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Yumemiru Danshi finale, Chiisai Senpai, Nanatsu no Makuen, and Level 1 Dakedo 11s.

Not a confession, but … To start off we finish off Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha, ending a little unexpectedly, but I suppose it was the right time to…

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Chiisai Senpai 9, Yumemiru 11, Nanatsu and Level 1 Dakedo 10

Shiori and Takuma witness an office romance. Not theirs. Chiisai Senpai 9 decided that the material they had wasn’t enough for a full episode, so they tacked on…

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Chiisai Senpai, Yumemiru, Nanatsu, Level 1 Dakedo, all 9s except for one 10

Caught! (Actually, it’s quite innocent) Even though Chiisai Senpai has just had the holidays episodes, the gang decides to take a day off and visit a hot springs,…

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Nanatsu 7-8, Chiisai Senpai 7, Level 1 8, and Yumemiru 9

Being a girl gives Pete magical powers. After the torturing and killing last week Nanatsu no Makuen etc. 7 pulls back to more mundane things, apart from the…

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6-8’s: Yumemiru, Nanatsu, Chiisai Senpai, Level 1 Dakedo

It’s okay–she’s still in middle school. I continue to like the way Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha does things. We start with Sajo and the cute Sasaki he met…

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Fives and a six: Chiisai Senpai, Jitsu wa ore, Yumemiru, Nanatsu, Level 1, Zom100

I still feel a bit of disappointment that Uchi no Kaisha no Chiisai Senpai’s main relationship isn’t going to advance beyond innocent flirting and blushing, but I’m enjoying…

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4’s: Yumemiru, Nanatsu, Level1, Zom100

A long nervous pause. There seems to be a story going on in Yumemiru Danshi, but everything is so low-key that it’s hard to figure out what it…

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2-4s: Level 1, Tempuru, Zom 100, Chiisai Senpai, Saikyou deshita

Eve the Killer Rabbit’s slogan. I still like Level 1 dakedo Unique Skill de Saikyou desu, it’s an amiable show, but now a couple cracks are appearing. One…

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2-3s, Chiisai Senpai, Saikyou deshita, Yumemiru Danshi, Nanatsu, Dekiru Neko

First meeting. I doubt if Uchi no Kaisha no Chiisai senpai is going to change from the routine. In episode 2 we go through a lot of scenes…

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Summer new shows 4, truncated since I’m so far behind.

It may not look it, but Level 1 Dakedo is set in a fantasy world. Level 1 dakedo Unique Skill de Saikyou desu, yet another isekai, at least…

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Summer new shows 3

Undead Girl Murder Farce starts with … dark blue. Undead Girl Murder Farce takes place in the Meiji era, where there’s an eradication of Oni in Japan, which…

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Summer new shows 2

Lightning around a demon-lord’s domain. Lv1 Maou to One Room Yuusha starts with a demon lord being defeated by four brave warriors, led by Max. The demon swears…

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Insomnia finale, and new shows 1

Before going to the new shows I want to wrap up Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia, a finale which has no surprises whatsoever yet was lovely to watch. Ganta…

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Finales and Insomnia

I don’t know how I got three episodes behind with Jijou no Shiranai etc, and it doesn’t really matter since much of it is the same. The mean…

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Catching up: Insomnia, Jijou no Shiranai, Lv999,

Back from a week in America, and no, I didn’t bring you back anything, I decided to cut what few shows I was still watching to the bare…

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Eights: Kuma Bear, Loafer, Explosion, Nyan, Insomnia

Nothing much happens this episode. Kuma Bear 8 is nothing at all. The show likes to indulge in cute characters eating delicious things, and this is just about…

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6-8s, Kawaisugi, Tonikaku, Insomnia, Lv999, Jijou no Shiranai

In Kawaisugi crisis I keep wondering what the status of Earth’s annihilation is. While the aliens aboard the station still haven’t experienced a real cat, apart from Fiana,…

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6-7s: Lv999, Kuma, Jijou no Shiranai, Loafer, and Explosion!

Momo is bored. After the last story arc of Lv999 I thought we’d see less of Runa for a while. Instead, episode 6 starts with a whole fairy-tale…

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4-5s: Explosion, Kaminaki, Kawaisugi, Tonikaku, Insomnia

This time it’s for real. I am trying to figure out what problems I have with Kono Subarashii … after watching episodes 4 and 5. The episodes, I…

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Kimi wa Houkago 2-3, and 4-5s of Lv999, Kuma, Jijou no Shiranai, Loafer

Busted. But it turns out all right. I thought Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia was going to be about two restless, sleepless kids wandering around at night, but in…

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More 2-3s, Loafer, Explosion, Kaminaki, Kawaisugi, Tonikaku2

After watching the first episode of Skip to Loafer I was afraid there would be a lot of Mitsumi being overly ambitious and bumbling her efforts, and episode…

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2-3s: Lv999, Boku no Kokoro, Jijou wo Shiranai, Tensei Kizoku, Kuma

The important things. Three episodes in, and Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi o Suru is turning into quite a good series. It’s managing to balance the shoujo aspects…

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New shows Spring 2023 #5

Ganta’s clock ticking away late at night. I’m getting serious new-show burnout so I’m cutting out some that look borderline. So we jump to Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia,…

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New shows Spring 2023 #4

Cafe Terrace starts with it being closed. Megami no Cafe Terrace starts with Hayato, a Tokyo U. student returning to his grandma’s old cafe after she passes away,…

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New shows Spring 2023 #3

I can’t remember why Watashi no Yuri begins with a cup of tea, but there you go. First off it’s Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto Desu!, staring Hime,…

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New shows Spring 2023 #2

Alice Gear starts with a light show in space. On to round two. Alice Gear Aegis Expansion starts with a lots of outer space and a good, but…

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New shows spring 2023

Good to be back, and ready for the Spring 2023 anime season. I’ll do this like I always do: I’ll watch shows that I might actually want to…

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A note about the rest of the season. I won’t cover it.

I am burned out writing about shows that aren’t worth writing about. Even the beautiful-looking epics Ooyokiumi no Kami and Hikari no Ou, the only shows worth watching…

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8s, 9s and a 10: Kaina, Hikari, Benriya, Ningen Fushin, Eiyuu Ou

Happily, the next day. The title of Ooyukiumi no Kaina 8 is “Lost at Sea,” so I was expecting, and rather dreading, a long episode where the three…

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8s and some 9s, Ningen, Tensei Oujo, Benriya, Eiyuu Ou

That’s Agate, by the way. Ningen Fushin 8 is a standalone, basically to deal with the idol Agate, or Bell Haggins, who’s been wandering in and through several…

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6-7s: Otonari, Benriya, Eiyuu, Ooyukiumi, Hikari no ou

Even when events happen in Otonari no Tenshi-sama it doesn’t seem to matter much. We get more of Itsuki and Chitose in both episodes 6 and 7, and…

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More Eiyuu, Ooyukiumi, Hikari, Ningen, Tensei Oujo

Eiyuu Ou etc. 4 finishes the story arc with some twisted morality. Basically, the town of Nova is having all the aether sucked out of it, then it…

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2s, 3s, 4s, 5s

Whew, I’m farther behind than ever! They made it, but “out of the frying pan,” you know … Some basic worldbuilding and minor thrills in Ooyukiumi no Kania…

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More 2-3s, Tsundere Akuyaku, Otonari, Rougo, Benriya, Eiyuu

Tsundere Akuyaku etc develops things decently in episodes 2 and 3. The two kids grant their power, somehow, to both Liese and Baldur, the latter because they feel…

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New shows – Winter 2023 5

That’s a nice looking castle to start Eiyuu Ou. First off we have Eiyuu Ou, Bu o Kiwameru Tame Tenseisu: Soshite, Sekai Saikyou no Minarai, and we meet…

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New shows – Winter 2023 4

Rougo ni Sonaete starts with a lovely shot of the blue sea, which Mitsuha is about to fall into. Rougo ni Sonaete Isekai de 8-manmai no Kinka o…

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New shows – Winter 2023 3

A rainy sky shot to begin Inu ni Nattara. In Inu ni Nattara Suki na Hito ni Hirowareta our hero wakes up in the rain, wondering where he…

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New shows – Winter 2023 2

Spy Kyoushitsu opens with a deadly battle scene from a distance with dramatic lighting. Let’s look at Spy Kyoushitsu, where we meet Lily, aka “Flower Garden,” who is…

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New shows – Winter 2023 1

Welcome to the first installment of my new series reviews for Winter 2023. Mind you, I’m not going to watch everything, or even half of them. I’m going…

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Renai Flops finale, and shadow 13

Let’s see, I predicted that Renai Flops would end with Asahi meeting Ai in the other-verse or whatever, and he and maybe she would make peace with the…

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Kage 12, DIY and Bocchi finales

I thought Eminence in Shadow would end this week but apparently there’s more to go. Episode 12 is in two parts. In one, Shadow Garden pop up in…

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Eminence, DIY, Bocchi, Renai 11

I’m not sure what Cid is getting at in Eminence in Shadow 11. His name is called to fight in the Princess Trials (a big combat event between…

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Tens – the usual

Bocchi, the abstract We know pretty much how Bocchi the Rock! 10 is going to play out. Bocchi wants Kessouku Band to play at the school festival, but…

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Eminance, DIY, Bocchi and Renai nines

Eminence in Shadow (Why I used the original, long name for so long in these posts?) 9 goes along with no complications, to the point where I got…

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Eights: Kage, DIY, Bocchi, Renai Flops

Cid, acting in the third person again. Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! 8 is spared the usual “What is Cid up to now?” questions because we know exactly…

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Kage, DIY, Bocchi, Renai 7s

I wish I knew what Cid was up to most of the time. In Kage no jitsuryokusha etc 7 we are still confused. Cid keeps doing things like…

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Kage, DIY, Bocchi, Renai 5-6

Cid showing off. Let’s see, in Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakuke! 5 we have Kageno facing off against Zenon to rescue Alexia, and we get a side battle…

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More fours and fives

Mad scientists always say that just before they die. Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! 4 continues its bewildering story with an unpleasant episode that has Cid beaten to…

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Threes and fours

I was worried that Bocchi the Rock! wouldn’t be able to keep up the quirky energy that made episode one so delightful, but I needn’t have worried. Well,…

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