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Brief Thoughts On: Iron Virgin Jun
Compared to the many other old school Go Nagai licenses, Iron Virgin Jun stands out for its relative normalcy.
3 Reasons To Watch: The Great Passage
Even if you go into The Great Passage with a skeptical mind, it presents interesting questions that draw you into its world.
5 Reasons To Watch: MF Ghost
MF Ghost makes great use of this change in format to make its races more dynamic. There's more push-and-pull, more drama.
Brief Thoughts On: Idol Fighter Su-Chi-Pai
It's far from being the best it could have been, but I definitely had a fun time with Idol Fighter Su-Chi-Pai.
5 Racing Games for Initial D Fans
So let's instead go down the safer route and find some video games to recreate the Initial D experience with.
5 Reasons To Watch: Initial D
Initial D is the iconic racing anime. A status it has enjoyed (and defended) for two-and-a-half decades now.
Brief Thoughts On: Jungle De Ikou!
Jungle De Ikou! is weird, awkward, and lacking in a defining appeal it has the capacity to deliver on.
Movie Review: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
While that spectacle certainly makes this a gorgeous film, I feel that it steers The Super Mario Bros. Movie towards an odd direction.
3 Reasons To Watch: Gleipnir
There is ample violence, sex, and dark plot twists, but Gleipnir backs this up with some genuinely fascinating mysteries.
Brief Thoughts On: Cat Shit One
I'll certainly be rewatching Cat Shit One again sometime and am interested enough to look into the manga as well.
An Otaku’s Weight Loss Update
Last year around this time, I published an article titled “An Overweight Otaku’s Weight Loss Journey” chronicling...
3 Reasons To Watch: Dimension Movement of Nazca
Dimension Movement of Nazca is a mythological apocalypse story revolving around a group of college students.
Manga Monthly: June 2024
This months marks the first time since the start of 2024 that I actually bought some new...
Brief Thoughts On: CLAMP in Wonderland
A musical short film
Kobato, Magic Knight Rayearth, RG Veda, Tokyo Babylon, BABYLON
5 Reasons To Watch: Angelic Layer
Don't underestimate Angelic Layer. Its battle scenes can more than rival those of traditional shounen action anime.
Brief Thoughts On: High School Agent
High School Agent nails the diversity and thrills of a spy story well, with a likeable hero at its center.
LoveChoice — Visual Novel Review
If you like romantic stories and can appreciate visual novels with added gameplay elements, then LoveChoice is an option I recommend.
3 Reasons To Watch: My Senpai is Annoying
My Senpai is Annoying has many sweet moments sprinkled throughout where that character development pays off.
Brief Thoughts On: Night on the Galactic Railroad
I tried to stay open-minded about it, but Night on the Galactic Railroad never recaptured my interest from there.
5 Reasons To Watch: Metropolis
Metropolis is a 2001 anime adaptation of an Osamu Tezuka manga that first released all the way back in 1949.
Brief Thoughts On: Dream Dimension Gentleman
Dream Dimension Gentleman is a fantastic short movie that I can recommend to anyone looking for an animated adventure.
My Windows 3.1 Hentai Nightmare
One that stood out to me was a little game called UltraVixen. Not for any of its actual qualities, mind you
My Windows 3.1 Hentai Nightmare
One that stood out to me was a little game called UltraVixen. Not for any of its actual qualities, mind you
5 Reasons To Skip: Gangsta
While this is an interesting premise to draw people in, Gangsta does a very poor job at managing the scope of its story.
Brief Thoughts On: Wizardry
It's a fascinating origin story for an anime adaptation. Fortunately, Wizardry is more than just a piece of history.
How to create more time for your hobbies
General advice to make the most of what free time you have
5 Reasons To Watch: Bastard!!
I much enjoyed how Bastard mashes together fantasy elements from all manner of inspirations. Mainly Western in origin...
Brief Thoughts On: Kick-Heart
Kick-Heart is a short film created, directed, and partly animated by beloved arthouse weirdo Masaaki Yuasa.
5 Reasons To Watch: Tri-Zenon
Few would guess that Tri-Zenon instead draws inspiration from Legend of the Galactic Heroes of all things instead.
Brief Thoughts On: Ningyo (1964)
Serving as one of Osamu Tezuka's very first films, Ningyo is an interesting part of anime history to look back on.
How to do parodies wrong
Lately I've been finding myself in the mood to watch comedy anime that parody other major works in their genre.
5 Reasons To Watch: Ground Defense Force Mao-chan
Cities get destroyed, billions die, yada yada; you know how it is. In Ground Defense Force Mao-chan the situation is very different indeed.
Brief Thoughts On: Why the hell are you here, Teacher?
You might wonder how it's even possible to get into situations like that, which is exactly what Why the hell are you here, Teacher? wants.
Tank Abuse in Anime
While tanks are undeniably rad, they are surpassed in popularity—at least in anime—by a different type of machine
5 Reasons To Skip: Those Who Hunt Elves
Rampant elf abuse
Brief Thoughts On: Magical Girl Isuka
Tentacles are girl's best friend.
Pantsu Hunter: Back To The 90s — Visual Novel Review
For a lot of Pantsu Hunter, the silliness is the point. Randomly getting killed is very goofy and the writing is self-aware.
5 Reasons To Watch: Gushing Over Magical Girls
The other major, obvious draw for Gushing Over Magical Girls is that it is lewd. Very, very, very, VERY lewd.
Brief Thoughts On: Debutante Detective Corps
Today we have a fun bit of history on our hands. Debutante Detective Corps is a 1996 short film directed by Akiyuki Shinbo
The Holding Pattern of (Romance) Anime
a lot of anime stories soon end up feeling stale—stagnant event. An effect that I find most noticeable in the romance genre.
6 Reasons To Watch: The Dangers in my Heart
The Dangers in my Heart had a similar appeal for me as Nagatoro. In that character development is a key focus throughout.
Manga Monthly: March 2024
The magical girls are... problematic
Brief Thoughts On: Shoka
Shoka falls somewhere between a seinen reinterpretation of Naruto and a Masaaki Yuasa fever dream. If that makes any sense.
5 Reasons To Watch: Paprika
Combined with the limitless creativity afforded by the dreamlike setting, this makes Paprika a spectacle that is hard to rival.
Brief Thoughts On: See Me After Class
See Me After Class is raunchy comedy by Ladies Versus Butlers author Munyu that I can only describe as being porn-adjacent.
Lewding The Loli — When Fanservice Goes Too Far
Lolis will be lewded because there are people who like to see that—even if a large segment of the audience vocally objects to it.
5 Reasons To Watch: Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight
Manabi Straight usually looks as bouncy and fun as you'd expect of a slice-of-life comedy, but it also taps into more emotional material.