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Second Impressions – Baraou no Souretsu
This was not minimalist animation, this was straight-up minimal. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 17
For my part, I'm not interested in being told what to think about this historic episode by Shakespeare. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 18
This series has the opposite problem from Kingdom. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 05
These historical events are much more engaging when the focus is on how the frailties of the parties involved drove them. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 01
"Wars of the Roses" A rose is lovely by any other name, except for Lancaster and York.
Baraou no Souretsu – 11
That was pure camp at its best. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 04
Those who are fans of Game of Thrones will certainly have flashbacks watching these events play out. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 12
Thus ends the first cour of Baraou no Souretsu. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 09
It was back to the politics this week, which certainly constitutes a step in the right direction. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 06
Richard may have mommy issues and a lot of self-loathing, but he knows he was the one in his generation that got the brains. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 22
Well, that was silly. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 07
The real prize here is not the throne, seemingly, but Richard's virtue. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 21
And so, the elephant in the room is finally acknowledged. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 23
There are no happy endings for Richard III, that's for certain. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 20
Almost everything we take for granted about those fateful few years in the 1480's is likely BS. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 10
I'm constantly getting the sense that I missed something. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 08
The romance angle of Baraou no Souretsu isn't nearly as interesting as the politics for me (and a lot more absurd). Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 15
Great, more Edwards. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 19
Ah yes, James Tyrell. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 16
The "winning side writes history" is one of those truisms that pretty much holds up. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 03
Although the time spanned by the episode was the longest yet, things didn't feel quite as rushed. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 13/14
What strikes me in watching all this is how sad and pathetic these people are. Read more
Baraou no Souretsu – 24 (End) and Series Review
I have no idea what happened there are the end. Read more
Winter 2022 Impressions: Attack on Titan, Kaijin Kaihatsu-bu no Kuroitsu-san, Baraou no Souretsu
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First Impressions: Kuroko no Basket
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First Impressions – Saihate no Paladin
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I don't know what the hell to make of that. Read more
Sora no Otoshimono - First Impressions
Ever since the days when I was first introduced to anime , I had seen crappy shows. In fact, it seems that I take some bizarre , masochist...
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I see worlds of potential in Moriarty the Patriot. Read more
First Impressions: Saihate no Paladin
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First Impressions – Shinobi no Ittoki
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This was as if Dagashi Kashi and Nazo no Kanojo X had a love child. Read more
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Kukuru Misakino, an 18-year-old high school girl working in an aquarium, meets Fuuka Miyazawa, a former idol who lost her place in Tokyo and escaped. Fuuka will spend…