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Yuru Camp△ – 02 – Wide-Open Camp
This was never going to be a show just about two girls, so this week Nadeshiko joins her school’s Outdoor Activities Club, or Outclub for short. To my…
The Quintessential Quintuplets – 21 – Eyes On Me
Ichika announces to her sisters that starting next month everyone will have to chip in a fifth of the rent, or return to their stepdad’s apartment. There’s an…
The Promised Neverland – 20 – Emma
Instead of being slaughtered for meat, Norman was introduced to Peter Ratri, his “new father”, and asked to assist with his research. No matter how much they up…
Higurashi: When They Cry – Gou – 22 – Tainted Love
Older Hanyuu lets Satoko basically fumble her way through the first few loops, no doubt trying to determine how far the “child of man” can get in trying…
Yuru Camp△ – 01 (First Impressions) – So Amazing, So Tiny
I’m three years and two months late to Yuru Camp, AKA Laid-Back Camp, but Hannah taking a very worthwhile look back at Demon Slayer got me thinking, what was…
Re: Zero – 47 – Seeing the Job Through
There’s action on all fronts, such that we don’t even check in on Ram and Puck’s fight with Roswaal. What we do see is that for once, an…
TenSura – 32 – A Seed of Hope
Rimuru learns that Mjurran’s heart was stolen by Demon Lord Clayman, which ensured she’d have to obey him to live. As part of his ongoing quest to make…
Wonder Egg Priority – 08 – Leftovers
Whelp. A week after calling WEP the best thing on television right now, it airs…a recap, narrated by Acca and Ura-Acca, as a kind of advertisement for joining the…
Otherside Picnic – 09 – Grease Monkey
While on the train to Kozakura’s Toriko notices Sorawo’s hair has gotten longer since they met, and how she thinks it’s cute. Sorawo’s obviously chuffed, but seeing “K…
Attack on Titan – 71 – Reshaping the World
Armin, desperate for answers, prepares to touch the crystal containing Annie, only to be scolded by Hitch, who is tasked with guarding her. But even if he had…
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation – 08 – Growing Up Fast
Two years have passed since Eris’ tenth birthday, which means Rudeus’s tenth birthday has arrived. He can sense scurryings and murmurings around the Boreas mansion, but he doesn’t…
Kemono Jihen – 08 – A Sister Richer
Right in the middle of Shiki considering killing his Uncle Akio with neither Inugami nor Nobimaru not standing in his way, a filthy Akira emerges from the woods…
Horimiya – 08 – Reaching Milestones
I. Exclusion Zone At some point after being with Hori, Miyamura has a dream in which he meets with his old socially awkward, and above all angry self, who…
Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House – 01 (First Impressions) – Always Giving Their All
Nozuki Kiyo and her best friend Herai Sumire moved to the Kagai district of Kyoto from Aomura at sixteen. Sumire came to become a maiko (an apprentice geiko,…
Jujutsu Kaisen – 20 – Purple Boogie Woogie
In a brief but gorgeously lit and colored flashback, Toudou Aoi, only in third grade, is beating the shit out of a high schooler who mocked him. He…
Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun – 08 – Number One Idiot
When Mimimi nods off while studying at home, she dreams of a middle school basketball match in which her team lost to Aoi’s. At school, Mimimi nods off…
The Quintessential Quintuplets – 20 – Tantamount to Love
This week Fuutarou learns why there’s a Fake Itsuki when he finds four of them in one room. As Yotsuba explains, she was the first of the quints to…
The Promised Neverland – 19 – A Future Without Regret
By bringing up Mujika and Sonju, Emma clues Norman in on a major threat to his plan. He’s never met either, but heard stories about a mutation of…
Higurashi: When They Cry – Gou – 21 – A Terribly Long Dream
Since Gou is my first foray into the Higurashi saga, I’m as confused as Satoko for much of the cold open, which consists of a Hanyuu-like woman saying…
Re: Zero – 46 – What a Half-Elf Girl Wants, What a Half-Elf Girl Needs
Whereas last week felt at times dilatory and even inessential, it finished the careful cleaning and polishing of the table, allowing this episode to set that table with all…
TenSura – 31 – Bad News First
I never want to hear the good news first. The positive effects of hearing it would be nullified by the bad news, and who wants that? So here…
Wonder Egg Priority – 07 – Oyakodon
“Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.”—The Dread Pirate Roberts It’s Rika’s birthday. On one level, that’s a good thing: a cause t…
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – 26 (Fin) – XX
After semi-binging this series to the tune of 26 episodes in 30 days, I can’t help but feeling now that I’ve arrived at the end that this first…
Otherside Picnic – 08 – Ninja Cat Attack
One day while having lunch Sorao is approached by freshman Seto Akari, who has heard from the grapevine that Sorao has “the sixth sense” and specializes in supernatural…
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – 25 – Chestnut Flower Drop
Tanjirou intensifies his Constant Concentration Breathing, asking the three little girls (named Naho, Kiyo, and Sumi) to slap him with carpet beaters if he breaks the breathing in…
Attack on Titan – 70 – The Good Eldian
Gabi Braun needs the world to be black and white. It’s how she’s always seen it. They are the good guys, and the “island devils” are the bad guys.…
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation – 07 – May I Have This Dance?
Winter comes to Roa, and while Eris continues to excel in swordsmanship and earns praise from Ghislaine, she’s just as hopeless as ever with her academic studies. Nevertheless,…
Kemono Jihen – 07 – The Spider with the Golden Silk
At Shiki’s request, the agency gang is off to his home village of Kinshigo, now that he’s ready to learn the fate of his parents. It’s bound not…
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – 24 – Getting Back in the Game
While rest and recovery are the order of most days at the Butterfly Mansion, relaxation is most certainly not. That’s not just because of Zenitsu’s constant bellyaching, but…
Horimiya – 07 – Downpour
I. The Coffee Stain Yuki would never say so, but Hori falling for Miyamura worked in her favor. It meant Tooru would have to give up on Hori…
Jujutsu Kaisen – 19 – Let’s Get Cooking
Kamo, Megumi, and Toge are just treading water against a charging Hanami thanks to Toge’s cursed speech, but when his voice gives out, it’s up to Maki to save…
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – 23 – On the Mend
Now that’s more like it. After Shinazugawa Sanemi stabs her three times, cuts his own arm and lets the blood tempt her, Nezuko doesn’t take the bait. Memories…
Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun – 07 – Fall Today, Rise Tomorrow
It’s time for the campaign speeches, and Hinami controls the crowd as expected. Mimimi and Tomozaki are all ready to hit their key demographics when Hinami suddenly steals…
The Quintessential Quintuplets – 19 – Commencement of Hostilities
The War for Fuutaro begins not with a whimper, but with the bang of a two-stroke engine and the flash of a headlamp. Nino, ready to give up…
The Promised Neverland – 18 – The Norman Invasion
After a recap week, Neverland is back, and as good as its been all season, although not for the reason you’d think. Norman’s back, and that’s great! Emma can’t believe…
Higurashi: When They Cry – Gou – 20 – Hard Time
Rika continues to bask in the spotlight of adoration at St. Lucia, to the point Satoko feels compelled to confront her in the main hall. Rika’s cronies come…
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – 22 –Nine Angry Hashira
This week we meet the seven remaining Hashira, a most colorful bunch in both appearance and personality. Unfortunately, when they’re all standing in one place they look a…
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – 21 – Tragic Creatures
It’s always best to know about an enemy before they do bad shit and get killed for it, so Demon Slayer’s penchant for having the lives of demons flash before…
Vlad Love – 06 – The World’s a Stage, Not at Stake
The title above is essentially the thesis for my review: by not involving combat aircraft or blowing up entire cities and simply focusing on something, Vlad Love’s quirky hyperactivity can…
Re: Zero – 45 – Weakness vs. Strength
This week stretched my patience for looking back by providing yet another flashback within a flashback, namely the time a suffering young Roswaal met Echida, who literally sucked his…
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – 20 – Arachnofamilia
It sure looked like Tanjirou beheaded Rui last week with his Hinokami Kagura Breathing, but alas; in the moment before Tanjirou’s strike hit Rui severed his own head with…
Vlad Love – 05 – Bleed the Parents
First, I must issue a correction: Vlad Love doesn’t forget everything that happens from week to week. That said, it forgets quite a bit, or at least hand-waves it away.…
TenSura – 30 – The Shizu Hits the Fan
Rimuru bids goodbye Ingrassia and to the kids, leaving them with parting gifts: Chloe gets Shizu’s mask, while everyone gets cool cloaks made by Shuna. He’s about to…
Wonder Egg Priority – 05 – Omelette Rice
Now that each girl and the group as a whole have had their spotlight episodes, it’s time to return to Ohto Ai’s story. While she’s exhausted and sore…
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – 19 – The Unseverable Fire
Shinobu praises Zenitsu for holding out administers the antidote to the spider’s poison, Giyuu ties the injured Inosuku up for his own good, and that’s literally it for those…
Vlad Love – 04 – All Concerned Parties
In a particularly chaotic episode, Mitsugu is captured by the president of the Torture Club for allegedly getting to close to Nami, the Dance Club president, whom he…
Otherside Picnic – 07 – Queens of the Seaside
Those curious about what became of the American Marines get no answers this week, as the girls are on to their next adventure, this time on a beach.…
Vlad Love – 03 – Quite Unconcerned by Crosses
The zoo fiasco forgotten (like all things from episode to episode), Mitsugu and Mai catch a vampire flick at the movies…and Mai is so inspired she can’t help…
Attack on Titan – 69 – Love Is in the Air
Things in present-day Paradis are pretty grim, but leave it to Hange to liven things up a bit by getting all pedantic about an incarcerated Eren repeating “fight”…
Vlad Love – 02 – The Blood Defines the Drinker
It’s been over a month since the first episode of Vlad Love,but five more episodes have arrived just in time for Valentine’s Day. I just wish the episode…