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Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 11
Yup, we really do seem to be moving into an endgame. This time, that means kicking Risa while she’s down!
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 10
Hey, it almost feels like we’re moving towards some sort of endgame here, with some of the stuff from the start coming back and one of the week’s…
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 5
Humanoid acts up A bug, or mental illness? Two cases this week
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 1
Thus, we embark upon a show for which I can say this: it really wants you to think Isaac Asimov had a hand in it somewhere.
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 7
Technical difficulties aside, I honestly considered letting this ride for a week.
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 6
Again we have two cases this week, and no progression on the teased meta-plot. Which is fine, really. They promised an omnibus and they’re giving us an omnibus.
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 9
This week on Gene of AI we’re back to vignettes around characters we’ve (mostly) never seen before and will probably (mostly) never see again, wherein Doctor Sudo gets…
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 3
No main plot to see But cool sci-fi ideas Are touched on nicely
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 2
A very quiet episode, on the whole, possibly promising more to come.
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 8
After a week of hiatus in the programming itself, we’re back and ready for more Gene of AI
Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 12 (End)
I accept this as an ending and yet part of me wants more. This episode is almost entirely about Sudo and Risa working out their feelings as Sudo…
Seasonal First Impressions: THE GENE OF AI
Part medical procedural, part one man’s quest to clear his mother’s name.
The Gene of AI
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The Gene of AI – Episode 1
There are two things that piqued my interest about The Gene of AI: its framing of technological progression and the relative restraint of its writing.
The Gene of AI: Episodes 3 and 4 Reviews
Hey there, and welcome to Anime Rants! With the next two episodes of The Gene of AI, the discussions and dilemmas are even more interesting than before. I…
The Gene of AI – Ep. 1
Will I be the same after a system restore?
First Look: The Gene of AI
In the near future, Humans live alongside extremely lifelike androids known as Humanoids. However, this has led to a new breed of crime involving artificially duplicating Humanoids and…
First Impression: The Gene of AI
At first it was fire. Then it was steel. Then it was the steam engine. Soon enough we had nuclear power and artificial intelligence. And now, in a…
Anime Like The Gene of AI
In a near-future society, humanity has integrated with intelligent technology so deeply that robots are sometimes indiscernible from people and humans can
Plastic Memories, The Gene of AI, Time of Eve, Black Jack, Ghost in the Shell
Seasonal Selection – Shikizakura Episode 4
What the hell? So, in this 3D CGI Anime about people fighting demons by using power suits that may also be demons, we have this episode, fully 2D…
Seasonal Selection – DanDaDan Episode 4
Let’s drop this joke. It’s Vs. Turbo Granny.
Seasonal Selection – 86 Episode 4
86 continues to impress with its humanity, but to an extent much of what was had and needed this episode was highly predictable from the last. That’s not…
Seasonal Selection – KamiErabi God.app Episode 4
Cast felt naked for a bit, we’ve got some new friends (and enemies) to eventually kill.
Seasonal Selection – Chainsaw Man Episode 4
It’s not every show that can give you a fight on a battleground that’s literally made of gore. Denji’s joy over defeating the Bat Devil and earning a…
Seasonal Selection – Scarlet Nexus Episode 4
Red Strings, there you are Cryptic talk and cryptic scenes Seto bites the dust? So, we resume Scarlet Nexus with a big battle on the highway, and things…
Seasonal Selection – Sabikui Bisco Episode 4
Ah, here’s the fun road trip the pitch kind of promises. The episode is mostly concerned with getting Milo to bond with Akutagawa (the giant crab). The pacing…
Seasonal Selection – Metallic Rouge Episode 4
Another down, five “Immortal Nine” to go, and it’s time to send in the clowns.
Seasonal Selection – Ex-Arm Episode 4
Look, I get it. If you’re going to steal visual designs, Neon Genesis Evangelion is probably a good choice. It’s got some good designs. But if you’re going…
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 4
Flirty ninja girl, Bandit Kamina, and well more than your RDA of blood, as per expectation. So, this episode starts with catching us back up to the end…
AI no Idenshi / The Gene of AI by Yamada Kyuuri
Apparently, according to the anime friend I met at CONvergence, The Gene of AI / Ai no Idenshi is one of this season’s new anime on Crunchyroll. As…
Mid-Season Check-In: The Gene of AI
During what seems like the dim and distant past, at the beginning of the current anime season, I wrote the following over at Beneath the Tangles about episode…
Relevant but Vague: The Gene of AI Review
In the future, society is no longer ruled or inhabited exclusively by humans. There are also humanoids, advanced AIs that use biotic bodies all but identical to human…
Seasonal Selection – Management of a Novice Alchemist Episode 4
In which we learn not literally everyone in this world is nice. Sarasa invites Iris and Kate to stay with her, and considers what to do about repairing…
The Gene of AI (AI no Idenshi): Episodes 1 and 2 Reviews
Human technology is exponential in the way it increases. That’s why, in the not-so-distant future, androids with human levels of intelligence and emotions make up about 10% of…
The Gene of AI: Episodes 5 to 7 Reviews
Welcome to Anime Rants. I’m very far behind on my Summer 2023 episode reviews, but I’m doing my best to cover the episodes whenever I have time. So,…
The Gene of AI: Episodes 11 and 12 Reviews
Hello, friends! Welcome to Anime Rants with 7Mononoke (Mono for short). I’m getting closer and closer to finishing my episode reviews for the shows I picked to cover…
Black Jack in the 22nd Century: Gene of AI
My initial impression of the anime Gene of AI was that it reminded me of Urasawa Naoki, manga author of Pluto, 20th Century Boys, and more. Urasawa has…
The Gene of AI: Episodes 8 to 10 Reviews
Imagine you are deeply depressed from unrequited love. If there was a way to remove your romantic feelings, would you consider it? Do you think media such as…
Seasonal Selection – ATRI -My Dear Moments- Episode 4
Stand by for technical difficulties (in the show. The blog is fine.)
Seasonal Selection – Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys Episode 4
Well, at least the show doesn’t try to pretend like things aren’t obvious when they are. In this episode, we follow up with an attempted assassination of the…
Seasonal Selection – 86 Episode 7
The pace of 86, at times, makes it difficult to talk about, or at least to start with. At the bare minimum for the week’s episode we saw…
Seasonal Selection – Shikizakura Episode 10
This episode is again a very needed beat in the story, serving as the hero’s darkest moment before turning things around at the climax, and it comes at…
Seasonal Selection – Shikizakura Episode 8
So, for those who wanted a darker and more serious episode out of Shikizakura, we have this one And, compared to the bits earlier in the show that…
Seasonal Selection – Shikizakura Episode 5
We’re back to standard form this week with a jolly beating of hard realities into Kakeru’s thick head, which oddly enough has things looking up for the show,…
Seasonal Selection – Shikizakura Episode 6
All things considered, this show can be kind of charming. True, just about anybody who’s engaged with any sort of media has seen this plot a million times…
Seasonal Selection – 86 Episode 5
So, to an extent, I was wrong. Shin’s brother got a more detailed address than I was expecting, even if, no, it wasn’t the crux of another transformation.…
Seasonal Selection – 86 Episode 8
So, this episode is all pretty much ‘gearing up’ for what would seem to be a final confrontation. The Spearhead is down to five, and they’re being sent…
Seasonal Selection – Shikizakura Episode 9
So, I misread things last week – the smooth talker from Black Team wasn’t the big monster; he was in the scene already. In the first couple of…
Seasonal Selection – DanDaDan Episode 2
Let’s Get Black & White.
Seasonal Selection – Shikizakura Episode 2
“The one where we actually integrate the main character into the setting” is an important plot beat for a lot of shows, particularly ones in the Urban Fantasy…