If you are the type of person who finds slice-of-life feel-good stories boring, then worry not about The Ancient Magus' Bride season 2 Ep. 8 "Slow and sure. II". For at last, the dark fantasy horror the anime promises has finally arrived. Complete with a good amount of magical action for those
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
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
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc Ep. 6 "Aren't You Going to Become a Hashira?" finally turns the story's spotlight on Genya Shinazugawa. Specifically: it gives us a look into Genya's past/backstory for the first time in the anime. And oh boy, not only is he just as
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
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
I'm not completely sold on the Bob Odenkirk action star rebrand. That's not a knock on him, either. I actually think he fits the role quite well, given the right circumstances - those being the break out Nobody which remains the best use of his new look. But something about it feels off and
It's been quite a long time since we've had a Star Wars movie in theaters. In the time between Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and now, we've had a revolution in entertainment in streaming and Star Wars moved from controlling the theater to a fixture in our living rooms with shows like The
