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「オルタナティブ」 (Orutanatibu) "Alternative" You may leave badminton for a while, but it never really leaves you.
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"The true answer can be found in pointlessness." - Tatsuru Miyazumi
Ryman’s Club – 04
There are basically two types of enjoyment I get from the sports in anime - recognition or revelation. Read more
Ryman’s Club – 10
「トレードオフ」 ("Toredo Ofu") "Trade Off" When two worlds collide.
Ryman’s Club – 11
「コンペティター」 (Konpetitā) "Competitor" Tatsuru is back in action! And Mikoto is...not doing so well.
Ryman’s Club – 08
「ブレイクスルー」 (Bureikusurū) "Breakthrough" Plot twists...plot twists everywhere!!
Ryman’s Club – 09
「プライオリティ」 ("Puraioriti") "Priority" The feather has been explained.
Ryman’s Club – 03
Slow and steady wins the race, they say. Read more
Ryman’s Club – 11
There's a core believability at the heart of Ryman's Club that doesn't hold up well to flights of fancy. Read more
Ryman’s Club – 06
Because of the nature of its premise, Ryman's Club is in a rather unique niche among sports anime. Read more
Ryman’s Club – 09
Very few sports anime have managed to satisfyingly wrap a story in one cour, but Ryman's Club looks like it has a chance to be a rare exception.…
Ryman’s Club – 03
「ブレスト」 (Buresuto) "Brainstorming" Sometimes, roasting your colleagues is the best remedy.
Ryman’s Club – 05
Another stellar outing from Winter's most overlooked series. Read more
Ryman’s Club – 01
If you can't beat em, join em!
Ryman’s Club – 05
「フィードバック」 (Fīdobakku) "Feedback" Always two sides to a story.
Ryman’s Club – 10
I'd be lying if I said that episode wasn't a bit of a disappointment. Read more
Ryman’s Club – 06
「プレゼン」 (Purezen) "Presentation" Comradeship: The Code of the Badaryman
Ryman’s Club – 04
「コンフリクト」 (Konfurikuto) "Conflict" Spring onion flavored soda anyone?
Ryman’s Club – 08
That Ryman's could deliver up another excellent episode largely in the absence of its best character (and actor) is encouraging. Read more
Second Impressions – Ryman’s Club
Because this world of corporate athletics is so new to me, I find it oddly fascinating. Read more
First Impressions – Ryman’s Club
You could do a show of Miki Shinichirou reading the side of cereal boxes and I'd pretty much be on-board. Read more
Ryman’s Club Episode 2
Mikoto is having a fairly rough transition when it comes to the training experience. He is used to practicing in large facility's with workout equipment, cameras to observe…
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Ryman’s Club – 12 (END)
「青天井」 ("Aotenjō") "Skyrocket" Ryman's Club SKYROCKETS past my expectations!
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Ryman’s Club Episode 1 [First Impression]
As one door closes, another one opens when Mikoto gets fired Mitsuhoshi Bank Badminton Team. Frankly it's probably better that he is out of there just because it…
Ryman’s Club – 12 (End) and Series Review
Given the considerable affection I have for this series, I'm relieved to have things end on a positive note after all. Read more
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I am extremely open about this, but it’s not like I yell “I AM KOREAN” at the top of every episode, but I am Korean. I was adopted…
The Club Kingdom
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Houkago Wizard Club
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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.
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…
Plunderer – 07
「美味かったよ」 (Umakattayo) "It was Delicious" It might be best not to get on Hina's bad side.
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.
Oooku – 07
"Episode 7" Kasuga couldn't have picked two more complete opposites in personality
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.
Noblesse – 07
None of these doofuses is in the remotest capable of giving advice to a lovestruck teenager. Read more
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.
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…
SK∞ – 07
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
Pet – 07
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SSSS.Dynazenon – 07
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