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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.
30
Jan 255 min read
Anime Review: Bocchi the Rock!
Comedy of a shy guitarist who joins a band and struggles with anxiety. Absurd delivery. Lacks musician jokes but entertaining and relatable.
30
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Anime Review: The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today
Slice-of-life comedy about a young woman and her giant cat who takes care of her. Series lacks an arc but amusing. Good production.
40
Nov 3, 20243 min read
Manga Review: She and Her Cat
Based on the 1999 short film, a wholesome slice-of-life manga about a young woman from the perspective of her loving cat.
40
Oct 22, 20243 min read
Anime Review: She and Her Cat: Everything Flows
Whilst nothing particularly special, it is overall a solid slice-of-life anime about a young woman’s struggles and her loyal cat.
30
Oct 20, 20244 min read
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.
70
Oct 14, 20243 min read
Anime ● Review: Tsuki ga Kirei
Solid coming-of-age, slice-of-life romance. Can argue about plotting and pacing but it is emotionally realistic.
20
Oct 5, 20244 min read
Anime ● Review: The Fable
Moderately funny but can be dark and serious in parts. Measured and balanced in most respects. Entertaining.
40
Sep 15, 20244 min read
Anime ● Review: Real Drive
Decent production. Not bad, but the plot and themes could use more development as it is a little unfocused.
30
Aug 25, 20244 min read
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.
30
Aug 14, 20243 min read
Anime Film Review: Violet Evergarden: The Movie
Decent film that addresses the issue of Gilbert. Visually superb although the plotting could be better.
50
Jul 29, 20244 min read
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.
50
Jul 8, 20242 min read
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.
40
Jun 23, 20242 min read
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.
70
Jun 18, 20244 min read
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.
30
Jun 5, 20244 min read
Anime Review: Violet Evergarden
Solid character-driven work that is not cringe. Visually superb.
60
Apr 23, 20244 min read
Anime Film Review: Suzume
A few minor problems but otherwise another solid film by Shinkai.
40
Feb 26, 20245 min read
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.
80
Feb 6, 20243 min read
Anime Film ● Review: Maboroshi
Fantasy coming-of-age drama set in a town that is stuck in time. Unfocused and under-developed. But looks very good. Worth viewing.
40
Oct 17, 20233 min read
Film ● Review: Re/Member
Despite being a time-loop story with a little clumsy structuring and cheesy montages, it is still a moderately enjoyable horror film.
110
Aug 12, 20233 min read
Anime Films ● Review: To Me, the One Who Loved You & To Every You I’ve Loved Before
Love story with parallel universes told in two films. Good production. Pacing is mostly good but a little clumsy at times. Worth viewing.
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