With the vast majority of anime, what they establish as the genre in the first few episodes will be the genre throughout the series. If you are watching Non Non Biyori, you can expect a “cute girls doing cute things” show about shenanigans all the way to the end. If you are watching Mother of […]
Living with his grandfather who makes beautiful Hina Dolls, Wakana Gojo has loved them since he was a child. He aspires to one day make Hina Dolls as good as his grandfather, but his dedication has made him a bit of a loner in school after a girl in his childhood said that boys shouldn’t
The term “road trip” tends to be a little specific, but not all road trips need to happen on a road. Road trip-themed anime are more about the journey than the destination. They are more about the adventures and friends that they found along the way. In fact, a good deal of anime have some
As a young girl, Hiyori’s father taught her the joys of fly fishing. Even after he unexpectedly passed away, she still uses fishing as a way to feel connected to him. One day while fishing, she meets and energetic new girl in town named Koharu who ends up fishing and eating said fish together. However,
We all expect our main characters to be a certain level of talented and clever, but them playing coy is a common character defense. Maybe they want to be left alone. Maybe they are just waiting for their moment. Maybe they don’t want their peers to be intimidated. Regardless, it is a common set up
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After moving around his entire life, classical pianist Kaoru Nishimi has abandoned all hope of fitting in as he arrives in Kyushu for his final year of high school. However, that all changes when he meets the thuggish drummer, Sentaro Kawabuchi, a man with an immeasurable love for jazz. Over the music, they bond together
It is easy to forget sometimes that anime is an art form, and art is an explosion! I mean, art is expression, experimentation, exploration and, well, yes, an explosion sometimes! Yet, much of anime was made to appeal to a pretty big audience. Your shounen battlers. Your isekai harems. Your romantic comedies with basically the
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After being ravaged by the Apocalypse Virus, Japan has fallen under control of the GHQ, an independent military force dedicated to the restoration of order. However, a guerrilla group called Funeral Parlor seeks to put an end to their despotism. After a fateful run in with a key member of Funeral Parlor, weak and anti-social
It feels weird to base an entire list around a slang term, but sometimes, you just see an anime character and the only way to describe them is with said term. Simp. I don’t even know where the term came from. It just pervaded the internet enough to find its way into my vocabulary. But
Koudo Ikusei High School seems like a paradise with state-of-the-art facilities and where almost 100 percent of students go to university or find employment. However, while the students appear to have a good amount of freedom, only superior students get favorable treatments. After being careless on his entrance exams for a particular reason, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka
