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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 – 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 – 06
It's just so damn good, seriously. 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 – 24
Watch out for the quiet ones. 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 – 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 – 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 – 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…
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…
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…
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni – SOTSU – 01/02
Higurashi has always had a sort of voyeuristic quality to it. Read more
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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
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…
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…
Fena Pirate Princess – 01, 02
「記憶 / 受け継ぐ旅」 (Kioku / Uketsugu Tabi) "Memories / An Inherited Journey"
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…
Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles
Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles is currently streaming on Crunchyroll....
Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles
Seirei Gensouki is an isekai that’s using a lot of the same tropes as most other isekai, but it has a very different feel to most of them…
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.
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 –…
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…
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…
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".
BURN THE WITCH – 01, 02, 03
「BURN ☩HE WITCH」 This is a low flying panic attack, sing the song of sixpence that goes-
Shachibato! – 01 (First Impressions) – Zzzzzzz
My impressions of Shachibato are…non-existent. Its world is okay-looking but the characters that populate it are so bland and their adventuring is almost offensively lightweight and low stakes.…
Spy x Family – 01 (First Impressions) – Toupees are a No-Go
The master spy Twilight never wanted a family. He’d sworn such emotional connections off when he decided to become a master spy. Connections would only slow him down…
Ooyukiumi no Kaina – 02
「雪海の王女」 (Yuki Umi no Ojo) "Princess of the Snow Sea" I'm convinced this was meant to be a movie.
Bokutachi no Remake – 02
「10年前に戻ってきて」 (Jyuu-nen Mae ni Modotte Kite) "Ten Years Back in Time" New Person, Same Old Mistakes.
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – 02
「無愛想な薬師」 (Buaisō na Kusushi) "Chilly Apothecary" Mao Mao's new job is a bizarre, yet fabulous example of the intersection between one’s skills and interests and societal needs.
Oshi no Ko – 02
「三つ目の選択肢」 (Mitsume no Sentakushi) "Third Option" “My motto is if you want to win the lottery you have to make the money to buy a ticket. O_O”
Yuukoku no Moriarty – 02
「緋色の瞳 第一幕」 (Scarlet Eyes Part 1) "Hiiro no hitomi daiichimaku" As premises go, this is one of the more interesting I’ve seen in anime for a long time.
Vanitas no Karte – 02
「Noé―花の都にて―」 (Noe―Hana no Miyako Nite―)"In the City of Flowers" Noé and Vanitas do not judge this book by its menacing, chain-bound cover.
AI no Idenshi – 02
「成長限界」 (Seichou genkai) "Growth Limit" In truth there’s probably no theme more elemental to traditional science fiction than artificial intelligence.
Yofukashi no Uta – 02
「てかラインやってる?」 (Teka rain yatteru?) "Do You Do LINE?" Simply put, Yofukashi no Uta is in my lane.