Titles: Donten ni Warau Butty Laugh, Unterm Wollkenhimmel: Laughing Under the Clouds – Gaiden Genre: Action, comedy, drama, supernatural, history Episodes: 12 Studio: Doga Kobo It’s the 11th year of the Meji era and Japan is slowly changing. The emperor is finally ready to accept foreigners and outside influence is sipping into the country, bringing…
Hi Scott, Hi everyone! Sorry I’m a little late with this week’s post for Sasaki and Miyano. I decided to try to make pelmeni from scratch and it turned out to be a considerably more ambitious endeavor than I had calculated. On the upside, they are delicious! Like almost worth it delicious. How are you…
Everyone’s favourite seasonal ship has sailed. I think My Dress-Up Darling took a lot of people by surprise. There’s a lot to be said for shows that know how to use their charm and this is certainly one of them. For my money, the adaptation actually manages to bring the very best out of the…
Noooo! You Can’t do This. Listen to me The Case Study of Vanitas, you can’t leave us on a cliffhanger, is that understood!?! I get that not everything is going to get resolved. I made my peace with that. And by peace I mean I’m going to use whether black magic necessary to get another…
Titles: KazeTsuyo, Run with the Wind Genre: Sports!, comedy, drama, slice of life Episodes: 23 Studio: Production I.G Running is hard. It’s so hard! It’s one of the toughest physical activities you can do for any sustained amount of time. And it hurts like your whole body. The risk of injury is high and the…
Titles: I★CHU: HALFWAY THROUGH THE IDOL, I★CHU: Étoile Stage Genre: Idol, CBDCT,Comedy Episodes: 12 Studio: Lay-duce Étoile Vio School is a very special place. For one, it’s the only place where IChus are made. Probably because no one knows what the heck and Ichu is. I think it’s just a name for idol. Like any…
Well, this is kind of a predicament. I watched Vanitas yesterday and I liked the episode but I had so many things to say I didn’t know how to stat. Today I watched My Dress-Up Darling and I liked the episode but I don’t know where to start because I don’t really have anything to…
How are there only two episodes left of The Case Study of Vanitas? Even if they somehow manage to wrap up this arc in so few episodes, which seems doubtful, there is a lot left to explore in this story. So far, The Case Study f Vanitas has been pretty good with pacing. They haven’t…
Titles: Dance with Devils Genre: Comedy, supernatural, romance, otome, reverse harem Episodes: 12 Studio: Brain’s Base Ritsuka is an ordinary reverse harem main character. She’s very nice to everyone, to a fault really. She manages to be adorable helpless in most situations. She’s completely irresistible for reasons beyond the comprehension of us mere mortals. She’s…
I’m officially going back to the office this week. Only one day a week but it’s quickly going to go up to three. I’m not too thrilled about it and it’s going to make working on the blog a bit more difficult but I guess it will be nice to get a change of scenery….
I have noticed that there are a lot more manga about cats than about dogs. I have a feeling that Japan in general is more of a cat place. Not that they don’t have their share of notable and incredibly adorable dogs. It’s just that I mostly see manga and anime either about cats or…
There were some anime where I was really happy to realize that there were only two episodes left. But in the case of My Dress-Up Darling, I’m already a bit nostalgic. Even though the season is mostly over, I still find the show refreshing and a great way to ease into the weekend. I guess…
Oh my! After the fluffy goofball romp that was last week’s The Case Study of Vanitas, we were thrown into quite the dramatic arc. I personally find Louis to be a very effective tragic character. I can’t help feeling bad for him and Domi whenever we see a bit of him. I have to wonder…
Titles: BACK ARROW Genre: Science fiction, action, western, Mecha, adventure Episodes: 24 Studio: Studio VOLN Lingalind is enclosed by the Wall. The Wall both protects and nurtures the land, granting blessings to all the people. Of course, some are considerably more blessed than others. And the people of Edger village, seem to have been entirely…
You know, every week I start watching My Dress-Up Darling thinking maybe this is the episode I’m not going to like. It’s ok. A single episode I like less isn’t going to discredit a show. A lot of my favourite shows have episodes I consider weak. That’s perfectly normal. And I was all set to…