Category: Anime
Anime shows
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Summer Time Rendering
Watched: Dub This is an anime that I think went a little overlooked due to it only releasing on Hulu and then only dubbed, with the former being a bigger reason. I think that’s a shame, as it’s pretty good. The story revolves around Shinpei, who learns that people on his home island are being Read more
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Violet Evergarden
Watched: Sub Covers: Show, OVA, and both movies This show had been on my watchlist for a while. I don’t know how I first became aware of it or what drew me to it. I do think part of it was misunderstanding the premise and thinking this was a steampunk anime with our MC being Read more
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I Have a Crush at Work
Watched: Sub Also known as: Can You Keep a Secret? Many romance anime take place in high school. Maybe it’s because so many focus on your first love or it’s a bigger deal when you’re young. But there are those with an adult cast, sometimes even out in the working world rather than college to Read more
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Okitsura
Alright the full title for this one is, “Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She’s Saying” and so for obvious reasons I’m just going with the shortened version of the Japanese title, Okitsura. Now I don’t know that I’d even be able to distinguish Japanese dialects, but Read more
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I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class
Watched: Sub It feels a little weird having this anime so soon after Ranma 1/2 given its similar premise. In this case our leads, Akane and Saito, have already known each other for a while before their marriage is arranged, as opposed to meeting and having it arranged. This also means there’s a history of Read more
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Your Lie in April
Your Lie in April is genuinely a wonderful messy show and depicts the horrible truths of loss while showing the characters becoming who they are because of it. Read more
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I’m Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness
Watched: Sub Following my mega watch of romcoms in early 2024 Christian gave me two more recommendations, this being the first of them. Now I was actually previously aware of this one but the title did detract me from it. However, I decided to have faith. Unfortunately though, I couldn’t quite get into this one. Read more
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Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld
This show had no business being this good, but man oh man is it good. Jentry Chau is an orphan teenage girl with superpowers, but she wishes she could just be normal (sounds basic but stay with me). She accidentally burned down her hometown when she was eight so her Great Aunt Gu Gu sent… Read more
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Reign of the Seven Spellblades
Watched: Sub Magical school is probably not an uncommon setting to find in anime, but it is hard not to find similarities between some of the characters and tropes in these shows and Harry Potter. While Mashle takes that concept to a generally more comedic route, Reign of the Seven Spellblades instead has a more Read more
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Metallic Rouge
Watched: Sub Covers: Season 1 This is an anime original series apparently produced to celebrate Bones’ 25th anniversary. And they mostly did a great job with it. A story that drops you right in, some memorable character designs, and a sci-fi setting with especially notes of cyberpunk in its initial episodes. Add in some great Read more