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Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 10
Hey, it almost feels like we’re moving towards some sort of endgame here, with some of the stuff from the start coming back and one of the week’s…
Asuka Kurashina’s Flying Circus – Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue Spoiler Review
Hey, remember the Lacrosse arc of Muv Luv Extra? The one involving a somewhat reluctant lead coaching a team of girls to sporting success and that is usually…
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 9
This week on Gene of AI we’re back to vignettes around characters we’ve (mostly) never seen before and will probably (mostly) never see again, wherein Doctor Sudo gets…
All in the Manual? – The Asterisk War (Seasons 1 & 2) Spoiler Review
So, the last entry, while technically a show grounded around school, may have been a weak pick for Back to School. Let’s remedy that with a hearty double…
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 8
After a week of hiatus in the programming itself, we’re back and ready for more Gene of AI
Comfort Harem Buffet – Date a Live (Seasons 1-4) Spoiler Review
Oh, Date a Live, how have I gone this far without reviewing you? This is a show with a majestic four seasons, an iconic design in the form…
(Holmes + Edge)^SocialCommentary = ? – Moriarty the Patriot Spoiler Review
Moriarty the Patriot is a show that walks a ton of fine lines. Somewhere between adaptation and subversion, tawdry vengeance and cunning capers, message fiction and adventure –…
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 7
Technical difficulties aside, I honestly considered letting this ride for a week.
Pudding Ghost – Nanana’s Buried Treasure Spoiler Review
A boy moves in to a new apartment, only to discover it’s haunted! The ghost wants to find her (unknown) killer and kill them back, and in the…
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 6
Again we have two cases this week, and no progression on the teased meta-plot. Which is fine, really. They promised an omnibus and they’re giving us an omnibus.
Deus est Machina – Kamisama Dolls Spoiler Review
“Hidden Gems” are an interesting topic. On one side, it’s always exciting to find – or think you’ve found – something really great and entertaining that not a…
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 5
Humanoid acts up A bug, or mental illness? Two cases this week
Foxy Lady – Kanokon Spoiler Review
Well, here’s a little show you probably won’t find unless you’re looking for it. Kanokon is a very ecchi romance featuring, at its core, first-year high school student…
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 4
An anthology in an anthology, fancy that.
Radioactive Rescue – Coppelion Spoiler Review
Coppelion is the story of a trio of genetically engineered schoolgirls performing search and rescue in the post-apocalyptic wreckage of Tokyo. That should already be at least a…
Here we go time looping again… and again… and again – Summertime Render Spoiler Review
If you’re interested in Summertime Render and haven’t read or watched it yet, you should probably go before the cut. I know you probably won’t, because you’re here…
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 3
No main plot to see But cool sci-fi ideas Are touched on nicely
How we got to more card games – Z/X Ignition Spoiler Review
Here I go with the Card Game anime again. Don’t worry, though: unlike last week’s entry, this isn’t one that’s about playing card games, but rather an entry…
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 2
A very quiet episode, on the whole, possibly promising more to come.
Euro-style Slice of Life – After-school Dice Club Spoiler Review
Cute anime girls form a board game club. Enough said? Apparently not, I’ve got a full review to do.
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 1
Thus, we embark upon a show for which I can say this: it really wants you to think Isaac Asimov had a hand in it somewhere.
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 13
Thus falls Season 1, with 2 announced to zero surprise – when it comes, I’ll likely cover it as a bonus.
Breaking News – Kamierabi God.app; or, What I’ll Be Selecting Come Fall Season (because Yoko Taro in a Leprechaun Mask told me so)
The original concept is from the man who brought us Drakkengard and Nier The script is by the creator of Kagerou Project, one of my favorite works of…
Diagnosis: Terminal Edginess – Redo of Healer Spoiler Review
WARNING – This is an angry review of a naughty show. Some things cannot be said without foul language. The revenge plot is one of the oldest and…
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 12
Tensen battle, round 1, fight!
And the Meta Award goes to… – Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! Spoiler Review
Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! (the title is excited) is an odd duck of an anime about, oddly enough, the one thing that any anime studio should know…
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 11
Nope, still in the tutorial.
It’s a Video Game Adaptation and That Explains Everything – God Eater Spoiler Review
When I first watched God Eater, I didn’t know the source. Being left with some constructive questions, I discovered the truth, that it was based on a Video…
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 10
Two episodes left out of this and we still largely feel like we’re in the setup.
Imuto Mystery Theater – Nakaimo: My Little Sister Is Among Them! Spoiler Review
So, here’s the pitch for this anime: Shogo Mikadono is the heir to a powerful corporation. With his father’s passing, though, one hurdle stands between him and his…
C is for Cthulhu. The Blood is Self-explanatory – Blood-C & The Last Dark Spoiler Review
The Blood franchise is an odd one. Projecting a great deal of edginess with its title, it is, in fact, on;y loosely tied together by theme.. Because there…
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 9
After a week’s break, Hell’s Paradise is back and we’re fighting flowers.
Streaking Shinto Magical Girls? – Matoi the Sacred Slayer Spoiler Review
Matoi the Sacred Slayer is a magical girl show where, say it with me, a teen girl gains mystical powers that allow her to transform into a prettied-up…
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 8
No Sagiri or Gabimaru today! Instead, we focus on the Emeshi girl, Nurugai, and the Executioners around her: Her assigned executioner, Tenza, and his blind mentor Shion. We…
Pick A Card, Any Card (As Long As It’s Major Arcana) – Day Break Illusion Spoiler Review
Well, this month I’ve reviewed shows in the vein of Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura, two of the backbone shows for my first Magical Girl May… might as…
Ctrl-Alt-Conjure – Modern Magic Made Simple Spoiler Review
What defines a magical girl show? In my mind, there’s not exactly one silver bullet element that is true of all Magical Girls and not of anything else,…
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 7
The treeman tells it like it is this week. So, this episode is, aside from the omnipresent character scenes (which are good, and a good thing to have…
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 6
Attack on That Big Guy. So, Mr. Hungry Giant turns out to be a more formidable foe than the tree-topping giants of the island. Gabimaru, who intercedes quickly…
Should have left it to Kero – Nanatsuiro Drops Spoiler Review
Nanatsuiro Drops, in short, is a show that comes about when you try to compress the feelings of Cardcaptor Sakura into twelve episodes, while also pitching the age…
Mew Mew Moe Magical Girl Environmentalism – Tokyo Mew Mew New Spoiler Review
Have you ever wanted to watch Sailor Moon, except instead of the operatic drama you’re up for more general cuteness and maybe a side of 90’s style environmental…
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 5
No, we’re not done with vignettes. That’s because a big chunk of the middle of this episode is meeting, learning the background of, and dealing with an event…
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 4
Flirty ninja girl, Bandit Kamina, and well more than your RDA of blood, as per expectation. So, this episode starts with catching us back up to the end…
Note to Self – Orange Spoiler Review
The awkwardly-titled and specifically-styled Orange is a show about a 16-year-old girl, Naho Takamiya, who receives a letter from her 26-year-old future self, detailing moments that the older…
Why? To Sell Toys, Of Course! – Frame Arms Girl Spoiler Review
Some franchises exist primarily for merchandise. In all honesty, there are certain time periods and genres (like older Mecha shows) where this is true even of strong and…
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 3
You do remember that the part about there being no danger is clear and total BS, right? In this episode, the stick up Sagiri’s rear kind of bites…
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 2
“No danger at all. By the way, the only person who came back alive is now half shrubbery, have fun!” So, the condemned criminals are gathered together and…
A decent anime from a Gacha game? – Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia Spoiler Review
Ah, the Fate series. No doubt the largest component of the Nasuverse and probably the most famous and well-regarded as well. I already looked at Fate/Stay Night Unlimited…
BABYLON, Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 1
In a sharp divergence from last season’s chipper harmlessness, Spring 2023 we’ll be following Hell’s Paradise, which is anything but either of those if the first episode is…
A Perfectly Balanced Anime With No Exploits – Bofuri Spoiler Review
Ladies and gentlemen, sit down, gather ’round, prepare the appropriate beverage if you got the review title, and let me tell you about the joys of horribly breaking…
Witches & Hunters – Witch Hunters Season 1 Spoiler Review
Sitting on the misty border of Battle School and not is Witch Hunters. It has a lot of the same spirit, including the characters coming off as nebulously…