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Summer 2021 First Impressions – Getter Robo Arc
Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: 13 Source: Manga Episode Summary: 19 years ago, a disaster destroyed cities and infrastructure all over the world. Now people struggle to afford food and…
Summer 2021 First Impressions – The Duke of Death and His Maid
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Episode Summary: The duke of a certain villa is cursed such that anything he touches dies in his hands. Yet his flirtatious…
Summer 2021 First Impressions – Re-Main
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Original Episode Summary: Half a year ago, Minato was on top of the world. He and his middle school water polo team were…
Summer 2021 First Impressions – How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 13 Source: Light Novel Episode Summary: Kazuya’s grandfather implores him to start a family so that he won’t be alone in life, but once his…
Summer 2021 First Impressions – Kageki Shojo!!
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 13 Source: Manga Episode Summary: The Kouka Revue was created in the Taisho era, and featured unmarried actresses in all theatrical roles. The otokoyaku (male…
Summer 2021 First Impressions – Girlfriend, Girlfriend
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Episode Summary: After years of knowing each other, Naoya asks his childhood friend Saki to go out with him. Their relationship is…
Summer 2021 First Impressions – The Case Study of Vanitas
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: TBA (a second cour has already been announced) Source: Manga Episode Summary: The vampire Vanitas was born under the inauspicious sign of the blue moon,…
Summer 2021 First Impressions – Remake Our Life!
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Light Novel Episode Summary: Please note – the first episode of this series is an hour-long special. I will endeavor to keep the…
Summer 2021 First Impressions – Scarlet Nexus
Streaming: Funimation (the version I watched was the premiere version posted early on their YouTube channel, and includes a message from the Oral Cigarettes, the band who sings…
Odd Taxi Episode 13 – Truth
Well, friends, we made it. This journey is nearing its end. I’m both happy to be here with the final episode of Odd Taxi in hand, and incredibly…
Summer 2021 – A Brief Top Five
Earlier this week my partner and I sat down to watch the Anime News Network’s Summer anime trailer watch party, which is something they’ve put together just prior…
Odd Taxi Episode 12 – Regret
This past Sunday was Father’s Day in the United States. I love my own father and called to wish him a good day. But I still have trouble…
Odd Taxi Episode 11 – Envy
Thursday was the first Summer session meeting of the anime club I attend, and boy was I thankful for the opportunity to revisit some great anime that I’ve…
Summer 2021 First Impressions – Sonny Boy
Streaming: Funimation (the version I watched was a limited-time free preview on their YouTube channel; the “real” release date is July 21st) Episodes: 12 Source: Original Episode Summar…
Odd Taxi Episode 10 – Stalking
Whew, it’s been incredibly hot lately here in Minneapolis. Today’s considered a bit of a reprieve because it’s only getting into the upper 80’s Fahrenheit (around 32 Celsius…
It’s a Point of Pride
I’ve always had a weird relationship with sexuality. Now that I’ve gotten your attention, I’ll rewind a bit to say that while I don’t typically make a huge…
Odd Taxi Episode 9 – Loose Ends
Well, I’m pretty proud of myself; while you’ll be reading this at a later date, as of right now it’s Wednesday, June 2nd and I’m caught up with…
Odd Taxi Episode 8 – Perception
My sibling-in-law and their husband are big film buffs who we’re always trying to get to watch anime. Sometimes it seems as though my husband and I belong…
Odd Taxi Episode 7 – Masks
I took a couple of days off this past week in an attempt to regain some sanity after a particularly stressful month or so at work. I can…
Retro Review – Birdy the Mighty: Decode
I may have mentioned this here in the past, but I’ll say it again for the benefit of people who haven’t had a chance to read my FAQ…
Odd Taxi Episode 6 – Deterioration
This weekend was the first time in quite a while that I spent any amount of time out in public simply for the purposes of having fun. I’m…
Spring 2021 – A Couple of Sequels
Though I’ve attempted to branch out over the years in terms of what I write about here, I think I’m still somewhat known for my first episode/premiere reviews…
Odd Taxi Episode 5 – Never Enough Money
Originally my goal with these posts was to catch up to the broadcast of this series, but I’m under the impression that I might not be capable of…
To Love and Be Loved – Ash’s Legacy in “Banana Fish”
Note: This post contains spoilers through the very end of Banana Fish. I suspect it’s common to go through periods of questioning one’s value to the world. At…
A Fashion By Any Other Name
Content Warning: Discussion of various beauty standards. When I meet people for the first time and they ask me about my hobbies, I’m pretty free with information related…
Odd Taxi Episode 4 – Emptiness
Now that I’m pretty much done with the rush of reviews, my husband and I have been watching some of the shows he was interested in. I usually…
Taking a Break
Hi everyone! I know the title of this post might seem a little bit ominous, but please don’t take it that way. If you’ve been a frequent reader…
The Way of the Househusband – What Makes an Anime?
I tend to have issues remembering when Netflix releases their anime. I’m so used to the quarterly seasonal framework and the week-by-week single episode release schedule that most…
Odd Taxi Episode 3 – Bubbling Below the Surface
Hello, friends. It’s time once again to check in with our animal(?) friends (more on that beneath the cut) with episode 3 of Odd Taxi. This episode seems…
Horimiya – Snapshots of a Relationship
What’s important in a relationship? I think most people would answer something like “communication” or “shared interests,” and I think we can all agree that those are at…
Odd Taxi Episode 2 – Musings on Luck in Its Various forms
So, I typically don’t write episode reviews of series as they’re airing. I’ve tried to do it a few times over the years and always encountered issues (such…
Spring 2021 – Premiere List
Well, friends, it’s been a long journey but here we are, having taken a peek at all of this series fresh premieres. Included below are links to all…
Spring 2021 First Impressions – Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Story Summary: Kiyo and Sumire traveled to Kyoto after middle school to train as maiko, but Kiyo’s clumsiness meant that she wasn’t…
Spring 2021 First Impressions – Combatants Will Be Dispatched!
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Light Novel Story Summary: The evil organization Kisaragi has nearly fulfilled their goal of taking over the Earth, so they’ve set their sights…
Spring 2021 First Impressions – Super Cub
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Light Novel Story Summary: Koguma lives alone and doesn’t have much money or any friends. Her hours pass by wordlessly as she spends…
If You Can’t Say Something Nice…
Of course we all know how that adage ends – “…then don’t say anything at all.” But that’s difficult to do when you’ve started to make a habit…
Spring 2021 First Impressions – Cestvs: The Roman Fighter
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: TBA Source: Manga Story Summary: As young Emperor Nero ascends the throne, a young boy named Cestvs is enslaved and brought to Rome to enter…
Spring 2021 First Impressions – Osamake: Romcom Where the Childhood Friend Won’t Lose
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Light Novel Story Summary: Haru has fallen in love with the beautiful, talented, and smart Kachi-san. He’s even managed to develop a sort…
Spring 2021 First Impressions – To Your Eternity
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 20 Source: Manga Story Summary: Once there was an orb, sent to Earth, that transformed based on its connection to and stimulation by other entities.…
Spring 2021 First Impressions – I’ve Been Killing Slimes For 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level
A truly just God. Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Light Novel Story Summary: Azusa is a 27-year-old office worker who keels over and dies one day from overwork.…
Spring 2021 First Impressions – Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Story Summary: Naoto’s only refuge is the peacefulness of the school library, but one afternoon he finds it populated by a group…
Spring 2021 First Impressions – 86
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 11 (a second cour has already been announced, however) Source: Light Novel Story Summary: The Republic of San Magnolia has been embroiled in war with…
Spring 2021 First Impressions – Battle Athletes Victory RESTART!
Camaraderie in action. Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Story Summary: When Kanata was young, she witnessed the crash of a spaceship near her rural home. Thrown from…
Spring 2021 First Impressions – Shadows House
Kate and Emilico are like mirror images. Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 13 Source: Manga Story Summary: High atop a hill in a mansion lives a noble family of Shadows.…
Spring 2021 First Impressions – Pretty Boy Detective Club
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: TBA Source: Light Novel Story Summary: It’s all fun and games until you enter your second year of middle school, or so goes the deal…
Spring 2021 First Impressions – Tokyo Revengers
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: TBA Source: Manga Story Summary: Takemichi feels as though his life peaked in middle school. In those days he was a member of a gang,…
Spring 2021 First Impressions – The World Ends With You
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Video Game Story Summary: Neku wakes up disoriented in the middle of the Shibuya scramble crossing, only to quickly discover that no one…
Goodbye, Osamu Kobayashi
This past weekend I learned of the death of animator and director Osamu Kobayashi from kidney cancer at the young age of 57. It’s uncommon that I follow…
Spring 2021 First Impressions – Blue Reflection Ray
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 24 Source: Game Story Summary: Ruka is a quiet girl with a longing to connect with others but an inability to do so effectively. She…
Spring 2021 First Impressions – The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Light Novel Story Summary: Sei is an overworked office employee who, after being made to stay late yet again, returns home under dark…