Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Multimedia Project (created alongside a card game) Episode Summary: In Neo Kyoto, one’s place in the world is ruled by the game Build Divide and by…
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First Impression: BUILD-DIVIDE -#000000- CODE BLACK
A girl wakes up in the middle of a parking lot, and a boy, in a bed of asters at the foot of a tori gate. Cut to…
Build Divide -#000000- Code Black – 06
「光の道」 (Hikari no Michi) "Path of Light" Dam, I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling kids!
Build Divide -#000000- Code Black – 03
「か-ける思い」 (Ka-keru Omoi) "Fiery Feelings" Build Divide is at its best when actual battles are happening.
Build Divide -#000000- Code Black – 02
「ひとりぼっちのひなどり」 (Hitoribotchi no Hinadori) "Lonely Baby Bird" Starting to look a lot like a harem.
Build Divide -#000000- Code Black – 01
「星に願いを」 (Hoshi ni Negai o) "When You Wish Upon a Star" This is a TCG through and through, and it wears its inspirations hard on its sleeve.
Build Divide -#000000- Code Black – 05
「ケーキと釣り針」 (Kēki to Tsuribari) "Cake and Fishhook" What the hell! Not a single battle this episode!
Build Divide -#000000- Code Black – 04
「花に嵐」 (Hana ni Arashi) "Flower and Storm" That’s right, bread is the real currency.
Build Divide -#000000- Code Black – 07 & 08
"Ah! Vous dirai-je, Mer" &「埋められた追憶」 (Umerareta Tsuioku) "Buried Memories" Beach paradise and buried secrets.
Build Divide -#000000- Code Black – 09 & 10
「星を掴む人」 (Hoshi o Tsukamu Hito) "Reach for the Stars" & 「願い事」 (Negaigoto) "A Wish" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Build Divide -#000000- Code Black – 11 & 12 (END)
「裏と表」 (Ura to Omote) "Heads or Tails" & 「道の果て」 (Michi no Hate) "End of the Road" Teruto escapes from The Matrix.
First Look: Build Divide: Code Black
By playing and winning games of Build Divide, you can earn key chips. If you collect twenty-one of those, you get a shot at being able to play…
Seasonal First Impressions: BUILD DIVIDE: CODE BLACK Deals its First Hand Face-Down
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Watch or Drop? Is Build Divide: Code Black Worth Watching?
Build Divide is another anime based around a trading card game though I'm not sure if it is a real game or not. Whichever way, this anime is…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 13 Source: Original (based on Blade Runner franchise) Episode Summary: A young woman awakens in the cargo hold of an autonomous transport vehicle having lost…
Build Divide: Code Black #01 — It’s Time For My Serious Bunny Hoodie
Said the goth teenage boy. It doesn't speak well to my weekend morning mental acuity when my first thought on the opening sequence is "Why the hell…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Shikizakura
Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: 12 Source: Original Episode Summary: Kakeru Miwa was the lone survivor of a major disaster in Obara 8 years prior. Now in high school, his…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Sakugan
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Original Episode Summary: Gagumber and Memempu are a father-daughter pair who are constantly at odds with one-another. Despite being a kid, Memempu is…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions #3
Here’s the last First Impressions post for this season! Obviously I didn’t get to watch every show that premiered, but like every season I cut out a few…
Deep Insanity THE LOST CHILD, The Heike Story, My Senpai is Annoying, Ranking of Kings, RUMBLE GARANNDOLL
Autumn 2021 Anime: First Impressions
The last anime season of 2021 has now started. As usual I have picked out a handful of shows that I shall be watching during the season, and…
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!☆PICO, Mieruko-chan, PuraOre! ~Pride of Orange~, Selection Project, Waccha PriMagi!
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – #1
Moeronpan here – I was meaning to do a roundup post for the stuff I watched last season and maybe I will eventually, but for this season it’s…
Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut, The Vampire Dies in No Time, Mieruko-chan, The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – #2
Continuing the First Impressions with 5 more shows!
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Visual Prison
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Original Episode Summary: Ange Yuki enjoys the singing and visual stylings of an old visual kei band called “Eclipse,” which has been away…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Tesla Note
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 13 Source: Manga Episode Summary: From a young age, Botan’s grandfather has trained her as a spy in the ways of the ninja in preparation…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Selection Project
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 13 Source: Multimedia project Episode Summary: Ever since she was young and bedridden in the hospital, Suzune Miyama has admired the Selection Project idol Akari…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Mieruko-chan
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Miko is a seemingly ordinary girl whose daily life would be familiar to most. She wakes up, goes to school,…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Rumble Garanndoll
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Original Episode Summary: The military government rules over Japan with an iron fist. The one place allowed a bit of freedom is Kabukicho,…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Blue Period
Streaming: Netflix Episodes: TBA Source: Manga Episode Summary: Yatora is a high school student making his way through life on auto-pilot. His studiousness makes getting good grades easy,…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Super Crooks
Streaming: Netflix Episodes: 13 Source: Original Episode Summary: Johnny Bolt lives at home with his single mother in an arrangement that consistently pits them against one-another. He’s unha…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Waccha PriMagi!
Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: TBA Source: Related to PriPara, based on an arcade game series. Episode Summary: Matsuri is a huge fan of Jennifer, the previous PriMagi champion. She…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Platinum End
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 24 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Ever since the death of his family and his adoption by an unloving aunt and uncle, Mirai hasn’t felt happiness…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Digimon Ghost Game
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: TBA Source: Digimon Franchise Episode Summary: The internet is abuzz with rumors regarding a Sewn-lip Man; a hologram (or perhaps a holographic ghost) that terroriz…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – The Faraway Paladin
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Light Novel Episode Summary: Will only has vague memories of his former life; the bits and pieces that he can recall speak to…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Taisho Otome Fairytale
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Tamahiko is the second son of a wealthy family, but when a car accident kills his mother and injures his…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Muv-Luv Alternative
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Game Series Episode Summary: In 1973, aliens launched an offensive from the moon. The BETA as they came to be called, have since…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Ancient Girl’s Frame
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 24 Source: Original Episode Summary: Reika Minamiya’s family has been deeply affected by the use of Divine Grace Energy, a form of energy used by…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – The Heike Story
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 11 Source: Novel Episode Summary: Biwa witnesses the murder of her blind father at the hand of the powerful Heike clan, thus leaving her an…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Komi Can’t Communicate
Streaming: Netflix Episodes: TBA Source: Manga Episode Summary: On his first day of school at Itan High, Tadano (much like all the other new students) is struck by…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Ranking of Kings
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 23 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Kings are ranked by their physical prowess and the number of knights and followers they have. Prince Bojji, heir to…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Takt op. Destiny
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: TBA Source: Part of a multimedia project which includes a game. Episode Summary: One fateful day a black meteorite fell to Earth and unleashed the…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – The World’s Finest Assassin
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Light Novel Episode Summary: The world’s finest assassin completes his final mission with efficiency and the utmost effectiveness, providing a mode…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Light Novel Episode Summary: With the midcentury space race in full swing, the communist UZSR seems to be in a winning position. Having…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Muteking the Dancing Hero
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Offshoot/remake of Tondemo Senshi Muteking Episode Summary: Muteki arrives in Neo San Francisco to live with his grandmother and doesn’t have a lot…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – My Senpai is Annoying
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Futaba Igarashi is a sales worker who’s been on the job for several months, but it can be difficult for…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – PuraOre! ~Pride of Orange~
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Multimedia Project Episode Summary: The members of the junior high embroidery club are used to turning their stitches one-by-one into small works of…
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Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina, Warlords of Sigrdrifa, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club
Winter 2021 First Impressions: Horimiya, Cells at Work: Code Black, Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun
Horimiya Short Synopsis: Two Japanese teenagers have secret identities. Except they’re boring. Amun: The multi-coloured shadows are weird. Like the anime just randomly T-poses in different colours for…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Deep Insanity: The Lost Child
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Multimedia Project Episode Summary: A mysterious ailment called “Randolph Syndrome” has started to affect the people of Earth. The suspected s…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
Streaming: Netflix Episodes: TBA Source: Manga Episode Summary: Jolyne Kujo’s life seems to be over at the ripe old age of 17. After taking the blame for a…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline
Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 25 Source: Original Episode Summary: It’s the year 2061. For years, Japan struggled under a declining birthrate and economy, which made it a ripe environment…