4s and 5s of all the shows I’m watching

One thing Akebi can't do is cook. Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku 4 brings up the question of "image," wrapped within Kei taking pictures of students doing various things. Naturally she takes a lot of pics of Akebi, too, posing for things and looking natural, but it's not enough for Kei, not the essence of Akebi, …

3s and 4s: Leadale, Cue, Slow Loop, Shikkaku, Bisque Doll, Akebi-chan

I've pruned the number of shows to a manageable handful, and the thing is they're all cute and/or mostly happy ones. Maybe it's my current mood or maybe this season is just so uninspiring. I'm not sure Cayna likes how her son turned out. Anyway, on with Leadale no Daichi nite and its little adventures. …

Twos – Leadale, Slow Loop, Cue, Shikkaku, Bisque Doll, Akebi-chan

After going through the list I decided on a few shows to watch, but I'm still not confident about the season. Let's go with episode 2 of Leadale no Daichi nite, which picks up the day after the drinking party, with Cayna swearing she'll never drink again. She heals a warrior and the grateful dog …

Winter 2022 3

Kaijin Kaihatsubu starts with a fearsome-looking demon general coming through a door. Ever wonder where those monsters that the Kamen-type guys fight come from? Kaijin Kaihatsubu no Kuroitsu-san has the answer--the R&D department of Agatsya, which looks like an ordinary corporation. Indeed, Kuroitsu is a researcher who, with her somewhat lazy boss Hajime, cranks out …

Winter 2022 2

War-torn street to begin Girl's Frontline. We start the second installment with Dolls' Frontline, in a future world where we got another world war, but this one was fought by girl androids. After the war, the "dolls" from the Sangvis Ferri manufacturer malfunctioned and kept fighting, so the dolls from the Griffin company are trying …

Winter 2022 1

Looking over the previews at Random Curiosity, where I get most of my information, I didn't see a single show I was excited about. I'm going to do the new season previews as usual, but I'm considering not writing about this season after that. Maybe something I watch will astound me, but I'm not confident. …

Komi-san 11 and 12

While I'm watching the new shows, let's wrap up Komi-san wa Comyushou desu. Continuing, we get the inevitable cultural festival episode. You can guess the scenes, it's the spin the show puts on it that will make the difference. We get the choosing a theme scene (weak by this show's standards, and you know the …

More finales, and Komi-san 10

Last week's Sakugan gave Memempu and us the news that Gagumber is not her real father, and this naturally became the theme of the finale. Oh, and she's a rainbow child too, but that hardly seems important at this time. It's all predictable. That kid with the mask (who takes it off) is about to …

11s and some finales

She says this ten seconds into her conversation with Memempu. Sakugan 11 is a routine episode where Merooro takes the gang to see the Dream City's princess and head diva Sina at a concert, which she's holding even with threats of Shibito around. It's one of those "cloistered characters break free and have fun in …

Mieruko, Laika, Takt and Nakama 11, catching up with Senpai ga Uzai

Turns out the ghoul is his mom. Mieruko-chan 11 gives us an unexpected twist. We see a flashback to Zen's early life and his psychotic, controlling mother, and the point where it looks like he's going to kill his first cat from all the guilt and pressure, then to now, where Miko is so desperate …