War and rumors of war shake the world of One Punch Man, and the time has come for strategy. From the halls of the Hero Association to the fighting pits of the Monster Society, everyone analyzes the fallout from the last battle and considers the next move. For the stingy old men who represent the… Read More First Impression: One Punch Man Season 3
We open in a misty forest where a bearded man trains powerful punches on a big tree while shouting: “Kamen…Rider!” Given the title, you probably won’t be surprised to learn that Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider, meaning an old-school TV superhero of the tokusatsu variant who “protects the world’s peace/ with a heart… Read More First Impression: Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider
A punk, a high school girl, and a strong, silent type who looks like he’s faced death once or twice before are running for their lives inside an abandoned warehouse. The horrors chasing after them close in, pushing at the doors, scraping at the windows, crawling in the air ducts, their inhuman braying getting louder… Read More First Impression: Nyaight of the Living Cat
We are in Japan and the year is 202X. Police agent Brian Nightraider (I kid you not), an East Dakotan (!) immigrant to Japan, solves more cases than any other officer in his department. But the way he does it— roughing up suspects, entering places he’s not supposed to, and rushing into danger—gets him into… Read More First Impression: The Marginal Service
Opening the door of a magic dungeon—accompanied by an old wizard, a fairy healer and a female knight—Saitou, level 8, feels accomplished. He used to be another disposable locksmith and handyman whose clients would simply refuse to pay 7,000 yen for “just a minute of work.” But now, he opens locks and chests better than… Read More First Impression: Handyman Saitou in Another World
The demon king has kidnapped the princess! Oh noes! The overly serious hero is working on the problem, but what’s going on with Princess Syalis in the meantime? The food is good, but she’s bored. And restless. Obviously the solution is to brush her teddy bear jailers to collect their fur, as well as borrow… Read More First Impression: Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle
Parody, when done well, can bring humor, thought, and heart to a topic that might be lacking in those qualities. In western otaku culture, anime parody has taken off in the form of “abridged series,” which often get to the heart of an anime’s theme in a clever, and as Team Trinity argue, more effective… Read More TangleCast 46: The Abridged Episode
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