The Otaku Exhibition

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  • Anime of the Year – 2022

    Is there a not-cliche way to open a retrospective? I don’t think so, but I’m going to try to avoid using such tired shibboleths as “another year of anime has passed” and “with 2022 drawing to a close”. Oh, is this your first time hearing the word shibboleth? You’re welcome, use it often. This is…

  • Chainsaw Man Review: Duh, It’s Perfect

    Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara & Ryuu Nakayama Produced by MAPPA Streaming on Crunchyroll I struggled for a hot minute on how to handle this review. Chainsaw Man was the first manga that I reviewed, and it’s wild that it is finally here. I’ve spent so much time hyping up the Chainsaw Man anime that now…

  • Chainsaw Man is the Perfect Shonen

    Chainsaw Man ages like fine wine. It feels like not too long ago that I read Chainsaw Man as it was serializing, and while I enjoyed it, I wasn’t blown away. I’m aware of what that says about me; perhaps I was simply inexperienced in analyzing manga, and what makes one truly great. It seemed…

  • Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Look Back is Life-Changing

    Chainsaw Man is the first manga I reviewed (and also the only one), accidentally coinciding with the series’ unexpected end last December. In it, I discussed how its characters are simply-written and likable, its art is grisly and majestic, and it’s the first story in a long time where I truly believed that anyone could…

  • Chainsaw Man Review: The New Devilman?

    Written & Illustrated by: Tatsuki Fujimoto Published by: Shonen Jump Shonen manga, particularly the most popular magazine of the genre, Shonen Jump, has been on a bit of a roll lately with horror action manga. I’m not sure what is in the water over at their publishing offices, but they have been putting out success…