Cecil has managed to avoid jail time but ended up adding another hefty fine to an already troubled start to her career with the Butterfly Law Office. With that put behind her, Cecil and co can focus [...]
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It is really gonna be hard for me to get through this series without feeling some level of serious anger. There’s just something about dealing with police and a brain dead justice system that just [...]
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Into episode two, Wizard Barristers brings an ending for the introductory arc that began last episode through a spectacular magical mecha battle and a final case verdict for our heroine's first ever [...]
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Self-defence or otherwise, Cecil has managed to get herself into trouble before her feet are even under her desk as a wizard barrister, adding another hefty fine to an already troubled start to her [...]
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I finally slunk into this season, a touch over a week late, when I picked up Wizard Barristers, having realized by that point that, when the chips were down, I curiously seemed to only have interest [...]
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  First we open with an explosive action scene of some sort of fire mage trying to escape the police on a train; next, we see the criminal captured, and being executed on the spot as he is tried for [...]
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Finally we reach the last of the first impressions posts – I am exceptionally burnt out on new stuff right now…and still haven’t a baldy notion what I want to blog this season!!! Anyway, time to [...]
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Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha There have certainly been an abundance of Shinto-inspired, and particularly Inari-focused, anime these past few seasons. While these types of anime provide a deserved amount [...]
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In the United States, the Fourth Amendment puts a limitation on what the government can or cannot do when it comes searching a private individual. TL;DR – what cops can or can’t do to take your stuff. [...]
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So this is an interesting predicament. How do I get so much enjoyment out of an episode, yet don’t want to continue watching the series? Oh boy, this is going to be a chore to explain. Alright, we’re [...]
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「レディ・ジャスティス　Sword and Scales」 (Redi Jasutisu Sword and Scales) "Lady Justice Sword and Scales" For some reason I briefly tricked myself into believing bad-ass cop woman was the MC before being hit [...]
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Studio: ARMS Genre(s): Drama, Action, Magic, Science Fiction OP: “Justitia” by Lia ED: “Blue Topaz” by Rui Tanabe Summary: In 2018, normal humans and those who can use magic coexist. As a result, [...]
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It's finally come time for that magical court room drama but the ecchi studio ARMS. Before we get to meet the MC, we're introduced to the legal system regarding the world of this anime. Wizard and [...]
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I’ll cover the two Nobunaga shows and Buddy Complex in another post tomorrow. * * * * * Nisekoi Ep. 1: Keep your love locked down Episode summary: When Chitoge vaults over a wall to get to class in a [...]
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When a show uses a word like “barristers” in the title, my expectation is to compare it to all of the episodes of Law & Order and other legal procedural dramas that I’ve watched. So when the guy who [...]
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Wizards and witches coincidentally seem to make the season's best - Wizard Barristers is bustling in its first episode, but it's also unexpectedly a very contemplative animation, with very deep [...]
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(12 episodes) What’s it about ? Magician Lawyers, duh. Characters Cecile Sudo, our plucky teenage protagonist, because of course you can’t have anyone over 17 starring in such a series. She’s a [...]
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Norio Wakamoto is a talking frog who gropes underage girls. Something about wizards lawyers and explosions. I’m not really sure where this is going. It started out entertaining, I’ll give it that. The [...]
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In a world where magic and those able to use it (known as Wud) are relatively commonplace, you need some kind of legal system in place to deal with those who abuse their powers.  Abuse such as blowing [...]
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The secret’s in the hole. Impressions: Oh good, a show that understands what a hook is. The rest of the episode didn’t quite live up to that, but it does give at least the hope that in the future, [...]
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