Seasonal Impressions — Summer 2026

Seasonal Impressions,

Sequels: The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really…, Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War The Calamity, Cleavtess S2, Daemons of the Shadow Realm, The Drops of God, The Elusive Samurai S2, From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman 2, Grand Blue Dreaming S3, Hana-Kimi S2,  Hell Mode 2, Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. S2, Mao, Mushoku Tensei S3, Re: Zero S4, Saga of Tanya the Evil S2, Skeleton Knight in Another World S2, Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough For Mobs S2, Welcome to the Demon School Iruma-kun S4, Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers Cour 2, You And I Are Polar Opposites S2

Shorts / Kids Shows: Skipping

44. Chainsmoker Cat
Couldn’t get past the first thirty seconds… Absolutely disgusting.

43. The World’s Strongest Rearguard
Felt completely soulless.

42. My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren’t Wicked
Happy families. Ugh. Don’t care. Continue reading Seasonal Impressions — Summer 2026 →

Kaiseki Anime Podcast Ep. 187 — Spring 2026 Seasonal Review

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Listen to our thoughts on the past season!

00:00 Intro
01:00 I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class
02:22 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4
03:24 Welcome to the Demon School Iruma-kun S4
04:18 Always a Catch!
06:00 Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke
09:00 Dr. Stone Science Future Cour 3
11:22 The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt
11:53 Kusunoki’s Garden of Gods
12:30 The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2
13:45 Pardon the Intrusion, I’m Home!
16:15 Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon Season 3
17:17 The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King
18:38 Wistoria: Wand and Sword S2
19:15 Akane-banashi
19:30 An Observation Log of My Fiancee Who Calls Herself a Villainess
21:10 Classroom of the Elite 4th Season: Second Year, First Semester
22:57 Daemons of the Shadow Realm
24:02 Eren the Southpaw
26:55 Go For It, Nakamura-kun!!
27:55 Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble?
30:02 KILL BLUE
31:43 MARRIAGETOXIN
32:29 The Ramparts of Ice
34:25 Release That Witch
38:42 Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4
41:32 SNOWBALL EARTH
42:35 Dorohedoro Season 2
46:00 A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA
48:37 NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun
48:55 Witch Hat Atelier
50:50 Outro

Music Credits:
“Clover 3” by Vibe Mountain
“Seasons” by roljui

A Seasonal Review — Spring 2026

Seasonal Review,

Didn’t Watch: See Seasonal Impressions

I watched way too much anime this season…

22. I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class — D+
They start dating in six episodes. Also let’s rank all the girls by how pretty they are.

21. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime S4 — Ongoing
Surprisingly lack of genocide recently.

20. Ascendance of a Bookworm — Ongoing
This anime has somehow made me hate a child for being a class traitor.

19. Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun — Ongoing
This season was kind of boring… not enough president…

18. Wistoria: Wand and Sword — Ongoing
Eh, it’s fine.

17. Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt — C
I thought it was cute, still forgettable.

16. Always a Catch! — C+
Very mixed feelings… I liked parts, but it lacked focus and could have been so much better.

15. The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King — C+
Surprisingly good.
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