Stepping Back into Muhyo and Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation

Man, it’s been ages since I last read Muhyo and Roji’s BSI… I can barely remember this series, so I tried to remember what happened in the early days of it and then borrowed volumes 1 and 2 from my library to experience the soon-to-be-adapted material all over again. From memory (before rereading the volumes):...

Summer 2018 First Episode Impressions (Pt 1)

This thing was over 2000 words with extensive editing, so I’ve split it into 2. Part 1 covers the top half of premieres. Part 2 (on the 10th/11th of August, depending on your timezone) covers the bottom half, unranked shows and, of course, Muhyo and Roji’s (which could land anywhere, to be honest). Reminder this goes...

Welcome Home, Muhyo and Roji!

Now that Muhyo and Roji (of Muhyo and Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation) have finally snagged their own anime for the summer, here’s why you should seek them out… Meta context: I finished writing this post back in April, but I'd completely forgotten about it until now! Then again, it was written before the post...

25 Days Anime Male Challenge – Extra Days 9/10

...do these even count as "anime boys"? I mean, they're boys from different media which may or may not have anime... Day 33 (Extra Day 9) - Manga Only Eesh, I don’t have that much choice all round – I’m a fan of most manga because they’re anime and vice versa, meaning most of the...

Ode to Anime Studios – MAPPA

Ooh, this’ll be interesting… With MAPPA being known as something of a “studio to watch” in the anime community and with them handling Banana Fish this summer season, now’s the time to get some info on them. Let's get something out of the way first, since this combo of kanji has been vaguely annoying me...

Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation in Koe no Katachi

The Koe no Katachi movie starts out with the song My Generation by The Who…but what’s that got to do with anything? “…life is a war against boredom.” – Shoya Ishida The opening song to the Koe no Katachi movie superimposes the song over the initial scenes of Shoya and friends jumping into the river,...

Must-read Monthly Monday (July 2018 ed.)

Like I said last time...where has the year gone??? If it's not specified, the time period covered in this post is from the 25th of June 2018 to today (23rd July 2018). Navigation: Other People's Reads | Spellbook Offerings| Blog Updates/Coming up next... Other People's Reads It wouldn't be a round-up post without them. However, since...

Merchandise Team-ups I’d Like to See for Summer 2018 Anime

Anime and buying merchandise go hand in hand, including all that themed merch, so thinking about what collaboration comes next from that duality is always entertaining. Some of these team-ups make a lot of sense, some are ironic and some…are just weird, to capture the spirit of things… Note: All of these are hypothetical, as...

Who’s Up For the Challenge?

Here's another Unwise Decision from yours truly... If you're not a forum lurker on AniList, then you might not have known that there's now an AniList watching challenge (it's modelled on the MAL ones that existed previously). There's also a criterion involving picking a 90/9-rated anime from another user (see 11 below), so if anyone...