. Noriyuki Abe is a first-rate director and it shows, …
Puniru is a Slime #02 — Fatal Attraction
I’m already ready for the next season. Impressions: I think they probably meant to start and end it with Kirara’s stuff, and names are easy to remember when they’re all dumb puns, but they just did her joke in the first third, and then she all but vanished as a character for the rest …
Second Impressions – Ranma ½ (2024)
Ranma ½ is definitely clicking for me in a way Urusei Yatsura didn’t. Which isn’t a huge surprise, given that I hold the manga in higher regard. I’d forgotten that director Uda Kounosuke did Ginga e Kickoff among his many other credits, but he’s doing a great job capturing the zaniness of the original without …
Fall 2024 Impressions: Ranma ½, How I Attended an All-Guys Mixer, Puniru wa Kawaii Slime
Ranma ½ Short Synopsis: A teenage martial artist with the ability to change sexes moves into a dojo with three beautiful sisters. Lenlo: I feel the need to preface this saying that I’ve never seen Ranma before. This is my first experience with the series. And I have to say, my initial reaction is… mixed? …