Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest runs as a common power-trip isekai. Hajime Nagumo and his classmates transport to a fantasy world modeled after the usual RPG tropes. Hajime doesn’t stand out. He’s not strong, fast, or proficient at anything except material transmutation. When they go into a labyrinth, Hajime is separated from the rest and plunged…
Category: Anime Reviews
Summer Anime 2019 Breakdown
Until this summer season, I’ve been in an anime rut. Then, Carole and Tuesday and Dr. Stone came along. I’ve watch several anime that I count as decent, but not much beyond that. Most anime lately have been mediocre and tired. Isekei, I’m looking at you. I’ve been watching Demon Slayer, which was good up…
The Helpful Fox Senko-san, Male Fantasy or Something Deeper?
How would you like to be pampered by a talented and cute 800-year-old fox girl? She also happens to be a loli, if that is your thing. The Helpful Fox Senko-san focuses on how Senko pampers Kuroto Nakano so he can find happiness again. Nakano is a stressed, overworked salaryman. At first, her attention makes…
The Visual Depiction of Taste – Food Wars
I enjoyed watching Iron Chef back in the day, but when I first saw a Food Wars preview on Crunchyroll, I had little interest in it. As you likely know (if you’ve followed JP for any length of time), I don’t like fan-service. It stops anime from being more widely accepted in the West (of…
Kaguya-sama: Love is War Actually Made Me Laugh
I’m not one for comedies, anime or otherwise. They usually strike me as dumb and trying too hard. My sense of humor leans toward satire and slap stick like Takeshi’s Castle (if you haven’t seen it, go watch an episode on YouTube right now!). When I saw Kaguya-sama come out in Crunchyroll, I decided to…
A Look Back at Winter Anime 2019
Lately, I’ve taken to watching current run anime instead of just older stuff. Winter 2019 proved to be a bit of a slow season for me compared to previous seasons. But I found a few that caught my attention. I also watched a few that left me wondering why I spent the time. Others I…