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Spring 2026 Season Preview
Wooper: Having been pummeled with multiple snowstorms this past winter, I’ve been ready for spring’s arrival for a while now – and not only as a reprieve from…
Winter 2026 Check-In – Weeks 7-10
Wooper: I don’t know why I said I’d write a first impression for Rooster Fighter in the intro to the last check-in post. Maybe I was on drugs…
Guest Post: Unearthed Treasures with Firechick: ToHeart (1999) (78/100)
ToHeart is an interesting beast. It’s considered the second non-Hentai anime adaptation of a visual novel, only beaten out by the very first one, Nightwalker: Midnight Detective, which…
Winter 2026 Check-In – Weeks 4-6
Wooper: I know this column is about currently airing anime, but have you all seen the surplus of cool shows set to debut next month? Our spring season…
2025 Anime Awards and Top 10 List
Mario: It’s amazing to think that we are more than halfway through this decade, and even though each of us writers is swamped with our current busy lives,…
Winter 2026 Check-In – Weeks 2-3
Wooper: It’s a little late to be reviewing just two episodes of a handful of new series, but that’s what I’ve got for you here. Between AOTY writing…
Winter 2026 First Episode Awards
Wooper: Pardon me for starting out on a tangent, but I just had a look at the upcoming spring anime chart and discovered nearly 15 shows that I’m…
Winter 2026 Impressions: Jigokuraku S2, Oshi no Ko S3, Sousou no Frieren S2
Jigokuraku S2 Short Synopsis: Season 2 of Jigokuraku, where we hunt down a bunch of Taoist immortal monsters for the elixir of immortality. Lenlo: So like many sequels,…
Winter 2026 Impressions: Trigun Stargaze, Prism Rondo, The Holy Grail of Eris
Trigun Stargaze Short Synopsis: Trigun, but it’s not really Trigun, it’s a weird new Trigun, but man does it look really pretty. Lenlo: Hey, Milly is finally back!…
Winter 2026 Impressions: Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu, Jujutsu Kaisen: The Culling Game, The Case Book of Arne
Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu Short Synopsis: Cute girls participate in death games for money, and no matter what happens so long as they survive they’ll be…
Spring 2025 Check-In – Weeks 4-5
Wooper: We’ve cycled through all sorts of names for these check-in columns over the years, but the most appropriate one for this week’s post might be “catch-up,” as…
Guest Post: Unearthed Baubles with Firechick: Bananya (69/100)
(This review covers both the first season and the second one, Bananya and the Curious Bunch) Now here’s an anime that I’m sure not a whole lot of…
Spring 2025 Check-In – Weeks 2-3
Wooper: I’m long past my aniblogging prime, but I had to come out of retirement for a spring season like this one. While others may lament its lack…
Spring 2025 First Episode Awards
Now that virtually every new spring series has debuted, it’s time to see which shows managed to distinguish themselves amidst the anime landslide. Not every one of our…
Spring 2025 Impressions: Teogonia, Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi, Ranger Reject S2
Teogonia Short Synopsis: A young boy sets off on a journey through a fantasy world after memories of his past life awaken within him. Lenlo: It’s a bit…
Spring 2025 Impressions: Moonrise, Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi, Mono
Moonrise Short Synopsis: The wealthy heir to a global tech company travels to the moon to avenge his parents’ deaths. Wooper: Ever heard the phrase “too many cooks…
Spring 2025 Impressions: Gundam GQuuuuuuX, Apocalypse Hotel, Uchuujin MuuMuu
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Short Synopsis: A red-haired girl throws herself headlong into the cockpit of a mobile suit to fight against her space colony’s military police force.…
Uchuujin MuuMuu, Apocalypse Hotel, Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Spring 2025 Impressions: Shoushimin Series S2, Zatsu Tabi: That’s Journey, Summer Pockets
Shoushimin Series S2 Short Synopsis: Season 2 of Shoushimin, where a bunch of kids solve mundane day to day mysteries around town. Mario: After the bitter end of…
Spring 2025 Impressions: My Hero Academia Vigilantes, Your Forma, Bye Bye Earth S2
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Short Synopsis: A college student and konbini employee with a subpar superpower finds himself wrangling a much more powerful vigilante. Lenlo: I’m going to…
Spring 2025 Impressions: Lazarus, The Dinner Table Detective, Witch Watch
Lazarus Short Synopsis: A criminal parkourist is recruited by an elite task force in search of a doctor who’s unleashed a deadly drug upon the world. Lenlo: So…
Spring 2025 Impressions: Shin Samurai-den Yaiba, Kowloon Generic Romance, The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl
Shin Samurai-den Yaiba Short Synopsis: A young swordsman raised in the jungle is shipped off to live at the dojo of his father’s rival. Lenlo: You know, there’s…
Spring 2025 Impressions: The Beginning After the End, Wind Breaker S2, From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman
The Beginning After the End Short Synopsis: Super powered king from one world dies and is reborn as a super powered baby in another world. Lenlo: At first…
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman, The Beginning After the End
Spring 2025 Impressions: Rock wa Lady no Tashinami deshite, Anne Shirley, Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers
Rock wa Lady no Tashinami deshite Short Synopsis: A former rock guitarist discovers that the most popular student at her elite girls’ academy is secretly a top class…
Spring 2025 Impressions: Kijin Gentoushou, Once Upon a Witch’s Death, Catch Me at the Ballpark!
Kijin Gentoushou Short Synopsis: A 19th century swordsman trains to defeat demons in an effort to protect his village’s priestess. Lenlo: Honestly, Kijin had me in the first…
Catch Me at the Ballpark!, Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho
Spring 2025 Season Preview
Wooper: Last season, I couldn’t even scrape together 10 shows to preview, but this time we’re doing more than 20. The number one reason for that is variety,…
Guest Post: Unearthed Baubles with Firechick: Kitty and Mimmy’s New Umbrella (75/100)
So, let’s talk about Hello Kitty! Even if you don’t know her name, you’ve definitely seen her at least once in your life. The official mascot of a…
Guest Post: Unearthed Treasures with Firechick: Final Fantasy V (82/100)
(This review is solely based on the GameBoy Advance version, which many say is the best version of the game. I will mention the Pixel Remaster version a…
2024 Anime Awards and Top 10 List
Lenlo: Hello all! It’s been a while huh? Can’t say this is unexpected, as life has a way of delaying things when you no longer hold yourself to…
Winter 2025 First Episode Awards
Total Zenshuu dominance. That’s what the results our Winter 2025 voting indicate, but behind the scenes the fight for the top spot wasn’t nearly so straightforward. I’m the…
Winter 2025 Impressions: Sakamoto Days, Giramasu, Übel Blatt
Sakamoto Days Short Synopsis: A legendary hitman falls in love, retires, has a kid and grows fat. But what will he do when his old life comes looking…
Winter 2025 Impressions: Honey Lemon Soda, Red Ranger Isekai, Baban Baban Ban Vampire
Honey Lemon Soda Short Synopsis: A high school wallflower becomes enamored with a blond-haired boy who later stands up to a trio of bullies on her behalf. Wooper:…
Winter 2025 Impressions: Tasokare Hotel, The Apothecary Diaries S2, Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!
Tasokare Hotel Short Synopsis: When someone dies, they are placed in-between worlds at a strange hotel where they must find clues about themselves and decide whether to go…
TASOKARE HOTEL, The Apothecary Diaries, Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!
Winter 2025 Impressions: Zenshuu, Dr. Stone: Science Future, Promise of Wizard
Zenshuu Short Synopsis: An anime director dies eating bad clam and is teleported to the world of their favorite movie, finally having the chance to change the outcome.…
Winter 2025 Impressions: Medalist, Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku, From Bureaucrat to Villainess
Medalist Short Synopsis: A young girl learns to figure skate against her mother’s wishes while her coach lives his dreams through teaching her. Lenlo: Been a while since…
Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction – 10-13
“This isn’t forever. We haven’t seen our last peaceful day.” The above prediction, delivered by the invader Yuriko shortly before her death, seems unlikely to come true.…
Winter 2025 Impressions: I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class, Okitsura, Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu
I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class Short Synopsis: Two highschoolers’ least favorite people (each other) are forced to marry by their newly reunited…
Winter 2025 Impressions: Salaryman Isekai, Momentary Lily, Sorairo Utility
Salaryman Isekai Short Synopsis: Underappreciated overseas manager is head hunted by a Demon Lord with a surprisingly keen eye for subordinates. Amun: First show of the new season…
Guest Post: Unearthed Treasure with Firechick – UT: Stella of the End (84/100)
As of mid-2024, a good majority of the games Key/Visual Arts have put out are legally available in English, with the exceptions of Air, Kud Wafter, their Prima…
Winter 2025 Impressions: Bogus Skill “Fruitmaster”, Ameku M.D, Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time
Bogus Skill “Fruitmaster” Short Synopsis: A supernaturally skilled gardener discovers he can eat more than one Devil Fruit without perishing. Wooper: 2025 kicks off with a benignly terrible…
Winter 2025 Season Preview
Wooper: Thanks for clicking on what may be Star Crossed Anime’s shortest season preview ever! We’ve got just one author handling things this time, and he is looking…
Mid-Season Check-In #3 — Fall 2024
Wooper: It’s just me on Mid-Season Check-In duty this month, I’m sorry to say. Lenlo has continued to watch all the shows he covered in the first of…
Guest Post: Unearthed Treasures with Firechick: Digimon Adventure Pilot (82/100)
Digimon has been a part of my life for about as long as I can remember. I religiously watched the 1999 TV series as a kid, along with…
Mid-Season Check-In #2 — Fall 2024
Wooper: Late November tends to be the time when I start thinking in terms of Anime of the Year, rather than the Season. But even though I’ve pledged…
Guest Post: Unearthed Treasures with Firechick: Dog of Flanders Movie (97/100)
I’ve watched many movies throughout my childhood. Namely the Pokemon movies, some Disney movies (namely Aladdin), and others. But none of them have really made a huge impact…
Mid-Season Check-In Fall 2024
Wooper: Happy November, everyone! With schools across the country having recently concluded their first quarters, it seemed appropriate for us to issue our own report card, as it…
Guest Post: Unearthed Baubles with Firechick: Pokemon Trading Card Game GBC (65/100)
Hey Pokemaniacs, remember when we used to collect Pokemon cards, trade them with our friends, and participate in card battles? I sure do! In light of the Pokemon…
Fall 2024 First Episode Awards
Now that the final October premiere has aired (a subpar beginning to Blue Miburo), we’ve reached the end of our First Impressions period. Our plans for the next…
Fall 2024 Impressions: A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School, Thunderbolt Fantasy S4, Touhai: Ura Rate Mahjong Touhai Roku
A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School Short Synopsis: A pathetic failure becomes the new teacher of a school for Spirits. Mario: While I believe Youkai Gakkou can build…
Fall 2024 Impressions: Demon Lord 2099, The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Shangri-La Frontier S2
Demon Lord 2099 Short Synopsis: The Demon Lord is banished by the Hero, only for him to reawaken 500 years later into a whole new, much more technologically…
Fall 2024 Impressions: Tsuma Shougakusei ni Naru, Yakuza Fiancé, Natsume’s Book of Friends S7
Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru Short Synopsis: A normal family’s matriarch is reincarnated as a grade schooler. Amun: I signed up for this one simply because the premise is…unusual…