Between the Sky and Sea episode 4: Going in circles

October 28, 2018November 2, 2018 HainiryunA distinct lack of fishing in space in this show about fishing in space, Between the Sky and Sea, Obligatory Anime Beach Episodes, The perils of misplaced hornyLeave a comment

I’m going to level with you folks; this show isn’t very good. As much as I’m trying my best to give it a fair shake the anime seems determined to undermine any goodwill it manages to build, this episode in particular managed to throw that small level of positive feeling right out the window. With that said I’m committed to blogging this thing and I’ve finished far worse stuff out of sheer obstinacy before. So let’s talk about the episode.

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Between the Sky and Sea episode 3: Accurate Portrayal of Gacha

October 20, 2018 HainiryunAccurate depictions of gacha, Advanced spying techniques, Between the Sky and Sea, Mobage were a mistake, Sort of kind of space fishing in this show about fishing in spaceLeave a comment

Rolling and getting something entirely different from what you wanted is very much the quintessential mobage experience. Silly gacha things aside this episode actually covered a surprising amount of ground.
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Between the Sky and Sea episode 2: No Space Fishing Occurs

October 11, 2018July 22, 2019 HainiryunA distinct lack of fishing in space in this show about fishing in space, Between the Sky and Sea, Extremely dubious solutions to problems, Extremely mobage character designs, I'm fairly sure those space fish tanks have a proper name but I'm calling them fish orbs and there's noting you can do to stop me, Space Fish!, Suddenly: Alternate dimensions!Leave a comment

After last week’s frenetic premiere, Between the Sky and Sea slowed down a little this week, taking some time to establish more character relationships and a clear early series goal for the cast. It still managed to be low key absurd though. Continue reading “Between the Sky and Sea episode 2: No Space Fishing Occurs” →

Between the Sky and Sea episode 1: What?!

October 5, 2018 HainiryunBetween the Sky and Sea, ducks, Extremely dubious solutions to problems, Extremely mobage character designs, Space Fish!Leave a comment

I’ve wanted to give episodic anime blogging a try for a while ago, but never find myself watching something that felt suited for it. But, since this season’s been kind enough to feature a show that feels right, it would be remiss of me to pass the opportunity up. So let’s get this train rolling and look at the first episode. Continue reading “Between the Sky and Sea episode 1: What?!” →

Summer 2018 Shorts Roundup

October 4, 2018 HainiryunAnime Shorts, BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!☆PICO, Existential terror, Extremely Ominous Koalas, Hataraku Onii-san!, Mad respect for straw, My Sweet Tyrant, Nobunaga no Shinobi, Shows that care a ton about things I'm not into, The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Theater, The IM@S franchise has too many characters and I know about five of them, Yama no SusumeLeave a comment

Well that season sure flew by. It certainly doesn’t feel like I’ve gone another 3 months without writing anything.

This season’s shorts had one unusual thing in common. With a single exception everything was a sequel or a continuation. As such it’s a lot of “if you liked this already it’s still good” for the most part. But enough preamble. In the spirit of the swiftly passing season let’s get right down to it. Continue reading “Summer 2018 Shorts Roundup” →

The Anime Duck Compendium

Month: October 2018