Osamu Tezuka’s 1953-56 manga Ribbon no Kishi (known in English as Princess Knight) is arguably the seminal work of modern shojo manga, as it was the first to apply narrative structure to manga aimed at girls. Its 1967-68 TV series anime adaptation is also easily one of the most influential of all anime titles; nearlyContinue reading “Movie Review: The Ribbon Knight”
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Saga of Tanya the Evil II episode 5
Rating: B+ After an episode which focused heavily on Rudersdorf, it’s no surprise that episode 5 shifts the focus to Zettour. What happens to Zettour here would have been expected even I didn’t already know it was coming from the novels (and thus spoke incorrectly about its timing in an earlier review): in speaking toContinue reading “Saga of Tanya the Evil II episode 5”
Saga of Tanya the Evil II episode 4
Rating: A- One thing that this franchise has never previously delved into is the personal costs of the war to anyone on the Empire side. (It has certainly dealt with the personal costs to the Sue/Sioux family, though!) That is one thing new that episode 4 offers. Rudersdorf’s visits to an unspecified grave (possibly thatContinue reading “Saga of Tanya the Evil II episode 4”
Saga of Tanya the Evil II episode 3
Episode Rating: A- In World War 1, Italy started out neutral despite being part of the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary, using the excuse that the Alliance was a defensive pact and Austria-Hungary had gone on the offensive to start the war. Though they claimed to still being allied to Germany and Austria-Hungary, theyContinue reading “Saga of Tanya the Evil II episode 3”
Saga of Tanya the Evil s2, episode 2
Rating: A- NOTE: For the review of episode 1, see its Preview Guide entry. Nine years ago, when I was still writing for Anime News Network, I did episode reviews for the first season of Saga of Tanya the Evil, so continuing them for this new season only felt natural. And it’s a thorough delightContinue reading “Saga of Tanya the Evil s2, episode 2”
Springs 2026 Wrap-Up
Now that the Spring season is fully over and all of the series I’ve been following have either ended, gone on hiatus, or (in a handful of cases) are continuing into next season, it’s time to look at how the series I followed finished out. My Ribdiculous Reincarnation will not be covered here because IContinue reading “Springs 2026 Wrap-Up”
Ribdiculous Reincarnations – Finale
For all of the different visual and animation styles the series has showcased, and for all its crazy reincarnation scenarios, the most persistent truth throughout My Ribdiciulous Reincarnation is how stone-faced Goddess is. Even when hints of emotion creep through in her words and attitude, her expression has never changed. Since Pale-Haired Emotionless Girl hasContinue reading “Ribdiculous Reincarnations – Finale”
Summer 2026 Preview Guide
Final(?) Update: 2:35 p.m. 7/12/26 Welcome to my seasonal Guide! The debut schedule can be found here. I expect to cover every full-episode series that will be debuting this season and is available in streaming form, including many of the sequels/returning series. Sequels/continuations that I will NOT be covering (because I’m not caught up onContinue reading “Summer 2026 Preview Guide”
Movie Review: Jinsei
Jinsei can also refer to a 2014 anime series concerning an advice column, but in this case it refers to the full-length movie by anime newcomer Ryuya Suzuki, which was released in Japan in the summer of 2025 and has seen a modest release in U.S. theaters during June 2026. This 93 minute project wasContinue reading “Movie Review: Jinsei”
Ribdiculous Reincarnations, part 4
Episodes 7 and 8 showed some hints of an actual bigger picture for this series, but episodes 9 and 10 show that, among all of the reincarnation madness, there may be some purposeful intent to what the protagonist has undergone. Episode 9 features individual world gods assembling to complain about the world-disrupting antics of theContinue reading “Ribdiculous Reincarnations, part 4”
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