Short, non-spoiler reviews and hot takes of anime for the newly initiated weeb.
Demon Slayer is an intense shonen that proves that the genre can stay relevant. With stellar animation, music, and pacing, it lives up to its hype. Most episodes will give you full-body goosebumps, make you cry, or both.
For having the same writer, composer, and animation studio that brings us Fate/Zero and the Heaven's Feel movies, Garden of Sinners has stellar animation and music for a boring, unconvincing story.
A stress free celebration of food and how it brings people together, starring the cast of Fate/Stay Night.
Part of the Fate Franchise - Sequel to Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower Genre(s): Action, Magic, Supernatural, Drama Age-Appropriateness: 16+ (Violence, disturbing themes, brief sexuality, gore, profanity) Platforms: None Episodes: One 2 hr. movie TheAwersome Rating: 8.7 / 10 (Favorite Fate piece yet) Premise: After the events of the previous movie, Shirou is... Continue Reading →
Part of the Fate Franchise - Sequel to Fate/Stay Night [Unlimited Blade Works] Genre(s): Action, Fantasy, Magic, Supernatural Age-Appropriatness: 16+ (Violence, gore, profanity) Platforms: None Episodes: One 2 hr. movie TheAwersome Rating: 8.3 / 10 (Quality Fate Content) Premise: Shirou Emiya, a survivor of the devastation brought by the Fourth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki... Continue Reading →
Part of the Fate Franchise - Sequel to Fate/Zero (or Fate/Stay Night) Genre(s): Action, Magic, Modern Fantasy, Supernatural Age-Appropriateness: 16+ (Violence, Blood, Profanity) Platforms: Netflix, Crunchyroll, Hulu Episodes: 26 (+1 OVA with alternate ending?) TheAwersome Rating: 7.8 / 10 (Quite different from Fate/Zero) Premise: 10 years after the events of Fate/Zero, the Fifth Holy Grail... Continue Reading →
Part of the Fate Franchise - Prequel to Fate/Stay Night [Unlimited Blade Works] (or Fate/Stay Night) Genre(s): Action, Magic, Modern Fantasy, Psychological Age-Appropriateness: 16+ (Violence, Blood, Profanity) Platforms: Netflix, Crunchyroll, Hulu Episodes: 25 TheAwersome Rating: 8.6 / 10 (Good solid anime right here) Premise: With the promise of granting any wish, the omnipotent Holy Grail... Continue Reading →
