Jin Roh the Wolf Brigade is a darker retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in post-ww2 German occupied Japan. Featuring everyone's favourite right wing death squad, the main character is Kazuki Fuse, a member of the elite Kerberos Panzer Cops. When the right wing death squad crushes a pinko rebellion. Kazuki has to re-examine his own humanity after witnessing a teenage girl have an allah...
Watching Fate Apocrypha will make you feel like the death row inmate from dead man walking. The entire premise does not make sense, the worldbuilding has no grounding. The worst part of this anime is that Jeanne d'Arc is turned into an overpowered ruler class servant with the worst character writing I've ever seen. She is made into a "child killer" and possess the body of a French teenager. Astolfo...
Fate Unlimited Blade works is the best of the Fate Stay Night adaptations. This is because the plot is handled better than the last two adaptations and has gorgeous animation and musical score on par with Fate Zero. The problem with UBW is with its immersion compared to the visual novel. Some characters feel underrepresented and this is because the visual novel has three routes. I also think the...
The Story is fantastic and engaging, while the characters are complex and enjoyable to watch. Animation and colors pop and make everything look visually stunning through a nice blend of hand drawn animation and CGI. Philosophies are at stake during battles which gives them so much more weight. Verbal encounters between characters hold so much over the story as well, as the manipulation in this show...
Gundam Wing is the most watched Gundam among the anime community. This was because of its debut on Cartoon Network in 2000. The anime is enjoyable with its epic Gundam battles pitched to thrilling background scores. It has some of the best Gundam designs in the franchise. The problem with Gundam Wing is it that it is far too long and would have benefitted from being cut to about 30-40 episodes. Character...
Darker Than Black is anime that will make you immediately think of two things - Chinese Electric Batman and X-Men. This is anime is relatively unheard of which is why you should watch this other the current selection of shonen. The characters are interesting and all have their own motives. There is a lot of intrigue, although I was only satisfied after watching the second season. The show has excellent...
Megazone 23 Part III falls victim to tropes of many other third acts. Some viewers will even say that this film isn't necessary to the lore of Megazone 23. I didn't like the twist villain in this installment. I still argue it has a decent script, spectacular animation just like its predecessor, and a decent soundtrack. It is still an average cyberpunk anime in terms of quality and appeal. I'd still...
Megazone 23 Part II is a solid sequel to the first movie. The character designs are far superior and even hold up today. The animation is gorgeous and the soundtrack is still great. The second half of the film has an amazing all-out motorcycle calvary charge against the government forces and the underground military. Unlike the sequels the Matrix got, the ending is more satisfying, but comes at a huge...
Megazone 23 is a relatively obscure cyberpunk anime that has huge prominence in the oldschool community. I'd strongly recommend this anime because it explores hyperreality and I'd argue its better than the Matrix series. It has all the 80s cyberpunk codes of conventions you could ask for. The enigma is brilliant and well paced. Plus, the soundtrack is lethal. One criticism I have about this movie is...
Seraph of the End is a botched adaptation, let down by studio cancellation, a tight year of release, and the pacing of the first few and its deviant final episodes. I own the prequel novels and will like to read the manga once its restocked. There are some positives despite the criticism this anime gets. Its characters become more likeable by midway of season 1 - Shinoa Hiragi being my favourite. Season...
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