Blue Lock takes all the best parts about the sports genre and turns it up to 11.
Blue Lock has solved almost all the problems that more critical anime fans normally have with sports anime. The protagonist being a clever, cerebral player is a breath of fresh air compared to MCs who simply survive on sheer willpower and "I gotta train every day!" mindset. It does a great job of putting you in Isagi's mind while he tries to think of a way through every insurmountable challenge. It makes every game pay off beautifully, and it's only made more intense by the stellar supporting cast, whose
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Nov 25, 2021
Tokyo Revengers
(Anime)
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Tokyo Revengers is quite a consistent show.
It sets an atmosphere and tone that sticks with the viewer throughout its 24-episode run, and puts you in a constant loop of Takemichi going into the past, fixing *something*, becoming hopeful for the result, then going into the future and finding yet more problems to tackle, each one seeming more hopeless and insurmountable than the last. Some say this makes for a frustrating and repetitive anime. Those people would be right. Tokyo Revengers is a recipe for an anime that could be quite unpopular. It's got a weak, wimpy, annoying MC and a storyline that's not only repetitive, but full ... |
