Belle Review: Stylish but Unconvincing

I’ll admit it right away, I’m not the biggest fan of Mamoru Hosoda’s work. They’re really well-made movies with beautiful art and animation but I just don’t connect with them for one reason or another.

I almost feel bad because I usually don’t have any good reasons for that either.

Sure, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Your Name, but I can pinpoint a few things that I felt didn’t work well. With Hosoda’s movies, they’re generally pretty alright, but I just dislike them for reasons I can’t justify properly.

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Fall 2021 Anime I am Excited About

It’s fall and the new line-up for this season’s anime has been out for a while.

I’ve started some, I’ve dropped some and I don’t plan to watch many. Please note that I have not added summer delayed anime to this list. That is because I have already talked about them on another blog post linked here.

But based on what I’ve seen to date, these are the anime I am excited about this season:

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2021 Summer Animes That I Am Looking Forward To

I found the Spring 2021 anime line-up to be a bit too underwhelming. It feels like all the good stuff is being postponed because of the pandemic. But another anime season is here and here is a list of all the animes in the line-ups that have got me excited for this season. Continue reading “2021 Summer Animes That I Am Looking Forward To” →

Animes That Are Good for Your Soul

1. Barakamon

Synopsis: Calligrapher Seishuu Handa punches a judge of an art exposition who calls his work mediocre. His father then “exiles” him from Tokyo to a remote village, and hilarious antics ensue.

In a new environment, Handa works on his calligraphy and does some growing up with the help of eccentric and loveable locals of the island, including the loveable village rascal Naru. As the anime progresses, Handa learns to be less uptight and works to find his unique voice as a calligrapher.

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