Quick Summary In Black Bullet Episode 3, “The Children of Fate,” Enju Aihara tries to return to school, but her identity has been leaked. Rentarou Satomi has to race to save her from her classmates — or, more likely, them from her should they decide to attack — but her emotions are shattered. How will she fare when she […]
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Other Posts to Crow About – 2018 Week 28 Edition
Twenty-eighth week of 2018 edition! This is a Crow’s eye view of the posts that caught my attention this week. Typically, they’ll be posts that celebrate some aspect of anime, like strong characters, intricate plots, or amazing worlds. There are only two rules: I have to find the site to read it. I publish a list […]
Using an Anime Site to Take a Stand
This site’s tagline is “A place to celebrate anime. Reviews of series with interesting characters and moments of beauty.” Would you believe that in those two sentences, I’ve issued a challenge to some of the most toxic trends in the anime community and in the world at large? And in myself as well? A year […]
Black Bullet Episode 2 Review: The Crushing Weight of Expectations and the Lonely Umbrella
Quick Summary In Black Bullet Episode 2, “The Mask of Madness“, Rentarou Satomi and his boss, Kisara Tendou, receive a summons from the military. There, they find all the major CivSec entities waiting to receive these orders from Seitenshi, the rule of the Tokyo Region: kill the infector Gastrea and retrieve the box within its body. […]
Other Posts to Crow About – 2018 Week 27 Edition
Twenty-seventh week of 2018 edition! This is a Crow’s eye view of the posts that caught my attention this week. Typically, they’ll be posts that celebrate some aspect of anime, like strong characters, intricate plots, or amazing worlds. There are only two rules: I have to find the site to read it. I publish a list […]
Caw Out Award: Most Astonishing Addition of Plot
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord: Most Astonishing Addition of Plot One instant, Diablo is playing with Rem’s cat ears with abandon. The next instant, real plot. Not anime “plot.” Real plot! What is this delivery? Capture from the Crunchyroll stream. What do you get when you combine a isekai genre series about a […]
4 Ecchi Series with Unexpectedly Engaging and/or Complex Plots
Introduction If I told you I knew 4 ecchi Series with unexpectedly engaging and/or complex plots, would you believe me? What do you think of when you think an ecchi anime series? Your list probably includes pantsu, falling towels, and lots of bouncing breasts. What your list probably doesn’t include is an engaging, complex plot, possibly […]