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SSSS.GRIDMAN – 02 [Restoration]
Me blogging a Trigger show? Well, I’ll be damned myself but life does take some strange turn. Not that I’m a Trigger naysayer but if I’ll be honest, Trigger shows tend to rub me in a wrong way. The...
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Thunderbolt Fantasy 2 – 03 [Princess of Cruelty]
Now that’s more like it. Until you see the puppets’ blood-squirting and head-rolling you know that Thunderbolt Fantasy is back in full force. On a narrative side, this season has been more...
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Asobi Asobase (Summer 2018) Review – 83/100
In a year where comedy shows gain an unexpected strong showing, somehow a show about 3 cute girls and their pass-timer club emerges as one of the best comedy around. Yep, forget Hinamatsuri, forget...
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Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara – 03 [No Rain, No Rainbow]
Three episodes in, Hitomi finally joins the Photography/ Art club, talking about deliberate pacing here. Irozuku remains a show that still hasn’t totally impressed me. The main issues aren’t in the...
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SSSS.GRIDMAN – 03 [Defeat]
3 episodes in, GRIDMAN certainly surprises me in more ways than one. On one level, I really appreciate the show for its visual framing. There are many shots that are pure stunning, in a way it conveys...
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Thunderbolt Fantasy 2 – 04 [Close Foes]
I’m glad to say that Thunderbolt Fantasy slowly goes back to its own charms, namely the witty banters between all the cast where they bounce off each other to reach a sort of agreement. This episode...
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SSSS.GRIDMAN – 04 [Suspicion]
Before discussing this week’s episode, I feel the need to mention the weekly voice drama (thanks a bunch for bringing it to my attention, Animosh) of GRIDMAN that provides more context and dare I say,...
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Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara – 04 [Cut it Out Granny!]
This episode marks an official appearance of Kohaku, and she is indeed brightens the screen and quickly becomes my favorite character out of this series. She’s both an interesting character in her own...
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Thunderbolt Fantasy 2 – 05 [Hellfire Valley]
Now, things escalate pretty quickly. In a Thunderbolt Fantasy fashion, the moment Lang Wu Xiao gets a hand of the dragon’s horn and the formula, he double-crosses Gui Niao. But I can’t hate this guy,...
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Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara – 05 [A Modest Recipe]
If I have one word that could describe Irozuku so far, it’s “slow-burn”. Indeed we have something burned this week (Hitomi’s failed attempts of making star sand), and “slow” is definitely on the table...
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SSSS.GRIDMAN – 05 [Provocation]
I feel like it’s inevitable that we eventually get to this episode. It’s an episode where the cast will wear some sort of bikini and swimsuit and show as much skin and flesh as possible. We’re also...
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Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara – 06 [Golden Fish]
Irozuku takes us to episode 6 for something significant happen, but even then it’s decidedly under-dramatic. This week, we have a whole lot more of magical moments that certainly are the feast to the...
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SSSS.GRIDMAN – 06 [Contact]
“They shouldn’t making episodes without kaiju in them “ It’s very cheeky of GRIDMAN to meta-comment on this episode, as indeed there isn’t any big fight between Gridman and kaiju monsters this week....
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Thunderbolt Fantasy 2 – 06-07 [A Poisoner’s Pride/ Bewitching Whispers]
My apologies that I missed a post last week, it’s not due to the lack of interest of Thunderbolt given the show is as exciting as ever, but more about my hectic life. These past two episodes have many...
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Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara – 07 [The Burden of Venus]
And with this episode, my patience for Irozuku has started to run dry. It’s that, I learn very little about about them this week. The plot is on the standstill and it’s a whiplash that the cliffhanger...
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SSSS.GRIDMAN – 07 [Scheme]
The last two episodes GRIDMAN has cleared up many things and handily suggests the road it will ultimately take for its last half. First, it’s the reveal that the world our characters live in is belong...
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Thunderbolt Fantasy 2 – 08 [The Song That Dooms Evil]
Thunderbolt mixes things up nicely this week. This week, the overpowered Princess has a fair shot of killing off our Shang Bu Huan, but predictably leaves him so that he can suffer. As often the case,...
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Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara – 08 [Fragile Fragments]
The moment teen-Kohaku came to the picture few episodes ago, I knew that she’d be the one who forces the plot forward, for better or for worse. After a few episodes where she had been just eccentric,...
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SSSS.GRIDMAN – 08 [Confrontation]
Is it just me or Akane’s face is too pink this week? GRIDMAN doesn’t break its formula this week. Structure-wise, it’s another first-half minimalist building up and second-half grand battle between...
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Thunderbolt Fantasy 2 – 09 [The Path of the Strong]
As soon as our Princess Cruelty has her redemption moments, I immediately realize this might be the last we see of her. This proves to be the case, well, this is Thunderbolt world we’re talking about...
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