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Record of Ragnarok Opens Strong with a Flawed but Entertaining First Season
Record of Ragnarok is one of those absurd animes that leans into its premise and revels in its absurdity. It takes place entirely during a tournament- and it’s not just any tournament. Thirteen gods and humans go up against each…
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Trese Brings Filipino Mythology to Life in First Anime Based on a Filipino Komik
Adapted from a Filipino komik of the same name, Trese is the first anime series originating from the Philippines. It presents a rich, intriguing lore of supernatural creatures and mythical beings, bringing to mind the likes of Supernatural and The…
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Eden is a Standard Environmental Parable with Great Visuals and a Robust Voice Acting Cast
Eden, Netflix’s latest original Japanese anime, doesn’t exactly try to reinvent the wheel. Adapted by the manga of the same name written by Tsuyoshi Isumoto, it tells a last-human-on-earth tale in a world populated by robots. The environmental aspect is…
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Yasuke Squanders its Narrative Potential by Creating a Middling Plot with Mish-Mash Sci-Fi Fantasy Elements
Netflix’s original anime content has been very hit-and-miss. For every Devilman Crybaby, there’s also been something like Neo Yokio. Yasuke, unfortunately, falls into the latter camp, despite having a prestigious studio like MAPPA attached to do the animation and a…
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Attack on Titan Season 4 Part I Review: A War for Survival Where Both Sides are Flawed
“You can't change anything unless you can discard part of yourself too. To surpass monsters, you must be willing to abandon your humanity.” – Armin Arlert. With rumors of confirmation of the last ever part of the widely critiqued and…
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Netflix’s Japan Sinks: 2020 is an Ambitious (and Flawed) Effort at Depicting Tragedy on an Enormous Scale
Japan Sinks: 2020 is director Masaaki Yuasa’s second Netflix original, after 2018’s Devilman Crybaby. The only similarity the two share is that there are a lot of deaths involved, but Japan Sinks: 2020 is more focused on the struggles of…
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Anime for Newbies: Four Series That will Get You Hooked for Life
It was around 2012, when anime became a mainstream form of entertainment for the teens and young adults in Bangladesh. However, you still find many people who haven’t watched a single episode of any anime series yet. This article is…
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Alita: Battle Angel is a Triumph of Cinematic Storytelling that Feels Dazzlingly Original
Alita: Battle Angel feels like a breath of fresh air, chock full of breathtaking world building and gorgeous action, threaded through a dense plot that threatens to break apart at the seams during the film’s 122 minutes runtime. It doesn’t…
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Dragon Ball Super: Broly is an Action-Packed Triumph with a Surprising Amount of Heart
It’s not apparent from the get go, but Dragon Ball Super: Broly had a tall order, in the form of introducing fan favorite character Broly into the canon proper. The resultant movie spends a surprising amount of time setting up…
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Why The Legend of the Super Saiyan is a Timeless Parable
I have been trying to write Dragonball short stories lately. It's exciting and terrifying at the same time. I have written Superman and Captain America. But Goku is different. And so is Vegeta. The first time I watched DBZ was in…
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