Titles: Undead Murder Farce Genre: I don’t man… fantasy? Episodes: 13 Studio:  Lapin Track It’s a bad time to be an Oni. The era of legends is drawing to a close in Japan and anything even close to a Yokai is being hunted left and right. Oni are on top of the list. They are glass canons after all. Vulnerable to most attacks (although sturdier than humans but who isn’t) but powerful beyond comprehension. If you want something killed, bets are an Oni can do it. And you can’t leave such dangerous creatures roaming around. Not even half-oni. Unless killing the unkillable is something you ..read more

I’m playing catch-up here since I started the season a little late, that’s why you’re getting two ‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princessposts in one week. I’ll settle on just one starting next week although there also a chance I’ll deluge you with some Delicious in Dungeon reviews ..read more

I have to stop reading manga. I want the thrill of discovering new anime as it airs! Fortunately, I never got around to Solo Levelling so I can see where it goes ..read more

Those consorts just can’t function without Maomao! I don’t blame them. I would also not be able to do anything without Maomao once I had a taste for her efficiency. She seems to make life a whole lot easier. Especially if you live in a palace and people are trying to assassinate you a lot. Like me! For a second there, I thought that everything I wrote last week would be moot and Maomao was going straight back to the inner palace. I would have looked so silly about emphasizing the change and all. But it was just a short-term engagement to teach a special class. And Maomao gave them a lesso ..read more

There are a lot of great shows this season. Not just a lot of great shows but a lot of shows that I have been anxiously waiting for. And The Witch and the Beast is definitely at the forefront. For those who do not know I have been enjoying the manga (I am up to date) and even reviewed it once. It’s not necessarily a story I would wholeheartedly recommend to everyone out there. I would say it is a bit of an acquired taste but it works for me big time! So I was just counting the days until the anime aired as soon as it was announced. Despite my personal enthusiasm for this anime, I will adm ..read more

I just saw that the second season of Ron…. Has been announced and I’m really happy about it. Have you ever done that thing, when you can’t decide something, so you just blurt out a decision to see if you feel disappointed. I do that pretty regularly. I just don’t have very strong feelings about most things. Well, the second season announcement of Ron Komonohashi did something similar for me. I know I enjoyed the show as I was watching it and that I would keep watching it if there was more but other than that I generally consider it as a pleasant light little bit of entertainment. But when I sa ..read more

I have two episodes to catch up on for this one. And I have to say, I loved being able to watch two episodes one after the other. I suspected it all along, but I really think that the Apothecary Diaries would be a very fun show to binge once enough episodes have aired. The story just flows so well from one episode to the next that it feels natural to sit down and just watch a handful in one fell swoop. (Did you know that expression comes from McBeth. As in the Shakespeare play. I don’t know, maybe this will be asked at a trivia night at some point and now you’ll know the answer ..read more

I’m back – sorry it took a while. The holidays were great though and I hope you guys had a lot of fun as well. I will be picking my watch-a-longs for the season soon. To be honest, I have a whole bunch I want to see BUT, I might be watching them with friends which is certainly a huge change so I don’t know if that will make for good review candidates (since I won’t necessarily be able to watch every episode as it airs ..read more

You know what, now that the season is over and I can look back on it as a whole, I really enjoyed this season of Dr. Stone. The pacing was great, there were several points where I was genuinely intrigued by what would happen next and it was consistently fun to meet new characters and get plot reveals. It felt like we actually moved forward and that can be a challenge for long-running anime ..read more

At least the last two episodes of the season are going to be a two-parter. It’s like they knew that I like those better! YAY! At least the last two episodes of the season are going to be a two-parter. It’s like they knew that I like those better! YAY! Is it just me or did this episode give anyone else When They Cry vibes? Major ones. I guess it’s very obvious. An isolated rural Japanese village with a scary old god that they worship. Zall the superficial elements are there. Oh, and of course the villagers are all acting suspiciously. I think that’s pretty much a must for village cult stor ..read more