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Quick Summary In Midnight occult civil servants episode 10, “White Cocoon and Blue Flames,” Satoru Kanoichi asks Arata Miyako to help them on one more case. They enter one of the incomplete Olympic venues to see hundreds or thousands of silken eggs. Miyako opens one to see a humanoid child-like being, and he recoils. Satoru pushes his ideas […]

Quick Summary In Fruits Basket episode 10, “It’s Valentine’s, After All,” the day opens with Kyou Souma acting subdued. Saki Hanajima’s wave analysis confirmed it. Tooru Honda, being Tooru, wants to get to the bottom of the mystery, but she doesn’t have to sleuth long before she sees Kagura Souma waiting for Kyou after school. One mystery solved! […]

Quick Summary In Midnight occult civil servants episode 9, “The Dream Demon of the Haunted Apartment Block“, Arata Miyako is assigned to a metropolitan occult division to foster better relations between the city and precincts. At first, Arata gets along well with the two men he’s working with, but as time goes on, one of them, Satoru […]

Quick Summary In Fruits Basket episode 9, “Yuki Was My First Love,” Yuki Souma is coming down with a cold. Tooru Honda is beside herself with worry and she begs him to stay home, but Kyou Souma won’t hear of it: There’s a long-distance run tomorrow, and he’s bound and determined to beat Yuki. Will Yuki’s cold flare […]

Quick Summary In One Punch Man Season 2 Episode 08 (a.k.a., episode 20), “The Resistance of the Strong,” the Monster Association’s plan marches inexorability forward. Goketsu, the monster that intruded on the martial arts tournament, gave the contestants a choice: Eat the monster cells and become monsters, or die. One by one, the remaining contestants tried to […]

Quick Summary In Midnight occult civil servants episode 8, “Old Coyote and the Garden of Falling Stars,” Kyouichi Sakaki, Arata Miyako, and Arata’s friend Izumi take Kyouichi’s recently-rescued sister shopping. After all, her tastes are decades out of date. Though obviously overjoyed that his sister is returned and safe, Kyouichi seems to be troubled about his own future. […]

Quick Summary In Fruits Basket episode 8, “See You When You Get Back,” the time for New Years’ parties are upon them. Arisa Uotani and Saki Hanajima both ask Tooru Honda to spend the time with them, but Tooru begs off, saying she wouldn’t want to get in the way of their family time. The Souma family is planning their […]