Hello, old friend. That’s not even a euphemism: I wrote about the first Ao no Exorcist episode back on April 17, 2011! I last wrote about it back in March 2017. When the second season came si…
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「ざわめく世界」 (Zawameku Sekai) "The World's Astir" Again in the princess position, huh?!
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Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen – 10 – Alone No Longer
Nine Tails is an ancient intermediate demon Holy Cross has never figured out how to exorcise, but the Kamiki clan is a different story. Freed from Nine Tails,…
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Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen – 04 – Angels and Demons
Damn Takara Nemu, the little shit! Izumo is about to be fashionably late for her food stall duty, showing she really does care about not breaking her word…
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Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen – 11 – His Precious Pieces
Shima’s brother Juuzou tells Bon and the others that Renzou has been a double agent all this time. Even before he started at True Cross Academy, Pheles wanted…
Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen – 02 – Mean Girl Ghost
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After all that battling and a tense meeting in Mephisto’s office, everyone’s head is spinning about Shima being a spy and a double agent. Rin thinks everyone still…
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Gedouiin may be the Absolute Ruler of Illuminati’s Far East Laboratory, but in the presence of a temporarily conscious Lord Lucifer he devolves into a blubbering, idolizing supplicant.…
Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen – 07 – Mall of the Damned
Now that we’re up to speed on the horrific circumstances of her past and torturous circumstances of her present, what does the future hold for Kamiki Izumo? Can…
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Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen – 05 – On the Back Foot
Both True Cross in general and the Exwires in particular are in a bad way. The former, decimated into disarray by the Illuminati’s Seraphim and scrambling to pick…
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Shura did not appreciate a bunch of possessed yahoos ruining her resort pool fun. Ao no Exorcist - Shimane Illuminati-hen - Episode 12 [END]
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Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga – Episodes 2 and 3
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「ファーストタッチ」 (Faasutotatchi) "First Touch" I’m not prepared to say whether Ao Ashi will be the next great soccer anime, but I am prepared to say this premiere met my expectations…
Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-Hen – 01
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「誰かの夢」 (Dareka no Yume) "Someone`s Dream" Good thing Enmu wasn't involved with that person's dream.
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Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Raihousha-hen – 01
「来訪者編Ⅰ」 (Raihou-sha-hen Ⅰ) "Visitor Arc I" Now that went as expected - and then some.
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Kimetsu no Yaiba – Mugen Ressha-hen – 01
「炎柱・煉󠄁獄杏寿郎)」 (En Bashira Rengoku Kyoujurou) "Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku" A nice aperitif before Season 02.
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「完結編（前編）」 (Kanketsu-hen (Zenpen)) "The Final Chapters (Part One)" Now that's how you execute a finale.
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「月と星の数式」 (Tsuki to Hoshi no Suushiki) "Formulas for the Moon and Stars" If there were just one word to describe this class it would be loud
Kuroshitsuji Kishuku Gakkou hen – 01
「その執事、登校」 (Sono Shitsuji, Tōkō) "His Butler, at School" “What, are we little girls in cliques now?”
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Ao no Orchestra – 06
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Ao no Orchestra – 07
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「オペレーション〈梟〉」 (Operēshon〈Sutorikusu〉) "Operation Strix" From Westalia with Love
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「THE LAST 9DAYS」 They have the opportunity to do the funniest thing for Episode 09.
Spy x Family S2 – 01
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