Category: Watch This Anime!

  • Fall Anime 2023: Old Leaves, New Shows

    Fall Anime 2023: Old Leaves, New Shows

    Here we are again, folks. With the turn of the season, we’ve got a whole slew of new anime to watch. Time to dig through it all to find the gems! First, there are the sequels. A lot of sequels. Such as: And there are probably more. Holy shit, dude, there’s so many shows this…

  • Mushoku Tensei Season 2 (Cour 1): Rejection and Reunion

    Mushoku Tensei Season 2 (Cour 1): Rejection and Reunion

    Man, I got caught up right on time, huh? Season one of Mushoku Tensei really took me by surprise. I’d heard the hype, but I mostly assumed that was because the animation was really good. When it came to the actual writing, I didn’t have exceptionally high expectations. How good could an isekai be? Very…

  • Castlevania: Nocturne is a Fantastic Sequel

    Castlevania: Nocturne is a Fantastic Sequel

    Grab your whips and say a prayer, everyone. Here we go again. I loved the first Castlevania series. Sure, it had it’s problems, especially in the latter seasons. But I’d still say it’s among the best video game adaptations we’ve gotten so far. Question is: does Nocturne have the same spark? I’d say it does.…

  • Mushoku Tensei (Season 1) is Isekai Perfection

    Mushoku Tensei (Season 1) is Isekai Perfection

    Man, I’m super late on this one, aren’t I? Most isekai stories are simple, dumb power fantasies. They focus less on telling a story and more on providing shallow escapism. Which is fine, if that’s what you’re into. But all the potential of an isekai premise is generally avoided by most of the genre. Mushoku…

  • The Cat Returns is Delightful

    The Cat Returns is Delightful

    An old buddy of mine always said this was his favorite Ghibli movie. And you know what? I can see why. ‘The Cat Returns’ is Ghibli at its simplest and most enjoyable. It feels a lot like a shojo manga. A really good, magical shojo manga that anyone can watch and have a fun time…