Tag: Anime

  • Horimiya: The Missing Pieces is More of a Good Thing

    Horimiya: The Missing Pieces is More of a Good Thing

    The first season of Horimiya is a brilliant slice-of-life romcom. Albeit an incomplete one. Large chunks of the manga had to be cut out in order to fill a twelve episode season. It’s like swiss cheese; delicious, but full of holes. Season two, ‘The Missing Pieces’, aims to fill these holes. And it does so…

  • 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…

  • Main Character in Another World: Naofumi Iwatani (Shield Hero)

    Main Character in Another World: Naofumi Iwatani (Shield Hero)

    Most isekai protagonists are given the red carpet treatment upon their arrival in the other world. Godly powers, unwarranted respect from everyone, a harem, etc. You know the drill by now. Naofumi Iwatani was not given such treatment. Just the opposite, in fact. ‘Rising of the Shield Hero’ does something interesting with the isekai formula.…

  • 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.…