#AniTwitWatches Round 3: School Days 12

If it seems like I'm not on the ball and more reactionary than usual, it's because I finally snagged the one figure I wanted after years of waiting... ...and yeah, since this is tackling that infamous ending, suffice to say both spoilers and discussion of nasty stuff will go on below the cut. You have...

Fate/Stay Winter: All Fall Down

You might not recognise it, but the title refers to this song (song starts at about 1:06). Synopsis Fate/Zero 21 - 24: One by one, they begin to fall...Berserker is revealed to have a proper face and Kiritsugu uses his Command Seals to tell Saber to destroy the Grail. Impressions Warning for a whole bunch...

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

New year, new decade (?), same old posts...If it's not specified, the time period covered in this post is from the 23rd of December 2019 to the 20th of January 2020.Navigation: Other People's Reads | Spellbook Offerings|Current Obsessions|Coming up next...Other People's ReadsIt wouldn't be a round-up post without them. However, since I scour people's archives on...

Winter 2020 First Impressions: It’s Not Even Spring Yet…

...and I'm already lining up anime for spring 2020.This order is subject to change since a lot of the anime was "wait and see what reviews are like" content if it wasn't already on the pre-season list, so the provisional list as of this post (for all the new shows) is:ID: InvadedSomali to Mori no...

Fate/Stay Winter: All the Pretty Screenshots, Pt. 2

Synopsis Fate/Zero eps. 17 - 20: Things go to hell. We see the background of Kiritsugu, see Kirei finally start to live a little...and Rider starts his attack on Saber. Impressions Number of Times Waver Appears: 1  Dangit, B*stard Archer. Disappearing just after you provoked Kirei… Oh! I found the Avalon scene confusing at first,...

Visions of a Brighter Future [OWLS Jan. ’20 Blog Tour]

Dr Stone is the perfect series for this prompt, no? Hiya again. By now you probably know the drill, but if you’re new around here, I’m commonly known as “Aria” (pseudonym) and this is the Animanga Spellbook. This month’s OWLS topic is “visions”, so while we’re at it, here’s the vision for OWLS: we promote...

Why We Don’t Have More Crime Procedural Anime

This is basically a variation on this post. Japan has quite the mystery writers' scene - if you've seen Bungou Stray Dogs, you'll know some of the names of the past, while being a Japanophile for long enough will expose you to names like Natsuhiko Kyogoku (who has his own BSD spinoff, despite being alive)...so...

Recognition: Acknowledged (Award Post)

Thanks to Keiko for the nomination. Keiko sometimes does posts about books and sometimes it's anime, but even though the posts are on the shorter side (which isn't necessarily a bad thing), you can see her enthusiasm for whatever topic she tackles through her writing. The rules don't say to post the rules, but...here's the...

Winter 2020 First Impressions: Thanks, I Hate It

 This order is subject to change since a lot of the anime was "wait and see what reviews are like" content if it wasn't already on the pre-season list, so the provisional list as of this post (for all the new shows) is:ID: InvadedSomali to Mori no KamisamaMagia RecordEizoukenIdolish7 s2 (to get notes and secure...