As a part of the continuing journey to cram as much anime into my brain as possible, I’ve been watching as many new shows of this summer season as I’ve been able to lay eyes on. My goal; to use the general rule of thumb in that you can usually tell if a show it worth pursuing after watching just the first three episodes. This time, I look at Sōnan desu ka? called Are You Lost? on streaming services.
Jessica Jones – The Big Farewell to Mature storytelling in the MCU
A sentiment I’ve many film buffs lamenting these past few years is the current trend of mainstream movie veering away from from tackling difficult or challenging subject matter. We live in a franchise driven industry right now, one where everything needs to have as broad an appeal as possible.
Disney is more guilty of this than anyone, culling their own Marvel Cinematic Universe for the sake of of having it slot into a much neater, and more easily marketable form. The cancelation of Netflix’s Marvel series being the first victim of this.
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3 Episode Rule – Magical Sempai
As a part of my ongoing endeavour to consume more and different kinds of anime instead of spending money on watching sport or other streaming services, I have started this little series in which I have picked a bunch of new anime for this summer season and decide which ones I should continue watching based on their first three episodes. As is the rule of thumb to how I understand it.
This part I’ll be looking at Magical Sempai, because a show that consistently gives you an eyeful.
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