Category: Anime
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One Piece Film: Strong World is Really Fun
I’m not going to do the movies in order. Mostly because this one and Z were on Netflix and none of the others were. So… sorry if that bothers you. When it comes to canon, the One Piece movies are strange. The events of the films themselves are not canon to the manga. But some…
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Thorkell: The Warrior Who Regrets (Vinland Saga)
*Spoiler alert for Vinland Saga Season 1. Also, I haven’t read the manga yet, so no spoilers for anything beyond the first season of the anime, please. Got it? Everyone on the same page? Cool. Let’s go.* As you might expect from a story all about Vikings, Vinland Saga’s first season is all about war.…
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Kaguya-sama Season 3 is Spectacular
The first two seasons of Kaguya-sama: Love is War have been some of the greatest examples of well-written romantic comedies we’ve seen in recent years. It isn’t an exaggeration to say that everything thus far has hit a homerun. The characters, the animation, the music, the comedic timing, all of it works together to create…
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Skeleton Knight in Another World: More Than an Overlord Clone
Of all the great shows that aired during the Spring season of anime, this was the one I chose to review. Sorry, Spy X Family and Kaguya-sama season three. I’ll get to you once I’m done sorting out the trash. The isekai genre is like a sponge. One that Japan has squeezed so tightly for…
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Askeladd: Vinland Saga’s Standout Antagonist
*Spoilers ahead for Vinland Saga; if you haven’t seen the first season of the anime, please watch that before reading this article.* The list of truly remarkable anime antagonists is much shorter than one might expect. Sure, you could list a whole ton of baddies from shounen anime, like Freeza or Pain or All For…
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