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CITY The Animation ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
CITY the Animation is so utterly charming and so completely itself that I now have a hard time remembering a world where it never existed.
Sakamoto Days ‒ Episode 13
The biggest goal of this episode is moving one fight to the next.
Sword of the Demon Hunter ‒ Episode 15
After last week's bizarrely pointless episode, this week's is decent enough, assuming you're happy with talk-heavy period drama.
Ruri Rocks ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
You have to be some kind of weird pervert to create strong art, and I'm inclined to welcome the animators getting their rocks off in service of something as overall lovingly crafted as Ruri Rocks.
Witch Watch ‒ Episode 16
While this episode does well at establishing how well Miharu fits in with our band of misfits, its most exciting development has nothing to do with him.
Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
The opening gambit creates something of an emotional retelling of prior events but not a literal one, and I think it works exceptionally well.
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Season 2 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Even in a super-strong anime season, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun manages to stand out.
To Be Hero X ‒ Episode 16
Who's ready for the most awkward dinner party ever?
Bad Girl ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Even with the jokes landing more often than not, a lot of the other parts of Bad Girl are serviceable to forgettable.
Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
This is another consistently strong arc of Rascal Doesn't Dream. It remains both grounded and poignant despite the supernatural twist.
With You and the Rain ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
This show succeeds by letting its gentle tone carry the story.
Secrets of the Silent Witch ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Monica’s social anxiety—which is so great she developed a new way of using magic without the need to chant just so she didn’t have to talk in front of people—is a complex issue stemming from two sources.
Call of the Night Season 2 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
The thrust of this part is that Anko is a serious threat with a personal vendetta, so her attack needs to look intense and deranged, and I'd call that a mission accomplished.
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 16
As we start Anne of the Island, Anne's off on new adventures as a New Woman.
Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
If this were a Danganronpa game, Dr. Chelsea would be “the Ultimate Geographer."
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Well, we're back for Round Four.
DAN DA DAN Season 2 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
I fully expect this second season of DAN DA DAN to remain one of the premiere anime that absolutely everyone should be watching.
New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
This is like pulling off Twin Peaks: The Return but with decidedly more dildos and giant disembodied vaginas on-screen!
Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube ‒ Episode 4
Miki and Nube are as dumb as a box of rocks in this episode, though it would be a lot less funny if they weren’t.
Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon Season 2 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
In these first three episodes of the new season, it's safe to say things have gone to crap for our heroes.
Clevatess ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Clevatess is merely one beast winding his way through a dark, violent, and cruel world, and the scars it bears on account of all this bloodshed run deep.
Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
I love the look of vintage, pre-digital anime, and Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube pleasingly scratches that aesthetic itch.
Sword of the Demon Hunter ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
The new cour starts with an unexpected flashback to Jinta’s pre-demon life in Kadono, but it’s very thin fare.
One Piece ‒ Episode 1136
Episode 1136 may very well have cemented Kuma as one of - if not the - most tragic figures in the entire series.
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 15
Anne remarks that she's coming up to a bend in the road and that she's not sure she ought to go round it, and that sums up the feel of the episode nicely.
Sakamoto Days ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Fighting Saw gives Shin and Lu the opportunity to learn how they stack up against the rest of the underworld.
Witch Watch ‒ Episode 15
With Miharu's addition to the main cast, the truth has at last been revealed: Witch Watch has been drip feeding us a reverse harem all along
To Be Hero X ‒ Episode 15
This episode does two things at once: 1) gives us Ghostblade's origin story and 2) recontextualizes his actions in Loli's.
Yaiba: Samurai Legend ‒ Episode 14
Only in a show as silly as this one can a bird ninja somehow feel bland compared to its usual standards.
One Piece ‒ Episode 1135
The way Bonney’s powers manifest through the stories of Nika imparted by Kuma is a very poetic moment - and of course, the best poetry culminates in a knockout punch from an inflated super-fist.
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 14
Anne meeting her ideal tragedy in human form is portrayed in such a way as to show us how Anne herself is growing up.
Witch Watch ‒ Episode 14
Uron Mirage is back with a vengeance and it's here to remind viewers why this story is nothing less than peak fiction.
To Be Hero X ‒ Episode 14
Loli's heroics this episode are largely unseen.
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE
All that's left is to hope it won't be too long until we meet up with everyone again.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes ‒ SEASON FINALE
I hope the next season will be stronger with all the teases about quirk experiments and a new villain.
Witch Watch ‒ Episode 13
With how much of a violent bad boy he is, you might be asking how Wolf fits into the show's usual comedy, and the answer is: beautifully.
One Piece ‒ Episode 1134
Kuma’s flashback illustrates one of the many unique strengths that this series has over others: the ability to hint at an idea and wait to deliver on it for decades.
To Be Hero X ‒ Episode 13
There are things Loli could do to make herself less stereotypically cute, but she doesn't want to compromise herself to become a hero.
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE
Please, Yostar Pictures, just let this show die. I'll read the manga, I promise. You don't need to hold Fighter D and his friends hostage anymore.
Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ SERIES FINALE
In a show full of mysteries (the most important of which have all been – mostly – satisfyingly resolved), the most enduring mystery is Kujirai B herself.
Lazarus ‒ SERIES FINALE
I doubt it will take very much time before the entire world agrees to collectively shrug its shoulders and pretend that this misbegotten anime never existed in the first place.
Yaiba: Samurai Legend ‒ Episode 13
While I'm not excited to return to monster of the week shenanigans, this is a good example of that formula firing on all cylinders.
Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc ‒ SEASON FINALE
Nothing says “I’m a demon masquerading as a butler” like those torture devices he crams in Sieglinde and Wolfram’s mouths.
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 13
There are only ten more chapters in Anne of Avonlea, and I don’t expect Anne Shirley to take more than two episodes to wrap it up.
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 ‒ Episode 47
Loulan always knew it had to end this way.
Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Season 2 ‒ SERIES FINALE
Aharen-san is always surprising me. And true to form, yeah, that was not the ending I expected.
Rock is a Lady's Modesty ‒ SEASON FINALE
These four girls basically bang each other on stage so passionately that a packed audience of women sees it and concludes, “hey, we should try that.
Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof ‒ SEASON FINALE
While their experiences together have left scars both literal and metaphorical, these are simply signs of growth and their feelings for one another.
Apocalypse Hotel ‒ SEASON FINALE
Yachiyo is, and has always been, the best of us.
Your Forma ‒ SEASON FINALE
In terms of ill-advised story choices, this episode takes the cake.
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX ‒ SEASON FINALE
This finale could have been an hour, and I still would have questioned if there was room for everything it tried to pack in.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes ‒ Episode 12
We finally put an end to our first real villain of Vigilantes with the entire thing being framed as a fairly intense squabble between a father and daughter.
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman ‒ Episode 12
While the overarching political tension remains, the fundamental relationship dynamic between Beryl and Rose is no different than every other former student.
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 2 ‒ Episode 23
So far as being a functional season of television is concerned, Loser Ranger is a lost cause.
Witch Watch ‒ Episode 12
While parts of it are a little heavy-handed, the conclusion to Keigo's story arc is largely pretty satisfying.
Lazarus ‒ Episode 12
We're at the level where there is just no guarantee that any given scene won't have Lazarus suddenly becoming an Austin Powers-style parody of itself.
Gorilla God's Go-To Girl ‒ Episode 12
The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl is a fluffy series that reminds me that not everything has to be “outstanding” in order to be a good time.
Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc ‒ Episode 12
Sieglinde’s arrival on English soil and her escape from Germany are almost afterthoughts this week.
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 12
Davy is like an even more impish Anne.
To Be Hero X ‒ Episode 12
While this is the second of our Queen-centric episodes, it’s not really about Queen. It's about Bowa.
Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ Episode 12
It’s a rare show where I’ll be more satisfied if the central couple don’t end up together.
Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? ‒ SERIES FINALE
I wouldn't call this ending bad necessarily, but it's definitely a muddled one
Yaiba: Samurai Legend ‒ Episode 12
If Yaiba is going to be a proper homage to Kid Goku, then it only makes sense for him to have a childhood fiancée he conveniently forgot about.
Rock is a Lady's Modesty ‒ Episode 12
I respect that the new boy band comes out swinging as a cartoonishly vain squad of buffoons (note the phonetic similarity between “Bacchus” and “bakas”).
Fire Force Season 3 ‒ SEASON FINALE
It's a mid-season finale that certainly leaves the audience with a lot to chew on, but the plot we were already smack in the middle of does not get enough of a chance to meaningfully resolve.
Wind Breaker Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE
This season of Wind Breaker ends, fairly enough, with a look back at the beginning.
Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof ‒ Episode 11
Here we are at the final cliffhanger of the series!
Your Forma ‒ Episode 12
The only decent episode of Your Forma so far featured graphic dismemberment, so I’ve been thinking a bit more that that could be just what the show needs to pep things up a bit.
Apocalypse Hotel ‒ Episode 11
The staff crafts an animated tone poem that eschews words and minimizes the plot to touch a more primordial means of communication. It is an appeal to living.
The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom ‒ SERIES FINALE
Philia was never “too perfect.” She was a person who was made to believe she was nothing more than a title and magic power.
Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Season 2 ‒ Episode 11
I love Aharen and Raido as individual characters, but I super love them as a couple. Protect AhaRaido at all costs.
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX ‒ Episode 11
Isn’t this Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX in a nutshell? Established characters attempt elaborate schemes, only to be foiled again and again by Kazuya Tsurumaki’s OCs.
Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? ‒ Episode 11
Sentiment has come full circle to bite Yu in the butt and there's nothing he can say or do about it.
One Piece ‒ Episode 1133
We can’t help but wish things could be different and long for the world that might have been.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes ‒ Episode 11
I genuinely don't know where this is going to go and that's a good thing.
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman ‒ Episode 11
This is a lot of screen time dedicated to what you already know about Rose from the second she walked into frame: she loves Beryl because all his former pupils do.
Gorilla God's Go-To Girl ‒ Episode 11
At least Leohart has a good reason for what he's doing.
To Be Hero X ‒ Episode 11
To say that there has been a lot of buildup when it comes to seeing the titular X in action would be an understatement. Yet, what we get is not even a fight.
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 2 ‒ Episode 22
This culmination of Hibiki's story is such a ludicrously stupid and sudden development that I paused the episode for a few minutes because I could not stop laughing.
Witch Watch ‒ Episode 11
This show has never shied changing up its formula, but it's only now that Witch Watch is ready to show its true hand.
Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ Episode 11
This episode hurt my heart.
Lazarus ‒ Episode 11
I am convinced that every aspect of this production that isn't directly related to animating cool fight scenes was unceremoniously tossed off to some cramped back office filled with overworked and underpaid interns.
Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc ‒ Episode 11
There are so many moving parts that it’s by no means a foregone conclusion that everything will work out for our heroes.
Yaiba: Samurai Legend ‒ Episode 11
If Onimaru is gonna stick as our main baddie for the long haul, I can only hope the show finds more to do with him than what it has now.
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 11
If there's one truth about being a first-year teacher, it's that you always want students like Paul Irving but end up with students like Anthony Pye.
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 ‒ Episode 46
Loulan may not have made her peace, but she’s certainly made her bed, and that’s something Maomao doesn’t quite know how to deal with.
Rock is a Lady's Modesty ‒ Episode 11
Yayoi is the portrait of institutional wealth—a beautiful façade that disguises the cruel capitalist machinations ticking behind every step and gesture.
Fire Force Season 3 ‒ Episode 11
If Fire Force names an episode “The Great Kaiju Battlefront,” I am duty- and honor-bound to get unreasonably excited for it.
Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof ‒ Episode 10
I feel a bit disappointed when it comes to this episode. It feels full of wasted opportunities.
Wind Breaker Season 2 ‒ Episode 24
Endo's more of a representation than a character in his own right at this point, but he's a cool representation who does so effectively for the more well-defined characters.
Apocalypse Hotel ‒ Episode 10
Tamako is an obnoxious and hilarious little stinker who exacerbates every facet of this farce into a full-blown fracas. The apple doesn't fall far.
The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom ‒ Episode 11
We’ve seen time and time again in this series how Philia will always put herself last, no matter what the cost.
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX ‒ Episode 10
Pronounced shifts between grayscale and color set the mood as the story ramps up.
Your Forma ‒ Episode 11
“What a sad electronic junk-heap of wasted concepts and opportunities this show has turned out to be.”
Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Season 2 ‒ Episode 10
That there aren’t more musical episodes of non-musical anime is a tragedy that you could make a 3–5 minute ballad about.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes ‒ Episode 10
At last we learn the relationship between Knuckleduster and the bee girl.
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