My Awkward Senpai Ep. 5: Two idiots risk their lives for an office job

A typhoon is headed their way, so Kannawa wonders if she should tell her mentee to even come to work. Uh, no? There’s no way in hell you would find me in the office if there’s a typhoon warning. Not only that, the weather forecast is literally telling people to stay home. I think it’s wild to put work over your own personal safety, especially when you’re just a grunt in the office. If your bosses can’t understand that, you’re probably working for a black company. But as she leaves her apartment, the “camera” lingers on the umbrella she has left behind. Y’see, you can’t have a doki doki “let’s share an umbrella” moment if you don’t go to work and risk your life!

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Dusk Beyond the End of the World Ep. 5: I’m throwing in the towel

When we last left off, Akira had jumped in harm’s way in order to protect an android of all things, but fine, chalk it up to instincts. Let’s just accept that his body moved before he could think logically. But even as he’s bleeding out, he tells Yugure not to kill the mafia boss who is hellbent on enslaving her for his own selfish ends. He’ll probably end up issuing orders to kill him and Amoru too. Why would he spare them? No, it’s not that I want to see Yugure butcher her enemies. I’m not asking for anyone to die. But the last thing I would do in a dangerous situation is to put conditions on what my savior can do. “Oh no, my house in on fire! Please save me, heroic fireman! But please, can you not break down my door or get my house wet? Can you just put the fire out without doing either of those things? Gee, thanks.” It’s ridiculous.

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The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Ep. 4

Honestly, real Konoha is being real pathetic in this week’s episode. Sol and Yomi are destined to clash, and she believes that no matter who dies, her death flag will be triggered. But as the story unfolds, she begins to hold some rather outlandish positions. For instance, she thinks, “He may be a villain, but he isn’t rough or stupid.” Um, okay? Who cares? You think it matters if a villain has class or not? If a villain has manners? Let me spoil it for you: they’re still a villain who wants to hurt the people you care about. Real Konoha reflects on why Yomi was created in the first place. At the time, she was fueled by petty jealousy over her classmate getting special treatment from a boy. Naturally, Yomi needed a backstory, so cue the sob story about being bullied by his brothers and whatnot. Real Konoha ultimately concludes, “I have no right to be exasperated with Yomi.” Nonsense.

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Everything Else: Fall 2025, Week 4

Slowly whittling down this giant mess of shows.

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The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess Ep. 7

Athanasia has upgraded to being able to cast spells, but they’re not very effective. She essentially has little to no control over them. Her frustration boils over, and Lucas ends up in her crosshairs. I can’t exactly blame her, because like all the tutors before him, he doesn’t seem like a very effective teacher either. All he ever says over and over is that she needs to figure things out herself. Sure, that could work, but then what exactly is he here for? Anyone could’ve told her that same piece of advice. Moreover, this is why they often say the best athletes typically don’t make the best coaches. I’m not sure if this is true, but you can sorta understand the logic. Things come so easily to them, so they can’t understand their students’ struggle. And right now, Lucas isn’t being very sympathetic to Athanasia. She hits the nail on the head, which somehow riles him up.

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