Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End S1 Review 葬送のフリーレン Sōsō no Frieren S1 I’ll never forget my introduction to the anime adaptation of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End S1. Someone shared a GIF on Twitter/X, showing the conclusion of Frieren squaring off with the demon lord, Aura. The moment left me thinking, “Man, this Frieren elf is hardcore
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Lupin the 3rd: Part II 08 (Train Job #LupinIII)


Lupin the 3rd: Part II 08 Lupin III Part 2 08 ルパン三世 – 新シリーズ Ep. 08 Lupin Sansei Shin Series Lupin III New Series SPOILER Summary/Synopsis Lupin’s gang is in Venice, Italy to target Don Martino. On the surface, he’s a legitimate businessman, but in reality, runs a murderous, criminal organization. Martino is taking his

Lupin the 3rd: Part II 07 (King Tut! #LupinIII)


Lupin the 3rd: Part II 07 Lupin III Part 2 07 ルパン三世 – 新シリーズ Ep. 07 Lupin Sansei Shin Series Lupin III New Series SPOILER Summary/Synopsis Lupin, Jigen, Goemon, and Fujiko come to Egypt to steal Tutankhamen’s burial mask. Jigen and Goemon both have a bad feeling about the mission and bail. As such, Lupin

Lupin the 3rd: Part II 06 (Earthquake #LupinIII)


Lupin the 3rd: Part II 06 Lupin III Part 2 06 ルパン三世 – 新シリーズ Ep. 06 Lupin Sansei Shin Series Lupin III New Series SPOILER Summary/Synopsis Lupin becomes aware of an “earthquake group” threatening the Italian government. He and his gang observe a targeted earthquake destroy an Italian town. As such, Lupin decides to steal

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 28 (The End, For Now #フリーレン #Frieren)


Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 28 葬送のフリーレン Sōsō no Frieren 28 Spoiler Summary/Synopsis: Serie passes Denken because he briefly considered how it would be to engage her in combat. For Übel, Serie passes her just from glancing at her. Land shows up, causing Serie to call him out for sending a clone. The second Land reveals

Why Watch Both Vandread and Vandread: The Second Stage


Why Watch Both Vandread and Vandread: The Second Stage In my early anime fandom days (2004-ish), I was introduced to Vandread and its sequel, Vandread: The Second Stage. It quickly became a favorite anime series of mine, so much so that even in my poor days, I purchased all eight DVDs. In 2008, I wrote

Lupin the 3rd: Part II 05 (Gold Heist #LupinIII)


Lupin the 3rd: Part II 05 Lupin III Part 2 05 ルパン三世 – 新シリーズ Ep. 05 Lupin Sansei Shin Series Lupin III New Series SPOILER Summary/Synopsis Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon are in a rowboat, looking for babes. When Goemon spots one, it turns out to be a trap by Zenigata to nail Lupin. It doesn’t

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 27 (Third Test! #フリーレン #Frieren)


Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 27 葬送のフリーレン Sōsō no Frieren 27 Spoiler Summary/Synopsis: An upset Fern visits Stark outside the city. She tells him that her staff shattered during the second test. However, Frieren suggested tossing it into the trash and buying a new one. Since Heiter gave Fern the staff, she cannot fathom getting rid