A lot of people watched Toyko Ghoul √A this year. I was not one of those people. I just didn’t care. And unlike Gakkou Garashi, which I regret having skipped out on during its initial run earlier in the year, I have no such regrets regarding the ghouls of this urban fantasy. Can I understand why people would love this show? Yes. Do I myself give two shits about this show? No. Non, et je ne regrette rien. The root…
Shimoneta and Prison School made plenty of controversy this year involving obscenities, sexuality, and a certain dub line that I’ll decline to talk about. They were made to challenge controversies to the point where even fans of this comedy style would get annoyed at how much their excesses invaded the screen. Subtlety was unheard of as episode after episode of these two shows pumped out meat for Sankaku Complex articles while some couldn’t tell whether or not these shows were…
Well I finally did it. I have watched the entire 2011 version of Hunter x Hunter. It had always been on my series bucket list years back, but never really got into experiencing because of other commitments. The trudge could be daunting at times, and I had to remind myself I watched much longer series to get ahead, but all in all, the binge has been a net gain in my eyes. Nevertheless, there is that one headscratcher I have…
Shinmai Maou no Testament—still running as of this writing—is not a good show for many reasons. The show revels in derivative light novel clichés and sleazy fanservice that only the most desperate teenage boy could enjoy in earnest. Our main character Basara breastfeeding on his stepsister or massaging cake batter on a succubus’s ass become regular occurrences. Boobs jiggle more than there are breaths from my lungs, shaking and quivering as much as I presume the intended audience’s right hand…
Welcome one and all, to the 12 Days of Anime. 2015 was a spastic year for us fans, but we persevered. And we witnessed things you wouldn’t believe… Hey, remember Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Because I barely do. On the top of my mind, I can recall an albino boy brushing his teeth, and something about this one girl who carried a giant sack around her. I also remember it taking so…
So I’ve been slacking off on some anime recently. Haven’t watched the latest Durarara episode. Yet to see Shimoneta beyond the first few episodes. And don’t even talk to me about Overlord. But there’s one show that has confused me so much that I must witness it week after week hoping for an answer but only receiving a sucker punch. This show was not just bad, but horrifying in its fumbles and mistakes, creating a world without human emotion and…
“I guess, I see a lot of myself in you.” – Korra So let’s start with that quote. On the plus side, it’s refreshing for the Avatar to actually talk someone down from violence instead of beat them up until they accept peace. In a sense, it resolves the Dark Korra arc that’s been haunting the season by showing Korra concoct an alternate solution to what her shadow’s been stopping her from doing. People complained that this was going on…
So Psycho-Pass 2 has recently ended. And after my commending impression of the first episode, this show went off the rails more than any other show this season could do. Yes, you can say that Grisaia or Sword Art Online were worse, but they didn’t have that extra sting of being promised a sequel to a wonderful show. Maybe it was blind idealism getting in the way of seeing what was going on before the beginning. One could hope that…
Okay, I get it. Kuvira’s forming the Earth Reich. She’s making Nazi Dirtmany, with her own Groundstapo and Earthmacht. The only way to dig the point deeper would be for her to make up her own language that sounds suspiciously like German, or to name the last episode “Groundfall”. Not an episode goes by where some character doesn’t talk about evil Kuvira is. I have deep pity for anyone who takes a shot every time Kuvira’s villainy is mentioned or…
So besides saving Zhu Li, what was the point of Bolin being in this episode? He didn’t really prove his worth or show off any lavabending moves. Instead, he’s just the comic relief in a recon mission. And while that would be just dandy in the first season, but we already had over 40 episodes to deal with that. I don’t think the writers know what to do with Bolin anymore. They keep throwing him around as a failed movie…