nobahn's Anime

English Dub
1. "The Red Queen Escapes" (10/11)
2. "Dreams of Alice" (10/11) Ends on a cliffhanger.
3. "Cards" (11/11) An expression of the banality of evil.
4. "Something Not Human" (11/11)
   • Sanae takes Grandpa to task for denying her agency.
   • And so, the battle begins in earnest.

compare/contrast ep.#6 sub/dub
1. "True Colors"|Great music! 10/11
2. "Born to Run"

3. "Fire and Rain"| Rating at 11/11 because of:
   1. The music; and
   2. It's relevance to the #me too movement.
4. "Video Killed the Radio Star"| Their attempt to create a music video ends badly. Woulda' rated it at 10/11 because of the music, but the humor is sick, dude! 11/11
5. "Every Breath You Take"| The atmosphere of the bar/venue is intimate and amazing! 11/11
6. "Live Is a Carnival"| The songs and animation are amazing! 11/11
7. "Show Me the Way"|I was smiling along to the laughter of Tuesday and Carole! 11/11
8. "All the Young Dudes" |Nice music! 11/11

Plot Summary:
Kokonotsu “Coconuts” Shikada dreams of becoming a famous manga artist. The only problem—he’s terrible. His real talent is selling the complex and delicious snacks in his father’s “dagashi” shop. He never thought much about the family business until the trendy, eccentric Hotaru showed up. As a lover of “dagashi,” she can’t let his talent go to waste and decides she won’t stop ‘til she’s sold him on sweets.

1 ep./day
1. Setup; surprisingly humorous.
2. Moderately humorous.
3. 9/11

1. Fan service.
2. "Loser" presents a mystery from the past.

https://fushigiyuugi.fandom.com/wiki/Fushigi_Yuugi_Wiki

1. Obviously, a rather limited animation budget.....
2. The basic setup is set out.
3. So Tamahome seems to be creating the nucleus of a harem.....
4. Love triangles.
5. Taiitsukun tests the two love triangles.
6. "Even if I Die": Taiitsukun creates an evil version of Miaka.
7. • I'm surprised by just how much I'm enjoying the humor in this episode!
   • Miaka and Yui exchange places.
8. "Brief Parting"
   • The animation budget seems to have taken a hit.....
   • So how does Miaka break into the National Library?! (CON)
   • I'm sorry, but I like my plots to maintain an internal logic; how are things "too calm" when military forces are on the border?! (CON)
9. "Enemies Unseen"
   So exactly how do arrows kill an assassin inside a house?! (CON)