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With their sleek combination of hand-drawn and CGI animation, Studio Ufotable has highly influenced the aesthetic and “feel” of modern action anime. Every weeb knows their hits, the Fate series and Demon Slayer, but the supernatural mystery film series Kara no Kyoukai is what first put them on the map. Written by Kinoko Nasu of... Continue Reading →
SPOILERS After last week's tear-jerker episode where Subaru finally made peace with his past, we're back to the normal Re:Zero mysteries and madness. While this episode wasn't as emotionally gripping as the last one, it's still packed to the gills with new twists and reveals. And it ends with the return of an old villain... Continue Reading →
Anyone who's seen Re:Zero knows about the dynamic duo of Crusch Karsten and Ferris (aka Felix) Argyle. They stole the show in the Royal Selection and the White Whale battle with their incredible magic, subversion of traditional gender norms, and radical vision to destroy the pact with the dragon and rebuild the Kingdom of Lugunica.... Continue Reading →
Do you ever try to unwind with a long day with something on TV, pull up your streaming service of choice, and end up spending 45 minutes scrolling through all of... this? This is what psychologist Barry Schwartz called “The Paradox of Choice”: we think all the options of modern life make us happier, but... Continue Reading →
SPOILERS Re:Zero is A Lot of Things. It's set up as a pulpy isekai fantasy romp, but it's also got horror, mystery, action, drama, comedy... and as Subaru finally comes face to face with his past, Re:Zero takes another direction entirely. This episode was a saccharine slice-of-life drama, complete with soft tones, Sakura petals, and... Continue Reading →
SPOILERS Where we last left off in Re:Zero, Subaru was mysteriously transported into a Windows XP desktop world (Sorry, I had to!) with Echidna the Witch of Greed casually sipping tea right in front of him! It was an epic cliffhanger, but this episode ended with an even bigger one - so let's not waste... Continue Reading →
Studio Ghibli films are my antidote to nihilism. They vary in tone and genre, but they all have the most breathtaking hand-drawn animation in history, deep themes about nature and humanity, strong female protagonists, and some of the best music ever put onto film. Joe Hisaishi has composed the soundtrack to nearly every Ghibli classic,... Continue Reading →
SPOILERS for S2, no LN spoilers for anime only watchers Now that we're all caught up on the madness that is Re:Zero, it's time to begin the story proper. These first two episodes form an extended prologue to Arc 4, in which Subaru and Emilia are trapped in a demi-human sanctuary and must uncover the... Continue Reading →
I have complicated feelings about Trigger. As the offshoot of the legendary Studio Gainax, their projects are stylized and ambitious but sometimes lack consistency. For every time they’ve knocked it out of the park with a Kill la Kill or Little Witch Academia, they’ve whiffed with a Darling in the FranXX. Their latest anime, BNA,... Continue Reading →
I’ve mentioned this before, but I don’t really “get” straight up romance anime. I like a couple, but by and large, I have a hard time being invested in sappy teen relationship drama. So I was shocked, but maybe not surprised, to get so into Kaguya-sama: Love Is War when the anime started airing last... Continue Reading →
Drifting Soul 