FoxyTurnip – Page 3 – Anime, Manga, Movie Reviews and More!

March 31, 2019

Baki – Netflix Anime Review

Netflix has managed to produce some of the best shows in the past decade, and has done so in the field of action anime too. To many, aside from being an action anime, this could be another tale of a red-haired father and son duo similar to the anime Shokugeki no Souma. Baki’s Father ( Left) Unlike most other martial...

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March 26, 2019

Most underrated Sports Cum Psychological Anime? – One Outs

A seinen sports anime which could be the greatest addition to the psychological anime genre, ever! One outs uses the idea that the protagonist is near-infallible and uses baseball as a playing ground for the mind games that have been aptly portrayed and goes with the plot. The characters are well defined and the plot has a healthy pace. One...

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March 26, 2019

Black Paradox – Horror or the beginning of dystopia?

Black Paradox is another manga by author Junji Ito, published in 2009 in Big Comic Spirits. Mr. Ito is known to occasionally dabble in various genre including slice-of-life and science fiction. Black Paradox is a result of an attempt at the latter. Though it still holds on to the various elements of a horror manga, it takes place more in...

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March 25, 2019

The Woman With No Ribs – It’s a miss!

Perhaps one of the best-known names in the world of horror manga is Junji Ito. Amassing a huge following since the 1980s, Ito’s works have reeled in readers of all ages. Like most of his stories, Ribs Woman or The Woman With No Ribs takes up a current social evil and transforms it to the extreme. It is a one-shot...

Manga Comments: 2

March 23, 2019

Annarasumanara – Surreal and Captivating – Manhwa Review

Annarasumnara is a dream-like manhwa created by Il-Kwon Ha and is one of the finest examples in the use of colour and play upon the long webtoon strips. With complex art and use of mixed media, this is undoubtedly a rare and unique find! The main character Yun Ai is a high school student who used to dream of being...

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March 22, 2019

Imitation Webtoon – Review

Created by Park Kyung-ran, Imitation is the hottest South Korean webtoon on the scene. Featuring a brand new storyline and steering clear from most typical webtoons, Imitation is the story of a K-pop band named Tea Party and its three female members trying to survive the snares of the entertainment industry while navigating through love, friendship and family. Considering that...

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March 21, 2019

Mob Psycho 100 – Could Mob be the Richest kid in Japan secretly?

Quite akin to the secrecy behind its creator who is frequently referred to as the ONE, Mob Psycho 100 has a few sneaky amusements of its own. Here are a few Easter eggs from season one that you may have missed, enjoy! #1 Mob has his own Fast food chain? #2 (One Punch Man Easter Egg) Reigen’s a One Punch...

Anime Comments: 2

March 21, 2019

Revenge of a Fierce Princess – Webtoon Review

A new trope has arrived in the world of manhwas/webtoons! It is a combination of the art style The Bride of the Water God and the death toll of Another. From ChongZhuo Comics arrives The Revenge of a Fierce Princess – a perfect mix of flowing imperial costumes, phoenix headdresses, masked male leads, changing loyalties and clanging swords. It isn’t...

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March 20, 2019

Heroine Shikkaku has disqualified all Shoujo movies until further notice

Matsuzaki Hatori sees life as a story book in this comedic shoujo manga by Koda Momoko (also the author of this manga). Of course, she sees herself as the heroine of the story; there are the supporting characters, like her best friend Nakajima; and then there’s Terasaka Rita, her childhood friend and the hero to her heroine. Hatori is so...

Movies Comments: 4

March 20, 2019

Dororo (2019) Anime is not your average supernatural action anime

Set in Japan’s Sengoku era, the ruler of a samurai kingdom trades the life of his infant son for the prosperity of his kingdom which at that time was plagued by disease and starvation. The barter is accepted by the demons which take away the infant son’s skin, limbs, senses and internal organs. This introduction brings chills down ones spine....

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