Anime Reviews
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Some anime make it very easy to recommend them. You can explain the premise, point out the gorgeous animation, mention a lovable character or two, and send people on their way. The Ancient Magus Bride is not one of those anime. This is a series where the initial setup can make you pause almost immediately.…
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I binged the absolute hell out of MARRIAGETOXIN. I watched through the available dubbed episodes so quickly that I somehow failed to notice the dub wasn’t complete yet. Then I reached the final two episodes and had to wait a couple of weeks for them. Oops. Nothing exposes your lack of patience quite like realizing…
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If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably scrolled past The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter at least once because … What kind of title is that? It’s long. It’s weird. It somehow manages to sound both incredibly specific and completely uninteresting at the same time. Honestly, I could see plenty of people…
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Every now and then an anime comes along that leaves you wondering, “What exactly did I just watch?” First Love Monster was that anime for me. I finished the entire series, and honestly, I’m still not completely sure why. Maybe it’s because I’m the kind of person who has to see something through once I’ve…
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I almost turned Fragtime off after three minutes. Seriously. Those opening scenes had me pausing the movie just to ask myself, “What am I watching?” Between the uncomfortable voyeuristic setup and the unnecessary focus on panties, I genuinely thought I had stumbled into another romance that relied on shock value instead of actual storytelling. Thankfully,…
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Sometimes you start an anime thinking you’ll watch an episode or two before bed. Then somehow you’re nine episodes deep the next day wondering where your afternoon went. That was How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer for me. I finished the entire series in two days, and honestly, I probably would’ve watched it even faster…
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I’ll be honest: After the first episode, I wasn’t convinced This Boy Is a Professional Wizard was going to be for me. The opening didn’t immediately grab me, and when Toyohi confessed that he was falling for Kashima so quickly, I started preparing myself for something overly cheesy and emotionally shallow. At that point, I…
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Every once in a while, you stumble across an anime completely by accident and end up enjoying it far more than you ever expected. That was Quiet Please! for me. I found this short South Korean animated BL after randomly coming across a reel on Facebook. Curiosity got the better of me, I dug around…
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I originally watched Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! before the English dub existed, so going into this wasn’t a first-time experience. I already knew the story. I already knew where the romance was headed. I was honestly just curious to see how the dub handled everything. What I didn’t…
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Sometimes an anime doesn’t need to be amazing to be enjoyable. That’s pretty much where I landed with BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense. After finishing both seasons, I wouldn’t put it anywhere near my all-time favorites, and I don’t think it’s one of those legendary comfort-watch series…