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The Fable
A manga about a legendary hitman known as 'The Fable' who is ordered by his boss to live quietly as a normal person for one year. Continue reading…
The Fable - Episode 11 - The Fable Kills Gangster
Does Fable need to replace his Osaka accent to kill people again? Killing has a cadence and grammar, so why not? The Fable - Episode 11
The Fable - Episode 1 - The Fable Taps Forehead
The Fable, a professional hitman, has a method for switching between Japan's popular dialects. It looks ridiculous. The Fable - Episode 1
The Way of the Househusband, Golgo 13: The Professional, Golgo 13, The Fable
The Fable – 05
While the humor is somewhat hit and miss, there's a generally absurdist tone to this material which I quite like.
The Fable – 03
I'll say this for The Fable - I've liked every episode better than the one before it.
The Fable – 04
It's a given that a series about people who kill for a living is going to feature not nice people.
The Fable – 07
The style of humor here feels appropriate for a series about gangsters, which is a rarity in anime.
The Fable – 11
With all these elements colliding, it would be a good time not to stand in front of the fan.
The Fable – 08
Maybe the most dangerous thing in Osaka is a bored Youko.
The Fable – 10
The Fable is a living example of great manga's power to thrive with middling adaptation (but it does have to at least be middling).
First Impression: The Fable
Thugs are dropping like flies in the dark, dank hallways of a sketchy apartment block. The cause? The Fable—a legendary professional hitman who has taken out 71 big…
Second Impressions – The Fable
There's clear potential in this premise, though for me it's more potential than realization at this point.
The Fable – Episode 1
Likely to fall into obscurity on Disney+, unless the casual anime viewer has been secretly dying for tongue-in-cheek deadpan homage to the aesthetics of 70s hitman manga
First Impressions – The Fable
In terms of pre-season expectations, The Fable is the biggest premiere of the season so far.
The Fable - Even Legends Need a Community
A few years back, while I was browsing the Kodansha section for manga, a certain manga caught my seinen-seeking eyes. On the cover appeared to be a menacing…
The Fable #01 — Improper Ways to Store Ammo
A lot of those gun hiding places seem incredibly suspect. I'm not sure what the deal with the crow show is, but it's an NHK-only show, and…
The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn’t Kill (Japan, 2021) [NYAFF 2021]
Jason Maher reviews Kan Eguchi's sequel The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill.
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The Fable: The Killer who Doesn’t Kill (2021) review [Camera Japan Festival]
“A satisfying sequel that fans of Fable’s first outing should not pass this up.”
Weekly Digest 05/12/2023 – Tonari no Youkai-san, The Fable
Being quite on the fence about both these series, I'm going to give the digest thing a try. Read more
Spring 2024 Impressions: Tonari no Youkai-san, Blue Archive the Animation, The Fable
Tonari no Youkai-san Short Synopsis: In the small town of Engamori, Yokai and humans live together as they have for generations, working together to protect their easy going…
392 – Morgana’s Manga Makeup 4 – The Fable, Crocodile Baron, Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji
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Anime Taste Testing: Tonari no Youkai-san, The Fable, Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night
A bit of everything for what I can at least say is a fairly varied season so far.
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night, The Fable, Tonari no Yokai-san
The Fire Hunter – 09 – The Demonstration
Hinako is ecstatic that Kanata is back, and even though Yuoshichi’s wife hates animals, he agrees that the hound can stay, which she says makes three strays Yuoshichi…
Fruits Basket the Final – 09
Leave it to Momiji to call it like it is. Read more
Haikyuu!! To The Top – 09
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Kimizero – 09 – The Monochrome One
By volunteering after Maria for the festival committee, Runa hopes to kickstart Operation Befriend Maria. Ryuuto joins in, as after all he did tell Runa he’d help her,…
Akudama Drive – 09 [The Shining]
For all the sex and murder featured in this episode, it left me a little cold. Last week’s focus on Swindler didn’t just make her more sympathetic, it…
Bocchi the Rock! Episode #09
It’s been a few days since that epic concert at Starry Live House and while I was thinking that Episode 8 would be the final episode, there’s still…
Gleipnir – 09 – The Third Faction
The first third of this episode resembles a pleasant hiking trip (they even take a break to eat watermelon) through the woods, but it’s clear that the closer…
Arte – 09 – The Tiny Gourmet
Katarina proves to be a handful to Arte, who is still disoriented by Venice, where not only do people dress differently but the very air she breathes smells…
Ranking summary for the weeks of 2020 08/31, 09/07, 09/14, 09/21, 09/28, 10/05, 10/12
Ranking summary for the weeks of 2020 08/31, 09/07, 09/14, 09/21, 09/28, 10/05, 10/12 The following rankings have been updated to reflect the available data through the weeks…
Jouran – 09
「機密事項六六八スダマノアイ」 (Kimitsu Jikō Roku Roku Hachi Sudama no Ai)"Confidential File 668, Ethereal Love" Back to the beginning
Plunderer – 09
「プランダラ」 (Purandara) "Plunderer" It's killing time.
Pet – 09
For a series based on the paranormal, Pet's takes on human behavior can be surprisingly realistic. Read more The post Pet – 09 appeared first on Lost in…
SK∞ – 09
Geez, just get a room already. Read more
Jigokuraku – 09
「神と人」 (Kami to Hito) "Gods and People" Little Shop of Horrors meets elixir of life
Noblesse – 09
This was a pretty solid episode on the whole, but it confirmed what I more or less suspected. Read more
Deaimon – 09
「一陽来復」 (Ichiyō Raifuku) "Long-Awaited Warmth of Spring" Having to deal with your own expectations, figuring out what you desire and what others want from you is a hard choice to…
Overtake! – 09
As this episode wound down I kept thinking of Gegege no Kitarou 2018's Episode 20, "Memories of the Y?ka" (the war one).
Gleipnir – 09
「激突のマーク」 (Gekitotsu no Mark) "Staked Claims" D-D-D-D-D-D-DROP THE BASS!
SSSS.Dynazenon – 09
「重なる気持ちって、なに？」 (Kasanaru kimochi tte, nani?) "What Are These Overlapping Emotions?" With all due respect to Nomad, Super Dragon King Kaiser Gridknight vs. S.P. Godzilla is the matchup I really want…
Helck – 09
「蛮族トースマン」 (Banzoku Tousuman) "Barbarians of the Tothman Tribe" Mad Max goes fantasy
Oooku – 09
"Episode 9" How ironic that Arikoto is the one to take care of Kasuga
Overtake! – 09
「厄災の日 -What really happened?-」 (Yakusai no Hi: What Really Happened?) "The Day of the Disaster -What really happened?-" Take a picture, it’ll last longer.
Revenger – 09
Do tooth marks on a lump of soft metal really make one group distinct from the other? Read more
Horimiya – 09
「難しいけど、無理じゃない。」 (Muzukashīkedo, muri janai.) "It's Difficult, But Not Impossible" Kinky Hori in all her glory.