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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V episode 1

Rating: B+ NOTE: For anime-only readers, I strongly recommend either reading the novel Familia Chronicle: Episode Freya or watching the compilation of the Memoria Freese version of it before getting too deep into this season. Certain parts of this season (especially its middle arc) will make more sense if you have the background for Freya’sContinue reading “Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V episode 1”

Summer 2024 Wrap-Up

With the last handful of titles for the Summer 2024 season having now aired, let’s take a summative look at what worked well and what didn’t this season. Because of the high volume of titles I followed this season, covering every one of them here would make this post cumbersome. Hence I am only coveringContinue reading “Summer 2024 Wrap-Up”

Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 16

Rating: B+ Of all of the story arcs in Spice and Wolf, this arc is maybe my least favorite, and the content covered by this episode is a big part of the reason why. Some would say that it’s because of Amati, who’s one of the least-liked of all of the guest characters in theContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 16”

Spring 2024 Wrap-Up

With the last handful of titles for the Spring 2024 season having now aired (except for the title whose last two episodes have been delayed), let’s take a summative look at what worked well and what didn’t this season. Because of the high volume of titles I managed to follow this season, covering every oneContinue reading “Spring 2024 Wrap-Up”

Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 9

Rating: B+ The original adaptation fell into a steady and familiar pattern throughout its two seasons: the first two episodes of each arc set up the circumstances as Lawrence and Holo move to a new location, encounter someone new who figures into the overall arc, and generally engage in more relaxed banter. The third episodeContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 9”

Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 8

Rating: B Like its name suggests, the episode “Fellow Traveler and Foreboding News” deals with two plot threads running in parallel: one concerning Lawrence and Holo’s encounter with the shepherdess Nora (and her dog Enek) and the other concerning various ominous notes about Lawrence’s business situation. Exactly how the two are connected is unclear asContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 8”

Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 4

Rating: A- With its fourth episode, the economic scheme that Lawrence has gotten a whiff of expands, with Lawrence wading into deeper water as he arranges a deal with the Milone Trading Company. But while the potential returns are fantastic, this also leads to the series’ first true crisis and cliffhanger ending. In the longContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 4”

Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 2

Episode Rating: A- Episode 1 may have established the series’ operating premise, but episode 2 is the series’ make-or-break episode, the one which determines whether or not viewers are around for the long haul. That’s because most of the episode is one on-and-off conversation between Holo and Lawrence on a variety of matters, so theContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 2”

Winter 2024 Wrap-Up

With the last handful of titles for the Winter 2024 season having now aired, let’s take a summative look at what worked well and what didn’t this season. Because of the high volume of titles I managed to follow this season, covering every one of them here would make this post cumbersomely long. Hence IContinue reading “Winter 2024 Wrap-Up”