Tempting Hearts 有一点动心 China, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 93 mins. Directors: Chen Jiashang 陈嘉上 [Gordon Chan], Zhu Xuefei 朱雪菲. Rating: 6/10. Offbeat, soso-scripted rom-com depends a lot on its two leads, Mainland comedienne Ren Suxi and Taiwan actor-singer Yan Chengxu. STORY Chengdu city, Sichuan province, southwest China, the present day. After discovering that there are 30 … Continue reading Review: Tempting Hearts (2021) →
Nov 23, 2021 • Subscribe
More like this
Blue Hearts – Webtoon Review
Blue Hearts is the latest webtoon from the author of ReLife. Does it live up to its famous predecessor?
Pandora Hearts Volume 3 Review
The volume where everyone’s got issues.
Pandora Hearts Volume 5 Review
Does contain some minor spoilers.
Pandora Hearts Volume 6 Review
My favorite character makes his debut.
Pandora Hearts Volume 4 Review
I can’t say too much because of major spoilers.
Kingdom Hearts III: The Novel Volume 2: New Seven Hearts Review
We all know what’s coming just from the cover. So you might as well go ahead and put your headphones and have this clip ready because yes, Elsa…
Extreme Hearts Episode 8: Beach Hearts
Time for the most wonderful tradition in Girls Club/Idol anime.
Kingdom Hearts III Volume 1 Review
TheOASG reviews the manga version of Kingdom Hearts III, where we see Sora, Donald and Goofy once again travel to various Disney worlds.
Review: Land of Broken Hearts (2024)
Land of Broken Hearts 负负得正 China, 2024, colour, 2:1, 99 mins. Director: Wen Shipei 温仕培. Rating: 5/10. Odd-couple rom-com between a young salaryman and his kooky flatmate is…
Extreme Hearts
The Chicago White Sox are 26-35, 5 games back in the division race despite also being in...
Extreme Hearts
The Chicago White Sox are 26-35, 5 games back in the division race despite also being in...
Pandora Hearts
Helen here; in hindsight it may not have been such a good idea to read three, long...
Golem Hearts
A manga about a special golem named Noah who was built to be just like a human. Continue reading →
Pandora Hearts
Helen here; in hindsight it may not have been such a good idea to read three, long manga series back to back to back for this show but…
Golem Hearts
Set in a world in which people utilize magical golems to help automate tasks such as cooking, construction, or even haircuts. Golem Hearts is about Noah, a unique…
Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu - Episode 9 - Tempting Adventurer
This sexy woman tempted Makoto to "spend time" with her. Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu, Episode 9 showed she had a hidden motive.
#2: Golem Hearts
Set in a world in which people utilize magical golems to help automate tasks such as cooking, construction, or even haircuts. Golem Hearts is about Noah, a unique…
Give Your Hearts
Thinking about Rhetorical Effects on the Minds of Soldiers – Attack on Titan
![Featured image for Tempting Fate with a Wobble Wobble, Jiggle Jiggle! The Eminence in Shadow Episode 10 [Review]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20221209/1670584819.48122.79604.png)
Tempting Fate with a Wobble Wobble, Jiggle Jiggle! The Eminence in Shadow Episode 10 [Review]
With the nice balanced approach to each episode, this episode is fan service with tons of laughs. Coming off one of the more serious episodes with a real…
Metal Hands & Human Hearts – Violet Evergarden Spoiler Review
Violet Evergarden is one of those shows that you’ve probably at least heard about if you’re the kind of person who’s reading this blog. It’s fairly recent, the…
![Featured image for [Recommended Read] Pandora Hearts](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20231111/1699722969.72765.109109.jpg)
[Recommended Read] Pandora Hearts
Source: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GR751Q2ZY/pandorahearts By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting When I think about Alice in Wonderland, I think about a professor who told me that Alice’s story is...
Alice in Wonderland, Pandora Hearts, The Case Study of Vanitas
Extreme Hearts Episode #08
Well everyone, Rise is on a roll where they not only won their futsal match, but they manage to reach the Kanagawa semi-finals match. We’ll find out later…
Extreme Hearts – Episode 1
The sci-fi setup and superpowered sporting element help Extreme Hearts to stand out. That being said, its combination of genres may lead to a narrative identity crisis that…
Extreme Hearts Episode #07
Well everyone, looks like Lise Kohinata is invited for a practice session with Rise as Saki Kodaka and the rest wants to know what she’s capable of.
Extreme Hearts Episode #03
Today has finally arrived as Rise are into the preliminary block finals where they face-off against Smile Power. Of course, the opposing team is quite strong compared to…
![Featured image for [Recommended Read] Pandora Hearts](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20231111/1699727170.72771.109116.jpg)
[Recommended Read] Pandora Hearts
Source: By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting When I think about Alice in Wonderland, I think about a professor who told me that Alice’s story is one about…
Extreme Hearts Episode #11
Here it is, the Kanagawa Prefectural finals match between the newcomers Rise and the two-time Extreme Hearts champion May-Bee. The winner will earn a place in the national…
First Impression: Extreme Hearts
In a world that otherwise looks very much like ours, aspiring singer Hiyori Hayama is working part-time as a messenger, using the Extreme Heart technology that allows her…
Extreme Hearts Episode #01
Well everyone, I present you an original anime from the creator behind Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Masaki Tsuzuki. This is Extreme Hearts, an anime show combines sports with…
Extreme Hearts Episode #02
Let’s begin with this episode where Hiyori Hayama competes as a solo entrant under the team name Rise until Saki Kodaka and Sumika Maehara arrived to turn things…
Extreme Hearts Episode #05
On this episode, looks like Rise invited the new girl from the previous episode, now named as Yukino Tachibana, as Sumika Maehara tests her baseball skills despite the…
Extreme Hearts Episode #04
Let’s begin this episode where Rise got a new assistant robot from QON Robot Service named QON-N4CX or Nono for short. This is their reward for qualifying to…
Extreme Hearts Episode #09
Well look what we have here, Hiyori Hayama encountered Michelle Jaeger at the river bank where it seems that the leader of Snow Wolf is planning to sell…
Extreme Hearts Episode #06
Well everyone, the day has finally arrived as Rise will compete against Banshee in a baseball match. With only 3 human competitors, Hiyori Hayama and the rest will…
Indie Spotlight: Guilded Hearts
Indie studio, Gallium Games, a subsidiary of Argent Games just dropped the Kickstarter campaign for their upcoming slice-of-life boys love game, Guilded Hearts. I’ve found love on a…
Extreme Hearts Episode #10
Let’s begin with the semi-finals match between Link@doll and May-Bee where Maika Ayatsuji and the rest are trying to stop May-Bee’s relentless attack.
Tales from the Memory Hole – Pandora Hearts Spoiler Review
So, apparently there exists a show called Pandora Hearts. I put it that way because, despite having seen it and engaged with it, I often struggle to remember…
Akiba Maid Sensou – Episode 2 – Tempting Fate at the Maid Cafe Casino
Episode impressions of Akiba Maid Sensou Episode 2 as Nagomi witnessed the horrifying sight of Ranko killing all the maids at a rival café, she wanted out. But,…
![Featured image for Goto-san (2021) review [OAFF 2021]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20210513/1620894243.12248.36802.png)
Goto-san (2021) review [OAFF 2021]
“Gokan expertly reveals the position of the freeter as an attempt to escape the capitalistic machinery but also as a position that most easily falls prey to the…
Underdog (2021) review
“Take’s film powerfully shows that the heroism of the art of boxing lies in the very subjective meaning that power the jabs, the hooks, and the uppercuts.”
Frantic (2021) review
“Fuji delivers his best movie yet and, quite possibly, the cult-film of the year.”
February 2021 Review
Ah, February is here and thus another traditional post to be done-a review focused on character relationships and/or romance. Hard to believe I have done reviews of this…
Review: Synesthete (2021)
Synesthete 越界 China, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 80 mins. Director: Liang Honghua 梁鸿华. Rating: 3/10. An interesting idea never comes to fruition in this messy, low-budget ghost movie with…
Review: 1921 (2021)
1921 1921 China, 2021, colour/b&w, 2.35:1, 135 mins. Director: Huang Jianxin 黄建新. Associate director: Zheng Dasheng 郑大圣. Rating: 5/10. Celebration of the centenary of the CPC’s founding is…
Review: Shallow (2021)
Shallow 出拳吧妈妈 China, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 95 mins. Director: Tang Xiaobai 唐晓白. Rating: 6/10. Despite a few shortcomings in the script, under-rated Mainland actress Tan Zhuo throws herself…
Homunculus (2021) review
“A worthy attempt to offer something fresh to the horror-table, but Shimizu struggles to blend the many pleasing parts into a whole that truly engages and pleases the…
Character (2021) review
It might not be a film that challenges or subverts the tropes and dynamic of the mystery and thriller genre, but it sure does deliver a satisfying and…
Review: Secret (2021)
Secret 秘不可言 China, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 90 mins. Director: Cao Yong 曹涌 [Cao Yong 曹勇]. Rating: 5/10. Intriguing, well-mounted psychodrama-cum-mystery starts well but becomes scarcely credible later on.…
Review: Yanagawa (2021)
Yanagawa 漫长的告白 China, 2021, colour, 1.85:1, 112 mins. Director: Zhang Lv 张律. Rating: 3/10. More accessible than most of Zhang Lv’s features, this indie confection is still a…
Blue (2021) review
“A very emotional journey about the difficulties of dealing with loss and lack.”