Review: Chihayafuru

Anime’s favorite thing to do is take really boring concepts and ideas and turn them into a masterpiece. OK, so maybe Chihayafuru (Chihayafull; ちはやふる) is actually based on the real sport of karuta, but you can’t blame me for feeling that way about a show that is essentially about competitive poetry battles. To an outsider,…

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Review: Recovery of an MMO Junkie

In the short time that I’ve been watching anime, one thing has become very clear to me: Japan loves the Isekai genre.  For those who aren’t aware, Isekai anime (or any other medium) is a sub-genre of Japanese fantasy that simply means a different world, generally revolving around an everyday protagonist who gets transported to…

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