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Stop making vampires boring. And another early webcast. Broadcast also starts on April 5th. If I procrastinate enough, maybe everything will have an early webcast before I get to the season preview. Impressions: And then we have this show, which is just really, really boring and almost makes me wish for something particularly objectionable […]
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「陽のあたる場所」 (Hi no Ataru Basho) "Dawn" No vampiric sparkling in the sunshine here.
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Mars Red continues to be a very intriguing entry in a very strong season of anime. Come see what Karandi and I thought of the second episode.
Mars Red
I like this anime for a small handful of reasons. Otherwise it’s just confusing and therefore impossible to like or really even dislike overall.
Mars Red – 06
This is a series that understands and respects the traditions of vampire mythology but manages to put a truly original spin on them. Read more
Mars Red – 07
「手紙」 (Tegami) "The Letter" Misaki flits in and out of the series like the apparition that she is to Maeda.
Mars Red – 04
Mars Red isn't getting a lot of attention, but it certainly has mine. Read more
Mars Red – 05
「ペルソナ・ノン・グラータ」 (Perusona Non Gurāta) "Persona Non Grata" Methinks something rotten is in the state of vampire-ridden Japan.
Mars Red – 03
「夢枕」 (Yume Makura) "His Dream" It is difficult to start a new life while encountering remnants of one's old life.
Mars Red – 02
「死が二人を分かつまで」 (Shi ga Futari o Wakatsu Made) "Till Death Do Us Part" Tragic love ran throughout this episode like the red thread of fate.
Mars Red – 06
「さいごの青空」 (Saigo no Aozora)"The Last Blue Sky" No longer human?
Mars Red – 12
A story which bore the mien of a full-on tragedy suddenly looks as if it might have other ideas. Read more
Mars Red – 07
There's no accounting for taste to be sure, but that doesn't mean we have to like it. Read more
Mars Red – 09
I can't shake the feeling that - as with most good vampire stories - this series is at heart a tragedy. Read more
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Mars Red – 11
Vampires have always been the tragic heroes of Mars Red, but never has their sad plight been more eloquently elucidated than here. Read more
Mars Red – 11
「黒翼」 (kokuyoku) "Dark Wings" Glenn certainly got his "happily ever after" today.
Mars Red – 05
There are a lot of different interests tangled up here. And the moral landscape of Mars Red is just as tangled. Read more
Mars Red – 04
Songs give voice to the human experience. For Suwa, he is only familiar with the sound of silence.
Mars Red – 03
The idea of heroes and villains in Mars Red is not a simple one, and humanity may be a concept that lends itself to more than one definition.…
Mars Red – 09
「疑念」 (Ginen) "Suspicion" Glenn is the grand puppet master behind the stage set by Nakajima.
Mars Red – 10
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Mars Red – 01 (First Impressions) – On a Silver Platter
Tokyo, Japan, 1923: Major Maeda Yoshinobu is escorted to a maximum-security underground prison at Tsukishima Island housing a single inmate: Misaki, an actress who was performing Salome at the…
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MARS RED – Episode 1
A quiet, not-quite pretentious historical horror drama that is extremely My Brand.
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Mars Red – 13 (END)
「弱きもの、汝の名は」 (Yowaki Mono, Nanji no Na wa)"Frailty, Thy Name Is..." Mars Red begins and ends with Misaki.
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Mars Red Episode 6 – Noble Sacrifice
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Mars Red Episode 2 – The Boys
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Mars Red – 02 – Sin From Thy Lips
In the ruins of the bunker where Misaki was being held, Moriyama informs his newly-promoted boss Col. Maeda that there have been more vamp sightings in Kayabacho. Nitto…
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Spring 2021 First Impressions: Koikimo, Godzilla SP, Mars Red
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