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Total Garbage #02 — Patient Swarms of Monsters

  No, it’s cool. We can wait. Non-Impressions: Of all the rest of the things I tried to watch, I think this takes second place, mostly because there was sort of some action, all the godawful faces and reactions notwithstanding, but the pacing completely shot to hell by the need to internally narrate everything that was happening, …

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Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun) 2 – 14

That was what I’d call a classic iteration of Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun. Right in the series’ sweet spot – fairy tale surrealism, Shinto mythology with a touch of creepy horror, Hanako vamping for the camera. His absence for most of the season premiere wasn’t an issue, but it is a reminder of how much the …

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Second Impressions Digest – Kimi to Ame to (With You and the Rain), Fermat no Ryouri

Kimi to Ame to – 02  With You and the Rain is a vibe, that’s for sure. And I’m definitely enjoying it. But the whole “dog” thing is vexing me a little. Why is it that everyone (with one exception) looks at “Kimi” and says “Oh, a dog”? Because look, it couldn’t be any more …