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2020 the Anime: Japan Sinks-2020
Greetings, fabulous people of the Internet! Hanime on Anime here, and some part of me wants to remember 2020 before moving on with the new year. And what…
Farewell, 2020…
I’m just gonna make a quick post about my next plans as 2020 is gonna end soon, specifically the anime shows that I’ve picked up for Winter. While…
2020 Retrospective
A rubbish year for most, but a pretty decent year for manga. 2020 Recommendations - 5:00 Act-Age - 6:13 Mob Psycho 100 - 7:21 Zatch Bell! - 9:41 BEASTARS - 9:59 Blue Flag -…
Bleach, Chainsaw Man, Code:Breaker, Mieruko-chan, Mob Psycho 100
Fall 2020.
Fall 2020 Anime Lineup I look forward to.
Gate, Ikebukuro West Gate Park, Noblesse, To Your Eternity, Akudama Drive
Spring 2020.
We’re all aware of the current urgency regarding COVID19 and I hope you guys are all safe and sufficiently stocked on food and medicine. If you’re sick, please…
Summer 2020.
I’m a little late posting this, considering how Fire Force has already aired its first episode for season 2 and then there was also postponed shows to consider…
Status 2020
Current status: Makoto-chan the movie. In QC.Rail of the Stars. In QC. Sweet Spot. In RC. Saiyuuki 1960 HD. In RC.Bocchan. In editing.There's still plenty of backlog. Stalled at…
Makoto-chan, Adesugata Mahou no Sannin Musume, Ambassador Magma, Bakumatsu no Spasibo, Fighting Beauty Wulong
*Guest Post* 2020 the Anime: Japan Sinks-2020
Greetings, fabulous people of the Internet! Hanime on Anime here, and some part of me wants to remember 2020 before moving on with the new year. And what…
12 Days 2020, Day 6: Short Awards 2020
As is now something of a tradition for my 12 days posts, day 6 is our 5th annual Short awards. Every year I use this day to highlight…
BanG Dream!, BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!, BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!☆PICO, Eagle Talon, Grand Blue Dreaming
Review: Model (2020)
Model 我是监护人 China/US, 2020, colour, 2.35:1, 105 mins. Director: Jing Ran 敬然. Rating: 5/10. Light drama about a Chinese student in New York who’s saddled with her baby…
Spring 2020 Roundup.
A comprehensive list of where I am with the Spring 2020 lineup. Please keep in mind that some anime are ongoing, some are on hold, some are postponed,…
Tsugumomo, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Tower of God, Gleipnir, Great Pretender
Review: Mammoth (2020)
Mammoth 会考试的猛犸象 China, 2020, colour, 2.35:1, 105 mins. Director: Wang Nianyi 王念一. Rating: 6/10. Drama centred on a high-school dreamer and the people in his orbit is strikingly…
Christmas Special 2020
Hello everyone, It looks like the holiday season is finally upon us. John and Jason close 2020 with their very own Heroic Purgatory Christmas Special, discussing their favorite Holiday-themed movies,…
2020 Anime Roundup
Well, here we are at the end of 2020, where the pandemic left me with little else to do but stay in the house and watch anime. In…
Spring 2020 1
Railgun T and Magia Record will go on my wait-list for a while so I can start writing about the new shows. Same format as before: only shows…
Winter 2020 Roundup.
A Destructive God Sits Next to Me. Status: Complete (12 episodes) Streaming Service: Crunchyroll A Destructive God Sits Next to Me or Boku no Tonari ni Ankoku Hakaishin…
Darwin's Game, Infinite Dendrogram, Somali and the Forest Spirit, A Destructive God Sits Next to Me
Summer 2020 Schedule
Sunday Digimon Adventure: 09:00 Fuji TV (06/28) …
Digimon Adventure:, Sword Art Online: Alicization, A Certain Scientific Railgun T, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, APPARE-RANMAN!
Body Remember (2020)
A review of the metanarrative “Body Remember” (2020), a showcase for a cast of actors familiar from the theatre world.
Fall 2020 3
Akudama begins with it’s own title, very bold with loud sounds. In Akudama Drive we have a futuristic Kansai complete with dirigibles and gaudy lights in the cyberpunk…
Dropout Idol Fruit Tart, Akudama Drive, Is the Order a Rabbit?
December 2020 Review
Well, 2020 has been a wild year for all of us. Goodness gracious it will be one for the history books going forward I surmise. Anyway, as I…
Fall 2020 Schedule
Sunday Munou na Nana 21:30 AT-X (10/04) Maesetsu! 21:30 AT-X (10/04) Yuukoku no Moriarty 22:30 Toyko MX (10/11) Kami-tachi…
Is the Order a Rabbit?, KING's RAID: Successors of the Will, Attack on Titan Final Season, Fire Force, By the Grace of the Gods
Japan Sinks: 2020
Japan Sinks: 2020 is a disaster survival series more akin to B-movies like Sharknado than the realistic drama it tries to be.
2020 Anime Retrospective
What a year to say the least. Many people have struggled through it differently than others. I myself was one of the luckier ones who did not have…
Tapestry (2020) review
“Yes, Zeze delivers a rather straightforward romance narrative with Tapestry, but, in contrast to many other Japanese romance films, he succeeds to genuinely move the spectator.”
CP Day 2020
As some of you may remember, CP’s birthday was Christmas Eve so it’s only fitting that we release some more fairy tales to mark the day. It doesn’t…
Nekopara (2020) Review
A question: I’m pretty sure it’s established somewhere in the VNs that they’re genetically engineered ‘cat girls’, so why call them ‘cats’? Are there actu…
July 2020 Roundup
It’s one month into a pretty weak season all things considered. But still, it is my duty to take the anime I’m watching and select one that is…
Sully’s 2020 Selections
I agonized over what to title this. I didn’t want to call it “highlights”, because I wouldn’t consider all of these to be the most shining examples of…
Foresight is 2020
It’s the third anniversary from the day I signed up on WordPress and started blogging about anime! Coincidentally, today I published this post over at Beneath the Tangles.…
Fall 2020 2
That’s a wall. Now we have Iwa Kakeru! Sport Climbing Girls, one of those shows where the hero, Konomi in this case, enters high school and wonders what…
By the Grace of the Gods, Everlasting Heart, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, Iwakakeru -Sport Climbing Girls-
Fall 2020 Preview!
Fall: ‘tis the season of change, and with the birds and the bees now giving way to frost and pumpkin spice lattes, anime too has yet more goodies…
Golden Kamuy, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, Noblesse, Warlords of Sigrdrifa, Attack on Titan
Review: Leap (2020)
Leap 夺冠 Hong Kong/China, 2020, colour, 2.35:1, 134 mins. Director: Chen Kexin 陈可辛 [Peter Chan]. Rating: 8/10. Celebration of women’s volleyball in China’s modern development is shaded by…
2020 Anime Ranked
All The Anime I Watched in 2020 Ranked From Worst To Best
Spring 2020 2
We start this installment with Gal no Kyouryuu, about a gal who brings a dinosaur home with her one night and their adventures living together. The dinosaur doesn’t…
LightCon 2020 – Reflections
Hey folks. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I think we can all agree on the strangeness of the past several months. I’ve given myself…
VTubias: MomoConline 2020
I want to give a quick shout-out to MomoCon for asking me to present panel content for their virtual convention this weekend. I know life is weird for…
Sunday Retrospective (2020)
Greetings all! It's hard to believe that we've made it through another year (all things considered) but here we are on the final blog entr...
Urusei Yatsura, Alice in Borderland, Maison Ikkoku, MAJOR 2nd, Needless
2020 In Review
Boy, am I happy to see 2020 in the rear-view mirror. Pandemic, protests, political polarization... Millions dead world-wide... It can't end soon enough. Despite that, Orphan Fansubs had…
Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells, Senya Ichiya Monogatari, TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You, Amatsuki, Great Pretender
2020 Reader Poll
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A Magical 2020
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A Whisker Away, D-Frag!, Dimension W, I've Always Liked You, Cardcaptor Sakura the Movie 2: The Sealed Card
Winter 2020 Preview!
As the decade comes to a close---a statement I lead with primarily to annoy the pedants among us, who will insist that the decade actually ends on Dec…
Anime Awards 2020
It’s that time of the year. Time for the anime awards. I wanted to make sure I watched a good amount of anime so I could make an…
DECA-DENCE, Great Pretender, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Sword Art Online, Talentless Nana
Update Quest 2020
For the next month or maybe more, I want to go back to my old reviews and expand/update/add things to them. Mostly, that will be pictures I think…
#LoveYourBacklog Week, 2020
I celebrate my gaming backlog with #LoveYourBackLog Week!
Spring 2020 3
Houkago Teibou Nisshi further expands what a CGDCT show can do. Last year it was Yuru Camp and camping, this time it’s fishing. We start with a girl…
Talking about 2020
Another year goes by, and it was a bit of a weird one. Normally I’d talk about all the anime I’ve enjoyed this year, but many of the…
2020 Anime List
Well 2020 was interesting… Podcast on hiatus… Covid-19 running amuck… However I did manage to watch some anime most of which I liked… I leave you my list…