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Seirei no Moribito – 21
I'm not sure there's a lot I can add to that, really. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 17
This episode is more than anything a masterpiece of direction and cinematography. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 24
Watch out for the quiet ones. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 22
Damn onions. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 23
The buildup has been so exquisite that the payoff moments now are like a string of haymakers to the jaw. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 09
As usual, we’re left to piece the picture together from what we see and hear rather than have everything spelled out for us. But it’s a vivid picture…
Seirei no Moribito – 08
You can add "exposition" to the list of things Seirei no Moribito does better than almost any other anime. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 18
When Seirei no Moribito slows down and looks deep, fascinating details are always revealed. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 07
This is the moment where Kamiyama Kenji really began to make Seirei no Moribito the anime his own distinct creation. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 10
The tenser things get, the more Chagum runs as cool as those cool blue eyes of his. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 06
It's just so damn good, seriously. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 19
This is not an easy episode to watch, and it's pretty unsparing in how it reflects on the characters. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 05
Torogai has all the diplomacy of a dive bar bouncer, but she brings an understanding of events that both the cast and the audience desperately need. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 25
I probably don't have much new to say about Seirei no Moribito at this point, and a conventional episode review would serve little and fail to do the…
Seirei no Moribito – 20
There's not much that absolutely demands to be said about this ep above and beyond the fact that it's 22 minutes of near-perfection. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 11
The last couple of minutes of this episode are among my favorites of this (and thus by definition, any) series. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 16
Shuga is a remarkable young man to be sure - brilliant and totally fearless - but one thing he isn't is judicious. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 14-15
It's at this point where if you listen really closely, you can hear my heart actually start to tear. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 12-13
And so we reach the moment when Seirei no Moribito gets much more difficult to watch, though no less brilliant. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 26 (End) and Series Reflections
In every sense of the word, this has been a labor of love for me. Read more
[12 Days 2018] Day 8: Seirei no Moribito (2007), a review
Management: 12 Days of Anime continues with a review of Moribito: Guardians of the Spirit. I was originally recommended Moribito last year as part of Anime Secret Santa. It…
Second First Impressions – Baccano! 01-02
Baccano! is Baccano! - everything else is everything else. Read more
ID:INVADED – 01, 02
「JIGSAWED」&「JIGSAWED II」 Is it possible to suffer from too many trope references? At which point does too much familiarity lead to disquiet?
Summer 2021 First Impressions – Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Light Novel Episode Summary: Rio is an orphaned boy living in the slums, biding his time until he can find the means to…
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni – SOTSU – 01/02
Higurashi has always had a sort of voyeuristic quality to it. Read more
Dekoboko Majo no Oyako Jijou Episodes #01 & #02
Once upon a time, there was a witch named Alyssa who found an abandoned baby that has magic powers. Rather than leaving it alone, Alyssa took the baby…
Tensei Kenja no Isekai Life Episodes #01 & #02
Well everyone, you know the drill. Here’s an anime adaptation of a light novel written and illustrated by the same duo as Shikkakumon no Saikyou Kenja: Shinkoshoto and…
Ranking summary for the weeks of 2021 01/25, 02/01, 02/08, 02/15, 02/22, 03/01
Ranking summary for the weeks of 2021 01/25, 02/01, 02/08, 02/15, 02/22, 03/01 The following rankings have been updated to reflect the available data through the weeks mentioned…
various impressions – 02
Apparently recently I’ve finished mainly anime which I ended up being disappointed with so I don’t really have anything I want to write about them. So I’ll only…
Seirei Gensouki
Sighs. I guess the year 2021 must be a very lonely and empty year for Sword Art Online (SAO) fans since no sequel or spinoffs under that popular…
Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance – Episode 2
As usual everything makes me cringe. But hey hopefully something relatively cool will happen. Anyway, we get a description of what the blade dance even is. Blonde haired…
Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance – Episode 4
Aghhhh. Death Note’s currently so cool but I guess I’ll return to this for now. I don’t know what to think. Anyway, insert flashback to previous episode, as…
Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance – Episode 3
Basically they’re going to fight against that demon spirit or something. Cool. But pink hair wants to make a contract with it. Pink hair fights the demon and…
Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance – Episode 5
Flashback to that purple haired girl getting saved by Ren. That must be part of the reason she decided to head to that school. But you know, she…
various impressions – 01
I didn’t really have anything specific I wanted to write about this week either so I’ll just share some of my thoughts about what I’ve been watching/reading recently
Fena Pirate Princess – 01, 02
「記憶 / 受け継ぐ旅」 (Kioku / Uketsugu Tabi) "Memories / An Inherited Journey"
Liar Liar Episodes #01 & #02
Welcome to Academy Island, a prestigious school owned by the Saionji family where students compete in various games and earn Stars until they got all seven. This is…
Chihayafuru 3 – 01, 02, 03
「なつのよは / あさぼらけありあけのつきと / よしののさとに」 (Natsu no yo wa / Asaborake ariake no tsuki to / Yoshino no sato ni) "On a Summer Night / As Dawn Breaks, As…
Chikyuugai Shounen Shoujo – 01-02
Maybe the rarest thing in following anime is for a project you self-hype ridiculously to live up to the buildup. Read more
Shin no Nakama – 01 (First Impressions) – La Vida Tranquila
What’s this…the second-straight new Fall fantasy series that’s neither pervy or nasty or reveng-y? Don’t get me wrong, all of those things can and have been done and…
Vanitas no Carte – 01 (First Impressions) – Airships and Airheads
Bones usually does a good job, and Vanitas is no different: it’s a slick, classy, attractive, crowd-pleasing steampunk vampire caper with airships and a healthy sense of humor and great…
Oshi no Ko – 01 (First Impressions) – Lies are Love
It’s late, and I just finished the epic, nearly 90-minute premiere of Oshi no Ko, and I’m convinced it’s probably one of the best works of anime I’ve…
A Condition Called Love – 01 (First Impressions) – No Normal Person
All romance series this season will have to compete with the all-timer that was Dangers in My Heart, along with the pretty solid Sign of Affection from Winter. Like Sign, a…
Estab-Life: Great Escape – 01 & 02
「教室から逃げられない」 (Kyōshitsu kara nige rarenai) "I can't run away from the classrooms" & 「思い出から逃げられない 」 (Omoide kara nige rarenai) "I can't run away from my memories" Insane, wacky, and totally out of the…
Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song – 01, 02
「My Code -歌でみんなを幸せにするために- / Quarter Note -百年の旅の始まり-」 (Mai Kōdo -Uta de Minna o Shiawase ni Suru Tame ni / Kwōtā Nōto -Hyaku-nen no Tabi no Hajimari-) "My Code –…
Lycoris Recoil – 01, 02, 03, 04
"Easy does it" / "The more the merrier" / "More haste, less speed" / "Nothing seek, nothing find" We ride together. We die together. We’re bad girls for life.
BURN THE WITCH – 01, 02, 03
「BURN ☩HE WITCH」 This is a low flying panic attack, sing the song of sixpence that goes-
Liar Liar 01-02 | First Impression
Initially, I was on the verge of dropping Liar Liar since the first few minutes didn’t draw me in at all. Run-of-the-mill anime with a nonsensical plot that…
RWBY – Hyousetsu Teikoku – 01, 02, 03
「Red, White, Black, Yellow / This is Beacon / A Nightmare Comes」 "Huge RWBY Fan Excited to Watch It for First Time".