With most Fall season series hitting episode 6 this week and a few of the earlier-starting ones hitting episode 7, it’s time to get the ball rolling on a mid-season look at how a couple of dozen series this season are faring. Per usual, I am dividing this into two parts to keep it fromContinue reading “Fall 2026 Mid-Season Report, part 1”
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A Tale of the Secret Saint episodes 5-7
I had considered waiting until the end of the Fourth Knight Brigade arc (which constitutes the second original novel) to do another review, but since the arc surprisingly looks to be stretching into episode 8 and there’s plenty enough to talking about already, covering just these three episodes will be fine. Like with episodes 2-4,Continue reading “A Tale of the Secret Saint episodes 5-7”
The Apothecary Diaries episode 54
Rating: B+ Both the OP for this season and various advertising blurbs have clearly indicated that Maomao would be leaving the capital again to travel (this time without being kidnapped) at some point this season, and this episode looks like the beginning of that arc. (Or perhaps the first of the arcs?) Interestingly, the immediateContinue reading “The Apothecary Diaries episode 54”
The Apothecary Diaries episodes 52-23
Rating: Doing these two episodes together was not originally planned, and while episode 52 does, to a degree, set up episode 53, the focus of each is distinctly different, so hardly anything is gained by looking at them together. Hence I will mostly be covering them separately here. Episode 52 One thing I’ve always appreciatedContinue reading “The Apothecary Diaries episodes 52-23”
The Apothecary Diaries episode 50
Episode Rating: A- Maomao has a well-earned reputation for being very selective in what details she chooses to pay attention to; she’ll often ignore (whether consciously or not) things she’d rather not dwell on, such as Jinshi’s clear-to-others romantic interest in her. Nowhere in this series is that more in play than in the secondContinue reading “The Apothecary Diaries episode 50”
Summer 2026 Wrap-Up
Now that all of the Summer 2026 series I was following have (finally!) finished airing, let’s look at how they fared. Because I ended up watching an ungodly number of series this season, not every title I followed is going to be covered here; the only ones listed are ones where I have changed myContinue reading “Summer 2026 Wrap-Up”
Crunchyroll Sneak Peak – Fall 2026
On Monday 9/21 Crunchyroll offered up a sneak peek at five series that will either return (in one case) or debut (in the other four cases) during the Fall 2026 anime season. Each was presented back-to-back with only a brief introduction in between, and the whole thing was preceded by a Bananya Halloween special thatContinue reading “Crunchyroll Sneak Peak – Fall 2026”
Summer 2026 Mid-Season Report, part 2
Continuing from part 1, this part features series which hit episode 7 on or after 8/15. I had originally intended to also include a look at the resumption of Re:Zero‘s season 4, but this has taken long enough to prepare, so I will wait and do that at the end of the season. A LividContinue reading “Summer 2026 Mid-Season Report, part 2”
Summer 2026 Mid-Season Report, part 1
We’re at the midpoint of the Summer season, with earlier-starting series hitting episode 7 (or in a couple of cases, even episode 8!) this week, so it’s time to get the ball rolling on what a wide swath of series have been doing so far this season. With the return of Re:Zero to action thisContinue reading “Summer 2026 Mid-Season Report, part 1”
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”
