This was so close to being great, but the side characters are so annoying and one note. The romance between Kuranosuke and Tsukimi was sweet and wholesome, I just wish that there was more closure with their relationship. I don't need to know if they got married or anything but I would've liked for Tsukimi to tell Kuranosuke her feelings.
My last gripe with the series is that Inari got off too lightly for the bs she pulled in the series. It would've been satisfying to see her taken down a peg or two.
This was a short but sweet review, but so is the
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Dec 15, 2024
Houseki no Kuni
(Manga)
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In the Plutarch's comparative biography of the lives of Theseus and Romulus, he poses a question- if parts of a decaying ship were to be replaced until none of the previous ship remained, would it still be the same ship? Personally, my answer would be yes- but in name only.
In HnK Phos is Theseus's ship. Over time, parts of their body are lost only to be replaced by the material on hand. In HnK this takes on a horrifying new dimension, when the gems lose body parts they also lose a chunk of their memory. The larger the body part, the more extreme the ... 
Dec 12, 2024
A bittersweet fairytale about coming to terms with the struggles of life. It's somewhat similar to Spirited Away, in that both protagonists in the course of their journey through another realm learn to move forward in life, no matter how difficult it may be.
Both Poyoko and Eba are so adorable, you simply can't help but root for them. The "bad guys" known as renaughts feel like embodiments of those horrible intrusive voices that plague us in our darker moments. I really liked the resolution with the main antagonist and honestly the flashback to their past made me tear up. It would easily be 9 ... |
