"Episode 06" Oooku raises the question of "What is gender?"
Jul 25, 2023 • Subscribe
More like this
Oooku – 05-06
Oooku blurs the line between victim and victimizer quite intentionally, because that's what the sort if world it depicts does. Read more
Oooku – 02
"Episode 2" The prologue over, we now start with an unexpected beginning
Oooku – 05
"Episode 5" At heart, this is a tale about identity
Oooku – 09
"Episode 9" How ironic that Arikoto is the one to take care of Kasuga
Oooku – 07
"Episode 7" Kasuga couldn't have picked two more complete opposites in personality
Oooku – 08
"Episode 8" The times they are a-changing
Oooku – 04
I'm starting to wonder if Oooku isn't at heart a clever means of circumventing the Chrysanthemum Taboo. Read more
Oooku – 01
"Episode 1" Through the looking glass
Oooku – 07
On some level this is a story of how even the most extraordinary things eventually seem ordinary to those living with them. Read more
Oooku – 08
One of the things that stands out to me about Oooku is how much is plays like a historical reenactment. Read more
Oooku – 03
Oooku's vision of how the country would change under these circumstances is very believable. Read more
Oooku – 02
This version is effectively an extended teaser trailer for the manga. Read more
Oooku – 03
"Episode 3" Politics and sustaining a nation are truly a dog-eat-dog world.
Oooku – 09
Kasuga is lucky that Arikoto is as kind as he is, but that applies to pretty much everybody. Read more
Oooku – 10
"Episode 10" Japanese society as presented in this final episode is in a transition state in the process of evolving from the old creature it was into a new…
Oooku – 04
"Episode 4" Kyoto vs. Edo
First Impressions – Oooku
Anyone complaining about Netflix' role in the anime industry is barking up the wrong tree. Read more
Oooku – 10 (End) and Series Review
As good fantasy often does, Oooku uses the pretext of its premise to shed light on reality in ways a less fanciful series would struggle to do. Read…
Ranking summary for the weeks of 2020 05/25, 06/01, 06/08, 06/15, 06/22, 06/29
Ranking summary for the weeks of 2020 05/25, 06/01, 06/08, 06/15, 06/22, 06/29 The following rankings have been updated to reflect the available data through the weeks mentioned…
Sakugan – 06
"JUSTICE FOR VILLAINS" Society is inherently corrupt, powerful people are two-faced liars, the only path to justice is one you carve yourself.
Beastars – 06
Trying to get inside the author's head is often a bad idea, but I don't see any way to watch Beastars without doing so. Read more The post…
Overtake! – 06
「鈴鹿, 雨 -I don`t want you to race.-」 (Suzuka, Ame: I Don`t Want You to Race.) "Suzuka, Rain -I don`t want you to race.-" When it rains, it pours.
Horimiya – 06
You take the bitter with the sweet, I suppose. Read more
Overtake! – 06
If I had a kid I don't think there's any way I could let him or her race cars - the stress would be unbearable.
Jigokuraku – 06
「心とことわり」 (Kokoro to Kotowari) "Heart and Reason" I'd say that was pretty disturbing on multiple levels
Helck – 06
「襲来」 (Shuurai) "Invasion" Wait until Vamirio learns about fishing with explosives
Horimiya – 06
「今年の夏は、あついから。」 (Kotoshi no natsu wa, atsuikara.) "It's Hot This Summer" You take the bitter with the sweet, I suppose.
SSSS.Dynazenon – 06
「この切なさって、なに？」 (Kono setsuna-sa tte, nani?) "What is This Sadness?" With so many shows suffering from a sort of identity crisis that hinders their upside, SSSS.Dynazenon’s directness is especially refreshing.
Gleipnir – 06
「収集者」 (Shuushuusha) "Gatherers" Not Safe for Web Conferences.
Pluto – 06
Pluto as a whole is Urasawa Naoki's creation, but of course the roots of it are in Tezuka Osamu's creation.
Listeners – 06
「グッバイ・ブルー・スカイ (Goodbye Blue Sky)」 (Gubbai Burū Sukai) "Goodbye Blue Sky" Poor, poor Echo.
Plunderer – 06
「勘」 (Kan) "Hunch" Now those are some smiles worth protecting.
Revenger – 06
This ep was among the most unadorned so far, if I were to put a label on it. Read more
Deaimon – 06
「芋名月」 (Imo Meigetsu) "Autumn's Potato Moon" Ohana means family and family means no one get’s left behind or forgotten.
BNA – 06
「Fox Waltz」 “Perhaps the same could be said of ALL religions!”
Pet – 06
In Pet there's some sense of consequence for deeds done, but it has it occasions where it makes me strain to find a reason to care. Read more…
SK∞ – 06
Somehow Bones just seems to have an instinct for this sort of material. Read more
Noblesse – 06
It's status quo for Noblesse after this episode, which is mostly a good thing. Read more
Ranking summary for the weeks of 2021 06/07, 06/14, 06/21, 06/28, 07/05, 07/12
Ranking summary for the weeks of 2021 06/07, 06/14, 06/21, 06/28, 07/05, 07/12 The following rankings have been updated to reflect the available data through the weeks mentioned…
Heike Monogatari – 06
Heike Monogatari returned this week to the more character-oriented stories of its first two episodes. The renewed focus on Shigemori’s children saw Biwa come back in a major…
Lycoris Recoil – 06
"Opposites attract" I take two steps forward. I take two steps back.
Sentouin, Hakenshimasu! – 06
「戦闘員、派遣します！」 (Sentouin, Haken Shimasu!) "Combatants Will Be Dispatched!" Now that's what I call a rejection.
Super Cub – 06
「私のカブ」 (Watashi no Cub) "My Cub" If Reiko is like a racing horse wearing blinkers. Koguma is like your neighbor's fat cat that likes to stroll around town getting treats…
Appare-Ranman! – 06
What I think we have here is a show that doesn't do anything exceptionally well or exceptionally poorly. Read more
Ryman’s Club – 06
「プレゼン」 (Purezen) "Presentation" Comradeship: The Code of the Badaryman
Raccoon Rascal 06
“Goodbye Skunks” Ep 06: Nyaa.si* | Anidex.info* *Is this post more than 1 month old? Get up-to-date links from the Projects page! BTIH: 3f9192e83f5e7447d3cfed23fe3396ce593f7db6 MD5: A33…
Kanojo Okarishimasu – 06
「彼女と彼女」 (Kanojo to Kanojo) "Girlfriend and Girlfriend" Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
Kemono Jihen – 06
If Ajia-do does intend to make this a one-and-done adaptation they sure aren't showing it with their pacing. Read more
Sengoku Youko – 06
「 ふこう」 (Fukou) Hiding is not the answer, because your burdens always find you.
Dark Gathering – 06
「約束」 (Yakusoku) "The Promise" I've had to work much harder than this for something I want, don't try to resist me.