Bonus: Battle Royale was wild, but Battle Royale II didn't have to hand it to 'em
Ever wonder why you don't hear a lot about BRII? It's cause the heroes are terrorists
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Bonus: The Shiboyugi anime’s beautiful, stylized direction doesn’t elevate hollow material
This anime is shallow pulp, utterly confident that it’s an art film. By the time this season ends— by copying the “congratulations” scene from Evangelion, infuriatingly satisfied with itself— I was yelling at the screen. “This isn’t profound!”
The Weekly April 23,2026 - Yoko Kanno, Guilty Gear reboots, CASTLE OF DRAGON
I saw Yoko Kanno in Brooklyn One thing about getting into middle age is that the culture starts targeting you. The pop music of your childhood starts playing at the pharmacy and in car commercials. The old-guy references on TV shows start to be about stuff your old ass actually
The Weekly, April 8th 2026 - rakugo, defeat, coin pushers, surf guitar
Akanebanashi anime premiere came with Actual Rakugo I was pretty busy this past week; all my plans turned out to be for this particular week in April. Any other week this would have been the highlight: I got to see a pre-broadcast premiere of the new anime adaptation of the
I Guess It's The Weekly, March 30th 2026
I found I actually did have room for some shorts this week; here they are. Rave Racer I don’t think I’ll get as obsessive about grinding out Rave Racer (the first true Ridge Racer sequel, out for consoles for the first time in the Arcade Archives series) as