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Fumetsu no Anata e – 09
「深い記憶」 (Fukai kioku) "Deep Memories" It really is funny how there's an inverse relationship between how hard Fumetsu no Anata e tries to be heartbreaking, and how heartbreaking it actually…
Fumetsu no Anata e – 09
It really is funny how there's an inverse relationship between how hard Fumetsu no Anata e tries to be heartbreaking, and how heartbreaking it actually is. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 11
Stay weird, Fumetsu. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 13
At least the horse looks worried. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 08
FFS, just tell him already. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 12
It almost feels as if this season is one seven-hour episode, with no thought given to where and when the episode breaks are. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 19
That was a long time coming. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 03
How seriously am I supposed to take a character named Bonchien Nicoli la Tasty Peach Uralis? Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 07
Talk about a full metal jacket. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 10
For a long time was Fushi figuring out how to be human; now it's Fushi figuring out how to be himself. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 17
If Kahaku is the voice of reason, you know things are seriously f*%#ed up. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 01
Not only was Fumetsu no Anata e the most difficult show to rank in 2021, it was probably the most annoying. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 16
Whenever this is over Fushi is going to have to have a very long think about all of it, and Bon is going to have a lot to…
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 06
Why is this show the way it is? Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 18
I don't think it's unreasonable to expect things to make a little more sense than they currently do. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 02
For someone who lives forever or a very, very long time, having human emotions is a pretty cruel fate. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 14
When a series has high points as high as Fumetsu and they're so few and far between, they almost seem illusory. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 05
Is it me or has this show gotten very, very weird? Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 15
If there's a recurring theme to this season, I think it's "sucks to be Fushi". Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 04
I like where the narrative is going, though as yet I'm still undecided about its chosen means of transportation. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e 2nd Season – 20 (Season Finale)
So little about the Fumetsu experience makes sense. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 20 (Season Finale)
Fumetsu no Anata e is surely one of the most vexing anime in many years. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 11
You'd think Gugu would know to avoid Cliff-kun by now. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 02
While this episode is not close to the masterpiece the premiere was, it has a different job to do and it does it well. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 16
「子どもたちの夢」 (Kodomo-tachi no yume) "Children's Dreams " What sort of a universe is it where Gugu and Parona are dead, and Tonari lives on?
Fumetsu no Anata e – 13
What really strikes be about this episode - and it's a major element of this series' appeal - is the quiet dignity with which is approaches deep emotional…
Fumetsu no Anata e – 10
「新しい家族」 (Atarashī kazoku) "New Family" Fumetsu no Anata e reaches its anime halfway point with a remarkably eventful episode.
Fumetsu no Anata e – 11
「過去からの贈り物」 (Kako kara no okurimono) "Gifts From the Past" You'd think Gugu would know to steer clear of Cliff-kun by now...
Fumetsu no Anata e – 15
It's rather ironic that Gugu always went barefoot, because he left some mighty big shoes to fill. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 05
The contrast between permanence and impermanence is very much at the heart of this story, and that's a subject inherently laden with melancholy. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 08
「怪物兄弟」 (Kaibutsu kyoudai) "Monster Brothers" “Kaibutsu banzai!” indeed.
Fumetsu no Anata e – 17
「先覚者」 (Senkaku-sha) "Forerunner" What’s with all the licking, for crying out loud?
Fumetsu no Anata e – 13
「高みへの意志」 (Takami e no ishi) "Aspiring to Go Higher?" What really strikes be about this episode – and it’s a major element of this series’ appeal – is the quiet…
Fumetsu no Anata e – 06
Now that was more like it. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 04
「大きな器」 (Ookina utsuwa) "Large Vessel" World building involves a lot of heavy lifting, and that isn’t always the most gripping or elegant part of a story to watch play out.
Fumetsu no Anata e – 18
「進み行くために」 (Susumi iku tame ni) "To Continue On" We're gonna need a bigger doodle wall.
Fumetsu no Anata e – 16
What sort of a universe is it where Gugu and Parona are dead, and Tonari lives on? Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 19
I loathe this arc to an irrational degree - and that's taking into account that I loathe it rationally too. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 15
「トナリという名の少女」 (Tonari to iu na no shoujo) "The Girl Named Tonari" It’s rather ironic that Gugu always went barefoot, because he left some mighty big shoes to fill.
Fumetsu no Anata e – 17
What's with all the licking, for crying out loud? Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 08
"Kaibutsu banzai!" indeed. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 12
「目覚め」 (Mezame) "Awakening" There's a larger arc to To Your Eternity, one that transcends all the supporting characters.
Fumetsu no Anata e – 07
「変わりたい少年」 (Kawaritai shounen) "The Boy Who Wants to Change" Fumetsu no Anata e has a strange and often wonderful way of looking at the world, and the less hard it…
Fumetsu no Anata e – 10
Fumetsu no Anata e reaches its anime halfway point with a remarkably eventful episode. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 02
「おとなしくない少女」 (Otonashikunai shōjo) "The Immature Girl" While this episode is not close to the masterpiece the premiere was, it has a different job to do and it does it well.
Fumetsu no Anata e – 04
World building involves a lot of heavy lifting, and that isn't always the most gripping or elegant part of a story to watch play out. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 07
Fumetsu no Anata e has a strange and often wonderful way of looking at the world, and the less hard it tries to be ingratiating the more charming…
Fumetsu no Anata e – 12
There's a larger arc to To Your Eternity, one that transcends all the supporting characters. Read more