Michelle Explains Anime, Poorly

Kaji is like non-stop flirting with Haruki, and it's really stressing him out!   Ueonoyama finishes the song, but we don't get to hear it : (   Kasai spreads rumors about Mafuyu.   I wonder if Sato-kun likes you, Uenoyama: Michelle.a.eem@gmail.com

We see almost a full minute montage of band practice, and I get annoyed about it. What did Haruki tell Mafuyu about the drink vending machine, damn it!   Uenoyama takes Mafuyu to look for an effect pedal, and they find a cute blue one.   There were rumors about Mafuyu in middle school.   That's what overdrive sounds like, Mafuyu (sorry that was the best I could do for this one): michelle.a.eem@gma...

What do you mean, Mafuyu said no?!   Uenoyama gets bad (relationship) advice from the internet.   We find out a little more about where Mafuyu's guitar came from.   I probably start crying (sorry).   How could you say something like that with such a pained expression on your face, Mafuyu: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com

Uenoyama starts to teach Mafuyu how to play guitar.  I explain how to play an A major chord and get kinda angry about it.   ES-330's cost like $3500, and Mafuyu should really be using a hard case.   Mafuyu can sing, but it's too bad he doesn't sound like Corey Taylor or something.   Well, aren't you a good boy, Uenoyama: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com

I talk briefly about the history of BL, Given's anime staff, and Natsuki Kizu.  We meet a boy with trauma connected to a guitar, and the boy who he's desperately trying to get to teach him how to play that guitar.   I even play the guitar a little (sorry).  But you're cooler, Uenoyama-kun: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com  

I'm just going to talk about some currently airing shows, including:   - Jujutsu Kaisen   - Golden Kamuy   - Trigun Stargaze   - Frieren    - Shiboyugi   - And a bunch of others!   See you next week for the first episode of Given! You can always email me here, too: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com

We learn a little more about Risu and Aikawa's past.   Caiman and Nikaido fight, and then someone gets stabbed by some guy?!   Nikaido and Caiman remain BFFs : )  See you next week for a look at the Winter 2026 season. Then we start Given the following week!   No matter who you really are, no matter what happens, we'll always be friends, Caiman: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com

We learn about En's past through dramatization, probably at least.   Caiman dresses up as Tanba's wife for some reason, and two food trucks battle for the right to sell Pies in En's castle/mansion thing!   I want to stay with En, Caiman: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com  

All sorts of bad things happen to Nikaido, and Caiman almost goes to Hell (literally).    I learn to hate the Sorcerer world, their stupid laws, and the Devils in general.   I'm really pissed off about it for some reason.   He's not a pie, Caiman!: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com

We find out how Shin and Noi met and became partners!   Fukuyama has a pretty cool power and uses it in a very upsetting way.   Ebisu and Garugaru eat food off the ground, and Nikaido's in major trouble.   Don't eat things you just find lying on the ground, you'll get diarrhea, Ebisu: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com

Caiman almost starves to death in the sorcerer world, but then he gets a job!   We learn all about Blue Night.   Boing!: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com

Happy Thanksgiving! I'm thankful that Caiman and the gang get to play baseball against their rivals and that it's as weird as you'd expect.    Aside from the ball game, I talk about how much Q Hayashida and I love Slipknot!   Here's the link to that article:  https://natalie.mu/music/pp/slipknot    You can have this back, Fujita: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com

En needs to learn to control his anger, but at least Kikurage is ok (I love him).    We get a look at Shin's past, and it's not very nice. A big tonal shift at the end of the episode throws me off guard and makes me empathize with everyone in the Hole.   Fetch, Johnson!: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com  

Caiman and Nikaido go to the world of the sorcerers and kill people there, yay?! Shin and Noi are also busy killing people.   The man in the mouth gets a name and a body, but he's kind of annoying now that he's alive.   Your bully sandwich is ready, Fujita: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com  

We meet a sorcerer who cooks things, which is as cool or maybe significantly cooler than it sounds.   Shin and Noi find out more about the guy in Caiman's mouth.   En gets an adorable pet and names it after a type of mushroom that I like.   There's a door made of flesh.   Thanks for being my friend, Nikaido: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com  

Happy Halloween, there's zombies in the Hole!   Nikaido and Caiman face off against Shin and Noi, and there is A LOT of blood and carnage.   The doc conducts a really strange autopsy, and brooms are motorcycles.   Let's dissect it and see what's in there, Caiman: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com  

Formal introductions to Shin and Noi, who seem to really like killing people, yay!   A dinner party where no one listens to En at all, and they try to feed him calf's liver.      Caiman and Nikaido go to a really cool hotel, and Nikaido also kills some guys. Yeah, lots of killing in the episode.    Use a knife for christ's sake, Noi: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com  

I talk a little about the anime production, the manga, and Q Hayashida.   We start off with someone's head getting chomped on by a giant lizard, and it only gets weirder from there. Who's the guy in the mouth? Why do sorcerers wear masks? How can The Hungry Bug operate with so many health code violations?   What we'll learn in Ep. 2 is still hidden in chaos, and that is Dorohedoro!   So, what'd th...

I really just say that. You don't even really have to listen to this if you don't want. You can always email me at: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com

Will Lena actually find out that the Spearhead Squadron is all still alive? I certainly hope so.    I cry through some of this episode, so welcome back, sad Michelle!   See you around Oct. 16th for a new season!   From now on, I'll fight with you: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com  

Everyone's probably dead and Shin is having a mental breakdown in a field of red spider lilies.   Maybe there's someone out there who can still save him or, at least, get him to want to save himself.   Nobody left you behind, Shin: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com  

Comrades are whittled down dramatically as the final battle with Kiri looms.   Then they also fight the battle, hooray. Someone's helping out, but we're not sure who.   Kiri has a lot to say, but no one can hear anything other than a scream.   Pierce me with a hail of bullets, rip my body apart, and I can still fight: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com

It's finally time for the gang to confront Shin about his reckless behavior. They don't quite understand his reasons, so he's forced to explain.    It's worse than they'd feared.   Also, a Morpho butterfly is consumed by ants, except for its head.   You didn't survive all that just to kill your brother, did you Shin?: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com  

The gang battles The Morpho... well, sort of? Kiri has a conversation with a fellow Legion, and we learn about their plans. Shin's breakdown intensifies, and Frederica does something really stupid.   I get annoyed because I can't tell what's going on, but don't worry, it's probably my fault somehow, not the production falling apart.   You carry them all, Shin: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com

Ernst is not pleased that Spearhead has been chosen for the suicide mission, and neither is Frederica. I forget that prejudice is real for a few minutes, and also can't pronounce Nachzehrer. Do you want to end up the same way, Shin?!: michelle.a.eem@gmail.com