Anime Review #74: Angel Beats

The Holy Souls in Purgatory have been a favourite devotion for me to focus on. In the Roman Catholic tradition, these very persons, having died, being saved by the grace of God, but still have plenty of penance to be satisfied on their part, emerge in Purgatory, a place of temporary spiritual purification so that …

Anime Review #68: Rising Of The Shield Hero

The Rising of the Shield Hero is a series that I remember for rather peculiar reasons. I remember being midway through it at the time of the NFL's Super Bowl LIV between the victorious Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers; it was here too I heard about the controversy surrounding a significant plot …

East Meets West #8: Konosuba .vs. South Park

This week I continue my next batch of posts for the East Meets West series, dedicated to comparing/contrasting anime and Western media of similar premises, and, based on a specific set of criteria, decide which of the two is, in my fallible opinion, the superior version. Some shows, while differing greatly in their premises, nonetheless can be …

Anime Review #58: Konosuba – Legend Of Crimson

For a while now, fans of the popular isekai series Konosuba: God's Blessing On This Wonderful World have been clamoring for a third season to follow up after the most recent episode aired in March of 2017. Though the quartet made an appearance in the crossover series Isekai Quartet alongside characters from Re:Zero, The Saga …

Anime Review #36: Re:Zero – Starting Life In Another World

Four years have passed since the release of this anime, but that has not stopped the anime fandom from continually singing the praises of this show. Indeed, Re:Zero - Starting Life In Another World has received high critical acclaim from both fans and critics for its portrayal, visuals, the creativity of its plot, and its …

Anime Review #26: Konosuba (Part 1)

It's time for a pop quiz, everyone. What do you get when you take a popular series like Sword Art Online, and add a little dose of LSD to it? The result is bound to be a misadventure of epic proportions. Instead of an adventure for our characters to bring order and justice, we highlight …