Like 2019, I'll leave a number at the end of the name of the work to indicate which month I finished each entry in. However, this time I put // to indicate which ones are tied and which are not (i.e. anything grouped together with a "(tie)" should have the same score). Normally I would... Continue Reading →
Winter 2020 Wrap-Up (ft. Boku no Hero Academia’s Movie, Futari no Hero)
As the COVID-19 crisis crawls ever onwards, there's never been a better time to be a homebody, so why not wrap up some anime? As I sink ever deeper into HypMic hell and jump back into gacha games I abandoned a year or so ago, it has occurred to me that it's time to wrap... Continue Reading →
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken, But Keep Your Gaze Locked on It!
One show I don’t think I’ve talked about in this blog much is Eizouken. Let’s just get this explanation out of the way first (it’s a question that’s been around all season, so I really want to put it to rest) – eizouken (映像研) is short for eizou kenkyuu doukoukai (映像研究同好会), or the “video... Continue Reading →
Ode to Anime Studios – Science Saru
Eizouken is making waves this season, so it’s time to set our sights on this small studio backed by a big name. Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! gives insight into the animation business as seen from the animators’ points of view, so it’s perfect for something like this, I think. Science Saru started on the... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
The Animanga Spellbook 