Akudama Drive was an unpredictable, exciting and, in the end, emotionally moving anime: the kind of story that gets exponentially better with each episode, to the point where even half-way through, [...]
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The villain from Sherlock Holmes is re-framed as a righteous young avenger out to deliver his own delivish brand of karmic justice, the law be damned. Is Moriarty the Patriot good? Moriarty the [...]
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It’s fair to say I didn’t come away from The Gymnastics Samurai feeling inspired by feats of physical mastery. Is The Gymnastics Samurai good? The Gymnastics Samurai is tonally all over the place. Is [...]
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An edgy, Western-media inspired “all villains” story that is as fun and violent as it is vapid. Is Akudama Drive good? It’s certainly fun, but I wouldn’t go so far as to call it good. Watching this [...]
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The beginning of Autumn (in the UK) is one of my favourite times of year. There’s just something about the colour of the sunlight, especially in the mornings, like a momentary pause in time, that puts [...]
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Like Parasyte and Devilman before it (and I suppose you could even lump Naruto in here too), Jujutsu Kaisen is the story of a boy losing control of his own body. Plot summary Yuuji, you’re a strong [...]
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Deca-Dence is an anime of dueling aesthetics: a gritty human world akin to Attack on Titan being bossed by a society of walking toys. Sounds weird? Well, that’s why I’m watching it! Notes on [...]
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I’ve read more than a few people describe Japan Sinks: 2020 as a “dumpster fire”, but I don’t think that’s fair. In my opinion, it’s one of the best anime of 2020, but one thing’s for sure: it’s now [...]
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A few weeks ago, I made a second attempt to watch Re:ZERO. It’s not exactly an unpopular show, so I figured that maybe the first time around it just caught me at the wrong time. People often speak [...]
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For me, a personal anime golden age is any consecutive run of 3 years in which the highest number of your favourites are gathered. 3 years may seem arbitrary, but I’ve chosen this specific range [...]
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