Muichirō Tokitō is truly the star of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc Ep. 8 "The Mu in Muichiro". In fact, he's such a star in this episode that Tanjiro is nowhere to be seen at all. Which makes sense since this is the episode where we finally find out Muichirō's
The Ancient Magus' Bride season 2 Ep. 7 "Slow and sure. I" finally gives Chise a grand day out with her school friends, with it being a grand day in too. Complete with indoor rock climbing, camping, and some bonding time with her new friends and classmates. It's a nice relaxing slice-of-life
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc Ep. 7 "Awful Villain" gives us a pretty rare thing in anime. Heck, it's pretty rare in fiction in general. This whole episode is basically a deconstruction of the Protagonist-Centric Morality trope. as demonstrated by the newest Hantengu's
The year keeps rolling on and another comic con is in the books. This past week I headed to the Automobile Capital of the world to check out the Motor City Comic Con in Novi, Michigan. People unfamiliar with this convention or the state might think this is just another small local convention, but
Spy x Family Ch. 80 gives us what's quite possibly the most insane chapter in the entire manga's history. Not to mention the most contrived. What else do you call it when Loid and Yor engage in the silliest marital argument in history, and then all of a sudden, a wild Yuri Briar appears and joins
After the supernatural drama of the previous episode, The Ancient Magus' Bride season 2 Ep. 6 "Better bend than break." feels like a nice break from that. Especially since Chise gets to invite a friend over for a nice relaxing sleepover. Complete with them discussing their mutual love woes. The
"The Debut" turns a comedy that pokes fun at the sincerity of the local stage and elevates it to a fascinating character study of a woman on the edge. While still being hilarious.
In Ink, Danny Boyle explores the launch of the British newspaper The Sun. The tabloid was created as a paper full of things people want to read but feel they shouldn't. It broke ground in 1960 in London for speaking openly about sex, putting sport on the front pages and embracing the working man.
Few studios have set such a precedent within their own genre quite like Laika Studios. With each painstakingly crafted story, they consistently find new ways to level up stop motion animation and push the limits of what can be accomplished. Stop motion is already a marvelous feat of patience and
