Various thoughts on a variety of topics.
Following a crash landing on Earth, the loss of the Durandal sends Subaru into severe cockpit withdrawal. Can he manage to survive long enough to reunite with the Tiramisu?
Continues from where the first season left off with the same variety of comedy. More plot driven than the prequel it’s best watched after that.
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Far in the future humanity has expanded their dominion throughout space and split into two warring factions: The Earth Federation and the People of Metus. Subaru Ichinose is the ace pilot of the Earth Federation and often relied upon to defeat overwhelming numbers of enemy units, which he doesn’t much mind. Far more of a problem is being forced to interact with other members of the crew when he’d much rather be sitting in his mech’s cockpit.
An absurdist reaction comedy with a few action scenes and minor ecchi elements.
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The battle between ghouls and the CCG continues unabated. It’s been years since Ken Kaneki’s disappearance following the assault on Anteiku and now the CCG has begun fielding a new unit of half-ghouls led by a man named Sasaki Haise, who bears a striking resemblance to Ken and has no memories of his earlier life.
An agency themed action-drama with a small amount of comic relief. It’s a continuation of Tokyo Ghoul √A with a new main cast, but you’ll need to have seen the prequels to recognize the numerous callbacks and extensive number of returning characters.
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Desperate for money and panning for gold in the wilderness, Saichi Sugimoto hears the tale of a hidden stockpile of Ainu treasure. With no better prospects he decides to try his luck at finding it, assisted by both his soldier’s training and a young Ainu girl he meets along the way.
A graphic, hunting-themed action series with frequent food-related scenes and an initially moderate level of comic relief which grows higher as the show progresses.
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A new drug called ‘Banana Fish’ has made its way over to the United States. Far from harmless, it triggers a berserk episode followed by complete catatonia. A pure sample of this drug happens to fall into the hands of the young gang leader Ash Lynx, who having lost his brother to it resolves to discover the source and get revenge despite heavy opposition from the Corsican mafia.
A crime drama with frequent action scenes, occasional comic relief, a few thriller aspects, and re-occurring yaoi elements.
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While looking for a job in the city Kautsu stumbles upon a struggling armor shop selling especially revealing armor. Not sold on the owner’s outlook regarding adventuring equipment aesthetic he nevertheless agrees to begin working there as a clerk after being completely shocked by the store’s haphazard accounting system.
A 4th-wall breaking ecchi comedy with minor romance elements which doubles as an RPG Maker parody.
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Although Lu-Ying is safe and the Red Flower Gang has been defeated, World War II is on the horizon and the Japanese army is making moves to wipe out gang activity by employing martial artists of their own. Worse, the German army is in Shanghai as well looking to secure the List of Hope which Guise had intended to use in the creation of a sanctuary city.
An action series threaded with various types of comic relief. Though a sequel to Souten no Ken, the storyline here is almost entirely self-contained with little relation to previous events.
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Waking up in a strange house, Yuuta Hibiki can’t remember who he is or who the people around him are. Following the sound of what he assumes to be his name leads to a computer where someone calling themselves ‘Gridman’ implores him to realize his identity. Someone apparently only he can see and hear. Initially writing it off as a hallucination, he’s eventually forced to face reality after being sucked into a computer to fight a giant monster that’s suddenly begun attacking the town.
A combination of character drama and tokusatsu action with a large amount of comic relief and minor romance elements. No familiarity with the live-action Gridman or Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad productions is necessary to watch it.
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Suddenly killed in a traffic accident, 2nd-year highschool student Sakura Minamoto awakens to find herself in a creepy zombie-filled house. Running for her life she manages to escape… only to discover that she herself is a zombie, raised from death to revitalize the fading Saga Prefecture as part of a zombie idol group.
An idol comedy focused on reaction and absurdist humor including a number of secondary dramatic subplots and a few horror elements.
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The holiday season is here and Retsuko is becoming increasingly obsessed with Instagram. Worried about this development, Haida tries to work up the courage to ask her out to a Christmas party.
An extra episode of the 2018 Aggressive Retsuko series featuring the same variety of comedy. It can be watched as a stand-alone.
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