Why are we making this a constant point of conversation? Impressions: I’m not sure that the strategy of constantly announcing how illegal and creepy the premise is is a good one. Ignoring that probably wouldn’t have been the right move either. Better to have just circumvented it entirely and not done it rather than …
First Impressions – Ranma ½ (2024)
If you’d told the me that was a zygote anime fan *** years ago that Rurouni Kenshin and Ranma ½ would be airing new episodes in 2024, I’d have laughed you out of the room. Or if you’d told me that two years ago, for that matter. These were two of the early anime for …
Fall 2024 Impressions: DAN DA DAN, Blue Box, Acro Trip
DAN DA DAN Short Synopsis: A girl who believes in ghosts and a boy who believes in aliens both find what they’re looking for in the worst way possible. Lenlo: I’m so torn on Dan Da Dan. On the plus side, it looks great, being both well directed and well animated. I know it’s early …
Fall 2024 Impressions: Re:Zero S3, The Most Notorious “Talker” Runs the World’s Greatest Clan, Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister
Re:Zero S3 Short Synopsis: Season 3 of Re:Zero. Lenlo: The premier Isekai is back, with a triple length pilot episode! And you know what? It was… alright. Probably didn’t need to be an hour and a half, and some of the issues from the previous season like characters not shutting up and getting to the …
First Impressions: Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth)
OP: “Kaijuu (怪獣)” by Sakanaction (サカナクション Before we begin, a partial list of the awards Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite has racked up in manga form: Tezuka Award 2023 (won) Seiun Award 2023 (won) Manga Taisho 2021 (2nd) Manga Taisho 2022 (5th) Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2022 (2nd) In short, the manga is one …
First Impressions – Kimi wa Meido-sama (You Are Ms. servant)
Nope, still no idea why he’s doing it. Rarely has one person so exclusively been the reason a show is on my radar – and mid-table to boot – as with Kimi wa Meido-sama. But it really wouldn’t be there if it weren’t for Watanabe Ayumu. Everything about this series looks, frankly, as generic as …