Category Archives: Tuesday Review
Anime Review: Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro
Translation is a tricky business. The same Japanese phrase could mean “don’t tease me,” or “don’t mess with me,” but they went with “don’t toy with me.” Maybe because Takagi’s show already had a girl “teasing” her guy, and there’s … Continue reading
My Isekai Life as a God-Sent Savior of the World
In the first episode, Yuji was powerful, but there was a clear limit to just how much he could do. By the time we reached the twelfth episode, they pretty much just nixed that and made him a mortal god. … Continue reading
(The Fun) In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki
Most longtime anime fans have encountered or heard of that unofficial genre of titles which consist entirely of Cute Girls Doing Cute Things (CGDCT). This anime, in a nutshell, is a mix of that with Naruto. It’s Cute Ninja Girls Doing Cute Ninja … Continue reading
The Executioner and Her Dark and Epic Way of Life
This feels like one of those times where the author said, “You know what? Let’s take these tropes and make them as twisted and disturbing as absolutely possible! Let’s go the extra mile to really freak people out!” And considering … Continue reading
A Cute and Hilarious Love After World Domination
I grew up watching Power Rangers. From Mighty Morphin to Time Force, with a bit of Wild Force there at the end, if I recall correctly. It has been a very long time since I paid the franchise much attention, but even if one … Continue reading
The Skeleton Knight is Living His Real Fantasy in Another World
In the first instant of the opening scene, a man rips the front of a girl’s dress off as she screams in terror. Advisory warning comes up: “This show contains scenes that some viewers may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is … Continue reading
“I’m Quitting Heroing!” Quits Being Interesting
This is one of those anime that started off strong and successfully hooked me in the first episode – heck, the way it had me laughing, it hooked me in the first five minutes – but then just kind of… … Continue reading
The Pure, Beautiful Delight of “Ya Boy Kongming!”
The first season of this anime just ended, and I. WANT. MORE. 🙂 The premise is one of those that, at first glance, it ought to have simply put me off, ya know? I mean, how ridiculous of a concept … Continue reading
The Diamond Eye is a Treasure
This is one of those jewels, those diamonds you find in the sand and can’t help but be so excited that you talk about it with your friends. That’s how I heard of it, from a friend, and now I … Continue reading
My Surprised Enjoyment of My Dress-Up Darling
Sometimes… every once in a great while, something comes along that simply… surprises you. I am reminded of a lesson taught in Ratatouille, that a chef of excellent skill – and, by extension, an individual of masterful skill in any trade … Continue reading
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