「 さぁ、始めようぜ」 (Sā, Hajimeyō ze) "C'mon, Let's Get Started" This series needs a season 2 ASAP!
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RE-MAIN – 03
「でもへんでくでせ」 (De mo Hen Deku Dese) "But, Give Us a Hendy" The quest to recruit the 7th and final member has begun, but the ever-stoic Shuugo Amihama is a tough…
RE-MAIN – 02
「僕は天才じゃない」 (Boku wa Tensai ja nai) "I'm No Prodigy" It's finally happened, our boy joined the water polo club!
RE-MAIN – 06
「 はい、こっち向いて」 (Hai, Kotchi Muite) "Yes, Look Over Here" We are stronger when we lift each other up.
RE-MAIN – 01
「ごめんなさい、誰ですか」 ("Gomennasai, Dare Desu ka?) "Sorry, Who Are You?" I guarantee you will REMAIN intrigued.
RE-MAIN – 04
「なんかヤバいかも……」 (Nanka Yabai ka mo......) "This Ain't Looking Good..." When you're struggling against little kids, you know it ain't looking good...
RE-MAIN – 05
「いや怖いわ!!!」 (Iya Kowai wa!!!) "Ew, That's Scary!!!" Sometimes, the best person to look to for inspiration is...you!


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Re-Main (First Impression)
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RE-MAIN – Episode 1
Kiyomizu Minato was a junior high school water polo national champion who unfortunately got into a car accident and can't remember his love for water polo.


Second Impressions – RE-MAIN
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Re-Main Review (Spoiler Free)
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Summer 2021 First Impressions – Re-Main
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Death end re;Quest
Death end proves me dead wrong: it demonstrates not only Idea Factory's ability to put out quality titles, but that they can also be trusted to take real…


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Cooling Down and Starting Over with RE-MAIN
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Anime Taste Testing: Re-Main and Kageki Shoujo!!
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RE-MAIN #01 — BUT WHAT OF OUR MEMORIES TOGETHER!
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RE-MAIN – I still can’t figure out how I feel
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Death End re;Quest 2 Review
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Overtake! – 12 (END)
「オーバーテイク -Do your best!-」 (Overtake: Do Your Best!) Overtake: Do Your Best! The real Overtake! was the slip-stream we took along the way.
BNA – 12 (END)
「Anima-City」 "I'm Starting to Think Anima City's Not the Greatest City in the World"
Listeners – 12 (END)
「ハロー・グッドバイ」 (Harou Guddobai) "Hello, Goodbye" Soooo... yeah. Incoming rant.
Sakugan – 12 (END)
"TO BE CONTINUED" To be continued… or well maybe not.


Summer 2021 First Impressions: Vanitas no Carte, Kanojo mo Kanojo, Re-Main
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This Week in Anime - Is Water Polo Anime RE-MAIN Worth Watching?
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Trigun Stampede – 12 (END)
「HIGH NOON AT JULY」 Vash the Needle Noggin.
Beastars 2 – 12 (END)
「革命の馳走」 (Kakumei no chisou) "The Taste of Rebellion" I’ve never been quite so perplexed by my own need to project meaning onto what I’m seeing.
Ryman’s Club – 12 (END)
「青天井」 ("Aotenjō") "Skyrocket" Ryman's Club SKYROCKETS past my expectations!
Deaimon – 11 & 12 (END)
「よきかな」 (Yoki ka na) "Is It Good" & 「春暁に鯛」 (Shungyō ni Tai) "Red Sea Bream for a Spring Dawn" I'm not crying, you're not crying, what's the deal?


Platinum End (Episode 12)
What can I say? I’m so glad I didn’t spend Christmas Eve watching/reviewing this episode! 😩 Why are they still talking and not fighting? What’s the point of…
Sentouin Hakenshimasu – 12 (END)
「強い相棒と賢い相棒」 (Tsuyoi Aibou to Kashikoi Aibou) "Strong Partner and Smart Partner!" If only Kisaragi knew just what its agents get up to.
Assassins Pride – 12 (END)
「暗殺教師の矜持」 (Ansatsu no Kyoushi Kyouji) "Pride of an Assassin-Instructor" A fairy tale ending for all.
Bishounen Tanteidan – 12 (END)
「 D坂の美少年 その 3」 (Dii-zaka no Bishounen Sono San) "The Pretty Boy on D. Hill (Part 3)" “All blooty is bootyful.”
Sabikui Bisco – 12 (END)
「 弓矢の二人」 (Yumiya no Futari) "Bow and Arrow Duo" Sharing is caring.
Kemono Jihen – 12 (END)
「怪物事変」 (Kemono Jihen) "Kemono Incidents" Saying goodbye to Kabane, Akira, Shiki and Kon but not for long I hope.
Kanojo Okarishimasu – 12 (END)
「告白と彼女」 (Kokuhaku to Kanojo) "Confession and Girlfriend" Now that wasn't the ending I was expecting.
Sonny Boy – 12 (END)
「二年間の休暇」 (Ni-nenkan no kyuuka) "Two Years Vacation" Great works of art are rarely created by committees - they're created by individuals who follow their vision wherever it leads them.