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State of the Season – Winter 2021
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State of the Season – Summer 2020
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State of the Season – Fall 2020
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State of the Season – Spring 2020
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Winter 2020 Anime Season First Impressions – 2 episodes in roundup
Well well well, fancy seeing you again Kyubey. After 40 weeks of nostalgia by looking back at the last decade in anime, I suddenly find myself at a…
Winter 2020 – Week 2
Wow… Chihayafuru certainly delivered and then some this week! If I chose an Episode of the Week, it would take the prize hands down. Hit the jump and…
Winter 2020 Week 6 Roundup: Eizouken is Treading Water
"That was true in episode one, and it's true of episode seven; little has changed. The hook was defined early and hasn't evolved or developed - if anything,…
Fall 2020 Season Preview and State of the Blog
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Winter 2020 Week 8 Roundup: What’s Going on in Dorohedoro?
"our boy Caiman cleans some toilets"
Winter 2020 Week 10 Roundup: Maple Tree strategise in BOFURI
"Watching Sally play NWO is such a joy, because she's gone through a solid amount of development to reach the point that she's at, showing cunning, skill and…
Winter 2020 Week 4 Roundup: the crew of the Quin Zaza charm in Kuutei Dragons
"Kuutei Dragons takes every bit of background characterisation to build this world of dragon hunters into one of imaginative wonder"
Winter 2020 Week 9 Roundup: the titular jeweller Richard faces his past
"This episode quietly plays out as a whirlwind, deepening many of Richard's quirks while Seigi chases his trail of breadcrumbs"
Winter 2020 Week 7 Roundup: Kyokou Suiri needs to perk up
"Kyokou Suiri just doesn't have that ability to conjure intense reactions"
Winter 2020 Week 5 Roundup: It’s Time For Answers in ID:Invaded
"the group finally have a lead - and it's taking them straight back to the series' first Brilliant Detective, the Anti-Hero, Narihisago"
State of the Blog #2
Hello, and welcome to the second State of the Blog post. As of last month I have been making a concerted effort to update the blog and cover more…
The State of the Stream 2
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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2020 Season Week 6
I’m constantly a week behind on mobile game adaptations, which means no Babylonia for me today. Still, there was a lot to thinka bout this week when it…
Winter 2020 End of Season Rankings
Before my fading memories of this Winter’s anime are all overwritten by new Spring first episodes, here are my thoughts on their endings. For the first time ever,…
Winter 2020 – Week 5
Another week, setting ’em up and counting ’em down! Some good episodes, some bad episodes, some episodes that are just… there. Hit the jump and let’s dive in!…
Winter 2020 – Week 10
Week ten… The final episodes of the season are coming into view around the bend! But first, we have to talk about this week. Hit the jump and…
State of the Season – Summer 2021
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State of the Season: Fall 2021
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State of the Season – Spring 2021
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Weekly Roundup – Winter 2014 final impressions – 2/2
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Winter 2020 Season Preview
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Winter 2020 Season Preview
Hello folks, and welcome back to… what the fuck, does that actually say 2020 at the top of the post? As in, the beginning of an entire new…
Winter 2020 Season Preview
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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2020 Anime Season Week 11
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Musings and Reflections – Winter 2020 Week 1 and 2
One phrase impressions Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na! (Ep. 1) – Creativity rules!Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na! (Ep. 2) – Wheels are hard to…
Winter 2020 Summary – Week 4
Mario: Apologize for posting this Weekly Summary a day late, as I was away last long weekend. Seasonal anime has passed its first 3 weeks now, which means…
Winter 2020 Summary – Week 3
Mario: Welcome back to our Weekly Summary Column, I am the new host for this season, Mario. After a frantic first impression period, we are getting more stabilize…
Winter 2020 Summary: Week 13
Mario: With this last week, bring the first taste of the new Spring season (or in my case, Fall season) and a lot of finale on Winter season’s…
Winter 2020 – Week 8/9
Another two week marathon! Hit the jump and let’s see and talk about what’s happened. (Hint: I dropped a show, can you guess which one?) The shows that…
Winter 2020 Summary: Week 5
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Winter 2020 Summary: Week 11
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Winter 2020 Summary: Week 6
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Winter 2020 Summary: Week 9
Mario: It’s me and Wooper again contributing in this column for “less popular” shows this season. Many of them are falling apart as they wrap up, but that…
Winter 2020 Summary: Week 10
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Summer 2020 Roundup.
A comprehensive list of where I am with the Summer 2020 lineup. These are either still ongoing in my watch-list, on hold or I just haven’t gotten around…
Fire Force, GIBIATE, Ninja Collection, The God of High School
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July 2020 Roundup
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Fall 2020 Roundup.
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Spring 2020 Roundup.
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