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Film Review: Good News
Nicely shot satire. Could be more biting but still funny and enjoyable.
4 days ago2 min read


Film Review: Yaksha: Ruthless Operations
Steady pacing, but plot needs to be move faster. Looks good. Nothing outright wrong with it but nothing great either.
Apr 103 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


Anime Review: Jujutsu Kaisen: The Culling Game Part 1
The mains characters split up so this season can feel unfocused, but this is mitigated somewhat by the quick pacing. Visually, it saves the budget for set pieces in the latter half of the season.
Mar 293 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


Anime Review: Space Battleship Yamato 2199
Steady pacing and visually excellent. However, characters and relationships are not sufficiently interesting. Although expected, a bit tacky on occasion with its plot conveniences.
Feb 55 min read


Anime Film Review: Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway
Solid production and visually excellent. Steady pacing.
Jan 294 min read


J-drama ● Review: Last Samurai Standing
Nothing great but a solid series nonetheless. Decent writing, good performances and well-produced.
Jan 63 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


Film ● Review: Shin Ultraman
Similar style to Shin Godzilla (2016) but goes further with the satire and comedy. Nicely shot and edited.
Dec 30, 20253 min read


Anime Film ● Review: The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
Slice-of-life fantasy romance and coming-of-age story. Moderately arty, mostly looks great. Short and simple, but too simple.
Dec 28, 20253 min read


K-drama Review: As You Stood By
Starts a bit slow and the villains are too simplistic. Conclusion is too rushed but is overall not a bad thriller-drama with some effective tension.
Dec 21, 20254 min read


Study: Natto Can Lower Blood Lipids and Heart Disease
A Chinese paper by C. Wei et al titled “ Research Progress of Nattokinase in Reducing Blood Lipid ” posted on 24 May 2025 reviews research regarding the positive effects natto has on issues associated with cardiovascular disease. By the way, natto can degrade spike proteins as well. The paper is about 18 pages, with the main text at about 15 pages. The remaining are references. Unlike many papers, the authors actually try to explain some background regarding natto includi
Dec 5, 20253 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


J-drama Review: Miss King
A young woman wants revenge against her father via shogi. Characters lack complexity and some things are resolved too quickly, but it is well-produced with strongly established lead characters and the series is tight.
Nov 19, 20254 min read


Anime Review: Star Wars – Visions 3
Back to (mostly) anime. More consistent than the previous two seasons.
Nov 3, 20256 min read
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