Reviewing Anime
Someone probably should have given Angelo Lagusa from 91 Days a quote book from Confucius: "Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves." Only, even then that advice probably wasn't enough because there were a lot more dead than just two by the time the dust settled in Lawless. There will be … Continue reading Up Close With Angelo Lagusa
Overview: Set in the fictional city of Lawless during the prohibition era, the story follows Avilio (Angelo) as he seeks revenge against those who killed his family. Some spoilers below. Review: Revenge stories are always a bit of a problem because right from the start you have a fairly narrow range of options from a plot point … Continue reading 91 Days Series Review
Review: Turns out we have one more episode but this was a highly entertaining episode. The first half was all semi-ironic statements about planning for a future (that we should all know by now was never going to exist) and the second half was metaphorically about burning everything down (though less flames and more knives … Continue reading 91 Days Episode 11
Review: If I wasn't sure before this episode more or less confirmed that Avilio has no intention of surviving his revenge quest. With that piece of information in mind, his actions throughout the whole series make a lot more sense because at no point could I see what his exit plan was going to be. … Continue reading 91 Days Episode 10
Review: Corteo is captured but not yet killed. Kind of surprising really. This week felt like the story was done diverting us from the central narrative by watching gang in-fighting and seemed to get right back to Avilio and his revenge. Who is the elusive letter sender? Who is the fourth killer? With that focus … Continue reading 91 Days Episode 9
Review: Corteo is going to be a problem. Okay, he is a problem. He's a problem for the other characters and he's a problem as a character. I won't spoil the developments in this episode but I do want to address the problem of Corteo as a character. He is Avilio's friend. He wants to … Continue reading 91 Days Episode 8
Review: You know, Cheer Boys did the whole recap thing awhile back and I expressed my dislike of recap episodes that add nothing new then. At least when it did it, they added some narration and they were following a high point in the series. 91 Days follows the killing of Frate (which might have … Continue reading 91 Days Episode 7.5
Review: I'm pretty sure this was conclusion last week; everyone in this anime is going to end up dead. This episode more or less confirms that the ultimate end for all these betrayals and intrigues is a bullet. It really feels like this show only has one reveal to go and that is who is … Continue reading 91 Days Episode 7
Review: I really think this is going to be one of those shows where everyone ends up dead. It just keeps twisting this straight revenge story so that everyone is playing everyone else and you can just see a massive body count when we get to the end of the line. That said, this episode … Continue reading 91 Days Episode 6
Review: They return to the city this week and I have to admit I'm going to need to rewatch the show from the beginning because at this point I really can't keep the families and their names straight. Which makes this episode with the plot heavy on betrayal, deals and backstabbing particularly hard to follow. … Continue reading 91 Days Episode 5