I’m not a fan of magical girl anime. I’ve watched a little Sailor Moon and read a few issues of the manga a few years ago so I could write about it. I enjoyed Kill la Kill, but on the whole the genre just isn’t my thing. Puella Magi Madoka Magica (PM3 from here on) languished in…
Category: Anime Reviews
Restaurant to Another World
The premise of Restaurant to Another World struck me as odd at first, but I gave the show a try anyway and found it surprisingly charming. The story lacks depth. You really don’t get to know the visitors or characters of the restaurant. The owner of the restaurant is confident, capable, and mostly unshakeable–other than…
Arifureta and the Not-So-Common Protagonist
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…
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…