Author: Amunchet

My Hero Academia – 70/71 [ GO!!/Suneater ]

by Amunchet, posted in Currently Watching:, My Hero Academia

MHA is one of my favorite shows.  But I have to admit that the pacing this season has felt odd.  I think what’s disconcerting is Season Four feels like an introductory season…despite having 3 prior (and a movie).  We have had several backstory episodes and a couple first day of work/setting introductions – not normal fare four seasons in.  Someone could start watching from Season 4 and feel like the story is just starting off – granted, they would be incorrect, but that’s the impression I’ve had so far.
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Fire Force – 19/20 [ Nether/Wearing Pride ]

by Amunchet, posted in Currently Watching:, Fire Force

Episodes 19 and 20 of Fire Force are a tale of Two Anime. One is a fan-service filled mess, with uneven gags mixed in among mismatched action sequences. The other is an epic, and I mean EPIC, Fire Sniper Duel. Okay, so Episode 20 wasn’t actually all that bad, but it sounded more dramatic when I said it that way. In case you need more convincing…how often do you get to see a cute little nun straight up merc someone with a pipe?

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Fire Force – 18 [Secrets of Pyrokinesis]

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I realized that while Fire Force has had many of the shounen troupes (some ad nauseam- see Cat girl), it’s been missing a training arc.  We had a tournament really early on (that got kind of derailed), we’ve had fanservice, fights, enemies-turned-friends….but we haven’t had a good, ole-fashioned, protag powerup.  Well, this week, we get it – and with the strongest Fire Soldier too!
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My Hero Academia – 69 [An Unpleasant Talk]

by Amunchet, posted in Currently Watching:, My Hero Academia

My first post on the new, shiny site!  Big shout outs to everyone who worked to get it up and going – Lenlo especially for shouldering the brunt of the technical issues and migration.  Everyone pitched in though, and it was a great feeling seeing everything come together!  Now we can stop playing with WordPress and get back to watching great anime!  Like MHA!
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State of the Season – Fall 2019

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Welcome to the second official State of the Season! I’m your host, Amun, and joining us are the esteemed Wooper, Mario, and Lenlo! For Fall of 2019, the anime community awaited more sequels than Star Wars – surprisingly, some first-season hidden gems lurk among these established franchises.

In this State of the Season, we’ll take a look at the shows we’re enjoying, make some bold claims, and crown one (well, several actually) Midseason Masterpiece, plus deride the shows that failed to hold our attention. Us writers then head to the anime confessional booth, where we’ll admit our guilty pleasures for the season. From the confessional to the altar we go, where we serenade the season’s waifus (…and a Firearm?!). Bringing it home are the shows we’re watching that aren’t airing, followed by a roundtable of one of this season’s most anticipated originals: Beastars.

From all the authors here at Star Crossed, we hope you enjoy!
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