Yashahime leaning into the “monster-of-the-week” formula is working exceedingly well, and Episode 6 might be the best installment yet in the show.
Author: Olive St. Sauver
Olive St. Sauver
Olive is an award-winning playwright with BAs in English and Theatre. At BWT she is a manga and anime critic, with an additional focus on mental health portrayals in media and true crime.
Noblesse Episode 5 delivers the fights promised last week, even if they didn’t quite hit the emotional notes that the show was trying for.
At the risk of sounding morbid, it was nice to be back in the Feudal Era with our heroes solving gruesome demon murders in Yashahime Episode 5.
Dragon Quest Episode 5 will surely have a bigger emotional impact for viewers with nostalgia for the old series, but it is a solid episode nonetheless.
Mermaid Saga is much darker fare than other titles like RIN-NE or Maison Ikkoku, but this horror manga was absolutely enchanting.
Noblesse Episode 4 continues the shows slow ascent back up the momentum mountain by giving some of the antagonists ample screen time.
Makoto Hagino’s slow burn yuri series, A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow, has a very satisfying coming-of-age storyline in its fifth volume.
Dragon Quest Episode 4 is the best so far. Fantastic animated fight scenes and a welcome does of heightened stakes push the show off of its plateau.