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Sgt Frog episodes (I think) 18-24: My new BR player decided to restart at a different point to where I had paused it earlier, and I didn't realise until I started wondering who all these new characters were. It's so crazy, it makes little difference to the enjoyment in the end. Can't wait to see where it decides to start from tomorrow!
 
My Master Has No Tail ep 3
Behind the scenes.

The Little Lies We All Tell ep 1
Seems like a slice of life show about 4 "school girls", but each one has a secret they're desperately trying to hide.

SPY x FAMILY p2 e3
New member of the family.

Pop Team Epic s2 e3
Crunchyroll forget to put the subs on a video, again!

Bocchi the Rock ep 2
One step forward.
 
A Couple of Cuckoo's (English Dub) Episode 23

Beast Tamer Episode 3 How to Tame Your Dragon.

I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss Episode 4 Plotting.

I've Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills Episode 3 Despair.

My Hero Academia Season 6 Episode 3 Responsibility.

Spy x Family Episode 15 A new family.

The Little Lies We All Tell Episode 1 Secret's.

Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Season 2 Episode 15 Festival fortunes.

Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun 3rd Season Episode 46 Working hard.
 
Blue Lock episode 2 Believing.

BOCCHI THE ROCK! episode 2 Quotas.

I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss episode 4 Pacey progression.

I've Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills episode 3 Sole survivor.

My Hero Academia Sixth Season episode 116 Unlucky.

Pop Team Epic 2nd Season episode 3 Finally added the English subs.

Raven of the Inner Palace episode 3 In the shadows.

Spy x Family Part 2 episode 15 Borf!

Utawarerumono Mask of Truth episode 17 Weakness.

Uzaki-Chan Wants To Hang Out! Double episode 3 Pricey prizes.

Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-Kun Season 3 episode 2 Bullseye.

Yowamushi Pedal: Limit Break episode 2 Strongest strategy.

31 Days of Halloween 2022! Day XV: Dario Argento’s Phenonema (1985) (Film)

One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta (Film) As an abridged version of the Alabasta Saga this is mainly only worth a watch for the updated fights and is no substitute for the full experience of watching or reading the saga. 3/5

One Piece Movie: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura (Film) Drum Island was one of my least favourite arcs in the series so making a film out of it was never going to leave me with much to say - it’s a better retelling of the arc than movie 8 was for Alabasta at least as the arc is easier to condense. 2.5/5
 
Robotech: The Masters Saga
Took me a while to get into it but when I did it was great. Not as good as the Macross Saga but a decent continuation of the story nonetheless.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
This show was excellent! Never played the game and was not expecting the ultraviolence! But the show does a great job of getting us to know David and sympathise for him before all the madness goes down. And it really sticks the landing in the finale by letting the show get emotional. It was basically a masterpiece.

Kakegurui Twin
Fun little prequel this following Mary the year before the main series starts. I love how far fetched and insane the world of Kakegurui is. Imagine if this school actually existed - there'd be a government inquiry!

Werewolf by Night
Holy moly this was excellent. It's the Marvel Halloween Special on D+ and it's great. In black and white and evokes the old school 20s-40s (I think) horror movies. It's so much fun and looks amazing and is just so creative and different from the rest of the MCU. It's also Michael Giacchino's feature directorial debut and he does a masterful job. It's great.

She-Hulk: Attorney At Law
This show was wild! So much fun and really funny. Loved it. Returning characters were great. New characters were great (especially the phenomenon Madisynn!) And I loved Tatiana Maslanys turn as the titular heroine.
 
Black Summoner (English Dub) Episode 1-12 (Complete)

My Hero Academia Season 6 (English Dub) Episode 1

More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers Episode 2 Marriage blues.
 
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations episode 271 Hunch.

31 Days of Halloween 2022! Day XVI: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) (Film)

One Piece Film: Strong World (Film) (Rewatch) Oda’s supervision into the story helps this film stand out from its predecessors. 3.5/5

One Piece 3D: Mugiwara Chase (Film) A short 30-minute film with 3D animation. It isn’t especially memorable and doesn’t linger in the mind once it’s done. 2/5

One Piece (Rewatch) episodes 517-529
 
Mobile Suit Gundam : The Witch from Mercury - Episode 3

Urusei Yatsura (2022) - Episode 1

I've watched a chunk of the original and have been very open mined about this adaption. This first episode was your standard setup and if I'm honest I'm not entirely convinced by the art style used but let's see where it goes.

Ranma 1/2 - Episodes 112 - 113 (Blu-ray)
 
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Eureka Seven - 47 to 50 FINISHED
I'm very conflicted with this show, I really enjoyed it while watching it, but I don't think I'll ever need to go back and watch it again. I don't think the story needed 50 episodes, but I also appreciated the breathing room that it had to let all the characters grow in that time. I can see why they don't make shows like this anymore, but I also wish that they would? I'm tempted to watch more, but the general consensus seems to be that all the spin offs and movies are not worth watching?

Mobile Suit Gundam - 1 to 12
I'm trying to watch some of the "classics" and I thought this would be an interesting one. I can really see where other shows are drawing their influences from this already. The "Stop complaining Amuro, and get in the robot!" for one, Char as the mysterious glass wearing mastermind, but also it's definitely pushing some interesting anti-war themes that I've seen in other Gundam shows. It's not going to be for everyone, you have to have an ability to look at it through a contemporary lens, i.e. overlooking some stuff that would be unacceptable in a modern show "men must not cry", "women must be slapped when they are disagreeable!" etc. I'm looking forward to see where this goes.

Spy X Family - 14 & 15
The Mister Dog arc, I've really enjoyed this. Anya justifiably stealing the show here, I'm wondering if Anya's telepathy/Mister Dog's clairvoyance will get explained/explored more in future. The beginnings of Loid thinking about what will happen to the "family" once his mission is over.

Management of a Novice Alchemist - 2 & 3
This show was doing fine until it took a massive turn, and suddenly became "Healthcare bankruptcy justified by the Insurance Industry: The Anime". I don't think I can remember another anime that turned me off so hard. I dropped this show half way through the episode.

Do It Yourself!! - 2
This show continues to amaze and enthral me. It is exactly what I'm looking for from this type of show, and the art style continues to impress me. It's either this or The Witch from Mercury as best show so far.
 
Okay, it's time to see how the current season is shaping up.

Beast Tamer (ep. 1-3) Another disappointing case of a supposedly underdog character having to fend for himself only to discover that he's actually over-powered. I stuck with this for a few episodes because there was the occassional flicker of the protagonist having to use his brain, but it mostly settles into typical power fantasy territory. It also doesn't help that it falls into the uncomfortable cute-girls-enjoy-being-slaves-(honest) sub-genre of harem anime, and the way the girls spend all their time gushing about how wonderful the mediocre protagonist is just became cloying. Dropped.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (ep. 0-3) After a classic UC-style Gundam prologue in episode 0, this surprisingly turns into Revolutionary Gundam Utena from episode 1 onwards. The show wears this influence on its sleeve, with everything from the student council fighting duels to decide who winds up engaged to a certain character, all the way to having a character called Chuchu with hair that looks like Mickey Mouse ears. It works better than I hoped, tonally sitting somewhere between the school aristocracy vibe of Gundam Wing and the duel-of-the-week structure of G Gundam. Also the music is fantastic. Watchlist.

Raven of the Inner Palace (ep. 1-2) This came out of nowhere, and has quickly become a contender for one of the season's best shows. It's a stylish period drama/mystery series with some supernatural elements, set in Imperial China. I was a little surprised that it's not in Mandarin, but this appears to be based on a Japanese source manga. Watchlist.

Urusei Yatsura (ep. 1) Aside from the updated visuals, this feels authentic to the original so far. This means that your enjoyment will depend on how you feel about mid-showa-era comedy. It's heavy on slapstick, as UY always was, but it's handled well. As a lifelong fan of the series, I'm glad it seems to be in good hands. It's great to have the OG waifu back. Watchlist.

I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss (ep. 1-2) I quite enjoyed My Next Life as a Villainess, so I thought I'd give this a try, but I'm just so tired of protagonists getting reincarnated into their favourite dating sim that it's facing an uphill struggle to keep me awake. It's okay, but fails to stand out in what's turning out to be a strong season. If it had come along during the weak summer schedule, I'd probably be more inclined to keep watching. On probation.

Do It Yourself (ep. 1-2) Aside from overusing that tired gag about a character constantly called someone by a nickname they don't like, this is decent. Not sure if it will hold my interest for 12 episodes though. On probation.

Chainsaw Man (ep. 1) The monster designs are interesting, but aside from that I'm scratching my head as to where the massive amount of hype is coming from. This just looks like another Bleach clone like Fire Force. I presume it's going to follow that typical pattern of having several episodes of monster-hunting followed by several hundred about in-fighting between various monster-hunting factions. On probation.

More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers (ep. 1-2) The annoying characters almost made me drop this in episode 1, but episode 2 was pretty funny. On probation.

Spy x Family (ep. 13-15) Still great. Watchlist.

Bocchi The Rock (ep. 1-2) Another pleasant surprise. This K-On-meets-crippling-social-anxiety comedy is a lot better than I expected. Then I saw the CloverWorks name pop up in the end credits and it all made sense. Watchlist.
 
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