Asteroid in Love
Series review of Asteroid in Love. The Earth Science Club looks to uncover the mysteries of both the ground and sky. An easygoing, but fun story with well-rounded character and solid animation.
DetailsPromare
Because I knew that Promare was a Studio Trigger film, I was eagerly waiting for its theatrical release. I wasn’t sure how much of it I was going to understand, but I figured I’d, at least, get a kick out of it, but five minutes in, I realized I would get a lot more than I would have dared hope.
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Series review of Id:Invaded. Former detective Akihito Narihisago helps search for notorious serial killers by entering their minds. A fascinating mystery story with outstanding animation and characters.
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Series review of Infinite Dendrogram. Follow Ray Starling as he travels through the virtual world of Infinite Dendrogram. A bland fantasy-adventure story with paper-thin characters that boast decent — not great — visuals.
DetailsBanana Fish
Basically the plot is as follows. Ash Lynx, a 17-year-old gang member, and leader, is up to speed in the aftermath over a thing or substance named “Banana Fish”, connected to his sibling Griffin and the war in Iraq. Ash’s chief and abuser Dino needs this substance back. In the interim, 19-year-old Eiji from Japan…
DetailsMagical Sempai
Looking for a club that will allow him to do whatever the hell he wants, an unenthused first-year high school student stumbles upon the club room that is going to change his life forever. Inside is a beautiful upperclassman, his Sempai, practicing magic. Sempai, upon realizing the boy is watching her, is immediately struck with crippling stage fright. However, that doesn’t mean the show has to end. Sempai offers – a.k.a., pesters – the first-year to become her Assistant. Begrudgingly, Assistant sticks around. Now the pair are on a mission (or, at least, Sempai is) to create the perfect magic act.
DetailsThat Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
In the world that we all know, Satoru Mikami was the epitome of an average guy. Sadly, that is not always enough to keep one safe. After a senseless act of violence, Satoru is mortally wounded, and his consciousness slowly begins to drift away. Waking up in a dark cave, the human that was once known as Satoru Mikami is reincarnated as the oddly powerful slime monster named Rimuru Tempest.
DetailsFire Force
Fire Force season 1 will stand out if not for just it’s incredibly high quality execution in both animation and character development. It’s quite an unusual world to jump into and certainly has its fair share of shortcomings, but with awesome action, great humor and plenty of drama it’s absolutely worth your time.
DetailsAre You Lost
While on their school trip, Homare Onishima, Mutsu Amatani, Asuka Suzumori, and Shion find themselves in an unthinkable situation. Following an accident, the four high schoolers become stranded on a deserted island. Although Mutsu, Asuka, and Shion are desperately scared and have no idea what to do, the same cannot be said for Homare, who was trained by her father to survive in the most hostile environments. The three other girls will need to rely on Homare’s expertise to get them through this ordeal, which isn’t always pretty.
DetailsKeep Your Hands Off Eizouken
From as far back as she can remember, Midori Asakusa has loved animation and is an avid student of how visual storytellers convey meaning through camera shots, movement, designs, setting, and music. If there is one thing Midori wants to do, it’s be a filmmaker. Therefore, Midori and her friends Sayaka Kanamori and Tsubame Mizusaki decide to try their hand at animation brilliance, and they form their school’s newest club, the Eizouken.
DetailsSomali and the Forest Spirti
Forest guardians are silent observers who watch over the land but never get involved with the natural order. One such sentinel, who we will call Gollum, is near the end of his function when he runs into a creature even rarer than himself, a young human girl. In this world, humans have been hunted to near extinction, and this small child is lost and alone. Therefore, Gollum names the girl Somali, and together, they set off to travel the land, meeting an endless parade of unique individuals.
DetailsGleipnir
While the first episode of Gleipnir does pose an interesting concept and execute with impressive quality, there are themes present that feel forced and detract from the potential insight the story could pull off very quickly.
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