Oof, Now This is a Weak Season (Fall 2018)

I've been kinda busy with other things and haven't had much time for anime recently. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately for me) there aren't a lot of interesting anime airing this season. This summer we had Hanebado, Planet With and Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight which were all spectacular and set a high quality bar for everything …

All Hail Lelouch, Emperor of Irony

With Code Geass: Lelouch of the Resurrection on the horizon I think it's a good time to revisit this modern classic. Spoilers ahead, by the way. Code Geass was one of the shows that originally got me into anime properly. Rather than passively soaking in whatever I happened to encounter on Toonami or Adult Swim, …

What I’m Enjoying This Season (Summer 2018)

It's not a long list, but it is a spicy one. This season feels pretty weak overall, and there's only one or two shows I haven't tried yet that I think I might enjoy, but the three that I have picked up I am thoroughly enjoying. What are those? Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight is an …

The Utena of the Love Live of the Moe Genre of our Generation

I'm exaggerating a little bit there. It's not that great. But it seems worth a watch. Hi again, by the way. My motivation to blog about anime seems to wax and wane at times and I didn't watch much last season. However, Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight has awoken me from my slumber. I still have …

Zaregoto and Rage

I'm mad. Not visibly angry but a seething form of anger which rests underneath the skin and doesn't go away. It's the kind of mad that drives people to do something. In my case, that something is to write. I'm mad about Zaregoto. Zaregoto (also known as Kubikiri Cycle or The Headless Cycle) is an …

The Rest of the Winter 2018 Premiers

Now that Darling in the FranXX has aired I can write about the rest of the season premiers. I think the only thing I'm interested in that hasn't aired yet is the Shaft adaptation of Fate/Extra, but oh well. I actually dislike Fate as a franchise, and I found Kara no Kyoukai to be underwhelming …

Winter 2018 So Far

The 2018 Winter season has begun and I'm still feeling swamped from all the stuff I want to watch from 2017. I'm powering through it currently but still, there's a lot of it. I think I need to watch at least 10 shows and give maybe 5 more a try before I can sit down …

Fall 2017 was a good season

Also, Happy New Years! It's 2018 in Japan while still being 2017 where I am as I'm writing this (thought now I'm posting it much later) and I'm just here, chilling alone, watching along with the Mogra party. Feels pretty good. I know I haven't updated this blog in almost a year but I feel …

Winter 2017 Week 2 Part 2

Okay, let's just talk about Maid Dragon for a bit here. This episode was a lot better than the first. I know I said I dropped it, but whatever, I gave it another chance. The comedy worked better this time, and even if it wasn't consistently hilarious like Konosuba is it's still only half of …

Winter 2017 Week 2, Part 1

I thought this winter would be slim pickings but there have been a few pleasant surprises mixed in with a number of strong continuations, enough that I'm watching about 10 shows now, almost twice as many as last season. That may be a function of being more engaged with anime than I was last season, …