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Glitter Force (Kid's Anime Review)
Netflix’s new anime series Glitter Force uses many stereotypical tropes of the magical girl anime to weave together a simple and cute story. Also known as Smile PreCure!, or Smile Pretty Cure!, this is the ninth series within the Pretty Cure franchise. This particular review will be focused on the Netflix English dub of the series, for multiple reasons that will be explained. When Emily transfers to Rainbow Hills Middle School, the last thing she expects is to literally have a magical book fall out of the sky. As this book falls a cute character named Candy pops out of...
Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist (Anime Review)
A title that only provides a half truth, Shimoneta focuses on a futuristic Japan where decency police have instituted order to keep all perceived immoral activity from being part of society. These special moral police have been granted the authority to destroy all immoral objects and punish immoral individuals, by any means necessary. Power to know what all members of society are doing is key in this fight, hence all people are now forced to wear Peace Makers to analyze every spoken word and hand motion for any action that may break the law. Books of all types are burned...
Dance with Devils (Drama and Musical Anime Review)
Looking for a new anime with rock opera elements in a paranormal setting? Then look no further than Dance with Devils. Ritsuka Tachibana is targeted by both the devils and vampires within her school, believing that she knows the location of the legendary and powerful grimoire. When she comes home and witnesses her mother being kidnapped, Ritsuka realizes there is something big going on, but she is unaware of the magnitude. Even though Ritsuka contacts the authorities to report the break in, they reveal that there was no sign of her house being opened, no sign of a struggle, and...