"Episode 06" Oooku raises the question of "What is gender?"
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"Episode 8" The times they are a-changing
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"Episode 1" Through the looking glass
Oooku – 04
I'm starting to wonder if Oooku isn't at heart a clever means of circumventing the Chrysanthemum Taboo. Read more
Oooku – 02
This version is effectively an extended teaser trailer for the manga. Read more
Oooku – 09
Kasuga is lucky that Arikoto is as kind as he is, but that applies to pretty much everybody. Read more
Oooku – 07
"Episode 7" Kasuga couldn't have picked two more complete opposites in personality
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Oooku – 04
"Episode 4" Kyoto vs. Edo
Oooku – 03
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Oooku – 07
On some level this is a story of how even the most extraordinary things eventually seem ordinary to those living with them. Read more
Oooku – 02
"Episode 2" The prologue over, we now start with an unexpected beginning
Oooku – 03
"Episode 3" Politics and sustaining a nation are truly a dog-eat-dog world.
Oooku – 08
One of the things that stands out to me about Oooku is how much is plays like a historical reenactment. Read more
Oooku – 09
"Episode 9" How ironic that Arikoto is the one to take care of Kasuga
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Listeners – 06
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Horimiya – 06
「今年の夏は、あついから。」 (Kotoshi no natsu wa, atsuikara.) "It's Hot This Summer" You take the bitter with the sweet, I suppose.
Jigokuraku – 06
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Gleipnir – 06
「収集者」 (Shuushuusha) "Gatherers" Not Safe for Web Conferences.
SSSS.Dynazenon – 06
With so many shows suffering from a sort of identity crisis that hinders their upside, SSSS.Dynazenon's directness is especially refreshing. Read more
Revenger – 06
This ep was among the most unadorned so far, if I were to put a label on it. Read more
Pet – 06
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Deaimon – 06
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Plunderer – 06
「勘」 (Kan) "Hunch" Now those are some smiles worth protecting.
SK∞ – 06
Somehow Bones just seems to have an instinct for this sort of material. Read more
Noblesse – 06
It's status quo for Noblesse after this episode, which is mostly a good thing. Read more
Sakugan – 06
"JUSTICE FOR VILLAINS" Society is inherently corrupt, powerful people are two-faced liars, the only path to justice is one you carve yourself.
BNA – 06
「Fox Waltz」 “Perhaps the same could be said of ALL religions!”
Pluto – 06
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SSSS.Dynazenon – 06
「この切なさって、なに?」 (Kono setsuna-sa tte, nani?) "What is This Sadness?" With so many shows suffering from a sort of identity crisis that hinders their upside, SSSS.Dynazenon’s directness is especially refreshing.
Horimiya – 06
You take the bitter with the sweet, I suppose. Read more
Overtake! – 06
「鈴鹿, 雨 -I don`t want you to race.-」 (Suzuka, Ame: I Don`t Want You to Race.) "Suzuka, Rain -I don`t want you to race.-" When it rains, it pours.
Beastars – 06
Trying to get inside the author's head is often a bad idea, but I don't see any way to watch Beastars without doing so. Read more The post…
Overtake! – 06
If I had a kid I don't think there's any way I could let him or her race cars - the stress would be unbearable.
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Kingdom 4 – 06
Oh FFS, my notepad isn't even big enough... Read more
Appare-Ranman! – 06
What I think we have here is a show that doesn't do anything exceptionally well or exceptionally poorly. Read more
Kingdom 3 – 06
I think this is a series that often benefits from scaling it down a little. Read more
Kyokou Suiri – 06
「合理的な虚構」 (Gouri tekina kyokou) "Logical Fiction" What is the truth? What are the lies? What is going on here?
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SSSS.DYNAZENON Episode #06
Well, this is interesting as the rumors about Kano’s suicide stems from one man named Futaba Senda in which he and Kano Minami are supposedly lovers during the…
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RE-MAIN – 06
「 はい、こっち向いて」 (Hai, Kotchi Muite) "Yes, Look Over Here" We are stronger when we lift each other up.