16 years after the Public Decency Act went into force in Japan, the country is enjoying a society free from dirty words, pornography and masturbation. Constantly monitored by the Decency Police, the student members of the terrorist organisation SOX seek to restore smut to the word via erotic terrorism! Can we put an explicit warning …
We complete our review of the wonderful and quirky Princess Jellyfish! Kuronosuke, despite his wishes, develops romantic feelings towards the hapless Tsukimi, which is further complicated by her own feelings for his brother Shuu. Shuu, meanwhile, as his own problems, being roofied and blackmailed by a malevolent property developer. All this as the lady Otakus …
We start a 2-part review of the hilarious and sweet Princess Jellyfish! Tsukimi has moved to Tokyo, into the shared apartments of the Amars, a community of spinster-eqsue otaku women. Living with a doll-otaku, a train-otaku, a Chinese history-otaku and an old man-otaku is made all the tougher after she befriends a mysterious and beautiful …
The 2nd half of our Ping Pong review! This is actually an episode we recorded about 6 months ago, finally resurfacing after all this time… As Peco hits rock bottom, an encounter with former-rival Akuma galvanises Peco to train once more, with the goal of facing and defeating his friend Smile. Will the hero appear? …
We start a rather strange 2-part review of the coming-of-age table tennis anime Ping Pong! Smile is a teen with difficulties expressing and interpreting emotions. Since he was a child he admired his friend Peco, a natural at ping pong. Recently, however, Smile has been even more disconnected, as Peco lets his talent squander. After …
Holy Hanabi it’s episode one-freaking-hundred! We celebrate our centenary the only way we know how – oogling anime boys’ butts on ice. Yuri and Victor head towards the Skating Grand Prix as they compete in cups across the world. We meet a cascade of increasingly intriguing skaters, including Christophe “I think I came” Giacometti, Georgi …
Merry Zechmas! It’s our Yuletide tradition of reviewing a Christmas anime! This year we review the film adaptation of the quirky comedy manga Saint Young Men! Jesus and Buddha are on vacation from being deities, and have decided to abscond together to Tokyo for a few months. The film follows their dailies trials and tribulations …
We finish our review of Studio Trigger’s latest hit Kiznaiver! The Kiznaivers begin to develop bonds of trust and friendship despite their reservations, but as the pain-relay system inside of them begins to deepen the natural attraction between the members of the group threatens to tear them all apart. Can these kids learn to keep …
We begin a duo of reviews on Kiznaiver, the surprise hit from Trigger earlier in 2016! Katsuhira is a white-haired anime boy with no emotions, and the inability to feel pain. One day he is kidnapped by a mysterious organisation along with 6 fellow classmates, and the cohort are entered forcibly into the Kiznaiver project. …
Kym returns after her cancer sojourn to review the absolutely brilliant Space Brothers! Mutta Nanba decides to follow his little brother Hibito’s footsteps, applying for the Japanese astronaut programme. We follow the relatable every-man Mutta as he claws his way to NASA and space and learn that, deep down, everyone is a good boy. Go …