"Episode 5" At heart, this is a tale about identity
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"Episode 10" Japanese society as presented in this final episode is in a transition state in the process of evolving from the old creature it was into a new…
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"Episode 4" Kyoto vs. Edo
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
Oooku – 03
Oooku's vision of how the country would change under these circumstances is very believable. Read more
Oooku – 04
I'm starting to wonder if Oooku isn't at heart a clever means of circumventing the Chrysanthemum Taboo. Read more
Oooku – 08
"Episode 8" The times they are a-changing
Oooku – 02
This version is effectively an extended teaser trailer for the manga. Read more
Oooku – 03
"Episode 3" Politics and sustaining a nation are truly a dog-eat-dog world.
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"Episode 9" How ironic that Arikoto is the one to take care of Kasuga
Oooku – 02
"Episode 2" The prologue over, we now start with an unexpected beginning
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 – 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 – 06
"Episode 06" Oooku raises the question of "What is gender?"
Oooku – 01
"Episode 1" Through the looking glass
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Ranking summary for the weeks of 2021 05/10, 05/17, 05/24, 05/31
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Gleipnir – 05
「ヤバイ敵」 (Yabai Teki) "Crazy Enemies" "You wanna hug it out?"
Overtake! – 05
With only 12 eps I kind of hate to see one spent like this, and if it were to be repeated I'd start to get a little worried.
Horimiya – 05
An anime doesn't have to reinvent the wheel to be great. It just has to make a really great wheel. Read more
Horimiya – 05
「それは、言えないこと。」 (Sore wa, ienai koto.) "I Can't Say That" An anime doesn't have to reinvent the wheel to be great. It just has to make a really great wheel.
Helck – 05
「孤島の村」 (Kotou no Mura) "The Remote Island Village" Vamirio isn't old - she's mature
SSSS.Dynazenon – 05
「恋人みたいって、なに?」 (Koibito mitai tte, nani?) "What's Lover-Like Mean?" Churro scene still going…
SK∞ – 05
Adam is the sort of character that will drag any series into the nether reaches of ridiculousness, that's for sure. Read more
Pluto – 05
I can't help but wonder what inspired Urasawa to take something that was already seminal in Japanese culture and reimagine it like this.
Jigokuraku – 05
As with so much else about it the gender politics of Hell's Paradise are a bit schizoid. Read more
Noblesse – 05
Sometimes the zeitgeist misses the boat on a series, and I’m starting to think Noblesse may be one such case. Read more
Listeners – 05
「ビートに抱かれて (When Doves Cry)」 (Bīto ni Idakarete) "In the Embrace of the Beat" Is anyone else wondering whether music plays a part in this show?
Jigokuraku – 05
「侍と女」 (Samurai to Onna) "The Samurai and the Woman" The more Jigokuraku indulges the thoughtful side of its personality, the more I suspect I'm going to like it.
BNA – 05
「Greedy Bears」 "Who would watch baseball with no money involved?"
Overtake! – 05
Flame Runner would've been a cooler name for the movie.
Sakugan – 05
"NO WORK, NO LIFE" Praise the wind gods!
Beastars – 05
Beastars is a brainworm of the highest order. Every time I watch an episode I just can't stop thinking about it. Read more The post Beastars –…
Babylon – 05
This sort of feels like the three-episode rule coming into play here. Read more The post Babylon – 05 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Revenger – 05
When it's time to leap, you just have to leap and hope that ledge is as sturdy as it looks. Read more
Overtake! – 05
「炎のランナー -It`s just luck.-」 (Honoo no Runner: It`s Just Luck) "Chariots of Fire -It`s just luck.-" Flame Runner would've been a cooler name for the movie.
Plunderer – 05
「謝るな、謝れ」 (Ayamaruna, ayamare) "Don't Apologize, Apologize" Yes, pudding can indeed break iron beams.
Pet – 05
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The Speakeasy #151: Fate/Strange Fake, Undead Murder Farce, Oooku + More Summer 2023 Anime
This month we talk about the new season of anime: Fate/Strange Fake Reign of the Seven Spellblades Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror Sweet Reincarnation Reborn as…
Lycoris Recoil – 05
"So far, so good" How can you be so heartless?
Engage Kiss – 05
「うたかたの爪痕」 (Utakata no Tsumeato) "Fleeting Scars" Never underestimate the power of jealousy.
Raccoon Rascal 05
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Mushoku Tensei – 05
「ロアの休日」 (Roa no Kyuujitsu) "A Day Off in Roa" Welcome to the real world, Rudeus.
Heike Monogatari – 05
Through factors partly beyond its control and partly controllable, the anime is losing most of what makes Heike Monogatari so special. Read more
Urusei Yatsura – 05
「愛と闘魂のグローブ / 君待てども…」 (Ai to Toukon no Guroubu / Kimi Matedomo …) "The Glove of Love and Conflict / How I've Waited for You…" “Let me tell you the story…
Mars Red – 05
「ペルソナ・ノン・グラータ」 (Perusona Non Gurāta) "Persona Non Grata" Methinks something rotten is in the state of vampire-ridden Japan.