Anime Review: Aggretsuko
Red panda with her work and personal life problems. Vents by singing death metal. Relatable and amusing if you are into that type of humor.
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- Feb 24
- 3 min
Anime ● Review: From the New World
Intriguing coming-of-age supernatural-fantasy mystery involving humans with telekinesis set in an idyllic village. Highly recommended.
70
- Feb 16
- 3 min
Anime ● Review: Monster
Long psychological crime-mystery thriller series. Visually excellent. Initially intriguing and progresses well, but ending may be a letdown.
30
- Jan 8
- 4 min
J-drama Review: Alice in Borderland
Another alternate reality story. Contrived game survival horror-thriller. Clumsy structure. Moderately intriguing nonetheless.
20
- Dec 29, 2022
- 3 min
J-drama ● Review: First Love
Good but not great. Decent writing and performances. Nicely shot. Worth watching if one is interested in the genre.
130
- Sep 26, 2022
- 4 min
Anime ● Review: Cyberpunk – Edgerunners
Somewhat predictable. Tries too hard to look cool at times. Good voice acting (Japanese). Not bad but nothing great. Overhyped.
110
- 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
- Oct 2, 2021
- 4 min
Anime ● Review: Psycho-Pass
Although there is nothing particularly new, the story is intriguing enough with strong characters and it does look good.
140
- 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.
50
- Aug 24, 2021
- 3 min
Kiku’s Prayer by Endo Shusaku
Set in 1860s Nagasaki, the story follows 16-year-old Kiku, a strong-willed girl, who falls in love with Seikichi, a young Catholic man.
100
- 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.
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.
70
- Jul 17, 2021
- 5 min
Akita: The Tears and Message of Mary by Yasuda Teiji OSV
The history of the supernatural phenomena and Marian messages at the Yuzawadai convent, Akita, Japan, from about 1973 to 1982.
240
- Jun 10, 2021
- 8 min
Anime Review & Discussion: Gundam SEED
Anime Review & Discussion: How Gundam SEED looks at the nature and conduct of war.
120
- Apr 7, 2021
- 4 min
Silence by Endo Shusaku
Silence (沈黙) by Endo Shusaku (遠藤 周作) is a novel that is probably his most famous work, first published in 1966.
160
- Mar 5, 2021
- 4 min
Anime Film & Manga Review: 5 Centimeters per Second
Anime, Manga and Light Novel review of Shinkai's 5 Centimeters per Second.
220
- Feb 1, 2021
- 2 min
Mastering the Art of Japanese Home Cooking by Morimoto Masaharu
Mastering the Art of Japanese Home Cooking by Morimoto Masaharu (森本 正治) takes the often-attempted approach of balance between detail and...
100
- Jan 26, 2021
- 2 min
Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art by Tsuji Shizuo
The inclusion of the word “simple” in the title is potentially misleading, but not in a bad way. This cookbook is nicely presented and...
110
- Jan 14, 2021
- 3 min
The Girl I Left Behind by Endo Shusaku
The Girl I Left Behind (私が棄てた女), first published in 1964, is one of the earlier novels of Endo Shusaku (遠藤 周作).
140
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