Winter 2024 doesn’t strike me as a season that’s crowded in the bubble area – it’s more top-heavy than anything. But Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi is certainly going to be in the conversation. Three weeks in and I’m not tiring of it yet. What stands out more than anything is that it seems to …
Synduality Noir #15 — Robots Covered in Bird Poop
You do not have that many gulls on a robot without incidents. Impressions: Why do I feel like they’re half-assing the apocalypse these days. I remember when a carrot on this show was some kind of rare expensive gourmet treat, and real meat was impossible to find. Now, they’re a day out of town, …
High Card #15 — Intelligence Failures
These people are all idiots. Impressions: It’s rarely great for your characters or story when everything hinges on them being both suicidally unprepared as well as just godawful communicators. It just makes them look incompetent and dumb. And they kept highlighting it and calling it out! I swear there were at least three instances …
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Ep. 139 — First Impressions Winter 2024
There are a lot of good shows this season! Outline: 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:00 Chained Soldier 0:05:05 Delusional Monthly Magazine 0:07:09 Mr. Villain’s Day Off 0:08:05 Pon no Michi 0:08:42 Snack Basue 0:10:11 The Strongest Tank’s Labyrinth Raids -A Tank with a Rare 9999 Resistance Skill Got Kicked from the Hero’s Party- 0:11:31 Villainess Level 99: …
Fragments of Romance: In the Mood for Love
“I keep what I can of you; split-second glimpses and snapshots and sounds.” – The National In the Mood for Love begins with a title card, a tidy explanation of the drama to come. “It is a restless moment,” the film informs us. “She has kept her head lowered to give him a chance to …
Lonely Castle in the Mirror to Screen in Cinemas across the UK as part of The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme
Anime Limited have revealed on social media that A-1 Pictures film adaptation of Mizuki Tsujimura’s novel, Lonely Castle in the Mirror, will be screened in cinemas across the United Kingdom as part of the 2024 Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme. Lonely Castle in the Mirror is expected to be screened in Japanese with English subtitles …






