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Mid-Summer 2024 Anime Ranking

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01. [OSHI NO KO] (Ep. 12-22)

(Streaming at HIDIVE)

02. YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master (Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai) (Ep. 14-19)

(Streaming at Crunchyroll)

03. Suicide Squad ISEKAI (Ep. 1-10 complete)

(Streaming at Hulu)

04. Senpai is an Otokonoko (Senpai wa Otokonoko) (Ep. 1-11)

(Streaming at Crunchyroll)

05. Twilight Out of Focus (Tasogare Out Focus) (Ep. 1-11)

(Streaming at Crunchyroll)

06. The Magical Girl and The Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies (Katsute Mahou Shoujo to Aku wa Tekitai shiteita.) (Ep. 1-11)

(Streaming at Crunchyroll)

07. Egumi Legacy (Ep. 1-10) – Voice actor Eguchi Takuya’s unique character designs in glorious animation. To be honest, I’m not sure I get it, but this work is one of a kind, that’s for sure!

(Streaming at YouTube)

Notable Drops:

Delico’s Nursery (4 episodes) – Certainly, the message that child-rearing is as important a job as any other is a meaningful one. But I don’t know. When your other job is crime-solving, and people are out there dying while you and everyone on your team are changing diapers and looking after the kids, it does make me question your priorities.

(Streaming at Crunchyroll)

The Elusive Samurai (Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi) (3 episodes) – It was not bad, by any means; the animation especially, looked great. But I just felt too much discomfort reconciling the very violent and disturbing narrative elements (eg. torture and murder of children) with the comedic content. Well also we have a tendency to be less interested in action dramas starring child-protagonists.

(Streaming at Crunchyroll)

Batman: Assault on Arkham

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3.5 stars (out of 4)

Released 2014

Batman’s name is in the title and he has top billing, but he is not actually the main character in this movie. The Suicide Squad, a group of baddies forced to work together, is the primary focus of the show. Their task is to break into Arkham Asylum to recover stolen information. The Caped Crusader is on a different mission, mostly in the background, but it all intersects neatly eventually.

Assault on Arkham features some really great characterization and clear agency for most of the squad members. I actually loved the frequent in-fighting between them. Generally, when teammates start bickering or throwing fists in the middle of a mission, I find it ridiculous that they would be childish enough to lose focus so easily and at such an inopportune moment. Here though, it happened so naturally as a result of their personalities that it was believable, and also very fun to watch!

Viewing this kind of made me nostalgic for the days when I used to watch Batman: The Animated Series and Batman Beyond on the TV back in the 90s. (Kevin Conroy reprises the role of Batman in this film.)

Assault on Arkham showcases excellent narrative direction and its action scenes are beautifully animated. The content is more mature and dark compared to the old TV programs, including some coarse language, implied sex and nudity, and of course plenty of violence and murder, so this one’s definitely not for the kiddies.