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Movie/OVA
Made in Abyss: Fukaki Tamashii no Reimei
Made in Abyss is a series for which the term “world building” seems comically inadequate. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia: Ikinokore! Kesshi no Survival Kunren (OVA)
HeroAca’s most annoying character rides again. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia the Movie 2: Heroes:Rising
I don’t think fans can ask for a lot more than that from a movie, or indeed from an adaptation. Read more
Sora no Aosa wo Shiru Hito yo
“Fine” is the word that keeps popping into my head. Read more
Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu
If A Whisker Away feels a bit like a wasted opportunity, there’s just as much sense of a bullet dodged. Read more
Kaijuu no Kodomo
Kaijuu no Kodomo is a lovely piece of work in so many ways, but thematically it’s a diabolical tangle. Read more
Tenki no Ko (Weathering With You)
Opinions differ, but in Weathering With You, I think that Shinkai is asking us to reflect on our place in nature – not resign from it. Read more
ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka – Regards (OVA)
If I could sum this series up in one idiom it would be that it’s about the journey, not the destination. Read more
Haikyuu!! – Riku vs Kuu (OVA)
While “To The Top” has been genuinely surprising, “Land vs Sky” is very much sasuga. Read more