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Summer 2020 Week 1 Check-In
Hey gang, Tofu here! This season, I’m debuting weekly check-in posts for the blog. Every Saturday, I’ll post an update on what I’m watching, what’s good, bad, and…
DECA-DENCE, Lapis Re:LiGHTs, Monster, Monster Girl Doctor, Rent-a-Girlfriend
2020 Summer Three-Episode Check-In
Summer might be a small season, but that only makes its standouts shine all the brighter. Some for their ingenuity, some for... other reasons.
Monster Girl Doctor, Mr Love: Queen's Choice, The God of High School, DECA-DENCE, GIBIATE
Summer 2021 Check-in
I've gotten about what I expected out of the season so far, but I wasn't expecting much. Read more
Summer 2022 Check-in
No season with Made in Abyss is a bad season. Read more
Summer 2023 Check-in
This season looks pretty typical of the age, but it's not as straightforward as it appears. Read more
Summer 2024 Check-in
It's weird to have one of my top-ranked shows in terms of expectations also be one of the biggest surprises of the season.
Summer 2020 Mid-Season Rankings! (Week 7 Check-in)
Okay, folks – it’s here. It’s week seven, and all shows have at this point finally hit the middle of their cour, which can only mean one thing.…
APPARE-RANMAN!, DECA-DENCE, Rent-a-Girlfriend, The God of High School, Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!
Chatty AF 122: 2020 Summer Mid-Season Check-In
Dee, Chiaki, and Vrai check in on the 2020 Summer season, from Spidermanders to cyborgs!
Winter 2020 Check-in
Memo to anime: modeling is more interesting than idols. Read more The post Winter 2020 Check-in appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Spring 2020 Check-in
If the current global situation was the elephant in the room for the Season Preview post, this time around it's the titanosaur in the broom closet. Read more
Fall 2020 Check-in
The world is still gripped by the pandemic, but anime production has - for now - returned to some semblance of normalcy. Read more
Kicking Things into Gear — Summer 2020 Week 4 Check-In
I always love week 4 in a seasonal rotation. We’re really starting to get into the meat of the shows, I’ve dropped what I’m going to drop by…
DECA-DENCE, Rent-a-Girlfriend, The God of High School, Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!, APPARE-RANMAN!
Peeling Back the Layers — Summer 2020 Week 3 Check-In
Hey, welcome back to our weekly check-in! It’s hard to believe that we’re already about a quarter of the way through the Summer 2020 season, but here we…
Rent-a-Girlfriend, The God of High School, Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!, DECA-DENCE, Lapis Re:LiGHTs
Summer 2023 Anime Check-in
Let’s try out a new format! Since I’m watching a few shows this season, instead of writing episodic reviews, I thought it would be a nice idea to…
Undead Murder Farce, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, My Happy Marriage
No, this is not Fate – Summer 2020 Week 6 Check-in
Well, folks, here we are almost at the halfway point of the Summer 2020 season. This just feels…weird. The middle of a season always seems to creep up…
Growth, Beating It, and Despair – Summer 2020 Week 5 Check-In
I think we’ve lucked out in the seasonal anime department, y’all, because this is going to be another week where pretty much everything was rock-solid. While it would…
2021 Summer Three-Episode Check-In
The deluge of spring left us with a light summer, but that doesn't mean there aren't gems worth keeping.
The Duke of Death and His Maid, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, Kageki Shojo!!, Peach Boy Riverside, RE-MAIN
2024 Summer Three-Episode Check-In
'Tis the season of mess, whether from characters or writing.
Senpai is an Otokonoko, Twilight Out of Focus, VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, ATRI -My Dear Moments-
2023 Summer Three-Episode Check-In
Deeper themes are a little thin on the ground this season, but there's still some very fun adventures to be had.
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior, Undead Murder Farce, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Dark Gathering, My Happy Marriage
2022 Summer Three-Episode Check-In
We've battled through the desert of the summer season to find out what shows have beat the heat.
Chimimo, Lycoris Recoil, Phantom of the Idol, Tokyo Mew Mew, YUREI DECO
Winter 2020 Anime Midseason Check-In
“So,” she asks. “You said that you were going to try to do better about watching anime this year. How’s that coming along? After all, we haven’t seen…
2020 Spring Three-Episode Check-In
Spring has sprung and brought a bounty of titles! Even with a few shows losing their luster, there's a wealth of weird, wild, and downright adorable options at…
2020 Fall Three-Episode Check-In
There's too darn many anime this season. Some of them are even really good! The team did their best, resulting in our longest check-in post ever.
Warlords of Sigrdrifa, Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, Akudama Drive, Dropout Idol Fruit Tart, Ikebukuro West Gate Park
2020 Winter Three-Episode Check-In
Did you know there were other worthwhile anime airing this season besides Keep Your Hands of Eizouken? It's true! From ghosts to golems and MMOs to magical girls,…
On my Radar for Summer 2020: The (mostly) three episode check-in!
Summer 2020 is humming along quite nicely! I’ve returned home to Canada and it’s time to check in on how things are doing anime wise. Three episodes for…
On my Radar for Summer 2020: The (mostly) eight episode check-in!
Summer 2020 is entering the final stages and for reasons I won’t share, I’m an emotional wreck right now. Either way it’s time to check in with what…
#82 - 2019 Summer Anime Midpoint Check-In
Following up on our previous Summer Anime Impressions episodes, we're back with "Team Midpoint". These shows will be running for more than one cour, so we're taking a break…
[Review] Summer 2019 three-episode check-in
The dog days of summer have arrived. Good thing we've got a parade of anime to keep us entertained indoors. The post [Review] Summer 2019 three-episode check-in appeared first…
Fall Anime 2020 Week 5 [Check-In]
We're now just stacking good episodes on top of good episodes in Munou na Nana, and it’s starting to feel a little underrated in the bigger picture of…
JUJUTSU KAISEN, The Day I Became a God, Everlasting Heart, Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina, Talentless Nana
Fall Anime 2020 Week 8 [Check-In]
Kamisama ni Natta Hi makes yet another valiant statement to establish itself as a swiftly sinking ship.
The Day I Became a God, Everlasting Heart, TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You, Akudama Drive, JUJUTSU KAISEN
Fall Anime 2020 Week 6 [Check-In]
Akudama Drive's fifth turnout is another good one, shifting gears from its vibrant, bombastic nature to a quiet, character-driven showing with really no visible troubles at all.
Adachi and Shimamura, Akudama Drive, JUJUTSU KAISEN, Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina, TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You
Fall Anime 2020 Week 4 [Check-In]
Majo no Tabitabi is a pretty work at face value, but its beauty is almost always underlined with a careful dusting of emotional text.
Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina, Noblesse, TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You, Adachi and Shimamura, Akudama Drive
Fall Anime 2020 Week 9 [Check-In]
It's another week and yet another dose of Munou na Nana doing what it does best - placing its brand of tension, manipulation, and deceit in an excellent…
Talentless Nana, TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You, JUJUTSU KAISEN, The Day I Became a God, Everlasting Heart
Fall Anime 2020 Week 11 [Check-In]
Kamisama ni Natta H returns with a steaming serving of awful – attempting to pull-off a crucial tear-jerking reveal in the script, with the only drawback being the…
The Day I Became a God, Everlasting Heart, TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You
Fall Anime 2020 Week 13 [Check-In]
Closing out in style, Akudama Drive manages one last propulsively polished episode
Adachi and Shimamura, Akudama Drive, JUJUTSU KAISEN, The Day I Became a God, Talentless Nana
Fall Anime 2020 Week 10 [Check-In]
Once again, Adachi to Shimamura executed an episode that's tightly in its genre's wheelhouse with a fair amount of tact and grace.
Adachi and Shimamura, Akudama Drive, JUJUTSU KAISEN, The Day I Became a God, Everlasting Heart
Fall Anime 2020 Week 3 [Check-In]
Coming in at the top of this week, it's round two and Akudama Drive is going strong, offering yet another sharp episode full of smart compositions and flows.
Ikebukuro West Gate Park, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, Noblesse, Akudama Drive, I'm Standing on a Million Lives
Fall Anime 2020 Week 12 [Check-In]
Majo no Tabitabi departs with a competent episode, showcasing various potential results of Elaina's travels and anchoring them all back to the essence of her character in the…
TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You, Adachi and Shimamura, Akudama Drive, JUJUTSU KAISEN, The Day I Became a God
Chatty 212: 2024 Summer Mid-Season Check-In
Caitlin, Peter, and Vrai dive into a huge season of mess, some good (relatable trash girls! gender feels!) and some...less good.
Summer 2020 Anime in Review
Covid-19 really did a number on airing anime series for a while, but that didn’t lower the quality of this season for me. I didn’t watch a lot…
Bad Things Keep Happening to Good Characters: the Season — Summer 2020 Week 2 Check-In
Welcome back to the weekly check-in series! Now that we’ve got most of the premieres out of the way, the focus of these posts is going to be…
The God of High School, DECA-DENCE, Lapis Re:LiGHTs, Rent-a-Girlfriend
Chatty AF 168: 2022 Summer Mid-Season Check-In
Vrai, Chiaki, and Peter check-in on perhaps the most unremarkable season of anime since the inception of this podcast!
Chatty AF 145: 2021 Summer Mid-Season Check-in
Vrai, Mercedez, and Peter dig deep to find the winners of a somewhat sparse season.
Chatty AF 189: 2023 Summer Mid-Season Check-In
Alex, Tony, and Peter check-in on a light and breezy Summer season!
Summer 2020.
I’m a little late posting this, considering how Fire Force has already aired its first episode for season 2 and then there was also postponed shows to consider…
Chatty AF 109: Winter 2020 Mid-Season Check-in
Vrai, Caitlin, and Peter check in on the Winter 2020 season! The post Chatty AF 109: Winter 2020 Mid-Season Check-in appeared first on ANIME FEMINIST.
Chatty AF 128: 2020 Fall Mid-Season Check-In
Dee, Chiaki, and Peter check in on the Fall 2020 season, from demon girls to sleepy gremlins!
Summer 2020 – Week 2 in Review
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today, for the first time in over a full season, I’ll actually be offering some commentary on the latest…
Summer 2020 – Week 5 in Review
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. I actually didn’t get to any noteworthy films this week, but that’s largely because I’ve been devoting most of…
Summer 2020 – Week 12 in Review
Well folks, we’re technically approaching the end of the summer anime season, though we’re actually on the verge of October. That’s okay though, since I didn’t technically watch…