Anime Review: Aggretsuko
Red panda with her work and personal life problems. Vents by singing death metal. Relatable and amusing if you are into that type of humor.
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Feb 24, 20233 min read
Anime ● Review: From the New World
Intriguing coming-of-age supernatural-fantasy mystery involving humans with telekinesis set in an idyllic village. Highly recommended.
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Dec 29, 20223 min read
J-drama ● Review: First Love
Good but not great. Decent writing and performances. Nicely shot. Worth watching if one is interested in the genre.
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Oct 9, 20223 min read
Martian Time-Slip by Philip K. Dick
Martian Time-Slip was first published as a novel in 1964, although it was published in serialized form in 1963. Although life is not easy...
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Oct 13, 20213 min read
Anime Film Review: Weathering with You
Morishima Hodaka is a 16-year-old high school student who is running away from home. On the ferry making its way to Tokyo in a storm...
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Oct 3, 20213 min read
Anime Film Review: Your Name
A fantasy and slice-of-life romantic-comedy about friendship, romance, the difficulties of adolescence, identity and destiny.
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Sep 3, 20213 min read
Anime Film Review: The Garden of Words
Although it is about friendship, it takes a more ambiguous approach compared to Shinkai’s previous works.
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Aug 20, 20213 min read
Anime Film Review: The Place Promised in Our Early Days
The Place Promised in Our Early Days is Shinkai’s first feature-length work that, like most of his later works, explores friendship.
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Jul 28, 20213 min read
Anime Film & Manga Review: Voices of a Distant Star
Voices of a Distant Star is an OVA and one of Shinkai’s earlier works. Like most of his later works, it explores love and friendship.
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Jul 7, 20214 min read
K-drama ● Review: Strong Girl Bong-soon
Mostly enjoyable romantic dramady and very funny at times, but the plotting and pacing plateau in the second half of the series.
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Mar 5, 20214 min read
Anime Film & Manga Review: 5 Centimeters per Second
Anime, Manga and Light Novel review of Shinkai's 5 Centimeters per Second.
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Jan 14, 20212 min read
The Girl I Left Behind by Endo Shusaku
The Girl I Left Behind (私が棄てた女), first published in 1964, is one of the earlier novels of Endo Shusaku (遠藤 周作).
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