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Quick Summary In To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Episode 11, “The Start of Troubles Ahead,” much to Nancy Schaal Bancroft  and Liza Renecastle’s consternation, Claude seems intent on treating Hank Henriette as a prisoner of war. That includes threats of torture! Fortunately for Hank (or for Claude, depending on how Hank would really have reacted to said torture), Claude receives orders to join […]

Quick Summary In Dr. Stone episode 10, “A Flimsy Alliance,” the question of Gen Asagiri takes a back seat when Magma, a thug who wants to take over the village, mistakes Gen for Senkuu and brutally attacks the man, leaving him for dead. Kohaku tells Senkuu that Magma tried to win the yearly tournament; a tournament that would have […]

Quick Summary In Fruits Basket episode 23, “You Look Well,” it’s final exam time, and Tooru Honda is devastated to learn that she failed one of her exams — in a subject that Yuki Shouma tutored her in! She’s wracked by guilt, and it doesn’t help that Saki Hanajima confides that she failed all of her exams. Worst of […]

Quick Summary In Astra Lost in Space episode 10,  “Culprit,” the crew use their knowledge of history to compare notes with Polina Livinskaya, since they now know their home planet, Astra, is not the home planet Polina was expecting (Earth). The histories are practically identical up to the Cuban Missile Crisis, which unfolded very differently according to […]

Quick Summary In To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Episode 10, “Two Oaths,” Roy/Garm barely eludes Claude’s troops, who continue to pursue him with their advanced technology. They are dismayed when Roy comes up with very effective counter measures. Meanwhile, Nancy Schaal Bancroft sees Hank Henriette fall into the canyon. Will she be able to find him? If she does, […]

Quick Summary In Dr. Stone episode 09, “Let There Be the Light of Science,” Senkuu, Chrome, Kohaku, and Suika are busily bribing the villagers with ramen. Suddenly, a stranger draws attention to himself, and Kohaku and the two guards Ginrou and Kinrou surround him. They learn his name is Gen Asagiri, a contemporary of Senkuu, who says he’s been all […]

Quick Summary In Fruits Basket episode 22, “Because I was Happy,” we meet Saki Hanajima before she knew either Tooru Honda or Arisa Uotani. Those were hard times for our hero. She was trying to come to grips with her powers, and since she had talents that others lacked, her classmates bullied her. Sometimes, mercilessly. When one incident went way […]

Quick Summary In Astra Lost in Space episode 09, “Revelation,” Kanata Hoshijima thinks long and hard about what Zack Walker discovered, and the implications are crushing. Quitterie Raffaeli and Funicia Raffaeli’s excitement at learning the results of Zack’s tests quickly turns to confusion and then horror as the young crew unravels some of the core mysteries affecting them. Meanwhile, their […]

Quick Summary In To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Episode 09, “The Hound of Hell’s Gate,” we see Hank Henriette for the first time in a while, and he’s not looking well. He’s exhausted, and his conscience torments him. He has collapsed in a snow storm. All in all, it was a terrible time for him to meet […]

Quick Summary In Dr. Stone episode 08, “Stone Road,” Senkuu creates an elaborate flow chart to explain to Chrome and Kohaku how they’re going to create penicillin. It’s overwhelming to them, but they set out to gather the materials they need — including magnets and iron sand. With the help of their new recruit, Suika, they make […]

Quick Summary In Fruits Basket episode 21, “I Never Back Down from a Wave Fight,” the three girls in Yuki Shouma’s fan club decide that they just must get rid of Tooru Honda because she is getting too close to Yuki. Of course, they can’t just assault Tooru — her friends Arisa Uotani and Saki Hanajima would do […]

Quick Summary In Astra Lost in Space episode 08, “Lost and Found,” Kanata Hoshijima, Ulgar Zweig, and Zack Walker found a woman in suspended animation in the other damaged ship on the planet Icriss. She’s alive, but only barely, so they get her back to their ship. She’s terribly disappointed to learn that they aren’t a rescue party, and […]

Quick Summary In To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Episode 08, “Songstress of Sleep,” Nancy Schaal Bancroft follows Claude, Liza Renecastle, and a company of soldiers to a port town. The citizens are wary of soldiers, but Claude has intelligence that an Incarnate is nearby. While taking a walk on the beach, Schaal accidentally finds Charles, the owner of the […]

Quick Summary In Dr. Stone episode 07, “Where Two Million Years Have Gone,” Kohaku decides to take Senkuu back to her village. As soon as he arrives, Ginrou and Kinrou deny him access, because he’s an outsider. Kohaku threatens to duel them, and it was clear that the two of them knew that she would likely take both […]

Quick Summary In Fruits Basket episode 20, “I Can’t Believe You Picked It Up,” Tooru Honda faces her greatest challenge yet: Hiro Shouma, a young man who is Kisa Shouma’s close friend. After Kisa stays overnight at Shigure Shouma’s house to watch DVDs with Tooru, Hiro barges into Tooru’s life and steals her pocketbook — with her mom’s picture in […]

Quick Summary In Astra Lost in Space episode 07, “Past,” Aries Spring’s realization that she didn’t remember Charce Lecroix from her biology class threw the crew into confusion, because he said he had been in her class. His explanation changed how they all thought of him — but was he the traitor? They land on a new […]

Quick Summary In To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Episode 07, “The Trigger of Memories,” Nancy Schaal Bancroft makes a surprisingly fast recovery, and it is related to something Elizabeth Weezer did. Was it intentional? Accidental? Schaal makes her way back to her town, but everyone’s strangely distant. It doesn’t get any better when Claude, Liza Renecastle, and […]

Quick Summary In Dr. Stone episode 06, “Two Nations of the Stone World,” Taiju Ooki and Yuzuriha Ogawa apply the thawing liquid to the remains of the stone on the back of Senkuu’s neck. Will the extraordinary restorative power of the stone’s removal bring him back to life? Meanwhile, their gunpowder blast alerted other humans to their presence. One of […]