TV Reviews7.9/10
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A strange tale of a boy, a girl, and a corporation that eats the world, told in six episodes.
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TV Reviews8.2/10
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Still Deserves Its Reputation
A review of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, a cyberpunk anime about Section 9 and the Laughing Man.
TV Reviews8.2/10
BNA Review: Beastmen, Comedy, and a City That Is Both Prison and Home
A girl turns into a beastman and flees to a walled city of outcasts, where comedy, drama, and satire meet in this bold anime.
TV Reviews8.5/10
Shaman King’s Second Half Trades Faithfulness for Its Own Wild Energy and Mostly Wins
A review of Shaman King, a 64-episode anime following Asakura Yoh in the Shaman Fight tournament, with a divergent finale.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Anohana Review: 15 Years On, Its Grief Still Cuts Deep
A look at the 2011 anime Anohana, a tale of grief, guilt, and the ghosts of memory that refuses to let its hero off easy.
Movie Reviews8.3/10
A Pig Who Flies: Porco Rosso Remains Miyazaki’s Tender, Weighty Masterpiece
A pig-headed ace hunter battles sky pirates and a rival ace above the Adriatic, in this tender, beautiful Miyazaki tale.
TV Reviews8.4/10
Dorohedoro Review: Netflix’s Lizard-Man Saga Earns Its 8.4/10
A grim, funny tale of a man with a lizard head hunting the sorcerer who cursed him, with satire on memory, identity, and magic.
TV Reviews7.1/10
Pacific Rim: The Black Review: A Broken Robot and Two Siblings Lost in a Ruined Australia
A grim, sprawling tale of teens piloting a broken robot across a ruined Australian wasteland, earning a fair 7.1.
TV Reviews8.5/10
‘Real Girl’: A Boy Finally Steps Out Of His Own Head
A boy's first real love changes everything in this tale of otaku isolation and a girl who refuses to be forgotten.
TV Reviews7.9/10
A Virus Kills Most Humans, Vampires Rise, and One Boy Escapes
A grim tale of a virus, vampires, and vengeance, wherein a boy's devotion to destruction meets his long-lost friend.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Netflix’s Devil May Cry Turns Capcom’s Demon Hunter Into a Dark, Violent Animated Hit
A demon hunter wages war against a horde of devils, while a government agency hunts him down in this grim tale.
TV Reviews8.1/10
Forbidden Love and Family Secrets in the 2019 Drama Domestic Girlfriend
A tale of forbidden love and family secrets, told through a high school boy's doomed romance with his teacher and a step-sibling romance.