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In Kinsou no Vermeil 11, as expected, we and Alto get escorted to Vermeil’s dark past, and it’s done well, emotionally. She was brought up in a small…
11s and some finales
She says this ten seconds into her conversation with Memempu. Sakugan 11 is a routine episode where Merooro takes the gang to see the Dream City’s princess and…
Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut, Mieruko-chan, SAKUGAN, My Senpai is Annoying
More finales, and Komi-san 10
Last week’s Sakugan gave Memempu and us the news that Gagumber is not her real father, and this naturally became the theme of the finale. Oh, and she’s…
Kage 12, DIY and Bocchi finales
I thought Eminence in Shadow would end this week but apparently there’s more to go. Episode 12 is in two parts. In one, Shadow Garden pop up in…
Saijaku Tamer and Shangri-la finales
Happy ending. Let’s wrap up the two finales I didn’t cover yet. First: Saijaku Tamer. And nothing much happens. The bad guys were caught last episode, and this…
Insomnia finale, and new shows 1
Before going to the new shows I want to wrap up Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia, a finale which has no surprises whatsoever yet was lovely to watch. Ganta…
Eizouken and OshiBuda finales, Railgun T 8
Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!‘s final episode runs the way the entire series has. Another crisis, this one having to do with the sound, one I…
Finales: Lycoris Recoil and Made in Abyss 2
Lycoris Recoil, my second-favorite show of the season, had set up everything it needed to do last episode, and now all they had to do was finish with…
Lycoris Recoil, Made in Abyss, Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun, Maji
Finales and stuff: Assault Lily, Sigrdrifa, Kuma Bear
Some shows have finished, but Assault Lily Bouquet has another episode after 11. It’s set up to be a big climactic battle between a monstrous Huge and ……
Frieren and Renren finales, Shangri-la 24, Tamer 11
I was surprised when I heard Sousou no Frieren 28 was the last episode, but then they dropped three episodes in the first week, so it balances out.…
Finales: Tonikaku, Tabitabi, 100-man
Tonikaku Kawaii 11 is one of the livelier ones, because it’s a takoyaki party! Basically, Nasa finds a takoyaki grill in that old apartment (which has a million…
Finales, Tower, Kakushigoto, Nami, Hamefura
Tower of God 12 turns out to be a typical penultimate episode, with the good side rallying, the bad side dying or retreating, and a seeming betrayal at…
Omoide Poroporo: Cures Insomnia
Omoide Poroporo is a Studio Ghibli film from the early 90s. It’s based off of a manga by Okamoto Hotaru. I’ve reviewed a lot of Ghibli films in…
Fall 2020 – Week 12 – The Finales!
End of the year, end of the season! Before we turn the page let’s look at how everything turned out. Hit the jump, let’s run ’em down.
Finales: Healer Girl, RikeiKoi, Paripi Koumei
Aoi seems at a loss. Up to 11s now, starting with Healer girl. Basically the girls have hit a wall in their training, so that their beautiful singing…
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 12
If the material is good enough, faithful works just fine. Read more
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 07
To paraphrase myself from Aharen days, everybody needs someone who looks at them the way these two look at each other. Read more
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 09
「星合アルタイル・ベガ」 (Hoshiai -Arutairu・Bega-) "Altair and Vega" An important episode in terms of planting a lot of seeds for how this season will spend its final four
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 05
This series is a vibe. Read more
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 06
I like character-driven series that trust the audience enough not to spell everything out for them. Read more
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 04
I love how each of this season's romances knows how to highlight their couple in just the right way. Read more
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 08
If we're going to get a read the manga ending, at least it's a manga everyone should damn well read. Read more
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 01
「能登星」 (Notoboshi) "Capella" A series about an insomniac boy by Lidenfilms starring Satou Gen? Hmmm.
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 12
「迷い星 惑星」 (Mayoiboshi -Wakusei-) "Planet -Wandering Star-" Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia getting a second season is a legit surprise to me - but I'm sure not complaining
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 10
One of the only downsides of a season like this one is that shows sometimes don't get the attention they deserve. Read more
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 02
「猫の⽬星 さそり座の二番星」 (Neko no Meboshi -Sasoriza no Nibanboshi-) "Mu Scorpii -The Cat's Eyes-" This is definitely the season of irresistible anime couples, and Ganta and Isaki rank right up there.
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 08
「集まり星」 (Atsumari Hoshi) "The Congregation Star" The anime doesn't do a whole lot to enhance the manga experience, but as a faithful adaptation this one is doing a very fine…
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 06
「走り星 流星」 (Hashiriboshi -Ryuusei-) "Shooting Star" The subtlety of the writing with Insomnia never fails to impress me
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 03
When this ended I just thought to myself that the whole thing just had a marvelous warmth to it. Read more
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 02
There’s an element of caterpillars turning into butterflies here. Read more
Yofukashi no Uta’s insomnia analysis
Yofukashi no Uta is a story that seems to pride itself on the murky pseudo-philosophy of its adolescent edge. Or at the very least, one that seems to…
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 03
「⼀つ星さん フオーマルハウト」 (Hitotsu Boshisan -Fuoumaruhauto-) "Fomalhaut -Piscis Austrinus-" Man, there's a serious number of good anime out there right now, that's for sure.
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 09
To Grandmother's house we go. Read more
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 11
「夜明けの⼀番星 プレアデス星团」 (Yoake no Ichibanboshi -Pureadesu Hoshi-) "The First Stars of Dawn -The Pleiades Star Cluster-" I'll just say this much. It's testament to how otherworldly good Boku no…
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 05
「⾶び上がり星 りゅうこつ星 力ノープス」 (Tobiagari Hoshi -Riyuukotsuhoshi Kanoupusu-) "Canopus -The Keel-" This series is a vibe
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 11
I can't even imagine a better feeling. Read more
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 07
「花⽕星 プレアデス星团」 (Hanabiboshi -Pureadesu Hoshi-) "The Fireworks Star - The Plelaides Star Cluster-" No two relationships are alike
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 04
「天津甕星 金星」 (Amatsu Mikahoshi -Kanaboshi-) "Venus" I love how each of this season's romances knows how to highlight their couple in just the right way
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 10
「姉はん星 乙女座スピ力」 (Anehanhoshi -Otomeza Supica-) "The Elder Sister Star -Spica of Virgo-" I would be thrilled if this series received a second season, because it really is a gem
First Impressions – Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia
A series about an insomniac boy by Lidenfilms starring Satou Gen? Hmmm. Read more
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 13 (END)
「最古の星 メトツエラ」 (Saikoboshi -Metotsuera-) "The Oldest Star -Methuselah-" I'll say this much. If I hadn't seen the leak that a second season of Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia had been greenlit,…
Finales: Peach Boy, Hamefura 2, Maid Dragon, Tantei
On to the finales! Peach Boy Riverside, having no other arcs to jump to and with only the last episode left, says “What the hell” and gives us…
The last of the finales: KimiSen, Usagi Bloom
That doesn’t look good … I really didn’t want to watch KimiSen 11; it would be a long-talk episode where I would get more confused on who’s on…
Eights: Kuma Bear, Loafer, Explosion, Nyan, Insomnia
Nothing much happens this episode. Kuma Bear 8 is nothing at all. The show likes to indulge in cute characters eating delicious things, and this is just about…
Catching up: Insomnia, Jijou no Shiranai, Lv999,
Back from a week in America, and no, I didn’t bring you back anything, I decided to cut what few shows I was still watching to the bare…
4-5s: Explosion, Kaminaki, Kawaisugi, Tonikaku, Insomnia
This time it’s for real. I am trying to figure out what problems I have with Kono Subarashii … after watching episodes 4 and 5. The episodes, I…
TOO CUTE CRISIS, Insomniacs after school, TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia – 13 (Season Finale)
The essential truth of this pairing is so self-evident that it's easy to imagine no obstacle could thwart it. Read more
6-8s, Kawaisugi, Tonikaku, Insomnia, Lv999, Jijou no Shiranai
In Kawaisugi crisis I keep wondering what the status of Earth’s annihilation is. While the aliens aboard the station still haven’t experienced a real cat, apart from Fiana,…
TOO CUTE CRISIS, Insomniacs after school, TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You
Finales, Shijou Saikou, Heroine taru mono, Spy x Family, Komi-san2
Shijou Saikou no Daimaou 11 presents us with a couple of surprises. First, the demon lord, or “Complete Failure – Disaster rogue,” er, I’ll call him the demon…
Weekly Seasonal Watches: Fall 2019 Anime Week 13 (Some more finales)
This list getting shorter must mean we are getting to the end times for another season. What a surprise honestly. Lord knows what will air and appear here…