Quick SummaryIn Arpeggio of Blue Steel – Ars Nova – episode 7, “Iwoto,” Gunzou Chihaya ordered Iona and the rest of the crew back to their secret base at Iwoto. They brought Haruna, Makie Osakabe, and Kirishima along for the ride. They are all surprised to find the heavy cruiser Takao waiting for them! What’re her intentions? […]
Welcome to the collaboration review of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba episode 7, “Muzan Kibutsuji.” I’ll be in plain ordinary text this week and Irina from I Drink and Watch Anime will be in bold type. Before we get started, may I just say that it’s been quite awhile since any episode has gone so […]
Twentieth week of 2019 edition! This is a Crow’s eye view of the posts that caught my attention this week. Typically, they’ll be posts that celebrate some aspect of anime, like strong characters, moments of beauty, or amazing worlds. There are only two rules:I have to find the site to read it. I publish a list of the […]
The aniblogging community is fantastic. Many sites (even this one, not to toot my own horn, which is a strange phrase if you think about it, because who else’s horn would I toot?) publish lists of others’ blog posts just to draw attention to them. Other bloggers nominate each other for interesting and cool tags, […]
Quick SummaryIn One Punch Man Season 2 Episode 06 (a.k.a., episode 18), “The Monster Uprising,” our hero Saitama advanced to the next round of the martial arts tournament to face off against a two-time champion. His opponent was so feared that medics with a stretcher were standing by — and you can probably guess who actually needed the […]
Quick SummaryIn Midnight occult civil servants episode 6, “Devil and Sense of Loss,” we get a rare glimpse of Arata Miyako in his off hours playing video games with his childhood friend Izumi. They make a good, comfortable couple — and one has to wonder what Kohaku will think of that. Later, one of the girls Arata […]
Quick SummaryIn Fruits Basket episode 6, “Perhaps We Should Invite Ourselves Over,” the school festival is underway, and both Arisa Uotani and Saki Hanajima are suspicious: Tooru Honda is far too familiar with Yuki Souma and Kyou Souma. Tooru hasn’t told them anything, so what’s going on? After the antics of Momiji Souma, Arisa and Saki find out the truth: Tooru […]
Quick SummaryIn Fairy gone episode 6, “Fellow Traveler,” the tenth anniversary of the end of the war is approaching, and the empire is rolling out a new model of artificial fairy. But that new model has a problem: Some of them randomly attack civilians. Can Mariya Noel and Free Underbar figure out why? Dorothea leadership receives another lead […]
Quick SummaryIn Arpeggio of Blue Steel – Ars Nova – episode 6, “Arpeggio of Blue Steel,” soldiers invade the mansion where Makie Osakabe lives. Haruna tries to stop the soldiers, but when Makie sees the Mental Model in action, she recoils — but not for the reason Haruna and Kirishima assumed. Grief overwhelming her, Haruna sends Kirishima off with […]
It’s Irina’s turn (from I Drink and Watch Anime!) to host our weekly collaboration review for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba. Can you believe we’re already up to episode 6? We’re already through the training arc and are up to Tanjiro’s first mission! And what a first mission it turns out to be!This demon takes teeth […]
Nineteenth week of 2019 edition! This is a Crow’s eye view of the posts that caught my attention this week. Typically, they’ll be posts that celebrate some aspect of anime, like strong characters, moments of beauty, or amazing worlds. There are only two rules:I have to find the site to read it. I publish a list of the […]
Quick SummaryIn One Punch Man Season 2 Episode 05 (a.k.a., episode 17), “The Martial Arts Tournament,” while Saitama good-naturedly endures slights and scorns from some of the martial arts contestants, Centichoro continues his rampage. But Centichoro is not alone. Score of other monsters have attacked the cities simultaneously, and the Hero Association finds itself on its heels. Can Metal Bat defeat Garou […]
Quick SummaryIn Midnight occult civil servants episode 5, “The Parallel World Elevator of the City Hall Observation Deck,” Arata Miyako, Kyouichi Sakaki, and Seo Himezuka receive an assignment to track down why people who take an elevator to the City Hall observation deck either disappear or lose their memories! Kyouichi finds a clue from an old friend who no longer […]
Quick SummaryIn Fruits Basket episode 5, “I’ve Been Fooling Myself,” Tooru Honda receives word that her grandfather has finished renovations and is ready for her to return “home.” Dutiful young woman that she is, Tooru prepares final meals and snacks for Kyou Souma, Yuki Souma, and Shigure Souma. Then she quietly leaves. Tooru’s grandfather is welcoming (even if […]
Quick SummaryIn Fairy gone episode 5, “Black Moon and Lost Child’s Song,” Mariya Noel is greatly relieved that her old friend Veronica Thorne has come back to save her. But her relief turns to panic as their foe Jonathan Passpierre turns out to be dangerously capable. Can even the two of them together take him down? Meanwhile, Free Underbar finds that Patricia […]
Quick SummaryIn Arpeggio of Blue Steel – Ars Nova – episode 5, “Not Human,” Gunzou Chihaya takes stock of the battle’s aftermath and decides he had to take Iona and the rest of the crew back to their hidden base at Iwoto. Meanwhile, young Makie Osakabe brought the unconscious Haruna back to her mansion. Makie quickly bonds with the Mental Model, […]
In honor of the time-tested traditions of shonen anime, I almost feel like I should spend the first few paragraphs recapping the previous episode. After all, that’s what we got before the OP in this episode! But I can feel you recoil even from here, so I think instead I’ll opt to welcome you to […]
Eighteenth week of 2019 edition! This is a Crow’s eye view of the posts that caught my attention this week. Typically, they’ll be posts that celebrate some aspect of anime, like strong characters, moments of beauty, or amazing worlds. There are only two rules:I have to find the site to read it. I publish a list of the […]
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