Tag: Anime
Anime roundup 1/21/2021: Overstuffed
In this week's viewing: The last few winter premieres, and too many good shows to keep on keeping up with.
Anime roundup 1/14/2021: Something Appealing, Something Appalling
In this week's viewing: Some premieres to start 2021 off on the right foot, and a less right foot as well.
Anime roundup 1/7/2021: Best of 2020
No viewing this week, just some thoughts on the best moments of 2020 (yes, there were a few).
Anime roundup 12/31/2020: Friendship is Tragic
In this week's viewing: Some shows are ending, some are not, but just about everyone agrees the way to wrap up 2020 is with a solid round of deaths.
Winter 2021 SF Anime Preview
Winter season is coming, and so are a ton of shows as the anime world makes up for lost time. (Ed. Note: Now with video clips!)
Anime roundup 12/24/2020: Hard Problems
In this week's viewing: Higurashi explains that you can't punch groupthink away, Jujutsu Kaisen has an antagonist who refuses to be a convenient device, and more!
Anime roundup 12/17/2020: Strength In Numbers
In this week's viewing: Higurashi spams the system, Akudama Drive invokes a handy mob, and more!
Anime roundup 12/10/2020: Death Squad
In this week's viewing: Talentless Nana delves into the protagonist's backstory, Akudama Drive offs yet another character, and more, plus a bonus premiere!
Anime roundup 12/3/2020: Hidden Sides
In this week's viewing: Akudama Drive's heroine builds her new criminal personality, Talentless Nana reveals unexpected depths to another classmate, and more!
Anime roundup 11/26/2020: Body Count
In this week's viewing: Jujutsu Kaisen gets another murderous villain started up, Higurashi has another bloody end to an arc, Akudama Drive really piles them up, and more!
Anime roundup 11/19/2020: Boxed In
In this week's viewing: Talentless Nana gets trapped by zombies, Jujutsu Kaisen has a lesson on pocket dimensions, and more!
Anime roundup 11/12/2010: Dogma
In this week's viewing: Higurashi introduces its protagonist to a most unusual ritual, Yashahime thinks you can get a little too invested in prayer, and more!
Anime roundup 11/4/2020: Another One Bites the Dust
In this week's viewing: Victims keep lining up for Talentless Nana, Yashahime has a high body count for a show aimed at the younger set, Jujutsu Kaisen makes good on last week's promise, and more!
Anime roundup 10/29/2020: Just Because You’re Paranoid Doesn’t Mean They Aren’t...
In this week's viewing: Talentless Nana and Higurashi illustrate why you really should trust your instincts, and more!
Anime roundup 10/22/2020: Overflow
In this week's viewing: One straggling premiere, and a difficult decision about what to keep watching for the rest of the season.
Anime roundup 10/15/2020: Zeno’s Paradox
In this week's viewing: Premiere time is almost over, but never completely over.
Anime roundup 10/8/2020: On the Road Again
In this week's viewing: A whole cavalcade of new fall premiere! (Plus the answer to what Re:ZERO's plans are.)
Anime roundup 10/1/2020: End of the Road
In this week's viewing: Three shows are done for the season, with one coming down to the wire.
Anime roundup 9/24/2020: The Heart of the Matter
In this week's viewing: No Guns Life gives its protagonist a crucial confrontation with his issues, Deca-Dence puts its at the literal center of things, and more!
Anime roundup 9/17/2020: Dead Giveaway
In this week's viewing: Appare-Ranman! and Deca-Dence telegraph plot points rather badly, and more!
Anime roundup 9/10/2020: Fortunes of War
In this week's viewing: Appare-Ranman and No Guns Life's villains are just in it for the money, and more!
Anime roundup 9/3/2020: Time Out
In this week's viewing: Re:ZERO takes a mental health day, Appare-Ranman! gives everyone time off for hijinks, and more!
Anime roundup 8/27/2020: The Plotting Idiot
In this week's viewing: Re:ZERO and No Guns Life enjoy some villainous idiocy, and more!
Anime roundup 8/20/2020: Think of the Children
In this week's viewing: Appare-Ranman reveals a tough dude with a soft spot for kids, Re:ZERO has a tough gal with a soft spot for kids, and more!
Anime roundup 8/13/2020: Breaking Point
In this week's viewing: Deca-Dence bucks the system, Appare-Ranman! goes all in with the movie references, and more!
Anime roundup 8/6/2020: Kids These Days
In this week's viewing: Re:ZERO's hero should have appreciated his parents, Deca-Dence's heroine won't listen to her elders, and more!
Anime roundup 7/30/2020: Making the Field
In this week's viewing: Appare-Ranman! races its way back in, Re:ZERO presents an unexpected test, and more!
Anime roundup 7/23/2020: Robot Wars
In this week's viewing: The last of the summer premieres, plus the return of a cyborg friend and [BIG SPOILERS]
Anime roundup 7/16/2020: Slow Start
In this week's viewing: The first premieres of summer 2020, although not quite as many as you may have expected.