Kado: The Right Answer (2017): What just happened?

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Kado: The Right Answer, Seikaisuru Kado

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/kado-the-right-answer

So you know how I was saying that Kado: The Right Answer was an intelligent, mature, take on a First Contact premise, based around negotiations?

Apparently not.

Between the end of episode 9 Nanomis-hein and episode 10 Towanosakiwa, Kado became … something else entirely. Major spoilers ahead obviously.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) Revisited

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Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Mamoru Hosoda, Satoku Okudera

I am currently home sick and took another look at The Girl Who Leapt Through Time today to pass the time[1], and it remains a strong film on a second viewing. There are significant spoilers ahead.

Source: https://www.animelab.com/shows/the-girl-who-leapt-through-time

My Hero Academia (2017): Bakugo vs Uraraka

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Girls Und Panzer, My Hero Academia

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/my-hero-academia

Episode 22 Bakugo vs Uraraka is a good episode, but also a massive waste of a dramatic opportunity. Spoilers ahead obviously.

Look, I know that the plot demands that Deku and Bakugo meet in the finals at the School Festival: My Hero Academia is primarily Deku’s story, and Bakugo has long been set up as his nemesis/rival.

Bakugo is also, to not mince words, a jerk face who needs to get whacked a bit so he can learn some humility. The series is clearly set up to ensure that Deku delivers the next whack in the finals.

Kado: The Right Answer (2017) but the wrong anime?

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Kado: The Right Answer, Seikaisuru Kado

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/kado-the-right-answer

In many respects Kado: The Right Answer[1] is a breath of fresh air in modern anime.

Kado is a genuine attempt at a mature, intelligent, science fiction series that takes a First Contact premise and tries to work through the political and social ramifications using (for the most part) equally mature characters. This is a show where the default attire is business suits, not sailor suits.

Alas, the key word is attempt. Kado doesn’t quite, or hasn’t yet, succeeded in what it’s trying to do.

Tsuki ga Kirei (2017): First Thoughts on a Lovely Show

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Say "i Love You", Tsuki ga Kirei

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/tsukigakirei

Tsuki ga Kirei aka as the moon, so beautiful, is in many ways the unexpected gem of the Spring 2017 anime series. It’s certainly the show I’m most looking forward to each week.

Tsuki ga Kirei is simply a charming show built on a romance that feels natural, unforced, with main characters that are convincingly teenagers.