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Dec 25, 2023
Steins;Gate 0 (Anime) add
I initially watched Steins;Gate 0 back in 2018. I am a massive fan of the original and recall myself being very disappointed by Steins;Gate 0. I was 17 years old at the time and figured I'd give the show a rewatch now that I'm 5 years older. Unfortunately everything I thought about the show back then holds true to this day, and I do not recommend this show to anyone. Especially not to big fans of the original Steins;Gate like I am.

The main issue with Steins;Gate 0 is not what it doesn't have, because it does actually have a lot going on (too much in ...
Nov 1, 2023
This anime is missing a "comedy" tag. There's a scene in this show where the protagonist german supplexes a 250kg bear in front of his classmates and nobody has any questions. If that doesn't sell you on the premise of the show, then I don't know what will.

If you want something that is half competently written, don't watch this. If you want a show where the cast has any personality at all, don't watch this. If you want to laugh a show because it is so bad on every possible level that it's almost amazing, you should give this one a chance.

Every scene in ...
Apr 16, 2023
Baby Steps (Manga) add
I think it's finally time for me to put my thoughts about this manga into words. Baby Steps is, in my opinion, the best manga ever made. It has loads of qualities, but if I had to highlight one aspect that this manga absolutely nails it's grit. Tennis, especially at a higher level, gets extremely grindy. I'm no athlete and definitely no better than basic club level, but this manga understands the core elements of tennis better than any other manga I've ever read. Tennis matches are long. When it's 30 degrees out and you're playing an extensive three setter on a steaming hot clay ...
Feb 2, 2023
Preliminary (5/12 eps)
This show has an issue that you'll find in anime/manga. Especially in romcoms. The main couple can’t get together too soon, because that would turn away viewers who exclusively watch for the romance, but it fails to offer the viewer anything else to distract them from the lack of romantic progression. This mainly happens because Japanese romantic “comedies” tend to disregard the “comedy” part entirely, or at least so it appears to the average western viewer.

Consider shows like How I Met Your Mother and Friends. Regardless of how you feel about these shows, it’s hard to deny that a lot of their viewership sticks around ...
Jan 6, 2023
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (86/? chp)
While the premise is interesting, it tiptoes around its real narrative too much and provides us with endless amounts of filler. Every 20 chapters or so it’s hinted that something might come to fruition soon, but it gets sidetracked too much. We’re 86 chapters in and the romcom part of this manga is in the exact same place as it was 12 chapters in. Gojou still lacks the confidence to see himself as a potential partner for Kitagawa, and Kitagawa is gushing over him. There’s been no development in the last 70 chapters or so. The information on how cosplay works is quite interesting and ...
Dec 27, 2022
Chainsaw Man (Anime) add
Preliminary (10/12 eps)
I will admit that I’m not completely impartial to this show, as a big fan of the manga. I think Chainsaw Man is an excellent show about what happens when you throw a young adolescent into a brutal world. It’s shocking, but not in a way that feels forced. There are abrupt moments of terror that take you by storm and leave you feeling exactly how they should: Like everyone is in danger. There’s this sense of mystery around the cast that is magnified by the idea that they could abruptly be taken away at some point.

Denji, as a character, doesn’t make a lot of ...
Dec 14, 2022
Spoiler
In my opinion Made in Abyss should be about exploring. Watching Reg and Riko grab a map and plan their routes through beautiful scenery is what I enjoyed about season 1. The violence was not a selling point, but a nice reminder that this world they were exploring was not fit for human beings. When you take the exploration away and add in some questionable writing (why is Mitty back?) you kind of miss out on what made Made In Abyss so appealing to begin with. Admittedly, It had its moments. I quite liked learning about what happened to the village and in general the ...
Dec 14, 2022
Mixed Feelings
Spoiler
A decent piece of media that is not on par with the original series. It’s exactly what I expected to come out of a Made in Abyss movie. It’s not that it’s an insulting addition to the franchise, but it has its fair share of issues and fails to deliver on what Made in Abyss so great in the first place.

When it comes to Made in Abyss, I think it’s almost unanimously agreed upon that its greatest asset is its world building. And while the characters themselves have charm and are interesting enough, the world building is the pillar that the entire story rests on ...
Apr 9, 2021
At this point, Attack on Titan is probably the most popular anime ever made. With the Final Season being the single most watched show in all of the US at some point, it’s no wonder the famous manga it was based on had a steady readership increase alongside it. It is considered Isayama’s magnum opus, and for good reason, is what I thought until recently.

First of all, I’d like to say that Attack on Titan is a truly ambitious story. It continuously subverts expectations. Nothing you thought was true about the world Isayama built ends up being true by the end of the manga, and ...
Jan 26, 2021
Hunter x Hunter (2011), based on the manga "Hunter x Hunter" by Togashi is a 148 episode long anime, not rarely is said to be the greatest shounen of all time. It's widely popular, and with its lovable cast it became a must watch for anyone who's getting into anime. So, how does it hold up?

First things first, Hunter x Hunter is quite misleading. With its lighthearted soundtrack, joyful atmosphere and a male lead that might as well be radiating hapiness, the first arc leads you to believe that this show is the furthest thing from horrific you could think of. And it keeps up ...


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