The Duke of Death and His Maid takes what could be a cheap device for titillation and, intentionally or not, transforms it into something far more emotionally powerful. When looking at the show as a story with metaphors about disability and navigating disability in that space, it becomes difficult to remove the fanservice without making the story weaker.
This year had a range of anime for just about every taste, and the result is one of our biggest year-end lists ever!
The deluge of spring left us with a light summer, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t gems worth keeping.
This summer’s a strange one, with a few particular standouts and several shows coming late to the party. Let’s see what’s happening!
There’s a world where this is a very good anime. But there’s a pervasive “not quite”ness that the episode can’t claw free from, and all of its elements fall just short of being satisfying.
