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Category: Anime Reviews

Interviews with Monster Girls, A Review

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Chris Kincaid

Interviews with Monster Girls follows a biology teacher named Tetsuo Takahashi as he teaches three demi (or demi-human) high-school girls. He also tries to understand them better, including the problems they face as teens and as demis. Demi-humans are a protected minority in the society of the anime. Tetsuo quickly becomes a guardian for the…

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Kaguya-Sama: Love is War Season 3

Posted on July 3, 2022July 11, 2022 by Chris Kincaid

Kaguya-sama: Love is War shares a lot of similarities with Seinfeld. Seinfeld made a fuss out of nothing, such as waiting to be seated in a Chinese restaurant. Kaguya-sama does the same thing, but with a romantic twist to it. Playing a board game becomes a battle of wits and tricks to try reveal hidden…

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Darwin’s Game

Posted on May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 by Chris Kincaid

Darwin’s Game reverses the isekai premise: it brings the game into the real world. Kaname Sudo stumbles into the death game blindly and must learn how to survive. The game pits people into death battles against each other for points and rank. Points and rank can be cashed in for real-world money or weapons from…

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Akebi’s Sailor Uniform

Posted on May 1, 2022May 3, 2022 by Chris Kincaid

Akebi’s Sailor Uniform is a healing anime by CloverWorks, the same studio that produced the recent My Dress-Up Darling. The story follows Akebi as she joins an all-girls school for the first time. She wears a sailor uniform, made by her mom. However, the school no longer uses sailor uniforms as their official dress, but…

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My Dress-Up Darling

Posted on March 27, 2022September 17, 2025 by Chris Kincaid

My Dress-Up Darling surprised me with its heart and layers. I watched it on a whim, expecting the usual tired ecchi nonsense, but I quickly connected with the characters and how Darling develops those characters. Enter Wakana Gojo, the quiet and socially awkward high-school guy with a fascination with…hina doll craftsmanship! During his first semester,…

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Komi Can’t Communicate

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Chris Kincaid

Komi Can’t Communicate focuses on the perception and the challenges of having social anxiety. Komi is the most beautiful and popular girl in high school, but she suffers from social anxiety to the point where she can’t speak to anyone. The attention her fellow students lavish on her only makes the anxiety worse. She wants…

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