Funimation’s Winter 2016 season has some intriguing shows! Here’re the ones I’ll be watching: Dagashi Kashi Kokonotsu Shikada dreams of becoming a manga artist. His father, Yō Shikada, the eighth family owner of his candy shop, wants his son to become the ninth. Kokonotsu adamantly refuses to even consider it. One day, Hotaru Shidare shows up with a request from […]
Month: January 2016
Winter 2016 Anime Slate: Crunchyroll Edition
The Winter 2016 season’s underway. Here’s what I’m watching on Crunchyroll! Note: There are spoilers sprinkled throughout these descriptions, so it’s best if you watch the first episode of each before reading. Or, if you don’t plan to watch a show at all, maybe reading the description will pique your interest! Active Raid A technology […]
Caw Out Awards: Exceeding My Expectations by the Highest Margin This Season
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Exceeding My Expectations by the Highest Margin this Season Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash was more beautiful and subtle than I expected — and I loved it! Capture from the Crunchyroll stream. Winter 2016 Recap: Funimation Edition: I didn’t review Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, but I really admired it. It […]
Caw of Fame Review: Corpse Princess (Shikabane Hime)
What’s it mean to be in the Caw of Fame? It’s a take-off on Hall of Fame, and since crows make the sound “caw…” For a series to earn this “honor,” it has to meet these two criteria: the last episode has to have debuted at least a year ago and I have to like […]
Fall 2015 Recap: Funimation Edition
In my post kicking off Funimation’s 2015 Fall Schedule, I identified 5 shows that seemed to appeal to me. At the time, I bemoaned a lack of my favorite shows liked Gate and Overlord, which were from the previous season. Turns out that was prophetic: I found Funimation’s Fall 2015 schedule to be very hit […]