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Kingdom 5 – 08
All this was ever about was enticing Qing She to make the first move and leave his bubble of safety, and in the end it was surprisingly easy.


Kingdom 3 – 08
It almost seems like it should be illegal to introduce yet more characters at this point. Read more


Kingdom 4 – 04
That was a real audience pleaser of an episode. Both of us... Read more


Kingdom 4 – 06
Oh FFS, my notepad isn't even big enough... Read more


Kingdom 4 – 02
Why does Lu look so pleased with himself? Read more


Kingdom 4 – 20
They call it historical fiction for a reason. Read more


Kingdom 4 – 15
We're about to reach one of the critical nexus points in the story. Read more


Kingdom 4 – 23
I can't be the only one to notice that look on Meng Yi's face, can I? Read more


Kingdom 4 – 14
Now that's what I call nation building. Read more


Kingdom 4 – 03
Great, more names... Read more


Kingdom 4 – 16
And then there's Lu Buwei. Read more


Kingdom 4 – 10
This episode is really a study in contrasts between the new and old blood. Read more


Kingdom 4 – 07
This should be a good test of Kingdom's plot armor, if nothing else. Read more


Kingdom 4 – 21
If you look at history as a series of paintings, the role of a series like this really is to frame it. Read more


Kingdom 4 – 01
As usual, completely great and almost completely ignored. Read more


Kingdom 4 – 22
A truly great story is often many great stories, and Kingdom is one such example. Read more


Kingdom 4 – 18
The gloves are off now. Read more


Kingdom 4 – 17
Every so often Kingdom - which is really good all the time - has one of those episodes. Read more


Kingdom 4 – 05
"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer" is not a problem for Zheng. Read more


Kingdom 4 – 09
Pretty reliably, once or so a season, I go through a cycle of self-doubt with Kingdom. Read more


Kingdom 4 – 13
You may think you've got family problems... Read more


Kingdom 4 – 12
Everybody meet as Wu’s place. Read more


Kingdom 4 – 19
What we're seeing on Kingdom right now is just great drama, plain and simple. Read more


First Impressions – Kingdom 4
As I am duty-bound to do with each new season of Kingdom, I want to give my thoughts now that we’re five episodes deep into Kingdom 4 –…


Girls Kingdom, Volume 4
When I tell you that Girls Kingdom, Volume 4 is worth reading, please understand that I am 100% aware of what I am saying. The series is, thusfar,…
Girls Kingdom, Vol. 4
By Nayo and Shio Sakura. Released in Japan by GL Bunko. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Philip Reuben. Because a series such as Girls…


Kingdom 4 – 24-25
There's no disguising what this dream of Zheng's really is no matter how noble its supposed aim. Read more


Kingdom 4 – 26 (Season Finale)
Kingdom has been an incredibly reliable and superb anime, too easy to take for granted if anything. Read more


Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom
The film sticks so closely to the source material tha the nearly two-hour run time is almost a frame-by-frame animated retelling of the single-volume manga.
Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom
By Shelley Pallis. After a millennium of warfare, the rival kingdoms of Alhamit and Balkari have finally fought each other to a standstill. In a frankly ill-conceived plan…


How A Realist Hero Rebuilt The Kingdom ep 4
Note: Click here to skip to the “Other Series I Am Following” part Tomoe and Kazuya Rating (first half of ep 4): 4 (of 5) Rating (second half…
Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 08
This battle that feels quite different from any of the other major conflicts in HeroAca. Read more The post Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 08 appeared…


Kingdom of Z (Volume 4) – Zombie Masters of Martial Arts!
Their target, the zombified Takeshi Garou is in the ring waiting for his fight to begin. This might give them a chance to catch him, although there are…


Kingdom of the Z (Kingdom of Z)
This manga is about a group of high school students surviving in a world going through a zombie apocalypse. It has most of the standard story elements you…
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DanMachi 4 – 08/09 [Mirabilis (Chaos)/Lambton (Ill Omen)]
I’ve been pretty positive on this season of DanMachi, but these two episodes weren’t my favorites. Basically, I don’t like the horror flashbacks (or flash forwards?) at the…


Kingdom 5 – 04
No two ways about it - a superior knowledge of terrain is a big advantage in a military campaign.


Kingdom 3 – 17
A pleasure deferred is still a pleasure, and this episode certainly didn't disappoint. Read more


Kingdom 3 – 18
When Kingdom is really humming this like, the episodes seem to fly by in seconds. Read more


Kingdom 5 – 06
Liyan is clearly an important word in this arc, and Zhao history.


Kingdom 3 – 19
Kingdom is at its most gripping when the stakes are clearly laid out and the odds are hopeless, and this situation certainly checks all those boxes. Read more
Kingdom 3 – 01
It's been six years, but fortunately the state of affairs crystallized itself pretty clearly here - Qin is screwed. Read more The post Kingdom 3 – 01 appeared…


Kingdom 5 – 09
Even in battle politics is always simmering on the back burner, and my eyes never strayed too far from that pot even as the front burner was boiling…


Kingdom 3 – 06
I think this is a series that often benefits from scaling it down a little. Read more


Kingdom 5 – 10
Huan Li and his sycophants are in the wrong, but I'm not sure they're wrong.


Kingdom 3 – 05
Last time on Kingdom... Read more


Kingdom 5 – 11
“Oversimplify” is an interesting word in context of this episode, because it’s used in the episode itself.
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Kingdom 3 – 03
If the phrase "never a dull moment" applied to any anime, Kingdom is probably as good a choice as any. Read more The post Kingdom 3 – 03…


Kingdom 5 – 03
There just aren't a lot of anime that do military epics well, and the pedigree behind this one is pretty unassailable.