The opening shot of Narcos is an overview of Medellin’s city, with a voice-over from Steve Murphy (Boyd Holbrook) explaining the origins of magical realism. He assures us that the events that we are about to witness may seem unbelievable, but they all happened. Throughout its 3 season run, the show constantly serves up monumental […]
Revolutionary Girl Utena is a coming-of-age anime that fuses surrealism with magical girls, breaking all norms that define the genre. It is full of complex symbolism and indulges with themes like illusions, ambitions, sexuality, abuse, and incest. All these themes are never direct and are represented by many recurring allegories in the show. Revolutionary Girl […]
Imagine watching an anime that is a parody of everything you love! From famous movies like Your Name and My Neighbor Totoro to video games like Final Fantasy, Pop Team Epic is a random mess of everything and makes no sense at all. A typical episode of Pop Team Epic spends the majority of its […]
It’s been quite a while since the talk of the world, Netflix’s Dark, wrapped up with its finale on June 27, 2020. Apologies, guys. All the time-travelling and shuffling between the worlds took quite a while to put up this post. I am sure everyone (me included!) who binged on Dark had a perplexed couple […]
Twenty years after her death, ABC & People have come together to produce The Story of Diana, a four-hour documentary looking into the life of the beloved princess. It gives you a never-before-seen look into the early life and marriage of Princess Diana with exclusive footage and interviews. 1. Quick Review The Story of Diana […]
Plunderer (Purandara) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Suu Minazuki. An anime television series adaptation by Geek Toys aired from January 9th to June 24th, 2020. The series follows the story of Hina and the other inhabitants of a fictional world called Alcia as they discover the truth about their world and […]
Aggretsuko, the chibi red panda character, first originated in the mascot company Sanrio. Although the character seems quite childish, she is, in fact, a grown adult and an office lady. What is even more relatable is the daily troubles that she faces and the overwhelming stress that slowly eats away at her. First featured in […]
Have you ever experienced a strange melancholic feeling after right after finishing a show? A feeling where you don’t really know what to do next or how to handle the bitter-sweet after taste the story left you with? Clannad does exactly that. Its touching plot makes your heartbreak multiple times and fills your heart with […]
Cursed could be getting a spin-off! Well, it’s still a rumour but hey, no smoke without fire, eh? After premiering on July 17, the show has shot to the top of Netflix’s most-watched list and intends to hang out there! So it is not such a surprise that the showrunners of Cursed would want a […]
Hyouka is an enticing anime and a proud production of Kyoto Animation. A perfect blend of mystery and mundanity, Hyouka makes sure that none of those elements dominates the other. “Those with talent who aren’t aware of themselves cause pain for those who have none.” Fuyumi Irisu, Hyouka Houtarou, a boy with a knack for […]
Beastars is a Japanese manga written by Paru Itagaki. As of July 2020, it has completed 19 tankobon volumes. An anime adaptation by Orange was aired from October to December 2019 with 12 episodes in Japan. The series was later aired outside Japan in March 2020. Season two of BEASTARS was announced in the end […]
Love Death + Robots is a hidden gem in Netflix’s vast library. An anthology series featuring eighteen short episodes is helmed by Deadpool director Tim Miller and the iconic David Fincher. Highlighting some of the most beautiful, intricate, and stylish animation and CGI to ever grace a TV series, Love Death + Robots puts animation […]
