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It's Like Going to Your Grandpa’s Funeral With No Pants On.

The Promised Neverland Episode 1: “121045”     An Episodic Impression by WillDeezer

     The Promised Neverland starts off just as depressing as seeing your dog’s entrails spread across the highway after the car that hit it dragged his body a half-mile. The episode starts by introducing us to an orphanage helmed by a woman the kids call Mother. The kids are forced to take tests where three kids named Emma, Norman, and Ray. The kids play a game of tag where the three students show off why they're the best.      One night, a six-year-old girl named Conny is adopted. Mother takes her in the middle of the night. Emma and Norman notice that Conny has forgotten her favorite stuff rabbit. Determined it isn’t too late, Emma and Norman decided to break the rules and pass the gate to give her the stuffed animal.      The pair rolls onto a truck where they find Conny’s dead body, After hiding under the truck, they hear monsters talking about how everyone in the orphanage is raised to become their food. Norman and Emma escape, declaring that they will come up with a plan that will escape from the orphanage with everyone in toll.      The first thing you’ll notice about this show is the suffocating atmosphere. The series knows when to remove the music to let the creepiness of the scene linger. The scene where the inch towards Conny’s body is a master class in building suspense. It helps that the animation is gorgeous as well. The colors of Emma's hair are bright and lively matching her personality.       I can’t say the same for the voice cast, though. I watched the dub and it isn’t good. A huge chunk of the lines are delivered very poorly. You can hear certain actors putting on a voice, making the character sound unbelievable. So, I’d suggest going with the original subtitled version. Other than the English dub, this episode was good.       It does a great job of introducing the conflict in a short amount of time. We know the character’s goals, and who is going to oppose them. It feels like it could become a great series like Kanji; where we focus more on a battle of wits rather than a battle of muscles. I’m pretty excited to watch the next episode. 

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Someone’s Got A Case of the Hero Syndrome

Revisions Episode One: “Shibuya Transfer”     An Episodic Impression by WillDeezer

    Revisions is an anime created by a studio named Shirogumi. A production company I haven’t heard of; however, it is directed Goro Taniguichi though, who happens to be a great director. Shows like Mobile Suit G Gundam or S-cry-ed were my shit when I was a teenager. His attachment to those series encouraged me to dive into this one.     Revisions start off with a voice-over from our main character named Daisuke Dojima. Daisuke explains an event that happened to him and his friends when they were children. The past event evolved him being kidnapped. The kidnapper calls his friends asking them to come to get him alone. He warns them not to tell their parents or call the cops if they do, he will kill Daisuke.    Daisuke is saved by a girl named Milo, who informs him that danger will befall their world and Daisuke is the only one who can save them.      Jump to the future and Daisuke has taken Milo’s words to heart. He constantly works out, waiting for his moment to shine. Trouble comes with his hero complex, though; it causes him to act first and those actions have isolated him from his old friends. Daisuke tries to convince his friends that Milo’s prophecy is real, but he doesn’t have to convince them for long because a giant robot comes out of the ground and starts killing students.      No amount of preparation can help Daisuke when faced with the robot. He freezes as the robot attacks his friends, luckily Milo shows up to save the two students before the robot is able to attack. Milo isn’t able to defeat it with her current weapon, causing Daisuke to beg for help. She takes Daisuke aside to give him his own robot called a String Puppet. Daisuke suits up as the episode comes to an end.      Man, that was a lot to recall. I don’t remember it feeling that heavy while I was watching it. The episode went by pretty quickly. It was coherent as well. It does a good job of explaining what was going on while leaving the audience with questions that still need to be answered in future episodes. The first episode wasn’t the most original thing, but it was well-written and well-executed.       I’m not sure about the animation, though. I didn’t think it was bad; just different. I’m not sure what to think of them yet. I’m sure my opinion will change when I watch more episodes. I was surprised to see the blood and the murdering of students. I didn’t think this series would be that graphic. This show has started out with some great potential. There are parts of it I like, however, I see a lot of things not to like about it. I just hope it can maintain being interesting for future episodes.     

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Shirogane’s First Female Friend

Karakuri Circus Episode 7: “Demonic”     An Episodic Impression by WillDeezer

    Narumi finishes his fight with the automata before approaching Guy. He decides that he’ll join Guy, declaring he’ll continue to fight as long as he needs to cure the ZONAPHA syndrome. Jump back to Masaru and Shirogane as they try to earn money to get their new circus started. While performing some tricks, Shirogane is approached by an American woman named Vilma. The two quickly become friends over a conversation about the ZONAPHA syndrome. The friendship isn’t destined to last long because Vilma was hired to kill young Masaru.      The fight between Vilma and Shirogane doesn’t last even shorter than their friendship. Shirogane easily overpowers Vilma, knocking her out. Masaru refuses to let her kill Vilma, so they bring her back to wrap her wounds. After a conversation between Vilma and Shirogane, she decides to join the new circus as a knife thrower.      This episode wasn’t too bad. It’s nice to see Shirogane starting to enjoy conversations with other people. Shirogane becomes friends with Vilma and joining the circus is a great, low key way of evolving her passed being a puppet. Shirogane’s character growth was the best part of the episode. The fight scene wasn’t as good, though.      Narumi’s fighting scene at the beginning of the episode was amazing. Narumi’s movements were fluid and quick giving some real force behind his punches. The fight also does a decent job of showing off his new powers.          Shirogane and Vilma’s fight was nowhere near as good. The fight is Vilma throwing daggers into Shirogane’s body before she knocks her out. They show that Shirogane has a healing ability too. I don’t remember them mentioning that in the previous episodes.  

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The Weirdest Anime I’ve Seen in a Long Time

Kemurikusa Episode One     An Episodic Impression by WillDeezer

    Kemurikusa, Kemurikusa, what the hell are you? I have no idea why I choose this show. Maybe, it was the mystery of the series. I couldn’t find any information about the series other than the promotional poster. I liked the isolated red girl in the center of an all-black background. It looked very theatrical and dramatic. It made the series feel like it was going to have a very mature take on storytelling, but man, I had no clue what I was getting into.     Kemurikusa features a group of CGI girls who’re living in a remote area. They seemed to be low on resources, spending the majority of the episode looking for food and fighting off ‘red bugs’ with leaves from a tree that grows in their home base. Their daily routine is interrupted when a messy-haired boy named Wakaba appears in their drinking water. Unsure if he’s a good guy or a bad guy, the team ties him up. He is able to earn their trust by risking his life to save one of the girls.     First off, this show is ugly, hideous. You can tell that they are modeled characters standing on a still background. The characters look so unnatural in their environment. Their hands clip through items they’re interacting with. The character models have messed up themselves. They move very stiffly, and their colors look so unnatural in every scene.     There’s a charm to this show, I won’t deny it. I like the way the show withholds information to make you come up with your own guesses. The character models move terribly, but the designs of the characters are cute. It’s only the execution that's so bad. I would recommend skipping this one, but I think I’m going to watch the next one. I’m curious to see where the episode is going.  

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Tokyo Ghoul: re Season Two Episode Six: “FACE: Effulgence”     An Episodic Impression by WillDeezer

    Tokyo Ghoul: re doesn’t lag in the ghoul slaying. The series spends no time throwing the CCG into another battle. A new group of Ghouls called the Clowns decides to attack the CCG after hearing of Kisho Arima death. The new captain comes up with the idea of making Suzuya the new Arima. Suzuya accepts the proposal and the team decides to take the battle to the Clowns. They manage to kill off a tiny car full of clowns before they find out that most of them are human.     With the threat of politics trying to take CCG down for the murders. The new captain proclaims the only way to redeem themselves is to genocide all ghouls in Tokyo. The captain introduces a new squad as he beheads a gaggle of captured Clown members. CCG rejoice in their new goal as the episode comes to a close.       Pierrot is like smallpox was to Native Americans. The production company has taken something full of life and withers it down to a shell of what it once was. You can tell that there's a complex, but understandable story that's been handled like a virgin with a condom. The series focuses more on fighting, making the series rushed and confusing.       The constant stream of fighting utterly destroys the story and its stakes. Several characters are dying, new factions are being created, but all we get is thin dialogue to connect one fight to another. I think if Tokyo Ghoul: re was handled by a different production company. We might have got a political thriller with great fight scenes. Instead, we get this insulting mess that Pierrot forced out in between Black Clover seasons.

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Kaiju Repair God Akane

SSSS, Gridman Episode Six: “Contact”     An Episodic Impression by WillDeezer

    “Contact” starts with Yuta reflecting that no one remembers the attack while on the field trip. The three main characters are unable to hang out due to restrictions, so each character is left on their own for the afternoon. Each character is approached by Akane or her kaijus. Sho is approached by Akane.  She spends the episode trying to get Sho to admit that he has a secret. Rikka bathes and feeds Anti, but the Yuta has the most important encounter.     Yuta meets a kaiju. She is a small girl that wasn’t created by Akane. She informs Yuta that Akane uses her kaiju to destroy and repair the city the way she wants. She insists that Akane is the god of the city, and that’s why everyone falls asleep on the train because nothing exists outside of it. Yuta decides he has to tell Gridman his recently learned information.     The episode was pretty good. We get great questions that I’m excited to hear the answers too. Other than the information we are given. There isn’t much to say about the episode. The episode is relatively bland in both cinematography and action. There was one scene in the entire episode that was gripping.     That scene was the one where the kaiju gives Yuta the information. The kaiju is distorted to look way taller than Yuta. It does a great job of showing the oppression Akane’s new power gives Yuta. It’s a clever way to show Yuta’s feelings without telling us. It’s an innovative example of the show not tell.

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As Miss Beelzebub Likes Episode 2: “Brother Tastes like a Fairy Tale/She’s Here, Vibration Girl”      An Episode Impression by WillDeezer

     As Miss Beelzebub Likes follows Mullin as he meets two more characters that work at this place that I can’t remember the name of, and don’t care to look up. The first character is Azazel; he’s a manly looking man who is into less manly hobbies and a cute pink haired girl named Belphegor; a nickname Gocchin, which gets so nervous she has to pee every time someone talks to her. Both characters are well-designed. The designs can help them from being cliches and boring.      Episode 2 is boring in general. The Azazel section of the episode mainly focuses on the fact that he looks manly, but isn’t. The show tries to find humor in gender stereotypes, however, it feels old fashion. I think the show tries to play off of Azazel’s embarrassment of his hobbies as cute, I just feel they’re relying to heavy on the old stereotype of men to do this.      As for Gocchin, she is plain boring. We have no idea why she is so nervous to talk to people The episode has like three takes in a row of her running to the bathroom. It wasn’t funny, it felt like it was killing run time. While talking about killing run time, the first minute of the show, we see Beelzebub daydreaming and the last thirty seconds watching her sleep. I don’t get it, I already know she is ditzy, do we really need two minutes dedicated to her daydreams?