When it comes to ecchi anime, the characters all need to be having fun. Although I dislike ecchi, even I know this. Too often the genre falls into exploitation, and female characters yelling “no” all the time. How Not to Summon a Demon Lord avoids this for the most part, but it goes too far in…
Category: Anime
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Along with Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Senpai, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime surprised me. I expected another run-of-the-mill isekai. Instead, I found a slow-paced, even thoughtful story with heart. Satoku Mikami dies and finds himself reincarnated as a slime (the title says it all, right?) Well, he wakes up in a cave full of rare…
The Controversy Surrounding Goblin Slayer Episode 1
A few Youtube anime reviewers touched on the controversy surrounding the anime Goblin Slayer. It centers on the first episode’s depiction of rape and violence. Goblin Slayer‘s world models a traditional fantasy role-playing games. Characters have spell charges and recover from wounds by drinking healing potions. Unlike many recent anime that adopt similar, admittedly awkward,…
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai – First Impressions
When I saw the title Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai and the advertisement of an anime girl dressed as a Playboy bunny, I groaned. It looked bad. Like exploitative-of-women-and-badly-stereotyped-dense-devoid-of-personality-guy bad. But because I write for JP, I decided to endure an episode or two. At the least it could offer more fodder…
Bleach – The Netflix Live Action Movie
When the live-action Bleach movie popped up on my Netflix feed, I rolled my eyes. Live action adaptions of manga tend to hurt. Fullmetal Alchemist hurt with its CG. The live action Tokyo Ghoul had me telling the characters to get up instead of just crawling on the ground. The acting was over-the-top too. So…
What is Best for Anime: Streaming or Physical Media?
When I first began brainstorming this post, I considered visiting the old Blu-Ray versus DVD debate. It shares similarities with the older Betamax versus VHS battle. Only Blu-Ray and DVD are not mutually exclusive. Combo players are inexpensive, unlike during the videotape war. Blu-Ray is only slightly more expensive than DVD nowadays too. The true…