On 18 July 2023 BiS closed their 3 balls and 2 strikes TOUR with a final at LIQUIDROOM in Ebisu, Tokyo, and this Blu-ray keeps the whole night. The run had opened in Osaka on 20 May and covered eleven shows in ten cities — the first national tour the group attempted after two members left and three new ones arrived, and the tour's own title, a baseball full count, admitted they were down to their last chance. Toggy, Nano3, Hyuga, Iko Mugennokanata, Kurenai World's End and Shion Epic tear through fifteen songs from "LET'S GO Doumo" to "LOVE", then answer a crowd chanting "new era!" with an encore built on two brand-new Masayuki Nakano productions, before "CURTAiN CALL" is played twice to send everyone home. Nineteen songs and six MCs, in a room BiS has always treated as sacred ground.
The “gay best friend”, an age-old trope, has been done in countless films and television series. Ranging from one-note (Sex and the City's Stanford and Mario) to nuanced (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Tituss), the gay best friend exists to support and advise the main protagonist, with their conflicts swept to the side.
As a whole, Sightless pushed boundaries between illusion and reality. It made viewers question if there really is a difference. Ellen was strong, brave, and even compassionate given her situation. She was a force to be reckoned with.
Asha, the main character, is a biracial woman who discovers the power of magic wishing dust.
This emotional, frightening, and dreamlike story examines the ways actresses are exploited in the name of art.
Unknown Origins promises a cool spin on superheroes and serial killers, but ultimately delivers cheap comedy.
Amid the ongoing debate surrounding Christa Pike’s death sentence, watching East of Eden, which shows that women can be monstrous too, is definitely refreshing.
