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Seasonal Impressions — Fall 2023

Seasonal Impressions,

Sequels: Ancient Magus’ Bride S2 Part 2, Arknights: Perish in Frost, B-Project Passion Love Call, Beyblade X, Captain Tsubasa, Dark Gathering, Dead Mount Death Play S2, Dr Stone New World Part 2, Eminence in Shadow S2, The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of Rust Mountains, FLCL: Shoegaze, Girlfriend Girlfriend S2, Goblin Slayer 2, Helck, Hypnosis Mic Division Rap Battle, The iDOLM@STER Million Live, Jujutsu Kaisen, Kizuna no Allele S2, Nanatsu no Taizai: Mokushiroku no Yonkishi, Power of Hope Precure Full Bloom, The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent 2, Shield Hero S3, Spy X Family S2, Tokyo Revengers S3, Umamusume S3

37. A Playthrough of a Certain Dude’s VRMMO Life
Do you want to learn in detail about the shitty mechanics of a video game that you can’t even play? If so, this show is for you!

36. A Girl and Her Guard Dog
Creepy age gap romance. Continue reading Seasonal Impressions — Fall 2023 →

Kaiseki Anime Podcast Ep. 132 — Seasonal Review Summer 2023 Part 1

Podcast,

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Sorry if we have fallen behind schedule, lots of traveling been happening. We will come back for Part 2 shortly.

00:00 Intro
02:15 CLASSROOM FOR HEROES
04:15 Helck
05:27 Liar, Liar
09:16 The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior
12:30 Synduality Noir
14:21 Bungou Stray Dogs Season 5
20:18 My Happy Marriage
24:20 Saint Cecilia & Pastor Lawrence
27:27 Undead Murder Farce
31:39 YOHANE THE PARHELION -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR
34:40 Ōoku: The Inner Chambers
38:53 Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts
41:55 Outro

Music Credits:

  • “Clover 3” by Vibe Mountain
  • “Seasons” by roljui

A Seasonal Review — Summer 2023

Seasonal Review,

Didn’t Watch: Am I Actually the Strongest?, Atelier Ryza, Ayaka, BanG Dream! It’s MyGo, Bleach, Cardfight!! Vanguard, Dark Gathering, The Duke of Death and His Maid S2, FLCL Grunge, The Gene of AI, Horimiya: The Missing Pieces, Jujutsu Kaisen S2, Malevolent Spirits: Monogatari S2, Masamune-kun’s Revenge R, The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today, My Tiny Senpai, My Unique Skill Makes Me OP even at Level 1, Reign of the Seven Spellblades, Shadowverse Flame, Spy Classroom S2, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale S2, Sweet Reincarnation, Yohane the Parhelion – Sunshine in the Mirror

18. Rent a Girlfriend — F
I need to stop watching.

17. The Dreaming Boy is a Realist — D
Shit’s fucked up.

16. Undead Murder Farce — D+
Was a bit misleading with the first episode, did not go in a direction I found interesting.

15. Liar, Liar — C-
Lamest games ever.

14. The Devil is a Part Timer S2 — C-
The second part was slightly better than the first, but still…. what a disappointment.

13. TenPuru — C-
The manga was so much better…

12. Classroom for Heroes — C
They really tried but the material sucked.

11. The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior — C+
This could have been so much better than it was.

10. Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence — C+
Cute but not my thing.

9. Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero — C+
Some interesting ideas, some truly terrible one.

8. Synduality Noir — Ongoing
Giant robots… I’ll take what I can get I guess.

7. My Happy Marriage — B-
Great first episode.

6. Bungo Stray Dogs 5 — B-
Liked this season much better than the last couple.

5. Helck — Ongoing
Not great, but solidly enjoyable.

4. The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses — B
Was shocked how much this grew on me.

3. Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon — B+
Wish more isekai would be this creative.

2. Mushoku Tensei S2 — Ongoing
Not my favorite arc, but still going strong.

1. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead — Ongoing
Really fun show. Hopefully it will finish one day.

This season wasn’t great. The best show didn’t even finish lol. Looks like all the good shows have been consigned to this upcoming season instead…