Boogiepop Wa Warawanai aired its first two episodes as a one hour special, so I will be reviewing both simultaneously. I will be trying to keep direct spoilers to a minimum for the early posts in this series, but theories and heavy spoilers will be a regular after this point since I assume most people who would read an episodic series up to episode 3 would be aware of the content of the series so far.
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I have no idea when I watched Kuragehime for the first time. When I imported my anime list from MAL to AniList, I lost a good chunk of my start-stop dates. All I can remember from that period was that I was young, most likely 13 or 14, and that I absolutely loved it. I rated it a 10/10 and added Kuranosuke to my favorite character list. After that, I never revisited it outside of fanart and scrolling past it on my list. Shamefully, I didn't even pick up the manga to see where the anime left off. Re-watching this anime in 2018 just confirmed that I should have.
It's not every day that an idol anime kills its main character within the first two minutes of the show.
It's also not every day that MAPPA, a studio whose proclaimed purpose is literally to "achieve greater creative freedom to pursue projects that may be less obviously commercial", creates an anime that fits perfectly into the commercial mold like an idol anime. Zombieland Saga is more than just an idol anime, however. It is both a deconstruction and a love letter to the genre, showcasing some of the best and worst aspects of being an idol with a stylish flourish. Netflix had suggested Saiki K to the account I'd hijacked from my boyfriend who hijacked it from his father to me multiple times before, but I brushed it off due to its Mob Psycho 100 premise and main character's weird antennae.
I just didn't feel like it was an anime I would want to watch, and, barring that, would be too much like something I'd seen before. I finally picked up my controller and decided to gamble on Saiki K when I was intoxicated and out of every other anime I had the smallest interest in. I'm very glad that I did. Every now and then, an anime comes out centered around a niche and unique "gimmick" of sorts. I consider Kakegurui, an anime centered around a high school in which the students jostle for social position via a series of high stakes gambles, to be one such anime. I noticed that the title had made it to Netflix, and I recalled it had quite a bit of discussion surrounding it as it was airing in 2017. I had skipped it because I was wary of a particular scene with a gun and the excessive amount of fan service I had seen in gifs, but I decided it was finally time to take the plunge.
Biology has been and always will be one of the most entertaining subjects in school. What other class lets you cut up dead stuff and draw squares to find out things about your genetics? Certainly not English or Geology, buddy. Hataraku Saibou, or Cells at Work, takes the everyday processes of the human body and turns them into a lively "monster of the week" series. For this review, I've watched exactly 38% of the anime in order to get a good feel with its style and characters.
The scene: Vietnam. 1970s. An American soldier loses his mind and fires on his own squad, killing several and wounding many others. A squad mate retaliates, shooting him in the legs to stop his rampage. The squad mate looks at the carnage brought on to his team by one within it and asks the man "Why?" His answer?
"Banana Fish". And just like that, the 6 month journey has ended, leaving a bittersweet feeling hovering in our hearts.
I truthfully believe that a good shoujo every now and then is good for the soul. It's like eating your vegetables; you've just gotta consume some or else your body will rot and your organs will shut down. Something like that.
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