HAVE I TOLD YOU THAT I WANT TO PROTECT MY FRIENDS!? Impressions: My prediction from Sorcery Fight was accurate. Yeesh. This begins with random visual effects against the backdrop of space, and zooms in to show a dude running through nothing as random stuff bounces off him. And the reason I spent a sentence […]
Oct 2, 2020 • Subscribe
More like this
King’s Raid: Ishi wo Tsugumono-tachi – 01
「月夜に蠢く魔物たち」 (Tsukiyo ni ugomeku mamono-tachi) "Demons Moving on the Moonlit Night" It's spooky season and the demon boys are back in town.


A serious post about something very exciting
WARNING: Profound ramblings ahead! Hello! Firsty here again, and this time I’m sharing where I am in life right now and attempting to explain why I haven’t been…
First Impression: King’s RAID: Successors of the Will
There’s a medieval fantasy kingdom. The king is unwell. There was a big war with demons a century ago. The kingdom discriminates against the dark elves. Dark elf…
King’s Raid: Successors of the Will – Episode 1
“Oh boy,” I thought as soon as the dark elf showed up and the townspeople all demanded that the knights kick him out of the city, “Fantasy Racism.…
Autumn 2020 First Impressions – King’s Raid: Successors of the Will
The demons return after a century long slumber… Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 26 Source: Game Summary: A century ago, the Kingdom of Orvelia quelled a demon invasion. Since then,…
Kid From the Last Dungeon #02 — “Also, We’re a Very Serious Show”
Uh, sure. Impressions: I know I've mentioned this, but I really can't help but think back to about a decade ago when the big thing was light…
Cells at Work – Black #01 — Super Serious
Because we removed all the yelling and insert songs. Again, actual broadcast of this isn't until the 9th. English subtitled webcast came up today though. Not sure if…
Fall 2020 First Impressions: Jujutsu Kaisen, King’s Raid, Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken
Jujutsu Kaisen Short Synopsis: Yuji Itadori is possessed by a great curse, and must choose to use its power to exorcise even greater curses or be exorcised (executed)…
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken, JUJUTSU KAISEN, My Hero Academia
Thunderbolt Fantasy S3 – 01
「The Void Junction」 If you're a Gen Urobuchi fan, you owe it to yourself and him to check out Thunderbolt Fantasy.
Platinum End #01 — Very Silly Faces
Made for internet memes. Sakugan (previously known as Sacks and Guns) also started actually airing today, so I bumped the episode 1 premiere up to most recent. It's…
Does Animation Distill a Serious Message?
We’ve all heard it at some point. An innocent anime uninitiated that tells us “oh yeah, the Japanese cartoons?” or “isn’t it for kids?”… It drives some of…
OSMtable: A Very, VERY Late Roundtable about Toonami
Hey folks this was a podcast re recorded last year at Hamacon 3 about Toonami with the Chainsaw guys and voice-over artist Micah Solusod. We had a lot…
Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to – 01
「ファ美肉おじさんとおじさん」 (Fabiniku Ojisan to Ojisan) "A Guy Who Reincarnated as a Fantasy Knockout and Another Guy" A one of a kind adventure that you might just fall in love…
Life With an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into a Total Fantasy Knockout
Moonlit Fantasy #01 — Exposition and Yelling
ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE CLICHES OF THE REINCARNATION ANIME!? I'm honestly not certain where this came from. Actual broadcast isn't until the 7th. But here's this…


Blue Box – 10 – A Little Too Serious
As expected, the something that happened last week turned into nothing, as Chinatsu was merely reaching for the cold pad on Taiki’s forehead, which had slipped off. She…


Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation – 01 (First Impressions) – Getting Serious about Living
Fast on the heels of Zane’s Horimiya comes what may be the new Anime of the Season, if not all of 2021: Jobless Reincarnation, the latest in a rare collection…


GameStop is Accused of Going on a Raid
In this week's Please Save My Money, Krystallina looks at the latest trouble for Gamestop, which involves the law, Belk, and bad looks.


Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy – S2 01 – Answered Prayers
Moonlit Fantasy’s second season picks up where the first left off, as Makoto is on his way to Magic Academy with Shiki by his side. They make a…


The King’s Dream
I saw a rather interesting one-man play the other day, which I thought I’d like to share about. I guess I’ll say from the opening that I don’t…


The Asterisk War Episode 11: A Very, Very High Price
The Asterisk War Episode 11: Ayato saves Pricilla, but Irene misunderstands. Will Ayato survive his good deed? Plus, Saya gets lost again.


A Very Anime Christmas Story!
Growing up, every Christmas Eve my family would watch the movie A Christmas Story together while eating holiday cookies. It was a very happy tradition that, unfortunately at…
A Very Normal Yuri Manga
bird site: https://twitter.com/afewbruises patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HazelYT song list: https://i.imgur.com/UBD9OaE.png
Build Divide: Code Black #01 — It’s Time For My Serious Bunny Hoodie
Said the goth teenage boy. It doesn't speak well to my weekend morning mental acuity when my first thought on the opening sequence is "Why the hell…


Active Raid: 2nd A Good Season of Mecha cops.
Best random use of out of nowhere swearing that I’ve seen in a long time. Where are you going to see a character nonchalantly call someone a “scumwad…
The King’s Avatar is a guilty gamer pleasure
I usually shy away from using the phrase “guilty pleasure” these days because well if you like an anime, you like an anime. No need to feel guilty…


My very first anime 15-Day Anime Challenge: Day 01
What was my very first anime?


Raid on the Blood Bank
A visit to a Japanese blood donation center.
RGM-111NR Hardygun Night Raid
General Information Unit type: night operations mobile suitOverall height: 15.9 metersFull weight: 57.3 metric tonsArmament: vulcan gun x 2, mega machine cannon x 2, 4-barrel mortar cannon x 1,…
Episode 630: King’s Astra
We hope you enjoyed our guests from MFA, and be sure to keep an ear out for an appearance Joseph and Andrew will be making on their podcast…
A Very Good Year for Murder
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,


A Very Belated Ghost Hound Haiku
Sorry, Bel - I totally forgot. Read more


A Very Merry Fairy Tail Christmas
Fairy Tail: Fairies’ Christmas OVA Most of Japan may not be Christian, but that hasn’t stopped them from enjoying the season of Christmas. Whereas in America it’s all…
I Want to Attempt a Serious Post About Hikikomori
Let me just start off by admitting that I’m an idiot. I was talking to a few people online and I was saying how the hikikomori had it…
Brace the Gates: A very, VERY brief discussion about Gatekeeping in Anime
I wanted to use a picture from YU-GI-OH! but I decided against it. This has been something that has been stewing in the back of my mind for…


When Rotoscoping Goes Very, Very Right
Plus: animation news worldwide.


Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy – 01 (First Impressions) – Oh, The Humanity!
Unknown to regular kid Misumi Mikoto, his parents are actually immigrants from another world who made a deal with that world’s Goddess. They were sent to Earth, and…


Tonikaku Cawaii Chapter 221 (Serious!)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Tonikaku Cawaii Chapter 221. Nasa becomes worried that there's an issue between himself and Tsukasa.


Pseudo Harem – 10 – Getting Serious
Eiji and Rin’s evening in her home alone starts off with a formal tour, but Eiji is having a blast being shown around as much as Rin is…


Piranesi: A Modern Fantasy Classic?
Hi friends! I hope you’re all doing very well. Today I wanted to talk about a book I recently read in a two-and-a-half-hour sitting AKA binge read called…


Frieren is a Fantasy Masterclass
Frieren is a Fantasy anime that revolves around an elf who has been alive for thousands of years. We experience what kind of life she lives after she…


Senkou no Night Raid – Episode 1
So the Anime Watching Challenge on My Anime List has begun, and I’m watching Senkou no Night Raid for “50 or less favorites on MAL” (there were 50…


Brief Thoughts On: Night Raid 1931
Mediocrity perfected
Inked-tober – Sena of the Raid
Well, we are back with Inked-tober the second entry! This time, we’re going to visit another bandmen who I’ve watched for awhile, with some rather subtle ink. As…
Metallic Rouge #11 — A Very Gradual Infiltration
Quick, stall until the last episode. Impressions: The talking heads will continue to talk. The protagonists? They kick a couple of the robots that are non-sentient and…


Sabikui Bisco Is A Very Different Anime
Sabikui Bisco is amazing. One man with a large weapon, a blue haired doctor and crab monsters searching for the mushroom that can save…
VG Pulse 415: A Very Bold Step
This week on VG Pulse, we actually have a show on time for once!! We start off with side notes of work and fraudulent charges, before diving into…


A Very GLORIO 2023: The Top 10
The best anime according to the GLORIO crew, 2023 edition


A Very GLORIO 2020: The Top 10
We can finally say good bye to 2020, but before we move on we’re going to take a final look at the best shows of the year. If…


Sakugan | Episode Seven: A very confusing episode.
Thoughts before watching the episode. I have a feeling that Urorop is Memenpu’s mother. This makes a lot of sense to me because it was mentioned in one…