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Anime Review: Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
Dark steampunk zombie. Great worldbuilding, visuals and soundtrack. Decent pacing but too many plot conveniences.
3 days ago5 min read


K-drama ● Review: Gold Land
Measured pacing and decent performances. Visually dark, nicely edited. Not bad but could use more care with some details.
5 days ago4 min read


Anime Review: Mashle
In a world where magical abilities are the norm, a non-magical guy uses his supreme physical strength. Action-packed. Simple and crude mild parody. Still enjoyable.
May 44 min read


Study: Sharks Need Buddies Too
A study by N.D. Marosi et al titled “Rolling in the deep: drivers of social preferences and social interactions within a bull shark aggregation in Fiji” posted on 17 March 2026 shows that bull sharks, Carcharhinus leucas, are perhaps more socially complex than the “lone shark” image. The paper is about 16 pages and is an interesting read. The observations were made at the Shark Reef Marine Reserve (SRMR) in Fiji from 2018 to 2023. Dives were made five times per week at three
May 13 min read


Comics Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II
Nicely produced with execellent art. The story is not bad even if it is more of the same: the Foot it gone but there are rival gangs, corrupt government and police, and a new player our heroes have to deal with.
Apr 212 min read


Anime Review: Macross Zero
As a prequel, it is different but is fitting enough to the Macross universe. Nice designs and is one of the earlier anime works to use extensive CG. It can look better but decent effort.
Apr 63 min read


Film Review: Rental Family
Struggling actor role-plays for a rental family company. Positive but not too lighthearted. Solid performances and measured pacing. Amusing and entertaining.
Apr 33 min read


Anime ● Review: MF Ghost 3rd Season
Continuation of the same strengths and weaknesses. Visually slick and well-produced. Insufficient character development and depth when there is the opportunity to do so.
Mar 304 min read


J-drama Review: The Greatest Teacher
Teacher is murdered and thrown back in time to one year earlier. Well-produced with solid performances. Important themes but clumsy pacing and dialogue-heavy.
Mar 234 min read


Manga Review: Goodbye, Eri
Good art, clean linework. Tight narrative with good pacing.
Mar 212 min read


Film ● Review: Re/Member: The Last Night
Some things progress too quickly and too many conveniences, but still a moderately enjoyable sequel.
Mar 113 min read


Anime Review: Macross 7
Macross 7 has one of the most annoying main characters ever. And this is not helped by the poor pacing, dated visuals and the same song being used over and over again. The ideas are mostly good but at 49 episodes, it simply drags. If nothing else, some of these ideas set up the premise for subsequent series.
Mar 79 min read


Film Review: Predator: Badlands
Despite some silliness, it is surprisingly entertaining and enjoyable.
Feb 155 min read


Anime ● Review: Watari-kun’s ****** Is About to Collapse
Nothing interesting despite the premise. Looks good enough but it just drags on and on. It’s just 26 tiresome episodes of a guy who is unable to be decisive, allowing things to be more complicated than they need to be.
Jan 54 min read


Anime ● Review: Dan Da Dan
Entertaining series. Some visual elements are a bit jarring but generally well-produced. It is funny, but can be funnier. Tries a little too hard to be edgy. Grounded by the friendship between the two lead characters.
Nov 24, 20255 min read


Film ● Review: Mantis
Lacks plot and focus. Has elements of action, thriller and drama, but manages to be none of them.
Oct 17, 20253 min read


Anime Review: Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?
Boy and his mother in an online fantasy game. Crude but not as superficial as one may expect. Fails to reach its potential as both the comedy and themes can go further. But motherhood is lifted up and celebrated.
Oct 15, 20254 min read


Manga Review: I Had That Same Dream Again
Nice artwork. Simple and crude storytelling, but it’s not bad for what it is.
Sep 11, 20253 min read


Film ● Review: Blasted (2022)
Looks good enough with solid performances. But the initial pacing is too slow and the comedy falls flat.
Aug 29, 20253 min read


Film Review: The Chinese Feast
Solid production and performances. Nicely shot. Thoroughly entertaining and funny film on cooking and the hospitality industry.
Jul 30, 20253 min read


Anime Review: Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Good production and performances. Not bad and I want to like it more, but the writing is just not quite right.
Jul 26, 20254 min read
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