Blue Box Ep. 5 "Aquarium" is all about exactly what it says in the title. All in one of the most lavishly animated aquariums I've ever seen in any anime series. And yet, it all is merely serving as the backdrop to the developing relationship between Taiki and Chinatsu...and also the developing
Blue Box Ep. 4 "If He Wins" definitely puts Taiki into the spotlight here. Yes, Chinatsu is still an integral part of the story. However, it feels like now the spotlight is swinging onto badmindton rather than basketball. Blue Box Ep. 4 "If He Wins": Details Apparently, Mr. Badminton is the star of
MAKE A GIRL will soon be the theatrical debut of Gensho Yasuda. Fans of short animation might find that name just a bit familiar. If you have ever watched those YouTube, TikTok, and Twitter shorts involving that robot maid on a unicycle-like carriage, then you would be especially familiar with that
Blue Box Ep. 3 "Chii" gives us the rather traditional case of acute misunderstands typical of a romcom story. However, that's not getting our hero Taiki down. No, he's now using the frustration from those misunderstanding to get better at badminton. Blue Box Ep. 3 "Chii": Details Taiki puts that
Blue Box Ep. 2 "You Have to Go to Nationals" is the episode that clearly reminds us that this anime is in fact a sports anime at heart. It's not hard to see why then our main characters Taiki and Chinatsu are so passionate about their respective sport. However, the anime doesn't stop reminding us
How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer is definitely what one would call a genderbending take on the romantic comedy anime formula. It's not hard to see why when you look at the manga of the same name by Nana Aokawa. Even the title alone will tell you that this will be quite the LGBTQ+ anime from Ashi
Senpai is an Otokonoko Ep. 12 "The Real Me" definitely feels like a turning point in the life of Makoto Hanaoka. Even just the title will tell you that they're making an important decision about their life. All after meeting a relative they hadn't previously known about who turns out to bear a
Blue Box is one of the most popular manga on Shonen Jump for some very good reasons. Mostly because it's not actually a shonen manga. Its focus on romantic comedy with sports (specifically: badminton and basketball) as the backdrop makes the story more like a shojo story than your typical shonen
Let’s talk Practical Magic 2! I didn’t watch the original film until a couple of years ago, so my nostalgia bar is very low. That said, I’m a huge fan of Sandra Bullock, so I was SHOCKED that this film never crossed my TV screen until the 2024 Halloween season. I truly enjoyed the witchy
For better or for worse, the Cold War action-comedy lives! 35 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein have meshed the longstanding Odd Couple road trip with Iron Curtain hijinks and modern action sensibilities for a surprisingly solid but conceptually
Daemons of the Shadow Realm reveals the depths a certain hunter named Ivan has in Ep. 20 "The Hunted and the Hunter". It's very bloody and dark depths, but it does show that Ivan will likely be a major recurring villain in the story, and will play a major role in that story somehow. As well as