The return of Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai is certainly a lot like welcoming back an old friend. With a 20-episode run this series was always going to have an odd release schedule, but it’s a shame that it had to hiatus for three weeks. Nevertheless it did pick a good time to do it. …
The Elusive Samurai #03 — Random Giant Pig
Ah yes. The peaceful countryside with giant man eating monsters roaming free. Impressions: Weakest of the three episodes, and a bit of a change in format. This one was split into two distinct halves, which, mind you, is still more structure, format, and purpose than the vast majority of other shows this season have …
Why Does Nobody Remember #02 — Sword of Convenience
What luck it only cuts rocks and monsters. Impressions: The Saturday culling continues, and this was the better episode between it and Sakuna, but it’s very much on borrowed time. Sakuna spat out an entire episode farming rice, which, okay, accurate to the game, but those were the absolute worst, most frustrating, and most tedious …
Big Windup! – Episode 11
Hello folks, and welcome the heck back to Wrong Every Time. Today I am eager to return to the field for a fresh episode of Big Windup!, with our team having successfully navigated Mihashi’s surprise birthday party. And I mean that “surprise party” in sort of the reverse of the normal sense, as Mihashi himself …
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 11
We reached the stage of the manga a little while back where I made the switch to anime-only. There were various reasons for that (none of them issues with the manga itself). But the reality is, it’s just incredibly hard to avoid spoilers totally in the age of social media. There are a lot of …
LiA Bespoke Project – Tying the Knot in Japan
There’s a saying about the Japanese: “Born Shinto, married Christian, die Buddhist”. As with many idioms it says a lot about the culture which birthed it. That’s especially the case in this country, with its unique mix of religious influences and current relationship with matters of faith. By most measures considered one of the most …