Kaguya-sama: Love is War shares a lot of similarities with Seinfeld. Seinfeld made a fuss out of nothing, such as waiting to be seated in a Chinese restaurant. Kaguya-sama does the same thing, but with a romantic twist to it. Playing a board game becomes a battle of wits and tricks to try reveal hidden…
Category: Anime Reviews
Darwin’s Game
Darwin’s Game reverses the isekai premise: it brings the game into the real world. Kaname Sudo stumbles into the death game blindly and must learn how to survive. The game pits people into death battles against each other for points and rank. Points and rank can be cashed in for real-world money or weapons from…
Akebi’s Sailor Uniform
Akebi’s Sailor Uniform is a healing anime by CloverWorks, the same studio that produced the recent My Dress-Up Darling. The story follows Akebi as she joins an all-girls school for the first time. She wears a sailor uniform, made by her mom. However, the school no longer uses sailor uniforms as their official dress, but…
My Dress-Up Darling
My Dress-Up Darling surprised me with its heart and layers. I watched it on a whim, expecting the usual tired ecchi nonsense, but I quickly connected with the characters and how Darling develops those characters. Enter Wakana Gojo, the quiet and socially awkward high-school guy with a fascination with…hina doll craftsmanship! During his first semester,…
Komi Can’t Communicate
Komi Can’t Communicate focuses on the perception and the challenges of having social anxiety. Komi is the most beautiful and popular girl in high school, but she suffers from social anxiety to the point where she can’t speak to anyone. The attention her fellow students lavish on her only makes the anxiety worse. She wants…
The Ending of Cowboy Bebop
[This post contains spoilers. I suggest you go watch Cowboy Bebop] When it comes to a classic story like Cowboy Bebop, what can I write that hasn’t been written? Not much of anything, really. Unlike the ending of its spiritual sequel, Samurai Champloo (which I like more than Cowboy Bebop, I might add), Cowboy Bebop…