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2021 Fall Three Episode Check-In
This is a Fall of firsts--including the tentative death of Netflix jail (kinda). Join us as we check in on some hotly anticipated adaptations.
Taisho Otome Fairy Tale, takt op.Destiny, The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window, Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut, Ranking of Kings
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
Fall 2022 Check-in
It's a strong season - but is its bite as big as its bark? Read more
Fall 2023 Check-in
Fall 2023, at 61 series, is one of the biggest anime seasons of all-time. But quality doesn't always follow quantity.
Chatty AF 151: 2021 Fall Mid-Season Check-in
Dee, Vrai, and Peter check in on the Fall season, from plucky princes to rollerblading tokusatsu heroes.
Spring 2021 Check-in
Both anime and I have changed a lot since we last had a season like this. Read more
Winter 2021 Check-in
I haven't had occasion to say it for a long time, but Winter 2021 is starting to resemble a pretty good anime season. Read more
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
2022 Fall Three-Episode Check-In
We're plagued with the best kind of problem: too much good anime to watch!
Housing Complex C, My Master Has No Tail, Reincarnated as a Sword, Urusei Yatsura, Bibliophile Princess
2023 Fall Three-Episode Check-In
We've got almost too many great shows to pick from, whether it's medical detectives or superheroines.
16bit Sensation: Another Layer, Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange, MF GHOST, My New Boss is Goofy, Paradox Live THE ANIMATION
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
On my Radar for Fall 2021: The Three Episode Check-in!
World’s End Harem might have been pulled at the last freaking minute, but there is still plenty to watch as Fall 2021 gets started. It’s been three weeks,…
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 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 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 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 7 [Check-In]
This was a really pleasing turnout from Jujutsu Kaisen on both sides of the coin - delivering an immersive production effort down to the tacks and pushing out…
Everlasting Heart, Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina, Talentless Nana, TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You, Adachi and Shimamura
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 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
[Review] Fall 2019 three-episode check-in
2019 has been a high-on-quality, low-on-quantity sort of year thus far, but don't worry: Fall's extensive array of shows is well on its way to making up for…
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
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 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 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
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
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
2021 Winter Three-Episode Check-In
This season truly encapsulates the duality of anime: everything made us either really excited or really tired.
Cells at Work!, Cells at Work! CODE BLACK, WONDER EGG PRIORITY, 2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team, I★CHU
Winter 2021 Check-In, Week of 3/7/2021
Whew, it’s been a while since I’ve felt like writing something about what I’m watching and not about something more abstract (though I enjoy, in my own way, putting my…
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Winter Anime 2021 Week 8 [Check-In]
Associating with a character's drama naturally demands moving beyond yourself, and understanding someone's own lived experiences and resulting perspective even if it's mostly foreign to you.
Horimiya, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, WONDER EGG PRIORITY
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Winter Anime 2021 Week 2 [Check-In]
Layered, poignant, and elegantly articulated - Wonder Egg Priority had a fantastic debut made even more impressive considering this is Wakabayashi's first time directing a full-length series
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Scar on the Praeter, The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter, Horimiya, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki
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Winter Anime 2021 Week 12 [Check-In]
Wonder Egg Priority’s expected competence proceeds – a focused, workman-like episode that does its job in demystifying the Accas in a gradually grim way, inevitably fitting in snuggly…
Horimiya, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, WONDER EGG PRIORITY
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Winter Anime 2021 Week 7 [Check-In]
The positive streak for Wonder Egg Priority continues, extending a favorable combination of grim inquiry, intimacy, and insightful character vignettes for all to enjoy.
WONDER EGG PRIORITY, Horimiya, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki
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Winter Anime 2021 Week 1 [Check-In]
New year, new season of anime, same coverage. Let's rundown a heap of new shows and see how they stack up.
LBX Girls, Idoly Pride, Scar on the Praeter, BACK ARROW, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki
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Winter Anime 2021 Week 10 [Check-In]
Horimiya bounces back with an episode of actual substance - anxious relationship drama layered over a spongy cake of insecurity.
Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, WONDER EGG PRIORITY, Horimiya
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Winter Anime 2021 Week 5 [Check-In]
Offering yet another great showing, Wonder Egg Priority pushes out a fourth episode that's in fantastic shape; Crafting a strong personality through thematic subtext that boiled elegantly into…
Horimiya, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, WONDER EGG PRIORITY
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Winter Anime 2021 Week 9 [Check-In]
Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun thankfully gets back on track as it dedicates its latest episode to resuming the thorough erosion of Tomozaki's social shell – proving to be pretty sweet…
Horimiya, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, WONDER EGG PRIORITY
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Winter Anime 2021 Week 11 [Check-In]
Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun gets ever closer to its conclusion and evidently, is only getting stronger along the way.
Horimiya, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, WONDER EGG PRIORITY
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Winter Anime 2021 Week 3 [Check-In]
Presented with the opportunity of success or failure, Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka? enthusiastically chooses the latter - offering a third episode that's visually embarrassing and narratively unimpressive…
Horimiya, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, SK8 the Infinity, WONDER EGG PRIORITY
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Winter Anime 2021 Week 4 [Check-In]
Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu is back and with a fourth outing that is challenging for a lot of viewers - concerning itself deeply with sexually touchy…
Horimiya, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, WONDER EGG PRIORITY
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Winter Anime 2021 Week 6 [Check-In]
This felt like a return to form for Horimiya - decisive in the bigger picture with what it wants to accomplish and competent in executing its moment to…
Horimiya, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, WONDER EGG PRIORITY
Fall 2021 Anime in Review
Ok, let’s get this post going. It’s the end of the Fall 2021 Anime season and while some shows have an episode left, I don’t want to leave…
Blog Check-in: Where Life Led Me in 2021
Hey guys, it’s Rand. I wanted to let you know what I’ve been doing while having an unprecedented hiatus. I know it’s needed to take breaks when it…
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!
Chatty AF 196: 2023 Fall Mid-Season Check-In
Toni, Caitlin, and Peter try and fail to check-in on the biggest anime season ever in a reasonable amount of time.
[Podcast] Chatty AF 103: Fall 2019 Mid-Season Check-in
Dee, Vrai, and Peter check-in on the Fall 2019 season! Fall 2019 Premiere Digest Fall 2019 Three Episode Check-in 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:59 Kemonomichi: Rise Up 0:03:17 Kandagawa Jet…
Fall 2021 – Week 5 in Review
Hoo boy, we watched some garbage this week, folks. It wasn’t really intentional – my housemates have learned to schedule their hate-watching outside of my hangout hours, and…
Fall 2021 – Week 11 in Review
Hello everyone, and welcome on back to Wrong Every Time. I have to admit, my film viewing hours have been diminished as of late, due to one obvious…
Fall 2021 – Week 9 in Review
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. I have a confession to make: I am currently typing to you from some point in the indeterminate past,…
Fall 2021 – Week 2 in Review
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. In keeping with the season, this week we tackled a variety of horror films, with decidedly mixed results. Look,…
Fall 2021 – Week 3 in Review
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. We had a fairly light week in films this time, owing to one singular cause: we finally got a…