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    Anime Review: A Place Further than the Universe

    Despite the absolute mouthful of a title, APFU (as I’ll be calling it) is one of the best shows of the decade. It sort of flew under the radar somehow, but those of us who watched it know how good it is. I watched it sort of on a whim – I don’t usually watch shows of this genre, and I rarely enjoy them. Anything with slice of life elements has to be pretty good for me to even consider watching it. But after seeing a review praising its good qualities, and the subject being something I’m personally interested in, I gave it a try. And I’m so glad I…

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    Anime Review: Attack on Titan

    Attack on Titan is one of those great shows that only comes around maybe once every ten years. It checks all the boxes for a great shonen anime, and delivers on every ounce of hype attributed to it. And, boy, was there some hype over this one when it was first released back in 2013. With a killer first episode and beautiful animation with flawless movement sequences, this show has everything a shonen lover could possibly want. The first episode is everything every shonen anime should have in their first episode. I firmly believe the mark of a good show is a good first episode, and this one certainly lives…

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    Anime Review: Naruto

    No spoilers until the red text. What can possibly be said about Naruto that hasn’t already been said before? It’s one of the “big three” in anime (the other two being Bleach and One Piece), and if you consider yourself an anime fan in any regard, you’ve probably seen or read some of Naruto. Maybe not the entire thing in all its 700-episode, 500-chapter glory, but you know enough to see a picture of Naruto and say, “hey, I know that guy.” Unlike most others, I opted to read the entire manga instead of watch the entire anime. Naruto is a very special series to me, since it was my…

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    Anime Review: Your Lie in April

    This review is meant to be for the first week of posts, the week of 9/21. Hey everyone. This review is going to be a little different than the usual ones. Because of the nature of this show, the spoilers will ruin the entire thing. If you haven’t seen this show yet, please go watch it. You won’t regret it. It’s a masterpiece of animation and storytelling that just might change your life – it sure changed mine. It’s incredible and I seriously recommend you watch it. From this point forward, THERE WILL BE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!!! Good god. So, you’ve watched it. How many tissues did you go through?…