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I didn't expect Utena to actually help Loco Musica overcome her off-key singing to a point where it doesn't sound bad. I think Utena plays a true villain role well. Instead of destroying magical girls based on the broken transforming stars from last episode from Lord Enorme's group, she wants...

While this episode does introduce the founding members and their division with Enormita, I think it also alludes the importance of stars equating to power. Prior to the fight with Sister Gigant, we see that Lord Enorme calls Kiwi "Starless." This further was pushed during the fight with Loco...

This episode of Slime Tamer felt had stronger sentimental emotions compared to the previous village's one. It could probably be the events in Latome village that lead up to that last talk between Oggto, Villivera, and Ivy. That talk focused on how the village will treat her without prejudice...

This episode was a fun ride. Tsubasa's winter gear was no match for the blizzard. Luckily Fuyuki and her mom found him before he froze himself. Fuyuki definitely got her traits from her mother, including her teasing and amusement. Tsubasa's flattering words caught both Fuyukis unexpectedly too...

Utena's mom is scary; She's willing to throw out so many valuable collectibles as punishment for Utena's grades to go up. I mean, it doesn't help that Utena did it to herself with being distracted in more than one way. Luckily, Kiwi's perfect grades helped save Utena from a huge loss. It looks...

Today's episode was pretty chill. While there is less focus in Hokkaido-related stuff, it puts more focus on developing Sayuri to be part of the cast. Finding out Sayuri's cold demeaner is a way to protect herself from her sweaty insecurities had her realize that she's also losing opportunities...

Asides from the romantic antics and guidance, there's a couple more Hokkaido-related information with this episode. The Kitami Winter Festival (official source for 2024 in this link) is held annually in the 2nd week of February (English reference sources: Wikipedia and Japan.Travel). For...

If I were to describe the first impressions of this episode, it would be a buddy-cop detective anime filled with twists of expectations. At first, I thought the duo, Ashaf and Guideau are witch slayers when they arrived to town. Turns out, they're basically law enforcement for witches. Despite...

Went in completely blind without reading the synopsis. I wasn't too surprised on how androids (which are called Neans in that world) were treated as [disposable] second class citizens in Mars. What did catch me off guard is how well Giallon felt like he played the joker character well. I felt...

I'm not sure what's more dangerous; Utena's sadistic side, Venalita's corruption, Sayo's masochism, or Kaoruko's fisticuffs. Either way, Utena's magical girl name as Magia Baiser befits her current role.

Akutsu and Lily definitely subverts the common expectation of devil and angel, although it isn't the first time that I've this kind of trope is subverted. I'm looking forward to how far Lily's ensnarement toys with the Akutsu. During the initial introduction of Lily after Akutsu's blunder, we...

I think you're right in its intentions. According to MyAnimeList, her name uses 冬木 , in which if we separate the characters, 冬 (Fuyu) is "Winter" and 木 (Ki) is "Wood" or "Tree". Even though Yuki isn't directly used, it might be an intentional play on words for it.

I like the subversion of torture where it's not the traditional method that we're normally imagining, but more wholesome in a sense. That being said, the amount of expression that the princess had during the torture was incredibly fun to watch! Honestly, I feel her when she was being deprived...

The start is pretty cute in its own way. Tsubasa being timid yet kind definitely attracted Minami's heart in a sense. While the main focus seems to be about those two, it is definitely a product placement for Hokkaido itself. Two things I haven't learned before is the drink, Katsugen (カツゲン)...

This episode of Frieren was heartwarming. Fern and Stark bonding in different ways felt precious. Given their age, it felt appropriate as teenagers on their immaturity on their small squabble. Despite Sein parting ways with the group and having the shortest time with them, it felt like he's...