Bye Bye, Earth Anime Review – 66/100

One of the main reasons I prefer novel adaptations to manga or light novels is that, usually, it’s harder for a novel to get picked up for one. To get that kind of attention, to get noticed, it’s hard. They don’t have the same mainstream reach. Why I’m not sure, maybe people just don’t like reading. Whatever the case, the point is that novels don’t seem get anime as often, and when they do they tend to be rather well written. Think The Great Passage, Run With the Wind, or Tatami Galaxy. So when I saw that one such novel was getting adapted this season, I was pretty excited! Everything about it seemed interesting, from the musical aesthetic to the named swords, it seemed fun! Little did I know what I was in for with Bye Bye Earth, originally written by Ton Ubukata, directed by Yasuto Nishikata and animated at LIDENFILMS.

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I Parry Everything Anime Review – 73/100

There’s no shortage of OP MC fantasy shows out there. Even ignoring the entire Isekai sub-genre, your still left with shows like MASHLE, Tower of God, Solo Leveling, the list goes on. Point is, there’s a lot of them, and standing out can be hard. Some do it with fantastic animation, good comedy, or compelling writing. Most though? Most fail spectacularly, and are forgotten to history, never spoken of again. Sadly, that seems to be exactly where I Parry Everything, originally created by Nabeshiki, directed by Dai Fukuyama and animated at OLM, appears to have landed. But you know what? I think it deserves better. I think this show, despite it’s average visuals and standard narrative, deserves your attention. So if you take one thing away from this review, make sure it’s this: I had more fun with I Parry Everything than almost anything else this season. Here’s why.

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