The shows opens with robots massacring humans while an idol-robot sings happily in front of a flaming auditorium full of corpses. Some old guy does something with a computer and mentions Diva. Then we some exposition about how AIs could not handle multiple tasks; instead each needed one singular mission. Next, we meet Vivy (a.k.a.… Read More First Impression: Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-
The episode opens with a rapid montage of ambiguous scenes: teenagers hanging out along a riverbank; a muted argument in a school corridor; a hand releasing pearl-like beads that seem to sparkle into stars in the night sky in the next shot; a train station; a closeup of a bead on the platform; and an… Read More First Impression: SSSS.Dynazenon
Joran The Princess of Snow and Blood starts with a bang—or should I say, a burn—of blue flame, no less. A beautiful woman recites an incantation as she faces down a monstrous beast, and in a moody swirl of blue, black and white, her transformation sequence explodes across the screen. It looks and sounds painful… Read More First Impression: Joran The Princess of Snow and Blood
The first episode of Mars Red kicks off with Major Maeda returning to Tokyo, having been called back early from a trip. His expertise is needed: There has been a series of vamp attacks, and one of the victims—a stage actress named Misaki—has been captured. He is led to the bunker where she is being… Read More First Impression: Mars Red
Peter here, back with the my preview for the 2021 spring anime season. What did everyone think of the winter season? I honestly wish I had time to watch more anime, but this was a busy season for me so I could only focus on a few. Re:Zero was stellar as always, the Quintuplets drama… Read More Spring 2021 Anime Season Preview
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