*Major Spoilers Warning Well, that was a shocking ending! Never would I expect that a light-hearted anime to have such a tragic ending. True, both the Light and Dark Kingdoms were destroyed and pretty much everyone died, Phios went insane. But there’s still hope as the world was reborn and the Prince of Darkness was Read More
Category: General Series Review
The Price of Truth – Fafner the Beyond Episodes 1-3
*Major Spoilers Warning Following on from Soukyuu no Fafner: Exodus, Fafner the Beyond is proving to be a surprising sequel. Full of hard-core mecha battles and philosophical values, Sunrise’s film series continues to bring exciting action to audiences of all ages. Series Recap Okay, so as a brief recap, Soukyuu no Fafner: Exodus ended with Read More
Feminism and the Power of Willpower in the Renaissance Period with Arte! – Arte Series Review
*Major Spoilers Warning The final painting is complete and with it the story of Arte is over! Over the course of the Spring season, this light-hearted slice of life has continued to entertain audiences despite the setbacks caused by Co-vid. So with that in mind, let’s get on with the review! Series Recap Based on Read More
Journey to the West with Shinzo! – Shinzo Series Review
*Major Anime Spoilers Shinzo or Mushrambo was one of my favorite anime series growing up. Every morning, I would wake up early just to watch it before I went to school. This classic series was produced by Toei Animation and first aired in the west by Fox Kids in 2000 – 2002. It was later Read More
Soft Tennis and Societal Issues in Hoshai no Sora! – Series Review
Major Spoilers Alert! Man what an cliffhanger ending! I seriously did not expect that the show would end on that note. When I first watched Hoshiai no Sora (Stars Align), I did not expect that it would end up loving it. Nor did I expect that it would get so dark right away. Like others, Read More
Turning up the Heat With Fire Force Series Review!
Hey guys, AnimeAsterisk here to provide anime fans with the latest and greatest anime of 2020. If you love Soul Eater and Nobunagun, then prepare yourself to get fired up for Fire Force, one of the latest shonen anime from David Productions. Series Recap Okay, so Fire Force is based in a post-apocalyptic world where Read More
Swinging and Dancing in Meiji Tokyo Renka – Series Review
Major Spoilers With the clock striking midnight, the magic of the strawberry moon is now over. Mei has returned home to the present with the promise of more adventures to come. While our main love interests await the day when they can see Mei again. So with our story over, let’s get on to our Read More
Passion and Will – Egao no Daika Series Review
*Major Spoilers With Egao no Daika (Price of Smiles) now over, the story of two girls on a planet with limited resources ends on a happy note. Yuki Soleil achieves her goal of destroying the Chrars and ending the war on a armistice agreement, while the other surviving main characters begin moving on with their Read More
Series Review – Hero Mask Season 1
Set in a fictional version of London, Hero Mask follows the story of two main protagonists: James Blood, a hot-blooded detective with the elite “Special Service of Crime” (SSC) division within the Capital Police Department and Sarah Sinclair, a prosecutor who works under Crown Prosecutor Monica Campbell. One night while working on a case, James Read More
Series Review – March Comes in like a Lion Series 1 and 2
Sangatsu no Lion or March Comes in like a Lion is a rather wonderfully unique slice of life entry into the anime world. The story follows Rei Kiriyama (Jap: Kengo Kawanishi (Hu Li (Kitsune no Koe)); Eng: Khoi Dao), a 16 year old professional 5th dan Shogi player who lives by himself in June town Read More