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Jun 26, 2022
The core premise of Tomodachi Game is not awful: five friends find themselves playing a high-stakes game in order to pay off the debt of someone in the group. For a high stakes game anime the premise is pretty basic but could make for some interesting character backstories and theorization about their true intentions.

The execution of this premise, however, leaves much to be desired. The editing in the show is filled with over-dramatic cuts and edits to emphasize each character's devious face, conniving personality etc. rather than just letting their actions speak for themselves. This in particular is a major pitfall of the show. Namely, ...
Jun 22, 2022
What does it mean to be a man? This is the question that Dance Dance Danseur attempts to explore and, for the most part, is successful.

Dance Dance Danseur (moving forward will be referred to as DDD) focuses on middle school student Junpei Murao and the beginning of his journey in the ballet world. DDD’s themes of toxic masculinity are made apparent in the first episode. Upon seeing a male ballet dancer at his sister’s ballet performance he becomes enamored with no regards as to whether it adhered to dominant gender roles. While initially hesitant, his father, a stunt coordinator and Junpei’s vision of what masculinity ...


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