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Anime Film Review: Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative
More of the same, which is fine in itself, but the emotional resonance for the main characters and their relationships is insufficient.
6 days ago3 min read


Anime Review: Lycoris Recoil
Plotting can be better, but decent “girls with guns” action with genuinely lovable main characters.
Oct 113 min read


Anime Review: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Season 1 & 2)
It has a premise that is challenging for any writer, it has worthy themes, and it has some depth and emotional resonance without trying too hard.
Oct 48 min read


Anime Review: Sparks of Tomorrow
Looks great but two of the main characters are annoying and the plot lacks substance.
Sep 303 min read


Anime Film Review: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom
Long-awaited sequel. Decent film in every respect. Plot progression can be better, but just grateful it’s here.
Jul 204 min read


Film ● Review: Mickey 17
Good production. Looks good. Amusing. But the satire is not clever enough and for a black comedy, it is not black enough.
Jun 293 min read


Anime ● Review: Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
Slice-of-life series of the friendship between a salaryman and a supermarket employee. Visually slick. Amusing.
Jun 243 min read


Anime Films Review: Kurayukaba & Kuramerukagari
Visually brilliant and great worldbuilding. The plotting can be better but it’s still worthy of viewing.
Jun 213 min read


Anime Review: Macross Frontier
Excellent series true to the franchise. Solid visuals and music. Decent pacing and emotional resonance.
Jun 157 min read


Anime Review: Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato
Action-based sequel. Generally looks and sounds good. Nice to see the characters again but as a sequel, the story lacks substance.
Jun 102 min read


Anime Review: Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
Dark steampunk zombie. Great worldbuilding, visuals and soundtrack. Decent pacing but too many plot conveniences.
May 315 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.
May 294 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
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