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Dec 10, 2025
The story is nothing special, the characters design borders on generic, and the animation fairly average. Pretty much a filler show in a season with plenty of good new and returning shows. It does have its brisk pacing going for it.
I still watched it. It gives me plenty of story in twelve episodes, and the release is consistently weekly. I guess, the production staff saw the writing on the wall and decided this was one season show and crammed as much of story in it knowing they will never get that second season.
The main character is your standard overpowered protagonist. He may be "classless" and
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trained to achieve all those skills, but the fights and his victories don't seem earned. He basically speed run his character arc and hero's journey in 12 episodes.
However, if you look at the character as a person on the spectrum and "classless" as a euphemism for autism, and it may explain why the main character has this blank expression 98% of the time. It could work.
Given the pace of the story, one could try the first few episodes and decide whether this anime is for them. It's a low commitment show, and easy to drop if it gets boring. However, it's different for me, it's a guilty pleasure viewing in the middle of the week with few or no other show premiering an episode.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Nov 11, 2025
There are several media interpretations of this material that preceded this original net animation, but I'm not familiar with them and I will rate this animated series on its own merits.
The lighting and framing make it claustrophobic and that goes for all ten episodes. But that makes it perfect for viewing on a phone, giving the view a voyeuristic experience of the entire proceedings.
The best girl has to Nurse Tachibana and the rest of the girls are all psychopaths, which is an oxymoron because they were all supposed to be nurses. Despite that, it's still vanilla hentai.
Despite its hentai tag, it stands out from the
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other hentai releases, and possibly a high-water mark for the material.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Sep 22, 2025
Bâan happened when an anime YouTube creator adds something indelible to culture with their own anime.
As an original story, it wears its influences on its sleeve. The strongest one is probably "Your Name." Two characters from different worlds find themselves together in a twist of fate that crossed the boundary of time and space. It also talks about migration. Now that is something Southeast Asians have similar experiences.
The original author is a migrant worker himself and though his circumstances may be unique to him, it doesn't change the fact that he left his birthplace to work in another country. I live in the Philippines,
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and we all know somebody supporting their family working in a foreign country sending remittance to support the family and the economy. Though slowly, migration is a force that is changing the world, and some people have made this an excuse to do horrible things to one another.
The anime is lovingly crafted. I watched it on the English dub, and it's basically a who's who of Trash Taste podcast guests. The run time is short. Too short to have emotional impact but it works around it with anime shorthand storytelling techniques, something an anime viewer or manga reader would recognize instantly. Of course, having Kevin Penkin on music direction is practically a cheat code.
This quality anime available for free on YouTube. It won't take anything from you but give you a glimpse if an influencer actually does something positive to add to culture.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Aug 8, 2025
The Irregular at Magic High School: Master Clans Summit manga, also known as Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Shizoku Kaigi-hen, which adapts volumes 17–19 of the original light novel series.
I follow the story, but I don’t read the light novel, instead rely on the anime adaptations. Because of the lengthy production in between anime seasons, I supplement it with reading the manga. However, I discover that the manga adaptations of each volume and arc follow their own timeline, and it doesn’t usually coincide when the anime is on break.
For example, the Master Clans Summit arc ended after its sequel South Sea Riot arc concluded its own
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serialization. It can get confusing at time and the lack of official English editions make it almost impossible to follow the story in manga, unless you settle with legally questionable methods.
The story has reached past the midpoint of the overall narrative. The main series is comprised of 32 volumes, so it can be said the story is at more than 59 percent completion. The approach to the advanced stages of the plot can be surmised by the completion of several subplots, and the consequences of the immediately preceding arcs.
The manga adaptation delivers a sleek visual style and it’s consistent throughout the various adapted arcs despite having different artists take on the serialization. There have been several artists who have returned to do more arcs, but this is Hazumi Takeda’s first on the material. The approach to the art must be cerebral and less flashy than usual fantasy manga to maintain the tone of the source material.
Reading the entirety of this nine-volume adaptation, I have come to summarize it in five critical points.
1. Dense Political Intrigue - The arc dives deep into clan politics, succession disputes, and ideological clashes. This arc could herald the escalation of this political intrigue when an operation by the Master Clans invited the intervention of a foreign power. Stakes will certainly rise if this is the case.
2. Character Development Bottleneck – There were massive revelations in the last few arcs, but Tatsuya remains stoic and overpowered, which limits emotional tension. This is understandable because the stoicism has always been part of the character, but the other characters like Miyuki or Mayumi must get their time to shine and not just remain as decoration or potential arm candy for the male lead.
3. Controversial Themes – There is this massive elephant in the room that is the public revelation of Tatsuya and Miyuki’s engagement—despite their sibling status—continues to stir discomfort. One must read the Yotsuba Succession Arc to behold the mental gymnastics the original author offers as justification for this problematic union.
4. Adaptation Pacing - The manga condenses complex events from three light novel volumes, which leads to rushed transitions in some scenes, especially those involving strategic planning or magical theory, lose nuance in the adaptation. These moments often become exposition dumps when depicted in the manga.
5. Visuals vs. Narrative Weight - The artwork is clean and expressive, especially during action sequences and formal gatherings. However, this sleek visual style struggles to convey the depth of magical systems and political maneuvering that the novels excel at.
If you're already invested in The Irregular at Magic High School universe, this arc expands the lore and raises the stakes. But newcomers may struggle with the steep climb of keeping up with the existing lore and the limited emotional payoff. Recommended for existing fans but caution for newer readers dipping their toes into this franchise.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Jul 17, 2025
There is an anime that premiered recently (July 6, 2025). I caught up with the first two episodes available, and it has a main character with the looks of an ugly bastard archetype from an NTR manga, but with a heart of gold. He is the eponymous Busaman Gachi Fighter, or Ugly Mug Epic Fighter.
The anime is based on a one-volume light novel of the same name, which also had a manga adaptation. I have not read the light novel, but I finished the manga. Thus, I could see that anime and manga have different approaches in the sequencing of events when it comes
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to storytelling decisions. This review focuses on the manga, but the anime provided impetus for reading it.
The story is an isekai, and the main character took advantage of the starting screen prior to his transfer to the other world by sacrificing several traits, the bigger the sacrifice, the larger the bonus to stats and skills. This gives Shigeru some overwhelming stats and skills, but at the cost of being damaged by 10% of health per second from the touch of a female. The ugly bastard looks comes from this sacrifice as well.
This is actually a refreshing take on an isekai. Instead of another high school kid who got overpowered skills from the plot, it is a former salaryman aware of his current circumstances and takes care not to display his abilities or upset the common sense of this new world. He’s a main character with a good head on his shoulders; unlike the other three people he partied with who are irritatingly naive.
There’s a development that reveals that the other people he partied with are not unrelated people. Shigeru, because of his actions in his prior life, has significantly impacted these people.
There is actual character development. Now, Shigeru’s party mates are still annoying and insufferably naive, but the reader gets some backstory that explains why they are that way.
Then there’s Seika. She’s one of Shigeru’s party members and she’s the most annoying one. She has this supreme confidence that borders on arrogance, but it comes from a place of naivete and curiosity. She gets tolerable a bit later on, due mostly to Shigeru's efforts in teaching her the ways of the world by taking her under his wing.
In a nutshell, the story is interesting. It ticks several boxes for me in what I look for in a manga: a mature protagonist, an underdog story, and a unique take on the isekai genre. It is mostly an adventure story with comedic bits, but that is just to balance the dark backstories of the characters.
However, the manga adaptation is lacking. It ends at the end of an arc, but not quite the end of the story. It feels like it got axed. Therefore, I would recommend this manga as a supplementary to the anime. Read this first and get your closure from the anime.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jun 25, 2025
The perfect follow up reading after watching X-Men '97 (not in MAL), the revival of X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997). X-Men: The Manga is an adaptation of the older series originally published in Japan. I haven't seen the show in years, so it was a nice experience to remember those episodes reading the manga.
The original manga is an adaptation of the first season of the classic animated series done by Japanese manga creators. So, it was really interesting seeing how these manga authors portrayed these quintessentially American comic book characters thru their creative lenses. I enjoyed seeing the manga style flourishes done to some of
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my favorite characters, but other than that, it is a faithful adaptation of the episodes.
Viz remastered the original manga pages, cleaning the artwork and providing better translation for the work. All the chapters are collected in two oversized omnibus style volumes. It has that premium finish and heft to stand out in a shelf of manga or graphic novels. They really looked nice to behold.
I recommend this series for comic book fans who want to see their favorite superheroes in manga.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Jun 24, 2025
This show is based on a manga by Aki Shimizu, based on the Natsuhiko Kyogoku’s “Hyakki Yakou” novel series of which the author also adapted most of the series into manga. "Chuuzenji-sensei Mononoke Kougiroku: Sensei ga Nazo wo Hodoite Shimau kara" is a prequel to those novels, chronicling the post war years the main character spent as a high school teacher after serving in the army during the war.
The prequel is a watered-down version of the novel stories, with less dangerous stakes, and more of a slice of a life bent to the stories. This is intentional because this series was serialized in a shounen
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magazine, a more accessible gateway to the “Hyakki Yakou” novels. An original addition to this story is Kanna the high school student who serves as P.O.V. character for those new to Natsuhiko Kyogoku’s characters.
The episodes are mostly standalone stories and sometimes two are adapted in one episode. The milieu is a coed high school, so the stories mostly revolve around Kanna's schoolmates and immediate neighborhood. The mysteries themselves hint of a supernatural origin but are resolved with a succinct explanation by Chuuzenji-sensei. I think mysteries without murder, which contrast with the “Hyakki Yakou” novels that has plenty of it, is an underrated genre.
The weakness of this show is the visual element. The animation is average, and the backgrounds are pretty basic. It doesn't even have that Showa era vibe I associate with shows and movies set in the period. However, it does make the most of its limitations to produce an interesting show that I follow week in and out while it was broadcasting. In fact, I was considering giving this a 6 but I think the last episode was solid enough to push it to 7. It was my favorite episode of the bunch.
I recommend this show for fans Natsuhiko Kyogoku and Aki Shimizu who hunger for more content from these authors. I discovered the “Hyakki Yakou” manga adaptation because of this show, and I find myself wanting more because the manga was never translated officially to English. Some of the novels have English translations, but that's it. Having this anime was like a welcome rain after a long drought. These mystery stories are good, but there are other anime mystery shows with high school protagonists with better production values.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Jun 22, 2025
"I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!" is a property based off the original source material of a light novel. I have not read the novel, but I have read the manga adaptation and now, I have finished watching the 12-episode anime. This review will inevitably compare both adaptations without referring to the light novel.
This work is an isekai, a perpetual victim of a man reincarnated to a new world of space battles and mecha by a psychopomp called "the guide" who lives off the misery of humans. What the main character doesn't know that his transfer to this other world was for "the
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guide" to continue farming his existence for misery to sustain it. What the guide doesn't expect is that the main character to exceed expectations and to be actually thankful for this second chance at life, which denies the guide the nourishing misery which has been transformed into pure gratitude.
The animation is pretty average, but the production staff actually maximized its limit budget by reserving its best animation for the space and mecha battles.
The trajectory of the story is similar to the manga, but with added subplot of local bar in the main character's territory changing its impression of its lord through the years while showcasing the obvious improvements to its fortunes during their rule. This isn't in the manga, which contented itself with exposition and information dumps during character moments instead.
The story itself isn't particularly noteworthy but separates itself from the glut of isekai stories by expanding the scope from a fiefdom to a planetary system, while adding the elements of mecha and space battle genres. There is still room for improving the execution of this story but relies too much on fan service imagery instead being the best story it can be.
Still, this is a guilty pleasure view for me and thus was able to entertain me during its weekly broadcast. Bingeing this would feel repetitive, and instead I would recommend the manga to catch up on the story. If one would like to try the anime once reading the extant chapters of the manga, that onus would now be on them.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Jun 6, 2025
The main character, Takao Ameku, the childlike doctor and genius diagnostician, is a less crochety House and a less drugged up Holmes, all packaged as a petite anime girl. Basically, ingredients for peak postmodern fiction.
The animation was sleek and above average. The voice acting work from the cast was on character and enhanced the storytelling. Of personal importance was a main character with a postgraduate degree, which implied at least post college age, and it had a mystery afoot, qualities I look in an anime for my age group.
The main character is a genius, but no Mary Sue, as she had her vulnerabilities explored
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in an excellent 2-episode arc. She made mistakes too, a genius that was humanly grounded.
So, if you have aged beyond the high school setting and main characters of most anime series, I highly recommend this anime that featured a main cast of working adults. The anime had above average production values, so the visual quality was pleasant. There's always a mystery to be solved, which detective story buffs would appreciate. Really though, all the reason you need to watch is that this is House as an anime girl.
This was my 69th review on this platform, so it was indeed nice.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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May 31, 2025
An unlikely romantic comedy anime where all the best girl candidates are second placers of their respective love stories. Just because each of them has several compelling factors why they are the losing heroines, it doesn't mean they don't deserve some kindness their way. That's the role the main protagonist Nukumizu fulfills in this series.
This series has great animation and storytelling, excellent voice acting, engaging story, well-paced episodes, and gorgeously illustrated backgrounds and stills. I'm happy to see that this kind of anime production is still done for a series, because the production values are something you can find in an anime movie.
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for this series is a light novel, but I have not read that. I've read the manga, but despite that, the anime remains the better option when it comes to a well-paced adaptation. Plus, the food is way better illustrated and more appetizing in the anime. In choosing the better adaptation, I will go with the anime 9 out of 10 times.
I'm looking forward to the next season. I hope A-1 Pictures will still produce it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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