Episode Rating: A Even if you discount Tanya’s size, age, gender, association with Being X, and status as a cross-gender reincarnation, she’s still an aberration on other fronts. Some of that is a dramatic lack of empathy that she carried over from her previous life, which only reinforces her very studious pragmatism, but it’s alsoContinue reading “Saga of Tanya the Evil II episode 7”
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Saga of Tanya the Evil II episode 6
Episode Rating: A The last few episodes have had a more tactical “big picture” focus, leaving this season so far much lighter than the previous one on direct battle sequences. That changes with this episode as both Tanya and even Zettour get into the thick of things. The result is arguably the season’s best episodeContinue reading “Saga of Tanya the Evil II episode 6”
Saga of Tanya the Evil II episode 5
Rating: B+ After an episode which focused heavily on Rudersdorf, it’s no surprise that episode 5 shifts the focus to Zettour. What happens to Zettour here would have been expected even I didn’t already know it was coming from the novels (and thus spoke incorrectly about its timing in an earlier review): in speaking toContinue reading “Saga of Tanya the Evil II episode 5”
Saga of Tanya the Evil II episode 3
Episode Rating: A- In World War 1, Italy started out neutral despite being part of the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary, using the excuse that the Alliance was a defensive pact and Austria-Hungary had gone on the offensive to start the war. Though they claimed to still being allied to Germany and Austria-Hungary, theyContinue reading “Saga of Tanya the Evil II episode 3”
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”
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”
Oshi no Ko s3 episode 8
Rating: A This episode earns a top-tier rating primarily because of how much it accomplishes and how seamlessly it does so. With just a single episode, it explains older mysteries, delves satisfyingly into the fallout from last episode’s big revelation, lays the groundwork for its final big plot push, and even includes some flashbacks toContinue reading “Oshi no Ko s3 episode 8”
Oshi no Ko 3 episode 4
Rating: A- Oshi no Ko has quite the reputation for the plot twists it throws out, but nothing which happens in this episode really counts. That each of the big events in this episode would eventually happen was fully predictable, and that they would all converge is both logical and fits the series’ presentation style.Continue reading “Oshi no Ko 3 episode 4”
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 2 episode 3
Rating: A- So even a series as grand and respected as this one ultimately has to break down and have a hot springs episode. But that just means it’s going to be done Frieren-style. Once again, the episode is divided into two distinct parts, this time connected by a common theme: experiencing the hot springsContinue reading “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 2 episode 3”
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