Dude of Red: The Red Dude Ep. 4: This show makes a lot of sense
Wut. — When the episode begins, we see Chihiro spraying red lightning from his right arm. Um, okay. Apparently, our hero has already decided to go along with the Church’s plan, i.e. destroy Tokyo....
View ArticleMy Hero Academia Ep. 55: Balls on target
You don’t gotta tell me twice, Momo! — This episode shifts away from Deku for just a tiny bit. Y’see, we gotta pay some attention to the rest of Class 1-A. But don’t you worry, because everything is...
View ArticleSirius the Jaeger Ep. 4: All aboard the Orient Express
Buckle your seat belts, boys. This episode has a ton of moving parts. Various individuals and factions move themselves into place for an epic showdown. — In the cold opening, a representative of the...
View ArticlePersona 5 The Animation Ep. 18: Morgana’s downward spiral
Welp, it’s time for cat’s short emo phase. I kid, I kid. I get how he feels, and I actually think the adaptation does a better job than the game at setting the stage for Morgana’s future actions....
View ArticlePlanet With Ep. 5: A generational clash
One by one, Soya has whittled down the Grand Paladins. Will Takashi’s old man be next? — In the cold opening, Takeso reveals to Yosuke that Takashi is also an alien — an alien that looks exactly like...
View ArticleHanebado! Ep. 6: Bottled up
Hanebado? More like I wish this show was Hanegoodo! Ha, gottem! I’ll be here all day, folks. — JK, JK… I still like this better than Harukana Receive, but of course, that doesn’t really say much....
View ArticleHigh Score Girl Ep. 4: Haruo, the playboy
Who would ever guess that this drooling, game-obsessed kid would have such an easy time with the ladies? — We fast-forward to 1993, so we have hit arcade games like Super Street Fighter II and Virtua...
View ArticleKakuriyo no Yadomeshi Ep. 19: Zzzz…
Oh boy, Ginji’s back. I hope you got your coffee, because he’s got one long, boring tale for us. — First things first, that shady-looking dude that we saw at the end of last week’s episode is still...
View ArticlePhantom in the Twilight Ep. 5: Silly thoughts about love
I don’t agree at all that Ton’s solution to Lydia’s problem is the most ideal outcome, but let’s start from the beginning. — Shinyao is currently hiding out with Chris in an abandoned, derelict...
View ArticleHarem Something or Other Pt. 4: Skyrocketing crime rates
You can’t even go shopping anymore without someone trying to steal your harem! What has this world come to! How Not to Summon a Demon Lord Ep. 5 Plot Content: — The elves are willing to go to war...
View ArticleEverything Else & Weekly Rankings Pt. 5 (Summer ’18)
Things that make you go hmm… Angels of Death Ep. 5 I think I nodded off twice during this week’s episode. On the one hand, I always get sleep around this time of day (only to be wide awake for the...
View ArticleBanana Fish Ep. 6: Horrible fathers
Welp, this episode left a bad taste in my mouth. — Ash returns home to see if he and his crew can find any clues about Banana Fish in his late brother’s belongings. Naturally, the hot-headed teenager...
View ArticleShichisei no Subaru Ep. 6: 3-man wrecking crew
Watch as two bitter rivals put their differences aside to save their prepubescent love interest. — But first things first, we have to explore Satsuki’s motivations for saving Asahi, ’cause y’know,...
View ArticleHarukana Receive Ep. 6: A bit anticlimactic…
Done and done! But on a more serious note, you can apparently win by just using the same attack over and over, but that’s not what I’m disappointed by. All this means is that Ai and Mai are greener...
View ArticleDude of Red: The Red Dude Ep. 5: Going in circles
I wonder how many people have thrown in the towel on this anime. I’m practically at my limits myself. — After returning from whatever prison he was in, Chihiro protects Koume from Haru. The Church...
View ArticleMy Hero Academia Ep. 56: By the skin of their teeth
Class 1-A really took this down to the wire. — The episode starts off with members from Ketsubutsu Academy taking stock of the situation. This is really just a way for the story to burn a bit of time...
View ArticleSirius the Jaeger Ep. 5: Family reunions are always awkward
I wanted Sirius the Jaeger to be special since this summer season is so weak, but to its credit, the show is never boring. The action is well-animated, and there’s never a lull in the storytelling. I...
View ArticlePersona 5 The Animation Ep. 19: Kawakami’s time to shine
I found this meme about Kawakami on Reddit earlier. Yeah, that about sums it up for me. But what can I say? It’s her hairstyle that really does it for me. — Too bad Kawakami only looks good in still...
View ArticlePlanet With Ep. 6: So now what?
Are we going to introduce a whole new threat with just half a season to go? Or will our heroes find themselves fighting the Sealing Faction next? — Right off the bat, Soya defeats the old man in a...
View ArticleHanebado! Ep. 7: Sassy Ayano shocks and awes
Dude, I love Ayano’s willingness to trash-talk her opponents. In the long run, our heroine turning into an emotionless machine is probably unsustainable. But I don’t blame her one bit for rubbing her...
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