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Various thoughts on a variety of topics.

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  • Tejina Senpai & ITAI no wa IYA nano de BOUGYORYOKU ni KYOKUFURI Shitai to OMOIMASU.

    Posted on August 23, 2020 4:19 pm by Offkorn 1 Comment

    The half-length episode series Tejina Senpai starts out as an amusing enough version of Ueno-san, only to run out of steam partway through and lean ever more heavily on lewdness as a crutch. The joke variety is also lacking and the additional two members that eventually get added to the club don’t really help much in that department (unless you’re a fan of inexplicable pseudo-incest).

    Also a comedy, Bofuri takes the virtual fantasy land action-adventure aspects of Sword Art Online and combines them with a somewhat random style of reaction humor focusing on Mary Sue parody. Before the guild gets formed most of the amusement comes from the sharp contrast between Maple’s appearance/personality and fondness for unintentional brutality… and this part of the show works fantastically. Eventually however it leans too far into the ‘overpowered main character’ shtick to the point event developments become tiresome. Remarkably high-quality action scenes throughout though.

    That’s the danger of parody: You run the risk of becoming the very thing you’re trying to laugh at.

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    This entry was posted in 2019 - Summer 2020 - Winter Anime Related and tagged Action Adventure Comedy Comic Adaptation Crunchyroll Ecchi Fantasy Finished Funimation Incomplete Source Novel Adaptation Parody Romance School Life Science Fiction Series Televised Virtual World
  • SHINCHOU YUUSHA ~Kono YUUSHA ga ORE TUEEE Kuse ni SHINCHOU Sugiru~ & Hataage! Kemono Michi

    Posted on August 19, 2020 1:53 pm by Offkorn 1 Comment

    Shinchou Yuusha is an interesting series in that you can clearly see it’s an amalgam of earlier works, yet the fusion is pulled off competently enough to result in a consistent whole. The reaction-based comedy is stylistically identical to Konosuba‘s, but in content it’s quite different with a much greater focus on JRPG parody than sex/ecchi. Meanwhile it also has a Goblin Slayer-like stoically single-minded main character and splashes of similar gory drama.

    The combination never comes across as forced, with the one seamlessly blending into the other.

    After that somewhat surprising success story, it seemed like a good idea to try another series (strike while the iron’s hot and all that). Which is where Hataage! Kemono Michi comes in. Also a comedic isekai with a… monomaniac central character the two seemed like they might complement one another. And despite this being more ecchi-centric they actually do. There’s no genre shifts here though; it’s pure comedy.

    As a sidenote: I didn’t realize these two aired at the same time when deciding what to watch after Shinchou Yuusha. It’s strange that shows with such a similar theme (and I’m not talking about them both being isekai) got scheduled in the same season.

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    This entry was posted in 2019 - Autumn Anime Related and tagged Comedy Comic Adaptation Dramatic Support Ecchi Fantasy Finished Funimation Incomplete Source LN Adaptation Paranormal Romance Parody Series Sports Televised
  • PROMARE & Violet Evergarden Gaiden -Eien to Jidou Shuki Ningyou-

    Posted on June 9, 2020 6:05 am by Offkorn Comment

    Though Promare has a number of similarities to Gurren Lagann and Kill la Kill, it comes off more like an imitation than a celebration. It’s all style and no substance. The supporting Galo/Lio shorts are better, but there’s little point in watching them as stand-alones… and they don’t work well as prequels either.

    The first Violet Evergarden movie meanwhile is a side-story (split into two parts) which appears to take place at some point after the series’ conclusion. Indistinguishable from the TV episodes the movie won’t change anyone’s minds regarding the franchise, but it can be watched as a stand-alone for those on the fence about whether or not they want to watch the series.

    Personally, I’ve never been fond of the whole ‘proper lady, gilded cage’ setup/concept and the particular iteration featured here doesn’t do anything to change that opinion. Fortunately that’s only the theme for the movie’s first half; the second goes back to focusing on the delivery service. Unfortunately, it does so by heavily featuring a new child character who wants to join the office. So long as you don’t mind kids this works as a fitting conclusion. For me however it means pretty much the whole movie ends up a wash.

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    This entry was posted in 2019 - Spring 2019 - Summer Anime Related and tagged Action Anime Original Comedy Dramatic Support Fantasy Movie Netflix Novel Adaptation Science Fiction Violet Evergarden Workplace
  • Batman & Lucifer

    Posted on March 16, 2020 6:20 am by Offkorn Comment

    The Batman prequel Gotham starts off remarkably good, basically a crime drama with some action elements and a moderate streak of eccentricity, but as it progresses events become increasingly unhinged. So while there are a few good bits in the second season (the third is garbage), ultimately I can’t recommend watching beyond the first.

    I specifically avoided watching The Dark Knight Rises when it was released mainly due to a review that said it was more a Bruce Wayne movie than a Batman movie. That review ended up being spot on. More problematic though is Bane; why does he sound like an English aristocrat? His voice is beyond disconcerting. Overall I’d say Batman vs. Superman tells this sort of ‘aging Batman’ story far more competently, with a far more believable villain, and a much bigger payoff.

    Lucifer meanwhile turned out to be a hybrid of buddy cop police procedural and urban fantasy familial drama. In quite a few ways it’s reminiscent of Castle, and so far it’s the only DC TV series I’ve seen that manages to avoid deteriorating over time: What you get in the first episode is what you get in the 40th.

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    This entry was posted in Movie & TV Related and tagged Action Batman Comedy Comic Adaptation Comic Relief DC Comics Drama Movie Paranormal Romance Romance Science Fiction Series Televised Urban Fantasy
  • Assorted, Mostly DC, Movies

    Posted on February 2, 2020 2:39 pm by Offkorn

    Went on a brief movie kick recently in a fit of boredom (though I watched the first two on the list below at the time they were released):

    • Detective Pikachu: Reynolds and the pokémon are good; the humans are all extremely cringe.
    • Avengers: Endgame: Does a fantastic job wrapping up all the disparate plotlines featured across the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Surprisingly, a good chunk of it leans strongly toward comedy.
    • Mad Max: Fury Road: Most of it is quite strong… if a little odd in places. The third act however (revisiting the citadel) is a disaster.
    • Suicide Squad: The prologue bits (before they’re captured) are pretty good and the visuals are stellar throughout, but the rest is pretty meh and I wasn’t feeling the ‘forced to fight for the government’ angle.
    • Wonder Woman: Eh. The first two Captain America movies do something similar far more competently.
    • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: This is a very strange movie which plays out like a TV miniseries for the first two-thirds, featuring more thriller elements than action. But then Doomsday appears and holy shit. It’s like night and day; an insanely strong finish worth the price of entry alone (and Wonder Woman is better here than she is in her own movie).
    • Justice League: Not sure what this was supposed to be. An imitation Infinity War? It doesn’t succeed. It’s closer to the first Avengers movie… which is not a good thing.

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    This entry was posted in Movie & TV Related and tagged Action Batman Comedy Comic Adaptation Comic Relief DC Comics Drama History Marvel Comics Movie Paranormal Romance Romance Science Fiction Thriller Urban Fantasy
  • Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine

    Posted on July 16, 2019 12:02 pm by Offkorn Comment

    When Tsubasa Arihara arrives to discover her high school lacks a girls’ baseball club, she decides to form one herself. The first and most pressing of the challenges she faces being finding eight other girls willing to join a new club with few supplies and no clubroom or practice area.

    A baseball-themed schoolgirl club comedy with periodic infusions of character-related drama.

    More Information:
    aniDB
    Crunchyroll
    Wikipedia

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    This entry was posted in 2019 - Spring Anime Related and tagged Anime Original Comedy Crunchyroll Dramatic Support Dropped School Life Series Sports Televised
  • Gekijouban: Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darouka -Orion no Ya-

    Posted on July 10, 2019 1:23 pm by Offkorn Comment

    In a ruin far from Orario a sealed monster has broken free of its bindings. Having just arrived in town with Hermes’ assistance and proclaimed Bell as the chosen one Orion, the goddess Artemis offers him a quest to defeat the creature. Though suspicious of Hermes motives, he and the rest of the Hestia Familia soon agree to help.

    A sidestory taking place at some point after the parent series’ first season featuring similar attributes.

    More Information:
    aniDB
    Wikipedia

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    This entry was posted in 2019 - Winter Anime Related and tagged Action Anime Original Comedy DanMachi Drama Fantasy Harem Movie Paranormal Romance
  • Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne

    Posted on July 7, 2019 5:11 am by Offkorn Comment

    Normal highschool student by day Maron Kusakabe’s true identity is that of Kaitou Jeanne, the reincarnation of Jeanne d’Arc who spends her nights tracking down and stealing demon-possessed paintings with the help of her guardian angel Fin Fish. She’s not the only one after the paintings however, and in addition to police interference and hostile demons she also has to contended with rival thief Kaitou Sinbad.

    A multi-genre magical girl phantom thief hybrid. Primarily focused on comedy and action, it periodically dips into drama and romance as well.

    More Information:
    aniDB
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    This entry was posted in 1999 - Autumn 1999 - Spring 1999 - Summer 1999 - Winter Anime Related and tagged Action Comedy Comic Adaptation Dramatic Support Dropped Magical Girl Romance School Life Series Televised Urban Fantasy
  • FLCL -Alternative-

    Posted on July 6, 2019 2:16 pm by Offkorn Comment

    Kana, Tomomi, Mossan, and Hijiri are just ordinary highschool students going about their everyday lives and enjoying youth. Yet the sudden appearance of Haruko Haruhara with the cryptic remark “Seventeen won’t wait for you.” sets off a series of events which will force each of them to decide for themselves just what maturity means.

    A schoolgirl-centric coming of age story with a large amount of comedy, periodic action, and minor ecchi aspects. It’s available in both movie and episodic format and shares a setting with the other FLCL series.

    More Information:
    Amazon
    aniDB
    Crunchyroll
    Wikipedia

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    This entry was posted in 2018 - Summer Anime Related and tagged Action Amazon Prime Anime Original Comedy Coming of Age Crunchyroll Dramatic Support Finished FLCL Movie School Life Science Fiction Series Televised
  • FLCL: PROGRESSIVE

    Posted on July 6, 2019 4:59 am by Offkorn Comment

    The war between Medical Mechanica and Fraternity continues to rage unabated across the galaxy. A state of affairs which doesn’t mean much to the reserved Hidomi Hibajiri until she herself comes under attack and, through the meddling of Raharu Haruha, awakens a secret power hidden deep within.

    A sequel to FLCL with similar attributes and a mostly different cast. It’s available in both episodic and movie format.

    More Information:
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    aniDB
    Crunchyroll
    Wikipedia

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    This entry was posted in 2018 - Spring Anime Related and tagged Action Amazon Prime Anime Original Comedy Coming of Age Crunchyroll Dramatic Support Ecchi Finished FLCL Movie Romance Science Fiction Series Televised

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