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MAO ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Not since Kikyo sealed him to a tree have I seen so much taken from Inu Yasha all at once.
Rooster Fighter ‒ Episode 6
I wasn't quite expecting was just how shlocky this entire episode would end up being.
Witch Hat Atelier ‒ Episode 4
As with the first three episodes, this one does a beautiful job of providing little details that you barely even notice.
Nippon Sangoku The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Anyone out there who is sleeping on Nippon Sangoku anime is making a grave mistake, indeed.
Daemons of the Shadow Realm ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
This anime begins with a Shyamalan-style twist. However, what's interesting is that it is used to hide a much more interesting and personal twist.
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
It's all gas and no breaks now that the barrier has fallen and the monsters are on the loose, and Will is going to be facing off against his most impressive and deadly foes to date.
Akane-banashi ‒ Episode 3
This all coalesces in a scene where we get the essence of the manga with the added benefits of an anime adaptation, such as strong voice acting, the benefits of full motion, and a musical score to accentuate everything.
Needy Girl Overdose ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Needy Girl Overdose understands our current moment in culture better than just about anything else.
Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
This show doesn't feel so much like one cohesive vision as it does a half-dozen different ideas for characters and stories that have all been jammed together into an unwieldy final product.
Ramparts of Ice ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Currently, The Ramparts of Ice feels a bit like You and I Are Polar Opposites, if the whole cast had similar outlooks to Taira and Azuma.
Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
The base is still rock-solid as the series has ever been, and I could watch Rosemyne go about her errands while cutely remarking on everything all day.
Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun Season 4 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
One of the best things about Iruma-kun as a series is the way that it’s always willing to show us new sides of the characters, and that’s on full display here.
Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
A storied institution for teen girls that functions as a pressure cooker for multiple generations of high-strung theater kids is perfect scaffolding for Takako Shimura's stories.
Snowball Earth ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
This opening three-act suite makes for some decent action fluff that is burdened by a problem too big to ignore.
Medalist Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE
What we have here is less of an ending, and more of an advertisement for the upcoming movie.
Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Apparently the Nintendo Famicom is the pinnacle of human civilization. You know what? I can get behind that.
One Piece ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Personally, I love this sense of return to the series earlier roots.
Akane-banashi ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
I’m glad to say that the cast manages this feat and then some, fully finding the characters’ voice in everything from the quiet, mundane human moments to the bombastic performances on stage.
Go For It, Nakamura-kun!! ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
My problem with Nakamura! is that, outside of its directness, there isn't a whole lot going on in these first four episodes.
The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Serafina has been kept down for so long that she doesn’t even realize that she’s landed in clover.
MARRIAGETOXIN ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Whether you're here for the bombastic action scenes or our leading man's efforts to transform himself from an awkward mess to an eligible bachelor, Marriagetoxin looks like it'll have plenty of ways to keep you entertained.
Always a Catch! ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Mimi encourages that sort of attitude in people, like a puppy with boundless energy and cheer, who you forgive for getting muddy paw prints on your clothes because they’re just so darn wonderful.
Dorohedoro Season 2 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Dorohedoro is back, and it is just as gory, grimy, and gleeful as it has ever been.
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
The way the story is told, we are led to believe that we have been shown every one of Subaru's loops. However, that is not necessarily the case.
Witch Hat Atelier ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
After Coco’s discovery that spells can be drawn by anyone, she’s given a concrete example as to why that’s not necessarily a good thing. But do you blame the girl or do you blame the system that forbade her from learning in the first place?
Rooster Fighter ‒ Episode 5
I admire sentimentality in media because it's difficult to balance it, especially in a weekly, episodic TV show. There's a fine line between shlock and reflection, and I think this episode really pulls it off.
Medalist Season 2 ‒ Episode 8
While this whole harness saga was more frustrating than bad, when it's all said and done, I'm still not sure if this detour was worth it.
Rooster Fighter ‒ Episode 4
It's next to impossible to convince someone that the funniest gag you watched on TV all week was a rooster needing to nut.
Fire Force Season 3 ‒ SEASON FINALE
It's been a wild ride, and I can see myself revisiting the adventures of Fire Force Company 8 whenever I need to remind myself to kick back and have a little fun.
Medalist Season 2 ‒ Episode 7
If there's one big takeaway I got from this episode, it's that a harness is basically the ice skating equivalent of a speedy battle shonen power-up.
The Darwin Incident ‒ SEASON FINALE
It leaves me in largely the same place I was with The Darwin Incident when I started its season: not necessarily impressed with its quality but still conspicuously compelled to see where it's going.
Journal with Witch ‒ SEASON FINALE
“I witness you.” Spoken in English from Chiyo to Asa, these words are the fulcrum around which Journal with Witch's finale pivots.
Golden Kamuy Final Season ‒ SEASON FINALE
Golden Kamuy has once again put all of its pieces into an interesting but immediately legible scenario, and I know I’m going to have a blast seeing it all play out once this season resumes!
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE
This season didn't ruin my faith in this series, but it definitely made me lose a lot of the goodwill I had for it.
Tamon's B-Side ‒ SEASON FINALE
I hope we get plenty of merch for this show. Utage deserves some fan shrines.
Hell's Paradise Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE
Am I frustrated that this all built up to a giant cliffhanger? Absolutely.
Rooster Fighter ‒ Episode 3
I didn't even miss not having any Demon fights this episode, because I think the best part of Rooster Fighter is just following our chickens around.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE
In a real way, this is not the story of an immortal elf. Rather it is the story of the goodness of one normal man echoing across history.
You and I Are Polar Opposites ‒ SEASON FINALE
Whatever's next for the series, I'm sure it'll eventually find a way to make all these opposites attract.
Dead Account ‒ SEASON FINALE
This is a lackadaisical ending of anti-climactic proportions.
Fate/strange Fake ‒ SEASON FINALE
To end this season, we return to the events of Fate/Zero and see how Altria's lowest moment inspires Richard to reach for his highest.
Roll Over and Die ‒ SEASON FINALE
It's frustrating when a finale arranges an intriguing pattern of dominoes without proving to the audience that it has the gumption and foresight to knock them over correctly.
Trigun Stargaze ‒ SEASON FINALE
At least it was pretty, I guess.
Medalist Season 2 ‒ Episode 6
While I wish we'd gotten some actual interaction between Inori and Hikaru this week, the episode at least compensates for that with good humor.
Sentenced to Be a Hero ‒ SEASON FINALE
All of the season’s plot threads and concepts click perfectly into place in this final week.
Fire Force Season 3 ‒ Episode 24
Solving the meaning of life, the universe, and everything has never been Shinra Kusakabe's bag. He just needs to know where the nearest crisis is and whatever he needs to hit really freaking hard to make things right.
In the Clear Moonlit Dusk ‒ Episode 11
The question becomes, does In the Clear Moonlit Dusk believe that men and women can be friends?
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 ‒ SEASON FINALE
This episode finally got me on the JJK hype train and it is one hell of a ride!
Chained Soldier Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE
I won't at all be surprised if we're reunited with everyone's favorite Sex Pokémon and His Harem of Deadly Supersoldier Mistresses sooner rather than later.
The Holy Grail of Eris ‒ SEASON FINALE
Scarlett, when paired with Connie, is Harmonia, Eris’ counterpart.
The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife ‒ SEASON FINALE
It doesn't matter how you literally see things, what matters is how things feel and actually are.
Oshi no Ko Season 3 ‒ SEASON FINALE
Aqua and Ruby made up, and with textbook Oshi No Ko quirkiness, it’s time to Make It Weird.
Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube ‒ SEASON FINALE
Who doesn’t want to non-consensually probe the deepest, darkest aspects of their teachers’ subconscious psyches?
Journal with Witch ‒ Episode 12
At times, Journal with Witch acts like a trained killer sent here to assassinate me specifically.
The Darwin Incident ‒ Episode 12
Everyone's still got growing to do. Granted, that growing now involves Charlie asking the only girl he's ever said more than ten sentences to if she wants to share a banana split with him.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 ‒ Episode 25
Wow, they really just tried to shove everything into the second last episode of the season didn
Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers ‒ SEASON FINALE
This season could be seen as a fascinating tangle of a creation, especially as a legacy follow-up to a classic franchise. But I don't know that it succeeded.
Hell's Paradise Season 2 ‒ Episode 11
It feels weird that the first half of this episode is dedicated to him reflecting on how his wife's influence has changed him, but whether or not she's real anymore doesn't really come up.
Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter ‒ SEASON FINALE
I appreciate Bean Counter's approach to isekai: that until other worlds stop kidnapping teenagers or acknowledging that that’s a problem, the genre is going to be stale.
Wash It All Away ‒ SEASON FINALE
This anime’s curtain fall feels more like a long rush to the finish line than a properly satisfying conclusion.
Golden Kamuy Final Season ‒ Episode 61
Golden Kamuy has long earned praise for depicting the fullness of the human experience within its story, and this episode is a non-stop deep dive into the best, worst, and weirdest parts of the human condition.
You and I Are Polar Opposites ‒ Episode 11
This episode wasn't exactly lacking in charm, but it did leave me feeling a little starved on the romance front.
Trigun Stargaze ‒ Episode 11
I’m struggling to decide if the writers know what they’re doing, or if the last few plot twists have been symptoms of terminal idiocy.
Dead Account ‒ Episode 11
Another episode that is the same old same old, bearing all of the warts I’ve written about for what seems like an eternity now.
Fate/strange Fake ‒ Episode 12
Understanding this episode requires quite a bit of information not covered in this series specifically.
Rooster Fighter ‒ Episode 2
If Keiji is a photo-realistic Ferrari of a chicken, Piyoko is a bit like a week-old balloon animal, rasping as the air is being let out.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 ‒ Episode 9
Every once in a while, we need an episode like this one—one that reminds us what exactly Frieren’s journey is for.
The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife ‒ Episode 11
If the episode ended with the cut to black while our two leads were leaving the village, it would have been perfect.
Roll Over and Die ‒ Episode 11
The uncomfortable introduction leads nicely into the confrontation with Dein, and while this manifests as a literal battle, it is better understood as an ideological conflict.
Fire Force Season 3 ‒ Episode 23
Fittingly, this climactic confrontation with Haumea is essentially the show's big 'Third Impact' moment… though I think it may work better on paper than in execution.
Sentenced to Be a Hero ‒ Episode 11
The only real criticisms that I have are that it is so joyful it almost feels tonally out of step with the rest of the series.
Medalist Season 2 ‒ Episode 5
Even if Tsukasa isn't necessarily using Inori as a way to redo his past failures, it's also true that training her has made it easier for him to continue running away from himself.
Chained Soldier Season 2 ‒ Episode 11
Maybe it would be more appropriate if I said this is “an episode that shoots for the stars…except, in this universe, all of the constellations have been replaced with crudely drawn doodles of big butts and bouncing boobs."
Tamon's B-Side ‒ Episode 12
I just want to stand on a roof and yell about what a great episode we got this week.
Champignon Witch ‒ SEASON FINALE
Life goes on, whether you’re a white witch, a black one, or something else entirely. The important thing is to keep trying and keep moving forward.
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 ‒ Episode 58
This is probably the most frustrating episode of JJK so far this season, and I can’t wait to wash the taste of it out of my mouth next week with one of my favorite bouts from the manga.
SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table ‒ SEASON FINALE
SHIBOYUGI is an indulgent tonic of equal parts empathy and anger that invites us to luxuriate in an elegy for a world gone insane.
In the Clear Moonlit Dusk ‒ Episode 10
To be treated as a girl is to be considered beautiful. To be considered dateable by boys and not dateable by other girls.
The Holy Grail of Eris ‒ Episode 11
Will the goddess of discord’s grail be filled to the brim with blood? Or will someone spill it and finally put the past to rest?
Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube ‒ Episode 24
With traditional exorcism methods out of the question, Nube saves the day with something he’s particularly skilled at: empathy and heartfelt tears.
The Darwin Incident ‒ Episode 11
It's only fair that this follow-up episode is a bit more mechanically minded in getting all its gene-spliced ducks back in a row.
Hana-Kimi ‒ SEASON FINALE
Slice-of-life sitcoms like Hana-Kimi don't need to be a tightly-woven tapestry, but this is closer to a moth-eaten mesh.
Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers ‒ Episode 11
It's not that the show is devoid of ideas, it's just that it lacks the time, space, and structure to articulate them effectively.
Oshi no Ko Season 3 ‒ Episode 10
The way Aqua is making an enemy out of me, he should think twice before standing on a cliff.
Journal with Witch ‒ Episode 11
Journal with Witch paints an entire tableau with a few lines of dialogue. It casts light onto indeterminate shapes lurking within my soul.
Trigun Stargaze ‒ Episode 10
Perhaps this is yet another layer of narrative fakery, and episode eleven or twelve will culminate in a heartbreakingly nihilistic orgy of bloody ultra-violence where no-one survives.
Wash It All Away ‒ Episode 11
This episode comes across as a bag of the most mixed, divided of sorts: a second half that is as “what you see is what you get” as it comes, and a first half that’s just...there.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 ‒ Episode 24
This episode is finally hitting a lot of notes that I’ve been begging for all season!
Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter ‒ Episode 11
Seiichiro and Aresh’s relationship is so delightfully mutual now – they can call each other out on little things, yearn to be closer in ways they culturally understand, and are just so damn cute.
Golden Kamuy Final Season ‒ Episode 60
Animation issues aside, there’s a lot to love in this episode, and I hope future installments manage to look as good as this caliber of writing deserves.
Hell's Paradise Season 2 ‒ Episode 10
This episode of Hell's Paradise does something that I didn't realize the series could do.
Rooster Fighter ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
It's what makes Keiji such an on-target protagonist. He embodies all the heroic traits, from his rippling chicken thighs to his relentless womanizing, but he's also… well, he's a chicken.
Fate/strange Fake ‒ Episode 11
Ayaka inspires Richard to dream again—to not be tied down by the grim reality he often lived.
You and I Are Polar Opposites ‒ Episode 10
While we're gonna have to wait a bit to see how each of these romantic escapades play out, the fact these pairs all have something going on is a testament to how well this show is handling its balancing act.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 ‒ Episode 8
It's not what a person believes that makes them good or evil, but rather the actions they choose to take. And Stark and Genau constantly make choices that firmly place them on the side of the angels.
Roll Over and Die ‒ Episode 10
Unfortunately, the content of this episode is only slightly more interesting than the murky fog rolling throughout the city.
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