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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…