Anime Review: Mushibugyo It has been about a century since Japan was invaded by giant mushi (“insect” or “bug”, it’s a loose category) that rampage about, eating people and destroying buildings. In Edo, the capital, the shogunate government has established the office of the Mushibugyo (“Insect Magistrate”) to protect the city and its people. A new… Continue reading Anime Review: Mushibugyo
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Anime Review: [C] The Money of Soul and Possibility
Anime Review: [C] The Money of Soul and Possibility Kimimaro Yoga is an impoverished college student, bitter about the suicide of his father, which he sees as abandonment, and working hard to make sure he has a financially stable future. One day he is approached by a being called Masakaki and offered a deal. If… Continue reading Anime Review: [C] The Money of Soul and Possibility
Anime Review: Shiki
Anime Review: Shiki Megumi Shimizu hates living in an isolated mountain town in the middle of nowhere. She wants to move to the big city with its bright lights and fashion centers. So she dresses like a fashion model and yearns for the hot big city boy who moved in last year. She feels unappreciated… Continue reading Anime Review: Shiki
Anime Review: Suisei no Gargantia
Anime Review: Suisei no Gargantia In the future, Earth became uninhabitable due to extreme cold, so much of the human race took off to space. Somehow the remainder survived through the freezing, and now Earth is a water world, where the word “land” is a legend. The remnants of humanity live on interconnected fleets, the… Continue reading Anime Review: Suisei no Gargantia
Anime Review: Muromi-san
Anime Review: Muromi-san Takurou “Takkun” Mukoujima is a quiet lad who enjoys fishing off a lonely pier. (Apparently the fishing is normally terrible, since we never see any other fishermen there.) One day he catches a green-haired mermaid named Muromi. She quickly takes a liking to Takkun, though he’s not as impressed with her, and… Continue reading Anime Review: Muromi-san
Anime Review: Magi – Labyrinth of Magic
Anime Review: Magi – Labyrinth of Magic Based on the manga by Shinobu Ohtaka, Magi is a 24-episode anime series currently streaming subtitled on the Crunchyroll website. It’s set in an Arabian Nights-influenced world with djinn and other trappings of the genre. Young Aladdin was raised in an isolated temple with no human contact for… Continue reading Anime Review: Magi – Labyrinth of Magic