Now that the Winter season is fully over and all of the series I’ve been following are either ending or going on hiatus, it’s time to look at how the series I followed finished out. Per usual, the series I’ve been covering in episode reviews (Oshi no Ko and Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End s2) willContinue reading “Winter 2026 Wrap-Up”
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Spring 2026 Preview Guide
Last Update: 3/31/26 at 2:43 p.m. EDT 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 that I will NOT be covering (because I’m not caughtContinue reading “Spring 2026 Preview Guide”
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End season 2 episodes 9-10 (season finale)
Episode 9 Rating: A- Episode 10 Rating: B+ After the conclusion of the Divine Revolte arc, the series returns to its earlier pattern of half-episode vignettes to close out the season, resulting in a remarkably undramatic conclusion to the season which feels more like a break in the adventures than an actual stopping point. EvenContinue reading “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End season 2 episodes 9-10 (season finale)”
Oshi no Ko 3 episode 11 (season finale)
Rating: A After seeing the final episode, why this season started so late makes perfect sense. Though the series has a full 12 episodes of content, its final part could not feasibly be broken into two individual episodes (just like with the franchise’s first episode!), so only 11 airing slots would be needed. The resultContinue reading “Oshi no Ko 3 episode 11 (season finale)”
Oshi no Ko 3 episode 10
Rating: A The foundational truth of Oshi no Ko is that, in an industry built on lies, Ai was the biggest liar of all. It’s the key to the series’ emotional core and any understanding of who Ai was. And that, rather than because she’s Ai’s daughter, is the real reason why Ruby should beContinue reading “Oshi no Ko 3 episode 10”
Crunchyroll Sneak Peek Previews – March ’26
On Monday 3/16, Crunchyroll offered a special Sneak Peek for four titles debuting and one returning for the Spring 2026 season. Here’s an overview of all five entries: Daemons of the Shadow Realm Rating: 3.5 (of 5) Yuru and his twin sister Asa were born under auspicious (or perhaps ominous?) signs and raised in anContinue reading “Crunchyroll Sneak Peek Previews – March ’26”
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 2 episode 8
Rating: A- Last episode I mentioned that Methode was the one character present whose background hadn’t been established to some degree. While this episode only touches on it briefly, it’s enough to make it an integral part of how her segment of the three-part battle plays out and explain at least a bit about whyContinue reading “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 2 episode 8”
Oshi no Ko 3 episode 9
Rating: B+ Big shout-out goes to music director Takuro Iga this episode, because his expert choice of ominous electronic sounds in the scene where Aqua passes Ruby in the hallway contributes mightily to the impact of the supremely dirty look Aqua gives Ruby. (The fact that the hallway was dimly-lit at the time and happensContinue reading “Oshi no Ko 3 episode 9”
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 2 episode 7
Rating: B+ Last episode, Frieren’s team, Genau, and Methode figured out that they were dealing with a demon who used four swords. This episode, that demon and his three subordinates get their formal introductions and we get our first sustained tastes of action in a while. We also, of course, get lots of head-patting. IfContinue reading “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 2 episode 7”
Frieren: Byond Journey’s End 2 episode 6
Rating: B+ After taking a week off, Frieren is back, but it’s not back to what has been the status quo for the season – i.e., shorter vignettes about various experiences Frieren and her companions have while continuing to travel north. No, even if I hadn’t seen the upcoming episodes advertised as a story arc,Continue reading “Frieren: Byond Journey’s End 2 episode 6”
USA Anime 