Fire Force is an anime that shows more than it tells. For that reason, I’ve saved up two episodes to have something more to talk about than a simple recap. Let’s go!
Continue reading “Fire Force – 9/10 [Spreading Malice/Promise]”
DanMachi, you’re making this hard.
Overall, this season has been incredibly disjointed…the latest episode (10) is a perfect example of that. It’s like half the animation team is working on one fight, while the interns get the other (and debatably more important one!) In the same episode!
Continue reading “DanMachi2 – Episodes 9/10 (Berbera/Argonaut)”
Hi everyone. Everybody okay after that episode? I think everyone who watched this week’s DanMachi needs to take a moment and have a circle hug. Just some nice pats on the back, some nice happy thoughts.
Alright, if everyone’s feeling a little better, let’s talk about this episode a bit.
Continue reading “DanMachi 2 – 8 [Killing Stone (Ephemeral Dreams)]”
Well then! Fire Force is moving along at a brisk pace. Most other shows draw out the suspense of “whodunit” for at least a few episodes. Fire Force? Nope, it took like one and a half. Also this episode included the cat girl – and…it was well done. I found myself actually cheering for her character, despite absolutely loathing her for the past 7 episodes.
I respect when a show doesn’t treat the viewers as idiots. What that means in practice is not writing out easily contrived situations where someone acts illogically, just as a plot device or to get out of a pinch. This week on DanMachi, I would say everyone acts logically as the episode comes down from the night in the Pleasure Quarter.
Continue reading “DanMachi2 – 7 [Fox Person (Renard)]”
So I missed writing about last week’s flame fest due to travel so let’s make it a double header this week! Not the best two episodes to stick together, but we’ll make it work somehow.
Continue reading “Fire Force 6/7 – Spark of Promise and Investigation of 1st”
DanMachi, as an anime, grew up this week. From the show that brought you the cosplaying mechanic of the “Hestia ribbon” comes an episode dealing with largest taboo in hero anime, and in some ways, Japanese conservative culture as a whole. Watching DanMachi this week is like this: you have a friend who you hang out with for laughs, but one day they come up with something profound and life-changing out of nowhere. You remember it, just because of the juxtaposition with their normal personality; it’s jarring.
Continue reading “DanMachi2 – 6 [City of Lust (Ishtar Familia)]”
DanMachi, you have me scratching my head. It takes you less than 20 minutes of air time to wrap up a 4 episode built, fortune changing battle – and then you spend the next 20 discussing Hestia’s Homebuilding. And what’s more – it was a very enjoyable Fixer-Upper-At-Your-Enemy’s-Expense episode. Just…a bit puzzling pace. Let’s take a peek (>_>).
Continue reading “DanMachi2 – 5 [The Hearthfire Mansion (Home)]”
For the second episode in a row, Fire Force has quietly impressed me. Obviously the episode of the week would have to go to Yaiba (see Lenlo’s excellent post on it!), but Fire Force turned in an admirable performance. With the mess of Episode 3 still looming, I was quite happy to see an episode without much to complain about (and a lot to praise).
This week’s Fire Force review is going to start a bit differently: I’ll tell you what I didn’t like. Ready? I thought the rain drops looked a little weird. That was it. Everything else was amazing. Let’s get to it.
Continue reading “Fire Force – 4 [The Hero and the Princess]”