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Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider ‒ Episode 13
What? You actually thought this was a Kamen Rider show and not the sequel to an often-overlooked 2003 anime?
Gnosia ‒ Episode 12
It's the inability to provide any sense of emotional or thematic progression that is making Gnosia into a show that feels like less than the sum of its parts.
One Piece ‒ SEASON FINALE
It has everything a feast needs: smiling Nico Robin, food and songs, smiling Nico Robin, tearful tributes, smiling Nico Robin, and best of all: smiling Nico Robin.
This Monster Wants to Eat Me ‒ SEASON FINALE
Lest it leave us on too healthy a note, This Monster Wants to Eat Me wraps up the season with a reminder that love and pain walk hand in hand.
The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess ‒ SEASON FINALE
If anything, a subversion would be a betrayal of its exploration of the crappy cliches that teenagers feel drawn to, at least at this point in the story.
Spy×Family Season 3 ‒ SEASON FINALE
When Loid is approaching his apartment, he thinks to himself that it feels like forever since he’s been home. Just “home,” not “Loid’s home” or “Operation Strix’s home,” home.
A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace ‒ Episode 12
The theme of this episode is all about how the connections we foster with people.
With You, Our Love Will Make it Through ‒ Episode 11
Finally, we start getting something a little bit juicy besides the…actual juicy stuff.
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE
This is a final episode that’s about as good as Chili’s ribs: not the best out there, but immensely satisfying nonetheless.
Ranma ½ ‒ SEASON FINALE
Who could this be, and how are they incompetent enough to make this mistake? He'd have to be blind, stupid, or both.
Gachiakuta ‒ SEASON FINALE
The show about the stinky little trashboy who flings poop at his mentors and smiles with all of the grace of a meth-fiend baboon has proven to have a shockingly deep and nuanced emotional core.
Dusk Beyond the End of the World ‒ SEASON FINALE
This was, in my opinion, the worst anime of the season.
Isekai Quartet 3 ‒ SEASON FINALE
Perhaps in their own respective series, our heroes will find a little bit extra inner strength—strength provided by the multiverse-spanning friendships they were never meant to have during the silly school life they never experienced.
One Piece ‒ Episode 1154
Big News Morgan is like an affable cousin you see around the holidays: always a delight to catch up with, but he’s still the same as the last time you saw him.
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's ‒ SEASON FINALE
I'm a big fan of any show that sets up a moral dilemma and has the characters resolve it—but leaves it up to the audience to decide whether our heroes did the right thing or not.
Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE
Oguri Cap is the main anime vanguard of the franchise at this point, and why shouldn't she be? She represents the show's modern form, heralded by butt-rock openers and strained, sweaty facial expressions.
GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class ‒ SEASON FINALE
While I haven't had a terrible time with this spin-off, much like Takasugi last week, I question if this was all worth bringing Gintama back from the dead.
The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess ‒ Episode 15
Is it worth being annoyed that The Fated Magical Princess chose to abandon the manhwa in its final few episodes? I’m still trying to decide.
Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! ‒ SEASON FINALE
Unfortunately, I think it suits this series to end on such an underwhelming note.
DIGIMON BEATBREAK ‒ Episode 12
Even though this episode marks the end of Digimon Beatbreak's first cour, in many ways it feels like its true beginning
Touring After the Apocalypse ‒ SEASON FINALE
The lush, verdant landscapes of this empty, crumbling future Japan will remain in my memory for a long time.
To Your Eternity Season 3 ‒ Episode 12
For as much as I am enjoying this third season of To Your Eternity, I fear the story may be falling into a pacing trap
Mechanical Marie ‒ SEASON FINALE
Mechanical Marie has always looked cheap and cheerful, with bargain-basement animation carried merely by its sheer innocent charm.
Gnosia ‒ Episode 11
I am beginning to worry that all Gnosia the Anime will end up accomplishing is making me want to switch off the T.V. and simply check out Gnosia the Video Game, instead.
Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 ‒ SEASON FINALE
This whole episode feels like a fever dream—which is exactly what it turns out to be.
One Punch Man Season 3 ‒ Episode 11
Even as One Punch Man season three technically improves, it continues to remind us how far this franchise has fallen, and I cannot wait for it to be over soon.
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider ‒ Episode 12
This week’s episode left me with a question: Has the novelty finally worn off? Honestly, I think it has.
This Monster Wants to Eat Me ‒ Episode 12
Both Shiori and the story recognize that she can't just renew their original promise. They need to up the toxic yuri quotient, and this week, the dial goes to eleven.
May I Ask for One Final Thing? ‒ SEASON FINALE
Who among us wouldn’t pay the highest of prices for even the chance to be ground into a fine crimson dust under the finely polished knuckles of Scarlet’s trademark gloves?
Spy×Family Season 3 ‒ Episode 49
There’s no surer sign that Twilight is on the scene than when he shows up looking exactly like the guy he’s fighting.
SANDA ‒ SEASON FINALE
It’s appropriate that SANDA ends with its main duo having a bit more clarity but being a lot worse off, as that struggle is a big part of the transition from childhood into adulthood.
A Star Brighter Than the Sun ‒ SEASON FINALE
A Star Brighter Than the Sun doesn’t break any molds. It hews close to most of the tropes of its genre. But it was still a charming way to spend an anime season.
Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation ‒ SEASON FINALE
The franchise uses the time-honored tradition of giving attractive characters garbage personality traits—and I think that's beautiful.
With You, Our Love Will Make it Through ‒ Episode 10
From my perspective, not addressing it runs the risk of muddying what exactly the prejudice metaphor of the show is supposed to be about.
A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace ‒ Episode 11
Wow, the show really just went full yuri in the second half.
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Season 2 ‒ Episode 11
There are plenty of things fishy about this episode, but hey, who can complain when calamari’s on the menu?
One Piece ‒ Episode 1153
The Straw Hats won. The World Government lost. But it sure doesn’t feel like a victory.
GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class ‒ Episode 11
What looks to be a good old-fashioned school brawl instead has this show pondering the nature of its own existence.
Isekai Quartet 3 ‒ Episode 10
Alpha has to realize that this world works fundamentally different to her own—that what was a villain in one world can be a hero in this one.
Dusk Beyond the End of the World ‒ Episode 11
This week’s episode feels like it was haphazardly pulled out of thin air on the spot.
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's ‒ Episode 11
Latty is an enigmatic character—though not for the usual reasons.
Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! ‒ Episode 11
If this anime thinks it can distract me from how boring it’s quickly becoming with a cute puppy, then it’s absolutely right.
The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess ‒ Episode 14
The best way for Athanasia to protect herself is to show the world what she’s capable of.
Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Season 2 ‒ Episode 22
It's easy to joke about the absurd-on-its-face anthropomorphization device of the horse girls, but the final flashback-coded finish between Oguri Cap and Tamamo Cross wouldn't work otherwise.
Touring After the Apocalypse ‒ Episode 11
Trust Yoko to find the most implausible, physically dangerous way to do something.
My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON ‒ SERIES FINALE
Say it with me now: EVEN YOU CAN BE A HERO!
Mechanical Marie ‒ Episode 11
Who puts locks on the outside of their bathrooms?
One Punch Man Season 3 ‒ Episode 10
Well, it was fun while it lasted, but One Punch Man season three is back to sucking with episode nine.
DIGIMON BEATBREAK ‒ Episode 11
I'm sure that Tomoro and Gekkomon will have to mend their relationship to survive this mess in one piece, but given how many issues their communication problems have caused, they'll be in for a rough time getting there.
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider ‒ Episode 11
This episode is mainly light comedy and men getting horny—nothing really important or meaningful when it comes to moving the plot forward.
Gachiakuta ‒ Episode 23
You have to love how Rudo acquires healthy outlooks on how to process difficult emotions the same way that most shonen protagonists collect special moves and power-ups.
Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 ‒ Episode 8
The Bird of Paradise is a story focused almost completely on the internal—a battle within an injured, terrified girl’s mind for the fate of her soul.
To Your Eternity Season 3 ‒ Episode 11
What's an Orb to do in this new, gray world of uncertainty and doubt?
Gnosia ‒ Episode 10
There's just something about the thought of Yuri chirping, 'Like, yeah, totally!' and batting those big anime-girl eyelashes that I find exceptionally hilarious (and adorable).
The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess ‒ Episode 10
There's a reason helicopter parenting is frowned upon in this day and age.
This Monster Wants to Eat Me ‒ Episode 11
Hinako is sinking. While This Monster Wants to Eat Me frequently deploys drowning as a metaphor for her mental state, it feels most appropriate for her current depressive spiral.
May I Ask for One Final Thing? ‒ Episode 12
May I Ask for One Final Thing? has officially reached its endgame, and this penultimate chapter is…pretty mediocre, honestly.
Spy×Family Season 3 ‒ Episode 48
This may be what this entire season of Spy×Family has been leading up to.
SANDA ‒ Episode 11
This episode is both blunt in its themes and silly in how it explores them, and that makes it the epitome of what makes this big, ridiculous story about becoming an adult so special.
With You, Our Love Will Make it Through ‒ Episode 9
I think this episode is a perfect example of my small frustrations with the show.
A Star Brighter Than the Sun ‒ Episode 11
A Star Brighter Than the Sun, while an enjoyable story, does by this point feel like it might be chucking rocks at Sae and Koki with mad abandon.
Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation ‒ Episode 7
This was premeditated egg violence.
A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace ‒ Episode 10
For a workaholic, rest seems like this elusive dream that doesn't seem real. (Stop looking at me)
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Season 2 ‒ Episode 10
After being a coward for so long, it’s nice to see Muhkoda really tap into his fighting spirit this time around.
GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class ‒ Episode 10
Does anyone remember that Takasugi was supposed to be a big deal in this show?
Isekai Quartet 3 ‒ Episode 9
After three seasons, the elephant in the room is finally addressed: Subaru never pushed the button.
One Piece ‒ Episode 1152
This episode was twenty minutes of terrific television but also twenty years of steady storytelling.
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's ‒ Episode 10
This entire episode is dedicated to one simple question: Will Akira decide to kill Gram or not?
Ranma ½ ‒ Episode 22
It's like watching a slow-motion car crash at the intersection of all things that bring out the worst in Ranma.
The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess ‒ Episode 13
Athy gets a chance to both better her friendship with Jennette, decreasing the chances of a bad ending related to the other girl, and to prove to herself and Lucas that she’s really making a lot of progress with her magic.
Gachiakuta ‒ Episodes 21-22
This inaugural standoff against Zodyl and his acolytes may be over, but Rudo and the Cleaners' fight against the abominable force of The Watchman has only just begun.
Spy×Family Season 3 ‒ Episode 47
Even sober, Yor’s unable to make the distinction between a turn of phrase and a literal statement of murderous intent.
My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON ‒ Episode 169
Our heroes hug each other as they lament their failure and all we can do is make strides to create a future where such a tragedy never happens again.
Dusk Beyond the End of the World ‒ Episode 10
This episode is messier than I ever could’ve catastrophized.
Touring After the Apocalypse ‒ Episode 10
Lightning-exploded rocks and refrigerated corpses aside, this is probably the most standard travelogue episode we’ve had in a while.
Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Season 2 ‒ Episode 21
This race, taking place on December 25, might actually appropriately wrap up on-air while the Christmas season is still upon us. Giddy-up, jingle horses, pick up your feet.
Mechanical Marie ‒ Episode 10
Marie 2 is definitely the show’s breakout character.
DIGIMON BEATBREAK ‒ Episode 10
If there's any takeaway from Haruko's trials here, it's that the only way to push back against a system demanding perfection is to step outside it and embrace imperfection
Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! ‒ Episode 10
This is probably the first week I’d call an episode of Monster Meat downright boring.
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider ‒ Episode 10
Tojima might be the worst fighter of the group, but in his heart burns a fire that can’t be extinguished—and that’s his real power.
One Punch Man Season 3 ‒ Episode 9
Season three has spent too much time farting around for it ever to be “great,” but it’s nice to watch a good episode of One Punch Man after all of these years.
Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 ‒ Episode 7
The Smuggler falls into the category of "fun but predictable.
Gnosia ‒ Episode 9
Here I was, thinking that Gnosia was running out of ways to surprise a jaded old critic like me.
To Your Eternity Season 3 ‒ Episode 10
Will it be possible for this quest for "a peaceful world" to end in anything other than bloodshed and misery?
May I Ask for One Final Thing? ‒ Episode 11
This is an episode of May I Ask for One Final Thing? where "business as usual" left me feeling unsatisfied.
SANDA ‒ Episode 10
Even if the past few episodes of Sanda were perfectly enjoyable, it’s great to see the most audacious show of the season firing on all cylinders again.
This Monster Wants to Eat Me ‒ Episode 10
When Shiori revealed that she spent most of the 20th century dealing with an explosive breakup by listlessly drifting along the ocean currents, I could relate.
A Star Brighter Than the Sun ‒ Episodes 9-10
It may have taken us ten episodes to get there, but at long last we have it: official confirmation that Koki likes Sae.
With You, Our Love Will Make it Through ‒ Episode 8
Maybe I'll feel differently by the end, but for now, With You, Our Love Will Make it Through ironically just hit a wall.
The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess ‒ Episode 9
“Self-Evaluations are Unreliable” closes out the Bloody Rosa arc with the Hydrangea Guard bursting in and capturing Lady Amaryllis just in time.
Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation ‒ Episode 6
The Cheshire Cat character is somehow gayer than all the other characters put together, and that is not an easy task to achieve.
A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace ‒ Episode 9
Even if Nana is the main creator who needs to sign off on everything, she can’t get very far on her own. No creator can.
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Season 2 ‒ Episode 9
While still a delight to watch, I’d be lying if I didn’t say this episode didn’t err a bit on the aimless side of things.
GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class ‒ Episode 9
If this were a longer show, I wouldn't be too bothered by another below-average episode, but since we're close to the end, it's hard not to feel a little let down
One Piece ‒ Episode 1151
The dance of Nika is so infectious that it makes the giants dance along despite their imminent danger, and awakening something within Bonney’s past, both bring big smiles too, though one more bittersweet than the other.
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's ‒ Episode 9
This week, Akira faces the problem that many isekai protagonists do: everyone wants to use them for their own profit.
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