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  • Anime Review: To Be Hero X, Episode 1

    Anime Review: To Be Hero X, Episode 1

    By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation All images are courtesy of Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures. Won’t mince words here, I’ve been heavily anticipating To Be Hero X for some time, mainly thanks to it’s widely impressive trailers that have come out for over a year before it’s release. Chinese animation in general has seen a massive…

  • Anime Review: Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers, Episode 1

    Anime Review: Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers, Episode 1

    By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation All images of courtesy of Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures. My knowledge on Guilty Gear is, admittedly, very casual. Anybody who knows me knows that fighting games, while I enjoy them, are not my personal area of expertise. I could tell you the ins and outs of something like Starcraft II…

  • Anime Review: The Beginning After the End, Episode 1

    Anime Review: The Beginning After the End, Episode 1

    By Matthew Moorcroft No Recommendation All images are courtesy of Crunchyroll. Fantasy anime has a dire problem. For every Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End or Delicious in Dungeon, fantasy anime for the past decade have seemingly been made on autopilot, existing for the sole purpose of filling out a seasonal block or some kind of adaptation…

  • Anime Review: Zenshu, Episode 1

    Anime Review: Zenshu, Episode 1

    By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation NOTE: This review contains spoilers for the first episode of Zenshu whose premise has been mostly left out of marketing material. Please proceed with caution. Zenshu immediately starts off with a bait and switch the likes we haven’t seen in a while for this kind of show. I have a…