Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Darling in the Franxx - The Kids


For once, I'm not going to talk about the not so subtle symbolism of the series.

Instead, I'm going to talk about the kids finally interacting like people.

Monday, February 12, 2018

Monday, February 5, 2018

Houshin Engi - What Was Skipped 3


Episode 3 of Houshin Engi is probably the best of the lot. It's not high praise, but it is what it is. It still rushed things. It still introduced parts from later in the story entirely too early, but it didn't mangle anything too badly.

At least, that's how I saw it. Talking with some anime-only people (the few that still exist) led me to understand just how lost some people may have felt about certain things.

Let's go into it!

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Darling the Franxx - The Adults


With its very blatant metaphors for sex and doggy style cockpits, it can be easy to miss that there is other stuff going on in this anime. Puberty is not just about sex.

There's also annoying adults and their rules to consider.

Let's talk about it.

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Houshin Engi - Terms and Cosmology


Sennin. Doshi. Sendo. Paopei.

If you've been watching Houshin Engi so far, you have heard these terms thrown at you with little explanation as to what they mean.

Since the anime has barely explained its terminology by the third episode, I might as well take a stab at it for the few anime-only watchers.

Let's start!

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Devilman Crybaby: Mixed Feelings


The latest adaptation of Go Nagai's classic manga, Devilman, has been out for some time now, and people are already calling it anime of the year.

Me? I have mixed feelings about it. Let's talk about them.

Monday, January 22, 2018

Darling in the Franxx - Was it a Sex Thing?


Somewhat surprisingly, I saw this question pop up from a few people who were worrying their dirty minds were leading them astray.

The answer is yes, by the way. It was totally about sex.

See the full post for the slightly longer answer.