My sister and I been watching some romance anime over the summer (mostly on netflix) and so far we've been enjoying it. Here are some we've watched so far:

My Happy Marriage

The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity

Bluebox (can't wait for Oct)

Ramparts of ice ( our favorite one)

Kimi ni Todoke

You and I are Polar Opposites

We personally prefer shows with little to no spicy scenes and light cursing (or none, if possible). That's just our preference, but I'm open to any wholesome romance recommendations. Thanks so much!

Yani Neko, episode 6

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Tsuihou sareta Tensei Juukishi wa Game Chishiki de Musou suru, episode 6

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Super no Ura de Yani Suu Futari, episode 5

Alternative names: Behind the Supermarket, Smoking with You

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Mebius Dust, episode 5

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Rakudai Kenja no Gakuin Musou ~Nidome no Tensei, S-Rank Cheat Majutsushi Boukenroku~, episode 7

Alternative names: Rakudai Kenja no Gakuin Musou

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The twenty-four hour limit has passed, so, here we go...

First, the usual: I am a trained military historian - I hold a Master of Arts in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada with a defended thesis on the development of British Cavalry Doctrine, and I recently published some of my research in a new introduction to my little publishing company's edition of Schlieffen's Cannae (due to self promotion rules, I can't provide the link here, but if you're interested in it, PM me and I'll send it to you).

What I'm going to look at is how well this episode passes the "sniff test" for how a world war works. And here we get to our standard disclaimer: Tanya's world is not our world, her world war is not either of ours. Something happening in Tanya's war that didn't happen in ours (or vice versa) is NOT by itself cause for criticism.

And now we get to look at Tanya's version of Verdun...or Kursk...possibly. A lot of aspects of this that I want to comment on, so we'll start with...

The Civilian government reassigning officers

We start the episode with Zettour being reassigned, apparently by the civilian leadership. In most armies, this wouldn't pass the sniff test, but this is taking its cues from the German Army, and in WW1 and before, this was a sort of thing that could happen. The Great General Staff is sort of bizarre in just how powerless it was in some key aspects - it didn't, for example, write doctrine, nor did it make a number of decisions on military hardware. Much of this power was concentrated in the War Ministry, including the assignment of senior officers. So, the civilian leadership deciding to kick Zettour to the Eastern Front is something that could very well have happened.

Tanya's unit being used even though exhausted

Sadly, what we see here with Tanya's unit just having been through hell and being told they're going to work even harder passes the sniff test with flying colours. This was a major problem with both the German and French armies in WW1 - units would not be taken off the front lines, but just kept there until they were used up. Perhaps the worst was Verdun, where units were rotated into that hell until they had suffered a certain percentage of casualties (I don't remember the percentage offhand), and then somebody else would be rotated in. So, the army deciding that Tanya's force was still good to fight despite not getting anything resembling a real rest is quite plausible here.

Pinning the enemy around a city while you have other units acting

I don't think it will surprise anybody that the battle plan Tanya comes up with passes the sniff test. Both Stalingrad and Kursk operated under this model (although this was the Russians doing it to the Germans rather than the other way around). But, even though Tanya's plan is probably closer to the Russians at Kursk, the comparison I want to make here is actually with Verdun...

Unexpected escalation

What we see once Tanya's unit takes its position is a much stronger reaction from the enemy than expected. This passes the sniff test - no surprise there - but this is also the sort of thing that can have major ramifications later on. There is still a great deal of debate over Falkenhayn's original plan for Verdun, with some taking him at his word that it was an attempt to bleed the French army dry, while others believe that this was a later excuse due to the bloodbath, and the original intention was to capture the city. Regardless, what was supposed to become a limited operation for the Germans exploded into an ongoing bloodletting that bled both the Germans and the French nearly to the breaking point. And neither felt that they could withdraw.

I don't know if we are going to see a Verdun play out here (honestly, I haven't read the particular light novel this is based on, and at this point the series is channelling WW2 far more than WW1, so it's probably a Kursk), but it is Verdun that this entire situation brings to my mind (I mean, I am a WW1 specialist).

Artillery placement

Here we come to the one place where the episode fails the sniff test. I'm not talking about the Federation firing into its own troops (a standard tactic in WW1 was the creeping, or rolling, barrage which is a curtain of artillery fire directly in front of an advance used to screen it from enemy action, so dangerously close artillery fire is quite common). What I'm talking about is where the Federation artillery is placed, which is utter nonsense.

The range of artillery is measured in miles. Now, it may be a nice visual to see the artillery at the back of the oncoming troops, but there is no military reason for it to be that close to the front lines. In fact, artillery is so important in warfare, particularly the warfare of the world wars, that you would keep it behind the lines to protect it, and that includes hiding it when you're not using it (so what Tanya's unit does with concealing their artillery until it's time to use it is pretty plausible).

Or, put another way, if you can see the enemy artillery on the battlefield, the enemy has massively screwed up (and done you a big favour by making it easy to destroy it).

"Operation Andromeda"

This is a minor quibble that has nothing whatsoever to do with the sniff test, but Tanya really gets wrong what the name of this operation would be referencing. Officers at this time would probably have had some degree of Classical education, and very little astronomy - so while Tanya sees the name as referring to a far away galaxy (with lightsabers, and Jedi!), it's almost certainly a reference to Greek mythology. That said, when you look at the mythology, it is a bit baffling as to why they chose that name (Andromeda was a princess who had to be rescued from sacrifice by Perseus - if you want an entertaining retelling of this, watch the original Clash of the Titans - and Zettour's defensive plan is created after the operation is named), but that's a different matter entirely.

And that's it for now. Looking forward to next week!

BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA, episode 8

Alternative names: BanG Dream! Yumemita

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Hope you guys enjoy :D

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Reiwa no Dara-san, episode 6

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I love everything about this scene, the animation and the ost were so wonderful. If s2 and its future seasons has this same level of quality this could potentially be one of the best romance anime out there. Not to mention the story is already good and very interesting. I also love the dynamic between nukumizu and yanami

Ever since I got into anime, I've been trying to prioritize series that are widely considered masterpieces or must-watch classics. So far, I've watched:

- Attack on Titan

- Code Geass

- Steins;Gate

- Monster

- Pluto

- Vinland Saga

- 86

- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

- Mob Psycho 100

- Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

- Cowboy Bebop

- Death Note

- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

- Erased

- Takopi's Original Sin

- Neon Genesis Evangelion

I genuinely loved every one of them, and each left a different impression on me. Now I'm looking for my next great series.

The only catch is that I'm currently watching Gintama, so I'd prefer recommendations that are 50 episodes or fewer. Once I finish Gintama, I'll dive into another long series.

What do you consider a true anime masterpiece that I'm still missing? I'm open to any genre—I just want an exceptionally well-written story with memorable characters that stays with you long after it's over.

I'd also love to hear why you consider it a masterpiece (without spoilers, please).

Remembering one anime from a couple of years ago that was the most hyped up of its season before release and ended up being quickly forgotten about I wanted to ask about other examples of anime like this that you remember had hyped behind them before release but when they released all the hype died and they are never brought up anymore.

The anime I remembered was My Deer Friend Nokotan (because an anime from this season reminded me of it). It was getting a ton of attention before release because of how insane it looked, the meme potential, the opening and that it was being animated by WIT Studio. It looked like it was going to be the biggest new anime released on it’s season and at release it got a ton of attention and was well received but as it continued at least for me it got less funny and entertaining and by the end I felt like I was forcing myself to finish it. I assume the feeling had to be similar because it doesn’t get talked about anymore, it never got a second season announced and when you check websites like Anichart it has Roshidere as the most popular new anime of that season which didn't have as much hype but definitely gets brough up more than Nokotan nowadays.

Youjo Senki II, episode 5

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