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Oct 7, 2024
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I’ve traditionally been critical of Fujimoto’s works, often finding them overrated and more style over substance, however Look Back completely changed my perception of him and his work. While it’s one of the shortest films you’ll see in cinemas this year, it’s also going to be one of the most profound. I found myself sitting through the end credits and cast interviews in a daze, trying to sort through the beautiful artistic adventure I just went on.

Throughout its short but sweet runtime, Look Back is consistently a breathtaking work of art both in its artistic direction as well as story. At its core, it’s ...
Oct 6, 2024
Oshi no Ko season 2 might have started a little slow, but once it got going, we got episodes that were on par with if not better than anything in season 1. The Tokyo Blade Arc in the manga wasn’t my fave, but the love and attention to detail including anime original scenes that Doga Kobo added in the anime took it to a whole other level and over season 1’s story arc. It’s in this second season, which really feels more like a second cour of one continuous season, that we truly see the story of Oshi no Ko take shape. While the toxicity ...
Oct 6, 2024
When the topic of “best new gen” shonen manga series gets brought up, Yozakura is often left out which is an absolute shame because having now spent the past 6 months in this world with these incredible characters, the surprisingly emotional and well written story, the great fights and seeing Taiyo’s journey from average high schooler to a proper spy, I have to say this deserves to be front and center in those conversations. If you ever wondered what Spy x Family with more action would be like, look no further than Yozakura family. This was such a joy to experience every week and I’m ...
Sep 29, 2024
Mixed Feelings
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Oh how the mighty have fallen. What was once one of the most hyped anime of all time, Tower of God is a shadow of its former self. Changing studios completely destroyed the quality of this show. Horrible animation, art and fights that look like my nephew put them together in MS paint.. not even a Kevin Penkin masterclass could save this. Barring some miracle in the second cour, this will go down as one of the biggest collapses ever and that’s not hyperbolic.

Funny enough, ToG season 2’s story is actually better than season 1’s by quite a bit. We meet a lot of new ...
Sep 29, 2024
Have you ever imagined what Black Clover with consistently good animation would be like? Well, look no further. Wistoria:Sword and Magic is unapologetically inspired by the popular Jump series and Oomori’s other work Danmachi. It’s an underdog story featuring a protagonist who has all the odds stacked against him and finds a way to persevere, refusing to settle or compromise on his ambitions. Everyone loves a good underdog story and this is one of the best ones you’ll see. If you liked the idea of Black Clover, but maybe couldn’t get into Asta screaming so much at the start or the God awful production values ...
Sep 28, 2024
The third of Sazane Kei’s to get an anime is actually the best in my opinion. Nazeboku had a really cool alternate timeline gimmick, mystery, characters and atmosphere that just hooked me from the start. What it lacks in animation quality it made up for in narrative and was really an entertaining watch. It’s not the best fantasy story in the world, but you know it has that “it” factor that I just liked and wanted more week after week. Admittedly very sad to see this one end with all the questions I still have about the world!

Imagine you’re going about your daily life as ...
Sep 28, 2024
From the very first episode Makeine was my anime of the season and that’s not changed. The last 12 weeks have been a nonstop magical run from A-1 pictures and one of the most refreshing and enjoyable takes on the romcom genre. Makeine takes the usual harem male fantasy bait romcom formula and turns it on its head, instead focusing on platonic relationships, helping teenagers overcome heartbreak and move forward with their heads held high. I’m a big fan of the mature and somewhat realistic way the story handles this. You don’t always get what or who you want in real life, learning to accept ...
Sep 28, 2024
Cloverworks have made a name for themselves with shows that blend action and comedy and I really think Nigewaka is up there with their very best work. Samurai stories are extremely popular right now thanks to the success of series like Ghost of Tsushima and Shogun, so getting a new historical series where we see the incremental development of an exiled prince into a legendary rebel samurai is awesome. As an history enthusiast, I enjoyed seeing so many figures from Japanese history brought to life as well as one of the most interesting periods in Japanese history. That coupled with some of the best production ...
Sep 27, 2024
Mixed Feelings
Tensura Season 3 is very much a tale of two halves and I can’t blame anyone if they don’t make it to the second. The first half is full of the most remedial and tedious exposition I’ve seen in anime. Incessant yapping while sitting at tables without an ounce of action. I’m not exaggerating with this either, there’s literally 6-7 episodes of characters just sitting at tables and discussing political and military strategy without doing anything else, and it’s not the good sort of strategy meeting like log horizon either. There’s a lot of redundant conversations and just meaningless time wasting stuff. It’s rough. As ...
Sep 27, 2024
Nier Automata was once thought to be unadaptable as an anime. “It relies too much on video game mechanics.” “The story is too confusing to work as an anime”they said. Well, A-1 pictures proved everyone wrong. It might have gone through a few delays, but fans of the game and anime-onlies alike will be satisfied with how Nier Automata turned out. They took one of the most complicated and confusing stories in gaming and adapted it perfectly as an anime, even improving on many aspects of the already tremendous story. This was truly a masterclass in the love and attention to detail needed to bring ...


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