Mini Musings

   Disclaimer:  Spoilers of the first two parts of the anime JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency, but only after the warning. All of this is just my opinion based on my experiences watching it. I hope you enjoy! Studio: David Production Source: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken part 1 and 2 (manga by Hirohiko Araki) Episodes: 26 Genres:   Action, Adventure, Supernatural, Vampire, Shounen Summar y:  In 1868, Dario Brando saves the life of an English nobleman, George Joestar. By taking in Dario's son Dio when the boy becomes fatherless, George hopes to repay the debt he owes to his savior. However Dio, unsatisfied with his station in life, aspires to seize the Joestar house for his own. Wielding an Aztec stone mask with supernatural properties, he sets out to destroy George and his son, Jonathan "JoJo" Joestar, and triggers a chain of events that will continue to echo through the years to come. Half a century later, in New York City, Jonathan's grands

   Disclaimer:  All of this is just my opinion based on my experiences watching KonoSuba. I hope you enjoy! Studio: Deen Source: Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! (light novel by Mishima Kurone and Akatsuki Natsume) Episodes: 11 Genres:   Adventure, Comedy, Parody, Supernatural, Fantasy Summary:  After dying a laughable and pathetic death on his way back from buying a game, high school student and recluse Kazuma Satou finds himself sitting before a beautiful but obnoxious goddess named Aqua. She provides the NEET with two options: continue on to heaven or reincarnate in every gamer's dream—a real fantasy world! Choosing to start a new life, Kazuma is quickly tasked with defeating a Demon King who is terrorizing villages. But before he goes, he can choose one item of any kind to aid him in his quest, and the future hero selects Aqua. But Kazuma has made a grave mistake—Aqua is completely useless! Unfortunately, their troubles don't end here; it turns out that living in such

   Disclaimer:  All of this is just my opinion based on my experiences watching Assassination Classroom. I hope you enjoy! Studio: Lerche Source: Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (manga by Matsui Yuusei) Episodes: 22 Genres:   Action, Comedy, School, Shounen Summary:  When a mysterious creature chops the moon down to a permanent crescent, the students of class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Middle School find themselves confronted with an enormous task: assassinate the creature responsible for the disaster before Earth suffers a similar fate. However, the monster, dubbed Koro-sensei (the indestructible teacher), is able to fly at speeds of up to Mach 20, which he demonstrates freely, leaving any attempt to subdue him in his extraterrestrial dust. Furthermore, the misfits of 3-E soon find that the strange, tentacled beast is more than just indomitable—he is the best teacher they have ever had! Adapted from the humorous hit manga by Yuusei Matsui,  Ansatsu Kyoushitsu  tells the story of these junior high pupils a

  Disclaimer:  Spoilers of the book The Gilded Wolves, but only after the warning. All of this is just my opinion based on my experiences reading it. I hope you enjoy! Author: Roshani Chokshi Series: The Gilded Wolves #1 Publisher: Wednesday Books Genres:   Fantasy, Young Adult, Historical, Fiction Summary:  From  New York Times  bestselling author Roshani Chokshi comes a novel set in Paris during a time of extraordinary change--one that is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous desires... It's 1889. The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. When the elite, ever-powerful Order of Babel coerces him to help them on a mission, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance. To hunt down the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin calls

  Disclaimer:  Spoilers of the book Gods of Jade and Shadow, but only after the warning. All of this is just my opinion based on my experiences reading it. I hope you enjoy! Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia Series:  -- Publisher: Del Rey Genres:   Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mythology, Romance.  Summar y:  The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this one-of-a-kind fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore. The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from her dusty small town in southern Mexico. A life she can call her own. Yet this new life seems as distant as the stars, until the day she finds a curious wooden box in her grandfather’s room. She opens it—and accidentally frees the spirit of the Mayan god of death, who requests her help in recovering his throne from his treacherous brother. Failure will mean Cas

  Disclaimer:  Spoilers of the manga Yakusoku no Neverland, but only after the warning. All of this is just my opinion based on my experiences reading it. I hope you enjoy! Author:  Kaiu Shirai (story) and Demizu Posuka (art) Chapters: 181 Genres:  Mystery, Horror, Sci-Fi, Shonen Summary:  At Grace Field House, life couldn't be better for the orphans! Though they have no parents, together with the other kids and a kind "Mama" who cares for them, they form one big, happy family. No child is ever overlooked, especially since they are all adopted by the age of 12. Their daily lives involve rigorous tests, but afterwards, they are allowed to play outside. There is only one rule they must obey: do not leave the orphanage. But one day, two top-scoring orphans, Emma and Norman, venture past the gate and unearth the harrowing secret behind their entire existence. Utilizing their quick-wittedness, the children must work together to somehow change their predetermined fate. (From  M