I watched Jigokuraku season 2 last week. Overall it was good, but the end of it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It ends at the start of a giant conflict, and it’s entirely dependent on a character they introduced this season just unilaterally going nuts and nobody in his party trying to reign him in. It reeks of a Deus Ex Machina, which is a big red flag with regards to writing quality.

Overall, I’m not sure if I’m going to bother with season 3, as it looks like it’s about to tank in writing quality. And over the years I’ve grown to distrust the community’s response to shows.

Last week I watched “Though I Am an Inept Villainess”. I didn’t like the first half because the it felt like it kept re-using the same joke over and over. The second half was really good though! It’s a shame it takes so long for things to get going though; I really feel like it would’ve been a better story if the events of the first half were wrapped up much more quickly.

I clicked on another random thing that is airing currently: “Tetsuryou”. It’s a SOL about girls that have the train 'tism. The art style is very chibi and it seemed comfy, I might actually watch this thing.

I’ve been watching The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System, and I’m so torn on this one. On one hand, the animation is amazing, and for one the MC seems to have a good personality, but oh my goodness, the pacing is beyond slow. That, and the entire game/class system is super weird? Like, the game the world is based on feels so unbalanced and poorly designed. It’s not a deal breaker, but it’s such a weird combination of greatness and badness.

I also tried to watch Tougen Anki, but it feels like such a cookie cutter shonen. I am so tired of the loud-mouthed, half-brained punk kid as MC. Can’t we try something different? For all I complain JJK is Naruto with a different skin (at least until the Shibuya arc), at least Itadori was a fresh take on the shonen MC stereotypes.