The Unaware Atelier Meister – Episode 1
Another mediocre fantasy show with a passive protagonist and fan service.
Another mediocre fantasy show with a passive protagonist and fan service.
This Liam isn’t Neeson: the only thing he’s been taken by is a deep grief turned rage that sends him to the stars after his life in our reality completely falls apart. Too bad it’s kind of misogynistic.
The Pretty Cure franchise’s newest entry hits successful high note on its first try, setting up a charming new addition to a series full of young girls being their own heroes.
Happy new year of anime! The stars of this season are stories about girls and women facing down crushing expectations and refusing to let go.
You can all likely guess what took the top spot, but did you know other good films also came out last year?
It’s that time of year where the staff puts their heads together to pick the shows that made them think, imagined better futures, or provided a breath of fresh air in a hard year.
The year closed out on a wide range of winners, from yakuza thrillers and fake marriages to fishing stories.
The new year starts strong with multiple promising shoujo and the return of a beloved (by us) female director.
I knew this review was going to be something special when the first thought I whispered under my breath was, “What in the fuck is this discount Konosuba lookin’ shit?”
The Red Ranger goes into a mediocre isekai in order to save the world, but the show gets distracted by fan service.
It’s not hard to see how the manga became popular, but this adaptation doesn’t seem to be putting the best foot forward.
A grimdark series premiere that’s confusing, desaturated, and a bit out of time and place with modern anime adaptations.
Combining our world and another, Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf asks the question, “What if elves could go from the forest to the big city via our dreams?” and executes on it with a perfectly okay premiere.
Well. Now I have to talk about the vampire groomer show.
The gremlin girl lead is charming enough to carry what could have been a fairly bland meta-humor fantasy concept, and I have tentative yet high hopes for the show going forward.
What could have been a fun adventure farm sims game is now a race to fight oppression, with a distracting bit of fan service on top.
It feels good to have a season with two very solid looking shoujo adaptations to offer people.
I’m a total newbie to Aquarion, which either makes me perfect for this anniversary outing or in deep trouble about two episodes from now.
Another mediocre fantasy story about an underdog protagonist who’ll eventually get strong and outshine everyone.
This might just be the best villainess isekai anime we’ve had in years.