Category Archives: Anime and Cartoons
Reincarnated as a Sword
The isekai trope has become so overwhelmingly prevalent – alongside harems and overpowered protagonists – that there are new tropes rising within the trope. For instance, reincarnating the hero as something other than human, like a slime, or a spider, or a … Continue reading
My Favorite Anime From 2022
This might be considered a little late, as we’re already two weeks into 2023. Certainly, it comes well behind a number of similar posts I’ve seen from my fellow bloggers, most of which posted within a couple of days, or … Continue reading
An Unimpressive Tomodachi Game
This is one of those shows that tried very, very, very hard to be much smarter than it really was. The basic idea of Tomodachi Game, which translates into something like “Friendship Game” if I understand correctly, is that a group of … Continue reading
Classic Anime Review: Ronin Warriors
This was one of the first anime I ever watched, and so it shall always hold a special place in my heart, even if I know that it is, like Power Rangers, much better for the kids than it is for … Continue reading
The Fond Childhood Memories of Medabots
Digimon. Pokemon. Cardcaptor Sakura. That is the sort of company which Medabots keeps. And you know what they all have in common, besides being kids’ anime? They’re decades old. With three decades of anime fandom behind me, I have to say, I haven’t … Continue reading
No Game, No Life, No Second Season
This may be the single most infamous example of an anime that needs and is perfectly set up for a second season, but will never get one, short of some miracle. One may be able to give the studio who … Continue reading
The Hilarious “Notorious” Herbivorous Dragon
This has got to be one of the cutest and most hilarious takes on the usual fantasy tropes that I have yet seen! And this is definitely a first! Since the Chinese dub of this anime aired before the Japanese … Continue reading
Black Summoner is a Fun Ride
This is one of those anime that doesn’t simply have the usual tropes of an overpowered protagonist in another world with a bountiful harem… it celebrates and has fun with these tropes! And, based on the ending to its first season, the … Continue reading
Anime Review: Parallel World Pharmacy
Wait, a pharmacy isekai anime that has some actual plot?! The first anime like that I encountered completely failed to pass my one-episode rule. The second had a contrived plot in which the pharmacy was ultimately irrelevant. This is the third one … Continue reading
Merlin's Musings 