In a fantasy world, a hero, a demon lord and their armies clash in a war without end. Their competing magic crosses into another realm and explodes in a schoolroom, killing the students inside.
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #78
In this issue of the column, you’ll find a mix of successes and of disappointment. We begin by looking at one of Crunchyroll’s big bets for the season, Noblesse, and while it’s not terrible, it’s not amazing either.
Blood hungry gods: A review of Onyx Equinox episode 1
The opening scenes contain death through suicide, sacrifice and murder. It’s not torture porn, but they don’t cut away either.
Killing me/Killing you – did the anime trailer save the manga?
The series is about a woman called Metea who becomes immortal after meteorites fall on Earth. Her travelling companion, an unlikely looking fellow, is called Euthanasia and also immortal.
Peter Adkison’s World of Chaldea web series gets a trailer
World of Chaldea is Adkison’s own D&D campaign, which began in 1981 which has been running (sometimes using Burning Wheel) ever since.
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish get ready to face the world
Seiko Tanabe’s story is of a woman who uses a wheelchair who meets a college student in unusual circumstances and become friends.
Tokyo Babylon 2021’s latest trailer looks stunning
The original Tokyo Babylon is set in 1991 and the last days of the booming Japanese economy. The city is rich with money, elegance and supernatural darkness.
Adorkable danger when a Dragon Goes House-Hunting
It’s tough being a dragon, adventurers and heroes just want to slay you.
Rhythm game Deemo is becoming an anime
A girl who fell from the skies and lost her past
A criminal retelling in this Moriarty the Patriot trailer
Moriarty the Patriot is a re-working of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories that casts Moriarty in the role of a revolutionary trying to pull down the decedent and corrupt British empire.