Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his invincible butler Sebastian may have succeeded in sneaking their way into the elite Weston College, but their investigation quickly hits a wall. To earn an audience with the headmaster, Ciel's only option is to attend the "Midnight Tea Party," an exclusive gathering hosted by the elusive head of the school. And the only way a lowly first-former like Ciel, earl or no, can land a seat at that table is by being elected the Most Valuable Player in the College's annual storied cricket tournament. Selected from each house, students in the springtime of youth battle it out among the wickets on the spring-green lawn. Will the usually unperturbed young earl be bowled over by this unexpected turn of events?!
It's Last Dark's job to clean up Blood-C TV's mess and patch up the damage it did to the franchise at large. That it succeeds is suitably impressive, but that doesn't necessarily make for great filmmaking.
While the Sword Beast sub-arc is far from being a highlight of the series, neither is it anywhere near being a lowlight. It is entertaining enough that slogging through it to get back to the main story is not too tedious.
As the weather turns sour, wouldn't it be an ideal time to curl up indoors with some new manga? Check out these reviews of Yotsuba&!, Pink, A Centaur's Life, and others, and see what's right for you!
This week, little girls who save the world from dragons, hitmen who save the world from bad guys, and heroes who save... breasts, or something.
- Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero
- Golgo 13 TV
- Little Witch Academia
This basic, bloody story about two friends who take different paths to becoming super-heroes promises some dynamic character interactions but suffers too much from predictability to be sufficiently compelling.
This series has it all: gorgeous visuals, a powerful music score, and all of it wrapped around a story that uses fantasy-world ideas to express real-world truths.
Throughout all of the messiness, through repetitive missions, tortured sci-fi explanations, and fleeting moments of bittersweet affect, BONES makes damned sure that AO looks consistently great.
Madoka Magica: Rebellion blasts the franchise sky high, which results in an experience about as satisfying and horrifying as that sounds. It demands to be seen by fans of the series, although not necessarily enjoyed.