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From the Wacky to the Wonderful: Anime You Should Watch if You Love Spy x Family
Spy x Family is undoubtedly one of the most recognisable anime IPs of recent years. The skyrocketing popularity that the still relatively fresh animanga series has garnered is unparalleled, and likely only matched in pace by Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba in recent years. Spy x Family's leading trio, the Forgers: super-spy Loid, assassin Yor, and telepath Anya. Spy x Family is genre blending at its finest, something the animated medium has always ruled the charge in. Creat
oneillej
May 13, 20237 min read


Love on Paper: Sasaki and Miyano - Series Review
Studio Deen's take on Shō Harasuno's manga of the same name: Sasaki and Miyano is a high-school romance that seems forgettable at...
oneillej
Mar 28, 20223 min read


The Rats, The Riches, and The Landlord: The House (2022) - Review
Netflix's original anthology film skilfully entangles terror and suspense, black comedy, and a ghibli-esque hopefulness into a deeply...
oneillej
Jan 19, 20224 min read


Magical Musical Madrigals: Encanto (2021) - Review
11 years since Walt Disney Animation Studio's landmark 50th feature Tangled, the studio's 60th effort Encanto is a vibrant musical...
oneillej
Dec 1, 20213 min read


Criminal Creature Comforts: Beastars - Season 2 Review
Months following its original airing in Japan, the long-awaited second season of Orange studio's anthropomorphic high school drama was...
oneillej
Aug 4, 20213 min read


Sea Monsters and Soulmates: Luca (2021) - Review
The second of Pixar's films to be streamlined straight to Disney+ as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Luca is a tour de...
oneillej
Jun 19, 20215 min read


A Bloody Action Feast: Invincible (2021) - Season 1 Review
Based upon Robert Kirkman's (The Walking Dead) acclaimed comic book, Amazon Prime's gruesome superhero series Invincible has been the...
oneillej
May 25, 20214 min read


A Gem of the Winter Season: You Should be Watching Sk8 the Infinity - Opinions
While I am most-definitely late to the party, having binged the first six episodes of Studio Bones' winter anime original, Sk8 the...
oneillej
Mar 22, 20213 min read


Generations of Bollywood: Bombay Rose (2019) - Review
Indian theatre actress and animator Gitanjali Rao's feature film debut is a delicate and visually dynamic deconstruction of the Bollywood...
oneillej
Mar 15, 20214 min read


Re-Realising Love: Umibe no Étranger (2020) - Review
Umibe no Étranger, or, The Stranger by the Beach, is third title released under FujiTV's Blue lynx banner; an anime company dedicated...
oneillej
Mar 1, 20215 min read


Anthropomorphic Anxieties: Beastars (2019) - Season 1 Review
Distributed internationally by Netflix*, Beastars- based on Paru Itagaki's fantasy-drama manga of the same name- soared as a hit of the...
oneillej
Feb 25, 20215 min read


For The Love of Music: Given (2019) - Series Review
In celebration of the recent international release of Given: The Movie (2020) on streaming service Crunchyroll*, it felt time to finally...
oneillej
Feb 3, 20215 min read


Bitesized Treats: Pixar Popcorn (2021) - Series Review
Exclusive to Disney+, Pixar Popcorn's 10 micro shorts offer a quick glimpse into the everyday lives of some of our favourite Pixar...
oneillej
Jan 31, 20213 min read


Divisive Teenage Love: Ocean Waves (1993) - Review
Studio Ghibli's aesthetically infamous Ocean Waves (Mochizuki, 1993) was- as has been well documented- originally drafted as an...
oneillej
Jan 23, 20215 min read


A Magical Visual Fable: Wolfwalkers (2020) - Review
Irish studio Cartoon Saloon's latest mystical venture is a visual feast, treating audiences to a gloriously detailed world and two...
oneillej
Jan 14, 20214 min read


Realising Grief: Over the Moon (2020) - Review
Veteran character animator Glen Keane's directorial feature debut is an ambitious but ultimately hit-and-miss musical tale of loss and...
oneillej
Jan 8, 20213 min read
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