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Lenlo: Hello all! It’s been a while huh? Can’t say this is unexpected, as life has a way of delaying things when you no longer hold yourself to a hard schedule. Still, this is way earlier than last year’s Anime of the Year, right? Small blessings. As far as 2024 is concerned, this was a … Continue reading 2024 Anime Awards and Top 10 List

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Total Zenshuu dominance. That’s what the results our Winter 2025 voting indicate, but behind the scenes the fight for the top spot wasn’t nearly so straightforward. I’m the only one who truly felt as though it had the most impressive premiere earlier this month, and since the other writers thought it was “good enough,” it … Continue reading Winter 2025 First Episode Awards

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Sakamoto Days Short Synopsis: A legendary hitman falls in love, retires, has a kid and grows fat. But what will he do when his old life comes looking for him once again? Lenlo: I remember reading Sakamoto Days back when it was a newly released manga. It was a clever enough comedy series in the … Continue reading Winter 2025 Impressions: Sakamoto Days, Giramasu, Übel Blatt

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Honey Lemon Soda Short Synopsis: A high school wallflower becomes enamored with a blond-haired boy who later stands up to a trio of bullies on her behalf. Wooper: My days of calling myself a shoujo fan may be coming to an end, since I rarely jive with the genre’s modern offerings. Case in point: I … Continue reading Winter 2025 Impressions: Honey Lemon Soda, Red Ranger Isekai, Baban Baban Ban Vampire

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Tasokare Hotel Short Synopsis: When someone dies, they are placed in-between worlds at a strange hotel where they must find clues about themselves and decide whether to go to heaven or return to Earth. Mario: Have you ever been to an escape room? Well, this episode offers something akin to being in an escape room … Continue reading Winter 2025 Impressions: Tasokare Hotel, The Apothecary Diaries S2, Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!

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Zenshuu Short Synopsis: An anime director dies eating bad clam and is teleported to the world of their favorite movie, finally having the chance to change the outcome. Lenlo: As much as it tries to appear as something more, playing up the 90’s fantasy anime style and tropes as well as a “darker” story, Zenshuu … Continue reading Winter 2025 Impressions: Zenshuu, Dr. Stone: Science Future, Promise of Wizard

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Medalist Short Synopsis: A young girl learns to figure skate against her mother’s wishes while her coach lives his dreams through teaching her. Lenlo: Been a while since our last figure skating anime, only one I can remember was Yuri on Ice. Where that was all about the highest levels of competition though, big flash … Continue reading Winter 2025 Impressions: Medalist, Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku, From Bureaucrat to Villainess

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“This isn’t forever. We haven’t seen our last peaceful day.”   The above prediction, delivered by the invader Yuriko shortly before her death, seems unlikely to come true. In these four episodes alone, we see a military operation on a college campus, the continued activities of a young adult vigilante group, AI-powered bipedal robots equipped … Continue reading Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction – 10-13

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I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class Short Synopsis: Two highschoolers’ least favorite people (each other) are forced to marry by their newly reunited (not related) grandparents. Lenlo: This is literally just a worse Nisekoi. The basic plot is the same, boy/girl who can’t stand each other are forced into a … Continue reading Winter 2025 Impressions: I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class, Okitsura, Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu

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Salaryman Isekai Short Synopsis: Underappreciated overseas manager is head hunted by a Demon Lord with a surprisingly keen eye for subordinates. Amun: First show of the new season for me (we’re not watching that weird ecchi cat thing) – and honestly, as far as first shows of the year go, Salaryman was quite decent. I … Continue reading Winter 2025 Impressions: Salaryman Isekai, Momentary Lily, Sorairo Utility

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