#TheJCS: Fantasy Quest Edition (For Oct. 2020)

The world of Social Media was in strife. There was a great beast with an indescribable form, known as the Showcase! The king whose lands JSReviews were ravaged by the Showcase was distraught, having dealt with it for almost three years now, but he managed to negotiate with the beast. Now, the beast has been...

Ode to Anime Studios – PA Works

Appare-Ranman knocked my socks off and this studio is busy with Kamisama ni Natta Hi this season anyway, so it's a good time for a look-see... PA Works was started on November 10th 2000 by Kenji Horikawa (PA Works 2019)...heck that would make it about 20 years old as I put this post out! Geesh,...

How Much Do Explosions Contribute to Enjoyment Factor?

We can't all be Megumin (from Konosuba) now, can we...? Just as a preface, this post was inspired by Scott's Concrete Revolutio post. He mentioned he liked stuff exploding, but he had to have a baseline of "passable" characterisation first. I've noticed in several anime I've watched recently explosions seem to feature in things, especially...

Must-read Monthly Monday (Oct. ’20 ed.)

If it's not specified, the time period covered in this post is from the 21st of September 2020 to the 26th of October 2020. Other People's Reads It wouldn’t be a round-up post without them. However, since I scour people’s archives on a regular basis, these may not even be from the right time period…...

Buster Bros: An Analysis

Inspired by posselovebot's analysis (<- spoilers for the TDD and BB & MTC manga involved). Note for this post the baseline knowledge I am expecting for this post is you've watched Rhyme Anima episode 2, but I am also including some factoids from other parts of the franchise, so in that sense it's a middle...

Fall 2020 First Impressions: The Final Load

HigurashiHypMic100-manTonikawaMajo no TabitabiYashahimeMunou na NanaGrace of the GodsMaou-jouIWGPCrusade (there was half an episode dropped in advance, but I waited until the full episode was released to put impressions here)AkudamaJujutsu KaisenKamisamaTaisoMoriartyGolden Kamuy 3Magatsu You'll notice some anime are pushed back a week like I've done previously, but most aren't. The subscription I mentioned in this round-up...

My Stand on Anime and Manga Controversies

Admittedly, I am just using a framework from various bloggers, including Joe, for this post (several of the links are dead though, which is why I didn't link each blogger individually), but...these problem are evergreen, are they not? This is just a set of opinions, like most things on here...but obvious disclaimer is obvious. Anime...

Fall 2020 First Impressions: The Competition Continues…

Noblesse is the big thing cut from the list because apparently you need the Awakening OVA to understand that and I don't think I want to watch that if the anime itself is kinda terrible. HigurashiHypMic100-manTonikawaMajo no TabitabiYashahimeMunou na NanaGrace of the GodsMaou-jouIWGPCrusade (there was half an episode dropped in advance, but I waited until...

Room for Precedent

Contrary to how hush-hush some of anime production is, you can predict certain things from patterns and the like. Unlike this post, which is about foreshadowing in episode 0 of Zenonzard, this post is about the meta. You know, when you're so excited for an upcoming anime, you dig into whatever you can. With certain...

Fall 2020 First Impressions: A Feast of Fall Fantasy Anime

...yes, I just had to make the alliteration happen. Wandering Witch finally dropped, so here's the new list: HigurashiHypMic100-manTonikawaMajo no TabitabiYashahimeMunou na NanaGrace of the GodsMaou-jouIWGPCrusade (there was half an episode dropped in advance, so I have impressions for that too)AkudamaJujutsu KaisenKamisamaTaisoMoriartyGolden Kamuy 3NoblesseMagatsu The subscription I mentioned in this round-up post means I now...