After watching two volumes of a highly melancholy, depressing anime, I’ve come to the conclusion some things just shouldn’t be made into anime, let alone get twenty six episodes.
Some anime have a point to the melancholy drama, and get to it fairly quickly, but they don’t drag it out over every episode. I don’t want [...]
Deus ex machina. “God out of a machine”. A device used heavily in Greek plays to resolve situations by interjecting them with a solution from the heavens. In the latest Appleseed movie, Appleseed EX Machina, based off the manga by Ghost in the Shell creator, Masamune Shirow, the term “ex machina” has a more sinister [...]
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Read my reviews of Glass Fleet Volume One, Two, Three and Four before reading my review of Five!
Whoo-hoo! Volume Five means there’s only one more volume of Glass Fleet to review!
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Check out my review of Ninja Nonsense Volume One!
If you’re a fan of Japanese culture, you’ll love Ninja Nonsense Volume Two! This volume highlights summer in Japan. Get out your swimsuits and yukata, but look out for pervy yellow balls with wings!
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