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Oooku – 09
"Episode 9" How ironic that Arikoto is the one to take care of Kasuga
Oooku – 03
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Oooku – 05
"Episode 5" At heart, this is a tale about identity
Oooku – 04
"Episode 4" Kyoto vs. Edo
Oooku – 03
"Episode 3" Politics and sustaining a nation are truly a dog-eat-dog world.
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 – 08
"Episode 8" The times they are a-changing
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 – 02
"Episode 2" The prologue over, we now start with an unexpected beginning
Oooku – 06
"Episode 06" Oooku raises the question of "What is gender?"
Oooku – 04
I'm starting to wonder if Oooku isn't at heart a clever means of circumventing the Chrysanthemum Taboo. Read more
Oooku – 07
"Episode 7" Kasuga couldn't have picked two more complete opposites in personality
Oooku – 02
This version is effectively an extended teaser trailer for the manga. Read more
Oooku – 01
"Episode 1" Through the looking glass
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
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Anyone complaining about Netflix' role in the anime industry is barking up the wrong tree. Read more
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SK∞ – 09
Geez, just get a room already. Read more
Beastars – 09
Beastars again ups its games considerably this week, offers a darker and deeper takes to its themes. While there is a lot going on in this episode, they’re…
SSSS.Dynazenon – 09
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Jouran – 09
「機密事項六六八スダマノアイ」 (Kimitsu Jikō Roku Roku Hachi Sudama no Ai)"Confidential File 668, Ethereal Love" Back to the beginning
Noblesse – 09
This was a pretty solid episode on the whole, but it confirmed what I more or less suspected. Read more
Revenger – 09
Do tooth marks on a lump of soft metal really make one group distinct from the other? Read more
Jigokuraku – 09
「神と人」 (Kami to Hito) "Gods and People" Little Shop of Horrors meets elixir of life
Horimiya – 09
「難しいけど、無理じゃない。」 (Muzukashīkedo, muri janai.) "It's Difficult, But Not Impossible" Kinky Hori in all her glory.
Plunderer – 09
「プランダラ」 (Purandara) "Plunderer" It's killing time.
Helck – 09
「蛮族トースマン」 (Banzoku Tousuman) "Barbarians of the Tothman Tribe" Mad Max goes fantasy
Dandadan – 09
Wall to wall insanity for 22 minutes pretty much covers it.
SSSS.Dynazenon – 09
「重なる気持ちって、なに？」 (Kasanaru kimochi tte, nani?) "What Are These Overlapping Emotions?" With all due respect to Nomad, Super Dragon King Kaiser Gridknight vs. S.P. Godzilla is the matchup I really want…
Overtake! – 09
As this episode wound down I kept thinking of Gegege no Kitarou 2018's Episode 20, "Memories of the Y?ka" (the war one).
Overtake! – 09
「厄災の日 -What really happened?-」 (Yakusai no Hi: What Really Happened?) "The Day of the Disaster -What really happened?-" Take a picture, it’ll last longer.
BNA – 09
「Human Scapegoat」 "Do my dirty work, scapegoat. Do my deeds, for you're the one who's shamed."
Pet – 09
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Deaimon – 09
「一陽来復」 (Ichiyō Raifuku) "Long-Awaited Warmth of Spring" Having to deal with your own expectations, figuring out what you desire and what others want from you is a hard choice to…
Gleipnir – 09
「激突のマーク」 (Gekitotsu no Mark) "Staked Claims" D-D-D-D-D-D-DROP THE BASS!
Beastars – 09
Chekov's lion asserts his presence more quickly than I'd expected. Read more The post Beastars – 09 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 16 – Oooku (Ooku: The Inner Chambers)
This series is definitely not a mass-produced model.
Dungeon Meshi – 09
「テンタクルス／シチュー」 (Tentakurusu/shichū) "Tentacles/Stew" Dungeon Meshi is a series that sneaks up on you.
Ramen Akaneko – 09
Kana and Akane should watch and take notes.
Ryman’s Club – 09
Very few sports anime have managed to satisfyingly wrap a story in one cour, but Ryman's Club looks like it has a chance to be a rare exception.…
Mars Red – 09
「疑念」 (Ginen) "Suspicion" Glenn is the grand puppet master behind the stage set by Nakajima.
Isekai Ojisan – 09
It's hard to overstate how important having Tomatsu Haruka, Aoi Yuuki, and Komatsu Mikako in the three main female roles is. Read more
Tokyo Revengers – 09
Whenever the first word on my notepad is "recap", an episode is off to a bad start. Read more
Kingdom 5 – 09
Even in battle politics is always simmering on the back burner, and my eyes never strayed too far from that pot even as the front burner was boiling…
Summertime Render – 09
「流れよ我が涙」 (Nagareyo waga namida) "Let the Tears Flow" Well, that seemed to raise a lot more questions than it answered.
Odd Taxi – 09
「ヒーローの憂鬱」 (Hīrō no Yūutsu) "The Hero's Melancholy" This episode certainly brought some interesting tidbits when it comes to characters and their choices within the story, but it’s starting to feel…