An atmospheric, engrossing, and surprising offering from a new studio, Sabikui Bisco is one to watch.
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First Impressions – Sabikui Bisco
And so here we are again. May I have this dance, Sabikui Bisco? Read more
Winter 2022 First Impressions – Sabikui Bisco
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Second Impressions – Sabikui Bisco
Any show that gifts us with "The bastard released the damn hippos!" has got something going for it, that's for sure. Read more
First Look: Sabikui Bisco
In post-apocalyptic Japan, a phenomenon known as the Rusty Wind leaves its victims infected with a seemingly incurable disease. Bisco Akaboshi, known as the “Man-Eating Mushroom,” is a…
First Impression: Sabikui Bisco
Disease runs rampant in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo, particularly among the impoverished who must contend with poisonous creatures, a lack of food, and worst of all, the rusting, a…
Seasonal Selection – Sabikui Bisco Episode 5
We spend most of this episode on two lines: one with Milo and Bisco held captive by a bunch of kids, while on the other Pawoo rescues a…
Seasonal Selection – Sabikui Bisco Episode 3
On the whole, the show seems to stabilize here and actually tell us a comprehensible story, solving most of the issues I had with the previous week’s outings.…
Seasonal Selection – Sabikui Bisco Episode 1
Well, I can’t say that this show doesn’t just throw you right into things. In one episode we’re introduced to a post-apocalyptic Japan with loads of details and…
Seasonal Selection – Sabikui Bisco Episode 10
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is a masterpiece. The movie more or less launched Studio Ghibli (since that’s what most of the team involved with it…
Seasonal Selection – Sabikui Bisco Episode 8
The daring rescue goes about like daring rescues do… and look at that! Answers. So, last week I mentioned that Kurokawa (the thug governor) needed a better explanation,…
Seasonal Selection – Sabikui Bisco Episode 11
I would be so frustrated right now if this world had ever pretended to heed any sort of logic or reason beyond “It’s cool, therefore we’re going with…
Seasonal Selection – Sabikui Bisco Episode 11
I would be so frustrated right now if this world had ever pretended to heed any sort of logic or reason beyond “It’s cool, therefore we’re going with…
Seasonal Selection – Sabikui Bisco Episode 2
My level of concern is now higher than it was after episode 1, and as we get into how this episode has fallen out, I will explain why.…
Seasonal Selection – Sabikui Bisco Episode 7
We found the Rust Eater! And, predictably, that’s far from the end of our woes. Getting it starts with an action scene, fighting the Pipe Snake (Giant human-teeth-having…
Seasonal Selection – Sabikui Bisco Episode 6
This is, believe it or not, a lower-key episode. Yeah, in this show. Well, at least it’s one for the most part. The meat of the episode sees…
Seasonal Selection – Sabikui Bisco Episode 9
Rocks fall, everybody dies. The episode starts with Milo’s near-death experience, followed quickly by a heartfelt scene between Milo (currently blind) and Bisco (Treating him with the anti-rust…
Seasonal Selection – Sabikui Bisco Episode 4
Ah, here’s the fun road trip the pitch kind of promises. The episode is mostly concerned with getting Milo to bond with Akutagawa (the giant crab). The pacing…
Seasonal Selection: Sabikui Bisco Episode 12 (End)
Exactly what we were promised by last episode is what gets put on the screen this time. Really, there’s only so much I can say about this. All…
Seasonal Selection: Sabikui Bisco Episode 12 (End)
Exactly what we were promised by last episode is what gets put on the screen this time. Really, there’s only so much I can say about this. All…
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Sabikui Bisco – 07
One by one all the bubble series have come off the fence. Read more
Sabikui Bisco – 07
「奪われた錆喰い」 (Ubawareta Sabikui) "The Stolen Rust Eater" That's such a Blood Type B thing for you to say, Bisco.
Sabikui Bisco – 03
Sabikui Bisco isn't exactly spellbinding yet, but it's solidly entertaining and it scratches an itch. Read more
Sabikui Bisco – 03
「タッグ」 (Taggu) "Tag Team" If she leaves you for another, there’s always her brother.
Sabikui Bisco – 06
Mostly the series has tracked in a relatively narrow band quality-wise, and this ep was more of the same. Read more
Sabikui Bisco – 06
「道連れと獲物」 (Michizure to Emono) "Companions and Prey" Shoot that poison arrow!
Sabikui Bisco – 09
I didn't know that was going to happen when I wrote the tagline to last week's post... Read more
Sabikui Bisco – 10
Where’s the Lance of Longinus when you need it? Read more
Sabikui Bisco – 09
「きみを愛してる」 (Kimi o Ai Shiteru) "I Love You" Hasta la Vista, baby.
Sabikui Bisco – 08
I almost feel in watching Sabikui Bisco as if it's a series I saw in 2007 and am just catching up with again after a long absence. Read…
Sabikui Bisco – 04
「蟹に乗る」 (Kani ni Noru) "Ride the Crab" “My saddle's! Waitin’! Come and jump on it!.”
Sabikui Bisco – 08
「外道の罠」 (Gedou no Wana) "Fiendish Trap" I used to be a Mushroom Keeper like you. But then I took an arrow to the arm.
Sabikui Bisco – 10
「 復活のテツジン」 (Fukkatsu no Tetsujin) "Tetsujin Revived" The ending theme wasn’t a duet this time around…
Sabikui Bisco – 11
「 おれがビスコだ!」 (Ore ga Bisuko da!) "I'm Bisco!" “I’ll hit it, Bisco.”
Sabikui Bisco – 05
I believe there's still a place for this sort of series in anime, but we certainly go through seasons without anything filling it sometimes. Read more
Sabikui Bisco – 02
「エリンギで跳ぶ」 (Eringi de Tobu) "Soar on King Trumpets" That Bisco sure sounds like a fun guy.
Sabikui Bisco – 05
「こどもたちの砦」 (Kodomo-tachi no Toride) "Children's Fortress" Which way to the Baby War?
Sabikui Bisco – 11
So much for those Gurren-Lagann parallels. Read more
Sabikui Bisco – 04
First time I've seen a panda ride a crab. Read more
Sabikui Bisco – 01
「八十万日貨の男」 (Hachijuuman Nikka no Otoko) "The Man Worth 800,000" Get ready for the oddest and most inventive dystopian action show of the season.
[Review] Sabikui Bisco
As an avid lover of eating mushrooms, I don’t think I’ll ever look at them the same again after watching this season’s Sabikui Bisco. Equally fantastic and ridiculous,…
Sabikui Bisco (Episode 11) – I’m Bisco!
The Tetsujin stomps toward Imihama destroying everything that would stand in its way. Tirol is transporting Pawoo to meet up with her troops. However, Milo has already caught…
Sabikui Bisco – Magic Mushrooms
Sabikui Bisco has all the element of a grand action shonen and really t could have become one if it just had more episodes.
Sabikui Bisco (Season One)
The world is plagued by a rust that affects all things living and innate. The populace blame mushrooms and the mysterious Mushroom Keepers for spreading the rust, but…
Sabikui Bisco Episode #01
In 20XX AD, Japan was devastated with a powerful explosion that carries a plague-like phenomenon called the Rusty Wind. This wind deteriorates everything from buildings to people upon…
Sabikui Bisco, Vol. 4
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Sabikui Bisco, Vol. 3
By Shinji Cobkubo and K Akagishi. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Jake Humphrey. Sabikui Bisco, as I noted…