I picked up more shows then I thought and I don't think I'm going to drop any of them at this moment. This post is where I am trying something different that hopefully makes this long post more readable. Please leave me a comment about it.
Table of Contents (Click to see thoughts on a show/episode from last week)
Spice
Wonderful
Fable
Destruction
Code Geass Roze
Suicide Squad Isekai
Oshi No Ko
Alya
Dungeon
Deer
Cheer
Kinnikuman
Tower of God
Archenemies
Earth
Heroines
Spice and Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf Episode 15
Found on Crunchyroll
Pretty good lore episode and drama building episode. Lawrence used some contacts with traders and met some people who know a bit about the lore behind Holo's story and where Holo's home town is. At the same time, Holo and Fermi go around the festival and Fermi buys things for her. So some growing tension there too. So generally a solid episode there too.
Episode Rating: Good
Wonderful Precure Episode 24
Found on Crunchyroll
Very interesting in-between arc sort of episode. All of the Kirakirin Animals into Niko Garden. Not all the animals are back yet, but the mystical Kirakira-sama egg appeared. I mean, there was a small bit of animals like the gorilla's mother that needs to return to Niko Garden which the precures, mostly Nyammy, returned to it. But now there is this interesting bit of Kira Sama's egg that keeps appearing in Iroha's bed that will provide some mysteries as it goes forward. Very cute and fun episode as usual with decent mysteries.
Episode Rating: Good
The Fable Episode 15
Found on Hulu
What is this show? Really, how are we pulling off a survival in the woods arc after some really huge Yakuza movements. This episode is Akira showing Ryou how to survive in the woods while surviving just off the land and Akira somehow teaching Ryou life lessons by cutting off life in the city to just enjoy nature for what it is. Plus, they ate snakes and all sorts of animals too. Plus, Akira is going to fight a bear soon. So yeah, this episode was just a massive delight to watch on so many levels.
Episode Rating: Solid
Dead Dead Demons Dedede Destruction Episode 8
Found on Crunchyroll
The flashback episodes are done now, it's time for more current world things of the world just falling apart. Oh, the girls also just graduated from highschool and are going to college. The main focus of this episode wasn't Kadode and Onten, but Ai and the guy trying to be her boyfriend as they take a bus tour of Tokyo. A tour that shows the exotic places in Tokyo like everything involved with aliens. Also the aliens are being captured and/or killed by the government and another attack against the alien ship is coming soon. It's so many things that naturally fit together for some reason.
Episode Rating: Solid
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture Episode 4
Found on Hulu
A bit of a slower episode, but one that develops so many layers of politics. Also, a lot of og Code Geass characters made an appearance. This episode opened with C.C. questioning why Lelouch gave his power to Sakuya. Cornellia who is one of the leading parts of the Black Knights also shows up. Damocles with the Fleija weapons appears and Niena Einstein also appears on the heroes side to counter act the Fleija weapons too. So there is a lot of alliance connections and schemes that happen in regards to the Sakura (who is currently Sakuya) is being used as a puppet and Neo Britannia planning an assault soon. I'm kind of amazed it all fit together in one episode. So a reasonably good episode for a lot of interesting political implications.
Episode Rating: Good
Suicide Squad Isekai Episodes 5
Found on Hulu
This episode handled the logistics of the Suicide Squad staying in their fantasy land. The reset of the crew's bomb timer was a major deal as well as the crew getting more ammo for the ammo friendly users. It also has the crew fighting a dragon to get the ammo and it was a pretty cool battle. I'm also pretty glad that Harley is still her weird self and adopted a baby dragon. I'm also pretty interested in Flag still getting direct orders from Waller. So, pretty safe episode.
Episode Rating: Okay
Oshi No Ko Season 2 Episode 2
Found on Hi-Dive
I wasn't expecting such a huge thing like that mangaka of Tokyo Blade not only wanting a rewrite of the whole play, but the tearing down of the script writer who does love the manga quite a bit. Even to the point he lost sleep over the script. Especially going with the entire way everything was miscommunication from the mangaka to writer. Incredible episode.
Episode Rating: Good
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings In Russian Episode 2
Found on Crunchyroll
The anime production team's infatuation with Alya's body and her feet aside, I think that her being more suggestive and flirty is who she really wants to be. In an episode where it's revealed Yuki is Kuze's sister and is as just as much of a weeb or more then Kuze, Alya's appearance changed a lot of things. From her like it cool and sweet food to trying more and more outfits in front of Kuze until it got too far maybe did reveal more about the part she usually holds herself back from. I'm curious to see where it goes from here. Especially with Yuki and Alya both competing to become student council president soon. So yeah, very enjoyable episode. Lots of little character moments and complicated things here and there that make this so interesting.
Episode Rating: Good
Dungeon People Episode 2
Found on Hi-Dive
This show is really cute and has such interesting world building for the small dungeon that Belle runs. I kind of enjoy the intricate details of the contract monsters take to work at the dungeon as well as the way they don't actually die by having their copies placed in gems. It was demonstrated in the episode through Clay herself who had her copy made, but was kind of lewd because it didn't include her clothes. Clay also helped the lower leveled part of the dungeon rebuild their chest supplies for adventurers too. The best part of this episode was Belle just being a powerful person who is also a lazy packrat who doesn't want to remove anything. Very good and just absolutely fun episode.
Episode Rating: Solid
My Deer Friend Nokotan Episode 2
Found on Crunchyroll
This episode was a lot of crazy things. I mean, this is Koshi wanting to make the deer club something decent and normal. Like a utopia but nothing is allowed to be normal. Especially since Koshi is just a participant and a joke. Koshi 's sister destroyed the deer club and there is a lot of JoJo references between the deer Noko and the sister which turned into a quiz show about Koshi. That second question was about whether or not Koshi was wearing a bra and I couldn't imagine what the other questions would be after that. So all the secrets she wanted to keep are gone. It was hilarious, but I feel sorry for Koshi,
Episode Rating: Good?
Narenare -Cheer for You!- Episode 2
Found on Crunchyroll
I wish this episode premiered with the first episode because this one answered a lot of the questions and fully introduced threads that the first episode started to give out. It's still all over the place, but a bit better. Kanata hiding her inability to practice at her cheer leading club and then failure to make a final leap because of her trauma that is impossible to share with her friend on PT. But the digital media group is getting together and there is something happening with parkour girl and Shion/ribbon girl because of her dream. A lot of interesting and complicated directions.
Episode Rating: Solid
Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Episode 1
Found on Netflix
This was a recap episode of events that I don't know about but looks pretty cool. Also, there is a lot of you character chemistry between protagonists before something happens. Can't wait for that.
Episode Rating: Okay
Tower of God Season 2 Episode 2
Found on Crunchyroll
Well, this episode had a lot of interesting things going on in just the simple check the power level measurement. Clearly there is a lot of complicated things regarding class warfare, ownership of people, who decides which person gets to advance simply on a power level situation that the top person, in a twist, chooses to advance. Very interesting that the winner is Bam/Voile who wants nothing to do with any of it and wants to advance by themselves. All while Wangnan is trying to beg for his entire existence. That makes me curious because this squid game scenario even if it's another test is fascinating.
Episode 1 was the set up for this to happen as well as reminding us all of Yuri Jahad. Not much noteworthy there.
Episode Rating: Good?
The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies Episode 1 (Premiere)
Found on Crunchyroll
This is a very cute short story and also has half sized episodes which makes the length more then perfect. The simple story of an even because and the right hand man named Mira falling in love with the pure beacon of goodness in a magical girl, Byakuya. I love that the fights turn into dates where Mira buys her fancy cakes as he tries to talk her out of being a magical girl. I am really happy this one is so interesting and comfy.
Episode Rating: Good
Bye Bye, Earth Episode 1 (Premiere)
Found on Crunchyroll
Very solid first episode. I do think it was trying to be so much bigger and impactful then it actually ways. But there is interesting character beats and world building to this show that makes me want to come back to it. For instance, this show introduces Belle Lablac who is the only pure human in a world of furies. The first part of the episode is just an encounter with Belle helping a town of people with a squid monster that appeared in the middle of their lake and her killing it while having a major emotional story with it and the town's people being haters. That stuff was great. The work with her master as he was killed by her before Belle went on her journey of self discovery didn't hit that hard unfortunately. But it says great things for coming episodes.
Episode Rating: Okay
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! Episode 1 (Premiere)
Found on Crunchyroll
What a great first episode to a very unique idea of a show. It is a look at the losing end of romances when girls lose out on the boys they've been interested in for years. The main point of view character is Kazuhiko Nukumizu who is a boy that loves reading romance light novels and is shafted and not even considering interested by everyone else. Especially with the girls around him who didn't get the love interested they wanted like Anna who Kazuhiko was right there to witness as she had her own falling out. She's great and so wonderfully emotive with Kazuhiko who doesn't know how to handle anything. So many interested and complicated things there too. I am pretty interesting to see where this is going now.
Episode Rating: Solid
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