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J-drama ● Review: Why Didn’t I Tell You a Million Times?
Ghost in the form of J-drama. A bit slow initially. Not bad writing but the execution is B-grade-ish.
Feb 173 min read
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Calls to Ban Rose and Jack’s “Love” Salute
New York City, NY – Following the outrage over Elon Musk’s recent Nazi/Love salute, some have called for legal action against Rose and...
Feb 21 min read
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Anime ● Review: Our Love Has Always Been 10 Centimeters Apart.
Short 6-episode teen romance drama. Relatively simple and predictable but nonetheless satisfying enough for what it is.
Jan 293 min read
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Anime ● Review: MF Ghost 2nd Season
Continuation of the same. Visually slick still. You either like it or you don’t.
Dec 31, 20244 min read
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K-drama Review: Light Shop
Intriguing premise. Exposition/revelation-driven so the structure is a little crude but pacing is well-managed enough. Solid series.
Dec 29, 20243 min read
3
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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
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Film ● Review: Mission: Cross
Simple action-comedy. Nicely executed and entertaining.
Sep 28, 20243 min read
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Love Is Stronger Than Death by Peter Kreeft
Love Is Stronger Than Death by Peter Kreeft, first published in 1979, is a philosophical examination of this modern-day taboo even...
Sep 3, 20242 min read
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Making Sense Out of Suffering by Peter Kreeft
Making Sense Out of Suffering by Peter Kreeft, first published in 1986, explores this classic question. The text is concise, it is...
Aug 29, 20243 min read
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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: Violet Evergarden
Solid character-driven work that is not cringe. Visually superb.
Jun 5, 20244 min read
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K-drama ● Review: Strong Girl Nam-soon
Comedy tries too hard, mostly failing. Autopilot plotting. Characters are too simply written initially but are fuller in the second half.
Feb 26, 20245 min read
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K-drama ● Review: Mask Girl
A tight narrative about an ugly woman’s desire for attention. Tragedy follows her decisions. Some plot conveniences but beautifully shot.
Sep 8, 20234 min read
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Manga ● Review: Haruiro Astronaut by Takano Ichigo
Shoujo romance about twins Chiki and Mami with their different mentalities towards relationships. Short, simple and relatively lighthearted.
Jul 30, 20233 min read
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Manga & Anime ● Review: Orange by Takano Ichigo
A solid romance slice-of-life drama about living with regrets. Can use more dramatic tension but mostly avoids being too cheesy.
Jul 1, 20236 min read
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Astronaut Woman Asks Man for Space, Gets Blown Out of Airlock
Bravo Station – A woman has been blown out of the airlock by her boyfriend after asking him for “some space”. “I just wanted to ask her...
Mar 21, 20231 min read
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Anime ● Review: From the New World
Intriguing coming-of-age supernatural-fantasy mystery involving humans with telekinesis set in an idyllic village. Highly recommended.
Feb 24, 20233 min read
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J-drama ● Review: First Love
Good but not great. Decent writing and performances. Nicely shot. Worth watching if one is interested in the genre.
Dec 29, 20223 min read
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K-drama ● Review: Hotel del Luna
My Verdict: An amusing supernatural-fantasy drama. Excellent cast. Beautifully lit and shot. But female lead’s past is not well handled.
Aug 7, 20223 min read
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