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Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 154 – Summer 2024 Season Review
00:00 Intro Dropped/Trash 00:40 Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells 01:27 I Parry Everything 01:44 SHY Season 2 02:35 Spice and Wolf:…
Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World?, MAYONAKA PUNCH, Quality Assurance in Another World, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, The Fable
Anime Feminist Recommendations of Summer 2024
We've got a lot of teens facing the end of the world this season: sometimes that means a messy break-up, and sometimes it's extremely literal.
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!, MAYONAKA PUNCH, Senpai is an Otokonoko, Twilight Out of Focus, VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream
Fall 2024 Anime Check-Up: First Impressions so “First” they’re barely Impressions
I’ve been working on a review for a while now. I’ve been trying to branch out into other kinds of content for this blog, so I started working…
A Season Finale, Shrouded in Mystery! Oshi no Ko Season 2 Episode 13 [Video Review]
Oshi no Ko’s season 2 finale gives closure of happiness for some, but opens up a can of DARKNESS for others.. Video Review What Stands Out? All About…
Make Believe Bonus: Oshi No Ko Season 2
The Joy Of Creation
“Oshi no Ko” S2 Episode 13 [Final Impressions]
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Fall 2024 1st Impressions – Dandadan
After a while of being away, I’m back. The siren call of anime was never really gone anyway, between Kaiju No 8 and Oshi no Ko.
Weekly Seasonal Anime Watches: Fall 2024 Week 1
Table of Contents Blue BoxDan Da DanMecha Ude: Mechanical ArmsMagilumiere Magical Girls Inc.Orb: On the Movements of the EarthRanma 1/2 (2004)Wonderful PrecureOshi No Ko Season 2 Blue Box…
Blue Box, Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc., Mecha Ude: Mechanical Arms, Mechanical Arms, Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
“Oshi no Ko” Season 2 – 13 (Season Finale)
I think the key for me with OnK is to accept it - and its author - for what it and he are (and aren't).
Oshi No Ko Episode 24 Review + Final Thoughts – Season 3 Has Been Announced
When one door closes, another opens.
Oshi no Ko episode 24 (season finale)
Rating: A The titles for episodes of this series are always carefully-chosen single words which pack layered meaning and significance, and the second season’s finale is no exception.…
Doctorkev’s Summer 2024 Anime Postmortem Part 2
The Autumn 2024 season already started a week ago, even though a handful of Summer 2024 shows either haven’t finished yet, or have only…
Oshi no Ko – 24 (S2 Fin) – A Feast for Crows
Throughout Aqua’s quest for revenge, he took great pains to insulate Ruby (and others) from his seething rage expressed by the stars in his eyes turning black and…
DanielSonic Anime Awards: Summer 2024
I’m going to be honest; I didn’t watch a whole lot this anime season. Luckily, the show’s I did watch were good, so no complaining here. Here are…
Performing in the 2.5 Dimension: Producer Shimpei Yamashita on Oshi no Ko Season 2
Ahead of its final episode, Shimpei Yamashita discusses the challenges of following up Oshi no Ko's first season with one equally as good.
8 Anime About The Dark Side of Show Business
There's no business like show business—a glittering world of fame, fortune, and ambition where dreams are made and broken in the blink of an eye. Yet, behind
Revue Starlight, The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio, Glass Mask
“Oshi no Ko” S2 Episodes 11 + 12
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INNOCENCE is TAKEN! Oshi no Ko Season 2 Episode 12 [Video Review]
More of Aqua’s past as Gorou Amamiya gets explored and this is where, DARK RUBY is BORN! Video Review What Stands Out? Reintroducing EXCITEMENT! Where you spend almost…
Oshi no Ko – 23 – For All Eternity
It was a given that Aqua and Ruby returing to Miyazaki would dredge up memories of their time there. After all, this is where Amamiya Gorou and Tendouji…
“Oshi no Ko” Season 2 – 12
It strikes me that Aqua’s trip down memory lane was dancing pretty close to revealing everything to Akane.
Oshi No Ko Episode 23 Review – Reunited, But Not Like This!
When Ruby’s desired reunion with Goro shatters in the way she least expected it…
Oshi no Ko episode 23
Rating: A- Oshi no Ko can be brutally harsh at times, but rarely is it outright mean. The cliffhanger ending of this episode is one of those exceptions.…
A DARKNESS is LURKING! Oshi no Ko Season 2 Episode 11 [Video Review]
Just when you thought it would be over for the “murderer-in-the-making” Aqua, Akane’s revelation, puts her in a bind. Video Review What Stands Out? Aqua and Akane’s Relation…
“Oshi no Ko” Season 2 – 11
Tune into this week’s OnK for the latest shipping news.
Oshi no Ko episode 22
Rating: B+ Looks like the trip to Miyazaki is being put off for one more episode because there are still some relationship issues to clear up (or muddy…
Oshi no Ko – 22 – Rolling Baggage
Arima Kana loves Aqua so much it hurts. Her heart skips a beat when he agrees to tag along on the Miyazaki trip, and again when he sets…
Oshi No Ko Episode 22 Review – Blatant Loophole
Aqua thinks his dad is dead…haha, I’m afraid not…
Episode 867: Chained to Summer, Soldier of Goodbyes
This week on Anime Pulse we got slavery as a profession, Fall coming in like a lion, and stage plays. Up first Joseph mentioned how cold it has…
“Oshi no Ko” S2 Episode 10
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The DARK RUBY HOSHINO Arc Begins! Oshi no Ko Season 2 Episode 10 [Video Review]
One of the biggest moments in Oshi no Ko is about to occur when Aqua reveals to Taiki Himekawa about their true connection! Video Review What Stands Out?…
“Oshi no Ko” Season 2 – 10
I’m out of alignment with Akasaka on almost every level, and I always fear one of these times our luck is going to run out.
Oshi no Ko – 21 – What Now?
After another change of venue to Taiki’s darkly-lit apartment, Aqua hits a dead end: his and Taiki’s father Uehara Seijuurou committed suicide along with Taiki’s mother years ago.…
Oshi no Ko episode 21
Rating: B+ Last episode ended with a bombshell declaration: genetic evidence that Taiki Himekawa is Aqua’s (and thus also Ruby’s) half-brother. It follows up with another revelation tha…
Oshi No Ko Episode 21 Review – Ambiguous Conclusion To The Mystery
Maybe I’m just weird to think that Ruby doesn’t have star factor…
Animating The Stage And The Passion Behind It: Oshi no Ko S2 Production Notes
Oshi no Ko S2 has had to navigate tricky waters to be able to animate a stage play with the type of authenticity that the source material didn’t…
“Oshi no Ko” S2 Episode 9
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Oshi no Ko – 20 – Star Quality
Aqua doesn’t consider the shadowy figure with glasses someone separate from him. They are one and the same: he is the shadow that won’t let him have fun…
“Oshi no Ko” Season 2 – 09
There’s a simple reality I have to accept - some things are a lot more important to Akasaka Aka than they are to me.
Oshi no Ko episode 20
Rating: A- The first episode of Oshi no Ko is rightfully famous for its numerous big twists, but since then its episode-ending cliffhangers have mostly followed an expected…
Oshi No Ko Episode 20 Review – If Only It Were A Dream
The curtain call for the Stage Play arc.
Character Analysis: Ai Hoshino
There are a couple stories where a character who is the real driving force in the plot is behind the scenes for most or all of the series.…
“Oshi no Ko” S2 Episode 8
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Gems in Plain Crowns: When the Mediocre Become Momentarily Magnificent
Please excuse the long-ass, fancypants title, it was the least messy of the ones I had in mind. But the idea is one that’s made a splash for…
“Oshi no Ko” Season 2 – 08
It's a funny thing about Oshi no Ko - for me it tends to gravitate towards the poles.
Oshi no Ko – 19 – You Asked For It!
Aqua and Akane are already resolved to draw out The Real Arima Kana, but she also gets support from Himekawa Taiki. He can sense that Akane is trying…
Oshi no Ko episode 19
Rating: A- Shonen action series are renowned for being stocked with characters who wear their hearts on their sleeves, and the script for Tokyo Blade emphasizes emotional acting…
Oshi No Ko Episode 19 Review – The Joys Of Acting
People need to talk more about voice acting performances in anime because this was seriously top-notch.
Reader’s Corner: Zom 100 (Vol. 15), What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim? (Vol. 5), and Oshi no Ko (Vol. 7)
And the stories continue on and on and on! This week, we review the latest volumes for several of our favorite series on Beneath the Tangles, from those…
Can’t Love God
I finished watching the prologue to Oshi no Ko, which is an hour and a half long film showing the origins of our two protagonists. This series has…