Aria – A nod to traditional Japanese aesthetics

I finally had the privilege to watch Aria, and by golly, it only took me one season out of three to be convinced that it's one of the greatest things I can ask for an anime.

Amanchu! – Episode 4

I love anime that opens up new angles on which you can view life through a different perspective. It's one of the primary reason I'm so into the medium, and also a main contributor of how I got into it in the first place. Surely, I would've turned out to be a different person than …

Mob Psycho 100 – Episode 3

Lesson learned: Don't. Piss. Mob. Off. Actually, it's a bad idea to piss anyone off. Now, I feel like I'm starting to grow indifferent towards unbeatable/invincible main protags given that the Gary Stu trope has saturated the market during these past years. As such, having a character like Mob -- and Saitama for that matter -- …

Tales of Zestiria the X – Episode 4

EX- CA- LI- BUUURRRRRRRRRRR! Fuck yeah. Yes, I know. I'm on the wrong show. Can't help it though -- Tales of Zestiria the X went full Unlimited Blade Works this episode. Despite evidence that I'm starting to enjoy ToZX, there are still instances that prevents me to rate the show above the rest that are consistently better. Being …

Amanchu! – Episode 3

I noticed that I've been talking a lot about Amanchu! figuratively in my previous posts. Then again, I believe that's the closest way I can truly describe the beauty within this show. While it's obvious that Amanchu!'s visuals are aesthetically elegant, the beauty it managed to capture in this episode is the connection between Pikari and Teko. I mentioned during my …

planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume – Episode 3

Ah, I finally understand why that excursion to a planetarium years and years ago didn't leave any lasting impression. You see, with my high-school, it's mandatory for us to take an annual educational trip for fun yay academic purposes. Normally, these yearly outings would be a blast if not for the fact that whatever is taught to us during …

Mob Psycho 100 – Episode 2

That was a fun and entertaining episode! Mob Psycho 100 welcomes us to its feverish world in episode 1, whilst episode 2 shifts its view to Mob... undergoing puberty. Straightforward and subtle, MP100 isn't just an eye-candy. Despite his generic and boring looks, Mob is actually a pretty diverse and interesting character himself. He reminds …

Tales of Zestiria the X – Episode 3

This week's ToZX is definitely a lot better in terms of pacing, composition, and substance -- which is a good news because I was close to dropping the show if it continued to drag on for too long. I'm guessing this post will be quite short, as episode 3 wraps things up with the preparation of …

Amanchu! – Episode 2

I was giggling during the first part of the episode, then I found myself melting deeper into my mattress the next moment. As if singing a lullaby, Amanchu! hums an imagery nothing short of poetic. This episode is a perfect combination of high and low -- just like a wave crashing on to a shore, and …

planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume – Episode 2

"What do you think about the planetarium? That beautiful twinkling of eternity that will never fade, no matter when. All the stars in the sky are waiting for you.” 13-minutes. The second episode felt longer than that, and the revelation that Yumemi has only 60 hours left on her battery makes me want to wish …