What do you get when vampires sing to a blood red moon, but with lyrics, a beat, and a microphone that comes from their swords? VISUAL PRISON, of course, which was not at all what I expected when I…
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First Impression – Visual Prison
For anyone not in the loop; I’ve talked about Visual Prison before here, and here. Long story short, as a fan of VKei and anime I’ve been keeping…
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Visual Prison – Episode 1 [First Impression]
Well, that was most certainly an episode. If you were to ask me what had happened or what the general plot was of this first episode, I would…
Visual Prison
How can you not love vampires competing in a visual kei battle of the bands?
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Visual Prison
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Original Episode Summary: Ange Yuki enjoys the singing and visual stylings of an old visual kei band called “Eclipse,” which has been away…
Visual Prison – 01
「ギルティ†クロス」 (Giruti † Kurosu) "Guilty Cross" One thing I can say for this premiere is that it is very much like what I have seen in other shows before, but…
Visual Prison – Episode 4
Listen, every single episode has been an absolute ride, but I think this one takes the cake so far. I mean, really, this was such a rollercoaster, I'm…
Visual Prison – Episode 11
There are a whole lot of emotions floating around right now, but after this episode, I really do feel for Saga. But at the same time, I really…
Visual Prison – Episode 3
I really have no idea what to expect with a Visual Prison episode and this episode once again proves that. There was just so much happening this week,…
VISUAL PRISON – Episode 1
Embrace the darkness, entities of the night: Visual Prison is all fangs, a few bites, and loads of visual-kei idol boys, all mashed together into a premiere that…
Visual Prison – Episode 10
Twists are not uncommon in this anime; they seem to be around every nook and cranny. There's always something to keep you on your toes. I… was not…
Visual Prison – Episode 9
Ah ha ha ha! Each episode of Visual Prison is a surprise! I never know what we're going to get and it's fun to not know what kind…
Visual Prison – Episode 2
Oh ho ho, so here we have the lore episode…. Well at least a little bit of it and we get to meet some new characters! And by…
Fall 2021 First Impressions: Sakugan, Platinum End, Visual Prison
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Visual Prison – Fall 2021 Anime First Impressions (Spoiler‑Free)
In the week or two before the start of each new anime season, we run a poll for our readers to vote on what series they’d like us…
The Brilliance of Visual Prison
Hi friends, I hope you’re all doing well! In lieu of my most recent post, while I am writing this, I was inspired to do a post on…
Visual Prison ep.8 – Purrrfection
Visual Prison is more than halfway done and I'm still having fun. It's not a smart show and possibly not even what you would call a good show,…
Visual Prison ep.2 – Panya
ONG, Visual Prison is everything I needed right now. Also a lot more that I didn't even realize I needed. Are you curious?
Visual Prison Pre-Season Thoughts
I said I’d do my best to keep my nose out of Visual Prison’s business after my initial thoughts back in May. I really meant that. I had…
Visual Prison – Episode 7 & 8
Episode 7 Ah! What an interesting episode! We get to see LOST EDEN from a much different perspective. Namely, we get to learn more about Mist and his…
Concluding Thoughts on Visual Prison
Given how much pre-airing coverage I’ve given it on my blog, this is overdue. That first episode was certainly something, but I didn’t keep up with this weekly.…
Visual Prison – Episode 5 & 6
Episode 5 Guil episode! Guil episode! Guil episode!! I thought nothing would phase me after the rollercoaster we got with Eve, but this one also managed to pack…
Visual Prison ep.1 – Concert
ONG, Visual Prison is everything I needed right now. Also a lot more that I didn't even realize I needed. Are you curious?
Visual Prison ep.10 – Sleeping Beauty
Visual Prison is more than halfway done and I'm still having fun. It's not a smart show and possibly not even what you would call a good show,…
Visual Prison ep.11 – Adorable Saga
Visual Prison is more than halfway done and I'm still having fun. It's not a smart show and possibly not even what you would call a good show,…
Visual Prison ep.3 – Oh Brother!
ONG, Visual Prison is everything I needed right now. Also a lot more that I didn't even realize I needed. Are you curious?
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Visual Prison – Episode 12 [Final Impressions]
And here comes the end of the visual kei vampires competing for the scarlet tears of the moon, and I'm honestly going to miss it a lot. Though,…
Visual Prison ep.7 – Normalizing Nudism
Visual Prison is more than halfway done and I'm still having fun. It's not a smart show and possibly not even what you would call a good show,…
Visual Prison ep.4 – All About Eve
ONG, Visual Prison is everything I needed right now. Also a lot more that I didn't even realize I needed. Are you curious?
Fall 2021’s Visual Prison Is… Something…
I recently messaged a friend of mine who is also into Visual Kei, the music genre. We were coordinating some details about bands/music when the topic of VKei…
Visual Prison #01 — Random Music Videos Go!
Are we done with idol crap for this season yet? Impressions: What on Earth is this? An experiment to see how much of an episode you can…
Visual Prison ep.9 – Blood Moon Rising
Visual Prison is more than halfway done and I'm still having fun. It's not a smart show and possibly not even what you would call a good show,…
Watch or Drop? Is Visual Prison Worth Watching?
So vampires are having an idol competition to see who can gain power or something along those lines. This anime boasts some fascinating character designs by is Visual…
Visual Prison ep.6 – The Power of Makeup
ONG, Visual Prison is everything I needed right now. Also a lot more that I didn't even realize I needed. Are you curious?
Visual Prison ep.12 – Don’t Call it a Comeback!
Visual Prison is more than halfway done and I'm still having fun. It's not a smart show and possibly not even what you would call a good show,…
Visual Prison ep.5 – The He Got A Mullet
ONG, Visual Prison is everything I needed right now. Also a lot more that I didn't even realize I needed. Are you curious?
Vampires, idols, and pretty-boys: Thoughts on Visual Prison
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