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2024 Spring Three-Episode Check-In
A quarter done already? This is one oddball spring, though there are still some standouts worth investing your time in.
Train to the End of the World, Unnamed Memory, Viral Hit, A Condition Called Love, Mysterious Disappearances
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


Spring 2021 Check-in
Both anime and I have changed a lot since we last had a season like this. Read more


Spring 2023 Check-in
Even at a month in, I can say we’re looking at the best anime season in a few years at the very least. Read more


Chatty AF 207: 2024 Spring Mid-Season Check-In
Alex, Toni, and Peter check in on a number of eyebrow-raising romances and some science fiction series with big but as-of-yet unrealized potential.


Winter 2024 Check-in
Winter 2024 is definitely a one-horse race for the winner’s circle, but “place” and “show” are another matter.


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.


Fall 2024 Check-in
This season isn't a mass-produced model, that's for sure.


On my Radar for Spring 2024: The Three Episode Check-In!
Spring 2024 is humming along nicely! Lots of good shows and many sequels or follow up to seasons! Is it good though? Or has the sophomore slump that…


2022 Spring Three-Episode Check-In
Spring is shaping up to be packed with excellent heroines and good kids.
Heroines Run the Show, The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Ya Boy Kongming!, Aharen-san wa Hakarenai, Dance Dance Danseur


2023 Spring Three-Episode Check-In
It's a lovely season for surprises, mess, and surprisingly compelling mess.
Kizuna, Kizuna no Allele, My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999, Skip and Loafer, Tengoku Daimakyo
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…


2021 Spring Three-Episode Check-In
We may not be sure where some of these shows are going, but we can't look away!
Burning Kabaddi, JORAN THE PRINCESS OF SNOW AND BLOOD, To Your Eternity, Those Snow White Notes, Tokyo Revengers


Final Spring 2024 Anime Check-Up: Everything’s Mediocre
This was more disappointing than last season. At least Winter gave me something to be mad about (i.e. Solo Leveling), but Spring had nothing to write home about.…
Solo Leveling, Unnamed Memory, WIND BREAKER, Azumanga Daioh: The Animation, Little Shark's Day Out


Summer 2024 Mid-Season Check In
Welcome all, to a mid-season check in post! I’m stuck in the middle of a writeup on My Hero Academia that’s taking longer than I thought, so I…


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-


2024 Winter Three-Episode Check-In
This has been a season of reversals so far, with strong premieres stumbling and wobbly starts finding their stride. Check out the shows in need of a second…
A Sign of Affection, Brave Bang Bravern!, Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Metallic Rouge, Sengoku Youko


Mid-Season Check-In Fall 2024
Wooper: Happy November, everyone! With schools across the country having recently concluded their first quarters, it seemed appropriate for us to issue our own report card, as it…


2024 Fall Three-Episode Check-In
This season is all about the popcorn-munching drama, from erotic thrillers to court drama.
HAIGAKURA, I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History, Nina the Starry Bride, Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii, The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor


Chatty AF 162: 2022 Spring Check-In
Caitlin, Alex, and Peter check in on an absolutely packed Spring season and it’s many good dads, rap battles, and games of volleyball!


Spring 2022 Check-In – Weeks 10-13
Wooper: I’m hitting publish on this check-in post at the eleventh hour, as today is the final day of the spring season. Today may also mark my final…


Spring 2022 Check-In – Weeks 7-9
Wooper: I’ve never felt that the phrase “weekly summary” accurately described this column, and now that I’m a rogue writer who shows up whenever he feels like it,…


Spring 2024 Anime Season Check-Up: Happily Never After
I normally make a long-winded intro for these check-ups, but I’m super behind schedule, so uhhhhhhh…… here ya go.
Unnamed Memory, Delicious in Dungeon, Kaiju No.8, Little Shark's Day Out, Re:Monster


Mid-Season Check-In #3 — Fall 2024
Wooper: It’s just me on Mid-Season Check-In duty this month, I’m sorry to say. Lenlo has continued to watch all the shows he covered in the first of…


Mid-Season Check-In #2 — Fall 2024
Wooper: Late November tends to be the time when I start thinking in terms of Anime of the Year, rather than the Season. But even though I’ve pledged…


Spring 2024 Anime In Review
Some Generalizing This season was pretty great. I’m just going to state that outright because I am ranking them. In a lesser season, the shows I put in…


Spring 2024 Anime Season Check-Up: Red Flags Need Love Too
Spring 2023 is a slow season for anime so far. Aside from the return of KonoSuba and Spice and Wolf, there hasn’t been as many shows in widespread…
Dawang Raoming, Kaiju No.8, Solo Leveling, Spice and Wolf, BATTERY the animation
Chatty AF 116: 2020 Spring Mid-Season Check-in
Dee, Caitlin, and Peter check in on the 2020 Spring season!


Chatty AF 184: 2023 Spring Mid-Season Check-In
Vrai, Toni, and Peter try and fail to keep their discussion of a packed-to-the-gills season to a reasonable duration!


Chatty AF 139: 2021 Spring Mid-season Check-in
Caitlin, Peter, and Mercedez check in on the 2021 Spring season!


D&A’s Checkpoint Check-In (November 30, 2024)!
Well, December starts tomorrow; meaning that there’s only 31 days of 2023 left. Here we are in between holidays once again like we were last year…and the many,…


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.


Spring 2024 – Week 1 in Review
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Spring has apparently sprung at this point, though you wouldn’t know it by the grim, cloud-haunted spectacle outside my…


Spring 2024 – Week 2 in Review
Hello folks, and welcome on back to Wrong Every Time. It seems like spring is actually getting off its ass and into some sort of motion at this…


Spring 2024 – Week 3 in Review
Hello folks, and welcome on back to Wrong Every Time. This week I come to you in a state of shame and disgrace, as I have to admit…


Spring 2024 – Week 10 in Review
Hello folks, and welcome the heck back to Wrong Every Time. This week my housemate at last finished his rampage through Critical Role’s second campaign, featuring The Mighty…


Spring 2024 – Week 4 in Review
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. It’s been another productive week on my end, as I’ve reduced my outstanding Current Projects to less than a…
Mobile Suit Gundam, Night on the Galactic Railroad, One Piece, Unico
Spring 2024 – Week 12 in Review
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Though it is technically the end of the spring anime season, the summer heat is currently reducing my cat…


Spring 2024 – Week 9 in Review
Hello folks, and welcome the heck back to Wrong Every Time. It would seem that summer has finally unleashed its fiery tendrils, as I am currently laboring under…
Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Super
Spring 2024 – Week 6 in Review
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. We’re finally hitting the warm weather at this point, so I’m happy to be sitting with my windows open…


Spring 2024 – Week 13 in Review
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I come to you with a fresh pile of films and more besides, as my house has just…


Spring 2024 – Week 5 in Review
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I write to you in the midst of a furious productivity burst, as I charge through my last…


Spring Anime 2024 in a Nutshell
Break up with basic browsers. Get Opera GX here: https://operagx.gg/Gigguk3 I'm starting to worry that with the amount of anime coming out, these videos are gonna end up needing…


Spring 2024 – Week 7 in Review
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I write to you amidst a frenzy of creative passion, as both the Evangelion writeups and new DnD…


Spring 2024 – Week 11 in Review
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. This week I’m riding high on the back of another successful DnD session, as I lead my players through…


Spring 2024 – Week 8 in Review
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I am proud to announce that I’ve actually fucking done it – my last episodic Evangelion writeup is…


Chatty AF 217: 2024 Fall Mid-Season Check-In
Alex, Cy, and Peter check in on the 2024 Fall season’s surprising number of magical girls, enjoyable het romances, and girls hitting the Sailor Moon pose!


Chatty AF 201: 2024 Winter Mid-Season Check-In
Vrai, Alex, and Peter check-in on the 2024 Winter season, where quite a few titles with a lot of potential have a lot riding on their second halves!
On My Radar for Spring 2020: The Eight Episode Check-In!
Last week most anime series aired their eighth episode! With that, it is time to revisit the anime I’m watching this spring 2020 and give you my thoughts.…