Often when shows like this go serious it takes them too far out of their comfort zone, but this pretty much worked for me. Read more
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SK∞ – 03
This is the skateboarding anime the world needed, whether it knew it or not. Read more
SK∞ – 05
Adam is the sort of character that will drag any series into the nether reaches of ridiculousness, that's for sure. Read more
SK∞ – 04
Best eyecatches of the season, no contest. Read more
SK∞ – 09
Geez, just get a room already. Read more
SK∞ – 10
That was a bit of a slam... Read more
SK∞ – 11
Where's Graham Chapman when you need him? Read more
SK∞ – 06
Somehow Bones just seems to have an instinct for this sort of material. Read more
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“Reki, a high school sophomore and skater, is addicted to “S,” a highly secret and dangerous downhill skateboarding race that takes place in an abandoned mine. The skaters…
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Yes, abandon counts for a lot. Read more
Second Impressions – SK∞
So far I think SK∞ is succeeding very handsomely at being exactly what it's setting out to be. Read more
Anime Taste Testing: SK∞
Fast and Furious: Okinawa Drift.
SK∞ – 12 (End) and Series Review
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Ranking summary for the weeks of 2020 07/06, 07/ 13, 07/20, 07/27
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SK∞ has a lot of skating but not a lot of dying
Safety equipment only slows you down. This is canon.
Plunderer – 07
「美味かったよ」 (Umakattayo) "It was Delicious" It might be best not to get on Hina's bad side.
Horimiya – 07
「君がいて、僕がいて。」 (Kimi ga ite, boku ga ite.) "You're Here, I'm Here" Controversial opinion time.
Oooku – 07
"Episode 7" Kasuga couldn't have picked two more complete opposites in personality
Listeners – 07
「Ikari no Hi」 (怒りの日 (problems)) "Day of Rage" I'm not exactly sure what's going on. But I guess you could say I'm enjoying myself.
Helck – 07
「人間の王」 (Ningen no Ou) "The Human King" Did someone order Kingdom of Heaven?
Mononogatari – 07
I get why everyone is so obsessed with Botan. Read more
Overtake! – 07
Kouya's backstory is quite complicated and dark, and it's well-integrated with the sports side (effectively Haruka's arc).
Beastars – 07
This episode more than any so far had me feeling like the cigar is sometimes just a cigar. Read more The post Beastars – 07 appeared first on…
Noblesse – 07
None of these doofuses is in the remotest capable of giving advice to a lovestruck teenager. Read more
SSSS.Dynazenon – 07
The formula of an original series in the hands of a really good writer is a hard one to top - everything seems to fit in a way…
Dandadan – 07
I wouldn’t want it to be the norm, but as a curveball it was certainly highly effective.
Overtake! – 07
「露出アンダー -What I really feel...-」 (Roshutsu Under: What I Really Feel...) "Underexposure -What I really feel...-" "Like a picture, I was overexposed."
Jigokuraku – 07
「花と贄」 (Hana to Nie) "Flowers and Offerings" In accordance with my usual policy of not burying the headline, that was by far, far the best episode of Jigokuraku so far…
Deaimon – 07
「秋色に舞う」 (Shūshoku ni Mau) "Dancing in Autumn Colors" Don’t let other’s people perceptions of you subside your potential.
Pet – 07
If you're looking for a story that espouses the idea that at their core people are decent, keep shopping. Read more The post Pet – 07 appeared first…
Oooku – 07
On some level this is a story of how even the most extraordinary things eventually seem ordinary to those living with them. Read more
Pluto – 07
I only just realized it, but there's something just a bit childlike in all the great robots of Pluto as Urasawa writes them.
Gleipnir – 07
「変形」 (Henkei) "Metamorphosis" "I'm not a player, I just crush a lot."
Kanojo Okarishimasu – 07
「仮カノと彼女」 (Kari Kano to Kanojo) "Provisional Girlfriend and Girlfriend" Never look a gift horse in the mouth - especially the small and boisterous kind.
Ao Ashi – 07
「ユース初陣」 (Yuusu uijin) "The First Youth Match" Once more I'm struck by the parallels between the two superficially disparate series Ao Ashi and Dance Dance Danseur.
Summertime Render – 07
「仇敵」 (Kyuuteki) "Enemy" Butterflies everywhere!
Baccano! – 06-07
Episode 7 is the game changer, and for my money arguably the best of the series. Read more
Paripi Koumei – 07
Paripi Koumei is following an interesting course. Read more
Sakugan – 07 & 08
"ON THE ROAD" & "MEMORIES®RETS"
Sabikui Bisco – 07
「奪われた錆喰い」 (Ubawareta Sabikui) "The Stolen Rust Eater" That's such a Blood Type B thing for you to say, Bisco.
Mushoku Tensei – 07
「努力の先にあるもの」 (Doryoku no Saki ni Aru Mono) "What Lies Beyond Effort" Swordplay is dancing with extra steps.
Ousama Ranking – 07
How things have changed in so little time - a reminder that they could turn again just as quickly. Read more
Sengoku Youko – 07
「火岩と芍薬」 (Kagan to Shakuyaku) "Kagan & Shakuyaku" Life and death is very much the theme of this episode, and Mizukami explores it in many and myriad ways.
Taiso Samurai – 07
「合宿ザムライ」 (Gasshuku Zamurai) "Training Camp Samurai" Who could have guessed that Leo wasn't actually a ninja this whole time?