Solo Leveling 2, fin

Not only is it Our Solo Hero’s finest moment (saving Second-Best-Girl from certain death, that is), but Our OG Shoulda-Been-A-Waifu from the first season reveals her secret Gainaxing power. Related, Schoolgirl Hunter manages to walk rack-first into a video phone call, but needs to learn the secret art of bouncing to up her game. Assorted plot coupons are dropped for a future season (which has not been announced), and they didn’t forget about Missing Dad.

Verdict: overall a pretty good adaptation, but it needed more Esil.

A-Rank Adventure Harem, episode 11

While traipsing through the new dungeon, Our Hareming Hero has a brief moment of PTSD related to That Asshole. We didn’t need the reminder, but at least it led to a lap-pillow nap and a group cuddle. The dungeon itself seems to be stuffed with plot coupons, and as if that weren’t enough, Our Legal-Loli Healer And Head Waifu receives an ominous letter that threatens to ruin her life but ends up with her living the dream. Hopefully we get a time-skip soon or some other excuse to get Our Little Blonde Titty-Witch out of detention and back to work.

Verdict: pity the all-girl party dropped out of the dungeon-crawl; they’d have added some nice eye candy to the show. Anyway, this will be a welcome fluffy refuge next season if the lineup is really as dismal as it seems.

(I thought it was time to put a Marina LoRA to work and give her a few drinks to loosen up…)

Shangri-La Frontier 2, fin

Nothing happens. It’s setup for the just-announced season 3, dumping exposition so they can go right into the fighting tournament whenever they get the show made and scheduled.

Verdict: sadly, this messed-up pacing and other-game whiplash is faithful to the source material.

New stuff this week

I’ll watch Slime-Killing Witch 2, and try the first episodes of Sword Of The Demon Hunter, Your Forma, and From Old Country Bumpkin To Master Swordsman. The middle-aged grumpy guy in Bumpkin doesn’t have a voice that feels right for the part, but at least two of the platonic haremettes have very experienced actresses (1, 2).

The other two were Aria and Stella in Three Behemoths.

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