One of my favorite thing in anime after flashbacks. Impressions: This arc has just been so bizarre to me. They're still introducing new characters even in the eleventh hour, the actual antagonists are skulking around in tunnels or popping up out of nowhere to inscrutably help the protagonists against the other antagonists, most of the […]
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High Card
Imagine if that British Kingsman series had an anime version. Oh wait. They already did. In the form of High Card. But this time add some poker cards…
High Card
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In the Kingdom of Fourland, the royal family possessed a powerful deck of 52 cards. Each card has the ability to grant its wielder a special power, but…
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HIGH CARD – Episode 1
HIGH CARD is desperate for you to think it’s cool.
First Impression: High Card
The best place to keep a valuable treasure stowed away is in a castle, on an isolated island, guarded by machine guns and heavy armor. Or so you…
Second Impressions – High Card
I’m not expecting to take much away from the experience but for what it is, High Card is pretty enjoyable so far. Read more
First Look: HIGH CARD
Known of only by a select few, the 52 X-Playing cards can each grant their owners superhuman power and abilities. After the cards are stolen from the Kingdom…
Initial Results: High Card
My initial thoughts on High Card.
High Card #14 — El Flash
Wait, are they in Spain now? Impressions: Hold up. Wasn't the existence of magical cards/super powers supposed to be a secret? Isn't that the whole deal with…
High Card #07 — Double Date
Stalking instagrammers now, huh? Impressions: The handcuffed-to-each-other is such an action cliche, and yet I can't recall the last time I've seen it show up in anime.…
High Card #20 — History Lesson
Oh good. We're a crappy knockoff Legend of Zelda now. Impressions: Oh boy. An entire episode of flashback and exposition. I would say that the only satisfying…
High Card #06 — Who’s Who
That seems like a company name with branding problems. Impressions: Well, they tried to do a heist episode at least, but the prestige at the end of…
High Card #02 — Clobbering Time
…To come after 15 minutes of exposition. Impressions: The ED was honestly the highlight of the episode for me and showed the most promise of things to…
High Card #24 — The Royals
And everything worked out forever. Impressions: It's pretty funny to have a very rushed not-ending juxtaposing constant shots of protests against the current regime with the current…
High Card #01 — Marble Madness
Whole lotta people tripping to their deaths here. Impressions: This was a lot bloodier than I was expecting, although to be fair, since the promos had mostly…
High Card #15 — Intelligence Failures
These people are all idiots. Impressions: It's rarely great for your characters or story when everything hinges on them being both suicidally unprepared as well as just…
High Card #05 — Abolish the Police
What do the cops in this town even do? Besides murder people, I mean. Impressions: The show was not exactly subtle before, but this episode took things…
High Card #09 — World’s Dumbest Criminals
How has this idiot not already been caught? Impressions: Remember the crazy cult of fire people worshipping some idol in an abandoned warehouse? They had more braincells…
High Card #04 — Love and Pieces
Sorry, Vash. Not you. Malevolent Spirits may be a little delayed. Nothing important. Just shuttling some people to the airport and kidnapping their dog for a couple weeks.…
High Card #17 — Rich People Problems
Oh boy. This jerk. Impressions: Welp, it's an episode focused on the rich dude, and it doesn't develop or redeem him in any way at all, and definitely…
High Card #18 — Girls Night Out
I like how some powers are sticky hands, and others are INSTANT DEATH TOUCH. Impressions: Finally we get the learn to accept or work with the other…
High Card #21 — Happy Coming Day
Ah yes, Coming Day. Impressions: Watching this show definitely feels like I'm being gaslit. Three minutes in, one of them declares "Well, that takes care of everything, so…
High Card #23 — The Flashbacks Will Continue
…Until all morale is exhausted. Impressions: Oh boy, another flashback and exposition heavy episode that didn't actually manage to convey all that much, and what it did…
High Card #03 — Root of All Evil
Not even "Cash is King?" Impressions: You'd think that becoming some kind of crazy fire-woshipping cult, meeting in a warehouse to chant over a half-assed piece of…
High Card #12 — Gun-Haver Trumps All
Pretty sure your plan would've been fine if you hadn't wanted to do it at the top of a ferris wheel. Impressions: First things first. It does…
Seasonal Anime Watching: High Card Episode 3
For Seasonal Anime Watching, I watched the latest Episode for High Card.
High Card #10 — Management By Child Murder
I don't think that's in the big book of motivating employees. Impressions: I feel like if you've been collecting cards for the last twenty plus years, and…
High Card Season 2 Anime Series Review
High Card is a show that seems to live by the rule of cool, but the problem is that the lore of High Card isn't always that interesting…
How Long Does a Japan Subway Card Last, Anyway?
Got a Suica or Pasmo card sitting in a desk drawer for your next visit to Japan? Here's how long you have until it deactivates for good.
High Card – Superpowers and the mystery behind them.
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Weekly Digest 1/24/23 – Mononogatari, High Card
Two tossups, no waiting. Read more
High Card #16 — A Country For Old Men
Yay. Flashbacks that don't actually accomplish anything whatsoever! Impressions: After lamenting that various main characters still haven't really had their characters/arcs resolved and it keeps introducing new…
Weekly Digest 1/31/23 – Mononogatari, High Card
Mismatched peas in the same pod. Read more
High Card #13 — CGI Is the Ultimate Antagonist
As ever. There's five premieres today. I'll get through them eventually, but I have other things I need to attend to as well, so expect gaps. Impressions:…
High Card #22 — Secret Terrorist Mass Murder Party
…Okay, I guess that's what we're going with. Impressions: The exposition dump with this show continues, and it's somehow only getting worse. This week was the antagonists…
High Card #08 — Obligatory Burning of the Orphanage
One roast chicken for like 20 kids? Uh… Impressions: Boy, this episode escalated quickly. The first ten minutes were just going back to the orphanage with all…
Card Captor Sakura ~Clear Card arc~ #11 first week sales report
© CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社 The eleventh volume of Card Captor Sakura ~Clear Card arc~ debuted at the 7th position in Oricon’s weekly ranking, with an estimate…
Card Captor Sakura ~Clear Card arc~ #11 third week sales report
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Card Captor Sakura ~Clear Card arc~ #11 second week sales report
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Card Captor Sakura Clear Card arc #11 cover and release information
Card Captor Sakura Clear Card arc volume 11 will be released on October 13, 2021. This time, the special edition will come with a costume torso jewelry stand…
Pick A Card, Any Card (As Long As It’s Major Arcana) – Day Break Illusion Spoiler Review
Well, this month I’ve reviewed shows in the vein of Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura, two of the backbone shows for my first Magical Girl May… might as…
Anime that’s all about family!
There’s nothing more heart warming! There’s nothing more heart warming than watching a family anime. Many anime fans might hear the term “Family Anime” and think, “Eww…
Spy x Family episode 11 – Family Pride
I was already a big fan of the manga, who wasn't? So I won't pretend that I wasn't extra excited about the premier of the Spy x Family…
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SPY×FAMILY Episode 11
This was a pretty interesting episode. Especially where they decided to end it. But before we get into that, Anya is having a difficult time with her studies,…
SPY×FAMILY (Episode 11)
Congratulations are in order for Miss Anya Forger! She earned her first Stella Star among the first years in such a ultra amazing elegant way (and in record…
Spy x Family – 11
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Seasonal First Impressions: Hitting the Jackpot with HIGH CARD
In just 22 minutes, HIGH CARD proves itself to be a standout among a surprisingly dense anime season. A cast full of violent, superpowered prettyboys helps.