First Impressions / Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu – 11

「#11」

You don’t come across anime like Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu all that often – series that are remarkably consistent with their sublime storytelling, brilliant direction, and characters that feel like real people; people who make mistakes, who you can love one episode and hate the next because of how morally grey they are. This series is truly one of a kind.

First Impressions / Heavy Object

Heavy Object – 23

「野に咲く花に鎮魂の歌を, ベイビーマグナム破壊戦 I」 (Nonisakuhana Ni Chinkon no Uta Wo, Beibii Magunamu Hakaisen I)
“A Requiem for the Flowers Blooming in the Field, The Battle to Destroy the Baby Magnum I”

For those of you who feel that Heavy Object follows a sin curve when it comes to how its episode will be, fear not! I think we’re almost at the peak of the curve — and boy could this peak be intense.