Welcome all, to the 2nd week of Black Lagoon! This week we start to explore the wider world, expanding the setting and learning what kind of lives our leads live. There’s a fair bit to talk about this week so lets just dive right into it! First up we have episode 3, “Ring-Ding Ship Chase”. …
Guest Post: Unearthed Treasure with Firechick – Natsume’s Book of Friends Seasons 1-4 (95/100)
(This review will cover seasons 1-4, and as of this writing, I still haven’t seen seasons 5 and 6, along with the movie and some of the OVAs. I really need to change that) Man, Natsume’s Book of Friends, or its Japanese title, Natsume Yuujinchou, is such an important series to me, you can’t imagine. …
Bang Brave Bang Bravern #02 — Comedy and Torture
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 …