Daemons of the Shadow Realm introduces our main character Yuru to the outside world in Ep. 2 "Right and Left". In fact, this introduction is one of the most creative examples of reverse isekai I've seen in recent anime series. After all, it's not often when you have the equivalent of what's
Daemons of the Shadow Realm starts off quietly and peacefully in Ep. 1 "Asa and Yuru", but it escalates very quickly. It starts off as though it's a typical medieval Japanese fantasy adventure, but literally halfway through the episode, it gets very bloody and violent, with a massive amount of
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is now reaching the same level of popularity as its mainline anime series, methinks. For the 13th and final episode of the season has just made its debut today on June 30, 2025; and it has already earned this spinoff of My Hero Academia quite a bit of critical acclaim.
Gachiakuta will be a rather dark shonen action anime from director Fumihiko Suganuma and studio Bones Film (My Hero Academia; Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood). There's really no two ways about it with even just the barest glimpse of the manga of the same name by Kei Urana. The story is a very dark
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is a very interesting look at a different side of My Hero Academia. The original manga by writer Hideyuki Furuhashi and artist Betten Court is a spinoff and prequel to Kohei Horikoshi's story. It takes place about five years prior to the main story, so it gives us a
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a franchise revival that feels like it understands what made the original games so much fun. The gameplay is fast, frantic, and often delightfully violent, while the game throws a surprisingly large number of systems and mechanics at you. Thankfully, most of them feel
The Apothecary Diaries has Maomao listen to stories of asbestos and then schemes about it in Ep. 50 "The Fire-Rat Cloak". Students of history will even be able to anticipate that plot just from looking at the title. However, you don't need to be a student of history to know that asbestos is highly
By far and away the best title at TIFF, Everybody Wants to F*ck Me ranked as one of my most anticipated films on the lineup. And I'm happy to report that it delivered. What's more, it lived up to its title in every way, delivering a dark, twisted, thriller that packs as many satirical laughs into