So Koko and crew eliminate the Balkan Dragons in the first few minutes except they let Dragon escape who takes Riviere hostage.  It was a bloody and awesome first few minutes.  It felt a little unrealistic that Koko’s crew got out of it unharmed.  There were a lot of Balkan Dragons and they couldn’t so [...]
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Introducing Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, starring Koko Hekmatyar.  I’m at a bit of a loss as to what to write about in this episode since there wasn’t anything that really stood out or made an impression on me, so I’m going to do a very quick review by stringing together a few of my [...]
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Despite the constant presence of humor throughout the series, Jormungand is an anime founded in a serious nature.  Without this essential backbone providing structure to the entire series, the whole setting about an arms dealer and her band of bodyguards would feasibly collapse.  And due to this relationship linking the setting, story, and characters together, [...]
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That guy got utterly owned hahah. And oh man, 122mm gun fired from an aircraft just like that, is it even possible?! No matter I guess, Koko and co. WILL get the job done and god bless whoever gets in their way. I’ll admit, is it possible to have a CQB like in the airport [...]
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For a series that’s run for ten episodes thus far, it’s pretty discouraging that Jormungand’s elements are only now starting to come together into an enjoyable whole. But maybe I’m just looking back at the rest of it with less of a rosy tint after this episode blew everything else away, both figuratively and literally. [...]
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Yeesh…Koko just makes everything look easy. There are never really any points where you wonder if they’ll survive. She just seems to have a contingency for it all. It pretty funny how she can even use Scarecrow to her advantage (when in doubt, use the assistant). Next week looks just like another operation…not much more [...]
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Dragons. The previous episode was essentially the prelude to a “feel-good” episode; the good guys winning, with the bad guys losing. This episode was the “feel-good” episode, albeit it was done in a way that wasn’t as obnoxious as the previous episode. It seemed a bit more “logical” or “realistic” loosely speaking. Although ridiculous feats [...]
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Now here’s the thing about Jormungand. I’ve enjoyed it immensely, what with its well-coreographed fight scenes, its complex characters and its immense opening song (even if I did prefer the unofficial Engrish lyrics as interpreted by gg…). And yet I find it incredibly difficult to write about. It’s not that it’s impossible – the excellent [...]
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「Dragon Shooter phase.2」 "If something's worth doing, it's worth doing well." And if you can, it wouldn't hurt to add some style and flair to it while you're at it.
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Although it probably goes without saying never to mess with a bad-tempered militia boss like Dragan Nikolaevich, it's probably equally fair to say that you should never act like a needlessly violent jerk around Koko Hekmatyar either. Thus, Dragan's attempts to intimidate his opponents backfire spectacularly, and before we know it we have a full-on gunfight at point-blank range on our hands. 
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(Anybody want to tell me what the hell this is that keeps popping up in the middle of Jormungand, if it is a show I almost want to check it out) Episode 8 Episode 8 of Jormungand had very little action; it was more of a chill episode.  Despite being so relaxed I had difficult [...]
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ARE YOU READY GUYS? PUT YOUR GUNS ON! Well, Zabo is back in school again taking spring classes, so I’ll be on my own from now on (meaning that the posts will also be regular from now on. …Hopefully.) Anyways, since there is a TON to cover, I’ll just be saying an abridged version my [...]
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What is it about the action in Jormungand that causes it to be tedious and unsatisfying? Spread evenly throughout Jormungand are aptly placed action sequences where Koko and her team of elite bodyguards showcase their merchandise by brutally murdering potential clients or her competition.  Alright, no, not every firefight is justified or triggered through such [...]
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What is it about the action in Jormungand that causes it to be tedious and unsatisfying? Spread evenly throughout Jormungand are aptly placed action sequences where Koko and her team of elite bodyguards showcase their merchandise by brutally murdering potential clients or her competition.  Alright, no, not every firefight is justified or triggered through such [...]
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Jormungand did what we all thought was impossible: inserting a beach episode in a show not revolving primarily around high school students. Oh, also there’s a conflict with Balkan highwaymen with significant pull in the government over a delivery of humanitarian aid, and Koko’s grey morality definitely shines through the whole debacle, but fuck that [...]
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Jormungand did what we all thought was impossible: inserting a beach episode in a show not revolving primarily around high school students. Oh, also there’s a conflict with Balkan highwaymen with significant pull in the government over a delivery of humanitarian aid, and Koko’s grey morality definitely shines through the whole debacle, but fuck that [...]
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Strangely enough, I’m cool with the ending. It isn’t rare for shows to paint absolute goods and absolute evils, much like this episode. There wasn’t gray reasoning, it was a struggle of power, a plain black and white. In this case, the absolute black was bullying the absolute white. It’s a fairly trite concept when [...]
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