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Hataraku Saibou Black Review
I can’t help but feel like this show is also an allegory to the kinds of working conditions that a typical white-collar worker in Japan experiences and reflects…
Hataraku Saibou
MyAnimeList: Episode(s): 13 episodes + 6 specials Released: Summer 2018 Genre(s): Comedy, Educational Art: -/10 Sound: -/10 Characters: -/10 Plot: -/10 Ending: -/10 Overall: -/10 DROPPED. Opening …
Hataraku Saibou!! Review
I think we’re really stretching what constitutes as a ‘season’ now. Like…it’s usually supposed to be 12 or 13 episodes. We’ve established this. This has nothing …
Back Arrow: AniTAY First Impressions
The title for this series is a pun on the Japanese word for “dumbass.”
First Impression: Back Arrow
A wall surrounds the island of Ringarindo, but it’s more than a boundary—the structure is seen as a provider and caregiver, and worshiped as a god by the…
Cells at Work/Hataraku Saibou Spin-offs
I’m fairly certain that my readership does not need an introduction to Cells at Work (aka, Hataraku Saibou), the manga/anime about anthropomorphized cells inside the human body. However,…
Back Arrow
As expected of me, I was going to give Back Arrow the skip because you know, mecha anime. Not really my kind of anime although there was a…
Hataraku Maou-sama!! | First Impressions
Without a doubt in anyone's mind, Hataraku Maou-sama!! was highly anticipated. For years, many people like myself, have always wondered when there would be a second season. Hataraku…
The Devil is a Part-Timer!, The Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 2
First Impressions – Hataraku Maou-sama!!
Now that’s what I call a split cour. Read more
The Devil is a Part-Timer!, The Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 2
Back Arrow – 02
「夢はまったく迷惑なのか」 (Yume wa Mattaku Meiwaku na no ka) "Is Having Dreams a Burden?" When Nietzsche conceived of will to power I don't think this is what he had in mind.
Back Arrow – 03
「巨大な城艦は希望になるか」 (Kyodai na Fune wa Kibou ni Naru ka) "Does a Huge Ship Bring Hope?" It's no Lagann, but it'll do.
Back Arrow – 01
「飛んで来た男にパンツはあるか」 (Tonde Kita Otoko ni Pantsu wa Aru ka) "Do Guys From the Sky Have Undies?" Cowboys & Aliens 2: The Chinese Connection
Back Arrow #07 — Technicalities
Why does it feel like we're playing by the same fidelity to rules as Air Bud? Impressions: I know I say this a lot, but what a…
Back Arrow (Bakku Arō)
Back Arrow is bursting at the seams with exuberance and I enjoyed that a lot. Back Arrow (Bakku Arō) 2021 For me, it’s wildly over the top and…
BACK ARROW – Episode 1
It's familiar, like Gurren Lagann meets Escaflowne---but familiar doesn't have to mean bad.
First Impressions Digest – Gleipnir, Tsugu Tsugumomo
Talk about a contrast in tone. Read more The post First Impressions Digest – Gleipnir, Tsugu Tsugumomo appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Back Arrow #09 — Urine Trouble
Surprise backstory hour. Impressions: Are we really going to be stuck here in this idiot kingdom for an extended arc? If we are, why are we doing…
Anime Taste Testing: Back Arrow
So it’s mecha but with backwater villagers dressed as old-west cowboys and the more tech-advanced folk looking like something out of a Chinese-inspired historical-fantasy. Cool cool.
Back Arrow #18 — Soul Nomad
So that's the game they were playing when they wrote it. Impressions: Not to jump to the end here, particularly because the reveal is in like the…
First Impressions Digest – Engage Kiss, Lycoris Recoil
These are not the droids I'm looking for. Read more
First Impressions Digest – Übel Blatt, Babanbabanban Vampire
I don't think either of these series is best served by being taken too seriously.
Winter 2021 First Impressions: Back Arrow, Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?, Tenchi Souzou Design-bu
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First Impressions Digest – Edens Zero, Shaman King 2021
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First Impressions Digest – Takt Op. Destiny, Kyoukai Senki
Don't think too hard with these two. Read more
Back Arrow #05 — Blowing Hot Air
Become an interesting character or leave already. Impressions: As much as they want to make this Shu and Kai crap the center of the show, they are…
Why is Back Arrow So Fun?
Squeezing this in just before Mecha March.
Back Arrow #23 — Generic RPG Bosses
And Rudolf is demoted to fighting the healer. Impressions: Yawn. To the shock of nobody, especially given how all of this season's original shows have gone, Rudolf…
Back Arrow #10 — Jabba the Explodey
Uh, right. Impressions: The thing that gets me about the Jekyll and Hyde routine is that there are some people who can obviously see when the Princess…
Back Arrow is full of idiots
I like Atlee, but maybe it's just because of her hat.
Back Arrow #08 — Jekyll and Zzz
Neat torture choir. Impressions: What a tedious episode. The entire thing is spent waiting for the shoe to drop with this flawless perfect kingdom. It takes goddamned…
Back Arrow – Cowboys, Spaceships and Gods!
Back Arrow might be a bit too odd for a general audience but it has a lot of solid elements that anime fans will recognize.
I “Quickly” Looked at Back Arrow
…and never looked back.
Back Arrow #15 — In Vino Veritas
There's no wrong way to drink wine, except through the shoulders. If you're wondering how today's Dynazenon went, aside from the animation taking another huge plunge, everybody…
Black Clover: First Impressions (+ Extra Input)
My first impressions of Black Clover, and a little extra content I wanted to add.
(First Impressions) Blade Runner: Black Lotus
More anime keeps appearing it seems. Especially with breaking down the usual seasonal schedule and such. I suppose if something like this one where Adult Swim and Crunchyroll…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Black Summoner
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: TBA Source: Light Novel Episode Summary: Summoner Kelvin doesn’t remember anything about his former life. In exchange for better starting stats, he offered up…
First Impressions Digest – Gunjou no Fanfare, Love All Play
We have to talk about Hanae Natsuki. Read more
Back Arrow Never Asks for Too Much
In today’s media landscape, it can feel like everything is about having an obsessive audience. Mobile games incentivize you to try to get every ultra rare and keep…
Back Arrow #03 — Please, Take Our Battleship
I guess we're Nadesico now. Impressions: I feel a little bit better that it only took a commercial break for Greenie to come to her senses about…
#247 – Hataraku Saibō BLACK: Enoki Junya & Hikasa Yoko
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First Impressions Digest – Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan, 2.5-jigen no Ririsa
Comedy - it either works or it doesn't.
First Impressions Digest – Birdie Wing: Golf Girls’ Story, Tomodachi Game
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Second Impressions Digest – Kakushigoto, Listeners
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Back Arrow (Bakku Arō) – Collaboration with Lita Kino
Morning all! I’m excited to share another collaboration – this time on Back Arrow, where Lita Kino and I ask each other about the first three episodes. (Spoilers…
Back Arrow: 2021’s Campy Mecha Hidden Gem
Alright, what is this show, and why haven’t I heard of it outside of randomly browsing Funimation’s lineup?
Back Arrow #14 — Giant Non-Lethal Apocalypse Cannon
That's a very convenient giant cannon. Impressions: Of all the ways I thought this obnoxiously-extended arc would end, I'm not sure I would have called "Princess heals…
I like Back Arrow because it is bullshit
All right, you're not worthless anymore, but you're still not great.
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Blade Runner: Black Lotus
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