The summer 2020 anime seasonal lineup officially concluded and now, it’s about time to wrap the whole season for us as we gave you our final impression review. In this post, I have summarized my final thoughts on my top 20 anime of summer 2020; what makes them special, their respective strengths and weaknesses and […]
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Martial Universe Season 2 Donghua Review: On Defying Gravity, and Excellent Luck
Lin Dong had returned for the Martial Universe Season 2 this 2020 and it has been a fantastic experience for all the viewers who had been following his journey since 2019 and all the fans of cultivation donghua out there. I must say that the whole experience of watching Martial Universe Season 2 had been […]
Stellar Transformations Season 2 Donghua Review: On Redeeming Family’s Honor, and Delving Into the Cultivation World
Hey guys, I have finished Stellar Transformations Season 2 yesterday, also known as the Legend of Immortal, a donghua adaptation of the popular web novel of the same title by the author I Eat Tomatoes (also wrote Swallowed Star and Snow Eagle Lord). Just like any other 3D Chinese anime out there, Stellar Transformations […]
Manual of Hundred Demons (Bai Yao Pu) Anime Review: On Fleeting Emotions, Eternal Memories
One of the Chinese anime that captivated me the most this 2020 is Bai Yao Pu also known as the Manual of Hundred Demons, or Hundred Demons Spectrum. It was one of bilibili’s lineup of Chinese anime projects for 2020 and was animated by Haoliners Animation League. The Manual of Hundred Demons premiered on April […]
Antidote (Jie Yao) Donghua Review: On Boys Love, Post-Traumatic Experience, Friendship, Et Al
It’s been ages since the last time I have been fully satisfied by a boys-love anime story. I have watched given last year and it’s a whole lot different from a dramatic boys-love story while Banana Fish was also a personal favorite of mine but there’s a huge gap in its approach. That is […]
Top 10 Anime Movies of 2019 That Fans Needs to Watch
The seasonal lineup every year had been the typical anime habits of various fans from all over the world. No matter what year we are in, anime fans never come short when it comes to a list of series to watch. However, anime movies are usually on a different scale, they don’t come in seasons […]
Planting Manual Donghua Review: On Tales of Fairies, Tragic Past & Conspiracies
Fairies and isekai stuff aren’t new to anime viewers anymore, however planting some seeds and producing fairies from it, I think that’s quite new. Yes, we have here this Chinese anime Planting Manual (Yao Jing Zhong Zhi Shou Ce) which is based on the novel Demon Spirit Seed Manual and was one of Tencent’s donghua […]
My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising Movie Review – Teamwork’s Impact & What it Means to be a Hero…
Once again, My Hero Academia has proven that it is the king of the new era of shounen anime genre. From the first time it glimpse the anime community in 2015, My Hero Academia had gained a cult following and has been consistent in delivering great narration and amazing character development despite how generic its […]
Spring 2020 Anime Season – My Final Impression Review
Hey guys, it’s me Yu and I am back for another final impression review for the seasonal lineup of 2020 and this time, we’ll talk about the mild spring 2020 season. To some people in the anime community, spring 2020 season had been quite non-existent, this is due to the effect of Covid-19 pandemic in […]
“Weathering With You” Anime Film Review: Flooding Tokyo with Romance, Heavy Downpour & Visual Aesthetic!
With some touch of 2016 hit Your Name., Makoto Shinkai’s 2019 anime film Weathering With You (Tenki no Ko) had given us another heart-warming and dramatic ride and this time, we simply didn’t combat against time, but it is against destiny itself and the result is an amazing and beautiful adventure with a cliché […]
“Hello World” Anime Film Review – Love Story that Transcends Space & Time
Imagine travelling back in time and in different space in order to save the person whom you treasured the most – this plot had been used several times in many movies and novels but it’s always refreshing to see it delivered in a heartfelt and astonishing experience and that is what we had […]
“Ride Your Wave” Anime Film Review – A Fun & Heartbreaking Journey of Finding Purpose in Life
This is not the first time that my heart had been broken because of an anime movie. I have been frustrated and drown in the maelstrom of emotional conflicts because of how tragic a story can be from certain anime movies – Your Name, 5 Centimeters per Second, Colorful, Anthem of the Heart, A Silent […]
Chasing The Peak of Glory – The Kings Avatar Prequel Movie Review
Whatever our dreams are – there’s always some hindrance that we must conquer to achieve that and at some point along the way, there might be some sacrifices but whatever happens, we should move forward chasing that very dreams while remembering our losses – that way, achieving the glorious victory will be an ecstatic momentous […]
On Focus: I Want to Eat Your Pancreas – An Hour & 48-Minute Journey of Pure Sentimentality
Hey guys, I recently watched 2018’s anime film I WANT TO EAT YOUR PANCREAS and I am mesmerized and dumbfounded at the same time. Not because of its peculiar and intriguing title but because it will surprise you unexpectedly just when you thought that you already know the path of the story being told. […]
The Legend of Luo Xiaohei, a lifetime anime series announced its movie coming in 2019
A Chinese popular web anime series “The Legend of Luo Xiaohei” (罗小黑战记) just announced its first anime movies coming in 2019. As a fan of this show, I’m going to tell you the charm of this short anime series. “The story begins on a rainy night when a homeless little black cat is brought home […]