Entergalatic (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Entergalatic” reminds you that adult animation not only has the potential to thrive but also explore beyond graphic violence or sexual content.
Animation
Be it hand-drawn, CGI, and the various other techniques, the animation tag focuses on fully or partly animated productions.
Goodbye, Don Glees! (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Goodbye, Don Glees!” is a coming-of-age story that takes longer than it should to hook you, but once it has you, you’re attentive.
Shaka Inkosi Yamakhosi (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In “Shaka Inkosi Yamakhosi” you’re given an overview of who the great Shaka Zulu was.
The Deer King (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
A veteran soldier, imprisoned after his deadly rebellion, finds the opportunity for a new life thanks to saving a little girl who thinks the world of him.
Call Of The Night: Season 1/ Episode 1 “1st Night: Night Flight” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
A forgettable boy meets an overwhelmingly charming woman who happens to be a vampire. Is that enough of a twist to make “Call of the Night” interesting?
Prima Doll: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The First Melody” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Prima Doll” may give you “Violet Evergarden” vibes as it explores the post-war life of mechanical dolls.
Summer Time Rendering: Season 1/ Episode 1 “So Long, Summer Days” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Summer Time Rendering” presents a movie-level type of story which mixes the supernatural, a murder mystery, and apparently some groundhog day elements.
Engage Kiss: Season 1/ Episode 1 “A Loser And A Demon And A Man And A Woman” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In this action-comedy, a boy takes advantage of most of the women in his life, but especially his demon girlfriend, who kills other demons to make him money.
Hardboiled (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this crime drama, an egg and pork chop are cops looking for justice since there is a murderer killing eggs by the dozen.
Lilith and Eve (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this alternate take on what happened in the Garden of Eden, Lilith decides to illuminate Eve to the truth about Adam and who is the first woman.
Pete (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In “Pete,” whether trans, non-binary, or simply Pete, we watch as a young kid and their mom pursue the joys of little league baseball.
More Than I Remember (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“More Than I Remember” presents a less palatable version of why people immigrate, in animated form, but is no less a story to behold.
Tehura (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
When your culture is commercialized and its history downplayed or erased, there are times you have to remind yourself and others that who you are isn’t for someone’s entertainment.
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
This coming-of-age story subverts what you may think it is about, based on the “Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko” trailer, and leaves you a tear-stained mess by the time it’s over.
Love Death + Robots: Volume III – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Love Death + Robots” Volume III may not have the same story diversity as past volumes, but it is still a fun time for those who love animation.
Love Death + Robots: Jibaro (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While Jibaro is beautiful, it is dull enough to pause, do something else, and then return to.
Love Death + Robots: In Vaulted Hall Entombed (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In a short so good you wish you were playing it, In Vaulted Halls Entombed feels like a series of cut scenes from a AAA game.
Love Death + Robots: Mason’s Rats (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Vermin are invading forces, and Mason decides, with them escalating things, he is going to match their energy and surpass them.
Love Death + Robots: Swarm (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Swarm is one of the first from Volume III which pushes you to want a sequel if/when we get a volume IV.
Love Death + Robots: Kill Team Kill (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Government soldiers face off against a mecha bear that has killed dozens without mercy.
Love Death + Robots: Night of the Mini Dead (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Night of the Mini Dead gives you Robot Chicken vibes in the best way.
Love, Death + Robots: Bad Travelling (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
A crew trying to deliver oil encounters a giant crustucian which wants safe passage to a local island to feed. Will they sacrifice others to save themselves?
LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS: Three Robots: Exit Strategies – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Love Death + Robots produces its first sequel, and it features the three comedic robots continuing their exploration of the remains of human civilization.
Vampire In The Garden: Season 1/ Episode 1 [Premiere] – Recap/ Review
Humans (The Warms) battle for survival against a vampire invasion that has pushed their people to the brink of extinction.
Bubble (2022) – Review/ Summary
Bubble is an absolutely beautiful movie to look at, with a very simple plot and set of characters.
Pompo: The Cinephile – Review/ Summary
Pompo The Cinephile is an ode to anyone who has a dream who sacrificed for it, and were ready to settle when they thought their dream was soon to die.
Spy X Family: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Mission 1: Operation Strix” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
With a nearly perfect balance of comedy, action, and emotional moments, Spy x Family is more than meets the eye.
Tomodachi Game: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Huh? Yuichi-kun Suspects His Friends?” [Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Tomodachi Game is likely to be the show you will clamor for the next episode of and wish it was available to be binge-watched.
Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Executioner” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road focuses not on the special individual from our world but the person who is tasked with killing them.
Adam By Eve: A Live In Animation (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In what sometimes feels like a series of intros and outros to various anime, we watch the musician ever perform as multiple interlacing stories about a one-eyed being are explored.
Night Bus (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this unfolding mystery, you may find yourself underestimating what will happen – thus leading to your mouth gaping by the end.
Swallow The Universe (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Swallow The Universe is pure “What The F***” as it tells the story about a young person fighting off gods and animals who want their face.
Meal On The Plate (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In a way, Meal On The Plate seems to poke fun at those who have an aversion to vegetables and makes for a precautionary tale you could show children (of a certain age).
Chilly & Milly (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In this tearjerker, a son talks to his mom about the love of her life, his father.
Belle (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Belle touches your heart in every which way possible. Be it through song, exploring a person’s trauma, or by instilling hope that one day you may not move on but at least heal.
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Tokyo Twenty Fourth Ward: Season 1/ Episode 1 “RGB” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
With the rare 40+ minute pilot, Tokyo 24th Ward seems to want to set a difficult precedent for other anime to follow in 2022.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation: Season 1 (Part 2) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Jobless Reincarnation is the epitome of a show being so good, you’ll excuse the one thing that would tank any other show.
The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated In Another World As An Aristocrat: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Despite its obnoxiously long title, The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated In Another World As An Aristocrat stands out amongst the reincarnated shows we’ve seen by presenting someone who isn’t out of their element but still has much to learn.
Sing 2 (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While Sing 2 still avoids making significant strides in developing its characters, there is no denying that it is a crowd-pleaser.
