Anime ● Review: From the New World
Intriguing coming-of-age supernatural-fantasy mystery involving humans with telekinesis set in an idyllic village. Highly recommended.
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- Aug 30, 2022
- 3 min
K-drama ● Review: Find Me in Your Memory
Fails to fully utilize an interesting premise—a lost opportunity thematically. But, strangely, it may still be a likable series.
40
- Aug 7, 2022
- 3 min
K-drama ● Review: Hotel del Luna
My Verdict: An amusing supernatural-fantasy drama. Excellent cast. Beautifully lit and shot. But female lead’s past is not well handled.
120
- Nov 2, 2021
- 3 min
K-drama ● Review: Sweet Home
Whilst it is another zombie apocalypse survival-horror drama, the series starts off with a strong atmosphere. The plot is...
60
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
Anime Film Review: Weathering with You
Morishima Hodaka is a 16-year-old high school student who is running away from home. On the ferry making its way to Tokyo in a storm...
30
- Oct 3, 2021
- 2 min
Anime Film Review: Your Name
A fantasy and slice-of-life romantic-comedy about friendship, romance, the difficulties of adolescence, identity and destiny.
100
- Sep 3, 2021
- 3 min
Anime Film Review: The Garden of Words
Although it is about friendship, it takes a more ambiguous approach compared to Shinkai’s previous works.
70
- Aug 26, 2021
- 3 min
Anime Film Review: Children Who Chase Lost Voices
A fantasy-adventure that follows elementary school student Asuna and widower Mr Morisaki as they deal with death and loss.
70
- Aug 21, 2021
- 3 min
Anime Film Review: The Place Promised in Our Early Days
The Place Promised in Our Early Days is Shinkai’s first feature-length work that, like most of his later works, explores friendship.
130
- Aug 14, 2021
- 3 min
K-drama ● Review: Love Alarm
Interesting premise with potential. It’s a show that I want to like, but some of the characters are difficult to sympathize...
110
- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
Anime Film & Manga Review: Voices of a Distant Star
Voices of a Distant Star is an OVA and one of Shinkai’s earlier works. Like most of his later works, it explores love and friendship.
80
- Jul 7, 2021
- 4 min
K-drama ● Review: Strong Girl Bong-soon
Mostly enjoyable romantic dramady and very funny at times, but the plotting and pacing plateau in the second half of the series.
170
- May 15, 2021
- 2 min
K-drama ● Review: Uncontrollably Fond
Attempts to be melodramatic emotion porn and fails. It’s not quite Uncontrollably Farcical but there are moments it’s so bad...
170
- Apr 13, 2021
- 3 min
K-drama ● Review: Crash Landing on You
Attempts to be the got-a-bit-of-everything romantic dramady. It somewhat achieves that, but the pacing is unnecessarily slow...
180
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