Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku-hen – 07 Long, boring fight. Not much to see here, really. I’ll check back in if TMR does anything worth writing up – for now, I’m out. Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 – 19 If indeed that’s it for Tokyo Revengers at least for a while (we’ll see if the …
Fall 2023 What-I’m-Watching Summary – Week 7
Frieren – 11 [Winter in the Northern Lands] This was a pretty chill episode of Frieren, which makes sense and is totally fine after the mid-season climax we got in the last 2 episodes. It was all about taking some time to enjoy life, get thanked by the people they saved, see the effects of …
Spy x Family Season 2 – 07
I wouldn’t objectively say this arc is great or anything, in a vacuum. It’s good, solid Spy x Family though nothing spectacular. It is, however, very welcome in terms of premise. I really think it’s long past time that Yor showed some introspection about her life choices (and that she get a storyline that properly …
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – 07
Considering there’s a wannabe assassin roaming free at the rear palace, this was quite a calm and relaxed episode of Kusuriya no Hitorigoto. Admittedly Jinshi is working long hours, but apart from that there are few overt signs of stress (never mind crisis). Heck, Maomao even takes advantage of the circumstances to finagle a homecoming …
Gridman Universe
The sad truth is, right now anything that isn’t a regular weekly release is a tough sell for me as far as coverage is concerned. Pluto is an exception, but that’s a unicorn in pretty much every sense, and I’ve basically turned it into a weekly by covering it on Thursdays (otherwise an open night …
Patron Pick Fall 2023: Atarashii Joushi wa Do Tennen – 07
As someone who’s experienced the trauma of an abusive boss, I can fully relate to what Momose-san is going through. That trauma doesn’t easily leave you. if it ever does – there’s always a lurking fear that circumstances will conspire to put you right back in that Hell. The psychology behind that is complicated, and …