Anime

In this sub-category, you’ll find TV series that are generally Japanese anime, but also animation from across the world.

|

Tokyo Ghoul: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Tragedy" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview In a less twisted than expected first episode, we meet Kaneki and learn about the ghoul epidemic. Trigger Warning(s): Body Mutilation Review (with Spoilers) Every season there is at least one twisted looking anime which comes out. But unlike horror movies from America, twisted animes usually have a good plot and have something to…

Shuumatsu no Izetta (Izetta: The Last Witch): Season 1/ Episode 4 "The Secret of the Witch" – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview A council of sorts is created to debate how can Izetta play a role in the war at hand, much less if she is as capable as they need her to be. Review (with Spoilers) Perhaps one of the few positive things about the switch to WordPress is that there is a certain community…

Zankyou no Terror (Terror in Resonance): Season 1/ Episode 11 "VON" [Series Finale] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview In what feels like the final episode, almost everything is resolved with a blast, a bullet, and one look toward the sky. Review (with Spoilers) I have mixed feelings about this possible ending, if just because it seems so quickly wrapped up that it leaves little in the way of closure. For while it…

Zankyou no Terror (Terror in Resonance): Season 1/ Episode 10 "Helter Skelter" – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Five finally gets a face to face with Kokonoe after he turns himself in. Review (with Spoilers) With Kokonoe turning himself in, a very surprising move, it helps keep the series interesting. Especially since, after many episodes of her trying to get a moment alone with Kokonoe, Five finally gets what she seemingly wanted…

Zankyou no Terror (Terror in Resonance): Season 1/ Episode 9 "Highs & Lows" – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview As Nine (Kokonoe) rushes to finish the final attack and Twelve (Hisami) tries to save Lisa from Five, Shibazaki gives us almost all the information you could want about the Athena Plan. Review (with Spoilers) Assuming Zankyou no Terror goes on for 12 episodes, I think we seriously need one episode dedicated to the…

Zankyou no Terror (Terror in Resonance): Season 1/ Episode 8 "My Fair Lady" – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview With Shibazaki damn near getting fired, Hisami wanting to tap out, and then Five still trying to draw the boys out, the beginning of the end is here. Review (with Spoilers) As retribution for Shibazaki’s interference in the investigation, he is put on an indefinite suspension. However, with him having this insatiable thirst for…

Zankyou no Terror (Terror in Resonance): Season 1/ Episode 7 "Deuce" – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview As Nine (Kokonoe) and Five play a possibly deadly game of chess, Lisa is introduced as Sphinx #3.   Review (with Spoilers) Things are getting really interesting as Five starts to take on the villain role in the show. But, with her becoming the villain, there is a need to questions her motives. After…

Zankyou no Terror (Terror in Resonance): Season 1/ Episode 6 "Ready or Not" – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview As Five seeks to draw out her old friends, there is a slight fear she may do so by any means necessary. Review (with Spoilers) Needless to say, Five’s inclusion in the series gives it new life as she becomes a definitive villain which not only brings a new challenge to the members of…

Zankyou no Terror (Terror in Resonance): Season 1/ Episode 5 "Hide & Seek" – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Kokonoe’s (Nine) past comes to haunt him and brings some new intrigue into the show Review (with Spoilers) One constant complaint I usually have for shows is that they don’t seem to find ways to either up or maintain, the ante. They start with interesting characters, and premises, but then rely on first impressions…

Zankyou no Terror (Terror in Resonance): Season 1/ Episode 4 "Break Through" – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview With a new bomb and riddle, the cat and mouse game between Sphinx and Shibaski continues as the lonely Lisa roams the streets. Review (with Spoilers) Thankfully, after the last episode, Hisami and Kokonoe are back to having a prominent role! Though what especially is interesting is that with Lisa wandering the streets, Hisami…