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Otoyomegatari – 108/109
It's like waiting a half-hour for a bus and then two of them show up bumper-to-bumper.
Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid (The Duke of Death and His Maid) Season 3 – 05
Considering the only pairing Viola seems to have considered is utterly ludicrous, she's not one who should be dispensing relationship advice
The Fable – 05
While the humor is somewhat hit and miss, there's a generally absurdist tone to this material which I quite like.
Tonari no Youkai-san – 05
This show is certainly taking a kitchen sink approach when it comes to alternative fiction.
Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 05
There's literally no studio I would trust more with any work of this genre that I cared about.
Kuroshitsuji: Kishuku Gakkou-hen (Black Butler: Public School Arc) – 04
Kuroshitsuji and Mahoutsukai no Yome are the polar opposites of suitability for a school arc.
Black Butler, Black Butler: Public School Arc, The Ancient Magus' Bride
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 01
While there's no question Boku no Hero Academia can be a frustrating series at times, I'm always glad to have it back.
Ooi! Tonbo – 05
This is developing into something of a battle of both wits and wills between Igaiga and Tonbo.
Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon) – 18
Now the true ship can finally set sail.
Kai to Otome to Kamikakushi (Mysterious Disappearances) – 04
Never mind three, sometimes the four episode rule serves a purpose, sometimes it doesn’t.
Bartender: Kami no Glass – 05
Whatever Suntory paid for that, they got their money's worth.
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 3 – Pluto
Not the (former) planet or the dog, but the anime and (mostly) the manga.
Spring 2024 Check-in
Bigger isn't always better where anime seasons are concerned.
Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid (The Duke of Death and His Maid) Season 3 – 04
That's the sort of emotional payoff that's earned honestly, through patient character development and organic storytelling.
The Fable – 04
It's a given that a series about people who kill for a living is going to feature not nice people.
Tonari no Youkai-san – 04
I think the importance of mystery to the health of the human psyche is vastly underrated.
Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 04
This is all, in a word, great. It's the clear best episode of the series despite the first three being excellent.
Kuroshitsuji: Kishuku Gakkou-hen (Black Butler: Public School Arc) – 03
It was for such moments that the phrase "you messed with the wrong guy" was invented.
Ooi! Tonbo – 04
As I suspected after last week's episode, it looks as if the duty of the prodigy is going to be a major theme of Ooi! Tonbo going forward.
Bartender: Kami no Glass – 04
I certainly don't see any overlap with this premise and much else I've watched over the past few years.
Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon) – 17
One of the fundamental truths about Dungeon Meshi for me is that Laios is a freak.
Kai to Otome to Kamikakushi (Mysterious Disappearances) – 03
Starting off with a fetish mystery in a girls' school setting seems right in character, really.
Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid (The Duke of Death and His Maid) Season 3 – 03
Walter sort of takes over this show whatever he does.
Kaijuu 8-gou (Kaiju No. 8) – 02
The upside here is at least I don't have another bubble series to worry about.
The Fable – 03
I'll say this for The Fable - I've liked every episode better than the one before it.
Tonari no Youkai-san – 03
In general, I think Tonari no Youkai-san is getting the balance between its dual natures pretty much right so far.
Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 03
Looking at the whole picture, Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai is probably the best series of the season to this point.
Kuroshitsuji: Kishuku Gakkou-hen (Black Butler: Public School Arc) – 02
While there are many words one could use to describe Kuroshitsuji, "shameless" is certainly one which springs to mind for me.
Ooi! Tonbo – 03
Here we are, in a season full of bubble series, and Ooi Tonbo is the first non-sequel I'm confirming.
Astro Note – 03
Seems like at least half the schedule is effectively on the bubble this season, and Astro Note is certainly no exception.
Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai- 03
If I were to assign a descriptor to this episode of Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai, it’d be “conventional”.
Dungeon Meshi – 16
Worlds are colliding on Dungeon Meshi.
Second Impressions – Kai to Otome to Kamikakushi (Mysterious Disappearances)
If I'm honest this sort of show isn't normally my thing, but I find myself enjoying the craziness so far.
Bartender: Kami no Glass – 03
Broadly speaking I believe there are multiple paths to greatness in any art - and bartending is certainly no exception.
LiA Bespoke Project : The Career of Toriyama Akira
Even if I never felt a personal connection to Toriyama Akira's fiction, I found myself strongly impacted by his passing.
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 2 – Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
My Taste is Better Than Yours returns with Episode 2. And this week the tables are turned, as Samu (re)reads my all-time #1 manga, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou.
Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid Season 3 – 02
One thing about Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid - it doesn't have a lot of peaks and valleys.
Second Impressions – The Fable
There's clear potential in this premise, though for me it's more potential than realization at this point.
Second Impressions – Tonari no Youkai-san
I don't think this is going full despair, but you definitely saw that little hint of a darker side grow into full-on expectation.
First Impressions – Kaijuu 8-gou (Kaiju No. 8)
Never has a series been more aptly-named when you're in my line of work.
First Impressions – Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master)
If I had to pick the most underrated studio in anime, I'm pretty sure it would be Pierrot.
First Impressions – Kuroshitsuji: Kishuku Gakkou-hen (Black Butler: Public School Arc)
Kuroshitsuji slips into this setting as comfortably as if it were the finest Saville Row bespoke suit.
Ooi! Tonbo – 02
As my friend in the film biz says, "you can't copyright an idea, only the execution of an idea".
Second Impressions – Astro Note
This second episode of Astro Note was clearly better in my book - and not just a little better, but a lot.
Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon) – 15
This is Dungeon Meshi at its most elemental, and in my opinion at its very best.
Second Impressions – Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai
Another episode in, I'm still not sure just what I'm watching with Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai.
Second Impressions – Bartender: Kami no Glass
The symbolism of all this isn't exactly subtle, but there's a reason bars and bartenders are such a timeless and integral part of fiction.
First Impressions – Kai to Otome to Kamikakushi (Mysterious Disappearances)
Kai to Otome to Kamikakushi was a series that had an asterisk next to it on the schedule for sure.
First Impressions – Boukyaku Battery
Sometimes I get anti-sleeper vibes, and this was a series where I did.
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 1 – Kakukaku Shikajika (Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey)
Let's get this party started.