TV Reviews8.4/10
Kenichi’s Hero Wins by Never Being the Best Fighter
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple review — a bullied teen trains under six masters at Ryōzanpaku, and the 50-episode anime refuses to make him special.
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Tag: shonen anime
TV Reviews8.1/10
Baki Hanma” Review: A Son’s Fight Against His Father’s Legacy”
Baki Hanma on Netflix: two seasons, 39 episodes, six theme songs, and a father-son fight that was always the point. Our review scores it 8.1.
TV Reviews8.3/10
Fire Force’s ending, revisited seven years on
Fire Force wrapped April 4, 2026 after three seasons and 73 episodes, finishing Atsushi Ohkubo's story. A look at Shinra, Company 8 and the finale.
TV Reviews8.4/10
Kaiju No. 8 Turns a Garbage Man Into the Defense Force’s Secret Weapon
Kaiju No. 8 review: Kafka Hibino, Mina Ashiro, powered suits and Numbers weapons, 23 episodes across two seasons from Production I.G.
TV Reviews7.5/10
Dragon Ball Z Kai Fixed the Pacing, and 17 Years On That’s Still the Point
Dragon Ball Z Kai recut the 1989 anime to follow Akira Toriyama's manga, redubbed the cast, and cleaned up the cels — a restoration that mostly works.
TV Reviews8.4/10
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma Review: Cooking as Combat Across Five Seasons
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma ran five seasons and 86 episodes from 2015 to 2020, turning Totsuki cooking duels into a sport with real stakes.
TV Reviews7.9/10
Fairy Tail’s guild-as-family formula, 17 years on
Fairy Tail ran 328 episodes over eight seasons. A review of Hiro Mashima's wizard guild anime, from Sirius Island to the Igneel reveal, rated 7.9/10.
TV Reviews8.4/10
Record of Ragnarok Review: Humanity’s Worth, Argued with Fists
Netflix's Record of Ragnarok pits 13 humans against gods for humanity's survival. Four seasons, 42 episodes, studio changes, and a review score of 8.4/10.
TV Reviews10/10
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Review: A 10/10 Complete Work Built on a Faithful Adaptation
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood review: Bones' 64-episode adaptation of Arakawa's manga, its cast, conspiracies, and why it earns a 10/10.
TV Reviews8.5/10
Naruto Shippūden Review: 500 Episodes, One Defining Action Series
Naruto Shippūden ran 500 episodes on TV Tokyo from 2007 to 2017. A review of the time skip, the Akatsuki, the filler, and why it still earns an 8.5.