Rating: B+ While I expected this series to take a markedly different angle on the cosplay scene than Dress Up Darling or 2.5 Dimensional Seduction, I’m not sure I quite expected what we got in this episode. But as usual, the series uses it as an opportunity to examine behind-the-scenes issues in the entertainment industry.Continue reading “Oshi no Ko 3 episode 3”
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Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 2 episode 2
Rating: B+ This episode firmly falls into the “events while traveling” part of the series, which many fans of the franchise would argue is where the series is at its strongest. Indeed, even though this isn’t one of the series’ more exciting and impactful episodes, there’s still a lot to like and a lot ofContinue reading “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 2 episode 2”
Oshi no Ko s3 episode 2
Rating: B+ One of the recurring themes of the franchise has been the somewhat cynical notion that nearly every successful move in the entertainment industry – even ones that seem fully spontaneous to a layman – has actually been carefully calculated. When characters in this franchise have acted without rigorous planning and intent (Akane slappingContinue reading “Oshi no Ko s3 episode 2”
Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise
Yumeminga Paradise, which screened in American theaters on January 19th, is a direct sequel to Zombie Land Saga Revenge. Though it does provide a brief summary of past events from both TV seasons at its beginning, this is not an entry point for the franchise, as full familiarity with all previously-established characters is assumed. TheeContinue reading “Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise”
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End s2 episode 1
Rating: A Frieren is back, and all’s right with the world! And this time I’ll be writing about it week-to-week. Jests aside, this is a strong return. While its first episode in nearly two years doesn’t do anything dramatic, it does deliver on everything I expect from this series, and that makes it plenty goodContinue reading “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End s2 episode 1”
Oshi no Ko s3 episode 1
Rating: A- The season’s opening episode is a very busy one, but remarkably, not a rushed-feeling one. It uses a sharp, efficient pace to update the audience on what has happened in the six month interlude since the release of the “Pop In 2” video and lay out the current state of affairs for allContinue reading “Oshi no Ko s3 episode 1”
Winter 2026 Preview Guide
Final Update: 1/16/26 at 11:11 p.m. EST 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. The ones I will NOT be covering (because I’m not caughtContinue reading “Winter 2026 Preview Guide”
2025 in Review: The Best and Strangest of the Year
As we say good-bye to 2025, it’s time to take a look at the year as a whole rather than just the highlights of individual seasons. 2025 may have broken the record set in 2024 for anime titles either debuting or airing new seasons, as by my count over 210 non-kiddie titles made the schedule.Continue reading “2025 in Review: The Best and Strangest of the Year”
Fall 2025 Wrap-Up
Now that the Summer 2025 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. As I noted in the Mid-Season Report, this was the lowest volume of titles that I’ve followed in aContinue reading “Fall 2025 Wrap-Up”
Isekai Quartet 3, episode 11 (season finale)
Episode Rating: A- Series Rating: B+ We’ve seen this franchise do massed battles featuring all of the characters for its climaxes three times before (including the movie), so how can the franchise mix that up? By making the climactic battle a musical, of course! Technically this is just following up from episode 10, where ClassContinue reading “Isekai Quartet 3, episode 11 (season finale)”
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