My Next Life as a Villainess Ep. 10: Light versus dark
Well, there always has to be a villain. — The mean girls try to accuse Catarina of bullying Maria, which is patently untrue. Nevertheless, our heroine believes that she has somehow triggered her doom...
View ArticleGleipnir Ep. 10: Burn it all down
There isn’t always a diplomatic solution. — Y’know, other than the very first fight against Hikawa, the Shuichi/Clair combo kinda sucks… in combat, at least. They had to trick Tadanori, Yota defeated...
View ArticleFruits Basket S2 Ep. 10: Infuriating levels of passivity
Tohru finally gets to have a talk with Akito, and it goes about as well as you’d expect. — No anime can ever celebrate summer without the obligatory fireworks scene, so here’s one huge pile of them. —...
View ArticlePlunderer Ep. 22: Too many love confessions
Kids these days fall in love too easily. — When we last left off, Doan wanted to kill Hina and friends because he intends to protect Alcia no matter what. It’s a complete surprise to find out that he...
View ArticleHachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou! Ep. 11: Best-laid plans
You can’t always have what you want, kid. Especially when the other side refuses to work with you. — Wendelin finally learns the truth: the king wants him to take over simply because his family has...
View ArticleSakura Wars the Animation Ep. 11: Terrible villain, pointless sacrifice
This shot looks pretty cool. It’s just unfortunate that everything leading up to it kinda blows. — Now that the girls have made their way to Valery, the final boss, he obviously needs to deliver his...
View ArticleListeners Ep. 11: A plan that was never gonna work
How can you come up with a plan that doesn’t even involve one of the primary protagonists?! — Roz wakes up to find her people raging outta control. Even though Mu told everyone that she’ll be back in...
View ArticleQuick look at Summer 2020
There’s nothing quite like judging a show by its premise and a short, two-minute PV. Shows I’ll pass on Lapis Re:LiGHTs Dunno what this is. Probably something vapid like idols. I know a guy at work...
View ArticleKaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai S2 Ep. 10: Miyuki-centric (with a dash of Yu)
Didn’t we already get an episode that was all about Miyuki? Well, here’s another one. — In the first short story, Miyuki is still despairing over what he saw last week, i.e. Kaguya having a casual...
View ArticleMy Next Life as a Villainess Ep. 11: The harem is way too large
Every time something happens, we need to hear from every single member of the harem. — For some reason, Catarina is back in the real world… though it’s probably not a real world if you catch my drift....
View ArticleGleipnir Ep. 11: Looking for answers
Shuichi has changed, but is it for the better? — The story continues with Elena confronting the Alien. He uses specious reasoning to absolve himself of any responsible. In his mind, he simply gave...
View ArticleFruits Basket S2 Ep. 11: Another door closes
With Kyo now realizing that he loves Tohru, it’s about time he sort things out with Kagura. — Before we get to the juicy drama, everyone comes home to Yuki’s brother making a big mess. Shigure can’t...
View ArticlePlunderer Ep. 23: Killing children is the only way
When Hina heard that Doan murdered children during the war, her reaction cracked me up. I don’t even know why. I guess when the episode is so boring, even something this minor can be entertaining. —...
View ArticleHachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou! Ep. 12 (Final): One super anti-climactic...
Even though I already know that this anime sucks, this ending really takes the cake. — What do the bad guys want in return for Kurt’s assistance? Just favorable negotiations when it comes to parceling...
View ArticleSakura Wars the Animation Ep. 12 (Final): Nothing you haven’t seen before
When we last left off, Klara was about to go berserk. As such, it’s up to Sakura to try and bring her back from the brink. Like I said in the title, nothing here is what we haven’t seen before. —...
View ArticleListeners Ep. 12 (Final): Resonance
Welp, time for the final performance of the night. — The finale starts out exactly as you might expect it to. Echo is calling out to Mu, but she denies that existence of herself. — Meanwhile, everyone...
View ArticleKaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai S2 Ep. 11: Yu’s not-so-bad day
Alright, time for Yu’s pitiful backstory. — These kids have way too much spirit. I just can’t relate. Yeah, they tried to hold pep rallies at my high school, but it’s different. It’s just different....
View ArticleMy Next Life as a Villainess Ep. 12 (Final): What’s everyone’s problem with...
I heard that it was a good game. Katarina should try it one of these days. Y’know, mix it up a little. Can’t be playing visual novels all the time. — Alright, let’s just get Sirius’s backstory out of...
View ArticleGleipnir Ep. 12: Tragically stupid
Everything is a complete mess simply because no one can properly communicates. Tch, it figures. — We finally get to learn a thing or two about what had happened to Shuichi’s precious friend group....
View ArticleFruits Basket S2 Ep. 12: Two emotionally-stunted adults
This week, we take a break from the kids. Yay! — The spotlight turns its attention to Mayuko, a.k.a. Tohru’s homeroom teacher. Apparently, she has always had a thing for Hatori, but of course, she...
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