Skip to main content

Posts

Featured

Review: The Dangers in My Heart cuts to the chase with its solid compilation film

Like I did earlier this year with Zombie Land Saga , I've spent the past few weeks catching up on The Dangers in My Heart to prepare for the release of the anime's new big-screen venture, appropriately titled The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie . I do love when I have enough time to catch up on an anime before a movie comes out, so I have firm footing going in. In this case, there were only two seasons (25 episodes total) to catch up on, so no sweat. When I started watching the show, I was put off almost immediately. The show's protagonist, Ichikawa, is a loner at his junior high school, and a bit of a creep. He's always off on his own, reading a murder encyclopedia, and imagining how he'd like to kill his classmates. He's got major incel vibes, and the main target of his bloodthirsty fantasies is Yamada, the most mature (and popular) girl in class. She's tall, full-figured, a professional model. All the boys in class fantasize about her, sometimes out loud, ...

Latest Posts

Review: GOAT leaves it all on the court, with style to burn

Berlin Review: Papaya is a colorful, musical vibe with a message

Review: A Disney trailblazer steps into the spotlight in Huz: Drawn to Life

Review: Buffalo Kids is a kid-friendly revisionist Western with a huge heart

Review: Time Hoppers: The Silk Road's heart is in the right place, even if nothing else is

Animation First Review: The Songbirds' Secret beautifully excavates the past

Animation First Review: Allah is Not Obliged is an empathetic look at the life of a child soldie

Review: Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog is a lively adventure

IFFR Review: The Misconceived is a fascinating collision of unlikely worlds

February Animation Preview: Time Hoppers, Horse Girls, and a Disney Legend in the Spotlight