Even the title of the episode is godawful. Impressions: Well, this was a good deal more horrifying with voice acting and a small amount of animation than just the manga, and it was already pretty bad to begin with. There’s so many terrible things here, from the creepy dude who spends the entire episode …
Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again Review — C
Like the title says. It was harmless fluff. Not bad but certainly not good either. The couples were cute, but mostly it was stereotypes of old people. Storytelling – C – I did finish. Voice – C – I guess most anime don’t even try to depict old people (by which I mean of course over …
Loser Ranger #12 — The Final Episode Recappening
Why are we spending a quarter of the last episode recapping the premise for the fifth time? Impressions: Let’s start with the non-ending, since it announces “to be continued in season 2,” but this episode was atrocious enough for me to have zero enthusiasm with continuing. Just the first half was horrendous. A minute …
Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 13
There isn’t an Olympic slalom course that has the twists and turns Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai has. It’s always a tricky balance, trying to genuinely surprise the audience without seeming too pull the surprises out of you know where. If you can play fair – give the reader-viewer a real shot to figure stuff …
The Fable – 13
For the umpteenth time, I certainly don’t know enough about the insider workings of the yakuza to know how realistic The Fable is in that respect. But I can say that to me at least, it feels pretty real. Akira himself is an absurdist creation, and the whole mythical hitman organization angle plays like a …
Rikka Takarada
From anime show SSSS.Gridman, Rikka Takarada, the most friendly yet sometimes reserved school girl. Moe image gallery ahead.