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Anime Feminist’s Top Picks for 2025
2025 brought us multiple passion projects from talented women across the anime industry, and we only hope to be as lucky in 2026. The post Anime Feminist’s Top…
Mononoke, To Be Hero X, Apocalypse Hotel, Maebashi Witches, Medalist
Zenshu
Plot: After graduating from high school, Hirose Natsuko starts her career as an animator. Her talent quickly flourishes, and she makes her debut as a director in no…
●DESIGN● OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 1st TERM BONUS ITEM: T-SHIRT
Katsuhiro Otomo has posted in his official X account: @OTOMO_ZENSHU, the final image of the T-shirt that will be shipped around June 2025 to everyone that purchased the eleven books…
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 163 – Spring 2025 Anime Season Review
00:00 Intro Mediocre 01:03 Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective 03:36 Aquarion: Myth of Emotions 04:43 Beheneko: The Elf-Girl’s Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! 06:57 The Daily Life of…
Aquarion, Blue Exorcist, Dr. STONE, I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths!, Medalist
Chatty AF 228: ZENSHU Retrospective
Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai get together to talk about the standout anime of 2025 Winter and AOTY hopeful, a meta throwback to ‘90s shoujo isekai, ZENSHU!
Anime Feminist Recommendations of Winter 2025
This season, let's hear it for incredible women writers and directors, from new franchise entries to original projects!
Sorairo Utility, ZENSHU, Asura, Flower and Asura, Honey Lemon Soda
Winter Anime 2025 Wrapup
Thoughts on some of the shows I watched from the Winter 2025 anime season! Includes thoughts on: ZENSHU, My Happy Marriage S2, Anyway, I'm Falling in Love With…
Firechick's Anime Reviews: Zenshu
Rating : 81/100 Look, we all know about Mappas practices and how awful they are. Underpaying their animators, forcing them to work 24/7, making them sign NDAs that…
The GLORIO Chat Episode 185: Season Intermission
Stuck somewhere in between ending the Winter 2025 season and starting the Spring season.
Death by Swords
The only thing that can beat a hundred falling swords is a hundred swords of your own.
Zenshu Review — B+
An animator is isekaied to the world of her favorite anime and changes the story.
A really disappointing flipping of the script Zenshu
Zenshu had such a promising start, so why did it end up disappointing?
AOTS: ZENSHU?
Of all of the anime that aired this season, anime-original ZENSHU stands out as a title that asks us not only why we love anime, but also to…
2025 Winter Anime Season Ranked
Ever since I started this blog two years ago, the Winter anime season has been the weakest. Thus, I’m not excited about this seasonal update, since I dropped…
Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time, Solo Leveling, Asura, Dragon Ball, Flower and Asura
Winter 2025 Wrap-Up
Due to some production delays, not all Winter ’25 series that aren’t continuing into the Spring ’25 season have wrapped at this point; both My Happy Marriage and…
I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class, ISHURA, My Happy Marriage, Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, Unnamed Memory
Zenshu Gets a Happy Ending! TAKE THAT, HAG BIRD!
Zenshu Ep 12 Review And that’s a wrap, people! After three months, twelve episodes, and a ton of shout-outs to great anime and the people who made them,…
Anivision Podcast: Episode 354
The crew wraps up the Winter '25 Anime season with closing thoughts on shows like Zenshu, Sakamoto Days, Guild Receptionist, Re:Zero S4, Danmachi S5 and many more shows.…
Finales: Zenshu, Hana wa saku, Ojisan, and Girumasu
Excellent visual in a disappointing show. I have little to say about the Zenshu finale. Luke smashes the crystal, there’s a lot of death and destruction, everyone dies…
The Power of Hope over Despair
Zenshu Episode 11 Review The moment that everyone dreaded to see has finally arrived: A Tale of Perishing has seemingly gotten back on track for its horrendously sad…
Zenshu and Spiritual Warfare: The Power of Creating
Zenshu has been a favorite around here this season, and the finale did not disappoint! It pulls together all the threads that we wrote about for earlier episodes…
This is Overkill for Course-Correction!
Zenshu Ep 10 Review Interesting thing about me: there is only so much sadness that I can handle. That’s true for everyone, but I have a harder time than…
When the Story Starts to Clap Back
Zenshu Ep 9 Review I owe everyone an explanation about why I suddenly stopped putting up reviews for each episode of Zenshu. I am a sucker for spoilers;…
Top Five Anime OPs for Winter 2025
It’s time once again to drop our picks for the top five openings of the anime season! Here are our selections for the best OPs of winter 2025:…
Natsuko+Luke 4Ever
Zenshu Ep 8 Review Firstly, I would like to apologize for how long this review took to get out. I got so busy that I wasn’t able to…
Zenshuu. – 12 (Fin) – Fixing It All
While Memmeln is still fighting, her elf sisters are reconstructing QJ, and Natsuko and Unio return to Last Town, all of these positive developments occur far too late.…
Draw, Natsuko! Zenshu's Tale of Perishing
Could it be that this show I dismissed at the start of the year was great all along?
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Mar 12-18
Zenshu narrowly beats Solo Leveling to the top spot this week, and the cumulative is quiet as we enter the final two weeks of the season. Find out…
11s: Zenshu, Hana wa Saku, Ojisan, Girumasu
I’m in despair! Zenshu 11, “Despair,” brings us plenty of it. Lots of shots of voids overrunning the city and eating people while scattered heroes and friends try…
Zenshu: Where the Heart Is
In this Anime Artisan post, Zion illustrates Natsuko and Luke while reflecting on the series—one our writers have also reflected upon in recent weeks. To be hungry is…
Turns Out Natsuko was Always Waifu Material
Zenshu Ep 7 Review By this point in the story, it’s evident that Natsuko Hirose was brought to the World of Perishing for a reason. She’s not just…
Zenshuu. – 11 – Don’t Underestimate a Unicorn, You Jerks!
When both Natsuko and Unio are swallowed up and the void that ate them is destroyed, Luke despairs, completely losing his will to fight. As Natsuko’s bloody pegbar…
Zenshu: The Power of Art
#zenshu #mappa #ontherise #bandmaid #ZenshuAnime #animefantasy With its unique concept of altering the storyline and its beautifully crafted visuals by MAPPA, Zenshu stands out in the world…
Did…did Natsuko Go Through Character Development?
Zenshu Ep 6 Review It was going to happen sooner or later, but that doesn’t make it any less painful: Natsuko has screwed up. Big time. Because she…
Tens: Zenshu, Hana wa Saku, Ojisan, Girumasu
This week’s episode (10) of Zenshu is titled “Chaos” and next week’s is “Despair,” so things aren’t going to look up for the nine heroes or that town…
2 Winter Seasonal 2025 Disappointments
Which 2 anime winter shows for 2025 didn’t live up to my expectations?
Don’t Wait To Watch This Anime
Zenshu is the isekai the anime community needed! Merch Link!: https://on-the-rise-av.myspreadshop.com/ Music Used In Video: Zenshu Op Guitar Cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRZUTZGYt_k Zenshu Guitar Cover 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OY-jjR3V0k Zenshu ED English Cover:…
Asura, Blue Box, Flower and Asura, Medalist, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
The GLORIO Chat Episode 183: Hip Hop Amuro Ray
We saw the Gundam GQuuuuuuX movie and have a lot to say, we wrap up Dragon Ball Daima and Beastars, and catch up with some shows Artemis has…
Zenshuu. – 10 – Bad to Worse
With the heroic but tragic loss of QJ, the Nine Soldiers are back down to just four, but might as well only be three, because Natsuko can’t draw.…
Eights and nines: Zenshu, Hana wa saku, Ojisan, Girumasu
Oh shut up obsessive killer bird. For Zenshu 8, I don’t really know what Kametaro Tsuruyama the bird who directed “A tale of perishing,” is up to. It’s…
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Feb 26-Mar 4
After several weeks coming close, Zenshu grabs the top spot this week! And in the cumulative, Orb narrowly reclaims #1 from Apothecary Diaries. Discover what else is moving…
Zenshu Ep. 9: QJ’s Sacrifice and A Hero That Can’t Be Copied
If you’ve been keeping up with BtT lately, you’ll have noticed that we’re pretty big fans of Mappa’s original series, Zenshu, starring the animation director Hirose Natsuko as…
Zenshuu. – 09 – Something to Fight For
This week begins by re-telling the story so far, only from Luke’s perspective. He had not been doing well since losing five of the Nine Soldiers over various…
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Ep. 161 — Zenshu
This week, we discuss Zenshu! 00:00 Intro 00:48 ZENSHU 19:15 Winter season progress 22:55 Outro Music Credits: “Clover 3” by Vibe Mountain “Seasons” by roljui
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 161 – ZENSHU
00:00 Intro 00:48 ZENSHU 19:15 Winter season progress 22:55 Outro You can find Kaiseki Anime Podcast on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to us now! Please also…
The GLORIO Chat Episode 182: Going SSJ4
Old men talking about Dragon Ball.
Sevens: Zenshu, Hana, Ojisan, Girumasu
So the first story arcs of Zenshu have wrapped and the show decides to put in a filler with hints of things to come. Basically we watch four…
Zenshuu. – 08 – Not Just 3B Lines
Natsuko can’t ignore the weird-looking bird who keeps telling her “it’s no use” every time they cross paths. Fortunately, even a bird that surly is no match for…
Don’t Forget Your Party: Zenshu’s Lesson in Leadership, Humility, and Ministry
“I’ll do it all myself.” The first half of Zenshu, MAPPA’s meta ride following Natsuko, a director reincarnated into the anime movie that inspired her to become an…
Winter 2025 Mid-Season Report, part 2
This half deals with titles which hit either their 6th or 7th episodes during the week of 2/17/25-2/23/25. It also includes the remainder of season 3 of Arifureta,…
ISHURA, Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World, My Happy Marriage, The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World, Unnamed Memory
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Feb 12-18
Thanks to another great episode, Zenshu climbs the cumulative by severals spots. Meanwhile Übel Blatt suffers the opposite situation. See how your favorite shows stack up this week!