Not sure they’re the best combination. Impressions: I’m really not sure what the tone they’re going for here is. The corny 80s super robot stuff was much more central to this episode, with the serious military folks being exasperated at the giant robot interrupting them to scream unhinged nonsense… and then they keep cutting to the …
Slave of the Elite #03 — Evil Doppelgangers
Get your own powers. Impressions: My first thought continues to be that the show is just going through relatively uninteresting motions of a very token not-much-of-a-backstory while also introducing the least subtle antagonists/evil versions of the protagonists, but then my second thought is inevitably how goddamned rare the basics here have become. I can’t …
Solo Leveling English Dub to Stream from 20th January 2024 on Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll have recently confirmed that the English Dub version of Solo Leveling, a much anticipated and currently streaming anime adaptation by A-1 Pictures of the Korean web novel (written by Chugong and illustrated by DUBU), will begin streaming on 20th January 2024 via Crunchyroll. English Dub Cast: Sung Jinwoo will be voiced by Aleks Le (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) …
Second Impressions – Metallic Rouge
Writing matters. Given the pedigree behind Metallic Rouge I feel like I have to give it a longer leash than I otherwise might, And truth be told, this episode was certainly better than the premiere. And annoyed me less. Which is not to say there was nothing in it that annoyed me, because there certainly …
Ascendance of Bookworm – Season 1 & 2 and RE:cycle of the Penguindrum Movie Collection Blu-Rays Scheduled for February 2024 Release
New listings at online retailers, specifically Amazon UK and Anime-On-Line, have revealed that Anime Limited will release Standard Edition Blu-Ray releases of Ascendance of Bookworm Part 1 & 2 and RE:cycle of the Penguindrum Movie Collection during February 2024. Ascendance of Bookworm – Season 1 & 2Release Date: 26th February 2024 Synopsis: When a sickly …
Sengoku Youko – 02
OP: “HIBANA” by MindaRyn It’s more than a little surreal, seeing a Mizukami Satoshi series being competently adapted by capable adults. This was something I’d pretty much given up hope on, and the Bicuit Hammer debacle made me even more fatalistic if anything. But here we are, two episodes in, and all signs point to …