What are you watching this season?
It’s that time again. A time when we look back and reflect on the highs and lows that defined the year that will soon come to a close. As the first year since leaving the Kinjaverse behind us, I had a bit of a difficult time adjusting to new routines here in addition to whatever … Read more
Welcome back to another edition of The Anime Playlist, your short guide into some of the best anime openings, endings, and original soundtracks along with some brief anime impressions! Once more, I find myself posting these later than usual – a combination of procrastination, some small detours, and an unexpected roadblock last month. Fortunately, I’ve … Read more
I’m not embarrassed to count 2006’s grim edge-a-thon Death Note among my favourite anime. I already enjoyed the manga, so followed the hilariously overwrought anime adaptation with deranged glee. Never had the act of writing a list of names in a notebook seemed so dramatic, so metal. A loud, screaming death metal soundtrack definitely helped, though the intense, … Read more
So today I had to explain to my previously excited 10-year-old son why I was unable to take him to the cinema to see the new MHA movie along with his two older siblings. When I booked the tickets a few weeks ago, the film had not yet been rated. Turns out that the BBFC have since … Read more
Today is October 21, which means it’s my birthday!! OH YEAH!!!!!
Last time, I covered nine of the summer season’s continuing or sequel shows, now it’s time to appraise nine of the shiniest of shiny new things! How did I end up watching 18 shows in this supposedly “quieter” season? That’s not including the execrable Girlfriend Girlfriend that I dropped halfway through, plus I haven’t even started My Hero … Read more
Time to mourn the end of summer — with cold nights in Scotland already drawing in, bright glorious sunshine seems but a hazy memory. Perhaps reliving this past season’s glory will help us cling to that ephemeral warmth for a precious moment more. While summer’s offerings initially appeared to comprise a lesser selection than winter … Read more
Welcome back to another edition of The Anime Playlist - your short guide into some of the best anime openings, endings, and original soundtracks along with some brief anime impressions! Since it’s been a while – practically two seasons late at this point! – let’s chat first. Those of you who read my last playlist might recall … Read more
Third season of Teasing Master Takagi-san confirmed?? AW HECK YEAH!! Premiering January 2022?! Even better!
After the previous two seasons’ unrelenting barrage of high quality, unmissable anime, I have to admit I was feeling a bit burned out watching over 20 new shows per season. In some ways I am glad that Summer 2021 has burdened me with a significantly lighter load.