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May 24, 2024
Preliminary (8/11 eps)
And in the end, only the music remained.

BSD offered high hopes when it started. Beautiful artistic direction with nuanced colours, a down to earth but sophisticated plot and amusing characters.

As the seasons moved forward, colours turned flashier, plot more generic and characters became caricatures of themselves .

If a character stands out, whether it is by personality of appearance, such elements lust be be explainable by the plot.

Once I started asking myself why a character spoke, acted or dressed in a specific way, and the only answer I could find was "because it looks cool"... BSD started to collapse for me.

BSD had an ...
Jan 25, 2024
Mixed Feelings
Appearance over substance.

Bungou Stray Dogs has the perfect mix to make it a landmark anime: Gorgeous art direction, original setting, sophisticated plot and colourful characters. Many will agree it is in fact a masterpiece and their arguments may be perfectly valid.

However, the issue with the show lies in its obsessive search for sophistication, only to end up taking itself too seriously. BSD constantly seems to be seeking the mature viewers' approval, only to look self conscious and aware.

Every scene, dialogue and characters ' reactions pursue the purpose of showing their elegance, maturity or wittiness. However, such aspects should always be self explanatory thanks to ...
Oct 12, 2023
Kyokou Suiri (Anime) add
There are a few shows I will claim to be proud of watching. In/ Spectre is one of them, as I am happy of
not having let its poor ratings stand in the way of giving it a chance.

In/ Spectre is not an underrated anime, it is a misunderstood one. It seems it was expected to follow the trend of spectacular demons fights in the line of other recent successful shonen.

However In/ Spectre has a very elegant and original take on the yokai theme, one not explored yet. Not the fighting approach mentioned above, nor the emotional one tackled in other acclaimed animes. ...
Sep 29, 2023
Gintama' (Anime) add
FunnyFunny
A class of its own.

There is the big 3. Naruto and Bleach had their share of the spotlights. Now One Piece seems to be sailing under the sun.

And then there is Gintama. Unrankable, incomparable, unpredictable, hilarious, timeless Gintama. Gintama takes the best of all animes. Comedy, parody, slice of life, drama, period, science-fiction, tragedy and even romance... Gintama is truly a jack of all trades. Only this time master of all.

As an anime lover, Gintama is a must-watch. It is not part of the big 3, it is far more than that. It truly is, the ...
Aug 3, 2023
The Monogotari series may be one of the best supernatural anime entertainment to be experienced. Few other shows will make folklore appear so alive.

Monogotari with its first season “Bake” suffers from a slow start and requires time to adjust to its particular nature. However, once the viewer gets in tune with it, the series will only get better to a point of addiction.

Narration. This one word seems to sum up the essence of the series. What seem like a bundle of random stories and excruciating long dialogues at first reveal themselves as carefully placed pieces on a giant puzzle to ...
Jun 10, 2023
A masterpiece of randomness.

Arakawa Under the Bridge is hard to grasp at first. The storytelling and the plot are quite original. But looking past them, or rather learning to enjoy them, Arakawa quickly becomes one of these feel good comforting shows.

The strength of the anime is in its characters. A bunch of society rejects living under a bridge with top tier voice acting. Each character is unique, unpredictable, well written and inevitably hilarious. Each one has unique quirks, an interesting past and is completely detached to anything with a sense of logic. The voice actors help a lot with a few coming from Gintama.

The ...
Aug 27, 2022
No need for superpowers, Baseball is already epic enough.

Ace No Diamond achieved the subtle performance of remaining technical and grounded without losing the viewers attention. We don't feel like we are being treated like idiots and rather enjoy becoming Baseball experts throughout the show. One of DNA's strengh is they keep the story very realistic. Which makes it very difficult to predict whether the MC will deliver or not. He eventually will (I presume), it is a sport shonen after all. But the storytelling is efficient to a point of rendering his progress unpredictable.

Since I mentionned the MC, let's have a closer look at ...
Feb 21, 2022
Bai Yao Pu (Anime) add
Do not get mistaken by the suprisingly low rating. This is a 5 stars anime. For the simple reason that Bai Yao Pu did simples things right: Clean art, a setting which makes sense, good pacing, attention given to every single episode and authentic characters.

Bai Yao Pu isn't action packed nor does it have a general arc. However it doesn't need to since it tells stories so well it will leave you craving for the next episode. It may give you an athmosphere similar to "Violet Evergarden" . With a very different female MC but equally likable.

Usually I am not a fan of the episodical ...


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