My review for When They Cry Season 1 is up on ANN!

“Keiichi Maebara is a normal teenaged boy adjusting to his new life in the sleepy country town of Hinamizawa. Though he’s a newcomer to the reclusive and storied old village, he quickly finds himself befriended by a gaggle of local girls, all of them quite eager to welcome him into their group as a friend. Joined by the plucky Rena, the headstrong Mion, and the adorable young pair of Rika and Satoko, our protagonist finds himself enjoying a carefree, lackadaisical life. That all changes once he hears murmurs of the gruesome deaths that stain Hinamizawa’s past. As Keichi investigates the series of dismemberments and disappearances attributed to a curse laid on the town by its patron deity, he begins to get the feeling that he’s being followed. Before too long, Keichi is convinced that at least one of his new friends might be out for his blood. Or maybe they all are.”

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ANN Shelf Life – When They Cry: Season 1

My review of Dragonar Academy is up on ANN!

“So yes, the story in this show is superfluous. The characters are awful, the acting is awful, and the plot would make even the most generic fantasy JRPG scoff at its lack of originality. The “dragons” of the “boobs/fanservice and dragons” equation do show up, but with surprisingly little gusto. For a show that’s ostensibly about dragon knights going to battle, there are maybe two or three halfway decent action scenes in the entire show; the rest of it is lame comedy shtick and overindulgent world building. Oh, and fanservice.”

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ANN Shelf Life – Piece of Mind

My review of Funimation’s DVD/BLU-RAY Combo set for Selector Infected WIXOSS is up on Anime News Network:

“If you replace “Selectors” with “Magical Girls” and “Other Selectors” with “Witches”, and Selector Infected Wixoss and Puella Magi Madoka Magica share basically the same plot, not to mention a penchant for nonsensical and overlong titles. Now, this is not an inherently terrible thing. Madoka Magica is one of the greatest anime ever made as far as I’m concerned, and if Selector Infected Wixoss is going to copy notes, it might as well be from the smartest kid in class. If WIXOSS used a familiar formula to tell a thoughtful, interesting, and exciting story, then all the more power to it.”

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ANN Shelf Life – Familiar with Zero