First impressions: A witch is born, and two girls become brides

I’m hesitant to keep watching Jaadugar: A Witch’s Life in Mongol for a couple reasons. Continue reading

Summer Shounen Saturday: What to pick — the yomi or the mononoke?

Daemons of the Shadow Realm has been a bit of a letdown. It had a banger first episode, but ever since then, the pacing has slowed to a crawl, and the twins haven’t really developed super interesting personalities. So y’know, now that summer season is a upon us, I’ve been glancing around, checking out other options. Am I going to NTR Daemons of the Shadow Realm? Maybe, maybe not. Continue reading

First impressions: Two fantasy shows about middle aged men

Doubt. Also, this is how Luck, the main character of I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand, used to look. Ugh, gross! Ptooey! Who would ever want to watch an anime starring such an old, geriatric geezer at the ripe age of… checks notes… 30! Even worse, he becomes 40 after his ten year last stand! Luckily, his oh-so-epic battle against the demon lord has the unexpected side effect of de-aging Luck… uh, it’s magic! Yeah! Don’t worry about it! Continue reading

First impressions: A poopy cat, a naked snek lady, and a kaiju transformation as body dysmorphia

Full disclosure: I went into Chainsmoker Cat already predisposed to disliking the main character, because smoking is a disgusting habit. Plus, I grew up with a chainsmoker for the first few formative years of my life. It got so bad, I needed an inhaler. Couldn’t do shit in P.E. with the rest of the kids for a long while, which had its own set of consequences I don’t want to get into. Thankfully, that deadbeat father of mine eventually left, I got healthier, and eventually stopped needing an inhaler as I got older. Point is, even if you don’t care about your own health, you should at least give a damn about the people around you. Don’t be so selfish. But that’s not this show’s primary problem. Oh no, our chainsmoking cat has much bigger issues. Continue reading