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Good luck deciding, you bastard. |
I wasn’t planning on watching this series. I had planned to introduce it and be done, as much because I was sure we’d once again get half of the story and never see the rest. Yet I kept watching it, because there’s something comforting in the familiar story, and for whatever its failings, Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle is one step above. One step above average, granted, but that’s something.
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Relaxing after Third Impact. |
Bubuki Buranki is by no means perfect, but if you enjoy stylish, highly-kinetic action, it can be worth your time for the unexpected wrinkles that make it more interesting than the synopsis suggests. Chiefly among the antagonists.
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SHEEEEEEEEEEH! |
For a show that went completely under the radar (at first) for me, I’ll probably never get over just how much I loved this show.
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Not a single psychic power between the lot of them. |
Since it’s so easy for anime to be out of this world, it’s easy to overlook the down to earth.
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While not perfectly told, Haruchika had the audacity to try and be different. |
Haruchika never had the best execution, but it tackled issues that many anime would shy away from or would be ignorant enough to ignore.
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「彼女と彼女の部屋」 (Kanojo to Kanojo no Heya)
“She and Her Apartment”
Shinkai Makoto’s famed short about a job hunting girl and her loving black cat gets a picturesque remake, and it’s just as depressing as I remember.
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Short-form anime just keep getting better. |
People often say it’s the quiet ones you have to watch out for. That’s certainly the case with Tabi Machi Late Show, which came from nowhere and proved to be an ambitious little show that deserves more attention than it has received.
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「う…ど…ん…?」 (U…Do…n…?”)
“Udon…?”
Yes please~ I love my udon with egg and green onion and luncheon meat (because SPAM is too expensive)… mmmm…
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「炎の巨人」 (Honou no Kyojin)
“Fire Titan”
The magical melee battles are great, as are the mecha slugfests; no one should be surprised that the action is solid. But the story they’re trying to tell is fundamentally sound, and the second episode patches any holes the first episode left. This could be one of winter’s sleepers.
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「学園崩壊」 (Gakuen hōkai)
“Academy Destruction”
Steps in the right direction.