Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero: Complete Series
Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero is a brief action comedy that relies heavily on fanservice to make up for the flaws in its storytelling. This is a shame, because the events taking place in an alternate...
View ArticleHaganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends
Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends is about a club for students who have trouble making friends. The Neighbors Club begins with two members, Mikazuki Yozora and Hasegawa Kodaka, and grows to include...
View ArticleMaken-Ki: Complete Series
Maken-Ki could have been fun, were it not so dependent on worn-out tropes and tired clichés. While I have not read the manga on which the show is based, a cursory glance at its volume summaries reveals...
View ArticleFuture Diary, Part 1 and 2
If given the power to see through time, what would you do? Help mankind advance civilization, or exploit it for personal gain? Or perhaps you’d use it to compete in a battle royale wherein the victor...
View ArticleWe Without Wings, Season 1
We Without Wings is twelve episodes of pure befuddlement. An animated adaptation of the visual novel, the series follows the lives of several twenty-somethings as they experience the sights and sounds...
View ArticleLagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne, Set 1: Episodes 1-12
Madoka Kyono is the sole member of her high school’s “Jersey Club,” which means she is available to help anyone in need, whenever they need it. Always clad in a pink track suit—the actual “jersey”...
View ArticleIs This A Zombie?, Season One
Ayumu Aikawa is not a normal kid: he is cursed to spend his afterlife as a zombie, but he suffers a fate worse than that. After accidentally stealing the power from a Magical Garment Girl, he becomes a...
View ArticleIs This A Zombie? Of the Dead: The Complete 2nd Season & OVAs
Fresh from their battles with demonic Megalos and the sinister King of the Night, the undead Ayumu Aikawa and his friends are back for a whole new set of adventures in season two, Is This A Zombie? Of...
View ArticleHaganai NEXT: Season Two
Haganai NEXT continues the story of the social misfits of the Neighbors Club from Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends. In this installment, the group continues their quest for friendship by practicing...
View ArticlePsycho-Pass, Season 1: Premium Edition
There is nothing about Psycho-Pass I can dislike. The series is a wonderful mash-up of my favorite science fiction properties, such as Ghost in the Shell, Blade Runner, and Judge Dredd. Psycho-Pass...
View ArticleBayonetta: Bloody Fate
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate may be difficult for mainstream audiences to grasp. The concept originated in 2009 with a video game published by SEGA that received accolades for its insane sights, sounds, and...
View ArticleGhost in the Shell: Arise, Borders 1 & 2
Ghost in the Shell: Arise is likely to spark a debate among the fans of Masamune Shirow’s seminal work. A special four-episode OVA series, Arise reimagines the world of Ghost in the Shell, changing the...
View ArticleGood Luck Girl!: The Complete Series
I’m thoroughly convinced that Good Luck Girl! is the anime equivalent of Animaniacs, a spin-off from Tiny Toon Adventures full of slapstick and non sequitur gags. Animaniacs flourished when the jokes...
View ArticleOniAi: Complete Series – S.A.V.E.
OniAi is based on a simple premise that quickly gets old. The deceptively cute Akiko is driven by a single passion in her young adult life: to enjoy a physical relationship with her older brother...
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