Tokyo Ghoul

Now, normally I would segue into what the overall story or plot is supposed to be about after the intro sequence is over, but to be perfectly honest I have no idea how to explain the plot of Tokyo Ghoul to you.… Read more.

Interspecies Reviewers

If you haven’t already heard of Interspecies/Ishuzoku Reviewers, it’s quite infamous; before Redo of Healer, this was essentially the de-facto anime that became controversial for being extremely sexual/graphic in nature despite being released as a legitimate anime rather than a hentai.… Read more.

Bottom of the Barrel – Not so Broken

Now, Salya Darken is in fact a fan-fiction writer and there is a lot of bad fan-fiction I could’ve chosen for this analysis, but I instead decided to deep dive onto their website (which is linked to on their fanfiction.net profile) and ended up finding an actual original story there written just a few months ago by the name of “Not so Broken”.… Read more.

Kaguya-sama: Love is War

While criticism of any show—no matter how amazing—is always warranted, blindly attacking something and calling it “overhyped” just because it’s popular is not. That couldn’t be further from the truth; Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen is a show that succeeded because it deserved to, has genuine substance and I absolutely loved every moment of it from start to finish.… Read more.

Nekopara

…take away the sex, and the game has literally nothing—it can’t justify its own existence without it. So why in the name of God almighty did somebody decide it would be a fuckin’ awesome idea to take this game, strip away the only part of it worth a damn and turn it into a “family friendly” 12-episode long torture session?!… Read more.

Akikan!

I think one of the best parts of Akikan is the direction—during serious or tearjerking scenes, the direction, sound design, voice acting and animation is actually so well done that you are caught between the two extremes of “well done drama” and “I am currently watching a man mourn the death of his melon juice”.… Read more.

Squid Game

Now, I know what you’re thinking; I, of all people, actually sat down to watch something besides an anime, and an insanely popular show no less? Who is this strange man and what has he done with the overlord of #TeamProtag!?… Read more.