Yuzuru Tachikawa’s DECA-DENCE is one of the most unique action anime in ages, but its ambition, scale, and the coherence between themes and design philosophy make a whole lot more sense once …
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Deca-Dence – 01
(igniton) "Ignition " The bar with Deca-Dence is, oddly, both very high and very low - it depends on how you look at it.
Deca-Dence #05 — Fall Guys
I'm growing to kind of hate the entire robot side of this. So much for plans to post more. I'll try again this week. I was just…
Deca-Dence – 05 [Differential Gear]
. .. … Well, damn. So, yeah… how… um, which episode is this? Fifth, right. Only fifth. Sorry, I just finished watching this and I am still trying…
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I feel like we could have skipped the first third and only missed some bullying of the a disabled girl. I'm out of town… just to be…
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Deca-Dence #05 — Going Through the Motions
An episode that weirdly went nowhere. Yes, I'm still alive. I've had a busy and stressful week, but after a ~4 hour drive tomorrow, things should be…
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Deca-Dence 2 – Deca-Dence Online
Just about sums up my reaction to this episode, really.
Deca-Dence:
Deca-Dence is a 2020 original anime from Nut. That’s right, the Youjo Senki studio. I’ve only reviewed the one anime from them and it was decent. So, let’s…
Deca-Dence Episode 01: Recap and Review
Deca-Dence Episode 01 introduces us to Natsume and the world she lives in after humanity become victim to an insect like species called Gadoll.
Deca-Dence – 09 – Pushed to the Limit
After a cool Kaburagi warns Kurenai not die before he returns, calling her the “strongest, finest woman alive”, he and Natsume take advantage of the chaos of the…
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Wonder Egg Priority is a truly unique show, an effort by an up-and-coming star to repurpose the creative language of one of anime’s greatest directors in a way…
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Deca-Dence – 04
These are not normal times. Read more
DECA-DENCE (8)
Deca-Dence 2020 Apologies – it seems I have little insight to offer, and not much in the way of predictions either, but I’m still enjoying the series more…
DECA-DENCE (12)
Deca-Dence 2020 Yay for a big finish! So, whether some things were easy to predict in the finale doesn’t matter so much to me, since they were fun,…
DECA-DENCE (11)
Deca-Dence 2020 Stakes are definitely getting higher – as they probably should, now that the season draws closer to its end. And while the new Gadoll threat brings…
DECA-DENCE (10)
Deca-Dence 2020 Another short post – I’ve little to complain about, an episode to take stock and to process things is exactly what I was hoping for. And…
DECA-DENCE (3)
Just a short post on this episode for now. Deca-Dence 2020 Training time! I enjoyed plenty about episode three, but probably the combat training and slapstick there with…
DECA-DENCE (9)
Deca-Dence 2020 Since I’m so far behind this week, I think this will be a far shorter post than usual when it comes to me and season shows!…
DECA-DENCE (1)
Needlessly long intro incoming :D Firstly, I want to quickly note that I’m not great when it comes to episode reviews of seasonal shows; I can’t always keep…
DECA-DENCE (5)
Another short write up for today. Deca-Dence 2020 Cliffhanger ending, nice! Other than that fun moment – which is textbook ‘weekly’ storytelling – it was nice to see…
Deca-Dence (Dekadansu)
If you are super-keen to see what I thought about specific episodes of Deca-Dence I was writing weekly, back when the show aired, and those posts start over…
DECA-DENCE (4)
Very short post this time around, might do the same with No Guns Life tonight, actually, while I’m swamped with other stuff. Deca-Dence 2020 Action aplenty and more…
DECA-DENCE (6)
Deca-Dence 2020 In an inversion for the season so far, it’s Kaburagi’s world where we spend most of our time with episode six. And it’s the grimier, ‘shittier’…
DECA-DENCE (2)
No self-indulgent intro today :D Deca-Dence 2020 ‘Interesting’ is my first thought with episode two. And not in a sarcastic way, I am interested to see how things…
DECA-DENCE (7)
Deca-Dence 2020 Again, it’s early in the season for me to make any kinda claim, but this one feels like a real stand out episode. It felt like…
Deca-Dence #03 — Montage to Nothing
What did we even montage for? Impressions: And yet, when the alternative is the show's writing, bring on the montages. Whether it's explaining that ranged attacks are…
Deca-Dence #03 — Montage to Nothing
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The Two Chainsaw Mans – CSM Production Notes 01-03
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Deca-Dence – 01 (First Impressions) – A Study in Scale
Deca-Dance starts small and modest: a father on a mission to investigate artifacts; his young daughter Natsume tagging along out of a sense of adventure. It doesn’t end…
Deca-Dence Episode 9
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First Look: Deca-Dence
Facing extinction at the hands (claws?) of the Gadoll, mankind has found safety inside the mobile fortress called “Deca-Dence”. A young girl named Natsume is locked into career…
Second Impressions – Deca-Dence
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Deca-Dence Episode 2
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Deca-Dence – Ep. 4
This is the first time Natsume’s character seems remotely interesting.
Deca-Dence – Ep. 2
But does it have micro-transactions?
Deca-Dence – 04 [Transmission]
After being disappointed with the colossal crap-pile that was episode 4 of GoHS, I really really needed Deca-Dence to come up with the goods to keep alive any…
Third Impressions – Deca-Dence
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Deca-Dence Anime Review
Animation: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ Story/Plot: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ Theme song/s and animation: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Deca-Dence Episode 10
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