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Anime ● Review: Puraore! Pride of Orange
Lack of hockey action or any appreciation for it. Doesn’t work as a slice-of-life anime either. Lost opportunity.
Oct 20, 20244 min read
8
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Anime Review: Blade Runner – Black Lotus
Attempts to be in the spirit of the original. It does have the look and feel. Not brilliant but still moderately engaging and entertaining.
Oct 18, 20243 min read
4
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Anime ● Review: Tsuki ga Kirei
Solid coming-of-age, slice-of-life romance. Can argue about plotting and pacing but it is emotionally realistic.
Oct 14, 20243 min read
3
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Anime ● Review: MF Ghost
Racing action can be better executed but plotting and pacing are not bad so far. Interesting and entertaining enough to keep one interested.
Oct 11, 20245 min read
5
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Anime ● Review: The Fable
Moderately funny but can be dark and serious in parts. Measured and balanced in most respects. Entertaining.
Oct 5, 20244 min read
5
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Manga Review: Appleseed by Shirow Masamune
Interesting 22nd-century sci-fi police/anti-terrorist action that touches on many themes even if it doesn’t explore them in depth.
Oct 2, 20245 min read
3
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Anime ● Review: Real Drive
Decent production. Not bad, but the plot and themes could use more development as it is a little unfocused.
Sep 15, 20244 min read
4
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Anime ● Review: Terminator Zero
Good production. Mostly well-paced story in the spirit of the first two films even if it has a few problems. Dark and gloomy.
Sep 1, 20243 min read
3
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Anime ● Review: ReLIFE
Solidly enjoyable slice-of-life drama-comedy about a 27-year-old given a chance to relive the final year of high school.
Aug 25, 20244 min read
3
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Anime ● Review: Aoi Bungaku Series
Not bad but nothing spectacular. Some of the stories try too hard.
Aug 21, 20246 min read
3
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Anime Film Review: Violet Evergarden: The Movie
Decent film that addresses the issue of Gilbert. Visually superb although the plotting could be better.
Aug 14, 20243 min read
5
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Anime Review: Macross
Classic mecha anime. Excellent visuals and sound. Focuses on characters and their relationships.
Aug 8, 20246 min read
7
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K-drama ● Review: Goodbye Earth
Opening is a bit muddled but settles into a grim slice-of-life “try to leave out our final days in peace” drama. Ending is bad and cheap.
Jul 29, 20244 min read
5
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Film Review: Lumberjack the Monster
Mystery with elements of a horror-thriller framed in a fairy tale–like story. Nothing bad. Just flat. Plotting and themes are a bit clumsy.
Jul 24, 20243 min read
15
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Anime Film Review: Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
Nothing special, the premise is maybe a little forced, but still a decent side story.
Jul 8, 20242 min read
4
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Anime Review: Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless
Absurdist slice-of-life comedy of Tanaka aiming to do as little as possible. Good production. Relatable. Borderlines on brilliant.
Jun 23, 20242 min read
7
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Film ● Review: City Hunter
Tight action-comedy. It is a bit silly but it’s meant to be. Nicely lit and shot.
Jun 21, 20242 min read
6
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Anime ● Review: Azumanga Daioh
Classic high school slice-of-life comedy. Can use a little more variation even if it is meant to be slice-of-life genre.
Jun 18, 20244 min read
4
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Anime Review: The Grimm Variations
Not a bad effort but nothing special. Could have used other fairy tales since there are over 200 to choose from.
Jun 13, 20244 min read
5
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Anime Review: Violet Evergarden
Solid character-driven work that is not cringe. Visually superb.
Jun 5, 20244 min read
8
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J-Drama ● Review: House of Ninjas
Ninja family vs rival clan. Nicely shot. A few points regarding characters and conflict can be better, but intriguing and entertaining.
May 31, 20244 min read
5
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