TV Reviews8.4/10
Why a Phantom Sixth Man Makes Kuroko’s Basketball Work
Kuroko's Basketball review: 75 episodes, Production I.G, the Generation of Miracles, and why the 8.4 score holds up for this sports anime.
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TV Reviews8.5/10
Maid Sama! Grows Teeth Once Its Class Politics Kick In
Maid Sama! ran 26 episodes in 2010. A deep dive into Misaki, Usui, the maid café secret, and the class-system romance that outgrew its comedy premise.
TV Reviews7.6/10
Digimon Adventure:” Review: A 2020 Reboot That Puts the Network First”
Digimon Adventure: 2020 reboot review — 67 episodes, the Ogremon arc, fake Tokyo, and why the Network-first premise works. Score: 7.6 of 10.
TV Reviews8.4/10
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest — A Power Fantasy That Makes Hajime Nagumo Earn the Abyss
Arifureta ran three seasons and 41 episodes, ending in 2025 with an 8.4/10 audience score. A look at why the isekai dungeon story held viewers for seven years.
TV Reviews8.3/10
Blue Lock: The Soccer Anime That Tells Its Players to Stop Passing
Blue Lock review: the sports anime that argues Japan's problem is teamwork itself, from Isagi's ego to the uneven second season and a growing franchise.
TV Reviews8.1/10
Sailor Moon Crystal rebuilds the manga panel by panel, and the cost is the anime’s own pulse
Sailor Moon Crystal rebooted the 1990s anime to follow Naoko Takeuchi's manga closely across three seasons and 39 episodes, ending June 27, 2016.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Charlotte: A Smart, Sad Anime Original That Treats Power as a Burden
Charlotte, the 2015 P.A. Works anime original from Jun Maeda, treats superpowers as a burden. A review of its cast, comet premise, and 8.2 score.
TV Reviews7.4/10
SAINT SEIYA: Knights of the Zodiac Review — Armor, Ensemble, and a Wasted Prophecy
Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac ran three seasons on Netflix and Crunchyroll. A review of its armor, cast, wasted prophecy, and why it lands at 7.4.
TV Reviews8.3/10
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas Review: A Prequel That Makes the Promise Personal
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas review — 26 episodes, 2009-2011, scored 8.3. Three orphans become Pegasus, Hades and Athena in the 18th-century Holy War.
TV Reviews8.3/10
Magicless hero muscles his way through a magic school in this 2023 comedy
MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES ran 24 episodes of magic-school comedy where the hero has zero magic and only muscle, scoring 8.3/10 from 677 votes.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Romance anime Toradora! is 18 years old, and its central pairing still works
A review of Toradora!, the 2008 J.C.Staff anime about Ryuuji and Taiga, covering its cast, light novel origins, and why the romance still holds up.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Umaru-chan’s Double Life Still Holds Up 11 Years Later
Himouto! Umaru-chan review: the chibi hamster-hoodie comedy's two seasons, Umaru's double life, Taihei, Ebina and Kirie, scored 8.2 of 10.