Genre : Time travel, Murder mystery, Grade school action Episodes: 12 Studio: A-1 Pictures Satoru is in his late 20s and works at a pizzeria. He is stoic, jaded and disconnected from pretty much everything. He is also definitely not a pedophile. He is just aimlessly drifting through life when his boring little world gets suddenly…
I’m loving Irina’s ongoing titles for these Pet episode reviews. Actually, I’m just enjoying reading about a show I can’t watch as it makes me intrigued each and every week. 8 more words via PET episode 6 – Fish Flakes — 100 Word Anime I’ve gone off the deep end. Maybe my brain got screwey at…
Hello one and all. I spontaneous decided that I would start off our Jeweller Richard conversation this week so I’m hoping Karandi isn’t putting together a wonderful first draft as we speak! 34 more words via The Case Files of Jeweller Richard Episode 2 — 100 Word Anime As you may have noticed, I’m really cutting…
Genre : Action, drama, supernatural Episodes: 13 Studio: GoHands We have always had to contend with forces beyond our reach or perception. There are things in the world that just “are” and ordinary people can’t do much more than learn the rules and play by them. But Kings are not ordinary people. For…
Genre : Action, political thriller, mystery, magical girl(?) Episodes: 12 Studio: Actas As someone who lives in a very cold country, I have a healthy appreciation for walls. They can be incredibly useful. Necessary even. But history has thought us that when they are used to tear families apart and segment off bits of the…
Have you guys ever read The Casual Vacancy. It’s a novel J,K, Rowling published after finishing the Harry Potter series. It’s a slightly sleepy suburban mystery which looks into the themes of class inequality, the prevalence and impact of the drug trade on common individuals and other social issues without every taking to hard a…
Genre : Fantasy, adventure, action, mystery, romance Episodes: 12 Studio: Passione Piena is a land of uncertainty and strife. Sure it’s enjoyed a few decades of peace, prosperity even, but in a land constantly threatened by the potential return of the demon king, a devastating monster that could wipe out humanity in its…
Extra Halloween Post I recently had a birthday and this year, I decided to celebrate by indulging in the 3 vs. That is: Vacation, Vodka and Visual Novels! I had seen a few posts from the translators over at manga gamer about this new game called Hashihime of Old Book Town and the cover…
Hello friends! Let’s talk about pretty anime boys. Even though I have a clear anime focus on this blog, I’ve made no secret of my appreciation for visual novels, blotomes(TM) and otomes. I have attempted review some with mixed results… When I first discovered the rich world of what is essentially interactive novels, it was…
Genre : Supernatural, drama, thriller, horror, psychological, romance Length: 2h 1 minute Studio: ufotable This is the story of a girl with a dream that was unbearably beautiful. A dream so bright that it blinded her and so pretty that it hurt. A dream that made her so happy that she was frightened and tried to…
Genre : Supernatural, School, Mystery, maybe a bit of implied yuri? I dunno, I may just be starved for yuri lately… Length: 59 min Studio: ufotable Ahh to be 16, nubile and in love. Azaka certainly has everything a young girl could ask for. She’s beautiful, smart, imbued with magical abilities and has the bestest…
Genre: Existential horror, supernatural, artsy Length: Studio: ufotable Sometimes it’s hard to wrap your head around just being you. What does that even mean, anyway? What exactly are you supposed to do with existing? Nothing really, that’s the rub. It’s the same old questions philosophers and emo teens have been asking since the…
Genre: Supernatural, Magical Girl, Mystery, Action, Gothicness Episodes: 12 Studio: Gainax A good book is a thing of wonder. It can allow you to meet extraordinary people and travel to unknown realms. A great book, is pure magic! But have you ever heard of Phantom Books? These mystic tomes have been created with such mastery,…
Genre : Josei, Horror, Mystery, Psychological Thriller Studio: J.C.Staff Full disclosure, it’s Friday evening. I started a new visual novel last night and I just can not wait to finish this post so I can slip on my soft onsie, pour myself a glass of wine, and dive right back into it. That shouldn’t affect…
Genre : Josei, Horror, Mystery, Psychological Thriller Studio: J.C.Staff I have no clue what’s going on here. Not with the episode I mean, with me. Also with the episode… This was a gibberish filled non episode brimming with melodrama. You know, everything I don’t like. Except for gibberish, in the right circumstances it can be…