da movies
(4k HDR blu-ray rewatch)
Why the hell did I rate this less than 5 stars before?
This movie opens with a weather alert on someone’s phone warning them of a “Yakuza Hurricane” weather incident. I won’t spoil any more of the story, because it needs to be experienced in the moment.
Some genuinely killer character designs kick off this film and then Kazuki Nakashima’s scripting is unleashed for the rest of it, consistently surprising me every five minutes. God, there’s several artistic choices and segments in this that are just delightful. I’m tempted to just list them out, but I’ll hold myself back. This fucking rocked.
I guess since this is a single-season show this shows up on here. Sure!
Apocalypse Hotel is, as of July 1st 2025, the best anime that has aired this year, hands down. There's some good stuff coming down the pipe (later this month, in fact!), but it'll have to fire on all cylinders to knock AH from its podium.
Yachiyo is a hotel concierge robot who runs the Gingarou Hotel long after humanity has been mostly wiped out by a…