Crunchyroll recently reported results of a Japanese survey where respondents were asked which anime had the most shocking first episode. The answers themselves were kind of shocking. While the usual suspects were there (School-live, Attack on Titan, and The Promised Neverland, for instance), along with an array of series old and new, some significant series… Read More 15 Shocking First Episodes of Anime Series
TWWK: With the possibly exception of DECA-DENCE and its story with a story structure, the most surprising series this anime season may be Japan Sinks: 2020. I tuned in because I’ve become a fan of the director, Masaaki Yuasa, with his other work from this year, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken, locked in as one… Read More Rising and Falling with Japan Sinks: 2020
A cataclysmic earthquake strikes Japan, something unlike what the residents have ever experienced before, leaving in its wake tumbled buildings, airline crashes, and untold deaths. In the midst of this, the Mutoh family must find one another and stay together, as the consequences of this event are only just beginning to unfold in this series,… Read More First Impression ~ Japan Sinks: 2020
The summer 2020 anime season is here! By all accounts, it’s a weird one—we have several series series that already re-started, and so already had a first impressions post (we’ll add these below anyway in case they’re new to you), and others with a delayed start. And it’s summer, which means there won’t be as… Read More Summer 2020 Anime First Impressions
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