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Back Arrow
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「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.
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「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.
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「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
Mecha Fans are Being Well-fed with SSSS.Dynazenon and Back Arrow
Fridays are an embarrassment of robot punching riches
Mecha Fans are Being Well-fed with SSSS.Dynazenon and Back Arrow
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The Hidden Gem of the Season
Heavenly delusion is one of the most underrated anime's currently airing, and you probably want to check it out...
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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 #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.
Asuko March: A Found Family Hidden Gem
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Peach Girl : Funimation’s Hidden Gem – Guest Post
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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: AniTAY First Impressions
The title for this series is a pun on the Japanese word for “dumbass.”
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…
The Unfortunate Circumstances of Studio Shaft's Hidden Gem
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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…
Kaze wo Nuke! Motor Cross Anime (Hidden Gem) - 1988
Unfortunately I couldn’t Find a sub anywhere for this but when i look it up, kaze wo nuke it about a 16 year kid navigating his way through the…
Is Munto Kyoani's Hidden Gem? ft. Anime Top Scholar
Edit: Copyright bots claimed the Munto OP. This is the future we live in. The fifth episode of the 'Endless Eight' Podcast. We explore a very early Kyoani work…
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…
Veiled in Darkness: Shadows House is This Season’s Hidden Gem
Taking thematic cues from 1971 period drama Upstairs, Downstairs but moving the setting to a survival horror mansion and infusing its…
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I stumbled upon this Boy’s Love OVA “This Boy is Professional Wizard” and I urge you all to check it…
The Hidden Gem of the Nintendo Wii | Fragile Dreams Retrospective
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon released in 2009 for the Nintendo Wii with little to no fanfare. Over time, it has gained a certain reputation for…
Returning to a Hidden Gem – The Observation Deck: Sonny Boy
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A Forgotten 90s Mecha Gem - Slave Zero Is A Blast
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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…
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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.
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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…
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