Neither the other reviewers wanted to do this anime, which does not fill me with hope for an enjoyable viewing experience. The world is a dark, cold, cruel place. There is no joy to be found. There is no love. There is no justice. I am filled with burning hatred. And it is all because … Continue reading First Impressions: Conception
This show has a skeleton man. And a bookstore. I like it already. I like this show. This show is good. It has cleansed me of the Show-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named. It has done this with it's charming animation, delightful art style, and amusing characters. Thank you, Honda-san. Thank you. Okay, seriously though. This is a good one. … Continue reading First Impressions: Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
Well, the premise seems promising, at least. Here goes nothing~ I'm sorry. This show was like watching a train wreck. The animation doesn't know whether it wants to be CGI or claymation. The art style keeps changing drastically. The music is boring and keeps playing over the dialogue. The characters are annoying. I don't know … Continue reading First Impressions: HIMOTE HOUSE: A share house of super psychic girls
This looks like a cheerleading anime. Involving small children. I will either need a trip to the dentist or bleach for mine eyes, I can already tell. Anima Yell! is adorable for all the right reasons and I insist you go watch it now. The art design is cute, the music is fun, and the characters, both … Continue reading First Impressions: Anima Yell!
Just going off the title card, this anime looks like the kind that make me wish I drank. Heavily. May the historical inaccuracies be understandable and the pedophilia be nonexistent, forever and ever, amen. I am pleased to report that Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc-please-don't-make-me-write-it-out-again is actually fairly decent, all things considered. The animation was smooth, the art … Continue reading First Impressions: Ulysses: Jeanne d’Arc and the Alchemist King
This is an anime involving samurai, magic clocks, and really bad fashion choices. You've been warned. This show is weird. It's not a bad weird, necessarily, but it is a distracting weird. The art style is nice, the the animation is a little simplistic, and I like the music, the pacing keeps jumping around, so … Continue reading First Impressions: BAKUMATSU
Just based on the title card, this looks like an anime about actors and popularity contests. Oh god, is this an Idol Anime? Please don't be an Idol Anime. It's not an idol anime! Huzzah! It is about actors, though. This anime was weird. I'm not sure if I enjoyed it or not. The animation … Continue reading First Impressions: Dakaichi – I’m being harassed by the sexiest man of the year-
So, just based on the title card, this is a sports anime about sumo wrestling, with only one character that has the traditional sumo body. This should be... interesting. So, I gotta be honest. I did not like this show much. The animation was decent and all, but everything about it just screamed Generic Sports … Continue reading First Impressions: Hinomaru Sumo
Okay, so, in the interest of full disclosure, I don't care one way or the other about sports anime. I don't hate it, but it's not really my bag of tea. That being said, I actually... kind of enjoyed this one? Like, a lot. I was surprised. And not just because of the dog. … Continue reading First Impressions: Run with the Wind
Xuan Yuan is an anime about an evil empire with Giant Mechas fighting Little Guys with summoning/magic sent in Ancient Psuedo-China, and if you think that sounds interesting, then I have bad news for you my friends. While the produces did manage to score a pretty decent musical score, that's about the only thing they … Continue reading First Impressions: Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary
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