Looking our live Big Board, Assault Lily narrowly beats Sigrdrifa as the higher-rated of the two Top Cute Girls Doing Military Stuff shows I watched this Winter. Both shows had their flaws, and whi…
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First Impression: Warlords of Sigrdrifa
As if 2020 weren’t bad enough, back in July, glowing pillars erupted from mountains around the world and began spawning monsters (or maybe they’re robots?). With the pillars…
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What’s it about? In the year 2020, the Pillars appeared on Earth, becoming an existential crisis for human civilization. When the might of the world’s military did nothing…
First Look: Warlords of Sigrdrifa
Mankind is invaded by an otherworldly entity known only as The Pillars. With conventional weaponry failing to stop them, an individual claiming to be the god Odin bestows…
Warlords of Sigrdrifa – 03 – The Secret to Strength
Move over Claudia—Miyako has quickly risen to my favorite of the four Tateyama Valkyries, and it really isn’t much of a contest. Early in the morning, after a…
Warlords of Sigrdrifa – 08 – Valhalla’s Gate
We open with Miyako, Satomi, the Shield Squadron, and the maintenance crew breaking through a barrier to reach a secret stash of equipment with which to continue the…
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After the Tateyama crew are introduced to Valkyrie Amatsuka “Big Sis” Yayoi and her Shield Squadron, they all bathe together, with the exception of Sonoka, who seems to…
434th G-View: Warlords of Sigrdrifa
Fall 2020 had 3 anime I would describe as “Warrior Maidens vs Mechanical Aliens”. I already reviewed Strike Witches S3 and Assault Lily Bouquet so now we will…
Warlords of Sigrdrifa – 02 – Operation Sneaky Eel
After a doozy of a welcoming party for Claudia, most of the base sleeps in with raging hangovers, which doesn’t seem ideal for battle readiness? The culture of…
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When it comes to covering these two shows it’s going to be a little tricky, more so for one of the two. Let me explain.
Warlords of Sigrdrifa – 06 – The Dead Are Coming
The Takeyama Four + Amatsuka Yayoi arrive at Iruma Air Base, the staging area for what is to be the decisive battle against the Fuji Primary Pillar. They…
Warlords of Sigrdrifa – 09 – Don’t Be a Baby
In the opening moments of this episode, Sonoka gingerly approaches her Hero Wing as if it were a vicious wild animal about to strike, and finally collapses into…
Warlords of Sigrdrifa Episode 1: Meet The Valkyries
Didn’t know what to expect from this one but despite the skepticism against the director supposedly not being pro yuri I decided to give this show a chance.…
Warlords of Sigrdrifa – 11 – Once More Unto the Breach
A haunting dream in a field with Odin transitions to Claudia waking in the morning with a gorgeous smash cut of her outstretched arm. Her eyes are full…
Warlords of Sigrdrifa #01 — Please Don’t Murder the Wildlife
Seriously, what have these megafauna ever done to anybody? Impressions: Say what you want about Azur Lane, and you should because it was a terrible show,…
Warlords of Sigrdrifa – 07 – Ragnarok Salt in the Wound
Programming Note: Our other Cute Girls Battling Things show, Assault Lily: Bouquet, took the week off, so its episode 07 will air next week.—Hannah Warlords of Sigrdrifa is not…
Warlords of Sigrdrifa – 10 – Don’t Be a Memory Just Yet
Odin makes it official via hacked video feed at an international summit: he’s provided humanity with weapons to use, a motive to fight, and now enemies to fight.…
Warlords of Sigrdrifa – 01 (First Impressions) – Meet the 909th Valkyrie Wing
For it’s opening sortie we get a double-helping of Senyoku no Sigrdrifa. Strange phenomena called Pillars threaten Earth, but an entity calling himself Odin bestows upon humanity a…
Warlords of Sigrdrifa – 04 – Seeing the Sea…and a Whole Lot More
The Pillars seem to have a new trick up their sleeve: attacking in a group of four, each time one of them is splashed by the Valkyries, it…
Senyoku no Sigrdrifa Episode #12
Well everyone, here’s Odin where he’s ready for the final battle… …in his ancient Norse mecha Gungnir. Looking menacing there!
Senyoku no Sigrdrifa – 12 (END)
「館山基地へようこそ！！」 (Tateyama Kichi e Youkoso!!) "Welcome to Tateyama Base!!" Odin dies, Azu cries; all is indeed well with the world.
Sending Off Summer 2020
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Sending in Spring 2020
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Synduality: Noir – 12 (Part 1 Fin) – Back to Black
When a third core coalesces between the towers, Michael and Tokio charge in to take it out, but are instead taken out themselves by a barrage of Ender…
Bokutachi no Remake – 12 (Fin) – Back to Hard Times
Now that we know that Tomioka Keiko has the ability to send Kyouya back and forth through time, the question becomes, does Kyouya want to go back to…
Hamefura – 12 (Fin) – Doom Averted!
Hamefura borrows the dark, bleak tone of Re:Zero, swapping its usual pansexual harem desert gorging party and fake-snake R&D for a look back at “Sirius Dieke’s” inky-black pas…
Campfire cooking Episode 12 (fin)
Well campfire cooking with my absurd skill in another world has come to an end. Really enjoyed this gourmet isekai show
A Sign of Affection – 11 – Sending Good Vibes
Rin has started going on dates with Kyouya, and while she’s not sure they’re boyfriend and girlfriend yet, Itsuomi isn’t shy about saying he’s glad his cousin is…
Wave, Listen to Me! – 12 (Fin) – Don’t Stop the Signal
The final episode of Wave begins with a high school-aged Mizuho conferring with Kureno about her future. Specifically, she only dreams of becoming an assistant director for a radio station, as…
Kemono Jihen – 12 (Fin) – How to Melt a Frozen Heart
Nobimaru presses his attack on Yui, but learns he can’t even touch the nullstone without freezing and cracking his arm, as the thing literally feeds on life. Nobimaru, who…
Tales of Wedding Rings – 12 (Fin) – Upping Their Game
Satou and his wives return to the ruins of Idanokan to find a battle between the imperial and the Abyss King’s armies. Nobody can put a scratch on…
The Faraway Paladin – 12 (Fin) – Illness of the Strong
Last week Will hit rock bottom as he fell into the same trap as countless other heroes, anime, isekai, or otherwise: trying to go it alone out of fear…
Kimizero – 12 (Fin) – Their First Time*
* No, not that first time. Runa and Ryuuto are once again inseparable, with Runa loudly proclaiming her feelings for him to everyone around. Honestly, I wouldn’t be embarrassed.…
Tenten Kakumei – 12 (Fin) – In Rainbows
Last week ended with the promise of an unprecedented duel between Anis and Euphie, to decide who will become queen by being made to suffer in one form…
Kakushigoto – 12 (Fin) – Lifting the Veil
Kakushigoto’s finale is truly a crowd-pleaser, and I mean that in the best way. It spends its entire runtime in the “future” and painstakingly reveals all of the…
Roshidere – 12 (S1 Fin) – Greater Heights
It had been abundantly clear for weeks before the official announcement that Roshidere would run for more than one cour. As such, the big final battle of this…
SSSS.Dynazenon – 12 (Fin) – E Pluribus Gundum
Gauma is in a bad way and Second can only ease his pain, but with Gridknight and Goldburn losing ground to Shizumu, Yume and Yomogi know what to…
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You could sense this was going to be a particularly intense finale when it starts with Swindler, Courier, and the kids surviving a violent Shinkansen derailing. Brother thinks…
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When Tachibana’s rants and rampage convince Jinguuji that the best thing to do is to disappear from her sight, Schwartz rises as the true hero of this story by smacking…
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The final episode of Yuru Camp’s first season ends somewhat confusingly with flash-forward that starts exactly how the previous episode ended: with Rin on a bike. Only this time…
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The Big Twist that starts the SAKUGAN finale is that Memenpu actually is a “Rainbow Child”, a child with an exceptionally advanced brain. This not only explains why she’s a genius…
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Koito is busy making preparations for a visitor from Osaka and that has piqued Elda’s interest. It couldn’t be… could it? Yes, it was. The visitor was Yord,…
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With Soljest marching on Marden at Delunio’s behest, Wein is facing his toughest challenge yet. Of course, there was never much doubt this season would end with another…
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ZSR’s totally epic saga of a finale starts out very stodgily, at the Saga Prefectural Office’s Special Task Force HQ. There’s a wonky procedural flavor to the proceedings reminisc…
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The Princess is, to quote Saruman, “alive and unspoiled,” thank goodness. She is however extremely weak and thoroughly terrified, so a gentle hug from the Priestess means a lot.…
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Elaina’s final trip takes her to the suspiciously foggy “Country That Makes Your Wishes Come True”. Elaina enters the country wishing to become rich, and is utterly mystified…
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