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Passerby January 27, 2018 January 27, 2018 First Impressions / Snapshots

Beatless – 03

「You’ll Be Mine」

Who thought it would be a good idea to let AIs design other AIs?

Passerby January 25, 2018 January 25, 2018 First Impressions / Violet Evergarden

Violet Evergarden – 03

「「あなたが、良き自動手記人形になりますように」」 (‘Anata ga, Yoki Jidou Shuki Ningyou ni Narimasu You ni)
“‘May You Be an Exemplary Auto-Memoir Doll’”

Remember Shigofumi?

Passerby January 20, 2018 January 24, 2018 Series Introduction / Snapshots

BEATLESS – 02

「Analog Hack」

I can’t be the only one who prefers savvier protagonists, can I?

Passerby January 18, 2018 January 24, 2018 First Impressions / Violet Evergarden

Violet Evergarden – 02

「「戻って来ない」」 (‘Modotte Konai’)
“‘Never Coming Back'”

It is human nature to lie, especially to oneself.

Passerby January 14, 2018 January 24, 2018 First Impressions / Series Introduction / Snapshots

BEATLESS – 01

「Contract」

A decent start to Beatless, though it feels like it missed a… step.

Passerby January 13, 2018 January 21, 2018 First Impressions / Series Introduction / Snapshots

Hakumei to Mikochi – 01

「きのうの茜 / 舟歌の市場」 (Kinou no Akane / Funuata no Shijou)
“Yesterday’s Dark Red / Marketplace Shanty”

‘In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.’

Passerby January 11, 2018 January 24, 2018 First Impressions / Series Introduction / Violet Evergarden

Violet Evergarden – 01

「「愛してる」と自動手記人形」 (‘Aishiteru’ to Jidou Shuki Ningyou)
“‘I Love You’ and Auto-Memories Dolls”

Hype!

Passerby January 10, 2018 January 10, 2018 Miscellaneous Whimsey

Miscellaneous Whimsey – Tension, Antarctica, and the Three-Act Structure

Good things comes in threes.

In which Passerby fumbles through Writing 101.

Passerby September 30, 2017 October 1, 2017 Final Impressions / First Impressions / Made in Abyss

Made in Abyss – 13 (END)

「挑む者たち」 (Idomumono-tachi)
“The Challengers”

Is there catharsis only in death?

Passerby September 23, 2017 September 23, 2017 First Impressions / Made in Abyss

Made in Abyss – 12

「呪いの正体」 (Noroi to Shoutai)
“The True Nature of the Curse”

Dungeons are predators. They feed on adventurers.

Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 20 (END): sofas,or chairs.コスプレエロい Dec 23, 13:47

Dandadan – Episode 12 Review (END): While I was not expecting a cliffhanger for an ending, I was also not surprised by it. I was expecting… Dec 22, 11:51

Dandadan – Episode 12 Review (END): yeah very odd place to end the season. kinda just stops rather than ending in any meaningful way… weird but… Dec 22, 11:22

Dandadan – Episode 11 Review: another nice episode. the side story of the anatomical models was well-done, and rather touching – without feeling like a… Dec 20, 08:36

Dandadan – Episode 11 Review: My first initial impression of Jiji was that of a well-behaved child, like Okarun. That was before his expression lit… Dec 15, 16:32

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 10 Review: Overall a pretty solid episode. Though I personally don’t like the translation of okappiki as “private eye.” Okappiki worked almost… Dec 9, 08:12

Dandadan – Episode 10 Review: I think the reason why Okarun and Aira’s parents weren’t being asked for the uniform is because they would require… Dec 8, 03:53

Dandadan – Episode 10 Review: The best thing about anime is that some school staff have complete autonomy over what to wear and how to… Dec 7, 09:40