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7 days agoI’ll check it out. Thanks.
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Finally done with Nana. It’s among my least favourite non-seasonal watches of 2026. I liked the first half much, much more than the second one, which I struggled to finish. Character introductions and Nana and Hachiko’s friendship development were fun to watch, but when Takumi appeared and THE THING happened the story just reached the peak of annoyance for me. Hachiko’s taste in men is diabolical; she was cursed by the Great Demon Lord.
Spring 2026
I won’t be sticking with Agents of the Four Seasons. It’s not my kind of drama. I don’t vibe with tormented characters, whose sadness permeates the story and their whole being. It came as no surprise as I only finished Violet Evergarden because of Kyoani. As for Ascendance of a Bookworm, I’ll be switching to the manga for now, since I don’t do well with light novels. The studio change didn’t bring any noticeable improvements after all. Also dropped Akane-banashi after the second episode. I liked the first one, but the shounen-jumpy treatment of rakugo in the second one put me off. I’d rather re-watch Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu.
Nippon Sangoku - Liked the second episode a bit less than the premiere, but the art direction is still very entertaining, though the camera movement gave me an eye strain this time. Can’t say much of the story so far. Seems like it mixes violence and humour in a similar vein to Golden Kamuy, however I don’t expect it to turn out as iconic.
Kirio Fanclub - Every episode starts a bit boring, then doubles down on Aimi and Nami’s antics to finally end with a hint of some hidden drama, which makes me want to come back each week.
Always a Catch! - Should’ve been a double-episode premiere as the second episode better showed the compelling sides of Mimi and Renato. I knew watching Mimi was going to be fun when I saw her brass knuckles hair ornament.
Witch Hat Atelier - I’m really not vibing with Qifrey’s VA. It might be a worse miscast than Okarun for me, after all. I feel bad it happened twice; Natsuki Hanae is great.
Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku!? - Charming character design, likeable cast. In terms of trio dynamic and otaku culture so far I prefer this one to Pardon the Intrusion, I’m Home!
The Ramparts of Ice - Visually, it’s not as fun as Polar Opposites, and I wished they chilled down on the chibi style as its over-usage quite annoyed me in Senpai wa Otokonoko, but I like its angle of character-driven drama. Story-wise, I might eventually prefer The Ramparts of Ice to Polar Opposites.
My Ribdiculous Reincarnation - The first episode was rather fun. Guess I’ll wait and see how fast the joke runs thin.
Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk - Enjoyed the premiere. The alcohol part is of no interest to me, but the atmosphere of dorm life and the development of new relationships look compelling. I’ll give it a few more episodes.
Aimi is so unapologetically cringe, no wonder Nami is in love with her.
And the episode ended on an interesting note again. What exactly did Aimi lie about? Seems like there is some drama behind all the comedy.
So the yuri potential I smelled from the trailer wasn’t completely off base?
I liked it. This author knows how to write interesting characters and compelling relationships.
A pretty satisfying finale for this show.
It had a couple of episodes I enjoyed, but Yoi and Kohaku navigating their feelings in the first half was downright frustrating to watch. They had some weird, stressful kind of tension between them before both developed and realized their romantic attraction to each other. Both stumbled and sulked but learned to take a step forward; it wasn’t one-sided.
All in all I liked it more than I disliked it. It wasn’t the worst shoujo romance I’ve seen; wasn’t even the worst one in the winter season.
Ah, Suzuki, a shipper first, girlfriend second. This girl is so adorably creaturefull.
Ending the season with some good Nishi-Yamada content gives me life.
I guess Azuma-Taira development was left for season two. I’ll be there.
Sometimes romances focus on the main couple so much it starts to feel isolating and thus tiring to watch. I’m glad it wasn’t the case with this show. Great ensemble cast is what made it work for me.
The most entertaining Fate I’ve seen. It had Richard and, most importantly, it had RichAya dynamic. The writing and the characters made it extremely fun to watch. Thanks, Narita.
It was a joyful show. Cute and funny. One of my winter favourites.
The window spell connecting the two worlds looked interesting. His Majesty won’t stop until he brings Lizel back to his original world. Must be reassuring for Lizel.
Disappointed none of my gaysekai got a second season announcement. I’ll miss this non-BL BL show. I quite enjoyed it, despite its flaws and mainly thanks to the main cast and Lizel’s dynamic with everyone.
And here I thought Yoshiko would snatch Ooji but the girl’s taste is more refined.
Yoi inherited the flowers aura from her dad.
Ooji is slowly losing the points he never had. I don’t feel like rooting for him at all.
I regret to inform myself that Kohaku gets a pass. He was cute. Cuteness is justice.
Yoi-chan kawaii.
Animation IS the afternoon tea. To me.
This episode was pretty fun.
My favourite type of Frieren episodes that focuses on the journey, reminiscing, Himmel’s life lessons, a sprinkle of humour and action here and there, and beautiful scenery. Truly wonderful.
That tracking spell with mana oozing from the wall and turning into a circle and the barrier spell popping like a bubble looked fantastic.
Both POV sequences were good, though Himmel’s wins by having Eisen and Heiter running along the shore.
The hints leading to the next big arc were also there. How I wish they released this season with 20+ episodes again; I wouldn’t mind waiting longer.
Loved this episode’s visual direction, especially the eerie feel of the invisible people village and Kiriguro’s Paris arc.
Eleven was extra cute in this episode.
Asa learning new words translated into some funny scene transitions. Void - Guess what, Dad? What is ‘marriage’? - Wretched.
Spring Season
Definitely Watching
- Dorohedoro Season 2 - I❤Hole.
- Witch Hat Atelier - excited to relive the beginning of the story in a different format this time. I hope the adaptation does justice to Kamome Shirahama’s gorgeous art. My only concern for now is that I didn’t imagine Qifrey and Olruggio sounding like Natsuki Hanae and Yuuichi Nakamura; I’ll get used to it eventually.
- Ace of Diamond Act II Season 2 - I don’t get enough baseball in my anime these days.
- Go For It, Nakamura! - I like its art style. May Chiaki Kobayashi continue voicing black-haired queer boys.
- Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 4 - more Myne is always a good idea; I’ve missed her.
- Daemons of the Shadow Realm - Hiromu Arakawa’s story and Bones adapting it. The soundtrack already sounds epic.
- Dandelion - can’t miss it as a Gintama fan.
- Dr. Stone: Science Future Part 3 - I hope this season doesn’t make me regret not dropping it after the first one like Fire Force did.
Interested In
- Scenes from Awajima - may be a good drama; I have hopes for this one.
- Nippon Sangoku - the synopsis didn’t sound like something I’d enjoy and I was pondering if I should watch it just because it’s visually interesting, but then the latest PV introduced a fascinating guy voiced by Jun Fukuyama, so I feel like watching it now.
- The Ramparts of Ice - from the creator of You and I Are Polar Opposites, which has a nice ensemble cast. The PV did pique my interest.
- Akane-banashi - the source material readers hyped this up, and I like anime about traditional art. However, the demographic is shounen, which doesn’t make it very exciting for me.
- Kirio Fanclub - there are two girls, who are friends AND rivals in love. And the love interest in question doesn’t even have eyes, like he isn’t actually important to their dynamic at all. How very fascinating.
Yuri potential. - Tadaima, Ojamasaremasu! - an adult cast and otaku culture? Sign me up. Based on the synopsis and the PV, though, I can tell it’s going to be very silly.
- Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble? - What is this creature?
- Agents of the Four Seasons - moderately interested in it. It will be either a surprise or a disappointment.
All in all spring looks promising in the fantasy and slice-of-life departments, but I’m once again devastated by the sheer lack of originals. If I’m not mistaken, winter had none. Spring has just one, it seems.
Lizel really endangered Eleven’s underling’s life by drinking the guy’s beverage.
Things sure have got more amusing with Eleven around. His jealous, overprotective boyfriend act is adorable.
Oh, I watched the documentary about Asa’s notebook the other day.
The story’s finally got to the point where Yoi and Kohaku’s relationship isn’t stressing me out. Progress.
Haven’t heard comedic anime rapping in ages. Brings a nostalgic tear to my eye.
Interesting how Aimi’s idea of a curse is to get covered in poop and Nami’s is to go on a date with Kirio.