Profile avatar
joshastevens.com
Anime PR and writer who loves Pokémon and is a massive Mari Okada fanatic. By-lines at Anime UK News, Crunchyroll etc. He/Him. www.joshastevens.com
208 posts 119 followers 179 following
Prolific Poster
Conversation Starter

“Oh, Herman Miller chairs are good for your back” they said. Well, they’ve never had to carry one up a flight of stairs.

#ReZero did it again. An intense, heartbreaking, and absolutely cathartic episode - capped off with the most brilliantly absurd moment in the series. This episode had every emotion, and handled them with care. I thought this anime couldn’t get any better, but Season 3 is a masterpiece.

Very surprised (and happy) that we're getting the Marnie and Steven #PokémonTCG Rival Battle Decks in English... even though I just did order a JPN Marnie last week 😅 Odd that the EN decks are using Sada and Turo Researches instead of Magnolia and Birch, though. www.pokebeach.com/2025/02/riva...

Every morning, I wake up, make breakfast for myself and the doggo, then log into #PokémonTCG Live to remind a Dragapult player of their place. All in day’s work for a Feraligatr player xoxo

Turns out I had more thoughts about #CaptainAmerica: Brave New World that I couldn’t fit into a single post, so here’s a review! A fun thriller that doesn’t deserve the negativity circling around it. www.joshastevens.com/post/captain...

“Captain America: Brave New World” was a suspenseful political thriller that felt like a return to Phase 2, but stumbles when it remembers it’s also a superhero movie. The action refreshingly highlighted that Sam isn’t super, and Harrison Ford delivered a strong performance. A solid, safe ★ ★ ★.

Cinema is slowly getting busier as people get seated for Captain America: Brave New World. Someone’s phone started blaring Jeff the Land Shark singing the Marvel Rivals theme. We’re in good company.

Maiden of White caught a fish once, and it was thiiiiis big. #YuGiOh

Oh damn, this week’s episode of ReZero was INCREDIBLE. The facial expressions, the awesome ice-skating battle sequence, and seeing Emilia going all out in her own right. A phenomenal episode.

I watched the “Whisper of the Heart” live-action adaptation/sequel last night, and was left just as confused as the film was. So, I had to put my thoughts down to try and make sense of them. www.joshastevens.com/post/review-...

CoMix Wave Films (Your Name, Suzume) and Evan Call (Frieren, Violet Evergarden) doing a Pokémon short?! Sign me up!

“Ben has always been a rock”. I like how the trailer conveys an understanding of these characters and the roles they play in the family - with hints of Sue maybe having a large focus? The vibe is neat, and I’m looking forward to finally having my boy Ben in the MCU. youtu.be/AzMo-FgRp64?...

✨ #TheColorsWithin is already making waves! 🌟 See why critics are raving with these star reviews! Don't miss Naoko Yamada's newest masterpiece OUT NOW 💗 🎟️ TICKETS: colorswithin.co.uk

I want to thank all the talented critics who have reviewed the UK release of #TheColorsWithin and sang its praises. It’s been incredible seeing the love for this film build. However my Mum sobbed at the end and called it the best anime she’s ever seen, so that’s the most important review now xoxo

Hina is the moment. #BlueBox #AoNoHako

Girls night out! 🍺🐺 I made “Spice & Wolf” my personality last year, so some good friends bought me enough Holo figures to make a shrine!

Shout-out to my friend Beccy, who bought me the best #OnePieceTCG boosters for my birthday. I needed more OP07 Ace for my deck, but they’re so expensive. Absolutely delighted!

At the #OnePieceTCG store in Camden for my first ever in-person tournament. Fully expecting to lose every games, but gotta start somewhere!

When I visited Tokyo back in 2023, a copy of #RuriDragon Vol. 1 was at the top of my shopping list. Now, the manga is finally out in English too! There were only two copies left on the shelf, and as soon as I took one, someone else grabbed the other! @viz.com

Person in front of me at my local was asking which #OnePieceTCG set has the best “value”. Urgh… those kinds of people need to stay away from Trading Card Games.

#BlueBox episode 14 was SO GOOD! Such a sweet episode, with Hina once again proving why she’s such a precious goblin, but then that ending… Aaaaaah!

Same, Squirtle. Same.

All the evidence we need that awards are a con smh.

If someone told me that Zenshu is based on an actual episode of delirium suffered by an overworked and starving animator… I wouldn’t doubt it. That magical girl transformation of the desk was brilliantly ridiculous.

The Blue Box anime team clearly know who best girl is. youtu.be/pAjs2GWEZvI?...

My two favourite films of 2024: one took an unusual and simple premise, only to nurture it into a life-affirming reflection on our experiences and the connections we make, that I have continued to contemplate ever since my first viewing. The other is “#PerfectDays”. #SonicMovie #SonicMovie3

25 years ago, I started my journey with a GameBoy Color and Pokémon Red Version. While a lot has changed in my life and the world in the years since, Pokémon has remained a major part of who I am - far too many memories to share. My Red was once signed by Junichi Masuda, but that faded away!

I’ve mostly been whelmed by the current #BLEACH TYBW cour, but this episode was *really* good. Maybe because, even with a fight going on, it was very much grounded in why Kyoraku and Nanao are as people. Chill Guy vs Biblically Accurate Angel was a mood too.

The only #OnePieceTCG OP09 pulls that matter ❤️

Opening the new “Hayao Miyazaki and The Heron” documentary with a shot of him in an onsen with his very pixelated crotch was certainly… a choice. A choice that has left me in hysterics for a good few minutes.

Watching #BlueBox and aaaah Taiki why are you even interested in Plain Jane Chinatsu when Hina is *right there*?! #AoNoHako #アオのハコ

My beloved spreading the Christmas cheer. Oh, how I miss you, Famichiki.

This week’s One Piece chapter melted my heart. I actually had a little cry. I love how Oda just let this moment stand on its own without needing some cliffhanger. He knew this would be enough, and it was so much more. It was perfect.

Wendy’s, I misjudged you. My previous experience in Tokyo was not a fair representation of your game. Your chicken nuggets are actually really good.

Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window is an equal parts entertaining and important movie with anti-war themes at its core. @aliciahaddick.com spoke with director Shinnosuke Yakuwa about these themes and his approach to tackling them in the film for us.

Just found out Sonic 3 isn’t out in the UK until 27th December. Christmas is ruined smh.