Category Archives: Review
Meeting – January 31 2023 – Revenger
After watching two comedy shorts, it was time for something different. I picked a period samurai drama with plenty of action and revenge, Revenger. “As master assassin Usui Yuen looks into a series of assassinations made on the grand samurai … Continue reading
Meeting – January 31 2023 – Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God
After watching The Way of the Househusband, we watched another short series we missed out due to pandemic which is having a second season this year. Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God is quirky short full of gags. Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Short, … Continue reading
Meeting – January 31 2023 – The Way of the Househusband
Odd to be reviewing a show that started airing a year ago but that was still when we could not still meet in person. The Way of the Househusband or Gokushufudou is one of those unique shorts that in spite … Continue reading
Meeting – January 24 2023 – High Card
Fourland Kingdom is an island nation in the North Atlantic. In this country, there are 52 X-Playing Cards, considered the origin of playing cards. A card with a unique supernatural ability can gift its abilities to a qualified person: the … Continue reading
Meeting – January 24 2023 – Buddy Daddies
Kazuki Kurusu, a criminal contractor/coordinator who lives with his best friend, Rei Suwa, a professional assassin who has been raised from childhood to be a contract killer. Kazuki is outgoing and loves gambling and women, while Rei is a man … Continue reading
Meeting – January 17 2023 – Ayakashi Triangle
Of the two gender bender animes we watched, this one comes out on top of most of this genre with some appeal. So what did we think of Ayakashi Triangle? Bright, saturated colour palette. Bad audio balance. Decent animation. Honestly, … Continue reading
Meeting – January 17 2023 – Onii-chan wa Oshimai!
As far as gender bender animes, this one sets a new low bar. Just how did our handle this change? Well, pretty sure I’m on a watch list now, having seen this. … Braden Enh, it’s fine, but the art … Continue reading
Meeting – December 13, 2022 – Yama no Susume: Next Summit
It’s odd that we watch an old series as first view but this is one series where everything old is new again. The original series had the group as small kids. Now they are teens. To bring ourselves up to … Continue reading
Meeting – December 13, 2022 – Shinobi no Ittoki
Being our last meeting of 2022, we got in a couple last reviews for fall season. Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, School Life, Slice of Life, Suspence In modern-day Japan, after an attempt is made to kill him, Ittoki Sakaruba learns … Continue reading
Meeting – April 5th 2022 – Aharen-san is Unfathomable
It’s been literally two years since we could meet in person again. COVID has taken it’s toll of countless lives. Looking back the return to meetings was golden. Also we changed from bi-weekly to bi-monthly to weekly club meetings. We … Continue reading