Shadow's House S1E6: "The Garden Labyrinth"
It seems like he's being watched. And like a senior Shadows his judging his judgements. Which calls the entire point of him into question. Hmm.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (S1E8-10)
My enjoyment of this series is probably going to fluctuate in exact inverse correlation with its demon focus.
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ("Find Her Keep Her" and "The Piglet Who Would Be King")
"Find Her Keep Her" doesn't feel very Winnie the Pooh, but it honestly feels like something better than that.
"The Piglet Who Would Be King," meanwhile, was simply written on crack.
"Oh My Goddess!" E1 vis a vis "Verthandi in the Middle" Ch1
I'm going to be reviewing the first episode of the 1993 OVA, alongside the first chapter of a kinda-sorta fanfic written by ArlequineLunaire.
Pepper Ann ("Dances with Ignorance," "Girl Power," and "Miss Moose")
Heh, I forgot what a textbook ADHD case Pepper Ann was.
Skaza Skazok ("The Tale of Tales")
I don't entirely know what to make of "Tale of Tales." I'm not sure if anyone knows what to make of it with any confidence.
Epic: the Musical: the Curated Fanimatic Series (continued even more)
If there is anybody in this story besides Poseidon who merits boss music, it's Scylla. Especially the way Gigi portrays her. Holy fucking shit.
Epic: the Musical: the Curated Fanimatic Series (continued more)
Ghost Tiresias might have the single best singer in this whole damned project.
Epic: the Musical: the Curated Fanimatic Series (continued)
Poseidon is the ocean, the ocean is in the way of home, and the ocean hates Odysseus.
Haibane Renmei (E11-13)
Maybe they'll even see each other again. They probably won't recognize or remember each other, but somehow they're both optimistic.
Epic: the Musical: the Curated Fanimatic Series
I'm not going to declare that this whole album is reinterpreting the Odyssey as a metaphor for military PTSD until I've seen more of it, but the first two tracks definitely make it seem like that.
Haibane Renmei (E8-10)
The wings don't actually let them fly; they just hurt while growing in and inconvenience them from that point on. They have the romantic image, but it's just an image. Beyond the photo-op frozen in time, there's still life that needs to be lived. By someone, somewhere.
Chip'n Dale, Rescue Rangers ("The Case of Cola Cult" and "Risky Beesness")
"Rescue Rangers" does present an interesting picture of Disney's televised animation in a transitional state.
The Amazing Digital Circus E2: "Candy Carrier Chaos!"
A pathetic figure, broken and trying his best even though doing so just breaks himself even more. Isn't that the state of what passes for "AI" development these days?
Poorly Drawn Lines S1E5: "Exercise Day"
If any of you have seen the animated "Peanuts" or "Garfield" cartoons, it kind of has that sort of vibe.
Bee and Puppycat (pilot)
In which we take a depressing "cringefail girl" sitcom and suddenly invade it with a weird mixture of Adventure Time, Revolutionary Girl Utena, and maybe a little bit of Captain Harlock.
OK K.O. S1E32: "No More Pow Cards"
I don't think I'm ever going to grow to like this show's visual style.
"Double King"
I don't know what - if anything - "Double King" is saying. But I don't know that it needs to say anything to succeed at being itself.
Hilda S1E3: "The Bird Parade"
Family-friendly entertainment media is hardly a new concept of course, but something about the way that Hilda does it feels like the medium making itself part of the message.