‘The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity’ is a Love Letter to Adolescence and Urban Japan
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity is a gentle, introspective, intensely realistic anime romance worth watching.
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’11 Rebels’ Offers Lots of Action, but No Attachment
11 Rebels is an action-packed, ambitious, coulda-been-awesome movie that sounds good on paper, but never quite clicks into something you actually care about.
Crime K-drama ‘Shadow Detective’ S1 soars, but falls short of whodunnit greatness
Shadow Detective - Season 1
exceeds expectation and strides ahead of crime show competition, yet falls victim to the same production-based pitfalls many shows seem to experience when it’s time to wrap the story up in a satisfying way.
‘Baban Baban Ban Vampire’ is an Acquired Taste but Worth Trying
If the first episode is anything to judge by, 'Baban Baban Ban Vampire' is a bloodsucking good time but may be an acquired taste for many.
‘Love is a Poison’ is a Soapy Gay Japanese Romcom Worth Binge Drinking
J-drama series 'Love is a Poison' is worth the drink, as long as you know what you're ordering.