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Quick Summary In Tower of God episode 1, “BALL,” Bam was in a panic. Rachel, for reasons not yet disclosed, was running away from him. Even though he caught up with her and begged her not to go, she was still determined to climb the tower and see the stars. She began to glow, then […]

Quick Summary In In/Spectre episode 12, “She Who Defends Order,” Kurou Sakuragawa redoubled his efforts against Steel Lady Nanase, who made an incredible attempt to fight back. Ultimately, though, Kotoko Iwanaga’s story prevailed against Rikka Sakuragawa’s, and Nanase dissolved into nothingness. But an even greater threat loomed over Kotoko. Exhausted, she fell asleep for over […]

Quick Summary In Somali and the Forest Spirit episode 12, “Bonded Father and Child,” Auntie Rosa’s plan began to come to fruition. Her hunters had captured Somali, and since Golem’s first attempt to defend her ended with one of his arms exploding, they didn’t think he was a threat anymore. Yet, as they prepared to […]

Quick Summary In In/Spectre episode 11, “The Ultimate Fiction,” Kurou Sakuragawa had tried to grasp a future thread, but he found that by himself, he couldn’t reach it. In that state, was there anything Kotoko Iwanaga could do to help? And speaking of Kotoko, she realized that Rikka Sakuragawa had joined the internet forum battle. […]

Quick Summary In Darwin’s Game episode 11, “Sunset Ravens,” Kaname Sudou and Ryuuji Maesaka had been cornered by Wang’s clan. Even with Kaname’s unleashed inhibitions, how much of a chance do they really stand? They began to improve the odds a bit because Kaname tricked Wang into using an expected attack, which Shuka Karino parried. […]

Quick Summary In Somali and the Forest Spirit episode 11, “Those Who Protect and Those Who Threaten,” Somali, with Shizuno’s kind encouragement, worked hard to finish a present for Golem, her dad. She had a good reason to hurry: Golem and Yabashira had almost finished their body guard job, and all of them were leaving […]

Quick Summary In In/Spectre episode 10, “Dueling Factions,” Kotoko Iwanaga launched the second phase of her attack. While Kurou Sakuragawa fought Steel Lady Nanase to keep her occupied — literally risking both life and limb — Saki Yumihara monitored both the physical and virtual fights. Every time Kotoko would make a move, Steel Lady Nanase […]

Quick Summary In Darwin’s Game episode 10, “Old One,” Ryuuji Maesaka had to physically restrain Kaname Sudou, who was so furious he was pounding the wall in a rage. The reason? The leader of the Eighth Clan, Wang, had kidnapped Kaname’s school friend Youta Ahinozuka. Wang had sent the video of Ahinozuka’s torture — including […]

Quick Summary In Somali and the Forest Spirit episode 10, “The Infant Child and the Green Fortress,” Golem shared the story of how me met Somali with Shizuno. As we could have guessed, Somali’s force of personality played a big part in Golem not just kicking her out of the forest. After all, his job […]

Quick Summary In In/Spectre episode 9, “The Committee to Conquer Steel Lady Nanase,” Kotoko Iwanaga, from her seat in the back of the car, began her attack on the urban myth giving the Steel Lady Nanase powerful form. In the front seat, Saki Yumihara kept watch over Kurou Sakuragawa as he battled the Steel Lady […]

Quick Summary In Darwin’s Game episode 9, “Heads Up,” Kaname Sudou found himself in a duel with the stupidly powerful Alexei Bergenikov to prove that their two clans should be allies. But even as Kaname proved victorious, a new player arrived: the mysterious Xue Lan Liu, the number one player in Darwin’s Game. She was […]

Quick Summary In Somali and the Forest Spirit episode 9, “Memories of Minor Days,” Golem and Somali were traveling through a rainy forest. Though Somali was keeping herself entertained by chasing frogs, Golem was worried that she would catch cold. He began searching for a place they could make camp. They found a tree house, […]

Quick Summary In In/Spectre episode 7, “She Who Spins Fiction,” Kotoko Iwanaga felt terrified. Not of an attack by the Steel Lady Nanase. Not because she was afraid she wouldn’t come up with a way to counter the wiki page helping make the urban legend come to life. No, she was terrified because she had […]

Quick Summary In Darwin’s Game episode 8, “Fragile,” Wang was about to butcher Ryuuji, who was already missing one arm because of the Eighth clan’s leader. Kaname Sudou arrived just in time to intervene — but all he had was a key. A key to a locker he said contained this event’s treasure. He asked […]

Quick Summary In Somali and the Forest Spirit episode 8, “Meetings and Bonds Paid For,” Praline gave Golem and Somali her own secret map of the library so they could find their way to the Head Librarian, who was on the bottom floor. What Praline didn’t tell them was that they needed to be careful […]

Quick Summary In In/Spectre episode 7, “Preparing to Conquer the Steel Lady,” Kotoko Iwanaga felt exhausted. On the heels of Steel Lady Nanase’s first confirmed murder, Kotoko’s mission to craft a plausible falsehood about Nanase got significantly more difficult. Fortunately, Kurou Sakuragawa soon arrived with the perfect provisions: chocolate! It wasn’t long before Saki Yumihara […]

Quick Summary In Darwin’s Game episode 7, “Eighth,” Ichirou Hiiragi decided to take on two of the most powerful members of the Eighth clan — but he didn’t intend to take them on at the same time. Can he survive either encounter? Does he even intend to? Meanwhile, Rein Kashiwagi continued to search for an […]

Quick Summary In Somali and the Forest Spirit episode 7, “The Footsteps That Stalk the Witches,” Golem and Somali needed to part ways with Haitora and Uzoi. Golem and Haitora had spoken the previous night, and though Haitora knew nothing of where humans might be, he did have one very useful tidbit of information: he […]