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SK∞ – 11
Where's Graham Chapman when you need him? Read more
SK∞ – 10
That was a bit of a slam... Read more
SK∞ – 09
Geez, just get a room already. Read more
SK∞ – 03
This is the skateboarding anime the world needed, whether it knew it or not. Read more
SK∞ – 06
Somehow Bones just seems to have an instinct for this sort of material. Read more
SK∞ – 07
Often when shows like this go serious it takes them too far out of their comfort zone, but this pretty much worked for me. Read more
SK∞ – 05
Adam is the sort of character that will drag any series into the nether reaches of ridiculousness, that's for sure. Read more
SK∞ – 04
Best eyecatches of the season, no contest. Read more
SK∞ – 12 (End) and Series Review
We always give more chances to shows that have it and lose it than ones that never had it in the first place. Read more
Second Impressions – SK∞
So far I think SK∞ is succeeding very handsomely at being exactly what it's setting out to be. Read more
First Impressions – SK∞
Yes, abandon counts for a lot. Read more
SK∞ (First Impression)
“Reki, a high school sophomore and skater, is addicted to “S,” a highly secret and dangerous downhill skateboarding race that takes place in an abandoned mine. The skaters…
Anime Taste Testing: SK∞
Fast and Furious: Okinawa Drift.
SK∞ #01 — Skateboard Fight Club
I like how the episode preview is just listing off corny Canadian stereotypes. Impressions: The weirdest thing about this show is not that there's a secret society of…
SK∞ #02 — Training Not-Montage
Aren't we already past the bit where he can't skate? I see Funimation quite randomly put up Cells at Work Black's third and fourth episode today and…
SK∞ has a lot of skating but not a lot of dying
Safety equipment only slows you down. This is canon.
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Another unnecessary post, considering how many people started playing this thing when it came out. This game has gotten big press and 250K+ sales since last week when…
A review of Planetarian
Last month was pretty slow here, I know. December will probably be slow too as my work continues to ramp up. But naturally, I’m not going to not…
A review of Shirobako
I’m not the biggest expert on anime out there — there are plenty of other writers here on the platform who have watched much more of it than…
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October is a time when we consume not just spooky stuff, but also gory, exploitative schlock as well. This is not just true for movies, bu...
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Early one morning, three high school girls sit in the back of their class waiting for homeroom to start. Mai is mostly silent, sitting in the corner against…
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While dense at times, “Tower of God” is a fun action and adventure series and it’d be a shame if one season is all we’ll get.
A Review of Given
Early in 2014, when I was just getting into anime, I decided to watch Free! Iwatobi Swim Club, the now-famous sports anime by Kyoto Animation. Being in the…
Review: SEVEN OF SEVEN
There are certain people in Japanese media who are just as adept with anime as they are with manga. Today's review is not an example of that...
Life of Melody Review
Life of Melody, by Mari Costa, is a LGBT romance/fantasy comic that was published physically as a part of Seven Seas Entertainment’s partnership with Hiveworks. I’ve been looking…
Review: SEVEN OF SEVEN
There are certain people in Japanese media who are just as adept with anime as they are with manga. Today's review is not an example of that...
A Review of Dororo
More and more lately I find shows and films that I call “pseudo-nostalgic.” They are stories that fill me with a sense of yearning for the days of…
A review of Gunbuster
The Earth is threatened by space insects, and the only ones who can save humanity are a set of students piloting giant robots. That’s a tale as old…
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It took me a few years to finally get around to watching the 2018 film Flavors of Youth, which you can now find on Netflix. This anime-original anthology…
Review: DESCENDANTS OF DARKNESS
Let's continue with an old favorite for manga-boom-era fujoshi. But does this one still hold up? DESCENDANTS OF DARKNESS ( Yami no Matsuei ...
Spiraken's Review of 2014
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[Review] Love of Kill
I wanted more badass moments like this ;_; Don’t be fooled, dear viewers, into mistaking Love of Kill for some action-packed love story, because it decidedly is not.…
A review of Conway’s Game of Life
Okay, it’s not actually a “review” this time. But then Conway’s Game of Life isn’t quite a “game” in the regular sense. Strangely enough I’ve already…
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Here’s an anime I might have missed out on if it hadn’t been for that dumb anime first episode wheel post series I have going. Or maybe not,…
A review of Conley’s Game of Life
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Review: River of Salvation (2020)
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Review Anthem of the Heart
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