Fall 2018 Retrospective

I was thinking about what to write during my update post, but amidst my backlog worries, I forgot the wrap-up post! (Well, that's what happens when you go on a road trip on New Year's Day and start said update post at 12 am on the 2nd...) Just listing out the shows makes me realise...

A Magical 2018 (yearly rankings)

I've put in 2017's details into the post so don't worry about keeping this post open in another tab. Top 10 (or 11...?) Worst Dropped Anime 2018 As According to their Rating on My AniList Akkun to KanojoIslandMarchen MadchenHarukana ReceiveAs Miss Beelzebub Likes.A Place Farther than the Universe (tie)Dances with the Dragons (tie)Nil Admirari no Tenbin (tie) (may...

10 Best OPs of 2018

As requested by Karandi. The title pretty much explains itself, so let's count these OPs down. You might remember a few of these from the previous post I made on anime music. 10. Rocket Beat - Kiyono Yasuno (Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen) I had to get off the bandwagon for the Cardcaptor Sakura sequel because I'm...

Finalising the Fall 2018 Lineup & Learning to Love (Backlog) Anime Again

I wonder if I even needed to hit refresh on my enthusiasm levels... Due to Han Gyaku Sei Million Arthur being a no-show and the show being pulled out of my seasonal lineup being Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (due to the adventure genre's typical slow pace for worldbuilding's sake, it won't really matter if I...

Fall 2018 First Impressions Pt 4: Gridman Strikes Back

I never said once a show's on hold it's gone forever, right? Just to get details out of the way quickly: part 1 (RErideD and Double Decker), part 2 (Zombieland Saga, Run with the Wind, Bakumatsu, Jingai-san no Yome and the slime anime) and part 3 (Gridman, Radiant, DakaIchi and Goblin Slayer) are done.Expect Han Gyaku Sei...

Fall 2018 First Impressions Pt 2: Pretty Boys, Pretty Girls and Pretty Production Values

Doing these impressions in batches is a bit of a new experience, really, since I’m so used to ranking shows as I go…hence the cumulative ranking. Just to get some details out of the way quickly: since I tackled part 1 (RErideD and Double Decker) as one post, here's a new format for the rest of...

Fall 2018 First Impressions Pt 1 – Double Decker and Rerided

Starting late as usual…I didn’t know Double Decker had debuted on CR for free users after its sudden appearance for paid users, so that’s why. Double Decker This-is-so-good! It’s basically Samurai Flamenco, right down to the unwarranted nudity, but without any of the tokusatsu trappings and wacko twists, plus taking “hardboiled detective, straight out of...

Hyping Up Fall 2018

As we move into the final stretch of the year, it's time to run some shows down...but for some reason, I seem kind of disappointed at this lot. 2018 was best in the spring, methinks...to the point where even though the situation isn't as dire as when I used to throw all hopes at 2...