Well, that certainly got pretty heavy there. When you look at the history of sports anime – most of which are based on manga, though not all – Overtake! is pretty unusual. Kouya’s arc is what really sets this series apart. The auto racing stuff is good, and would be enough on it’s own to …
From anime show Owari no Seraph (Seraph of the End) we have the adorable and beautiful young girl Shinoa Hiiragi. Something I like about her is the outfit and her uniform. Source of the images: yande.re and Duckduckgo image search. Omake shot: Shinoa in regular clothes.
Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku-hen – 06 I’ve liked the even-numbered episodes of Tenjiku-hen better than the odd ones, though whether that represents a real trend 5 episodes in I don’t know. This wasn’t awful or anything (none of them have been, truthfully) but it was another of those Groundhog Day eps this series is so prone …
That was probably the best overall S x F episode in a long time. Certainly the best non-Damian focused one. It showed up two faces of the series at close to their best form – a mostly serious and tense A-part, and then some very effective screwball comedy in the B-part. It’s also nice to …
Palace politics are a bitch, no question about it. It seems to transcend time and place, though obviously the stakes were higher when monarchies held a lot of political power (a rarity these days). This is a double-whammy for Maomao, because as the smartest person in the room she inevitably gets drawn into these machinations …
Atarashii Joushi wa Do Tennen is another underappreciated odd duck in a season that’s rather full of them. I don’t think Fall 2023 is great on the whole, but it’s unusual to see a season with so many shows fitting the same basic profile. Which is to say, quirky and not fitting any particular commercial …
