Author Archives: Theron

Saga of Tanya the Evil s2, episode 2

Rating: A- NOTE: For the review of episode 1, see its Preview Guide entry. Nine years ago, when I was still writing for Anime News Network, I did episode reviews for the first season of Saga of Tanya the Evil, so continuing them for this new season only felt natural. And it’s a thorough delightContinue reading “Saga of Tanya the Evil s2, episode 2”

Springs 2026 Wrap-Up

Now that the Spring season is fully over and all of the series I’ve been following have either ended, gone on hiatus, or (in a handful of cases) are continuing into next season, it’s time to look at how the series I followed finished out. My Ribdiculous Reincarnation will not be covered here because IContinue reading “Springs 2026 Wrap-Up”

Ribdiculous Reincarnations – Finale

For all of the different visual and animation styles the series has showcased, and for all its crazy reincarnation scenarios, the most persistent truth throughout My Ribdiciulous Reincarnation is how stone-faced Goddess is. Even when hints of emotion creep through in her words and attitude, her expression has never changed. Since Pale-Haired Emotionless Girl hasContinue reading “Ribdiculous Reincarnations – Finale”

Summer 2026 Preview Guide

Final(?) Update: 2:35 p.m. 7/12/26 Welcome to my seasonal Guide! The debut schedule can be found here. I expect to cover every full-episode series that will be debuting this season and is available in streaming form, including many of the sequels/returning series. Sequels/continuations that I will NOT be covering (because I’m not caught up onContinue reading “Summer 2026 Preview Guide”

Ribdiculous Reincarnations, part 4

Episodes 7 and 8 showed some hints of an actual bigger picture for this series, but episodes 9 and 10 show that, among all of the reincarnation madness, there may be some purposeful intent to what the protagonist has undergone. Episode 9 features individual world gods assembling to complain about the world-disrupting antics of theContinue reading “Ribdiculous Reincarnations, part 4”

Ribdiculous Reincarnations, part 3

Normally covering two episodes together just means double the reviewing task. In this particular case, though, doing so has greater benefits, as some elements revealed in episode 8 are distinctly linked so some things revealed in episode 7. In other words, the series is finally showing at least greater conceptual connectivity, if not actual plot.Continue reading “Ribdiculous Reincarnations, part 3”

Spring ’26 Mid-Season Report, part 2

See here for part 1. This half covers titles which hit episode 6 on or after 5/10/26. It also includes a special for an older series which happened to debut during the first half of the season. Ascendance of a Bookworm s3 Rating So Far: B While there haven’t been any big events so farContinue reading “Spring ’26 Mid-Season Report, part 2”

Special Review: Goodbye, Lara debut

Episode Rating: 4 (of 5) Goodbye, Lara is an original series from studio Kinema Citrus that is due to air during the Summer 2026 season. It had its world debut at Anime Central this past weekend (perhaps because it was first announced at this convention two years ago), as well as its advertising poster beingContinue reading “Special Review: Goodbye, Lara debut”

Ribdiculous Reincarnations, part 2

This segment covers episodes 5 and 6 of My Ribdiculous Reincarnation, which collectively offer a quartet of new reincarnations, some additional interstitial shenanigans, references to a couple of earlier reincarnations, and some additional hints of a bigger picture that may or may not ever impact the story. The reincarnations in these two episodes are summarizedContinue reading “Ribdiculous Reincarnations, part 2”