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Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia<\/h2>\n
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Short Synopsis:<\/b> A curious slave girl is sent to live with a scholarly family in 13th century Persia.<\/p>\n

Wooper:<\/b><\/span> I\u2019d be surprised if there were another summer anime with as strong a start as Jaadugar, especially since it released its first two episodes simultaneously. Though I\u2019ve only seen the first (as is my habit when writing blurbs for doubleheader premieres), I\u2019m already quite taken with its well-realized setting and idyllic art style, which looks like something out of a Newbery Award-winning book. That\u2019s not to say it\u2019s for children \u2013 the show\u2019s treatment of slavery as a fact of Persian life and the episode-ending look at a corpse-strewn battlefield make it a purposely adult affair. Still, the open-air spaces here are beautifully lit and textured, and the Middle Eastern score is a perfect complement to protagonist Sitara\u2019s evolving intelligence. The story moves fast, as she goes from attempting to escape her owners to serving them diligently in not much time at all. Thankfully, though, there\u2019s a rooftop scene where another character inspires her to seize as much knowledge for herself as she can, and it\u2019s written so convincingly that even an eight year timeskip can\u2019t throw the episode off course. What does throw it off course is the Mongols\u2019 defeat of the local Persian army, which promises much bigger things to come, so the show still has a lot to prove. Still, it\u2019s off to the best start possible.
Potential:<\/b> 85%<\/p>\n

Black Torch<\/h2>\n
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Short Synopsis:<\/b> A boilerplate shounen protagonist rescues a stray cat who happens to be a super powerful mononoke.<\/p>\n

Wooper:<\/b><\/span> Stop me if you\u2019ve heard this one before: a rebellious, spiky-haired teenager who constantly gets into fights and learns martial arts from his grandfather is possessed by a malevolent animal-themed spirit. Oh, and the one female character introduced thus far has pink hair and big tits. As far as Black Torch is concerned, the question isn\u2019t if its setup rings a bell, but whether it rings so many that its audience is rendered deaf. This is the work of someone whose only artistic influence is shounen manga, and while the anime adaptation struggles mightily to make it interesting, it falls far short of that goal. Sometimes we get backgrounds with a wide angle lens, but the characters aren\u2019t drawn to match, and the smoky effects used to suggest evil energy (as in the scenes where Rago the Black Star of Doom reveals his true power) look convenient rather than impressive. And no, I didn\u2019t make up that name just now \u2013 that\u2019s the actual title of the cat-shaped mononoke who hops into the dying main character\u2019s body at the episode\u2019s end, giving him super awesome powers so he can fight demons for hundreds of chapters<\/s> episodes! Get me outta here.
Potential:<\/b> 10%<\/p>\n

Iwamoto-senpai no Suisen<\/h2>\n
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Short Synopsis:<\/b> In a fictional Taisho era where the military funds a middle school to research supernatural power, a student sets out to investigate the mystery of black snow.<\/p>\n

Mario:<\/b><\/span> It\u2019s not a good sign that even after finishing this episode, I cannot come up with what it\u2019s actually about. It has many interesting elements, such as paranormal abilities and a Taisho era setting (at a military-funded academy no less), but the plot is so weak it doesn\u2019t really hold up. We never get a sense of how much time has passed during the premiere, for instance. Heck, I can\u2019t figure out exactly what Shizuma\u2019s power is, either (that\u2019s the purple haired guy). This episode serves more as a prologue so I guess from the next episode, it will focus more on the academy with this group of superpowered misfits. Sadly though, it doesn\u2019t grab me enough for me to spend more time with it.
Potential:<\/b> 10%<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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