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Violet Evergarden (2018 Winter) Review – 76/100
Violet Evergarden’s existence has surely been a public one. Acclaimed before everyone lick a taste of it (it was awarded for grand prize in the fifth Kyoto Animation Award’s novel category in 2014 –...
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Hinamatsuri – 03 [Hobo Life 101]
Hinamatsuri week 3 plays like an extension to Anzu and Hitomi’s stories last week. It’s like two sides of a same coin where you can see these girls grow in a direction you don’t expect (NO innuendo...
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Hisone to Masotan – 02 [I’ll Name the Dragon Masotan]
It’s already 2 episodes in and I still have absolute no idea what HisoMaso’s overarching theme is going to be, which might no be a bad thing given I enjoy the show for what it is so far. HisoMaso’s...
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Golden Kamuy – 03 [Kamuy Moshir]
We have a sparser episode compared to the one last week, but believe me it’s still a dense episode with many seeds being planted and this week is essentially your Ainu 101 episode. The mangaka does a...
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Hinamatsuri – 04 [Disownment Rock n’ Roll Fever]
Contrary to what I predicted last week, turns out there is a continuation to the “cliff-hanger” last week, and more importantly, it serves as a catalyst for Hinamatsuri this week’s first half. This is...
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Hisone no Masotan – 03 [Take responsibility, would you?]
HisoMaso continues its bright, playful creativeness with another stellar episode, albeit a bit light in terms of plot. It’s an annual Air show and with that our titular characters’ bond is getting a...
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Golden Kamuy – 04 [Grim Reaper]
Given the brisk pace Golden Kamuy usually sprint through its storyline, breather moments like those in the first half of this episode is much needed. Not only it allows the events happened so far to...
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Hinamatsuri – 05 [Three Heads Are Better Than One]
At this point, I’m done delving on what the main thread of Hinamatsuri is. What appeared at first as the buddy/parental relationship between a yakuza and a psychic girl has evolved into something...
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Hisone to Masotan – 04 [They Came to Gifu]
With this episode the main plot thread of HisoMaso starts to emerge. Not only we have a new character this week, but all three of the remaining cast joined in in spectacular fashion. And befitting...
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Golden Kamuy – 05 [Race]
I’m particularly worried about the pacing of Golden Kamuy, which is as messy as it gets. The pacing has no problem speed through the action chases to the ridiculous level, then slow down several...
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Hinamatsuri – 06 [Nitta-san Has a Dandy Dad]
This week in Anzumatsuri Hinamatsuri, the show proves once again that it does have something up its sleeves. Rarely a show does the drama effectively to the point of winning me some (manly) tears, let...
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2011 Anime Retrospective: THE iDOLM@STER & Usagi Drop
IDOLMASTER Usagi Drop Before we get to the reviews this time, there’s something that I forgot to mention in the first few posts. In order to come up with the shortlists, I used the information mainly...
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Hisone no Masotan – 05 [Do You Really Think That There’s Anybody Who Likes...
There’s one thing you can count on original shows, you can never know for sure what the plot is going next. Sometimes, it surprises you with its sheer originality and sometimes, it could go to weird...
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Golden Kamuy – 06 [Hunter’s Soul]
Well, (animal) shit. Golden Kamuy starts slow this week and ends with a bang. This episode presents many of Golden Kamuy’s ups and downs so it’s best to dissect them one by one. For the negative part,...
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Hinamatsuri – 07 [Anzu Is a Greeter Now]
At this halfway mark, I want point out that the comedy of Hinamatsuri isn’t as sharp as the first few episodes (except for the segment including Hitomi’s classmates). There’s still absurdist sense of...
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Hisone to Masotan – 06 [I’ll Shout Your Name]
At one point during this episode I almost felt that Hoshino was just too overboard. Being stubborn is one thing, but when you’re too stubborn you outright hurt others’ feeling without backing down,...
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Golden Kamuy – 07 [Complication]
This week ties up one plot thread that is Nihei and Tanigaki and their quest for hunting down the wise wolf and overall it does a decent job at that. Continuing from where the last episode left of,...
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Hinamatsuri – 08 [And It’s The Same Old Hina]
The core dynamic of Nitta and Hina again is put into test this week, this time with more pressing matters. There’s a woman from Hina’s world comes to bring her back home, except – you know – she’s...
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Hisone to Masotan – 07 [Kingdom of Love]
Hmmm, I do feel like I’m watching some propaganda in HisoMaso this week, in which it tries to sell us the ideas that women’s low self-esteem and insecurity are the best way to “soulmate” their...
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Golden Kamuy – 08 [Eyes of a Murderer]
Wait, did we seriously just watch a guy who gets aroused with the idea of killing? I mean, what a way to explore his twisted desire and what a visual Golden Kamuy presents here. A glowing circle in...
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