A manga about a post-apocalyptic world where two youngsters travel across Tokyo in search of a safe haven called 'Heaven'. Elsewhere inside a facility children are being raised with no knowledge of the outside world. Continue reading →
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Heavenly Delusion
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By Jeannette Ng. Masakazu Ishiguro’s Heavenly Delusion is a sprawling saga through the urban wastelands of a post-apocalyptic Japan, as we follow a teenager named Maru looking for…
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Heavenly Delusion is my choice for the best anime of the spring 2023 season. Everyone needs to watch this mystery series.
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Heavenly Delusion – 03 – Sister’s Keeper
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Heavenly Delusion #07 — Accessibility Standards
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Heavenly Delusion – 10 – Stone Cold
It was clear from the jump that this was a different kind of episode of Heavenly Delusion, but not due to its narrative content, which is almost its…
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Robots, kids behind a wall exhibiting unique powers, a decimated Tokyo, and a pair of mysterious travelers make Heavenly Delusion a fine read.
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Heavenly Delusion – 07 – In Your Head
We spend this week totally away Tokio’s side of this story, and since last week the gears turning in my head have be believing we’re dealing with two…
The Heavenly Delusion #11 — Extreme Babysitting
Right, the ear girl's name is basically "ear girl." Impressions: Another episode focused on the vault, and even despite hallucinations of the Matrix coming to life and…
The Heavenly Delusion #04 — Thanks, Marijuana!
All fish monsters should be so lucky as to die on a metric tonne of weed. Impressions: I know the fish monster was supposedly defeated by being…
Heavenly Delusion – 09 – All Hands Meeting
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The Heavenly Delusion #02 — Birdie Whip
Monsters are never your children. Impressions: It really would do the structure of this show good to not be so haphazardly cut up. The whip-bird story is…
Heavenly Delusion – 08 – Behind the Curtain
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Heavenly Delusion: Episodes 1 to 3
Heaven is an intriguing idea whether or not you believe in any literal variation of it. A boy named Maru and his companion Kiruko are searching for Maru’s…
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Heavenly Delusion – 12 – Expulsion from Paradise
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The Heavenly Delusion #09 — Story Time
Nobody ever wondered about the magic winged psychic alien person? Impressions: An episode mainly centered on the vault and that side of the story still hasn't really…
Heavenly Delusion – 13 (Fin?) – The Final Outside
The four older former occupants of “Heaven” explore more of the woods outside the outside of the breached wall, but Mimihime heads back to check on Tokio, and…
The Heavenly Delusion #05 — Behold the Tenoroon
Of all the possible instruments to play, why that? Impressions: Hopefully not entering the midseason slump, though this episode did seem pretty pointless. Especially the middle bit…
The Heavenly Delusion #10 — Ice, Ice, Baby
Finding the budget again, are we? Impressions: Thankfully back to a very episodic story, though like the 'immortals' arc, it seems bound and determined to end every…
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The Heavenly Delusion #12 — Cracking the Vault
For the first time, the vault kids were the stronger part of the episode. Impressions: At least they're coming to some kind of conclusion-ish thing here with…
Heavenly Delusion – 04 – Touching Me, Touching You
The fish monster that attacks the boat Kiruko and Maru are on proves to be a slippery customer. When Kiruko fires the Kiru-Beam, it either misses or fails…
Heavenly Delusion: Episodes 7 to 9 Reviews
Can people be trusted? While it’s good not to be too cynical, it’s also wise to exercise caution when taking information from others. People are mostly self-interested creatures,…
Heavenly Delusion: Episodes 4 to 6 Reviews
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The Heavenly Delusion #03 — Fallout: Kart Racer
Please don't, Bethesda. Impressions: The entire thing was a flashback for the origin story of Gun-Haver. His sister was a pro kart racer. He dumbly went out…
Heavenly Delusion – 06 – The King of Hotels
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The Heavenly Delusion #08 — Death With Dignity
So… we're just leaving the cult and the hospital to that monster? Impressions: We sure wasted no time whatsoever in showing that one side was a crazy-ass…
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Their clothes are remarkably clean. Impressions: While I think the episode was overall… fine… I do wish it had skipped past or at least sped over a…
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An unknown length of time ago, the civilizations of the world crashed and normal law and order ceased. This was called The Collapse. Natural disasters were common, food…
The Heavenly Delusion #13 — Beating Up Parental Sociopaths
All adults are evil. No notes. Impressions: We continue with the awful endings, though admittedly, this one was much more expected what with it being based on…