Violet Evergarden: Season 1/ Episode 7 “Nameless” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
After Violet helps a man heal from a very traumatic moment, she is forced to come to terms with the truth she has been avoiding about herself and Major Gilbert.
Anime
In this sub-category, you’ll find TV series that are generally Japanese anime, but also animation from across the world.
Kokkoku: Season 1/ Episode 7 “The Seventh Moment” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As Majima receives the happiest bit of news ever, Sagawa might have gone too far with his disciples and hired help.
The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Season 1/ Episode 19 “Any Port In A Storm” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As Joseph haunts his acquaintances, Renfred gathers allies to stop an auction of a dragon.
Citrus: Season 1/ Episode 7 “Love or Lies!” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As Mei continues to be very hot and cold, she is presented with a challenger in the form of Matsuri.
Garo – Vanishing Line: Season 1/ Episode 18 “Illusion” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
You know how people will swear, “It gets better” when talking about a show? It seems Garo – Vanishing Line, is trying to convince us the filler is over.
Violet Evergarden: Season 1/ Episode 6 “Somewhere, Under a Starry Sky” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Violet once again travels off to a distant place for work and while she sees one old friend, her focus is getting to know and revealing herself to a new one.
Kokkoku: Season 1/ Episode 6 “The Sixth Moment” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Majima forces the Yazuma family to help her rescue her family and it leads to interesting results.
The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Season 1/ Episode 18 “Forgive and Forget” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Elias’ insecurities get the best of him and lead him to be a bit abusive. Meanwhile, Joseph is back and up to something.
Citrus: Season 1/ Episode 6 “Out of Love” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Despite ecchi elements surely turning some people off, Citrus reminds us that love is a complicated thing and so is figuring out how to handle your attractions/affection for someone.
Garo – Vanishing Line: Season 1/ Episode 17 “The Slant Lined” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
We’re still nowhere near El Dorado, but Bishop and Christopher decide to try to kidnap Sophie and kill Sword. That’s something right?
Violet Evergarden: Season 1/ Episode 5 “You Write Letters That Bring People Together?” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
It seems, officially, Violet has mastered being a doll. Leading to the next arc: Her being a cold-blooded killer.
Kokkoku: Season 1/ Episode 5 “The Fifth Moment” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Majima’s past and connection to Juri is revealed as a trap is laid using Takafumi and the fate of Tsubasa in question.
The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Season 1/ Episode 17 “Look Before You Leap” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Ashen Eye returns to wreak havoc while reminding us how useful Chise’s powers can be.
Citrus: Season 1/ Episode 5 “Under Lover” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Yuzu has come to the point in realizing that she may have to put her feelings aside, especially as she comes to realize who Shou is to Mei and the damage his absence has done.
Garo – Vanishing Line: Season 1/ Episode 16 “Chance Meeting” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Sword and co. still aren’t in El Dorado, likely won’t be until episode 18 at the earliest, but we do follow up on his younger sibling and his reason for wanting to go to El Dorado.
Violet Evergarden: Season 1/ Episode 4 “You Won’t be a Tool, but a Person Worthy of that Name” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As Violet Evergarden continues to win you over with visuals, it also makes another effort of having heart through introducing Iris’ backstory.
Kokkoku: Season 1/ Episode 4 “The Fourth Moment” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
We start to dig into Juri’s mysterious gift as Majima continues to slowly unravel what she knows and her past.
The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Season 1/ Episode 16 “God’s Mill Grinds Slow But Sure” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
It’s Christmas time and in the spirit of giving, Chise receives a certified friend and maybe a blast from her past.
Citrus: Season 1/ Episode 4 “Love Me Do” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As Himeko makes her significance in Mei’s life known, it throws whatever Yuzu was building towards into chaos.
Garo – Vanishing Line: Season 1/ Episode 15 “El Dorado” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Rather than follow our well-established heroes, King’s right hand and left hand, Bishop, and Queen, are under the spotlight.
Violet Evergarden: Season 1/ Episode 3 “May You Be an Exemplary Auto Memoir Doll” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
After struggling to express herself, a young woman named Luculia seemingly breaks through and helps Violet become in touch with her feelings.
GATE: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri, or simply Gate, slowly turns from something which seems like a silly ecchi filled anime to something which really holds clout in terms of presenting fantasy, action, and character development.
Kokkoku: Season 1/ Episode 3 “The Third Moment” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
A lot of information about specters are dropped but, with only Majima even having an inkling of a clue of what is happening, we’re mostly left in the dark.
The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Season 1/ Episode 15 “There Is No Place Like Home” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Despite you thinking the episode would be about Chise’s recovery, it ends up being about Silky’s backstory – which causes some tears.
Citrus: Season 1/ Episode 3 “Sisterly Love” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Yuzu is ensnared in Mei’s games and finds it difficult to know whether her burgeoning feelings are/ can be reciprocated or if Mei is just toying with her?
Garo – Vanishing Line: Season 1/ Episode 14 “Relic” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In what maybe the last filler episode before the aptly named “El Dorado” episode, Luke gets a cosmetic change.
Violet Evergarden: Season 1/ Episode 2 “Never Coming Back” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
With the influx of some new characters, Violet Evergarden has definitely become the type of show worth your loyalty.
Kokkoku: Season 1/ Episode 2 “The Second Moment” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As some of the rules of the stasis are established, there are tests to see what the overseers may and may not allow.
Beatless: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Contract” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Beatless faces a uphill battle if it doesn’t want to seem like another show which only cares about girls in revealing outfits and lots of explosions.
The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Season 1/ Episode 14 “Looks Breed Love” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As Chise makes her first demand of Elias, it seemingly might be her last.
Citrus: Season 1/ Episode 2 “One’s First Love” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As Chairman Aihara becomes aware of his new granddaughter, he questions who will influence who and makes some preemptive moves.
Garo – Vanishing Line: Season 1/ Episode 13 “God’s Will” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Gina opens herself up to us a little bit as the show makes it clear that we won’t see El Dorado anytime soon.
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Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Play Ball” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens may not leave you squealing like a pig for more, it presents enough intrigue for you to want to know where this show might be going.
Rokka no Yuusha (Rokka – Braves of the Six Flowers): Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Every now and then a show comes along which you didn’t anticipate for it wasn’t on your radar. Rokka no Yuusha, for me, was one of those shows. Thankfully though, superficial curiosity led me to read the summary and somehow within the first few minutes, I knew I found something which certainly had to be…
Violet Evergarden: Season 1/ Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While beautifully animated, some may find struggle to find meaningful substance behind Violet Evergarden’s awe-inspiring visuals.
Gangsta.: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Introduction Gangsta. strangely takes your usual mafia, crooked cops, and slightly nuts hero trope and brings some sort of freshness to it by doing one thing many animated programs aren’t good at: balance.
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Kokkoku: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The First Moment” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Kokkoku presents an oddly satisfying opener which makes the death of Anime Strike something to celebrate.
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Devilman Crybaby: Season 1/ Episode 10 “Crybaby” [Season Finale] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
And so Devilman Crybaby ends on a surprising high note. One which, strangely, may make you feel sorry for the last demon Akira faces.
The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Season 1/ Episode 13 “East, West, Home’s Best” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Chise and Elias finally get to have a real conversation about their respective pasts, and of course, that moment gets ruined by the episode’s ending.
