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We’re only a few days into the Summer anime season, and I’m already missing the Spring – the new lineup looks so small and mediocre in comparison, with…
Summer 2021 End of Season Rankings
Despite my initial pessimism about the Summer season, there ended up being quite a few good shows, though none that really stood out. Despite this, I’m going to…
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2020… The end of the Season!
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The First of 2021 – The End of the Tiny World
I’ve braved the theater once again, for the first time in 2021! I mentioned this series as a highly anticipated one, and it did not disappoint. So now,…
2021… The beginning of the Season!
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State of the Season: Fall 2021
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State of the Season – Winter 2021
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State of the Season – Summer 2021
Mario: This surely is one of the sparest seasons in recent memory. Ironically, with the current lockdown in my city, I managed to touch base with all the…
State of the Season – Spring 2021
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Train To The End of The World, Season Finale
Of the several, Yuri, Yuri-adjacent and Yuri-adjacent-adjacent series (which I differentiate internally from “Cute Girls Doing Cute Things Cutely’ series, which is why I keep using phrases as…
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“Pleasant, but ultimately fails to deliver the emotional catharsis it so clearly promises.”
Winter 2024 End of Season Rankings
With the exception of a few standouts, winter 2024 was a very mediocre anime season. That, or I made poor choices when deciding what to skip, who knows?…
Spring 2022 End of Season Rankings
Spring 2022 was a great season for anime. There were several series that I wanted to pick up, but didn’t have time to follow weekly, which I’m determined…
Spring 2020 End of Season Rankings
The last three months were no doubt the weirdest of my life so far, so I feel more thankful than ever to the creators of these series for…
Winter 2023 End of Season Rankings
Enough procrastinating, here are my very belated final thoughts on this Winter’s anime. A lot of great series, but it’s amazing how quickly I start to forget things…
Summer 2024 End of Season Rankings
Wow, this one got late! I’m glad I managed to get it done before the end of October at least, otherwise my autumn mid-season post might have gone…
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Autumn 2023 End of Season Rankings
Pretty much all the winter anime have now aired, and (I think) I’ve got a lineup I’m happy with! But that can wait for a future post, this…
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Summer 2023 End of Season Rankings
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Summer 2019 End of Season Rankings
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Spring 2018 End of Season Overview
Whew. Sorry for the long break from blogging but we’re back to wrap up last season and then shortly to move on to Summer. So lets see how…
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Summer 2020 End of Season Rankings
Time for my final thoughts on the anime of Summer 2020… plus a few that technically started in Spring. This year has been a mess. Still, the small…
Summer 2018 End of Season Overview
Well, I never did a mid-season review this season, mostly because I’m not watching much and I was really busy around that time. But now that the season…
Revue Starlight, Encouragement of Climb, Happy Sugar Life, Harukana Receive, Cells at Work!
Winter 2022 End of Season Rankings
Time to wrap up the Winter season, though so far Spring has me wrapping up far more than the last few months did in order to keep warm!…
Summer 2022 End of Season Rankings
Apologies if this one seems rushed and sparce; not only are my memories of these series being quickly overwritten by Autumn’s far better lineup, but also my original…
Autumn 2022 End of Season Rankings
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Spring 2023 End of Season Rankings
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Winter 2018 End of Season Overview
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Autumn 2019 End of Season Rankings
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Spring 2024 End of Season Rankings
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Natsume’s Book of Friends – Season Seven End of Season Thoughts
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The End Of The Pale Hour (2021) review [22nd Nippon Connection]
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