Kaizoku Oujo – 1-2 Wooper: Kazuto Nakazawa’s new TV anime, a pre-industrial pirate/ninja mashup, is off to what I’d call a decent start. Its design sensibilities remind me of his last series, the overambitious B: The Beginning – thankfully, the similarities are merely stylistic in nature. Kaizoku Oujo is an honest-to-goodness adventure show, the likes … Continue reading Summer 2021 Weekly Summary – Week 8
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