Black Clover episode 37 The arc concludes as the villains bun off and the series continues its "joke" of tsundere pairings.
Tokyo Ghoul: re episode 12 Man the ED felt so out of place at the end there. Not a bad ending I suppose. (Complete. This was in some ways an improvement over the original adaptation and its anime only sequel, but also lacked where those succeeded.
TG: re does a tighter job of adapting the source material, and feels much more faithful. However like TG/Root A it takes liberties and cuts material out to fit a short run time, which detracts in many ways. When the anime adapted the manga well it was great to see.
However, every time this happened I felt that it could have been handled better by a more competent studio, one that didn't strip back character development or censor key moments/plot points and simply gave Sui Ishida's work the treatment it deserves.
The animation in re is also very lacking for the most part, feeling very stiff and lifeless where TG/Root A had more fluid animation and felt more natural. There were instances where you could tell the budget was put to the forefront but it just wasn't as engaging as one would hope. The music was again a highlight and remained one of the best parts of the series for me.
With all that at being said I wasn't left particularly disappointed by this series, it turned out better than I could have hoped even with all the expected flaws, and I am interested to see how they handle the next key arc in the second cour. Out of all three seasons this was probably the best so far, so maybe they can continue improving...
To sum my thoughts up this wasn't great, but it's as good as I expected it to be considering the studio behind it and how the franchise has been treated so far. With the manga ending in two weeks I'm interested to see if they'll ever get that far anime wise.) 3.5/5
Yotsuiro Biyori episode 11 Making some swanky pottery.
Yowamushi Pedal episodes 33-38 (Complete. Another very enjoyable sports anime let down by a ridiculous antagonist that's just too OTT to enjoy. He is why my rating dropped by one on MAL, just stop already. I liked the progression and teamwork expected by the series and look forward to the continuations.) 3.5/5