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Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 23 Review (END)
「見事な夜」 (Migoto na Yoru") "A Beautiful Night" This announcement is obviously no surprise, but it’s still a very significant moment in anime history.
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 35 Review
「狩り」 (Kari) "The Hunt" Well, that was a watershed
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 22 Review
「なみだ」 (Namida) "Tears" It’s finally obvious (in the nick of time) where Rurouni Kenshin 2023 is going to leave things in the finale.
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 34 Review
「怪談」 (Kaidan) "A Ghost Story" The broken telephone chain game nature of folklore is precisely why I find them fascinating.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 21 Review
「京都大火 2」 (Kyouto Taika 2) "The Great Kyoto Fire Part 3" And so that butterfly flits away safely…
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 33 Review
「先帝」 (Sentei) "The Late Emperor" It is the mixture of shades on the palette rather than one individual pigment that define the strokes for which a person is…
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 20 Review
「京都大火 2」 (Kyouto Taika 2) "The Great Kyoto Fire Part 2" What we have here is, for all intents and purposes, a 95% anime-original episode.
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 32 Review
「皇太后」 (Kōtaigō) "The Empress Dowager" The plane is circling closer in for the landing- it certainly can't stay in the air much longer.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 19 Review
「京都大火 1」 (Kyouto Taika 1) "The Great Kyoto Fire Part 1" Shishio may not be the most honest boss around, but he certainly knows how to delegate.
Best of Anime 2024
With 2024 officially over, now comes the moment that many of you have been waiting for. It's time for Random Curiosity's Best of Anime 2024 post!
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 31 Review
「選択の廟」 (Sentaku no Byō) "The Shrine of Choosing" There's only so long Mao Mao can feign ignorance on the Jinshi front and with this episode, we hurtle closer…
Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 – 18
「翔ぶが如く」 (Tobu ga Gotoku) "As If in Flight" Wheels are in motion, things are happening.
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 30 Review
「みたび、水晶宮」 (Mi Tabi, Suishōgū) "The Crystal Pavilion, for the Third Time" I couldn’t help but feel a sense of déjà vu.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 17 Review
「もう一つの目的」 (Mou Hitotsu no Mokuteki) "The Other Objective" It’s worth noting that in addition to being a genius with the blade, Kenshin is also a brilliant strategist.
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 29 Review
「月精」 (Gessei) "Moon Fairy" Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the prettiest one of all?"
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 28 Review
「鏡」 (Kagami) "Mirrors" Moon fairies and wizards, oh my.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 16 Review
「十本刀集結」 (Juppongatana Shuuketsu) "The Ten Swords Summoned" In an arc full of nuanced emotional moments, this is one of the most powerful.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 15 Review
「生と死の間で…」 (Sei to Shi no Hazama de...) "Between Life and Death" This is one of the great character apotheosis moments in manga, elegant and poetic and totally true…
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 27 Review
「冬人夏草」 (Tōjinkasō) "Corpse Fungus" This series ties a bow tighter than a department store at Christmas.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 14 Review
「操の決意」 (Misao no Ketsui) "Misao's Decision" No Kenshin, no problem.
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 26 Review
「隊商」 (Kyaraban) "Caravan" In true Maomao fashion, it doesn't take long for her to sniff out trouble
Sakamoto Days – Episode 01/02 Review
「伝説の殺し屋」 (Densetsu no Koroshiya) "The Legendary Hit Man" 「VSソンヒ・バチョウ」 (Baasasu Sonhi・Bachou) "Vs. Son Hee and Bacho" Rumors of Sakamoto Days’ demise have been greatly exaggerated.
Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun S2 – Episode 01 Review
「三人の時計守」 (Sannin no Tokei Mori) "The Three Clock Keepers" This has been a long 5 years in coming.
Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 – 13
「蒼紫対翁」 (Aoshi tai Okina) "Aoshi vs. Okina" The growing pool of evidence is that this adaptation is up to the massive task that was laid before it.
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 25 Review
「猫猫と毛毛」 (Maomao to Maomao) "Maomao and Maomao" Knowledge is power.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 22 Review (End)
「時の彩の詩が咲く」 (Toki no Iro no Uta ga Saku) "The Poem of Time's Colors in Bloom" That’s how you do a finale.
Reader’s Choice – Best of Anime 2024 Poll
The end of the year is here and it's time for the 19th Annual Reader's Choice poll. Do you have a favourite series you'd like to see win?…
Winter 2025 Preview
With the changing of the leaves out and snow and chill in you'd think we'd be gearing up for a lazy season, but anime has other intentions. New…
Aquarion, Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!, Übel Blatt, Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective, Blue Box
Winter 2025 Preview Patreon Early Release
With tha changing of the leaves out and snow and chill in you'd think we'd be gearing up for a lazy season, but anime has other intentions. New…
Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!, ZENSHU, Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective, Aquarion, The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You
Dandadan – Episode 12 Review (END)
「呪いの家へレッツゴー」 (Noroi no Ie e Rettsu Gō) "Let's Go to the Cursed House" The motto for Dandadan is "Go big or go home"
Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 – 12
「修羅の会合」 (Shura no Kaigou) "Meeting of the Warlords" Yes, worlds are definitely colliding here.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 21 Review
「迅火とたま」 (Jinka to Tama) "Jinka and Tama" With Sengoku Youko, 1000 is not just a number.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 11 Review
「比古清十郎」 (Hiko Seijuurou") "Seijuro Hiko" We're in rarified air at this point, that's for sure.
Dandadan – Episode 11 Review
「初恋の人」 (Hatsukoi no Hito) "First Love" Be Careful, It's My Heart
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 20 Review
「多くと共に在る者」 (Ooku to Tomo ni Aru Mono) "The One Who Is with Many" All I know is, if anyone has earned the right to be happy it's Senya.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 10 Review
「逆刃刀 初撃」 (Sakabatou Shougeki) "Sakabato First Attack" By managing to meaningfully embellish a deeply beloved and well-established story this episode is something of a revelation.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 19 Review
「夜明け」 (Yoake) "Dawn" It’s always rough to send off characters in a Mizukami series because he pretty much only writes great ones.
Dandadan – Episode 10 Review
「キャトルミューティレーションを君は見たか」 (Kyatoru Myūtirēshon o Kimi wa Mita ka) "Have You Ever Seen a Cattle Mutilation?" The Gladiator cut that didn't make it to theatres
Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 – 09
「禁忌の抜刀」 (Kinki no Battou) "Drawing of the Forbidden" To me, only one question really stands out here.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 18 Review
「雲を跳び越えて」 (Kumo o Tobikoete) "Above the Clouds" Senya is young and has led an unsettled life, but his experiences have cultivated a strong sense of right and wrong.
Dandadan – Episode 09 Review
「合体！セルポドーバーデーモンネッシー！」 (Gattai! Serupo Dōbā Dēmon Nesshī!) "Merge! Serpo Dover Demon Nessie!" How do you even begin to explain that to a teacher?
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 08 Review
「⼗本⼑・張」 (Juppongatana: Chou) "Chou of the Ten Swords" Like the Phantom Troupe, this band of villains aren’t all cut from the same cloth.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 17 Review
「異形達の宴」 (Igyou-tachi no Utage ) "Feast of the Uncanny" Shinsuke is the most unassuming of heroes, but he never stops being one.
Dandadan – Episode 08 Review
「なんかモヤモヤするじゃんよ」 (Nanka Moyamoya Suru jan yo) "I've Got This Funny Feeling" “Monsters are after my balls”- if that’s not an incentive to work out, I don’t know what…
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 07 Review
「京都到着」 (Kyouto Tōchaku) "Arrival in Kyoto" To say Kyoto has a checkered history doesn't begin to do it justice.
Sengoku Youko – 29
「道介と雲蔵」 (Dousuke to Kumozou") "Dousuke to Kumozou"" Every episode is kind of a blockbuster the rest of the way.
Dandadan – Episode 07 Review
「優しい世界へ」 (Yasashī Sekai e) "To a Kinder World" That was jaw-droppingly gorgeous.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 06 Review
「森の出会い」 (Mori no Deai) "Encounter in the Forest" It’s obvious where everyone is going to end up – Kyoto – but their journeys are a major component of…
Sengoku Youko – 28
「万象王, 降臨」 (Banshou-ou, Kourin) "Banshou-oh Descends" Senya has one of the greatest arcs in manga, but Shinsuke isn’t far behind him.
Dandadan – Episode 06 Review
「ヤベー女がきた」 (Yabē Onna ga Kita) "A Dangerous Woman Arrives" Spiritual powers in the hands of a delusional teenager is a dangerous thing indeed.