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Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 02
This whole self-referential "Why are we even doing a third season?" motif we see repeating itself sounds suspiciously like a cry for help to me. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 11
Oshougatsu-san? Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 15
Are there only holes in this restaurant? Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 22
There are times when a gag isn't working where if you keep hammering long past the point where it feels too long, it starts to work somehow. Read…
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 03
Osomatsu-san has a way of winning me back every time I start to wonder if it's finally lost its spark. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 04
The Osomatsu yo-yo continues. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 24
Turns out the Musubi are truly chips off the old block. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 23
The most pathetic brother no doubt, as high a bar as that is. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 18
This is a dark ride. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 01
Premieres and finales are tailor made for a show like this. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 06
There's definitely something weird going on here, if not irrefutably sinister. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 09
I'm not going to get sucked in again, but it really does feel as if all this is building up to something. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 08
I'm at the point with Osomatsu-san where I tend to favor the semi-serious chapters over the pure comedic stuff. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 19
Totty as a sumo apprentice is so incongruous that the comic potential is basically infinite. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 17
It really feels like something changed between the second and third seasons of Osomatsu-san. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 05
There's been quite a melancholy tone to this season as a whole so far, and it shows me that progression is a thing in Osomatsu-san. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 07
These pot luck Osomatsu-san short vignette eps provide a pretty good barometer of where the health of the series is, because there's nothing for the writing to hide…
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 21
It's all about the cast. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 16
In many respects I think this is the most daring and challenging season of Osomatsu-san. Read more
Weekly Digest 12/17/20 – Osomatsu-san Season 3, Noblesse
I kind of knew this was how Noblesse the anime would probably end. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 12, 14
Let's just call that a bonus episode. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 25 (End) and Series Review
There are no easy answers to be found here - and that, I suppose, is the point. Read more
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Osomatsu-san S3 – 01
「降板」 (Kouban) "Compliance" The SHEEEEEEEH hits the fan.
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In the annals of sports anime there have been very few series that have so successfully integrated the raw emotion of the characters with the events themselves. Read…
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Denkigai no Honya-san episode 3
Okay I didn't lie about this being a postapolza tonight folks. My friend called me as she always does after work because if she is on the ph...
Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3
Teasing Master Takagi-san 3 focuses much more heavily on the romance side of the series than the previous seasons did.
Teasing Master Takagi-san, Teasing Master Takagi-san Season 3
Kase-san and Yamada. Volume 3
College life has become a little more normalized for both Kase-san and Yamada. Yamada’s got a job, and loves her classes. Kase-san is still struggling with her unregulated…
Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san | Episode 3 Review
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Vinland Saga Season 2 – 20
The sheer pointlessness of all this is really what leaps out at you. Read more
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「痛み)」 (Itami) "Pain" The sheer pointlessness of all this is really what leaps out at you.
Major 2nd Season 2 – 20
Don't worry Daigo, I couldn't remember which one he was either. Read more
The Frontline Report [3/20/22]
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Hey Blerdy Tribe! Last year in May I started a Twitch channel where I play otome games and visual novels: twitch.tv/blerdyotomegames. If you haven’t already popped in for…
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – 10
Even in adapting, the anime always saves the meatiest course for last. Read more
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – 05
The only downside of this show is my face hurts after every episode. Read more
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Teasing Master Takagi-san (Eps 1-3)
All right, I’ve managed to get through the first three episodes of Teasing Master Takagi-san without much issue. I mentioned it in my previous blog post, but I’ll…