I’m a sucker for anything about a baby. Call it nature doing it’s thing, but whenever I see a little baby on film, animated or not, I turn into a pile of goo. However, I’m not so keen on violence and gore. What then do I do about Clevatess, an anime featuring a baby that also features a giant Beast Lord brutally slaughtering people on the regular?
We start with Alicia, a girl who becomes a heroic warrior, something rare (or unknown) for women in her world. Alicia is going with a bunch of her fellow warriors to slay Clevatess, one of the Beast Lords that keep the humanoid races penned into their kingdoms. Killing the lesser beasts goes swimmingly, but once they meet the giant Clevatess, their numbers are up. Clevatess goes and kills the king as payback for the attack on his land, only as he’s destroying the city, he comes across a dying woman and a baby. The woman implores Clevatess to spare the child, and for some reason– one that he doesn’t even understand himself– Clevatess listens to her. Recognizing that he needs some help with raising a humanoid child, Clevatess magically resurrects Alicia, and the three of them begin a strange journey.
“Please, take my kid. He’s been crying non-stop for 48 hours and frankly, I don’t want to live anymore. You did me a favor.”
Visually, it’s an interesting show. While there’s plenty of zest in the animation, the visuals look kind of dated– like, 90s-era dated. There seems to be a blurry filter over the whole thing, which I kind of appreciated– it makes the gore less visceral. Still, there’s quite a lot of blood and people being impaled; no question that this is dark fantasy. Still, I never felt the feeling of creeping dread that I felt watching shows like Claymore and Attack on Titan.
Look at cute little Alicia. What a charming image, I bet nothing bad is going to hap– oh.
What’s hilarious about it is that once Clevatess “adopts” baby Luna, suddenly this dark fantasy becomes all about the humbling experience of having a squalling infant on hand and not knowing quite what to do about it. I think it’s clear that the experience of raising Luna is going to humanize Clevatess, and the Mom in me is interested in seeing how that plays out. I think we can all agree that at some point, some human is going to do something to hurt Luna, and Clevatess is going to make sure they have a rather bad day. Maybe by episode 6?
There is one uncomfortable bit– assuming the gore doesn’t count as “uncomfortable” to you. When Clevatess revives Alicia, he assumes that she will be able to breast feed Luna, clearly not quite knowing that much about human biology. He commands her to bare her breasts, and my, is it awkward. It’s laugh-out-loud funny when he first says it, because it’s shocking, but the bit drags on too long and it’s just creepy. The show really doesn’t go for fanservice at all so far, so it feels really out of place. It hardly ruins the show, but I wish this part of the scene were handled differently.
I think one of the reasons this show doesn’t hit as hard as something like Claymore is because for all the violence, there isn’t a real sense of evil here. Clevatess sees humans as little more than insects, and doesn’t kill them out of malice; they attack him, so he gets rid of them. From his perspective, the humans just came in and murdered a bunch of his subjects, so he’s perfectly justified. He’s inhuman, but he isn’t cruel; I got more of a sense of menace from the fourth-grade bully in Tacopi’s Original Sin.
“You humans think I’m a beast, yet someone designed that suit of armor for you that impractically highlights your boobs; who’s the real monster here?”
On the whole, I enjoyed this super-sized premiere episode and look forward to seeing what happens to the intrepid trio on the road. I plan on covering this one.
True story: I was catching up on season one of Reborn as a Vending Machine when my daughter came into the room. I thought, “Should I turn it off and put on something more kid-friendly? Nah it’s just Vending Machine, it’s not really objectionable.” Within one minute, Boxxo began selling condoms. Thanks Boxxo!
I’m getting tired of the isekai boom as much as the next person, but I do appreciate the fact this trend has given us series like Reborn as a Vending Machine and So I’m a Spider, So What? For RAAVM, I read the novels a few years back and really enjoyed them. I appreciate the fact that as a big metal box who can’t move and can barely communicate, Boxxo needs to use some creative problem solving. They do cheat a bit by making it possible for Boxxo to turn into anything even vaguely reminiscent of a vending machine; I don’t think most people would consider a AED machine to be a vending machine, but we got that in the last season finale. They also cheat by having Boxxo earn magic powers like telekinesis, but in a world of tremendously OP isekai protagonists who can make even the gods shudder with a sneeze, I guess our entrepreneurial hero needs all the help he can get.
So, onto season two. Our gang is hanging out when Director Bear comes with news of a big meeting. I love Director Bear! Why is the biggest authority figure in the series randomly a bear? Do we need a reason?
Hey, does anyone remember Stephen Colbert’s War on Bears from back in the day? Am I dating myself here?
Boxxo’s group fought one of the Demon Lord’s generals last season, and apparently the stratum leaders are not okay with letting the Demon Lord strut his stuff unmolested. They decide to mount a huge attack on the Demon Lord, with every stratum sending their best fighters. Err, isn’t that tremendously reckless? I get that from their perspective, the DL has already attacked them on their own turf, so they’re responding, not provoking. But how much intelligence on the DL do they have? They can’t possibly know what they’re getting into.
Then there’s a really nice little sequence where some of the older adventurers join the party, including Hoxie: the woman who runs the orphanage where Shui grew up. I like it when fiction acknowledges that even older people can be part of the fun…although in this case, I think this attack is a dumb idea, but I appreciate the fact that they’re included on principle.
Old People, +1; Skeletons, 0
Hulemy, bless her, points out that if the DL wanted to isolate all of the strongest fighters for some reason, then he’s played them like a fiddle. She then decides to share this insight with no one but Boxxo, who can’t talk outside of saying “yes” and “no.” Hulemy! Trust your instincts more! If you tell Director Bear your concerns, you could still turn back!
By the way, even though I’ve read the source material, I don’t remember this storyline; I don’t know if that means this is anime-original content, or if I just have the memory of a goldfish.
Anyway, they find the DL and his minions and the fight is pretty impressive, with plenty of flaming skeletons getting ripped apart. Of course, they’re magically animated skeletons, so they can just reassemble. Looks like the team won’t get anywhere until they kill the DL proper. Fortunately, Boxxo is on that, using balloons to levitate himself and then dropping the biggest vending machine in history right on the DL’s noggin. That isn’t enough to kill him, so Boxxo uses a combination of ice and the electric shock from his defibrillator paddles to take the fiend down; classic Boxxo problem solving.
Director Bear in action! Don’t mess with mid-level administrators who are also bears.
But the plot thickens! The DL is still alive and they team has only defeated his left arm. Didn’t they say earlier in the episode that the monster Lammis’ group defeated in the season one finale was his left arm? Did they just defeat the left arm again? Anyway, now that the strongest fighters are all called away, the other strata are poorly defended and the DL can have free reign. Oh, and the DL wants all the adventurers to die so he can use the mana from their souls to create new monsters. Just peachy.
A not-at-all unsettling way to end the adventure.
Well, that was a surprisingly action-packed season opener. I kind of feel like Hulemy should say “I told you so,” except she didn’t actually tell them, so she’s at fault too. I kind of hope they defeat the DL early on in the season so we can get back to everyone chilling and buying Boxxo’s canned udon, but I probably won’t get my wish. Still, I’m happy to have Boxxo back for the season.
As a nice bonus, the ED has all the chibis you could possibly want. CHIBI SUPREMACY
This episode has a long sequence of blocky 3D animation. My husband walked in during this sequence and said “This looks like a Mary* show.”
I replied, “Actually, I don’t think it’s an anybody show.”
I don’t like being negative about anime, really. Just the nature of the medium means that so much care and art goes into even a poorly done show, that I find I often enjoy even series that have serious problems with critical elements, assuming I like the visuals . But the beginning of this season is testing me; I found the first episode of Necronomico to be almost aggressively unlikable.
Main girl Miko is a down-on-her-luck videogame streamer who has bills up to her eyeballs and very little income. She gets laid off from her job at a convenience store, leaving her desperate. She gets an invitation to go to some kind of event for streamers that will pay her 100,000 yen, so she jumps at the chance. Meanwhile video game streamers are ending up in the hospital; I assume they’re in comas, although I don’t think that is ever explicitly stated. So maybe it’s not the best time to participate in mysterious events for streamers, but Miko isn’t looking a gift horse in the mouth.
If you’ve ever seen Sword Art Online or Squid Game— or probably any number of franchises that have this kind of premise that I’m not directly familiar with– you know this event for streamers is shady as hell, so there’s no surprise when it’s all revealed to be mortally dangerous. The streamers are being pitted against each other in some kind of game show meant for an audience of squishy-looking aliens, and it appears their game may have intergalactic consequences.
And so far, it really doesn’t sound bad, right? It’s like Mojoworld in X-Men, and those stories can be really fun. It’s not a bad premise inherently; it’s just that it feels like there’s no one to root for. We still don’t really know Miko from a hole in the wall, and we’re supposed to be very invested in her triumphing over the aliens. The other streamers that are introduced aren’t terribly likable– one of them is an obnoxious know-it-all, and one of them is a teen girl princess who seems to think everything should go her way. This is a very subjective thing, but I found the style of the character designs to be rather ugly– everyone has small heads and wide bodies. The visuals aren’t putting in the work here to help make these characters pop. I do like the show’s over-the-top color palette, full of vibrant purples and greens, but that can only do so much.
And then there’s the 3D sequence, which in theory has potential– I like it when shows mess with the medium like this– but it’s just boring. I found my mind wandering while the little Lego-people were running around. It’s not terrible 3D animation, it’s just not particularly engaging.
One thing I do have to mention is that in an early scene, Miko talks to her Mom, and her Mom appears to be a transwoman. I have no idea how the Mom fits in here, but the scene of her and Miko talking was the only scene in the show where I felt like there was genuine human feeling.
As much as I disliked this episode, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t curious about how the story will develop from here, so the Necronomico did one thing right. I may give this one more episodes out of pure curiosity. But if you’re pressed for time in a pretty stacked season, I’d leave this one behind.
*I’m using the name Mary to stand in for my nine-year-old’s name, because I don’t want to use her real name online.
EDIT: News is making the rounds that Crunchyroll used AI for translation in at least the German subtitles for this episode, and that the English translation has many flaws. I don’t know how much this affected my view of the episode because I don’t know exactly which lines were wrong, but I’m pretty sure it didn’t help matters. Get it together, Crunchyroll: It would be really inconvenient for me to cancel my subscription….but that doesn’t mean I won’t.
I’ve accepted the fact that anime is largely about high-school aged characters; media is youth-focused in general. Still, it’s nice when we get a show starring a middle-aged character. Ex-ace Detective Nagumo is a forty-something dude with an aching back and no concept of how to deal with modern technology, and as someone in early middle age (early! EARLY middle age!), I can relate to that. The problem is, he’s so unlikable it kills any enjoyment of the show.
(EDIT: Actually I looked it up and it turns out he’s only 35. Only 35, really?)
This one rubbed me the wrong way right from the beginning. The OP features Nagumo struggling with his aging body, but it goes on for too long and just gets tiresome. Also, notice female lead Mashiro isn’t even featured in the OP. Then the show starts, the plucky Mashiro shows up looking for a job, and Nagumo says that she can’t be a detective because she’s a teenaged girl and has visible cleavage. Then he ogles her, then she pulls objects out of her cleavage. She claims that he is gross, to which he says “I’m fine with being gross,” which kind of says it all right there. Later, they tail a woman who is cheating, because of course it’s the woman who is cheating.
Look, I’m usually not that bothered by sexism in anime. I acknowledge that it’s a problem, but I’m simply not as put off by it as some viewers. And this really isn’t even that egregious, considering what goes on in other shows. But the show is trying to charm me with it’s characters and I’m the opposite of charmed. A later scene where Nagumo throws Mashiro out a window is supposed to be zany fun, but their dynamic is so uncomfortable with him openly lusting after her that it just feels creepy.
Mashiro has a cute design, and her Looney Tunes-esque abilities to break the laws of physics will surely win her some fans. But I just didn’t buy into the narrative that these two people were worth watching. Nagumo is sexist and tremendously out of touch, and Mashiro is basically Pinkie Pie from My Little Pony in a skirt. A scene of Mashiro effortlessly defeating a room full of yakuza toughs should have been fun, but the whole thing is so ungodly silly I couldn’t buy into it. I will give it this though, the show moves— one episode in and we already have our detective team, a minion and a mascot character all established. Whatever other problems it may have, it’s not boring.
I’m going to drop this, with the caveat that if I hear that the humor is really delivering later in the series, I might pick it back up. But what can I say, I’m just not feeling it.
EDIT #2: As soon as I posted this, I immediately got the feeling I had been too hard on the show. I’m still not really enthused about it, but if you like screwball comedy it’s probably worth a shot. See, I can admit when I’m (possibly) wrong.
Today, I decided I was tired of mediocrity. I wanted passion, I wanted real feeling! “What is all this repetitive isekai and harem trash? Don’t they make REAL anime anymore?! Oh, they say that this Takopi show is good, what kind of weird title is ‘Tacopi’ anyway? Whatever, I’ll try it LOL”
*watches first episode*
*cries for several hours*
Okay, I didn’t literally cry, but I wanted to. I had seen some of the early buzz about Takopi and knew it dealt with some pretty dark themes, so I braced myself to be ready for emotional pain before I started it. I shudder to think what kind of reaction I would have had to this content if I wasn’t alerted to it. Fortunately, the show has a disclaimer at the beginning, so no one is going in totally blind.
Takopi’s Original Sin is about an adorable little octopus-like alien who comes to Earth to spread happiness. Unfortunately for him, the first human he runs into is Shizuka, a girl from a poor family who is being mercilessly bullied by the other kids in school. Takopi, Shizuka’s nickname for the pink alien, keeps trying different schemes to make Shizuka happy, but of course, in her wretched situation, nothing does the job. Watching Takopi’s good-natured enthusiasm repeatedly smack up against the wall of Shizuka’s misery is emotionally draining, but very well done; it shows the helplessness of a well-meaning person versus the horror of real cruelty.
Marina, the head bully, is also a victim in her own right, but you know what? I don’t care, I want her dead. I shouldn’t admit that– I should claim to have empathy for every child who’s involved here, but I don’t. Maybe it’s because I was bullied myself, and maybe it’s because Marina’s cruelty crosses a line, but I just don’t want to see her redeemed– I want her taken out of the picture. Will Takopi’s Original Sin go there? Would I actually be comfortable with it if it did? From the imagery in the OP, it looks like Takopi is going to help the two girls become friends, but I don’t know if I can buy that as a viewer. Some things are not forgivable.
I thought Shizuka was drawn as a stick-thin girl to show that she probably wasn’t eating enough, but as the show went on, it became clear that depicting everyone as painfully thin is just this show’s art style. Everyone, except perhaps Marina’s (awful) mother, look like they might blow away in a stiff breeze. It makes all the children seem even more vulnerable than they would otherwise. Interesting artistic choice, but for the love of God, someone give Shizuka a sandwich or two already.
The animation is good so far, with Takopi’s dexterous tentacles providing some whimsical fun (Err, not that kind of tentacles.)The OP is adorable, although not without hints that foreshadow the darkness of the show. No complaints on the production end.
Other things to note: this is an extended first episode, running 37:47. I’m glad they gave the story the room it needed to breathe, because rushing through this kind of content might seem flippant. It’s a web animation, so I guess they didn’t have to adhere to the TV show format.
I’m definitely going to be covering this one, although I’m already bracing myself for the redemption of Marina. Can Studio Enishiya make it work and win me over? We’ll see.
Sometimes, I enjoy trashy shows that don’t appear to have much redeeming value; In fact, I may be the only person who enjoyed Astralotte’s Toy who is not on some kind of government watchlist. Because of this, I decided to give Duke’s Daughter a try, even though from all appearances it’s…well…entertainment for men who like girls that are very young.
You could be harsh and call it “pedo-bait” or something, but I don’t like using terms like that because I don’t believe it’s accurate. A lot of people, mostly men but not always, enjoy watching the animated antics of girls who are cute. I don’t believe that necessarily translates to having inappropriate feelings toward actual children. I’m not going to assume something so incredibly damning on the basis of someone liking a cartoon. So I’ll just call these shows “loli” and that’s going far enough.
Of course, this show doesn’t help me by having main girl Tina sitting on the protagonist’s lap within the first five minutes of the episode. Oh boy, Anime Feminist is going to have a field day with this one.
So, our main guy Allen fails his court sorcerer exam, which seems very suspicious since he’s supposedly great at magic. It appears that the headmaster may have specifically had him fail so he could be recommended as a tutor for a noble’s daughter. Allen is invited into a northern realm where the posh folk dine with their servants (how refreshing!), and the Duke’s daughter cannot cast spells. She has magic power, but when she tries to cast a spell, everything just fizzles out. How will Allen help her?
The main appeal here is trying to figure out what’s going on with Tina and her magic, er, impotence. Since “great spells” that are no longer in use have been mentioned, I’m guessing Tina’s magic is more suited for great spells than little pissy beginner spells and that’s where she’s been going wrong all this time. It could also be that she’s been cursed, but I didn’t see any indication of that, so who knows.
Magic in this show looks pretty cool, by the way: they have actual magic circles and everything. I like me a good magic circle.
Production-wise, the show looked fine. I didn’t notice any moments of particularly great animation, but I didn’t see any scenes that really called for that either. No OP yet, so the quality there remains to be seen. I really didn’t notice the music at all, which is not surprising since I’m hard-of-hearing and I have to have the volume up pretty loud to notice BGM; I realize I’m going to have to start watching out for that going forward.
So far, the biggest problem with the show (without taking the unfortunate lap-sitting into account) is the fact that Allen just isn’t a very interesting character. He does mention that he has a lower than normal amount of mana, so at least he isn’t a ridiculously overpowered protagonist, because that’s boring– unless the show is really capitalizing on the power fantasy aspect. I also dislike the fact that he pats the maid, Ellie, on the head upon their first meeting: she’s a person, not a dog! Head pats can be cute, but only when the characters have the kind of intimacy where that’s appropriate. Doing that to someone you just met is insulting. Actually, the more I think about it, the less I like Allen.
I’m not sure if I’m going to continue with this show. The only part that really interests me is the “why can’t Tina cast magic?” question, and in a season packed with so many highly anticipated shows, that’s probably not enough. I think I will drop into episode two at least just to see if we find out what’s going on with Tina, but if the show doesn’t do something interesting by then, I’m dropping it.
Many moons ago, on a different website, I used to do anime blogging. Recently I took a couple of years off from not just blogging, but from anime as well. I did watch Frieren, and one or two episodes here and there of whatever my husband was watching, but I was totally checked out of the whole seasonal anime culture. That changed this Spring, when I suddenly had a strong urge to watch anime again. Break over!
On the whole I thought it was a really good season, with several shows surprising me with their writing and animation quality. Before diving into Summer 2025, I thought I’d do a little roundup of what I watched last season.
Apothecary Diaries, Season Two- I held off on starting this show for a little while because– and I’m ashamed to admit this– I thought the title sounded boring. Little did I know that Maomao was going to become one of my favorite anime characters of all time, and perhaps one of the all-time greats in fiction in general. This historical fiction, featuring a whip-smart young girl named Maomao that solves medical mysteries (kind of like “House M.D. in Tang Dynasty China”) is phenomenally clever, and often surprisingly poignant. It’s also unique for it’s positive portrayal of sex workers, given that Maomao grew up in a brothel; the show does show the dark side of that realm, but the courtesans and concubines are depicted as fully fleshed out characters, with their own hopes and dreams. As of this writing, there’s only one episode left of the season, and I really hope we get an S3 announcement sooner rather than later.
Food for the Soul- I love food anime and I often enjoy Cute Girls Doing Cute Things (CGDCT) anime, so picking this up was a no-brainer. Yes, it is pandering to viewers who want to watch cute anime girls bop around on screen, but it’s also a really relaxing show with likable characters. Director Shinya Kawatsura proved his ability to wrangle a full cast of eccentric girls with the fan-favorite Non Non Biyori, and everything about this anime original is on-point. As is necessary for a food show, the dishes they make look delicious. In theory, you could take the recipes from this show and whip up some really nice food, but I’m too lazy to do that. Maybe if FFTS gets a second season I’ll whip out a saucepan and get cracking, but don’t hold me to that….
Mono, Weekend Animation- The other main CGDCT anime of the season, Mono is a bit of a strange bird. It starts out being about a high school photography and film club, then seems to forget about it’s own premise during episodes 3-11.; the girls travel around Japan, eat curry and shaved ice, and basically just goof off, aided by some adult friends that can drive. Then in episode 12, the writers go “Oh crap, we totally forgot this was supposed to be about filming and photography!” and have the girls make a little movie at the last minute. I know some people would have enjoyed this show more if it had stuck to its initial premise, but I kind of enjoyed the randomness of it. On top of everything else Mono has going on, the animation was often breathtaking. I definitely wouldn’t say no to another season of this, even if the show forgets what it’s supposed to be about again.
WitchWatch- Great urban fantasy tale featuring witches, ogres and all kinds of other beasties in a modern-day setting. What I love about WitchWatch is that the witch, Nico, isn’t hiding her magic powers; she lets her whole class know about what she is, from the very beginning. And because they’re all positively stand-up guys and gals, no one goes to social media and posts about the actual, honest-to-God witch in their class, because they respect her privacy. So we get to have the fun of the whole class dealing with the existence of magic, without all of the logistical nightmares that would occur if someone with real magical powers ever “came out” publicly. I like the fact that the show had the confidence to say “Yeah, this is not realistically how people would act; we don’t care.” Plus, ogre-dude Moi is adorable and one of my favorite male protagonists. I will say, as the show continues into its second cour, watching Nico’s magic backfire is starting to get old, but the writers have proved themselves smart enough that I trust the show will continue to be worthwhile.
Zatsutabi “That’s Journey”- Oh look, it’s another CGDCT show. This one, with it’s adorably Engrish title, focuses more on travel, with less goofy hijinks than Mono. In fact, it’s so focused on travel that it sometimes seems like a fluff piece for the Japanese Tourism Association or something to that effect. It’s very low-drama; the most exciting thing that happens is newbie manga artist Chika’s drafts often get rejected. How an inexperienced comic artist and college student can afford to take all the lavish trips on this show, I could not tell you, but I guess Chika’s finances are her own business. This show is just soothing; I actually fell asleep once while watching it. I know that doesn’t sound like much of a recommendation, but having a show that really calms you down is pretty nice.
Anne Shirley- I never read Anne of Green Gables, which is weird since, as a kid, I read an awful lot in the genre of “Classic children’s literature taking place far in the past where the title is always a girl’s name.” I think I must have read Caddie Woodlawn eight times, but whatever. Anne Shirley is actually the second anime adaptation of AOGG, and though I haven’t seen the original one from the 1970s, its supposedly well-regarded enough that this interpretation has big shoes to fill. People who’ve read the books by Lucy Maud Montgomery have complained that this show is paced too fast, but as someone unfamiliar with the source material, the tempo feels perfect to me; I think there would be a danger of it dragging if they went any slower. Anne is a great character and it’s fun watching her grow in leaps and bounds as the show goes on. I plan to continue watching the show’s second cour during the summer season.
Catch Her At the Ballpark- I’ve seen the whole show and I’m not sure if it’s supposed to be “Catch Her at the Ballpark” or “Catcher at the Ballpark,” but the first one makes more sense so I’m going with that. This is a really cute slice-of-life anime that follows the mild adventures of many characters who frequent a baseball stadium, from the players to the beer vendors. What’s amazing about it is that even though the stakes are usually low and the characters introduced can feel somewhat random, every character’s story feels like it matters and like it belongs; I never found myself waiting for one vignette to be over so we could move onto the next one. That’s really hard to pull off with a slice-of-life show, especially when it has a mark against it by virtue of being about a sport I don’t even find interesting. I loved main girl Ruriko and I hope she gets together with the salaryman who has a crush on her, I don’t EVEN CARE that there’s probably a ten-year age difference there. Let me want what I want.
Rock is a Lady’s Modesty- Anime music shows are always good, aren’t they? Bocchi the Rock was good, given was good, Euphonium was amazing, etc. Even K-ON! was pretty darned good, moe-filled and all. If there’s a bad anime music show, I have yet to see it. Rock Lady features a rock band, veering into metalhead territory, made up of classy ladies who attend a prestigious academy for privileged young rich girls. The contrast between the afternoon-tea-and-crumpets aesthetic and the “FUCK YEAH!” rocker mentality is very entertaining, and made me think about the real meaning being rock music, which has a kind of unwritten code of conduct that really clashes with the pomposity of the upper class lifestyle. The scenes where the girls play their instruments are clearly using CGI models, but it looks good for once. The ending pulls something very predictable, but you know what? Not every story needs to reinvent the wheel. The show gave me exactly what I wanted from the last episode, and that’s rare. Main girl Lilisa’s hair is ridiculous though, even by anime standards.
Aharen-san wa Hakarenai, Season Two- I actually haven’t finished this one yet; husband and I are watching it together and we get few opportunities with the living room to ourselves without the 9-year-old being around and/or monopolizing the TV. But it’s a really great romcom where the two leads are actually dating (SHOCK!) and the jokes usually land.
****EDIT***I forgot one! Whoops….
The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl- This started out really fun, watching the meek and timid Sophia learn to use the mighty powers bestowed on her by the mysterious Gorilla God. After a few episodes, it transitioned into more of a reverse-harem and never quite made it all the way back. The character interactions were okay, but what was really special about the show was watching Sophia cut loose with her new powers, complete with adorable animations of the Gorilla god “looking on.” Like Mono, it’s a show that kind of became a different show, only in this case I really liked the first one better. Also, they kind of ruined the villain by making him such an incredible hypocrite that it was impossible to have any sympathy for him, which his wah-wah sad backstory seemed to invite.
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