First Look: Persona 5 The Animation

Ren Amamiya is a juvenile offender who was unjustly expelled from school and arrested after interfering in an attempted assault. Now transferred to urban Tokyo, he’s got a year to keep his head down and stay out of trouble.

First Look: Dances With the Dragons

In the future, the law of conservation of energy has been broken, and that means that somehow there are dragons now? In any case, the dragons are being hunted down by magical physicists (???) known as Jushikiists.

First Look: Uma Musume – Pretty Derby

In a world where horse girls live alongside regular humans, a simple country mare…er, girl named Special Week has moved to the famous Tracen Academy in the hopes of becoming the #1 horse girl in all of Japan. Also there are idols.

Darling in the FRANXX Episode 12

The Parasites return home to ‘The Garden’, the mysterious laboratory where they were all raised. Zero Two becomes increasingly angry and upset, prompting Hiro to try and find out what the matter is.

Darling in the FRANXX Episodes 9-11

You can tell a show is good when we’re on our third different writer before it’s even halfway done! This time Zigg and Gee attempt to handle petrol monsters, meeting the parents, and the world’s clumsiest attempt at homosexual metaphor.

Metal Gear Musings: Part 3

This year marks the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest and worst things to ever happen to gaming: the Metal Gear Solid series. The series (and its MSX predecessors) have baffled and delighted gamers for decades, serving up an inimitable mix of social commentary, action movie escapades and bizarre medium games. Long time fan of the series Zigg is playing through every game fresh and looking back on them from a modern perspective. Warning – spoilers ahoy!

This week: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PlayStation 2, 2004)

Metal Gear Musings: Part 2

This year marks the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest and worst things to ever happen to gaming: the Metal Gear Solid series. The series (and its MSX predecessors) have baffled and delighted gamers for decades, serving up an inimitable mix of social commentary, action movie escapades and bizarre medium games. Long time fan of the series Zigg is playing through every game fresh and looking back on them from a modern perspective. Warning – spoilers ahoy!

This week: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PlayStation 2/Xbox/PC, 2001)