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Fate/Stay Night: Heaven’s Feel: Presage Flower – A Stunning foundation

Fate/Stay Night Heaven’s Feel: Presage Flower outclasses its contemporaries with mix of viscerally satisfying action and nuanced depiction of domestic abuse to create what possibly ranks as U…

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Rurouni Kenshin: Reflections- A Fractured Reflection

While the talents of Fukuhashi and Iwasaki shine through, the haphazard structure and priorities of Rurouni Kenshin: Reflections has the series end on a largely sour and unsatisfying…

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Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal- A Transcendent Adaptation

For my 50th post, I felt it appropriate to discuss something special, and having recently bought my favourite anime of all time on DVD now seemed like an…

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Mushishi Analysis Part 2: Ginko the Mushi Master

For an episodic series like Mushishi, with its emphasis on harmony and humanity, to be engaging, it needs a protagonist who is in tune with nature and of impartial view…

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Mushishi Analysis Part 1: A Shinto World

Mushishi is widely regarded as one of the best TV anime ever made, and with good reason. The strong audio presentation, with its haunting piano pieces and chillingly…

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Top 5 anime of 2016

The following list only contains series which ended in 2016, thus Sangatsu no Lion and Iron Blooded Orphans are not eligible (split cour series are acceptable). I will…

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How Snow White with Red Hair weaves a wondrous and endearing world

Snow White with Red Hair is something of a divisive title among its viewers, and the reasons behind these reactions are obvious. Throughout much of the first cour,…

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Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Review

Combining a rock solid fundamental narrative with strong social subtext and emotionally evocative presentation, Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinju is a stunning feat of storytelling and a modern masterpi…

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Angel Beats Review

Angel Beats is an emotionally resonant, distinct series that arguably deserves its popularity and attention, though its a rapid-fire labyrinth of plot points that seem to change at…

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Konosuba Review

It may be easy to be fooled by Konosuba’s uneven animation and superficial reliance on tropes, but with its colourful and memorable cast of characters, unapologetic goofiness and…

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