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Anime Orbit Seasonal Check-in: MAGICAL DESTROYERS is So Fucking Back
Sometimes a good show stops being good. And then, sometimes, it gets better again. Really, what else is there to say?
Let’s Watch OSHI NO KO Episode 7 – “Buzz”
Akane wants to keep acting in spite of everything, and won’t quit Love Now despite her own mental health being in the gutter. In that situation, what can…
Anime Orbit Seasonal Check-in: When Did MAGICAL DESTROYERS Stop Being Fun?
As it heads into its second half, the nerd-brained action series has run into a serious, major problem that can sink just about anything in its genre; it’s…
Let’s Watch OSHI NO KO Episode 6 – “Egosurfing”
Let’s Watch is a weekly recap column where I follow an anime for the course of its entire runtime. Expect spoilers! Content Warning: The below article discusses self-harm and attempted…
New Manga First Impressions: You Are Not Immune to MAID TO SKATE
Three words: maids on skateboards.
Let’s Watch OSHI NO KO Episode 4 – “Actors”
This week on Oshi no Ko; Aqua very literally plays the villain, while Ruby frets over her lack of experience in the entertainment industry.
Let’s Watch OSHI NO KO: Episodes 2-3
Let’s Watch returns as we cover episodes 2 and 3 of Oshi no Ko: Ruby follows in her late mother’s footsteps as an idol. Meanwhile, Aqua lands his…
Anime Orbit Seasonal Check-in: Another Date With DEAD MOUNT DEATH PLAY
Three weeks in, the isekai-not-an-isekai action fantasy anime from the Baccano! author remains fun and compelling.
Seasonal First Impressions: Gotta Catch ‘Em All, All Over Again, in POKÉMON HORIZONS
It’s a whole new place with a brand new attitude; Pokemon Horizons begins with the story of Liko and her strong-willed Sprigatito.
Seasonal First Impressions: Spring 2023 Stragglers
So many anime airing in a given season means I can’t possibly devote full columns to them all. Nonetheless, here are some short thoughts on a midnight slice-of-life,…
Mobile Suit Gundam, Otaku Elf, THE MARGINAL SERVICE, Tokyo Mew Mew, TOO CUTE CRISIS
Seasonal First Impressions: OSHI NO KO and The Dark Side of Fame
What would you do if you’d been born as a celebrity’s child?
Seasonal First Impressions: Working 9 to 5 in a Field of Lilies in YURI IS MY JOB!
An overconfident young woman gets roped into working at a cafe’ themed after Class-S yuri stories. What could possibly go wrong?
Seasonal First Impressions: Die, Die, and Isekai Again in DEAD MOUNT DEATH PLAY
Somewhere in a grim fantasy world, a heroic knight in shining armor confronts a dread necromancer to prevent the end of the world. But is that really all…
Seasonal First Impressions: The Revolution Wears Red and Pink in MAGICAL DESTROYERS
Magical Destroyers is Pretty Cure meets Rumble Garandoll. What else can you say? —-
Seasonal Anime First Impressions: BIRDIE WING Swings Again
The Symphogear of Golf returns like it never left, with a swaggering reintroduction that reminds us why it’s so great in the first place. Golf If It Ruled…
Seasonal First Impressions: Redefining ‘Cult Anime’ in KAMIKATSU: WORKING FOR GOD IN A GODLESS WORLD
For some, there is only one true god, and its name is isekai. Look upon its work, non-believers, and despair.
Seasonal First Impressions: Springtime Comes Again in SKIP AND LOAFER
A tale as old as time and early seasonal highlight; country girl moves to the big city, is a fish out of water, vomits on her teacher, etc.…
Seasonal First Impressions: Gay Girl Gaffes in ALICE GEAR AEGIS EXPANSION
Alice Gear Aegis Expansion is brave enough to ask the question that’s been on all of our minds since 2011; what if a total lesbian girlfailure tried to…
Seasonal First Impressions: KIZUNA NO ALLELE Asks, Can 3 Million Kizuna AI Fans Be Wrong?
It’s time for the once-a-season rite of me being really annoying about an idol anime. This one’s about VTubers!
Seasonal First Impressions: Climbing The Stairway to a HEAVENLY DELUSION
Gorgeous and haunted, the post-apocalyptic adventure gets off to an absolutely stunning start.
Seasonal First Impressions: On a Highway to HELL’S PARADISE
Somewhere in Edo-period Japan, one man tells himself that he’s accepted his impending death. He is lying.
Anime Orbit: At The End of a Long, Long, Long Road in The Final Episode of The POKÉMON Anime
It’s time to go. Was I a good show? No. I’m told you were the very best, like no one ever was.
Vote on the Next Let’s Watch for the Spring 2023 Season
18 Anime enter, one (or maybe two) anime leave. Cast your vote for the Let’s Watch anime for the Spring 2023 season, and read my mini-breakdowns of why…
A Galaxy Next Door, alice gear aegis Expansion, Insomniacs after school, Hell’s Paradise, Otaku Elf
Anime Orbit Seasonal Check-in: Beyond the Royal Rainbow in THE MAGICAL REVOLUTION OF THE REINCARNATED PRINCESS & THE GENIUS YOUNG LADY
All in all, MagiRevo has become dark, fascinating, and surprisingly heady for something that really seemed like it wasn’t going to amount to much more than a power…
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
The Manga Shelf: Unexpected Queer Romance in the B-Plot of I BELONG TO THE BADDEST GIRL AT SCHOOL
I’m supposed to be taking this week off. Instead, I wrote about lesbians in a decidedly non-lesbian manga.
(REVIEW) What Actually is The LOVE LIVE! SUNSHINE!! LIVE-ACTION FILM SPECIAL MOVIE?
You, if you’re reading this, presumably love these characters already. Why not watch them do something stupid for 15 minutes? What do you have to lose?
The Manga Shelf: The Curious Case of SKELETON DOUBLE
Jump’s search for its new superstars continues to go some weird places. Today, we look at Skeleton Double, a battle shonen with a dry sense of humor and…
The Manga Shelf: Forget Everything Else About CHAINSAW MAN PART 2, Let’s Talk About How Cute Nayuta Is
There’s a ton going on in the Chainsaw Man manga right now. But let’s forget all that so I can ramble about how adorable my new favorite character…
Revisiting Darling in the FranXX 5 Years Later, Part 3 – Episodes 11-15
In the third part of our podcast mini-series, we cover Darling in the FranXX’s strongest run of episodes yet. Hold on to that feeling, because it’s all downhill…
(REVIEW) Heavy Metal in Hot Pursuit in PATLABOR: THE MOVIE
Can this classic’s many technical artistic achievements overshadow the fact that, at its heart, this is still a movie about a bunch of cops heroically saving the day?
Seasonal First Impressions: The Wild Blue Yonder of SOARING SKY! PRETTY CURE
The new Pretty Cure begins with a bang; a jet fighter screaming across the open blue sky.
Anime Orbit: The Fancy Footwork of IPPON! AGAIN
Judo anime Ippon! Again powers through a fairly limited production to put the focus where it really matters; on the judo itself.
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The Future of Magic Planet Anime [1/28/23]
Hi everyone! It’s time to talk about the future of MPA. And also to way, WAY overshare about my mental illnesses.
Revisiting Darling in the FranXX 5 Years Later, Part 2 – Episodes 6-10
In the second episode of our Darling in the FranXX retrospective, we cover several of the show’s best episodes, but also more than one that emphasizes the cracks…
MAGIC PLANET ARCADE: 2023’s Game of The Year (So Far) is a BOCCHI THE ROCK! Web Toy
“For that small joy, and as a nostalgic throwback to simpler times, I am just happy Nijika’s Ahoge exists.”
Seasonal First Impressions: Hitting the Jackpot with HIGH CARD
In just 22 minutes, HIGH CARD proves itself to be a standout among a surprisingly dense anime season. A cast full of violent, superpowered prettyboys helps.
(PODCAST) Revisiting Darling in The FranXX 5 Years Later, Part 1 – Episodes 1-5
The DarliFra retrospective gets off to a rocky start through some technical difficulties. Along the way, Julian and I discuss the comparative merits of the opening episodes of…
Seasonal First Impressions: It’s Midnight in Nagasaki in REVENGER
Dark, mysterious, and appropriately vengeful, Gen Urobuchi’s Revenger stands as one of the 2023 winter season’s early highlights.
DARLING IN THE FRANXX 5 Years Later Podcast Mini-Series – Announcement & Introduction
Five years since its premiere, the Studio TRIGGER / CloverWorks mecha series has remained in the public consciousness. But why, when so many of its contemporaries have faded…
Ranking Every 2022 Anime I Actually Finished from Worst to Best – Part 4: The Top 5 Anime of 2022
In this, the final part of my massive, four-part list, we get to the best of the best, the top 5 anime of 2022.
Chainsaw Man, CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS, Healer Girl, SHINEPOST
Ranking Every 2022 Anime I Actually Finished from Worst to Best – Part 3
In this, the third part of my massive year-end ranking of every 2022 anime I actually finished, we get to the good stuff. Anime I liked and a…
Do It Yourself!!, ESTAB LIFE: Great Escape, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-, The Case Study of Vanitas
Ranking Every 2022 Anime I Actually Finished from Worst to Best – Part 2
Today, in part 2 of my massive, multi-part end of year ranking list, we get to shows I thought were alright, shows I thought were really weird, things…
Lycoris Recoil, The Demon Girl Next Door, Miss KUROITSU from the Monster Development Department, Shinobi no Ittoki, The Executioner and Her Way of Life
Ranking Every 2022 Anime I Actually Finished from Worst to Best – Intro & Part 1
There were a lot of great anime this year, but in this, the first part of my massive, multi-part year-end ranking, we take a look at some of…
Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, LOVE FLOPS, RWBY: Ice Queendom, Sabikui Bisco
Let’s Watch CHAINSAW MAN Episode 12 – “Katana vs. Chainsaw” (SEASON FINALE)
In the explosive Chainsaw Man finale, Denji finally confronts Katana Man. But does the story really end here?
Let’s Watch SPY X FAMILY Episode 25 – “First Contact” (SEASON FINALE)
In the Spy x Family season finale, Loid finally meets Donovan for the first time, but can he really gain the sinister politician’s trust?
Let’s Watch CHAINSAW MAN Episode 11 – “Mission Start”
This week on Chainsaw Man: Special Division 4 take the fight to Katana Man. Plus; the future rules.
Let’s Watch SPY X FAMILY Episode 24 – “The Role of a Mother & Wife”
“This week’s Spy x Family is, on the whole, a low-key and relatively character-driven affair. Very different than the tennis-fueled adrenaline rush of the last couple episodes, but…
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Let’s Watch CHAINSAW MAN Episode 10
This week, in Chainsaw Man’s take on a training episode, Denji and Power are introduced to their new teacher and his unconventional methods, while Aki mourns what he’s…