Films!
Shoutouts to anime films
A reminder for myself and to everyone out there.
The Chuuni Corner
Anime reviews, Chuunibyou, and other writings
July 31, 2020
Review & Discussion About: Infinite Dendrogram
Limited
When playing video games, we can separate our reality from its fiction. We understand that the “people” on screen are just a bunch of pixels, models, and sounds that merely copy-cat others we see every day. But what if they were meant to be seen literally as people? Not just fancy coding but practically indiscernible from the real thing?
Infinite Dendrogram runs with this premise, crafting a decidedly weak anime around it.
June 30, 2020
Review & Discussion About: Darwin’s Game
Unfit
Charles Darwin is the man who discovered (or at least made most famous) the theory of evolution: that natural selection has led to all known life on the planet. In essence, the idea explains that, for a given environment, the strongest (or at least most able-bodied) survive, passing on their genes to their offspring. They go through the same survival steps to pass on their genes, and so on and so forth.
Darwin’s Game puts that survival mentality to the test, but it misses the selection process by a wide margin.
May 12, 2020
Review & Discussion About: Azur Lane
Shipwrecked
The ocean is a vast expanse of salty water that supplies us, the animals, the plants, and the Earth itself with necessary benefits. Indeed, we thrive on its presence. I’ve had a few trips to the ocean myself, using it as a chance to enjoy the relaxing air and appreciate its impossible horizons. And so upon this blue alley does Azur Lane set the stage for its numerous conflicts.
May 9, 2020
Review & Discussion About: Nekopara
Catastrophe
In the land of domesticated pets, two sides have almost always waged war. Maltese, Labrador, and Golden Retriever fighting against Bobtail, Savannah, and Sphynx. They only agree upon a single thing: asking everyone a question. “Are you a dog person or a cat person?”
Me? I like dogs more. Nekopara clearly chooses the cat corner, considering its cat-centric content.
May 7, 2020
Review & Discussion About: Kyokou Suiri
Half of a full investigation
Yokai, demons, ghosts. This trifecta of supernatural beings (and more) come from the urban legends and the mythical tales we tell each other. I’m not one who believes in these out-there stories, but they can have an appealing allure when considering their fantastical nature.
Kyokou Suiri not only upholds these fantasies but argues for their manipulative powers.
April 30, 2020
Plan To Watch Plan-To-Watch
“Eventually” may be right now…!
I hope everyone is staying safe out there amidst this tumultuous time in history!
March 31, 2020
Those Special Favorites
A thank you to those most-special anime
One of the not-so-fun things when it comes to anime (or any other artistic medium) is the realization that I won’t be able to watch every single project or see each show available to me. I just don’t have the time in my life to do so, and anime will still be here after I’m no longer around, creating new stories for people to enjoy in my absence.
But it’s not all doom and gloom. Far from it.
February 29, 2020
Banjo’s Official Suggestion List
So many anime, so little time
Over the years, people have wanted me to watch specific anime.
To honor such suggestions, I’ll now be tracking them as an official list here!
January 31, 2020
A Simple Truth
Shoutouts to anime
With the start of a new year and the new decade, I wanted to kick everything off with a more informal post than I normally do. To remind myself and others of a simple truth.
