My impressions of Shachibato are…non-existent. Its world is okay-looking but the characters that populate it are so bland and their adventuring is almost offensively lightweight and low stakes. It was the anime equivalent of phoning it in. It’s also a waste of Horie Yui and Ichinose Kana’s talents. I certainly don’t begrudge them getting checks … Continue reading "Shachibato! – 01 (First Impressions) – Zzzzzzz"
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