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Mononogatari – Malevolent Spirits Season 2: Episodes 1 to 3
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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Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari – Episode 1
Kunato Hyouma grandfather makes him move in with tsukumogami so that he can learn how to dispatch them in a humane way.


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First Look: Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari
Hyouma Kunato is heir to the Saenome clan, which is responsible for sending tsukumogami – spirits that can possess physical objects and thus gain physical form – safely…


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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The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 2: Episodes 4 to 6
As social creatures, we live the fullest lives by interacting with others. Relationships bring color to the world. This is a unifying theme in the next three episodes…
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 #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 #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…


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…


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…


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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…


Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2: Episodes 6 to 8 (30 to 32)
Now that we’ve seen the backstory of Suguru Geto, Jujutsu Kaisen’s second season begins in earnest. We are back to the present time, which in this universe is…
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 #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…
Fruits Basket S2 Episodes 4 to 6
Konnichiwa, Anime Rants ni youkouso! (Hello and welcome to Anime Rants!) I’ve got a lot of anime to catch up on, and as for this season of anime,…


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…


Hell’s Paradise: Episodes 4 to 6 Reviews
Although Hell’s Paradise includes numerous fantasy elements, it’s also a semi-historical anime. The setting for the series is Japan around the middle of the Tokugawa Era. This era,…


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…


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 #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…


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…


The Apothecary Diaries: Episodes 4 to 6 Reviews
The Apothecary Diaries is roughly based on the Ming Era of China. This era lasted about three centuries, from the 1300s to the 1600s. There were a number…


Undead Murder Farce: Episodes 4 to 6 Reviews
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,…


Mononogatari Second Season
Plot: Although Kunato Hyouma has begun to feel comfortable around Nagatsuki Botan and her family of tsukumogami—objects possessed by spirits called marebito—he has not forgotten about his main…


Mononogatari Episode 6 – 9
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PODCAST: SSSS.Dynazenon Episodes 4-6
Stream the pod via Spotify Livestream VOD of the pod Join Doc, Shads and returning special guest Marc of Oh No, Anime! as they discuss the follow up…


Horimiya: The Missing Pieces – Episodes 4 to 6 Reviews
Throughout most of the US, and indeed much of the world, there are currently record-breaking temperatures as summer heats up. Summer is my least favorite season, and I…


Dr. Stone: New World: Episodes 4 to 6 Reviews
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…


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Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2: Episodes 3 and 4 Reviews
In these episodes, Satoru Gojo and Suguru Getou continue their mission to protect Riko Amanai, the next body of Tengan, until it’s time for the assimilation process. Unbeknownst…


Shoujo Commando IZUMI Episodes 4-6
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PODCAST: Sonny Boy Episodes 4-6
Join Doc and Shads as they dive further into the show with analysis and discussion of Episodes 4 through 6, covering topics such as Doc’s personification of the…
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Taichi is sucked into the heart of the Digital World, where he meets his old friend Sora and a new girl, Mimi. Meanwhile, Koushiro is stuck in the…


Mononogatari Episode 2 & 3
EPISODE 2 After the misunderstanding that left Hyoma got beaten up by Botan's tsukumogamis, they're able to sit down and clarify the misunderstanding with Hyoma willingly admitted he…


Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2: Episodes 9 to 11
I’m excited to be almost caught up to this season of Jujutsu Kaisen. Today, I present reviews for episodes 9, 10, and 11 (or 33, 34, and 35…


To Your Eternity Season 2 – Episodes 7 & 8
The whiplash of going from Episode 7 to Episode 8 made me exhausted. We got some great character development, met 'new' people , and of course said goodbye…


Vinland Saga Season 2: Episodes 12 to 14
Welcome to Anime Rants. Today, we’re trying to catch up on the recent episodes of Vinland Saga season 2. This article will briefly cover episodes 12 through 14.…


Vinland Saga Season 2: Episodes 15 to 17
When I was younger, I had many idealistic delusions of the great good I would do in the world. Life eventually disillusioned me. I’m not saying that it’s…


To Your Eternity Season 2 – Episode 6
Things are really heating up now! But joking aside, things are definitely not going well for Fushi and the gang. In fact, nothing went right for anyone in…


Anime Taste Testing: Vinland Saga Season 2 and Mononogatari
One of these was about as expected, the other sounded good on paper but is bland as hell when viewed on screen.


To Your Eternity Season 2 – Episode 4
Do you ever just watch a single scene that lasts less than 5 seconds, but you suddenly get hit with so many emotions?