First Impressions: Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro

Comedy is strong this season. When you're looking for a show that gives you a good laugh, Chio-chan's got you covered. Also known as Chio's School Road, it follows a lowly gamer girl who doesn't want to stand out in school. Though it doesn't always take place in school a lot of shenanigans happen on…

First Impressions: Banana Fish

Banana Fish does not take itself lightly. Drugs, crime syndicates, violence, and sexual depictions are all present here. But what drives most people off is the representation of homosexuality. I mean come on, can't anyone already move on from that mindset? It has what most people want yet they would rather watch another ecchi show…

First Impressions: Hanebado!

Behind the fluid animation is a story grounded in trivial reasons. After a strong start, it seems a bunch of hurdles is bringing it down. Hanebado! tells the story of the members in the badminton club finding their reason to become better. Not just in the sport itself, but also how it affects everyone's teamwork. In…

Summer 2018: The Anime I’ll be Watching

New season, new batch of incoming anime. After Spring, I am now recovering from the emptiness of the amount of shows I watched. It's a good thing that some of the new ones already piqued my interest. First off: Hanebado! I'll admit that I'm not interested in sports. But the first episode just pulled me…