Spring 2025

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX - On hold for now. Will come back to this someday. My first foray to UC and third to Gundam overall (after Seed and WFM). It’s great and I have little complaints to the show.

Witch Watch - Laughed hard because of referential humor. Good enough for me.

The Apothecary Diaries - S2 is much more serious, and it somehow tied the episodic S1 into a grand conspiracy. Having a tinfoil hat was justified there. The past two episodes convinced me to provisionally rate the show a 10.

Rose of Versailles (2025) - I love the musical format. It’s OP scene is as iconic and impactful as The Lion King. I’m able to watch this in French. Best MAPPA work. 10/10

Past Seasons

The Orphans of Simitra - No accessible English subs. Finally jumped the shark and watched it like a native speaker would. And… I’m pleasantly surprised, really. I think I understand 80% of the episode and give me the push to start watching Witch Watch with Japanese CC instead of the English sub—I’m not a fan of the translation style used there.

The book is very short, so the anime introduced a lot of original elements. It managed to put out a cour’s worth of slice of life without it being dull. That’s something I’m even more surprised with. Unless it disappointed in the episodes I haven’t seen yet, a 6.89 MAL rating makes this show criminally underrated.

Train to the End of the World and Tsumasho - Great for most of their runs, only to disappoint with the last episode. The former’s recap is the worst I’ve seen yet.

Backflip - Nice CGI and complements the rhythmic gymnastics routine very well

After the Rain - Handles the age gap romantic attractions well enough

Tawawa on Monday - I mentioned it before, but I really did watch this for the plot. The anime punches well above its weight.

Pokemon original series - It’s a slog that I’ve started since late 2024, but it’s okay as a turn-your-brain-off watch. My favorite parts are the Hoenn teases for the eventual Pokemon Advanced series and seeing Team Rocket blast off.

Atri

spoiler

The childhood friend decided to be a losing heroine. I heard she and Natus ended up together in the VN. I think I prefer the anime route here.

Summer 2025

Witch Watch - simply because its consecutive course

The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity - has the potential to have insane production values. It’s a romance and the staff appeared to pour their love and care in its making based on the trailer. I’m sold.