With the establishing arc out of the way, Sakura Quest delves into more of Mayotama’s issues, and it does it with smart exposition and an economic focus.
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Sakura Quest Ep.3 Review: What Makes a Small-Town Community Special?
Sakura Quest steadily eases into its narrative this week with a bit of introspection from Yoshino about the small town she commits to live in.
Spring 2017 Anime Preview: Sakura Quest
P.A. Works’ latest slice of life show, Sakura Quest, takes a recent university graduate’s job-search woes and spins it into another fun take on its real-world “Working” series of anime.
Spring 2017 Anime Preview: TsukigaKirei
Studio feel.’s latest foray into the teenage romantic drama genre with TsukigaKirei (As The Moon, So Beautiful.) strikes a pretty, but frustratingly boring premiere. The slower change of pace might have been its selling point if much of the debut didn’t feel like an ad for messaging service LINE.
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Ep.13 Review: Everlasting, Rebellious Love
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid’s (Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon) finale is an excellently paced conclusion, charged with spectacular animation that compliments its nuanced and progressive themes.
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Ep.12 Review: Flashback to Reality
In a significant deviation from its usual here and now focus, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid (Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon) treats us to several flashback sequences this week, setting a peaceful lull before next week’s final confrontation.
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Ep.11 Review: A Cozy New Year’s Lull
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid (Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon) keeps with the holiday theme this week, quietly revealing another cute side to its characters’ progression.
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Ep.10 Review: All The World’s A Dragon Stage
This week on Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid (Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon), we get an ensemble episode in the truest sense of the term. The rendition of The Little Matchstick Girl that the cast puts on is as spectacularly peculiar as their fantasy natures.
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Ep.9 Review: Consistently Human Execution
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid (Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon) takes top score in an episode about a sports festival, which is not something you’d expect from the track record of the episode trope.
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Ep.8 Review: Anglerfish Elma Bento
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid (Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon) introduces a new dragon furthers the main couple’s relationship this week. It’s warm. It’s what we’ve come to expect, and it’s funny too.
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