This is shōnen manga but it doesn’t fall victim to the worst excesses of the genre. It feels like it’s a result of having a female creator.
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Hoopla Factor: Continue reading Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Part One
I can only assume that Hajime Isayama is making this stuff up as he goes, because the narrative shocks frequently feel like writing challenges.
Rating: Hoopla Factor: Continue reading Attack on Titan Complete Season 2
This season also features what is quite possibly my new favourite Adventure Time episode: ‘The Hall of Egress.” This ethereal, hilarious conundrum of an episode feels like it was based on the writer’s dream.
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Hoopla Factor: Continue reading Adventure Time – The Complete Seventh Season
She’s a woman so compelling that I can’t look away, even when she’s at her self-destructive best.
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Hoopla Factor: Continue reading Jessica Jones Season 2
Because if Blade Runner 2049 taught us anything, it’s that future noir is just as obsessed with dead naked women as old-fashioned noir.
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Continue reading Altered Carbon
Whilst the character art is lacking in detail, it matches the punk-rock aesthetic of the storytelling.
Rating: Hoopla Factor: Continue reading One Punch Man Complete Season 1
This show will make your neighbours think you’re listening to dubstep, such are the bass drops that explode through your subwoofer.
Rating: Hoopla Factor: Continue reading Knights of Sidonia Complete Series
What we have here is a string of well-made sequences that had zero emotional impact because I cared not one jot for the characters involved.
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Continue reading Tokyo Ghoul √A Complete Season 2
With inspiration clearly coming from a lot of anime shows of the 80s, Sym-Bionic Titan was a great burst of creativity from Tartakovsky, despite its shortcomings
Rating: Hoopla Factor: Continue reading Sym-Bionic Titan Season 1
The beautiful, dreamlike quality of The Returned is down to two things: the stunning cinematography, including some majestic panoramic vistas, and Mogwai’s tense and haunting soundtrack.
Rating: Hoopla Factor: Continue reading The Returned Season One & Two