I do this post on my blog every year. For those who are reading it for the first time, even though I watched these in 2021, the series may have come out years ago. I do have a few classics this year. There are a few posts I enjoy writing over and over again and…
Tag: anime
The Gymnastics Samurai and The Ninja Ballerina
Titles: Taiso Samurai Genre: Sports!, family Episodes: 11 Studio: MAPPA Joutarou Aragaki is a bit of a legend. He is the one and only gymnastics samurai. He even has a moved named after him. Once upon a time, he was the future of the sport and even managed a silver at the Olympics. But ever…
5 Recipes featured in Anime that you should try for yourself
I know I repeat myself a lot but for those of you that haven’t heard the story, the original concept for this blog was for me to try to recreate dishes I saw in anime (or make vegetarian versions) and share the results with you. I’ve always enjoyed cooking and I thought it would be…
In Defence of Anime Comedy
I like comedies. I’m just a person who likes to laugh a lot. That’s why it’s always a bit hurtful to see people disparaging the genre. So today I’m going to defend comedies. Despite it being one of the most popular genres, arguable and arch-genre, that has no need to be defended. I feel useful!
Ushio & Tora – A Strangely Nostalgic Romp
Titles: ushitora, Ushio and Tora Genre: Fantasy, action, Yokai, Supernatural, Shonen, Comedy, drama Episodes: 39 (26 + 13) Studio: MAPPA, Studio VOLN Ushio always thought his dad was a bit nuts or at least, a bit of a drag. Always going on about some old legend. Granted, the old guy is the head of a…
Utsubora Manga Review
I’ve been collecting manga for a little while now and I do enjoy it a lot. In an effort to branch out and maybe discover something I wouldn’t have otherwise, I asked for manga suggestions on Twitter and got a bunch back. It’s how I discovered Blank Canvas which I really dig. Among the people…
AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline ep13 – An Actual Cliffhanger
I’m not sure if it was planned from the start but it turns out that AMAIM is going to be a split cour now and we will have to wait until March to see the rest. Now Scott, when you first told me this I thought, ok, that’s fine. A single-season break is not too…
I Had to Drink and Watch Anime to Survive 2021
Hi guys, How are you? I really hope you’re doing well.
5 Anime New Year’s Wishes & Goals
As a general rule I’m not much of a maker of New Year’s resolutions. I really like the idea…for other people. For me, my impatience isn’t going to let me wait until New Year to bring a positive change in my life once I think of it and my completionist streak makes it hard to…
New Year’s is for Lovers – My OTP
Some of you may have picked up on the fact that I’m not much of a romantic. It’s not that I have anything against lurve really but I am just generally bored by romantic storylines and find most of what passes for epic love stories to be frankly very unromantic…. I mean people still think…
I’m dreaming of a Shiro Christmas – The Significance of White in Anime
This is the second blogmas I’m spending with you all. The second time we get to sit down together and just chat over the holidays about nothing and everything. I really appreciate it. It makes the snowy season just a tad bit warmer. It really is a comforting exercise for me to just sit down…
Hotel Phryne – Late Christmas Webtoon First Impression
It’s been a while since I talked about a webtoon on here and I think it’s a perfect time. Ok, it’s a little late. Fine, it’s not a perfect time at all! New Year’s is sort of the same as Christmas, right? How about this, you can humour me and we’ll consider it a late…
Amaim Warrior at the Border Episode 12: The Ghost of AMAIM Present — Mechanical Anime Reviews
Hi Irina! I suppose the day this comes out will be the day after Christmast so hopefully you had a good time with great people. I am at my parental house at the moment and only had one cousin come over to it which is one more family member from the beyond that usually shows […]…
Visual Prison ep.12 – Don’t Call it a Comeback!
Visual Prison is not for everyone. I know this because I know fellow bloggers that have gone out of their way to let me know that it was the worst show they had ever watched or that they dropped it within the first 5 minutes. I mean it had the lowest rating of the season…
Platinum End ep 12- Baby’s First Philosophy Class
I will admit that there was one thing I liked about this week’s Platinum End. I’m not going to tell you what that one thing is though. At least not right away. I want you to stick around and maybe click on this post. I feel like I’m improving at this blogging thing in the…















