Winter 2016 – Season Preview
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness. It was the Spring Autumn of hope, it was the Winter of despair. Or rather, it was the...
View ArticleWinter 2016 – First Impressions (Part 1)
This post reviews: Musaigen no Phantom World, Haruchika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru, Active Raid, and Boku Dake ga Inai Machi. Given the lighter line-up this Winter and the fact that my life is...
View ArticleWinter 2016 – First Impressions (Part 2)
This post reviews: Tabi Machi Late Show, Koukaku no Pandora, Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, Dagashi Kashi, Bubuki Buranki, and Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R. Winter 2016 is turning out better than I...
View ArticleWinter 2016 – First Impressions (Part 3)
This post reviews: Hai to Gensou no Grimgar, Dimension W, Schwarzesmarken, Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm, Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!, and Ajin: Demi-Human. Since I do not write weekly posts...
View ArticleWinter 2016 – Week 3 Anime Review
For Week 3: gushing about the setting of Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, questioning Satoru’s treatment of Hiromi in Boku Dake ga Inai Machi, a personality shift with a positive cause in Dimension W,...
View ArticleWinter 2016 – Week 4 Anime Review
For Week 4: adoring the transformation and westernization of the setting in Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, the authenticity, weight, and significance of battles in Hai to Gensou no Grimgar, why the...
View ArticleWinter 2016 – Week 8 Anime Review
This week: why I detest the style of narration and extended “flashback” in Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, captivation with the advancement in fighting in Hai to Gensou no Grimgar, powerful, simple, and...
View ArticleWinter 2016 – Week 9 Anime Review
Back during Week 9: the symbolism of clothing in Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, questioning whether anyone else is ‘special’ in Boku Dake ga Inai Machi, praising the tsukkomis in Dagashi Kashi, and...
View ArticleSpring 2016 – Season Preview
Spring is truly a time of renaissance, a season when the world awakens from its dormant slumber of winter to period of growth and maturity. It’s a time when sunlight becomes plentiful, flowers bloom,...
View ArticleSpring 2016 – First Impressions (Part 1)
This post reviews: Uchuu Patrol Luluco, Mayoiga, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, and Boku no Hero Academia. Given the size of the season, the number of shows I am planning on watching, the order in which...
View ArticleSpring 2016 – First Impressions (Part 2)
This post reviews: Kuma Miko, Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu, Macross Delta, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096, Bakuon!!, and Hundred. With every day, I am making progress on catching up and am...
View ArticleSpring 2016 – First Impressions (Part 3)
This post reviews: Joker Game, Sousei no Onmyouji, Bungou Stray Dogs, Anne Happy, Koutetsujou no Kabaneri, Sakamoto desu ga?, and Shounen Maid. I am not sure when Part 4 of the Spring 2016 First...
View ArticleSpring 2016 – First Impressions (Part 4)
This post reviews: Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge, Kiznaiver, Hai-Furi, Flying Witch, Sansha Sanyou, Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou, Kuromukuro, and Big Order. It has taken me much longer than I expected, but I...
View ArticleSpring 2016 – Week 4 Spotlight – Understanding Pain in Kiznaiver
After three episodes, we understand that the Kizuna system is able to sense, quantify, transmit, and inflict pain in Kiznaiver. Pain is the instrument used to connect and unite these seven unfamiliar...
View ArticleSpring 2016 – Week 5 Spotlight – The Shanghai International Settlement in...
The fourth episode of Joker Game had an astonishing setting, both in terms of its historical context and for the presentation of its story. Yet, how was such a locale and situation even possible for a...
View ArticleSummer 2016 – Season Preview
Tis the season for new anime, fa la la la la la la la la la. Hopefully all the shows are okay, fa la la la la la la la la. But we know that’s not realistic, fa la la la la la la la la. Then again, I am...
View ArticleSummer 2016 – First Impressions
This post reviews: Berserk (2016), Rewrite, Orange, Tales of Zestiria the X, Amaama to Inazuma, Taboo Tattoo, New Game!, Amanchu!, 91 Days, Hitori no Shita: The Outcast, Time Travel Shoujo, Handa-kun,...
View ArticleAutumn 2016 – Season Preview
Every season has its defining features. Autumn, for example, is known for its bountiful harvests and leaves falling to the ground. Likewise, every anime season has its distinguishing characteristics...
View Article6 Year Anniversary and the Opportunity to Write about the Autumn 2016 Anime...
Today is a time to rejoice as we celebrate six years of Avvesione’s Anime Blog. And while I typically use this post as an excuse to post screenshots of Setsuna from Needless to write about my lessons...
View ArticleWinter 2017 – Season Recap
If you’re wondering where I’ve been, I hibernated this last winter. Seriously. Great, and now that I’ve answered all your questions, let’s dive right into… wait, the Winter 2017 anime season...
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