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SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 13 OF TOWER OF GOD The internet spoiled the big betrayal at the conclusion of this season, but by the first episode, I was expecting it, something like it at least. And I think that was the creator’s intention too. This was mainly because they had kept Rachel’s motivations so close toContinue reading “Rachel, Bam, and the Tower of God in Review”

It’s relatively rare for an anime to get what we’ve come to call the “Brotherhood Treatment”(owing its name to the remake of the critically acclaimed Fullmetal Alchemist anime whose first anime failed to produce a faithful adaptation to its original manga, the remake being titled Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood to distinguish it). But while we wereContinue reading “PSA: Yuki is objectively the best choice for Tohru. Fruits Basket in Review”

It’s raining today, how fitting. When is it wrong to be in love with someone? When is it right? Is it the emotion itself which is wrong, if so, why? After the Rain (the Japanese title literally translated as Love is Like After the Rain)is a show which approaches the topic of romance with aContinue reading “Comes the Rainbow. After the Rain in Review”

There’s a lot of reasons I could recommend someone the anime adaptation of the Chica Umino’s award-winning manga March Comes in Like a Lion: its depiction of unorthodox families in a believable way, it’s dedication to portraying complex emotions at a family-friendly level, and the care and time it takes with serious topics of mentalContinue reading “A Review of March Comes in Like a Lion’s Burnt Field Arc”

While many of the shows I’ve gone over recently have dealt with head-in-the-clouds existentialist themes, I think it gives a poor impression of my actual tastes. It’s more that those stories simply are a bit “higher art” than my usual diet of simple, cutesy high school (or adult life; when I’m really lucky) romance. IContinue reading “Why not? A Place Further Than The Universe in Review”

Anime is often known for it’s strangeness but it’s known for something else as well: to put it nicely, being ‘behind the times’ as they say. To put it less nicely, the medium is host to more than a slew of shows which feature highly restrictive and conservative notions of gender, highly sexist, and sometimesContinue reading ““But uhm, like, what about, you know. That.” (Just kidding, I finished it here)”

Carole & Tuesday is Studio Bone’s 20th anniversary show directed by the legendary Shinichirō Watanabe. Like many have professed before and and will continue to do so afterwards, this show is one big love song to music (pun definitely intended), coupled with some beautiful sakuga (what we refer to as “money shots” in animation, scenesContinue reading “Carole & Tuesday is great I sure wish it was greater.”

“If someone gave you 10 Billion Yen and said, “Improve this country.” what would you do? How would you answer him?” -Mr. Outside, Eden of the East It’s integral tie to the NEET (No Employment, Education, or Training) and Hikkikomori Culture in Japan, the stranglehold of wealth the elderly have on a growing divide ofContinue reading “Eden of the East: 10 Years Later (Part One)”

“Praying with all my heart, I passed through the shrine gate.” -Hina Amano, Weathering with You It’s not often I see a movie twice in theaters. It’s not often I see a movie; in theaters or out. Even when shows I follow diligently come out with a promising feature film, I almost never find myselfContinue reading “Hina, Hodaka, thank you. Weathering with You in Review.”