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Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- ‒ Episode 22
Jinwoo worries that the more he gives into his battle-lust, the further he is from being the son his mother loves—and the closer to the “monster” he had to become to save her.
The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World ‒ Episode 9
Azir’s backstory entwines neatly with Aniya’s and in revealing his background we also more fully understand her own trials and tribulations.
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Season 2 ‒ Episode 9
What makes Hanako-kun such an intriguing character is that there is always a part of him that remains unknowable.
Tasokare Hotel ‒ Episode 10
Tasokare Hotel doles out intrigue, twists, jokes, and a jumpscare from Ali Project in the year 2025. That's what I call good room service.
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 2 ‒ Episode 21
It's a cornucopia of cute remixed girlfriend looks; I'm going to be thinking about long-haired Iku and short-haired Karane for at least the next week, thank you.
Witchy Precure! -MIRAI DAYS- ‒ Episode 9
Chronosto wants people to look to the past and turn their backs on any idea of a future. But the future’s still out there.
Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga ‒ Episode 10
Bells chime, the sun rises and down below, a sinner struggles towards the light.
Sakamoto Days ‒ Episode 9
Even the most mundane of tools is an instrument of destruction in the hands of Sakamoto.
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 ‒ Episode 33
For all of their issues, both the late emperor and Anshi are sad characters.
Übel Blatt ‒ Episode 9
Even average quality episodes like this only stand to reinforce my disappointment in what could have been, had Übel Blatt received anything close to a competent adaptation.
From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! ‒ Episode 9
The sheer audacity of this sequence had me grinning from ear-to-ear, and by itself earns the episode an extra star.
Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE ‒ Episode 9
It's never occurred to Dr. Xeno that someone like Chrome might exist.
Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast - ‒ Episode 10
This show is dense. It's dense as hell. It's friggin' dense macabre.
Honey Lemon Soda ‒ Episode 9
The most important piece of this episode is that Uka finally takes a stand with her father.
Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective ‒ Episode 9
We got a mixed bag on our hands this week; an incredibly weak first half, and an emotionally-charged, strong second half.
Flower and Asura ‒ Episode 9
This anime brings a ton of nuance to the table, and approaches conflict in a way I’m not sure many other pieces of fiction, in general, would.
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3 ‒ Episode 63
The real focus of this episode is the fight between Garfiel and Kurgan—except that it isn't.
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V ‒ SEASON FINALE
As a villain, Freya’s uneven, but that’s what makes her work. Her motives are selfish, but also pure-hearted, and while I can’t condone what she’s done, I can also understand why she felt she had to do them.
ZENSHU. ‒ Episodes 8-9
Surviving characters can always be killed later, but there's no reviving the dead.
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth ‒ Episode 23
As the episode title indicates, these characters are literary comrades telling a story that's timelier than ever.
Übel Blatt ‒ Episode 8
To any other viewers still bothering to stick with Übel Blatt this far, I want to ask,“why?”
One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga ‒ Episode 18
Nothing like killing your foe on a geological time scale.
Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 ‒ Episode 46
You don’t think this season would stop in the middle of a new arc it just started, do you?
I May Be a Guild Receptionist ‒ Episode 8
This episode manages to make Lululee casting a revive spell a meaningful enough event that it’s earned, I think.
My Happy Marriage Season 2 ‒ Episode 22
Sometimes the mark of a good episode is that you've read the source material, know where the plot is going, and still spend the entire runtime on the edge of your seat.
Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! ‒ Episode 10
The show was so close in getting me to genuinely feel
something that it actually pissed me off.
something that it actually pissed me off.
Medalist ‒ Episode 9
Inori and Tsukasa may not have gotten the victory they wanted, but they did get the experience they needed, and it's great to see that framed as a positive.
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- ‒ Episode 21
Even before the start of his leveling-up journey, Jinwoo has been driven by one thing: family.
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Season 2 ‒ Episode 8
Sometimes violence is the only language your ghost boyfriend can understand.
Tasokare Hotel ‒ Episode 9
With a little less meandering and a little more focus on being a lesbian in the limelight, I think Tasokare Hotel could have made Kaneko's story its best yet.
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 2 ‒ Episode 20
It was a resolution that had me squee-ing like a fangirl in support of one more frontier blazed by this show for potential girlfriend yuri.
The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World ‒ Episode 8
There have been shorter flashbacks that show us a bit of Togo's world and some Super Sentai stylings here and this week we are treated to an entire episode of a Sentai show that never was.
Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga ‒ Episode 9
I thought the episode would be a big fight. Instead, it's Grave of the Fireflies time.
Sakamoto Days ‒ Episode 8
Aside from finding out the deer man is a deer cyborg, this is a mostly functional episode without any big highlights.
Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! ‒ Episode 8
Let's give Lady Arkdragon a round of applause, everybody. Thanks to her intervention, our adorkable protagonists actually stand a decent chance of hooking up before the end of the decade.
Witchy Precure! -MIRAI DAYS- ‒ Episode 8
This week's episode shows us that the only person truly living in the present is Ha-chan.
Momentary Lily ‒ Episode 9
In which three different people from different corners of the globe have their own special encounters with Momentary Lily.
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 ‒ Episode 32
This episode is one of the clearest set up episodes that the series has indulged in, and it's a testament to how good the show is that it doesn't feel like it lags even without major forward-moving plot.
Dragon Ball Daima ‒ SERIES FINALE
If Dragon Ball Daima truly is the last piece of Akira Toriyama's legacy to be brought into the world, I'm more than satisfied with the result.
Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective ‒ Episode 8
Word-that-rhymes-with-luck cancer.
Flower and Asura ‒ Episode 8
This anime can accomplish a satisfying emotional rollercoaster in 20 minutes that takes some anime entire seasons.
From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! ‒ Episode 8
There’s a reason Grace’s curls are so immaculate! Mathilde’s hand- warming skills act as human hair curling tongs.
Blue Box ‒ Episode 21
For as much as I would love to get to the point where Taiki and Chinatsu can just start dating already, I appreciated getting to spend so much time with Chinatsu and her own, unique process of understanding what “love” even means.
Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast - ‒ Episode 9
I warned you about Uika, bro! I told you, dog!
Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE ‒ Episode 8
Xeno wants to be a dictator with absolute rule so he can do the science he wants when he wants; he wants his freedom at the cost of everyone else's.
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V ‒ Episode 14
If Freya loses the War Game, she will be freed from a life that’s become a cage, and as someone who loves her, that’s what Hedin wants to do.
Honey Lemon Soda ‒ Episode 8
Although Honey Lemon Soda looks more like a romance now than it did before, it’s still really about Uka and how she’s growing up.
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3 ‒ Episode 62
As cathartic as this episode is, there is a lot here left if not “unexplained” then at least “under-explained.”
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth ‒ Episode 22
I'm glad Orb resolves Draka's publishing woes with a truce mired in cynicism. That feels true to life. That's how the Earth moves.
One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga ‒ Episode 17
So this is the biggest gathering of Straw Hats since the battle at Marineford, and that’s no small feat.
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- ‒ Episode 20
With all the action, character development, and world-building this season, it can be easy to overlook how the series has been steadily expanding its main mystery in the background.
I May Be a Guild Receptionist ‒ Episode 7
The thing is, Alina’s struggle hasn’t changed a whole lot since episode 1 while Lululee is going through grim flashbacks, old connections, and the difficult task of coming to terms with her own past.
My Happy Marriage Season 2 ‒ Episode 21
My Happy Marriage has a habit of giving us “calm before the storm” episodes, and this is clearly one of them.
Tasokare Hotel ‒ Episode 8
Neko isn't going to let her lack of penlight stop her from geeking out to her little wota heart's content.
Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 ‒ Episode 45
I should’ve known this was the direction the series would take.
Medalist ‒ Episode 8
This episode is a good reminder that kids can be way more receptive to the feelings of the adults around them than we give them credit for.
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Season 2 ‒ Episode 7
Is it ethical to murder a dead person?
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 2 ‒ Episode 19
And so arrives Utsukushisugi Mimimi, asking the burning question, "What if a girl loved herself as much as Rentaro loved her?"
The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World ‒ Episode 7
Why, folks, I think this may just be our Kamen Rider analog.
Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! ‒ Episode 9
This show's biggest problem is that even when it does everything right, it’s not better than any standard fantasy story.
Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga ‒ Episode 8
Here's the carnage of the Blue Night, with Satan's frenzied search for a new body engulfing all sides of the show's world.
Witchy Precure! -MIRAI DAYS- ‒ Episodes 6-7
Growing up sometimes means growing apart, and while I wouldn't say Mirai and Liko have done that, there are differences in their relationship that hurt Mirai. It's natural, but that doesn't make it fun.
Sakamoto Days ‒ Episode 7
This episode is proof that Sakamoto Days is at its best when it leans into its own absurdity.
Übel Blatt ‒ Episode 7
If you’re not all in on Köinzell’s blood-soaked quest for vengeance by this point, then you should realize that this story is absolutely not for you.
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 ‒ Episodes 30-31
Maomao, for all of her brilliance, is stubbornly blind in specific instances.
From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! ‒ Episode 7
Does Leopold’s desire to keep his hobbies secret from his wife suggest that perhaps she’s very strict, and the likely cause of Grace’s villainess development?
Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! ‒ Episode 7
What perfect little dorks. God bless their innocent, virgin souls.
Dragon Ball Daima ‒ Episode 19
The only force in the universe capable of keeping Vegeta out of a fight is not being able to cuddle with his wife, and I think that’s beautiful.
Momentary Lily ‒ Episode 8
In which a skeptic meets a young woman in desperate need of answers.
Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE ‒ Episode 7
Even though Senku does not agree with Dr. Xeno's “science is power” philosophy, he nonetheless explores the destructive side of science. It's not morals that rule Senku, after all. It's curiosity.
Blue Box ‒ Episode 20
For as good as the show is at setting such a painfully relatable mood of youthful uncertainty, I think Blue Box has finally hit the point of diminishing returns.
Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast - ‒ Episode 8
Umiri reveals herself to be entertaining in ways I'd never have expected. It could not be funnier that this is who Taki originally tapped to serve as the more stable replacement for Soyo.
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3 ‒ Episode 61
On the most basic level, Liliana's story mirrors Subaru's.
Flower and Asura ‒ Episode 7
This is the first time in this series so far that something in the broadcast club looked substantially different from its competitive speech equivalent.
Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective ‒ Episode 7
If the hospital is concerned enough about the sheer possibility that Dr. Takao misdiagnosed someone that they’re attempting to remove her department, then why is she still allowed to be doing her job at all?
ZENSHU. ‒ Episode 7
It feels like a commentary on how we idealize genius and, in the process, spoil people who style themselves virtuoso.
Honey Lemon Soda ‒ Episodes 6-7
Ultimately, Uka’s relationship with Kai has to take a back seat to her relationship with herself.
Übel Blatt ‒ Episode 6
Would you like a side order of edge, dripping with edge sauce, to go with your freshly grilled edge?
My Happy Marriage Season 2 ‒ Episode 20
Even Kiyoka knows that this episode is the calm before the storm.
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth ‒ Episode 21
Yet again, mankind finds a way to undermine its progress.
One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga ‒ Episode 16
Shirahoshi gets to show her strength for once in a scene that underscores that even those we perceive as weak and meek may have tremendous willpower.
Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga ‒ Episode 7
The previous episode pushed Rin into existential despair; this week, we see the remedy.
The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World ‒ Episode 6
The academy setting and whoa-whoa-you’re-taking-a-bath! hijinks do substantially less to stand out and make this episode feel a bit more run-of-the-mill.
Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 ‒ Episode 44
I love situations where a show takes a mission and seemingly turns it on its head. In this episode's case, that happens both figuratively and quite literally.
Medalist ‒ Episode 7
Ultimately, Tsukasa’s only real problem as a coach is his inability to believe in himself
Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! ‒ Episode 8
I wonder what was more boring, last week's plot-heavy episode or this week's episode that spent eight minutes buying a house?
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Season 2 ‒ Episode 6
Welcome back to the winter anime season's most average high school rom-com.
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 2 ‒ Episode 18
This was always the perfect show to do a Baseball Episode, they just needed to wait until they had enough players to fill out the team.
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- ‒ Episode 19
Jinwoo is a character with clarity of purpose.
Tasokare Hotel ‒ Episode 7
When Akari and Ruri use each other as surrogates for the family they left behind, Tasokare Hotel paints an affecting tableau.
Momentary Lily ‒ Episode 7
In which our critic finds a nice place to stop in for a damn fine cup of coffee.
Blue Box ‒ Episode 19
This is a solid episode of Blue Box, even if it is starting to show some of the wear-and-tear of a traditional romance story that is only nineteen weeks into a story that has a long way left to go.
Sakamoto Days ‒ Episode 6
While Sakamoto and Shin’s run-in with this downtrodden sniper might not have lead to anything surprising, the results are still pretty entertaining
I May Be a Guild Receptionist ‒ Episode 6
I was surprised that Lululee got another episode largely dedicated to her backstory.
Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! ‒ Episode 6
I'm approaching my mid-30s, I've been married for ten years, and it's time that anime caters to my vanilla-as-hell romance kinks, dammit.
Dragon Ball Daima ‒ Episode 18
While I know Daima has been jokingly referred to as “GT but canon,” I wasn’t expecting this week’s episode to make that quite so literal.
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