The Ancient Magus' Bride season 2 Ep. 5 "First impressions are the most lasting." gives us something that's truly rare in the world of anime. In fact, not just anime, but in all of fiction in general. What is that rare something that's so amazing that I feel the need to feature it in this review,
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc Ep. 5 "Bright Red Sword" is more than just about a simple sword. It's also about the people wielding those swords against the Demons with burning passion. So not only do the Demons have to face red hot passion, but also red hot swords as
The Ancient Magus' Bride season 2 Ep. 4 "The cowl does not make the monk." gives Chise an unexpected visit to her new grandmother-in-law. At least, that's the closest approximation I can come to Chise's relationship to Elias' mentor. She even acts like a doting granny, even though she doesn't look
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc Ep. 4 "Thank you, Tokito" shows us why Koyoharu Gotouge is a master of character development. Do you remember Muichirō Tokitō from the previous episodes of this season? When he was behaving like a jerk to almost everyone around him? Well,
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc Ep. 3 "A Sword from Over 300 Years Ago" Finally gives Tanjiro the new sword he's been asking for. Only to take it away again for some reasons that are extremely obvious once you see it and think about it. Unfortunately, it's ill timing for
The Ancient Magus' Bride season 2 Ep. 3 "Birds of a feather flock together. II" not only gives us a more detailed look at Chise's classmates, but it also gives us a look at Chise's life when classes at the College are over and done with. Admittedly, it seems to be more or less the same as what
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc Ep. 2 "Yoriichi Type Zero" seems like it has one of the strangest titles of all the episodes of the anime. It sounds more like a title of an episode from a sci-fi anime. There's a good reason for that. Especially what with the highly
The Ancient Magus' Bride season 2 Ep. 2 "Birds of a feather flock together. I" gives us Chise's first school day at the College. Admittedly, it's not her first school day period, but it goes much better than her mundane school days. Chise even meets an old friend during class and seems to be making
The Sheep Detectives is a towering testament of how powerful animated stories can be when done right. A genuine crowdpleaser, the film is sure to warm and break your heart, wrestling with richly textured explorations of death and grief, lost and found families, and the necessity of memory.
Though marital arts action cinema is vast and varied, it is rare for one to elevate the genre and push it forward. There have been few recently - The Raid comes to mind, and while not technically "martial arts" I'd argue John Wick counts - that feel as if something new and special is happening.
Daemons of the Shadow Realm has Yuru and his Daemons turn the table on his pursuers in Ep. 4 "Jin and Yuru". It's pretty clearly a case of the hunters becoming the hunted here, and in a very action-packed way to boot. Now we wait and see if this is a good thing for Yuru, or if he has bitten off
