Akudama Drive S1E2: “Reservoir Dogs”
It's way more interesting than a backstory needs to be for this kind of show, honestly.
Texhnolyze S1E11: Vagrant
Content warning for incest and (at least strongly implied) child sexual abuse.
Akudama Drive S1E1: “Se7en” (continued)
So, what exactly is an "akudama," then? Still not exactly clear.
Fate/Zero S2E2: "Golden Shine" (continued)
It's one of the lesser known Arthurian legends; in some versions of the Second Siege of Camelot story Arthur could turn Excalibur into a lightsaber, but only as long as he kept both hands on the hilt. Nice bit of mythological accuracy here!
Fate/Zero S2E1: "The Battle of Mion River" (continued)
Resuming this absolutely deranged episode of Fate/Zero.
Centaurworld S1E2: "Fragile Things"
It's not quite as existentially horrifying as Bird's face, but it's close.
Texhnolyze S1E8: "Crucible"
Let's see how Lukuss survives this. Or, if it doesn't, at least how Ichise and Ran survive this.
Texhnolyze S1E7: "Plot"
One of the more chilling surprise villain reveals that I can readily recall.
ExoSquad S1E5: "Resist"
I've seen some other western media critic types complain about how much right-wing messaging there is in Japanese animation. I'm seriously looking side-eyed at those people right now.
ExoSquad S1E3: "Hidden Terrors" (continued)
"We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go. Justice is in one scale, and self-preservation in the other."
ExoSquad S1E3: "Hidden Terrors"
Maybe I was giving Zembacca too much credit for his ability to thwart the terran intelligence agencies. It evidently is a very difficult task to fail at.
“Katalepsis” 1.3
These three chapters haven't given me enough to do any deep analysis, but so far it's good. It strikes a difficult balance between hitting the urban fantasy conventions that we've all seen too many times to take seriously, and engaging with themes of trauma, paranoia, and mental illness in a mature enough way that you HAVE to take it seriously.