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According to ancient beliefs, some objects gain life or spirits as they age. Spirits that came to life from an object are called Tsukumogami. They can take humanoid…
Mononogatari: Malevolent Spirits (Season 2) – Episodes 10 to 12
I’ll begin with some trivia for those who don’t know much Japanese. Mononogatari doesn’t exactly mean “Malevolent Spirits.” Rather, the title is a clever combination o…
Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari
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Kunato Hyouma grandfather makes him move in with tsukumogami so that he can learn how to dispatch them in a humane way.
MALEVOLENT SPIRITS: MONONOGATARI — FIRST IMPRESSIONS
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Mononogatari – Malevolent Spirits: Episode 12 Review
Traumatic events have a huge impact on people, especially when they are young. Sometimes, it can seem like you are defined by your trauma. Finding meaning and hope…
Mononogatari Season 2: Episodes 7 to 9 Reviews
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First Impression: Malevolent Spirits: Monogatari
Blood is flowing from a sharpened metallic umbrella as our protagonist, Hyoma, watches in disbelief, the inflicted trauma manifesting in his eyes. His older brother and sister, members…
Malevolent Spirits #15 — Girls’ Association
Why does 75% of this episode even exist? Impressions: I don't know who was asking for an entire episode centered on Botan's godawful friends, but here you…
Malevolent Spirits #14 — Dating Consultation
Stop trying to make Botan happen. Impressions: This show is making a pretty good case that it's never going to do much of anything. If you thought…
Malevolent Spirits #13 — Ruining Antiques
Oh, so every floating severed hand is evil now? Impressions: Riiight. This show. It was barely average action in an otherwise awful season, and appears to have…
Malevolent Spirits #11 — Clothes Horse
These yakuza is a little weird. In case you missed it, Nier is back on hiatus due to even more covid. I've started on next season's preview,…
Malevolent Spirits #05 — Enhanced Interrogation
Long conversations repeating themselves. Impressions: Like High Card, this episode was mainly focused on introducing some side factions that will be the League of Evil Mutants to the…
Malevolent Spirits #12 — Stockholm Syndrome
Your family of randos wasn't a family until your aunt kidnapped you? What? Impressions: Like High Card, this also ended with an announcement that it'd be continuing…
Malevolent Spirits #20 — Flesh Wounds
Sure, I guess losing a chunk of your abdomen doesn't count for much. Impressions: This episode is pretty similar to the other 'big' action one this season…
Malevolent Spirits #08 — Spinny Kicky
I'm tired of the weekly recitation of this dude's backstory. Impressions: Felt a lot like High Card's episode, but in reverse. We start off with the passable but…
Malevolent Spirits #09 — Three Stooges
Those sure were… some random dudes to fight in a lot. Impressions: We're not winding our way any closer to any kind of finale here either, which…
Spy X Family Season 2: Episodes 4 to 6 (Or 29 to 31)
Spy x Family ‘s second season has so far managed to keep all the original charm and appeal of the first season. This series features a unique combination…
Malevolent Spirits #03 — Pins and Needles
Sure is a lot of wind in that alley to make those scarves billow dramatically. Impressions: Weirdly, the animation and action is somehow improving with this show…
Malevolent Spirits #04 — Getting Teenagers Laid
Don't tell the Republicans. Impressions: A lot like High Card, this is doing a suspiciously decent job of maintaining its mediocrity, though on the lower side. I…
Malevolent Spirits #17 — Woe is Botan
Part 42418. Impressions: You're boring me severely, show. An entire episode faffing around about how they need to get extra special super serious because Stuff is Up®.…
Malevolent Spirits #16 — One Attack Each
What is this? Show and tell? Impressions: I found this episode going all out fairly depressing if anything. If the show had genuine talent and effort put…
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 120 – The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague, Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari, & In/Spectre 2
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Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2: Episodes 6 to 8 (30 to 32)
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Malevolent Spirits #21 — Everybody Loses, Off-Screen
Just the absolute best direction in this show. Impressions: I was dead on the money when I guessed last week that things would be padded out so…
Malevolent Spirits #23 — Return of the Flashback
Why are we sad about those two dying again? Or living for that matter. Impressions: Why exactly are we getting a big emotional melodramatic sequence for these…
Malevolent Spirits #22 — Nobody Appreciates the Drummer
True fight to begin again, for a third time, next week. Impressions: Good god, the pacing this season continues to be just horrendous. The first season wasn't…
Malevolent Spirits #19 — Shoe Is Slowly Dropping
Sloooooowly dropping. Aaaaaaaany minute now. Just one more week. Impressions: That this episode started out with over a minute and a half of pure recap was not…
Malevolent Spirits #10 — Yet More Getting Drunk
I am so tired of this season. Impressions: This episode rapidly went from poor to worse. We had to start out by spending a third of the…
Heavenly Delusion: Episodes 4 to 6 Reviews
Many animals experience curiosity, humans included. In fact, this trait is especially important to humans. Without curiosity, our species would probably never have started using fire. Then where…
Hell’s Paradise: Episodes 4 to 6 Reviews
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Stardust Telepath: Episodes 4 to 6 Reviews
So far, I’m enjoying Stardust Telepath. The characters are endearing and funny. I love the main story, which is about a girl who loves rockets as she learns…
Fruits Basket S2 Episodes 4 to 6
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Mononogatari Episode 4
This week's Mononogatari episode became one of my favorites so far, as it finally, officially, dropped the big bomb to Hyoma. I know that it has been hinted…
Malevolent Spirits #06 — Twenty More Minutes of Exposition
Pacing. What is it? Impressions: What an absolutely pointless and horrible episode. After last week's explanation that Botan is the star child, here's a second episode explaining…
Malevolent Spirits #01 — Let’s Hear From The Audience
Let's not and say we didn't. Ayakashi Triangle and some godawful cheat power reincarnation thing still remain, but I need to do some work stuff briefly that…
Malevolent Spirits #02 — A Little Harmless Attempted Murder
Who among us hasn't tried to kill someone checking to see if we're not murderous? Impressions: This would be so much more tolerable if the animation during…
Malevolent Spirits #07 — The Meet and Greets Continue
We going to ever be doing anything with all these factions? Impressions: This was another this-meeting-could-have-been-an-email episodes. Well, more the first half than the second, which did…
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It’s time for the next three episodes of Undead Murder Farce, which is so far proving to be highly entertaining. It’s not my favorite show of the season,…
My Home Hero: Episodes 4 to 6 Reviews
I’m not a parent, so there are things about them I can’t comprehend. There are exceptions, but parents in general love their children to a degree that seems…
Mononogatari Episode 6 – 9
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Malevolent Spirits #24 — Team Umbrella is Blasting Off Again
How nice that everybody just got bored and left. Impressions: And with the only second actual fight of this entire damn season of this show ending with…
Malevolent Spirits #18 — Everybody Puts Botan in the Corner
Can someone just off her or kidnap her already? Impressions: Remember when these clowns used to go out hunting monsters? Excuse me, malevolent spirits. The half-assed action was easier…
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Dr. Stone is well along in airing its third season. A lot has already happened. In episodes 4 through 6, the group discusses their contact with the mysterious…
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces – Episodes 4 to 6 Reviews
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