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And they said trimming the fat would improve the ratings. 🙄

Kengan Ashura 15 (subbed) Really, I only watched it this way just to see Nobuyuki Hiyama fight Atsushi Ono while Fumihiko Tachiki chimed in with occasional commentary. I was not disappointed in the slightest.

It happened under his watch, that doesn't count as "directly" causing it, at least by the definition I'd use. Seriously. Leave all this political shit in Dumpster Fires.

Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! 9 Fuck, this show is way too good.

MY HERO ACADEMIA - Granted, I saw Nighteye's death coming from a mile away thanks to my addiction to spoilers, and I'm almost tempted to call him coming around to Deku in the very end "predictable", but I still got misty-eyed during his final moments. (The lack of audio for the flatline really drove it home.) Still, I think I'm gonna wait a while before I start linking to the Endeavor roasting fic I read a while back that mentions his demise (hence why I haven't posted it before now). SAO ALICIZATION - Green Zenitsu may be objectively worse than Regular Zenitsu - him accidentally killing his bestie (ironically voiced by Regular Zenitsu) doesn't help - but at least he doesn't scream at the top of his lungs as much. Dee Eye Ell's too tryhard sexy for me to see her as attractive. (That and her evilness being way more blatant and one-dimensional than my other murder-waifus'.) And I get Alice's laser attack was supposed to be amazing, but it really lacked the proper oomph. DEMON SLAYER - Nice of you to rejoin us, Demon Slayer JYB. Not a whole lot for me to say otherwise, but I am enjoying this show more, now that Zenitsu's stopped screaming for five minutes. Still wish Nezuko was more than just a mostly-offscreen plot device/meme. FOOD WARS - I like how Erina was initially stand-offish towards Soma when he joined her in the VIP section, but gradually got used to it. Under-the-radar character development, maybe? I just noticed that Meat-Meat's wearing an American flag bikini today, which is fitting considering the theme is Western cuisine. Hayama "defeating" Ryo in their metaphorical children's card game was missing a life force counter going down, so I imagined one instead. TRUMP CARD COUNT: 1. I'd say something involving a custom name for the three-person championship round, but I can't think of one right now. Those girls Hayama passed by at the end are scar-oused. BLACK CLOVER - I get these people getting killed on the castle grounds don't know that elves are possessing them explicitly, but can't they see the ears or the markings or the glowing auras? Can't say I or anyone is bummed to see that one noble get killed for trying to Hero Shield his way out of harm's way. Same for Noelle's sister getting stabbed in the abdomen. VENTO AUREO - Bruno is the goddamn best. Arrivaderci, indeed. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN - I can't watch Tsunade angst about her brother and lover dying without being reminded that both those deaths were responsible for Orochimaru going down the path of immortality-seeking science guy. And this one's looking to be a two-parter, that's different.

It's a 4chan term, let's leave it at that.

I'm still surprised that Green Zenitsu is a guy.

Kabukicho Sherlock 20 Man, fuck Moriarty. I hope he dies like a little bitch.

...and another hour bites the dust. 11:30 - My Hero Academia #77 - Bright Future - TV-14V 12:00 - Sword Art Online: Alicization: War of Underworld #7 - Stigma of the Disqualified - TV-14V 12:30 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba #18 - A Forged Bond - TV-MAV 1:00 - Food Wars! The Second Plate #7 - Beasts That Devour Each Other - TV-MAS 1:30 - Black Clover #107 - The Battle for Clover Castle - TV-PGLV 2:00 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind #16 - The Grateful Dead Thankful Death, Part 2 - TV-MAV 2:30 - Naruto Shippuden #286 - Things You Can't Get Back - TV-PG

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! 7 Gungrave 13 Good episodes, both of these. I also like how the latter's leaning more into the 3D photography Tsuru-sensei loves experimenting with so much. Next episode's gonna be great.

From what I remember, it had to be either Michel or BaSTof Syndrome.

Maybe. A TV-14DLSV sounds about right for that one. Maybe DSV, if the two uses of "dick" don't rack up a profanity warning.

It can, just not episode 2.

And here's something similar set to some trippy (but awesome) music. At least, it was something similar when I last saw an AMV for this song.

Ah, Fitgum. That makes sense.

Okay, your comment makes more sense now, but still, in-universe ranking wasn't what I was talking about.

Technically a waifu, but whatever.

Let's see... All Might, Eraserhead, Mirio, Endeavor (reluctantly)... Who's #5?

Echoes/Reverb Act 0: '80s Edition.

Considering it's the only CLAMP series I watched all the way through at attention - 23 for 26 on Tsubasa season 1, barely paid any attention to X/1999 when it aired on SyFy - I don't blame you. Edit: Oh! And Geass, can't forget Geass.

But the Japanese don't, which is why they said it. Are you fucking deaf? He said that the brown sugar draws out the umami of the bacon, not that it is umami in and of itself. Those bedroom eyes on Gin. 😄 News flash, nobody fucking cares you fourth-rate armchair critic with manic-depressive schizophrenia towards this show in particular. Personally, I'd say it's more of a /ll/ thing than it is a JoJo reference. Megumi and Taki have the same body type, so maybe that's what's got Hinako all excited.

And now the rest. FOOD WARS! - I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if the scene with Tsunozaki messing with Sonoka's tits out of frustration was cut for the Toonami broadcast, it's superfluous and sexual enough to rattle Demarco, or at least the goons in S&P, into cutting it. I'm a little disappointed that the extra beef Soma used as garnishes were all stuff he bought that morning. (So much for Meat-Meat's gift having any importance outside of inspiration...) On the flipside, I'm surprised the dub chose to refer to it as "honeycomb" instead of its more common name of "tripe". Whatever matches the lip flaps, I guess... Forget Disney Land, I'd rather go to Yukihira Land. [sees Clown-Mascot!Soma] On second thought, I'm better off staying home. Huh, never expected Mimasaka to be a former rich kid with cute meidos. I eagerly await the moment Erina quits refusing to acknowledge that maybe Soma's actually kinda good at what he does. Really, I'm just glad Hisako isn't there to make things worse. SAO ALICIZATION - Not even gonna bother watching this in fullscreen like I did with Food Wars (hence the protracted review), so it's going straight to picture-in-picture, like Flayaway before it. For starters, neither side's worth rooting for in this battle. The "good guys" side is all meh and boring, while none of the obvious bad guys, obviously, are remotely likeable, not even the ones who look like they could have at least a little bit of humanity in them. (Here's looking at you, Pugilist Boy.) "What's this 'Final Load Test' the gate speaks of?" Wrath and the STL: the Hollywood SFX industry's greatest enemy. We get it, you're evil, quit flaunting it like all your dicks are out at once. The transition to the OP was oddly appropriate-looking. Hate to break it to you dude, but your wife was a hentai protagonist, she wasn't worth it. THE ONLY GOOD GOBLIN (male) IS A DEAD GOBLIN (male). I'll give her credit, she was smart enough to aim for the biggest guy first. Shut up, murder lolis. They're gonna stab him again aren't they. Was his weapon always a whip? Oh no, stereotypically shaped smoke bombs! An Ethan Murray/Ezra Weisz character and purple smoke? Sounds familiar... Wait, that green-haired knight's a dude? 😮 RECYCLED ANIMATION NO JUTSU. Who knew goblins vs. a fire guy could look so boring, even with a Yuki Kajiura soundtrack to back it up? Oh hey, that guy finally speaks! This guy's fluctlight looks like it's about to go haywire. AND IT DID, WHAT A SHOCKER. I'll admit, seeing him glitch the absolute fuck out like that is honestly a cool scene. Yes, kill the cute girl with the freckles literal seconds after she gets facetime, that'll win me back for sure. >_> She looked prettier with pink lips, if I'm being honest. And then he was half the giant he used to be. Meanwhile, more goblins and humans killing each other like I'm supposed to care. Welcome to Namek Time, we hope you enjoy the next several weeks you'll be staying here the rest of today. I prefer the Council of Ten from that one cooking school in Japan, myself. And that one was half the goblin he used to be. Welp, Eugeo's mentor is doomed as fuck. Using your sword as an arrow is also too cool a move for this show. FAIYUR. Meanwhile, Bercouli's just standing around looking cool. I wish I was rewatching this week's JoJo right now. What is that she's making up there, a giant pinball? You suck, Green Zenitsu.

In/Spectre's already airing so I don't think it counts as a "coming soon". Also, I literally just remembered that it was God of High School that I read the first chapter of on Webtoon a ways back. I wonder if that promotional cow-girl ever showed up... Maybe now we'll get some actual plot and footage for HGS instead of more behind-the-scenes "muh diversity" videos.

Okay, so my DVR's been acting screwy again regarding what they consider "new episodes" of stuff, so I'm gonna have to root around in other places for this week's SAO and Food Wars. I'll get to those later, so for now, here's the other five. DR. STONE - God this show is great. If Toonami doesn't pick up season 2 immediately, I might just start watching the simuldub all on my own. Regarding episode specifics, full opening is a welcome one-week-only surprise, not sure if Chrome's as dense as everyone thinks he is, I'm amazed at how well Senku's dad planned ahead with communicating to him long after his natural lifespan, Taiju and Yuzuriha have been gone so long I forget how the latter sounded for a moment, and was that a Goku I saw for a second there? DEMON SLAYER - Great, an episode (mostly) focused on Zenitsu. For what it's worth, I appreciate him a little more now, even though I assure you he'll still get on my nerves more often than not. (Because he is the true Benji-kun.) And also because I watched this after Dr. Stone and not SAO, so things may change once the course it's taken starts making my blood boil again. BLACK CLOVER - You don't have to like it, you don't have to admire it, you don't even have to appreciate it, but you can't deny that the Black Bulls have some high-level teamwork going on when it comes to fighting. I'm surprised that guy whose ass and identity Zora kicked and stole respectively is still alive. Okay, show, you're starting to make me like Sally again, even if she isn't wearing her glasses right now. VENTO AUREO - Is it safe to say Giorno isn't even the main character of his own part at this point, because he had literally no lines this episode. I figured that random old guy was Prosciutto based on his pants. Bruno's my favorite for reasons both obvious and non to you. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN - God, that random mist ninja who killed Pakura is a Karma Houdini if I've ever seen one. He probably got unceremoniously killed off-screen before the show began, knowing the mortality rate of faceless ninja in this show. Also holy shit this episode was literally nothing but minor characters, unless you count that random pseudo-flashback Sai cameo. Also, I passed the first half of the grad school exit exams needed to get one of my two Master's degrees, so that's something worth mentioning.

My inner frustration with this community not liking one specific anime as much as I do put into words, that's what I'm talking about.