The Beginning After the End Initial Overview A month ago, Aaron and I were talking on Discord about the then-upcoming spring 2025 season of anime. Somewhere in the conversation, he brought up an upcoming isekai anime that, he claimed, could be bigger than Solo Leveling. It was called The Beginning After the End, and it …
Spring 2025 Impressions: Moonrise, Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi, Mono
Moonrise Short Synopsis: The wealthy heir to a global tech company travels to the moon to avenge his parents’ deaths. Wooper: Ever heard the phrase “too many cooks spoil the broth?” I’m thinking that’s probably what happened with Moonrise, whose nearly 30 minute premiere was so packed with familiar ideas that it feels like the …
Loser Ranger #13 — Police Profiling
To be fair, it is a weird dude screaming about monsters. Impressions: Unfortunately, a pretty dull return for this show too that was almost entirely spent on recap rather than just jumping back in and progressing. First, explicit recap, then a second round of lighter recap where it just reminds us that Red is …
Lazarus #02 — Oops, No More Budget
That was a fast and hard fall. I see the global nature of this release has been making when it shows up online, and in what language, a bit of an adventure. I guess I’ll try to pay a little more attention next week. Also, for the first time in a goddamned month, it …
Second Impressions – Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de (The Dinner Table Detective)
A few things are clear to me after two episodes of Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de. First, this show seems to get better the more absurd it gets. And not unrelated, it needs Kyouichirou on-screen to really work. Reiko is fine but doesn’t really stand out much on her own. Not only is Kyouichirou …
Second Impressions – Anne Shirley
This is extremely rare for me, but I’m going to preface this post with a note of caution. I don’t know if I’m going to cover Anne Shirley – I like it, but there are too many variables to be sure yet. But I’m not going to allow political discussion for it of the nature …