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May 8, 2024
Anime is full of grand adventures, epic tales and profound stories. It has the ability to take you to a completely different world. Yet, sometimes I just can’t be bothered with that. Sometimes all I want is to turn my brain off and laugh at some goofy people goofing off and being stupid. Seitokai no Ichizon is the perfect anime to lay back, relax and chill out to—it’s cosy, silly and light-hearted, and, honestly, I just can’t get enough of it.

In the very first scene of the first episode, “Understanding the differences in media” is written on the whiteboard. The characters joke about how they ...
Jan 21, 2024
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Consuming media can seem like a hopeless endeavor. Emotionally investing so as to live through the characters or reading into an author's intentions can seem pointless. After all, it's fiction and it's not my life. But I'd like to believe that, in some shape or form, I take with me a part of every book or manga I read, anime or movie I watch, or game I play. That in some way, I can affirm a belief, change a belief or develop as a person. Perhaps a single piece of media on its own may not have the power to do that, but over time I think ...
Jan 10, 2024
I'm a simple man with simple tastes - if I see a generic romance/comedy in the season, I'll watch it. Even if it's the same copy and pasted show that I've seen a million times before. I'll watch it. As for why... well that's a whole can of worms. But when I saw this airing I thought "well, guess this another one of those". I read the synopsis, saw a tall girl and a goofy looking edgy MC and thought, "okay, this is gonna be a another gag comedy with only one overused joke and appealing to people with a tall girl fetish."

I had it all figured out.  

So I ...
Jan 1, 2024
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I dove into this blind, avoiding looking at the genres, rating, author or anything. Thus, when I saw the absurd premise revealed, I assumed it would be a funny gag manga with eccentric and goofy characters - not to mention the round and cartoonish character designs to go along with it. But over time, I started to realise what the manga really was. I noticed that the characters weren't that eccentric and there was no barrage of jokes. On top of this, the artist begun to look familiar... On the surface it all looks nice and pretty but we are fed slight hints to an underlying truth. The bedrooms, ...
Oct 11, 2023
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    Okay...so where do I begin? Ah, right, context comes first.

    So, Waiting For Me Yesterday in Spring (WFMYIS) is one of the only books I've actually completed from start to finish. Growing up, I was never interested in books and in school I would only pretend to read books - simply staring at the words -  whilst getting lost in my thoughts in the meantime. I did, however, read 9 volumes of the Oregairu light novel but other than that, I've never completed a book from start to finish. I tried reading some "classics", such as Sherlock Holmes and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, hoping that they ...
Sep 15, 2023
Black Lagoon (Anime) add
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 (This is a review of seasons 1, 2 and the OVA as a whole)

  Wake up. Work. Sleep. Repeat. Trapped in a system of control. Your boss doesn't care about you. You feel that nobody does. Is this all that you're worth? Is this all you'll ever be, pulled on the end of puppet strings, making no meaningful change or difference in the world? You're living your life chained down to rules. Sound relatable? That's the life of our protagonist. Rokuro is a quintessential John Doe, working a normal 9-5 job in an office that he has no love for and wishes he had more to get ...
Aug 31, 2023
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    What do you do at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us? With a title so obnoxiously long, I'm glad the anime is just as filled to the brim with content. Initially, I was prepared for a cliche fantasy-romance anime but very quickly realised that was not what I was getting. Instead, I was gifted with a gripping character drama involving delicately written themes of love and happiness whilst mixed with thrilling action sequences as a cherry on top. With that being said, let's dive into the spectacle known as -takes a deep breath- Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii desu ka? ...
Aug 25, 2023
Gosick (Anime) add
    Set in the early 1900s, Gosick tells a grand tale of war and betrayal alongside love presented as a beautifully written spectacle that unfolds over a mere 24 episodes. Initially, I hesitated to watch it as historical and mystery anime are usually not my preference. However, from the get-go, I was pulled in by its endearing cast, gripping story and stellar art style. In fact, the episodes flowed so well into the next and had me so invested that I inadvertently began binging the show without realising it.

    Starting with the story, it is at first structured into arcs which each involve a singular ...
Jul 14, 2023
Fire Punch (Manga) add
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Having read many of Fujimoto's other works, I have to say that this is his most gruesome manga so far. In fact, this is one of the most gruesome manga I've ever read in the entire medium. At no point does it pull its punches or hold back for the reader's comfort but it is unapologetically hard-hitting and cut-throat. It involves extremely heavy and disturbing subject matter such as slavery, starvation, and execution and with the setting being very dystopian, it succeeds in being unsettling and anxiety-inducing. 

The general premise is a simple one. A man kills the main character's sister, so he seeks revenge. Sounds like ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Before watching this anime, I'd already read 8 volumes of the manga so I knew what I'd be getting myself into. Actually, I was reluctant to even watch the anime because I thought I'd clearly remember what would happen so there wouldn't be a point. However, after watching the first episode I immediately knew that wouldn't be the case and that it is definitely worth watching.

I think having read the manga, drawing parallels is inevitable and I would certainly say that I prefer the anime. The impact of voice acting, movement and colours cannot be overlooked and for a show of this nature, I feel ...


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