It's really nice seeing KyoAni branch out from their typical club anime stuff. I had to drop Kobayashi's Dragon Maid because as much as I was otherwise enjoying it, I couldn't get over the treatment of Shouta, and I haven't been able to see A Silent Voice yet, but it's really nice to see them … Continue reading Episode Review: Violet Evergarden Episode 1
Month: April 2018
Top 10 Anime of 2017 (In Some Vague Semblance of Order)
SHIT I FORGOT I WAS COPYING STUFF OVER HERE STILL originally posted on ace-reviews.tumblr.com on december 31, 2017 This year sucked and most of the anime that got hyped up (that wasn’t a sequel) weren’t on Crunchyroll so I didn’t see them and probably am not going to any time soon, so pretty much everything … Continue reading Top 10 Anime of 2017 (In Some Vague Semblance of Order)
Gintama Reviews Episode 154: That Person Looks Different from Usual During A Birthday Party
originally posted on ace-reviews.tumblr.com on march 9, 2017 THE STORY THUS FAR: sho-chan got a haircut and kagura couldn’t sleep First off, this episode ends the Kintama short series by replacing Shinpachi’s buttchin with a dickchin. Personally, I feel it’s an improvement, only because “dickchin” sounds like “diction” which could one day lead to puns … Continue reading Gintama Reviews Episode 154: That Person Looks Different from Usual During A Birthday Party
Gintama Reviews Episode 151: A Conversation With a Barber During a Haircut is the Most Pointless Thing in the World
originally posted on ace-reviews.tumblr.com on march 8, 2017 THE STORY THUS FAR: okita is even more dangerously insane than i imagined, and the cast pretended their show was canceled again One of these days I’m going to purposefully “forget” to take a screencap and just leave my placeholder picture sans caption so y'all can just wonder “…why?” … Continue reading Gintama Reviews Episode 151: A Conversation With a Barber During a Haircut is the Most Pointless Thing in the World
Gintama Reviews Episode 148: Zip Up Your Fly Nice and Slowly
originally posted on ace-reviews.tumblr.com on march 7, 2017 THE STORY THUS FAR: kagura and shinpachi got training advice from idiots I would’ve watched this episode last night, but I spent most of the last Gintama Review complaining and would like to offset it by being able to spend at least part of this one talking … Continue reading Gintama Reviews Episode 148: Zip Up Your Fly Nice and Slowly
Gintama Reviews Episode 146: The Taste of Drinking Under Broad Daylight Is Something Special
originally posted on ace-reviews.tumblr.com on march 5, 2017 THE STORY THUS FAR: kagura reunited with her shithead brother, kagura’s shithead brother was a shithead, kagura’s shithead brother continued being a shithead, seita met his mom, seita tried to escape with his mom, and the good guys beat the bad guys with the power of being … Continue reading Gintama Reviews Episode 146: The Taste of Drinking Under Broad Daylight Is Something Special
Special Gintama Review: Earn Your Happy Ending
originally posted on ace-reviews.tumblr.com on march 4, 2017 ‘Sup, nerds, we’re doing something a bit different for Gintama Reviews today. Instead of reviewing an episode, I’m gonna go back and talk about a character no one cares about from an arc no one remembers. Specifically this arc: and this character: The Ryugu Arc is presented … Continue reading Special Gintama Review: Earn Your Happy Ending
Gintama Reviews Episode 139: Don’t Put Your Wallet In Your Back Pocket
originally posted on ace-reviews.tumblr.com on march 3, 2017 THE STORY THUS FAR: idk, man, i wasn’t paying attention. vidya games, y'know Oh, shit, dude it’s an arc that got a trailer. It’s also the introductory arc for the blonde lady with the scar on her face whose name I can never remember. This should be … Continue reading Gintama Reviews Episode 139: Don’t Put Your Wallet In Your Back Pocket
First Impressions: Butlers x Battlers
I've had no anime to watch on Wednesdays for the past couple of seasons, and I've really, really liked that. Having a day where I know I'm going to have plenty of time to get through my YouTube subscriptions and play LoTRO with my sibling is really, really nice. So, if it seems like I'm … Continue reading First Impressions: Butlers x Battlers
First Impressions: Last Period: the journey to the end of despair
Good morning! Before I ever knew this anime existed, I got to see a couple of people making menstruation jokes about it! So this oughta be fun. I know the poor Japanese writer who came up with that couldn't have known that it would send English speakers into fits of immature giggling (and probably wouldn't've … Continue reading First Impressions: Last Period: the journey to the end of despair