Free! Take Your Marks
Free! Take Your Marks is the third film in Kyoto Animation’s well-established Free! anime franchise. Because of this, I won’t spend too much time talking about the title’s cast members or plot. Instead, I’ll be focusing solely on what the fanbase is here to see. I...
Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel I. presage flower
I’ve been a fan of the Fate universe ever since I saw Studio DEEN’s 2006 adaptation of Saber’s route from the original Fate/stay night visual novel. Even I have to admit, though, that the Fate/stay night story has become a smidge convoluted thanks to the fluid...
Haikyu!! Battle of Concepts
Haikyu!! is a shonen sports anime spanning three seasons, which follows the trials and tribulations of the Karasuno High School volleyball team. More specifically, it traces the team’s evolution from a lovable group of misfits and dreamers. Viewers are taken along for...
King of Thorn
Director: Kazuyoshi Katayama Script: Kazuyoshi Katayama and Hiroshi Yamaguchi Studio: Sunrise Sci-fi horror is a genre that’s befuddled me for ages. I can understand the appeal, that often scientific progress into the unknown often has terrifying implications. Mary...
Liz and the Blue Bird (Liz to Aoi Tori)
In Liz and the Blue Bird (Liz to Aoi Tori), two girls learn that people come and go in your life and there’s no getting around that. Part of the Sound! Euphonium franchise, film’s story is presented two ways. In the main track, that is grounded in quiet realism....
Prospect
Before we begin, ten quick notes about Prospect: Gravity in space? Those headphones look awesome. “We could be stranded?” That’s one heck of a plot flag the first few minutes of the movie. Speaking English while inventing another written language? OK. :) Excellent...
Sound of the Sky
Sometimes, a show comes around that you’d be quick to dismiss or outright ignore at first glance. I’ll admit that, when I first heard of Sound of the Sky, I basically set it aside and didn’t really think about it until I caught the trailer on YouTube. I was sold at...
My Hero Academia The Movie: Two Heroes
My Hero Academia has taken the anime world by storm. Since the TV series first debuted about two and a half years ago, fans across the globe have been demanding more, more, more from this series. This year, their pleas were finally heard with the release of feature...
Galaxy Angel, Season 1
Well, well… This is more like it! I remember watching Galaxy Angel back in college. Just a few years back, I bought the first volume on DVD, which I held on to for some time before selling it off, as buying the show on singles got too pricey, and discs got...
The Future Diary
Content Warning: Discussion of suggestive themes. Since its premiere in 2011, The Future Diary has managed to claw its way onto a pedestal within the anime community. It’s regarded as one of those untouchable classics of near-universal acclaim. It leads one to...
Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Trilogy
Note: This review contains spoilers for the original Mobile Suit Gundam, as well as the compilation films. Reader discretion is advised. Because all three films were released in one set, this review will contain reviews for all three films. In 1981, Mobile Suit Gundam...
Mazinger Z: Infinity
I got to the theater early to pick up my ticket, and then headed out to lunch. While I was dining, my server noticed the poster I picked up at the theater and asked to take a picture of it. I just gave it to him. He explained that he watched the show when he was...
