Author Archives: Shinmaru

22 CommentsManga Driver / By Shinmaru /

Manga Driver – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders

16 volumes (complete) Here we are at Stardust Crusaders, the third part of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. It follows Jotaro Kujo, the grandson of Battle Tendency’s Joseph Joestar, who also tags along for the ride. Dio Brando, the sworn enemy of Jonathan Joestar, has risen from the grave once again due to a plot hole, because [...]

35 CommentsHunter X Hunter / By Shinmaru /

Hunter x Hunter 79 – The Koala Mafia

I enjoy that the Chimera Ant designs are getting more ridiculous rather than less so. I cannot wait to see the next batch of bizarre creatures the Queen shits out. But not everything is happy happy joy joy in the world of the Chimera Ants. This episode builds on the last by showing more of [...]

11 CommentsFlowers of Evil / By Shinmaru /

Flowers of Evil 6 – Wetter than an Otter’s Pocket

Regardless of whether it’s even close to what Nakamura says, I laughed at that phrasing in the gg version of this episode. I could totally buy Nakamura as a worldly traveler collecting phrases about people boning. I had the funniest cringe on my face through the entire first half of this episode, mainly because I [...]

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Manga Driver – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency

Hello, friends! Ever since watching David Production’s adaptation of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, I’ve fallen head over heels for this delightfully mad series. Normally I don’t go back and read manga for anime that I have enjoyed, because I’m a philistine I don’t have as much time as I would like to spend on the wide [...]

21 CommentsHunter X Hunter / By Shinmaru /

Hunter x Hunter 78 – The World’s Crappiest Skyscraper

When you tell a Chimera Ant it’s farting around while doing its work, it takes that as a compliment. Before I get into the rest of this post, there’s one question that’s bugging (lol) me: Do airplanes exist in the Hunter x Hunter world? My memory is not the best, but I can’t remember seeing [...]

24 CommentsFlowers of Evil / By Shinmaru /

Flowers of Evil 5 – A Pure, Platonic Relationship

How could anyone not be enjoying this show right now? Of all the episodes so far, this is definitely the funniest, and it has a wide range of humor, from the silly physical comedy of Nakamura sneaking around and spying on Kasuga and Saeki’s date, to the grandiose ridiculousness of the above scene, and of [...]

17 CommentsAnime Analysis / By Shinmaru /

Armored Trooper VOTOMS – Upending Expectations

I’m still making my way through the wide world of VOTOMS (I finished Armor Hunter Mellowlink recently and am continuing through broadcast order), but I finished the original TV series quite a while ago and finally have the time to write about it. For those who don’t know, VOTOMS is about a soldier, Chirico Cuvie, [...]

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Hunter x Hunter 77 – Delicious, Nutritious Children

Boy, I hope none of you got too attached to these adorable kids. At least their genes will live on for now. Already we see why so many fans call the Chimera Ant arc horrific. The Chimera Ant Queen is basically a mad scientist combining all sorts of creatures to make the most terrifying hellbeasts [...]

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