Happy New Year

Another year has come and gone. It's hard to believe that I've been running a rather small review site for anime since late 2016 and haven't given up yet. But I'm grateful that I've managed to keep going this far and that every person who has read what I've written has found some reason to …

Fate Apocrypha – Episode 24 Review

The one who threw away human emotions and the one who gained them fight over the fate of humanity. The twenty-fourth episode of Fate Apocrypha opens with another look at Shirou's past, where he laments that he aided the people who chose to rebel and they were all slaughtered in horrible ways. He hated the …

Mahou Tsukai No Yome (The Ancient Magus’ Bride) Episode 12 Review

Reborn as a phoenix. The twelfth episode of  Mahou Tsukai No Yome  (The Ancient Magus' Bride)  has aired and I will bring you the recap and review of it as we bring the first cour to a close. Recap The episode opens with Elias waiting for Chise, unable to muster the strength to do anything until …

Fate Apocrypha – Episode 23 Review

And there goes the last remaining Master-Servant pairing I loved. The twenty-third episode of Fate Apocrypha opens with the only remaining legit Master and Servant pair, Mordred and Kairi, walking through the corridors of the hanging gardens towards Semiramis chamber. They talk about what they'll do after the war, concluding they'd have a banquet before …

Mahou Tsukai No Yome (The Ancient Magus’ Bride) Episode 11 Review

Whoever said you can't touch a reflection in the water clearly never met a mage. The eleventh episode of  Mahou Tsukai No Yome  (The Ancient Magus' Bride)  has aired and I will bring you the recap and review of the episode as we continue Lindel's tale of Elias' past. What secrets will be revealed about him? …

Fate Apocrypha – Episode 22 Review

Fine story this episode. Wonky artwork though. Bad place to skimp on. The twenty-second episode of Fate Apocrypha opens with Atalanta rejecting her heroic side by shoving the pelt of the divine boar into her, activating her Noble Phantasm, Agrius Metamorphosis. Her more conservative clothes are stripped away and she's clad in black, her eyes glowing …

Mahou Tsukai No Yome (The Ancient Magus’ Bride) Episode 10 Review

...A fond memory between mages. The tenth episode of  Mahou Tsukai No Yome  (The Ancient Magus' Bride)  has aired and I will bring you the recap and review of the episode as we venture into the Land of Dragons once more. What will Chise learn there from Lindel? Only one way to find out. Recap The …

Fate Apocrypha – Episode 21 Review

The Master and Student clash for the final time. The twenty-first episode of Fate Apocrypha opens with Chiron realizing that Shirou's goal is to materialize the souls of humanity, which is a form of salvation in the form of immortality. Achilles is willing to bet his life on it because he's lived through war and …

Kvasir’s Recommendations: Love is Everything in Ancient Magus’ Bride

Okay, given I just got through reviewing the Ancient Magus' Bride and the concept of love has been dancing in my head, I thought I would give another recommendation for another youtuber, Croswynd, who could use some spotlight due to his analysis on the subject of love in the series. He's also done some good work …

Mahou Tsukai No Yome (The Ancient Magus’ Bride) Episode 9 Review

...I'm sorry. I had to do it. It made me laugh. The ninth episode of  Mahou Tsukai No Yome  (The Ancient Magus' Bride)  has aired and I will bring you the recap and review of the episode as we see  Chise's growth after the events of the last episode. Will she come to grips with what …