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After School Dice Club
A manga about three girls who bond over board games and establish a board game club at their high school. Continue reading →
[Review] After School Dice Club – Episode 1
What’s it about? Miki Takesaka is an uber-introvert – she doesn’t enjoy what most of her classmates do, hates crowded places, and spends most of her time walking…
1st Day of Anime: After School Dice Club
It’s that time of year again where we look back at the previous year of anime and reflect on 12 powerful moments–great or terrible, that’s up to the…
12 Days of Christmas Anime: After School Dice Club
Day 2: Bloom Episode 10 of After School Dice Club, appropriately titled, “”Happy Holy Night,” is a clever episode, using two board games, Ladies and Gentleman and Blokus,…
Brief Thoughts On: School Ningyo
That I have to resort to such nitpicking says a lot, I feel. School Ningyo was an amazing manga to read through.
Euro-style Slice of Life – After-school Dice Club Spoiler Review
Cute anime girls form a board game club. Enough said? Apparently not, I’ve got a full review to do.
Brief Thoughts On: Cromartie High School
Every high school has its bullies, but Cromartie High is a veritable den of thugs. How could any normal person hope to survive here?
Brief Thoughts On: Chio’s School Road
Daily struggles for any gamer
Brief Thoughts On: High School Agent
High School Agent nails the diversity and thrills of a spy story well, with a likeable hero at its center.
Brief Thoughts On: See Me After Class
See Me After Class is raunchy comedy by Ladies Versus Butlers author Munyu that I can only describe as being porn-adjacent.
I Played Spot It/Dobble The Way It Was Played in After School Dice Club
While I was watching Episode 8 of After School Dice Club, I came across a scene where characters play the game Dobble, or Spot it! as it’s known…
Brief Thoughts On: Daily Lives of High School Boys
Little sisters are frightening.
Daily Lives of High School Boys, Nichijou - My Ordinary Life
Brief Thoughts On: Highlander
Comparisons between Highlander and Sword of the Stranger are inevitable, which doesn't bode well for the former.
Brief Thoughts On: Metamorphosis
Saki's tale is certainly a tragic, but the way it's told makes it evident that Metamorphosis is still beholden to limitations of the medium.
Brief Thoughts On: Shoka
Shoka falls somewhere between a seinen reinterpretation of Naruto and a Masaaki Yuasa fever dream. If that makes any sense.
Brief Thoughts On: Munto
Munto is a series characterized by missed opportunities and writing that consistently fails to deliver on its interesting premise.
Brief Thoughts On: Grandeek
Grandeek is based on a Kohime Oose manga series, of which 1 installment went on indefinite hiatus and another was cancelled after 1 chapter.
Brief Thoughts On: Kizuna
Kizuna isn't emblematic of a healthy relationship, but the absurdity of its drama is "fun" in its own way.
Brief Thoughts On: Wizardry
It's a fascinating origin story for an anime adaptation. Fortunately, Wizardry is more than just a piece of history.
Brief Thoughts On: Megumi
An animated version of the story behind Megumi Yokota and her abduction by North Korean spies. Not recommended if you need a happy ending.
Brief Thoughts On: Cipher
Something resembling an OVA
Brief Thoughts On: Canary
Canary is a short and inoffensive OVA, with a curious history attached to it. Not good, but certainly not bad either.
Brief Thoughts On: Rance
The greatest hero of all time it also the greatest lecher known to man. When Rance comes to save the day, be sure to hide your daughters.
Brief Thoughts On: FAKE
FAKE mainly exists for the benefit of its existing fans, though it was certainly not unenjoyable for a newcomer.
Brief Thoughts On: Ontama!
At five episodes of ten to fifteen minutes a piece, Ontama is an anime that I can strongly recommended to most viewers.
Brief Thoughts On: Kaichuu!
I was in a sports mood and stumbled upon this anime by accident, but maybe Kaichuu! wasn't the best pick for pride month.
Love After World Domination: Super Sentai After School Club
Super Sentai Feelings I have gotten into some more tokusatsu recently. I’ve been mainly focusing on Ultraman because that is the show that gets new episodes of things…
Brief thoughts On: Wakako-zake
A series of culinary adventures, Wakako-Zake is a must watch series if you plan on visiting Japan someday and want to know where to eat.
Brief Thoughts On: Gall Force
If you can stomach the story's shifting tone and obnoxious characters, then Gall Force is a pretty cool sci-fi series to check out.
Brief Thoughts On: High Score
High Score is short enough that, if anything about it seems even mildly interesting to you, then you may as well just give it a watch.
Brief Thoughts On: Hanappe Bazooka
A lesser-known Nagai story
Brief Thoughts On: Magical Kanan
Magical Kanan creates an upsetting contrast by taking staples of the genre and filtering them through its flavor of rape-tastic dark fantasy.
Brief Thoughts On: Star Children
Written by the mangaka behind Flying Witch, Star Children is a work that spoke to me the moment I first saw it.
Brief Thoughts On: Cosplay Complex
Spot the references!
Brief Thoughts On: Kujibiki Unbalance
The anime that didn’t exist.
Brief Thoughts On: Chibi Devi!
When children really are devils in disguise.
Brief Thoughts On: Dragon’s Heaven
While the introduction to it is rough, Dragon's Heaven does have a very interesting setting and lore to it.
Brief Thoughts On: Kennel Tokorozawa
Kennel Tokorozawa is very weird. In ways that go beyond the typical eccentricities we are familiar with in anime.
Brief Thoughts On: Elf 17
So many of its contemporaries dabbled in gore and sex, so I appreciate that Elf 17 focuses on keeping the action fun.
Brief Thoughts On: Skeeter Rabbit!!
I don't have any connection with dancing or hip hop whatsoever, but I still got completely hooked on Skeeter Rabbit.
Brief Thoughts On: Mermaid Forest
Think twice before you dabble in seafood.
Brief Thoughts On: 6 Angels
An early pioneer of the ONA format
Brief Thoughts On: Happy World
Happy World is a magical girlfriend story with a focus on character development mixed with some lewd asides.
Brief Thoughts On: Growlanser IV
If you're in the mood for a political anime, then Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time offers that in a uniquely short format.
Brief Thoughts On: Candy Boy
A peculiar title for a series that features 0 male characters aside, Candy Boy manages to be a short but pleasant yuri anime.
Brief Thoughts On: Kick-Heart
Kick-Heart is a short film created, directed, and partly animated by beloved arthouse weirdo Masaaki Yuasa.
Brief Thoughts On: Mankitsu Happening
Too uninteresting to watch in full, but I guarantee that some scenes from Mankitsu Happening are going to stick with you.
Brief Thoughts On: Bio Hunter
If you have an interest in the golden age of anime OVAs, then Bio Hunter certainly comes highly recommended.