The Cel Block: Anime Reviews & Analysis for the Gen-X Fan

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A Visual Rollercoaster Ride: A Review of Hand Shakers - Pinned Up Ink
Props to the scenes where the pair enter the fighting world and all the walls have cool-looking designs that come to life, though; it honestly looks pretty impressive. On that note, the Opening sequence actually looks far better than the actual anime, as they attempted to recreate the art style of K Project.
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The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting | Anime Review - Pinned Up Ink

If you only have time to watch a few Anime at a time, this should be one of them. It is a definite must-see for everyone who likes wholesome entertainment, well-written characters, or wants to escape the continual flow of Isekai and Fantasy. You will not be sorry. I truly recommend this!

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My Hero Academia Season Six | Flawed But Better - Pinned Up Ink

This season's biggest problem is not the characterization or the animation but rather the pacing. This, however, was also a problem in the manga: some of the most significant parts of the arc flow very quickly, which often hurts what Horikoshi is trying to convey. This is unfortunate because there is some fascinating stuff in this part of the series.

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My Hero Academia Season 5: A Mixed Bag of Highs and Lows | Anime Review - Pinned Up Ink

There is no denying that the latter seasons of the My Hero Academia anime have been divisive, to say the least. While the anime still has decent ratings and viewership, there is a common conception among the fans that seasons four and five are where the anime started to dip in quality.

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