It’s feudal Japan and a man is about to be parted from his head. As the executioner raises his blade high, a narrator informs us just how difficult it is to behead a man, and just how ugly this is likely to get before the deed is finally done. But as the sword-bearer hacks away,… Read More First Impression: Hell’s Paradise
Kuronuma Sawako is a curiosity. While she insists to a friend from her middle school days that she isn’t being bullied, Kuronuma is still treated like an outcast. Her classmates look at her like she’s a ghost out of a horror film, even referring to her as Sadako, to whom she has a passing resemblence,… Read More First Impression: Kimi ni Todoke (Netflix, Live-Action)
Was the winter season a little slow for you? Well then, you’ll appreciate the spring 2023 anime season, with more than 50 anime series airing (not including shorts and children’s series)! As you can imagine, the set list of series is diverse, from cutesy shows and historical dramas, idol series to those featuring wizards and… Read More Spring 2023 Anime First Impressions
The spring 2023 anime season is mere days away, officially launching this Saturday! And just as it’s been with these past several seasons, this one looks like it’ll be packed to the brim with series for most anyone’s taste! We’ll be reviewing the first episodes of many of these shows as they premiere. In the… Read More VIDEO: Spring 2023 Anime Preview
What’s kept me coming back to MagiRevo has been its relentlessly optimistic outlook on life and the world. Though the skies grow dark and the clouds loom grey on the horizon, this show refuses to give up believing that happiness will break through and bring light. No matter how far Euphie withdraws into herself, no… Read More MagiRevo, Episode 12: Your Day Is Yet to Come
The Sweet Sixteen is complete and we’re on to the Endless Eight! Er, the Elite Eight! No, no endless loop here, folks. Your votes over the next 24 hours will determine which of these eight series move on to Monday’s Final Four matchups! And boy, are these matches today a doozy! Three #1 seeds made… Read More AniMarch Madness 2023: Elite Eight
The arc that properly introduced us to the amazing cast of Naruto characters is still a great watch today, and not just because of its action and humor. The “Chunin Exams” arc of Naruto is filled with inspirational stories and even further, models of how one should be living out a life of faith. Paris,… Read More Tangle x Cast 12: Walking by Faith Through the Chunin Exams
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