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"Episode 9" How ironic that Arikoto is the one to take care of Kasuga
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"Episode 8" The times they are a-changing
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"Episode 4" Kyoto vs. Edo
Oooku – 03
"Episode 3" Politics and sustaining a nation are truly a dog-eat-dog world.
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 – 04
I'm starting to wonder if Oooku isn't at heart a clever means of circumventing the Chrysanthemum Taboo. Read more
Oooku – 05
"Episode 5" At heart, this is a tale about identity
Oooku – 07
"Episode 7" Kasuga couldn't have picked two more complete opposites in personality
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 – 06
"Episode 06" Oooku raises the question of "What is gender?"
Oooku – 01
"Episode 1" Through the looking glass
Oooku – 02
"Episode 2" The prologue over, we now start with an unexpected beginning
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 – 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
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
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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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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.
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
Dandadan – 09
Wall to wall insanity for 22 minutes pretty much covers it.
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.
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.
Revenger – 09
Do tooth marks on a lump of soft metal really make one group distinct from the other? Read more
SSSS.Dynazenon – 09
With all due respect to Nomad, Super Dragon King Kaiser Gridknight vs. S.P. Godzilla is the matchup I really want to see. Read more
Gleipnir – 09
「激突のマーク」 (Gekitotsu no Mark) "Staked Claims" D-D-D-D-D-D-DROP THE BASS!
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).
Jigokuraku – 09
「神と人」 (Kami to Hito) "Gods and People" Little Shop of Horrors meets elixir of life
SK∞ – 09
Geez, just get a room already. Read more
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…
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…
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…
Helck – 09
「蛮族トースマン」 (Banzoku Tousuman) "Barbarians of the Tothman Tribe" Mad Max goes fantasy
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This series is definitely not a mass-produced model.
Beastars 2 – 09
「ぶっ壊れてる扇風機」 (Bukkoware teru senpuuki) "Broken Fan" Living is a long act of deceiving other people.
Super Cub – 09
「氷の中」 (Kōri no Naka) "In Ice" Don't trust Reiko with the sewing.
Baccano! – 08-09
It's the nature of Isaac and Miria that their presence effectively makes it impossible for a scene to be taken seriously. Read more
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…
Trigun Stampede – 09
[Millions Knives] Don't bring a gun to a Knives fight.
Sabikui Bisco – 09
「きみを愛してる」 (Kimi o Ai Shiteru) "I Love You" Hasta la Vista, baby.
Mars Red – 09
「疑念」 (Ginen) "Suspicion" Glenn is the grand puppet master behind the stage set by Nakajima.