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BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. Season 2 ‒ Episode 5
Syrup has already proven to be a powerful piece of Maple's arsenal, so just making it so everyone playing the game can score that sort of assistance, then arranging all future encounters with that in mind, is a pretty smart way to balance things.
Vinland Saga Season 2 ‒ Episode 5
Canute doesn't want money; he wants the world, or at the very least, he wants the part of the world that he believes is already rightfully his to command: England.
Bungo Stray Dogs Season 4 ‒ Episode 43
One thing we can be sure of is that when the white hoods appear, nothing good is going down.
High Card ‒ Episode 5
If High Card wanted to craft an engaging, suspenseful plot while still maintaining its over-the-top style, then I think this is probably the best way to do it.
In/Spectre Season 2 ‒ Episode 17
This episode continues the season's pattern of rotating protagonists, and spending a day in the life of Rikka gives us some valuable perspective on who she is when she isn't butting heads with Kotoko.
The Fire Hunter ‒ Episode 4
The Fire Hunter looks like it's settling into a snooze-worthy format of talking heads flanked by scenes of floating, ill-conceived character designs. What a disappointment coming from Mamoru Oshii.
Buddy Daddies ‒ Episode 5
While I found at least five relatable parent moments in the series, my favorite joke is Kyu lying to Miri about her dads' jobs. The child drawing of Rei as an oil baron will live rent-free in my head for the rest of the anime season.
"Ippon" Again! ‒ Episode 5
I also love that Michi isn't content to go on the defense when she has a points lead. This girl's got a fire that isn't going to be quenched by eking out a technical victory.
Trigun Stampede ‒ Episode 5
This episode tries to hammer in Vash's hypocrisy about how he makes a lot of promises that he can't keep.
BLUELOCK ‒ Episode 17
No amount of words can fully describe the overwhelming amount of catharsis I felt during this episode.
Giant Beasts of Ars ‒ Episode 5
Giant Beasts of Ars is shaping up to be a pretty standard fantasy story, but with enough interesting bits at the edges to make things enjoyable.
Revenger ‒ Episode 5
Episode 5 is one of Revenger's most interesting episodes thus far, one which leaves the audience with more to reflect on than clear-cut answers.
One Piece ‒ Episode 1050
The Toei team deserves a break after the spectacular 1049, but this episode nevertheless does a good job of leaning into flashbacks and building up the emotional stakes for a big finale.
Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown ‒ Episode 5
This time, Takemichi may have just made the biggest mistake in either of his lifetimes.
The Misfit of Demon King Academy II ‒ Episode 5
Is there anything more badass than having a casual conversation while your enemies fruitlessly attempt to burn you alive?
Handyman Saitō in Another World ‒ Episode 5
This episode makes it apparent that Handyman Saitō isn't always going to be a comedy.
My Hero Academia Season 6 ‒ Episode 131
By focusing on the crying, lonely child instead of the twisted hatred surrounding him, Deku's proposing something radically empathetic; an act that may just be the key to a better future for MHA's world at large.
Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun Season 3 ‒ Episode 17
The Harvest Festival Arc is, at long last, truly over.
Spy Classroom ‒ Episode 5
Just…why? Why would you ever organize a story like this?
Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte ‒ Episode 5
Love Me Magically wouldn't be an otome game if things didn't get at least a little weird and screwed up along the way.
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale ‒ Episode 5
After the tension of the previous storyline, it's time for things to slow down a bit for Anne, Challe Fenn Challe, and Mithril Lid Pod.
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea ‒ Episode 4
That's where I'm at with Kaina of the Great Snow Sea right now: strong setting, iffy presentation, and weak narrative.
Tomo-chan Is a Girl! ‒ Episode 5
Once again, I was left wondering what was going on through Jun's mind throughout the episode.
ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister! ‒ Episode 5
Every episode of Onimai thus far has found an excuse to put Mahiro in a cute new outfit, and this one is no exception. The context this time is a Halloween house party, but only Mahiro shows up in costume, thanks to Mihari's trickery.
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV ‒ Episode 16
As Ryu is nursing hers in the Deep Levels, Welf struggles with his own as he forges a magic sword unlike any other he's made under extreme pressure.
Tsurune: The Linking Shot ‒ Episode 5
“Push and Pull” is a moving and masterfully directed episode about a critical shift between lifelong friends Kaito and Nanao.
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess ‒ Episode 5
Bet you didn't realize this is also a magical girl anime, did you?
The Eminence in Shadow ‒ Episode 18
As far as the overall story goes, this fight is a foreshadowing tool more than anything else. What's important is not the fight itself but rather the conversation between Iris and Perv Asshat.
BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. Season 2 ‒ Episode 4
BOFURI always brings out the extra artistic sauce when rendering Maple's Machine God form, but here we turn that up to eleven with the girl doing her best Gurren Lagann impression.
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill ‒ Episode 4
As terrifyingly all-powerful as Fel seems, we all knew that eventually, Mukohda would have to learn to fend for himself and level up.
Bungo Stray Dogs Season 4 ‒ Episode 42
Decay of the Angel may prove more insidious than previous foes the Agency has faced, and they're going to need all hands on deck because these decayed angels may not have anywhere they fear to tread.
High Card ‒ Episode 4
Whether High Card has enough real estate to fully flesh out its cast is hard to say, but given what we have here, I don't exactly have a lot of faith.
In/Spectre Season 2 ‒ Episode 16
In this story, the crime is of lesser importance than the romantic resolution, although that doesn't mean we don't have a little twisted fun with the case.
Vinland Saga Season 2 ‒ Episode 4
This one interaction between Einar and Thorfinn takes up the majority of the episode, and a lesser show would feel pressured to have it build to a more traditionally satisfying climax.
BLUELOCK ‒ Episode 16
After all the psychological breakdowns and high-stakes soccer matches, it's nice to have an episode that's simply about the characters interacting with each other.
The Fire Hunter ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
The Fire Hunter is both wonderful and, like the convoy truck Touko finds herself aboard, seemingly impenetrable.
"Ippon" Again! ‒ Episode 4
"Ippon" Again! kicks into full Sports Anime mode this week, with an episode composed almost entirely of gorgeously animated one-on-one matches.
Buddy Daddies ‒ Episode 4
Kazuki and Rei showing up to Miri's first day in three-piece suits had me both guffawing and mortified as a mom that has appeared at my kid's school conferences more than a little extra.
Trigun Stampede ‒ Episode 4
Fan-favorite character Wolfwood joins the cast in this week's episode. Also featured: giant worms.
The Misfit of Demon King Academy II ‒ Episode 4
As long as almost no one believed that Anos was the Demon King, Misa was safe. But now that she isn't, Shin is willing to do anything to kill Anos—even using his daughter's own legend to do it.
Handyman Saitō in Another World ‒ Episode 4
There's a unifying arc bringing everything together into the labyrinth that Saitō discovered last episode; kinda like The Avengers, if Iron Man and all the other establishing movies were goofy 4-koma with intermittent boner jokes.
Delicious Party Precure ‒ SERIES FINALE
Delicious Party Pretty Cure has done a beautiful job of showing that the true power of transforming heroines isn't in attacking, but in understanding.
One Piece ‒ Episode 1049
This episode is the kind of thing that makes people show up again and again, week after week, for the same story that they have been following for years if not decades.
Revenger ‒ Episode 4
If this is what we have to look forward to all season, then I think we've got a real winner on our hands here.
Giant Beasts of Ars ‒ Episode 4
The party is still hanging out in the village, meeting new people, adding folks to the crew, and fighting monsters, but each of these elements feels more fleshed out here than in episode 3.
Spy Classroom ‒ Episode 4
Last week, I expressed hope that Spy Classroom would be able to hit the reset button and actually develop its characters properly now that its inaugural storyline is finished, and “File: Fool Erna” only kind of does the job.
Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown ‒ Episode 4
It's refreshing to end an episode excited to see where it goes from here, rather than frustrated that we've only taken shambling half-steps towards progress. Please, keep this up, Revengers.
My Hero Academia Season 6 ‒ Episode 130
The high-stakes action of last arc was a blast, but right here and now is where MHA is at its most unique and compelling.
Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun Season 3 ‒ Episode 16
The Harvest Festival is moving at a better clip now, but the reward of seeing how many points everyone has amassed is tarnished by the cliffhanger and the sheer annoyance at having to deal with another episode in this arc.
Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte ‒ Episode 4
The presentation of the otome game side of Endo and Kobayashi had been comparatively barebones for a reason, and now that reason is MIA for much of this episode.
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale ‒ Episode 4
I am not a violent person, but wow, Anne slapping Jonas was satisfying.
Tomo-chan Is a Girl! ‒ Episode 4
The show also has a lot of moments where characters will question their attraction around Tomo as if they're just on the cusp of having some queer awakening, but I hope that's not supposed to be the punchline on its own.
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
In a winter season suffused with fantasy series that all drink from the same tepid medieval European pond, Kaina's alien post-apocalyptic landscape smacks your senses awake like a snowball to the face.
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
This show is pretty funny. It's not a bust-a-gut riot like, say, Kaguya-sama or Asobi Asobase, but it'll make you snort air forcefully out of your nose in amusement at least three or four times every week, and that ain't half bad.
ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister! ‒ Episode 4
Mahiro's bad habits are so relatable. Which adults among us did not fall into degenerate ways the first time they started living outside their parents' thumb?
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV ‒ Episode 15
Ryu relives the fatal moment when Alise, captain of Astrea Familia, announces that the Guild has asked them to check out what Evilus and Rudra Familia are up to on the twenty-seventh floor, and Ryu is helpless to stop them.
Tsurune: The Linking Shot ‒ Episode 4
Do you ever have a day where everything goes wrong? It's a domino effect of one misfortune after another, leaving you feeling off-kilter and wondering, “How do I break out of this?” Minato is in exactly this sort of funk.
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess ‒ Episode 4
Continuing from last week's episode, Euphie is dealing with what seems to be an impossible task. All her life, she has had a strict set of expectations placed upon her. While it had been hard for her to live up to them, she always knew where the goalposts were and how close she was to reach them. Now, there are no expectations of her whatsoever. Sure, there is a plan to rehabilitate her name, but...
The Eminence in Shadow ‒ Episode 17
Rose had stabbed her fiancé and run away. Now we get to see precisely what happened.
BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. Season 2 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
BOFURI got extra time to cook in the anime production oven, but episode three's CGI shows it needed a few more minutes.
Bungo Stray Dogs Season 4 ‒ Episode 41
The flashback may be over, but Rampo is still center stage as the action of the present day resumes.
High Card ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
If there was one word I could use to describe High Card, it would be "fun". This is a show that I could recommend off of its bombastic presentation alone.
Vinland Saga Season 2 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
We have no shortage of entertainment that documents all of the ways that a warrior can kill. Vinland Saga Season 2 seems determined to explore the ways that a warrior can live, which is a much more interesting story, I think.
The Misfit of Demon King Academy II ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
The “god child” mystery is shaping up to be a good one as each of our six supporting characters has a ton of secrets wrapped around themselves.
Delicious Party Precure ‒ Episode 44
The animation pulled out all the stops for the fight scene, and it was nice to see Rosemary take an active role in the battle because this was a fight that concerned both the past and the present.
Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun Season 3 ‒ Episode 15
Hands down, the most satisfying part of the episode is watching our Three Misfiteers come together again at last.
One Piece ‒ Episode 1048
Yamato has been consistently one of the most engaging and interesting characters in the entire Wano arc and gets a lot of shine any time the anime adapts parts of the story addressing him.
BLUELOCK ‒ Episode 15
This is the episode where Isagi finally realizes his formula for success.
My Hero Academia Season 6 ‒ Episode 129
The chaos is only growing. It's fascinating to see the previously tightly maintained order of MHA's world spiral out of control now that the safety bumpers of hero society are gone.
Handyman Saitō in Another World ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Comedy-based isekai is nothing new. But Handyman Saitō goes in a very different direction with its approach.
"Ippon" Again! ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
I enjoy series like "Ippon" Again! that take a more personal perspective of being an athlete. Sure, Michi and the rest of the club want to win, but that's ultimately secondary to everything else that attracts them to judo.
Trigun Stampede ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Studio Orange deserves positive accolades whenever it adapts a beloved property because they continue to knock it out of the park.
Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
It's been a little while, but the rough and rowdy teenage psychopaths of the Tokyo Manji gang are back.
In/Spectre Season 2 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Kotoko and Kuro's verbal sparring—largely between her naked lust for his body and his perpetual exhaustion with her antics—make up my favorite heterosexual relationship archetype in fiction.
NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
It's looking like we're all going to have some time to ponder what's next for our android pals, as A-1 Pictures just announced a major scheduling delay that will likely last for multiple weeks.
Spy Classroom ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
I have a hard time hating a series that at least has the chutzpah to try and get one over on its audience, even if the end results are sloppy at best.
Tomo-chan Is a Girl! ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
When it comes down to it, Tomo herself is actually the least interesting thing about these initial episodes of Tomo-chan Is a Girl!
Giant Beasts of Ars ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Giant Beasts of Ars starts with a solid bang, with just enough character to entice.
Buddy Daddies ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Buddy Daddies isn't subverting any expectations with its Two Men and a Baby schtick, but doing something original and doing something well aren't synonymous.
Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Given that roughly a third of this show is comprised of the titular Endo and Kobayashi gushing about how cute the also-titular Lieselotte is, it wouldn't work if Liese was not, in fact, as cute as they tell us.
ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister! ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Okay, guys, hear me out: Onimai is the best anime of the season.
Revenger ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
See why Grant Jones calls Gen Urobuchi's latest series of a Robin Hood in feudal Japan a certified hit.
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
So far, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale is doing an excellent job of balancing the world-building, character development, and romance.
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
If Cassandra can break Apollo's curse, anything we think we know about these characters and the lore they come from could change at any second – in a good way.
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
With Euphyllia's life upended after a disastrous break-up, can she find a revolution for herself with her former fiance's sister?
The Eminence in Shadow ‒ Episode 16
This isn't a terrible episode of The Eminence in Shadow, and there are a few critical plot points scattered throughout, but it feels like it's just this side of filler.
Tsurune: The Linking Shot ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Tsurune's chill vibe may be irrevocably broken with the introduction of kyudo's new bad boy antagonist.
Bungo Stray Dogs Season 4 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
A better understanding of both Fukuzawa and Ranpo is a vital underpinning that gives the whole story its shape and the confirmation of just how long Dostoyevsky has been meddling in the affairs of the Gifted in Yokohama.
Delicious Party Precure ‒ Episodes 42-43
There's always a lot of tension when we get to the end of a Pretty Cure series. But I feel like this final battle is particularly fraught.
One Piece ‒ Episode 1047
It isn't often that you see a grim samurai dog man do a shoulder throw on a heavy metal elephant using the trunk for leverage, but that's One Piece baby.
Urusei Yatsura ‒ Episode 13
This is a standalone comedy episode in its purest sense and when the show unabashedly leans in that direction, it's delightful.
BLUELOCK ‒ Episode 14
Man, if last week's episode didn't already grind Isagi's insecurities into the ground, then this episode pushed them deep into the center of the Earth.
My Hero Academia Season 6 ‒ Episode 128
After getting so much focus on the humanity of the story's villains, it's like getting splashed with cold water to see somebody insist that villains are “fundamentally different” from everyone else.
Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun Season 3 ‒ Episodes 13-14
As frustrating as it has been to see the Misfit Class fighting against each other, I think, ultimately, they will have to come together to get rid of Orobas as a threat
The Eminence in Shadow ‒ Episode 15
Cid gets the opportunity to live out one of his favorite tropes: enter a tournament in disguise, look really weak but somehow win his matches, and finally reveal himself as The Eminence in Shadow at the climax.
To Your Eternity Season 2 ‒ Episode 11
Fushi might just have the power that allows him to find solutions beyond what our mortal minds are capable of conceiving.
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