Tag Archives: School

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War? Season Two

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Kaguya and Miyuki and back, and they are still battling to somehow make each other be the first to confess their love. We had no resolution to this conflict by the end of the first season, and don’t expect one … Continue reading →

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Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Stories about magical girls are hugely popular in the world of anime, and despite not having much of an interest in this subgenre I have somehow ended up watching quite a few of them. If you’re an anime fan they … Continue reading →

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My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax (Review)

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Roger Pocock

The aptly-titled third season of My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, also known as Oregairu, does manage to bring the story of Hachiman, Yukino and Yui to some sort of a climax, something that is actually surprisingly unusual for love triangle … Continue reading →

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And You Thought There is Never a Girl Online?

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Roger Pocock

This ponderously titled anime covers the same ground as many other series: the nerd gets the girl. Fortunately it does that with a good amount of originality. The nerd in question is Hideki Nishimura, who spends his spare time doing … Continue reading →

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When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Roger Pocock

Jurai Ando has a major case of chunibyo. Most readers of this blog will probably know what that means, but for the benefit of newcomers to anime, he is obsessed with fantasy-based fiction and anime, and pretends to have superpowers … Continue reading →

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Hidamari Sketch

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Roger Pocock

Slice-of-life is a widely misunderstood genre, and I often see anime series mistakenly categorised as slice-of-life simply because they are not hugely dramatic by Western standards. But there is no point having descriptions for things if we misapply them, or … Continue reading →

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Classroom of the Elite

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Roger Pocock

There are hundreds of anime series set in schools, but an interesting subset is those that focus on elite students, the best of the best. Another interesting subset is those that focus on the failures, the “D” or “E” or … Continue reading →

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Shomin Sample

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Roger Pocock

The premise for Shomin Sample is relatively simple and completely ridiculous. That might sound like a criticism but it isn’t really. Realism has never been anywhere near the top of my list when it comes to entertainment. That’s what we … Continue reading →

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Absolute Duo

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Roger Pocock

This is one of those anime series that mix super powers with a school setting. They can be a lot of fun. In Absolute Duo the students of Koryo Academy are able to produce weapons from their bodies (don’t think … Continue reading →

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