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Bartender: Glass of God episode 4 Energy to argue.

Date A Live V episode 3 Date time.

KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3 episode 3 Playing a game.

Mysterious Disappearances episode 3 A world without bullying.

The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio episode 3 Bathtub bonding.

Nurse Angel Ririka SOS episodes 2-12
 
Frieren ep 1-4 (dub)
Nice and chill, if not a little sad at parts where the titular character has regrets.
Also the art is quite lovely.

The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today ep 13 (complete)
The power of a good meal.
Finally finished this, it was an OK SoL comedy and had some amusing moments.
Despite GoHands reputation and having seen the first 2 episodes of The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses I can't say I remember anything too egregious in the art and animation, certainly fairly unique though.
6/10
 
Gundam: The Origin Complete

As an enjoyer of the manga, I went in with some trepidation just incase it didn’t live up to my expectations. Thankfully, the adaption is extremely well done and accurate (to my memory at least) to my memory. Well, I can hardly call it an adaptation as both were done by Yas, so if anything, I guess it’s a recreation.

A part of me wishes the whole 0079 was redone just like this, however I am thankful that my favourite arc from the manga is so masterfully done. The whole story has so much going on from human emotion to awesome combat sequences. I’m pumped to watch some more Gundam but I really must finish a few half watched box sets first.

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Nearly finished starting the season (several weeks in).

Oblivion Battery ep 1: A legendary baseball-playing duo enrol in a school with a tiny, fledgling baseball club after one of the pair comes down with severe amnesia. Of course they soon end up playing baseball again - teamed up with a boy whose confidence they shattered back when they were both playing at the top of their game. There's an underlying mystery about the amnesiac guy's situation because he seems to have developed an aversion to baseball, but it's difficult to focus on it because he's a nightmare, charging around excitably and yelling. Meanwhile, the other characters have issues of their own which might be interesting to dig into if the amnesiac ever stops noisily deflecting, and the climax of the episode had a few moments which were genuinely exciting. The other problem is that I don't like the art which is entirely a 'me' issue. The animation is otherwise quite good and the direction is appealingly bouncy, though, so in a less busy season I might have given this one more time.

Unnamed Memory ep 1: Hm, another fantasy story where someone wants to undo a witchy curse placed upon them by visiting another witch. This series has the hero speedrunning through a legendary tower which serves as a gauntlet to test the attractive witch's visitors. Those who succeed are allowed to request a wish, but when the lead learns that his curse of infertility can't be cured conventionally he latches onto the witch's proposed alternative solution: finding a mate strong enough to bear his children in spite of the curse. And thus he chooses the witch herself, giving himself a deadline of one year to bring her around to the idea of bearing his child (even though she doesn't appear keen at all). There's potential here for a fun battle of wits but I'm not convinced that any of the characters depicted thus far possesses enough charisma or intellect to make that interesting, and while there are ways to make the 'you're the only hope I have to have a biological child!' formula work I find it hard to believe that it won't be uncomfortable. It's already annoying that the lead has spent his whole life researching and mastering his powers so that he can do all of these things, yet guilt-tripping an ancient witch into doing his bidding comes more easily to him than simply asking his dad why he was cursed in the first place!

Black Butler -Public School Arc- ep 1: Black Butler is the only manga I read chapter-by-chapter rather than waiting for volumes and so this is a very rare opportunity, these days, to come into an adaptation of something where I already know what will happen. So far, so good. The subtitles have opted for 'drudges' rather than preserving the contentious period terminology used in the manga translation but otherwise this looks like a faithful adaptation. While I also fancy that Sebastian's anime design has failed to preserve some of his beauty, which is unfortunate, I'm enjoying this love letter to our nonsensical, ritualistic history. Gratuitous spoiler for those up to date on the manga: it's nice to see Sebastian and Ciel again after all this time too!

Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night ep 1: Another in the category of 'this was fine, but it didn't stand out enough to compel me to continue'. A meek girl whimpers passively through her life until a chance encounter with a charismatic stranger, who turns out to have a few things in common with the lead in spite of their superficial differences. The main viewpoint character is a bit too sickly-cute for my tastes but the show is ok. It looks good and there are plenty of plot threads to pull on, so I can imagine that this slick, modern depiction of female friendship set against a backdrop of music, art and online fame will be a good watch.

Whisper Me a Love Song ep 1: A tale of romantic misunderstandings between a star-struck schoolgirl and an older girl with a talent for music. At first it felt a bit like K-On! mixed with Sasaki and Miyano. The series' charm is in its more irreverent depictions of female friendship, which are well done, and the older girl is realistically portrayed as a bit of a mess who accidentally comes across as cool, which I found sweet (and far healthier than the way most other shows write their heroines). The visuals are a mixed bag because while the character art is lovely throughout, there are a lot of scenes where the characters are framed by clunky CG people walking around them for extended periods and I found the clash quite distracting. I wouldn't be against seeing more of this but it's not a priority right now.

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City Hunter Netflix Film

I decided to watch the film dubbed, for some reason I just felt it would extenuate the comedic elements, and boy did it! A really fun movie with some cool stunts, fighting and gunplay. It might not be John Wick, but I had just as much fun with the humour and characters. Definitely worth a watch but remember not to take it too seriously.

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An Archdemon’s Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride episode 5 Crimson mist.

A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics episode 4 Idle chatter.

Dungeon Meshi episode 17 Beauty stab.

Yuru Camp△ Season 3 episode 4 (Not so) secret tunnel, through the mountains.

Nurse Angel Ririka SOS episodes 13-24
 
FLCL Complete

Walks the line between absurd but excellent and absurd and annoying. I think I definitely need to watch this one again soon to milk all the plot of it as I have to say I have only a thread of an idea of what happened.

Also, the music. Easily the best music of any anime I’ve seen. I think it takes it from an A to an A+ show. The Pillows have been added to my regular rotation playlist.

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It's that Tomino-esque thing, saying it's Gundam, but really, it's giant robot anime. Right?

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An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride Episode 5

Delicious in Dungeon Episode 17

Urusei Yatsura (2022) 2nd Season Episode 38


Yuru Camp△ Season 3
Episode 4
 
Frieren eps 5-10 (dub)
This set showed just how well the production can handle action as well as the calmer moments and episode 10 is amazing! The reveal at the end was awesome!

Zom 100 eps 10-12 (complete)
Home invasion.
Mad cap zombie romp with stuff to say about the human condition, the reveal at the end that his old man wasn't dying, but had hemorrhoids both fit the shows wackier side, but at the same time lessened the impact of the events a bit though.
Fun colourful art and well animated.
8/10
 
Spy x Family Code: White

Omfg incredible. Utterly perfect.

I'm going to avoid spoilers, and just say that if you're a fan of the series the it's everything you would want it to be.

The action is stylish and gripping, the comedy is laugh-out-loud funny. The story feels like a movie, rather than a long TV episode. Gorgeous animation. If this were an older show then I'd go into more detail, but for now it's enough to say that I'm certain you'll adore it.
 
Astro Note episode 4 Ghost.

Nijiyon Animation 2 episode 4 Untrustworthy?

That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime Season 3 episode 52 Density problem.

The Misfit of Demon King Academy II Part 2 episode 42 Restoration.

The iDOLM@STER Shiny Colors episode 4 Adjustments.

The Irregular at Magic High School Season 3 episode 43 Winners and losers.

Nurse Angel Ririka SOS episodes 25-35 (Complete. A solid magical girl series which deserves a proper license rescue.) 3.5/5

Nurse Witch Kogumi-Chan OVA
, Nurse Witch Kogumi-Chan Z, Nurse Witch Kogumi R episodes 1-10
 
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Astro Note Episode 4

HIGHSPEED Étoile Episode 4

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 Episode 52

The Irregular at Magic High School Season 3 Episode 4

The Misfit at Demon King Academy II Part 2 Episode 28
 
Frieren ep 11 (dub)
Someone to remember me.

Internet crapped out so picked something physical:
Witch Hunter Robin eps 1-4 (dub) (rewatch)
Saw this on AnimeCentral about 16/17 years ago and I remember liking it, but at the moment I have to say it's a bit boring. It's a "case of the week" format and with each case getting sorted per episode there seems to be hardly any investigation, it just seems that they turn up at the right place and apprehend the right suspect first time. There's also a large cast and no one has really had screen time to get to know them.
The dub is also a bit stilted.
 
Trapped in a Dating Sim
Much better than I expected

Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions
Great fun

Holmes of Kyoto
Sort of relaxing

Noblesse
Plenty of fights

Lycoris Recoil

Battle Game in 5 Seconds

Ulysses Jeanne D'Arc and the Alchemist Knight

Passed the time
 
Witch Hunter Robin eps 1-4 (dub) (rewatch)
Saw this on AnimeCentral about 16/17 years ago and I remember liking it, but at the moment I have to say it's a bit boring. It's a "case of the week" format and with each case getting sorted per episode there seems to be hardly any investigation, it just seems that they turn up at the right place and apprehend the right suspect first time. There's also a large cast and no one has really had screen time to get to know them.
The dub is also a bit stilted.

The first 6 episodes are episodic, and then the overyling plot kicks in for the rest of the series. I love Witch Hunter Robin, although I've only watched it subtitled, so no idea how the dub is. I even picked up a poster and the Soundtrack CDs!

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Spy x Family CODE: White (Japanese) - Movie (Complete)

This was a really fun movie, it's more Spy x Family, what can I say. This did have some really nice art and animation though, a lot of passion went into it for sure. One problem I had though was that when the subtitles were on a bright background, it was really hard to make them out and at times I straight up couldn't read them. I didn't lose track of the story or anything and wasn't much of a problem in the second half but an annoyance nonetheless. I don't have the best eyesight either which doesn't help (even with glasses) but I could easily make them out any other time.

Mission: Yozakura Family (Japanese) - Episode 3

Non-Anime

 Knuckles
- Episode 3 - 6 (Complete)

I found this to be a really odd show. This is more of a Wade show than a Knuckles show first off which is disappointing but that isn't any hate towards Wade as I liked him but it was surprising how much Knuckles doesn't even appear on-screen at times (still has a decent amount of screentime but compared to Wade it's noticeable in the second half). The humour I found very "wacky" I'd say, cartoon like actually and though the movies have that I felt this leaned into it way more. I found it quite endearing though, even if it's very silly and though I don't like using this word, it came off as cringey at times... but I like cringe so that was fine with me and once you adjust to it, that feeling goes away, at least it did for me anyway.

This is definitely not the Knuckles show I envisioned and though this is its own universe and I'm taking this as its own separate thing I do wish they'd lean into the games a bit more as that's what a lot of fans want to see (myself included). But as it is, this was an odd little show which I did enjoy all things considered but this will definitely not be for everyone (I've seen tons of hate on Twitter but that's Twitter for ya 😅).
 
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