A real paragon of independence, Ren is. Impressions: It's a bit weird that being impaled to the side of a wall by a spear the size of a wagon is something we just walk off, but being stabbed in the hand is some kind of horrible, crippling, lasting injury that will pop up again […]
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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…
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 – 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 – 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 #21 — Brought To You By: Toy Sales
I'm glad Bit transformed… multiple times… so he could do absolutely nothing. Impressions: Boy, I'm totally shocked by Shu not actually being dead. Who could have possibly…
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…
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…
BACK ARROW – Episode 1
It's familiar, like Gurren Lagann meets Escaflowne---but familiar doesn't have to mean bad.
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 #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…
Back Arrow #04 — Prism Rangers
With the power of giving up really fast. Impressions: What the show really needs at this point is some kind of story of the week. For example,…
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: AniTAY First Impressions
The title for this series is a pun on the Japanese word for “dumbass.”
Back Arrow #06 — Patronizing Twinks
It's incredible how efficiently they've sidelined all the women. Impressions: This episode may as well have been called "Patronizing Twinks." Well, that or "Feel free to skip…
Back Arrow #11 — Skeet Shooting
Isn't everybody constantly jumping into the air to fight anyway? Impressions: Boy, the first half of this episode was dismal. A full two minutes recapping the previous…
Back Arrow #16 — Party Guests
I can't remember if this dude has actually done anything to this point. Impressions: First half absolutely reeked of pointless filler. Granedger, now a bit later and…
Back Arrow #17 — Dreadnought Infestation
How many of these things are just laying around exactly? Impressions: If you called that ten minutes into the episode, the entire rebellion would have been defeated…
Back Arrow #13 — *Aggressively Claps*
This is how we're having people job to that guy? Impressions: I almost want to spend two paragraphs just trying to dissect the new OP. Well, not…
Back Arrow #19 — Everybody’s Sparklies
And the award for least convincing death scene goes to… Impressions: The worst part of this episode may be the cliffhanger, but that's also selling the rest…
Back Arrow #02 — Inflatable Men
Still not sure what that was all about. I did glance at the second episode of the spider thing. It moved the randos to the front, changed…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Why is Back Arrow So Fun?
Squeezing this in just before Mecha March.
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 #24 — Roe Vs Wade
This season of Cells at Work got weird. Aiming for next Friday for the Summer season preview. There are nearly double digit "I got reincarnated with cheat…
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 – 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.
The Kingdoms of Ruin (Episode 7) – Stand by him. Stand by her.
Adonis knew the humans would be waiting for him so he changed the destination of their teleportation. That dropped them in the desert where they were picked up…
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…
To Your Eternity ep. 14 – Arrow
To Your Eternity is now more than halfway done and I'm still enjoying it. Tagging along with Fushi on his adventures is quite the ride!
First Impressions: Stand By Me Demo
Stand By Me is an upcoming isekai fantasy otome RPG developed by indie studio, Fish Attic Games. As an RPG-visual novel hybrid, the game offers players the best of…
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…
First Impressions Digest – Back Arrow, Hataraku Saibou Black
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I like Back Arrow because it is bullshit
All right, you're not worthless anymore, but you're still not great.
Back Arrow #01 — Dicks Out For Magical Mecha
I can't imagine how much that vest must chafe her. There are two more shows today (Project Scard and Hidden Dungeon), but I need to focus on work…
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…
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 #22 — …And Then Everybody Went Home
What happened to the last third of this episode exactly? Impressions: I really expected some kind of crazy bonkers crap from Shu, like he had traveled beyond…
Tokyo Revengers – 10 – Stand Your Shaky Ground
Takemichi finds Draken stabbed in the kidney area by Kiyomasa, but everyone else is busy brawling, including Mikey with the surprisingly formidable Hanma. So it’s all up to…
Back Arrow #20 — Rudolf Continues To Pontificate Pt 6
Man, am I tired of listening to him. Impressions: Are we seriously trying to promote Bit to a starring role as a hero? The craven coward who…
Arrow Video to Release “Irezumi” by Yasuzo Masumura!
Drawn from the pen of one of Japan’s foremost writers of the 20th century, Junichiro Tanizaki (A Fool’s Love, The Makioka Sisters), Irezumi is a stylish tale of lust, betrayal and…
Japanese-Brazilian Woman Told “Go Back to Your Country” by Welfare Office
A woman was refused public assistance in the city of Anjo and told to "go home" despite being in desperate economic straits.
(REVIEW) Now That it’s Over, What Even was BACK ARROW?
One of the season’s oddest offerings, BACK ARROW stands out by virtue of being like little else.
Goro Taniguchi & Kazuki Nakashima Working on “Back Arrow” Anime Series
Earlier today, an official website and Twitter account opened their doors to announce that a new original anime TV series is in the works, titled Back Arrow. The…
Sabikui Bisco (Episode 12) – Bow and Arrow Duo
The battle to stop Kurakawa and the Tetsujin he appears to have bonded with rages outside Imihama. Can they stop him before he’s able to turn everything to…