SSSS.GRIDMAN – 09 [Dream]
Before this episode, I was thinking that it must take a full bag of magic to make me care about Akane, being an irredeemable bitch as she is. Episode 9 did just that, and then some, in its own fashion...
View ArticleIrozuku Sekai no Ashita kara – 09 [Wandering Words]
Another episode, and my disappointment keeps raising up. Irozuku has come to the point where it has to creates its own conflict (all these romance drama), but it’s the development that we already...
View ArticleThunderbolt Fantasy 2 – 10 [Demonic Swords/Holy Swords]
This week, Thunderbolt takes a left turn to resolve side conflicts, or even new minor conflicts it thought of, mostly to boost up the status of our main cast. It’s still enjoyable, in an admittedly...
View ArticleSSSS.GRIDMAN – 10 [Collapse]
After a crucial episode last week where GRIDMAN reached its highest bar to date, it’s understandable that everything that follows it would be a letdown. Nothing in this new episode can beat the moment...
View ArticleIrozuku Sekai no Ashita kara – 10 [Monochromatic Crayon]
Irozuku, as meandering as it always is, has some stunning sequences this episode. It furthers proves the fact that 1) the magical sequence is where Irozuku really takes off and 2) its strength always...
View ArticleThunderbolt Fantasy 2 – 11 [The Dignity of Evil]
This week we see something that rarely happens: Gui Niao is in a fault mood. As it turns out, this little war between Enigmatic Gale and Dirty Cop is more about the Vape Wiz’s ego rather than the...
View ArticleSSSS.GRIDMAN – 11 [Decisive Battle]
I have a sense that GRIDMAN regresses considerably since its magnificent episode 9. Well, major events are still happening. Last week, Anti transformed into GridKinight and this week, it’s revealed...
View ArticleIrozuku Sekai no Ashita kara – 11 [The Waning Moon]
And suddenly, after weeks of hovering around, Irozuku has some sort of urgency this week. You see, Hitomi’s spell starts to wear off and she only has 2 days left to say goodbye to this world. NOW the...
View ArticleThunderbolt Fantasy 2 – 12 [The Hunting Fox]
Boy, it sure feels great to see the biggest douchebag gets punched repeatedly to the face by his own dirty tricks. It also feels good when the femme fatale Seven Blashphemous Deaths Sword feels...
View ArticleSSSS.GRIDMAN – 12 [Awakening]
GRIDMAN closes off its story on a grand spectacular finale and as far as spectacular goes, it does its job nicely. Personally I’m more impressed with this show in its quiet moments so I enjoyed it...
View ArticleIrozuku Sekai no Ashita kara (2018 Fall) Anime Review – 73/100
In the last few years, it’s great to see P.A Works has slowly created their own studio identity, putting more original works with consistent production values. Just in 2018, they produced 4 shows...
View ArticleThunderbolt Fantasy 2 (Fall 2018) Anime Review – 86/100
If anyone has been familiar with the first season of Thunderbolt Fantasy, you’d find yourself a lot to enjoy in this second installment. Served as a sequel, but not a direct continuation to the first,...
View ArticleSSSS.GRIDMAN (Fall 2018) Anime Review – 87/100
Let it be known that I’ve never been a fan of Trigger. For me, they’re one of the most style-with-no-substance studio on Earth with a tendency for god-awful fanservice, and total nonsense in terms of...
View ArticleSome Quick First Impressions: Boogiepop wa Warawanai (2019), Egao no Daika...
Boogiepop wa Warawanai (2019) Short Synopsis: A teenage boy meets his crush’s costumed alter ego, Boogiepop, as rumors about disappearing girls spread through their high school. Lenlo’s Review: Ah, a...
View ArticleBoogiepop wa Warawanai (2019) – 02/03 (Boogiepop Does Not Laugh 2/3)
Welcome to Boogiepop, one of the hallmark franchise in the history of this medium. The Light Novels itself dated back in 1995 and is still considered as one of the earliest Light Novels ever released...
View ArticleWinter 2019 Anime Coverage
Like a cold you can’t get rid of, the new season has come and all the premieres have been aired. Overall, this Winter season looks to be an exciting one. It’s certainly the fewest shows in terms of...
View ArticleKemurikusa – 02 [Episode 02]
I’m glad that the girls (FYI, their names are: Rina our main girl, Rin the oldest cat-ears girl, and Ritsu the quadruplet) decide to explore to other islands because the world building of Kemurikusa...
View ArticleBoogiepop wa Warawanai (2019) – 04 [VS The Imaginator 1]
It starts with a girl jumping off the building. I’m always a sucker for this sort of opener (clue in to Lain and Satoshi Kon even though Kon never technically did that for opener), and it feels like a...
View ArticleKouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai – 02 [The Wandering Six]
Many of you might wonder why I decided to blog this show, despite the first episode spent two third of its time in one single aerial combat, which can be fascinating to watch but bring extremely...
View ArticleWinter 2019 Summary – Week 2
Welcome to the new weekly section where I will cover current season’s shows that I’m still following that haven’t been blogged by us, the leftovers so to speak. That way readers who watch these shows...
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