After surviving the brutal Russo-Japanese war, Sugimoto gained the nickname “the immortal”. However, he now seeks the promise of gold to the north in Hokkaido in order to provide for the blind wife and infant son of his comrade who died in the war. Yet, during his hunt, he hears the tale of a hidden […]
After aliens invade Japan, they put a prohibition on swords. However, Gintoki Sakata still possesses the heart of a samurai. Taking on odd jobs alongside of his friends, Gintama follows Gintoki during his chaotic life as an errand boy. How does one describe a show that can do anything and everything it wants at any
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure is unique and, well, bizarre even in the realm of oddities that is anime. It isn’t excessively common to see such a diverse amount of stories all framed within the many generations of one family. Typically, when I do anime recommendations for a show, I have a pretty standard format I like
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While there are a lot of delicate, trauma-ravage characters in anime that have their personalities and attitudes savaged by their mental scars, it has long been the realm of real badasses who have the proof that they lived proudly displayed right on their flesh. One look, and you know that they have been through some
Historical anime is difficult to quantify. Many anime series use inspirations from our own world history in their stories, but they are using them to build their own fantasy world. It doesn’t necessarily make it historical. Is Demon Slayer historical? It technically showcases a Taisho-set Japan. Did demons run rampant in pre-World War era Japan
