Code:Realize: In a steampunk Victorian England, a master thief, a genius engineer and a doctor live together in a hidden mansion. One day, they steal the daughter of a lord, who has some kind of energy source embedded in her. She is poisonous to the touch, and she has been retrieved by the army, who are operating on the orders of a hidden ( Read more... )

Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou: Two girls are on a journey on their three-wheeled tracked vehicle through an urban landscape destroyed by war. They don’t meet anyone (and don’t see any bodies). Finding weapons is easy, finding food is not. We do not know where their journey will take them, or what they are leaving behind.
It is equal parts depressing and ( Read more... )

So October has rolled around, which means the new TV season has started as well. And that means we’ll be watching the first episode of new series, and decide what to collect for future viewing. And because you’re awesome, you get to read my reviews too!

Black Clover: Asta and Yuna are foundlings. Yuna is a powerful wizard, but Asta is unique in ( Read more... )

So it turns out there was a single series that started really late, and I did not write reviews of some of the series that we did see... So this post is to rectify that.

Kakegurui: At this private academy, money is pretty much everything. And the kids attending the school have set up a major gambling operation: if you're not ridiculously rich, ( Read more... )

Last batch of the anime reviews of this season! I did manage to stay on top of it, which helps: if it's not a huge mountain of reviews to write, it's easier to start (for some reason).

Dive!!: The Muzuki Diving Club is set to be shut down if none of the boys make it to the Olympics. A new coach arrives to set them straight -- but being on a strict ( Read more... )

Keeping up!

Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou no Kyoushitsu e: The government has create an elite school where exactly 100 students per year are admitted. They live in dorms and get a lot of points that translate to cash each month to cover their living expenses. Kiyotaka enters this school, keeping to himself while his classmates play around with this ( Read more... )

Vatican Kiseki Chousakan: Priests Nicholas and Hiraga are special 'miracle investogators' from the Vatican. They get sent to South America to investigate a nun's virginal pregnancy: the nun claims she was impregnated by God. She lives in a large complex with a church, hospital and boarding school -- but there are more things going on than meets the ( Read more... )

So far, I've managed to keep up to date with the reviews. (That is, up to date with writing the reviews after we watch the episodes, not keeping up with the new episodes as they appear.)

Nana Maru San Batsu: Shiki is a shy boy, a real bookworm. And because he didn't dare speak up, he even didn't get the class librarian position! But the Quiz Bowl ( Read more... )

Trying to stay on top of the queue...

Koi to Uso: The Japanese government has decided to do something about the low birth rates. So when you turn 16, you get a partner assigned to you, based on various characteristics -- and romance with anyone else is forbidden! So what should you do when you, like Yukari, fall in love with your classmate? And ( Read more... )

Hitorijime My Hero: Masahiro is always alone at home, so he spends most of his evenings roaming the streets. He falls in with a group of no-goods who use him as their errand boy -- until one evening the group is targetted by the so-called "Bear Killer", who defeats them all. Turns out that this is the elder brother of Masahiro's only friend, who ( Read more... )