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First impressions: Too many stepbros, and the wrong kind of ghostbustin’
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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
First impressions: The exiled heavy knight can afford all this fancy animation but not a decent premise
Judging from the synopsis alone, The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System has all the hallmarks of being a complete throwaway. Yet another isekai, yet another hero who is underestimated because he gets saddled with a seemingly useless job (heavy knight, this time), so on and so forth. And yet, the animation quality is so lavish. Not only that, the voice actors driving this story are no slouches either. The main character has played other big roles such as Jinshi in The Apothecary Diaries. Meanwhile, his female counterpart is Shion Wakayama. The first few minutes of the first episode drops you immediately into the thick of the action without any context whatsoever. Just a bunch of unfamiliar faces engaging in high-octane combat over and over. Even when there isn’t action, we get all these dutch angles. Sure, this Film 101 technique is hardly mind-blowing, but it’s one hell of a step up from your average bread-and-butter isekai. I mean, just look at the shadows here. I would expect this from Madhouse or KyoAni, not… wait, who makes this show again? To put it bluntly, there’s a lot of money in this generic ass bitch of an anime. Continue reading
The Ramparts of Ice Ep. 14: Half-banger, half-whimper
Huh, was that the last episode? It has to be, since we’re already in July. I dunno, I guess I half-expected something to happen between Koyuki and Minato. More specifically, I half-expected Momoka to make a play at Minato, and since he’s been feeling as though he’s crossed a line with Koyuki, he might accept Momoka’s feelings. ‘Cause this is what this show is all about, right? This show is all about awkward teen love — so awkward, that you end up in situations you might not want to be in, because you’re young, stupid, and don’t know what to do. In fact, we almost get that. Continue reading