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I, Spy – 15 Anime Series About Spies and Espionage
There are anime series about universe-altering power and using it with pure peacock flair, and then there are these anime series. Espionage is a finer art
Golgo 13: The Professional, Gunslinger Girl, Joker, Joker Game, Moriarty the Patriot
Anime Series Like Spy x Family
There is no order too big for master spy Twilight. He uses his numerous skills as a spy to keep the peace between his country and aggressive neighbors,
Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Kakushigoto, Kotaro Lives Alone, Night Raid 1931, Princess Principal
Anime Review 234 Dr Stone Stone Wars
The winter 21 season of anime might have been called ft the squeal season as the majority of the shows were squeals to already established franchises. Sure we…
Anime Review 233 Jujutsu Kaisen
Over the last decade, the shounen industry has started taking notes of what makes a worthwhile shounen adaptation. A shounen adaptation that can both grip its target audience…
Fire Force (Episode 37) – A Pair of One-Eyes
Joker and Benimaru find themselves standing before Leonard Burns, Captain of the First, but he doesn’t want to fight. He even has some information that he’d like them…
Fire Force (Episode 36) – Shadows Cast by Divine Light
Joker and Benimaru continue their assault on the Holy Sol church in search of some damning scriptures. To do that, they’ll need to enter the Nether and face…
Anime Review 231 Dear Brother
Disclaimer the show that I’m going to talk about contains sensitive topics of suicide and heavy drug use. Therefore, if you’re not comfortable with these subjects, feel ready…
Choujikuu Romanesque Samy: Missing 99
Choujikuu Romanesque Samy: MISSING 99 ( Superdimensional Romanesque Samy: MISSING 99 ) is a 1986 sci-fi fantasy that makes no sense along m...
Katte ni Shirokuma, Rurouni Kenshin, Sangokushi, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings, Reign: The Conqueror
Card Captor Sakura Clear Card arc #12 cover and release information
Card Captor Sakura Clear Card arc volume 12 will be released on April 1st, 2022. This time, the special edition will come with a set of playing cards…
Anime Review 5 Slayers (Redux)
This review will cover three seasons of the Slayers, aka Slayers Season 1, Slayers Nexy and Slayers Try. If you know anything about me or if you have…
Anime Review 229 Mushoku Tensei Jobless Reincarnation
The opening minutes of an anime showcases all the hard work, effort and commitment that has been made to that anime project. In the case of Mushoku Tensei,…
Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament, Ep10-12
In my blog post on the third set of episodes, I piously hoped that there wouldn't be a year gap again, as there had been between the…
Laughing Salesman, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Sanctuary, AWOL - Absent WithOut Leave, Dallos
To Wake the Dead
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
Anime Review 228 Tokyo Ravens
If there was one good thing to ever come out from this pandemic is that I had the opportunity to dive into my anime backlog. Show that I…
Anime Review 227 TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You
In every anime season, you always have that one or couple of shows that you watched the premiere episode, only to put it on hold until the show…
Anime Review 25 Little Witch Academia TV (Redux)
“Just you watch! I’m gonna become an amazing witch one day and make the whole world gasp in surprise!” Akko Kagari Little Witch Academia (TV) 2017 (Episode 5)…
Anime Review 63 Dragon Pilot Hisone and Masotan (Redux)
If there was one anime that consider being a sleeper hit it would be Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan. Despite being done by Studio Bones who are well…
Anime Review 226 Tenchi Muyo War On Geminar
Tenchi Muyo is one of the most iconic and beloved harem anime out there. It is a series that has spawned various tv series, OVAs, spinoffs and a…
No Need for Tenchi!, Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar, Joker, Tenchi Muyo!
Anime Review 225 Code Geass Akito The Exiled
Anyone that knows me on social media knows that I have a complicated relationship with Code Geass Akito The Exiled. When I watched the series when the final…
Anime Review 207 Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance Part 2 out of 4
Evangelion 2.0 is often regarded as the best Evangelion Rebuild entry by many fans. It’s also in recent years been labelled that caused the downfall of Evangelion Rebuilds…
December Bonus Review #1: Dragon Quest Heroes
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of the Dragon Quest franchise. My first game was the original DQ on the NES. I’ve beaten every single game in…
Anime Review 223 Kageki Shoujo!!
If someone were to ask what was my most anticipated anime of summer 2021 anime season barring squeals, it would be Kageki Shoujo!!. When I saw the trailer…
Anime Review 209 Macross Do You Remember Love? Part 2 out of 5
In October of 1982 Macross aired on Japanese television for the first time. It became an instant classic, the Macross toy lines sold very well, people were impressed…
Mother: Saigo no Shoujo Eve
Here's another project whose antecedents are lost in the mists of time: an English subtitled version of the 1993 sci-fi movie Mother: Saigo ...
Fruits Basket, Joker, Kimagure Orange Road, Yamato 2520, Ai no Kusabi
Anime Review 67 Darling in the Franxx (Redux)
Ah, Darling in the Franxx aka one of the most controversial anime in recent memory as well as one of my popular reviews during my earlier reviewing days.…
Weekly New Chapters: Kira-kun Today, Wake Up Sleeping Beauty, and More Romance
We’re back on a romance kick this week with new chapters from a mix of shojo and shonen romantic comedies and dramas. Plus: new chapters of weekly and…
Off to Anime NYC 2021
I'm headed back into the fray this weekend. Also, the return of this look on Saturday and/or Sunday (with a Persona 5 mask this time). I don't really have a…
Anime Review 221 Super Dimension Century Orguss
It’s finally time to talk about the next and final instalment of the Super Dimension Trilogy. Super Dimension Century Orguss. Unlike Macross and Southern Cross where they still…
Anime Review 220 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2
It’s not a surprise to anyone that I’m a big fan of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime franchise. It was the show that destroyed my…
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2, Joker, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Anime Review 219 The Slime Diaries
Spinoffs to popular series are a hit or miss. You have spinoffs such as A Certain Scientific Railgun and Digimon Tamers where they are so great that they…
Angel Links, Outlaw Star, Outlaw Star, The Slime Diaries, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Ranking the DCEU Movies
An anime and manga blog, devoted to all kinds of amazing things from Japan. Reviews, articles, lists and more!
Anime Review 217 Welcome To Demon School Iruma Kun Season 2
The first half of 2021 was dominated by squeals, squeals from shows that people love. From Re:Zero Season 2, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Dragon…
To-Y Blu-ray
To-Y is a 1987 OVA about a Japanese indie rock band and its lead singer. It is based on a ten-volume manga by Kamijou Atsuji. To-Y …
Death Note, Karuizawa Syndrome, Satsujin Kippu wa Heart-iro, VINLAND SAGA, Black Lion
Anime Review 216 Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina
Every now and then you will feel the sense of regret of completing an anime. A show that you were looking forward to watching ended up a soul-crushing…
Anime Review 215 Shadows House
2021 is almost over and let’s just say that 2021 hasn’t been kind to Cloverworks. The former sub studio to A1 Pictures. They made a bunch of incredibly…
Anime Review 214 The Testament of Sister New Devil
This review will cover both seasons of The Testament Of Sister New Devil. Also, due to the nature of the series, this review is potentially Not Safe For…
Anime Review 214 The Testament Of Sister New Devil
This review will cover both seasons of The Testament Of Sister New Devil. Also, due to the nature of the series, this review is potentially Not Safe For…
Anime Review 213 So I’m a Spider so What?
So I’m a Spider So What is a tragedy of an Isekai anime. What could have been a new Isekai IP hit just like Mushoku Tensei and Tsukimichi…
Anime Review 23 Shaman King 2001 (Redux)
Shaman King was one of many anime that aired on Jetix back in my childhood days and it was the first shounen anime that I watched and loved from start to finish. A decade has passed and started fro…
Anime Review 212 Wonder Egg Priority
Ah, Wonder Egg Priority, my most anticipated anime of 2021 as being the show that put studio Cloverworks in the negative light. You were the show that amazed…
Anime Review 211 Plunderer
Have you watched an anime that was so bad that once completed, you immediately wanted to delete the episode files from your computer and forget that the anime…
The Flash Season 7 SPOILER REVIEW: Pretty Enjoyable, I’d Say
Let’s See- Something cheesy……….I GOT IT: “Even The Fast- Can Get FURIOUS…..” Hello, everyone! As you all probably know by now: I’m a Huge DC fan. I j…
Anime Review 210 Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross
Super Dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross has an interesting legacy to it. It was the second show that was chosen to be part of the unofficial trilogy of show’s…
Anime Review 209 The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Part 1 out of 5
Mobile Suit Gundam is one of the most influential anime ever made. It was the show that kicked off the real robot genre as every show prior to…
Anime Review 208 Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest
Love it or hate the Isekai genre has always been a staple of the anime industry. From Konosuba, That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime, Overlord to…
Anime Review 197 Lucky Star
This review contains some spoilers. One of the most drastic medium changes that I witnessed as an anime fan in the west was the reputational shift of older…
Anime Review 50 Neon Genesis Evangelion (Redux)
Neon Genesis Evangelion is a throwback franchise for me. It may not be for some others but for me it was different. I may not be around on…
Double Taisei
What if Hideo Kojima made a manga about Shogi that was a mashup of Fight Club and Joker? This episode we, and our guest Tim Batt from…
One Operation Joker
A comedy manga about Batman turning into a baby so the Joker decides to take care of him and raise him. Continue reading →
Anime Review 207 Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone Part 1 out of 4
The Evangelion Rebuilds have a divisive reputation towards anime fans. You have people that absolutely adore the rebuilds thinking they are a massive improvement to the original, and you have the p…