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Quick Summary In In/Spectre episode 2, “What the Guardian Serpent Heard,” Kotoko Iwanaga received a request to help a mountain serpent spirit resolve a complex problem, and she asked Kurou Sakuragawa if he’d like to go with her. He declined, saying he had some pork miso soup that he’d been looking forward to eating. Understandably […]

Quick Summary In Darwin’s Game episode 3, “Ignition,” Kaname Sudou found himself alone in a hotel room when the scavenger hunt began. He still didn’t know how to use his Sigil well and he needed to find three rings before the timer expired. Or he’d be dead. Shuka Karino was no where to be seen. […]

Quick Summary In Somali and the Forest Spirit episode 2, “Edible Herbs and the Oni’s Dwelling,” Golem and Somali were having breakfast when some horned rabbits visited them. Golem invited the furry creatures to join them, and all went well until one of the rabbits decided it wanted to eat Somali’s honey mushroom. When she […]

Quick Summary In In/Spectre episode 1, “One Eye, One Leg,” Kotoko Iwanaga took one look at Kurou Sakuragawa and fell in love. She even saved his life, which you’d think would give her an advantage on the battlefield of romance. Unfortunately, Kurou was already engaged to a woman older than Kotoko. So not only no […]

Quick Summary In Darwin’s Game episode 2, “Gemstone Mine,” Shuka Karino gave Kaname Sudou some much-needed context about why she had asked him to start a family with her. Kaname, not wanting to be hunted down and killed before he can understand even the Darwin Game’s fundamental rules, teamed up with Shuka, and they went […]

Quick Summary In Darwin’s Game episode 1, “First Game,” Kaname Sudou’s routine high school life came to an abrupt end the instant he clicked on a link sent by his now missing friend. In perhaps the best example of why we need to be cautious about clicking on spam, a virtual snake with very real […]

Quick Summary In Somali and the Forest Spirit episode 1, “Journeying Parent and Child,” the Golem stoically executed his responsibilities as the forest’s guardian. Despite being responsible for the forest’s health and existence, it didn’t interfere at all in the food chain — that being necessary for many of the animal’s continued existence. It did […]

Quick Summary In Fairy gone episode 24, “Freed Sky_Joined Hands,” Free Underbar and Wolfran Row pressed their attack on Glyph Mercer. The stakes rose even higher when Free and Wolfran discerned Glyph’s true plan: to become king after avoiding the Divine Beast’s rampage. Can the two reunited comrades stop the deluded survivor from the Eins […]

Quick Summary In Fairy gone episode 23, “One from an Unending Dream,” the newly awakened divine beast shambled out of its cave and immediately began destroying everything in its path — including the architect of its reanimation, Marco Bellwood. Meanwhile, as they recovered from their battle with Giff Mercer, Marlya Noel and Veronica Thorn saw […]

Quick Summary In Dr. Stone episode 24, “Voices Over Infinite Distance,” Senkuu powered up the new cell phone, and the village cheered when it came on line. Ruri marveled that they could send their voices over the air waves. Suika could barely speak. Everyone was in high spirits until Kohaku asked what was, in retrospect, the obvious […]

Quick Summary In Fairy gone episode 22,”Parade of Demise,” interim Prime Minister Ray Dawn insisted on holding the late Prime Minister’s funeral, despite the assassin still roaming free — and despite Dorothea’s misgivings. Nein Auler took command of Dawn’s motorcade, with Free Underbar riding motorcycle escort and Marlya Noel sitting in one of the cars. […]

Quick Summary In Dr. Stone episode 23, “Wave of Science,” Senkuu showed just how smart he really is: he knew that he couldn’t finish the cell phone project himself. So, he enlisted Chrome to build the furnace to temper the tungsten, Kaseki to build a mammoth vacuum tube assembly engine, and Gen to assemble new batteries. Even […]

Quick Summary In Fairy gone episode 21, “Rusted Warrior and Unopening Door,” Nein Auler wanted to take Marlya Noel off the case. After all, Marlya is one of the few remaining fairy-possessed, and the Eins Order might be after her for their world-ending ritual. But Marlya offers herself as human bait, with support (and offers […]

Quick Summary In Dr. Stone episode 22, “The Treasure,” the entire village — except maybe Senkuu himself — was worried. Senkuu and Chrome were heading into a cave to search for tungsten, and Senkuu had decided that adding Magma was a good idea. The rest of the village was convinced they’d never see Senkuu and Chrome again. […]

Quick Summary In Fairy gone episode 20, “Forest of Beginnings,” Free Underbar and Marlya Noel led the raid on the Ministry of Fairies, but they were too late. The Minister and his trusted lieutenants had already escaped. Free, Marlya, and the rest of Dorothea had to rely on good old fashioned detective work to find […]

Quick Summary In Dr. Stone episode 21, “Spartan Crafts Club,” Senkuu generated a lot of excitement when the villagers learned that the water wheel, and the electrical generator it now powered, meant they won’t have to do some of the hard physical labor associated with manufacturing. It also gives them the means to make the next components […]

Quick Summary In Fairy gone episode 19, “Sad Voices and Black Book,” Marlya Noel left the injured Lily Heineman in Klara Kisenaria’s care and ran after the man who inexplicably had the fairy of her deceased comrade, Oz Mea. Though she tried to be cautious, her enemy ended up behind and ordered the mammoth fairy […]

Quick Summary In Dr. Stone episode 20, “The Age of Energy,” Senkuu explained his smart phone plans to Kohaku, Gen, Chrome, and the others. Chrome followed some of its complexity; Kohaku got a bit lost. Gen, though, understood enough of it to know that they had a lot of hard work ahead of them. What he wasn’t […]