The Panamera introduction is completely fucked. Reminds me of the Ascendance of a Bookworm adaptation where they put Ferdinand in the first episode because he’s a fan favorite even though he doesn’t even show up until part two in the source.

Thought this was getting dark real quick for a moment, but turns out it’s still wholesome and cute. I don’t need those scares. It’s unnecessary and didn’t add anything to the plot.

I only remember the authors of recurring series that I liked enough to keep reading. I only recognize authors of series with 2-3 volumes if they have another long-running series from which I know the name. Or if the name stands out somehow. For example, I’m currently reading Min-Maxing My TRPG Build and I know the author’s name not only because it’s a long-running series that I like but also because he uses a German word as his handle. Stuff like that. On the flip side, I have problems remembering the names of authors that have a generic Japanese-sounding name. That’s how I almost walked into the trap of reading Dimension Wave even though it’s from the Shield Hero writer.

You read through 11 volumes without learning the author’s name?

WElcome to the FUNA Fan CLub.

Finally, a release date. This has been announced so long ago that I almost lost hope we’ll ever get to see an animated Lessy.

Wim Strauss isn’t a flashy fighter—he’s a granting caster, a support mage who boosts his allies’ strength in battle. His magic keeps the party alive. But when his quiet power starts to overshadow the wrong person, the team’s prideful leader has him unceremoniously kicked out.

Enter his slightly clingy childhood friend Heidemarie, now a member of Nachtlibelle, a renowned A-rank guild counted among the strongest in the land. She offers Wim a chance to join her team—a fresh start among allies who actually value his skills. His magic may not dazzle, but with the right party behind him, he just might prove that the back line was never where he truly belonged.

This is the synopsis of “Book: Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized!” and I’m already so tired of it after reading just this. Why are publishers always picking up the same stuff they have already 20 times?

It’s one of my comfy series, though the last couple of volumes were less comfy and more on the action side. Maybe the author got a taste for that sweet, sweet anime money after having it adapted and is shifting the series now away from the comfy side to make it fit better in the anime isekai mold.

<Taking My Reincarnation One Step at a Time: No One Told Me There Would Be Monsters!> Volume 9 - This was a departure from the first 8 volumes in the sense that MC has now grown up and is leaving the nest, so to speak. She is moving away from her guardians and becoming something of a guardian to another isekai girl herself. I think this shift in perspective is potentially a good thing for the series. This volume was quite weak when I think about how emotional and impactful this could have been if handled differently. Here, this huge step is handled like stepping out for a quick trip to the supermarket.

The voice acting broke me in the end. There is nothing that I don’t like about this show so far. I couldn’t even nitpick.

As beautiful as the day I lost her.

Also I want now a crossover episode with RuriRocks in that cave.

I hope they will expand on this reverse isekai plotpoint a bit. I would love to see them go through Japanese food culture. I mean, they already do, but you know what I mean…

And so it begins. Ash’s ridiculous overpowered skill that somehow is so bad that Daddy dear wants him dead. I like the series and think it’s entertaining but I’m so over that stupid trope. Same with princes breaking off engagements because some bint says she is being bullied and support characters being thrown out of the hero’s party because apparently, isekai people are too stupid to understand even the simplest concepts.

They’re German subtitles but they’re terrible. Even if it’s supposed to be baby-speak.

If you haven’t seen it yet check out Fune Wo Amu (The Great Passage). That was the first show I thought of after watching Journal with Witch. Also the Working Series by PA.Works.

Didn’t know about Wonder Egg Priority, I’ll check it out but the subject matter probably too dark for me though.

Just don’t. Or at least don’t say afterward that I told you to do it. The show started so incredible good. Up to episode 4 or so I thought that it was an instant classic, and then it crashed harder than Ayrton Senna.

Journal with Witch. It’s an exceptional josei series so far (after 2 episodes) and if it keeps that level, I would give it at least a 9/10. Would be a 10/10 if I hadn’t the rule that there can only be 10 in total of them and I’m not sure if it’s good enough to bump another one down to a 9. Let’s wait and see how it goes in the end. I thought Wonder Egg Priority was a potential 10/10 as well and we all know how that did go.

To me there is just something about good, likable characters going about their daily and mundane lives. It’s like how I thoroughly enjoyed “The Aquatope on White Sand” even though it’s a show about working in an aquarium. Not exactly something I would come up immediately when I think about what an anime should be about.

The same is true here. A cleaning service is not the most heart-pumping of settings but MC is giving her all to her job and I can’t help myself enjoying this a lot more than 90% of the other shows airing this season. I would say give it a try if you liked the PA-Works Working Series.

Another great episode.

Would you say that this works better in the LN or the anime?

For example I like the Konosuba anime a lot better than the light novel since the humor hits a lot better. And I could imagine that the Tsukimichi pacing would also work better in an animated format.