I'm getting a growing sensation that Japan Sinks is either a work of mad genius or a dumpster fire, but at the halfway point I'm not sure which it is. Read more
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Nihon Chinbotsu 2020 – 01
「The Beginning of the End」 Two things seem to be happening here – anime as a whole is getting worse, and Netflix anime are getting better.
First Impressions – Nihon Chinbotsu 2020
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Nihon Chinbotsu 2020 – 02-03
At this point I can see Nihon Chinbotsu 2020 teetering on the brink between two possibilities. Read more
Nihon Chinbotsu 2020 – 06-07
I'm starting to get comfortable with "dumpster fire". Read more
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Baccano! – 04-05
Tonal contrast is a powerful narrative weapon in the right hands, no question about it. Read more
Deaimon – 04 & 05
「風青し」 (Kaze Aoshi) "A Blue Wind Rustling Fresh Leaves" /「暑気払い」(Shokibarai) "Beating the Summer Heat & 「おしょらいさん」 (Oshorai-san) "Welcoming the Spirits" Family values and tradition mix in an emotional and compelling…
Assassins Pride – 04, 05
「鎖城に集う、乙女と乙女 / 黄金の姫と、白銀の姫」 (Kusari-jou ni Tsudou, Otome to Otome / Kogane no Hime to, Hakugin no Hime) "Two Young Ladies Assemble at the Chained Castle / The Golden Princess…
Great Pretender – 04-05
It's not a hard and fast rule, but any time a series can get me to yell "F*ck me!" at the screen, it's pretty much a given that…
Chihayafuru 3 – 04, 05
「たかさごの / あまのかぐやま」 (Takasago no / Ama no kaguyama) "Nobody wishes to see / Mount Amanokagu" What are you waiting for? Chihayafuru has only just begun. Binge it if you…
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Summer Time Rendering Episodes #04 & #05
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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean – 04, 05, 06
「面会人 その② / プリズナー・オブ・ラヴ / エルメェスのシール」 (Menkai Hito Sono 2 / Purizunaa obu Ravu / Erumesu no Shiiru ) “The Visitor (2) / Prisoner of Love / Ermes's Stickers” Whitesnake's…
Enen no Shouboutai: Ni no Shou – 04, 05
「火中模索 / 悪魔の型」 (Kachū Mosaku / Koruna) "Groping Through the Fire / Corna (Sign of the Devil)" Don't underestimate the Fire Force, or this show.
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Ore wo Suki na no wa Omae Dake ka yo – 03, 04, 05
「あなたに会った / 俺がガンバった結果/俺にしては、うまくいきすぎてると思ったんだよ。。。。。。」 (Anata ni atta / Ore ga ganbatta kekka/Ore ni shite wa, umaku iki sugiteru to omottanda yo......) "I Was Meeting You / The Results Of My…
The Case Files of Jeweler Richard – 04/05 [The Fighting Garnet/ Opal of Encounters]
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Adachi to Shimamura – 04+05+06 [High School Girls on Holiday | Adachi’s Question | White Album]
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Jigokuraku – 05
「侍と女」 (Samurai to Onna) "The Samurai and the Woman" The more Jigokuraku indulges the thoughtful side of its personality, the more I suspect I'm going to like it.
Overtake! – 05
「炎のランナー -It`s just luck.-」 (Honoo no Runner: It`s Just Luck) "Chariots of Fire -It`s just luck.-" Flame Runner would've been a cooler name for the movie.
Gleipnir – 05
「ヤバイ敵」 (Yabai Teki) "Crazy Enemies" "You wanna hug it out?"
Horimiya – 05
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BNA – 05
「Greedy Bears」 "Who would watch baseball with no money involved?"
SSSS.Dynazenon – 05
「恋人みたいって、なに？」 (Koibito mitai tte, nani?) "What's Lover-Like Mean?" Churro scene still going…
Helck – 05
「孤島の村」 (Kotou no Mura) "The Remote Island Village" Vamirio isn't old - she's mature
Pluto – 05
I can't help but wonder what inspired Urasawa to take something that was already seminal in Japanese culture and reimagine it like this.
Overtake! – 05
With only 12 eps I kind of hate to see one spent like this, and if it were to be repeated I'd start to get a little worried.
Sakugan – 05
"NO WORK, NO LIFE" Praise the wind gods!
Beastars – 05
Beastars is a brainworm of the highest order. Every time I watch an episode I just can't stop thinking about it. Read more The post Beastars –…
Oooku – 05
"Episode 5" At heart, this is a tale about identity
Jigokuraku – 05
As with so much else about it the gender politics of Hell's Paradise are a bit schizoid. Read more
Noblesse – 05
Sometimes the zeitgeist misses the boat on a series, and I’m starting to think Noblesse may be one such case. Read more
Horimiya – 05
「それは、言えないこと。」 (Sore wa, ienai koto.) "I Can't Say That" An anime doesn't have to reinvent the wheel to be great. It just has to make a really great wheel.
Pet – 05
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SK∞ – 05
Adam is the sort of character that will drag any series into the nether reaches of ridiculousness, that's for sure. Read more