{"id":661468,"date":"2025-04-08T16:56:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T13:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-march-31-april-5\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T16:56:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T13:56:03","slug":"spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-march-31-april-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-march-31-april-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2025 Anime Mini-Review Corner (March 31-April 5)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36ece0ca8f9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36ece0ca8f9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-march-31-april-5\/#Kowloon_Generic_Romance\" >Kowloon Generic Romance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-march-31-april-5\/#Rock_is_A_Ladys_Modesty\" >Rock is A Lady\u2019s Modesty<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-march-31-april-5\/#Fire_Force_Season_3\" >Fire Force Season 3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-march-31-april-5\/#Can_a_Boy-Girl_Friendship_Survive\" >Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-march-31-april-5\/#Your_Forma\" >Your Forma<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-march-31-april-5\/#Sword_of_the_Demon_Hunter\" >Sword of the Demon Hunter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After spending the last few years keeping my seasonal watchlist to less than 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anime<\/a>, Spring 2025 has gotten the better of me. I had only (tentatively) planned to review the Week 2 premieres of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apocalypse Hotel<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mono<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but it didn\u2019t take long for me to realize there were a fair few Week 1 premieres I wanted to mutter about too, thus resulting in this collection of mini-first impression articles.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This piece contains reviews for the first episodes of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rock is A Lady\u2019s Modesty<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fire Force<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Season 3, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your Forma<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sword of the Demon Hunter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Kowloon Generic Romance<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u3000<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kowloon_Generic_Romance\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #000000\"><b>Kowloon Generic Romance<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" data-attachment-id=\"118357\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/04\/08\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-march-31-april-5\/kowloon-generic-romance-pv2-screenshot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kowloon-Generic-Romance-PV2-screenshot.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kowloon Generic Romance PV2 screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kowloon-Generic-Romance-PV2-screenshot.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kowloon-Generic-Romance-PV2-screenshot.png?fit=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kowloon-Generic-Romance-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kowloon-Generic-Romance-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kowloon-Generic-Romance-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kowloon-Generic-Romance-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kowloon-Generic-Romance-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kowloon-Generic-Romance-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=1068%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kowloon-Generic-Romance-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=747%2C420&amp;ssl=1 747w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kowloon-Generic-Romance-PV2-screenshot.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kowloon-Generic-Romance-PV2-screenshot.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9\u7709\u6708\u3058\u3085\u3093\uff0f\u96c6\u82f1\u793e\u30fb\u300c\u4e5d\u9f8d\u30b8\u30a7\u30cd\u30ea\u30c3\u30af\u30ed\u30de\u30f3\u30b9\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">Episodes watched: 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Storyboards by:<\/span><b> Yoshiaki Iwasaki\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Episode direction by: <\/span><b>Taishi Kawaguchi<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The confounding architecture of Kowloon Walled City makes it an inherently fascinating setting for a story. Throw in a dash of sci-fi \u2014 there\u2019s a polyhedron in the sky that\u2019s supposedly beneficial for mankind, though I wouldn\u2019t trust something that looks like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Evangelion<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s Ramiel \u2014 a spark of co-worker romance, and a possible case of mysterious amnesia\/warped reality perception, and you\u2019ve got one of the most interesting premises of this anime season. Add the fact that the show\u2019s background art director is <\/span><b>Yuji Kaneko<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (who has worked on shows like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tengoku-Daimakyo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), and there\u2019s no way I\u2019m not watching this.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s a bit of a shame that the storyboards and direction in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kowloon Generic Romance<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s first episode are nowhere near as alluring as everything I\u2019ve mentioned in the first paragraph. It does the job and doesn\u2019t affect my interest in the show\u2019s mystery, but it doesn\u2019t do much to pull me into its world either. I\u2019d tempered expectations after watching the trailers, so this turn of events wasn\u2019t entirely a surprise, but it\u2019s still a little dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rock_is_A_Ladys_Modesty\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #000000\"><b>Rock is A Lady\u2019s Modesty <\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" data-attachment-id=\"118358\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/04\/08\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-march-31-april-5\/rock-is-a-ladys-modesty-ep-1-screenshot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-A-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rock is A Lady\u2019s Modesty Ep 1 screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-A-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-A-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot.png?fit=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118358\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-A-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-A-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-A-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-A-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-A-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot.png?resize=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-A-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot.png?resize=1068%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-A-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot.png?resize=747%2C420&amp;ssl=1 747w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-A-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-A-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9\u798f\u7530\u5b8f\u30fb\u767d\u6cc9\u793e\uff0f\u300c\u30ed\u30c3\u30af\u306f\u6dd1\u5973\u306e\u55dc\u307f\u3067\u3057\u3066\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">Episodes watched: 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Storyboards by: <\/span><b>Shinya Watada<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Episode direction by: <\/span><b>Ori Yasukawa<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some moments from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rock is A Lady\u2019s Modesty<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s premiere wouldn\u2019t be out of place in a straightforward yuri anime. The elegant, idyllic shots of the main characters\u2019 school in the beginning feel like they\u2019re setting the stage for a dreamy romance between fellow ojou-samas, and the fateful first encounter of principal characters Lilisa Suzunomiya and Otoha Kurogane is really something special. Time doesn\u2019t simply stop when they lock eyes in their first encounter \u2014 it warps until it feels as if an entire day has gone by, with the sky outside magically cycling through dusk, night, and dawn until it returns to midday.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">However, Oshin Girls\u2019 Academy isn\u2019t a comfortable environment for blooming love or slice-of-life situations \u2014 it\u2019s a large prison. For Lilisa, forced to reinvent herself after her mother\u2019s remarriage to a real estate mogul, conformity to the academy\u2019s rigid standards feels like imprisonment, akin to being a bird in a cage. Shots framed through window panels that evoke cage bars and scenes of a literal bird in a cage serve as a keen reminder of that, and are another example of the episode\u2019s satisfying directorial sense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">The current Lilisa fools her adoring schoolmates with talk of classical music and aims for the prestigious title of Noble Maiden, but she used to play the guitar in the past. She wields it again when she discovers Otoha, an initially meek and slightly airheaded lady, drumming in a seemingly deserted school building where Lilisa is goaded into a jam session.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" data-attachment-id=\"118359\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/04\/08\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-march-31-april-5\/rock-is-a-ladys-modesty-ep-1-screenshot-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-a-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot-2.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rock is a Lady\u2019s Modesty Ep 1 screenshot 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-a-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot-2.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-a-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot-2.png?fit=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-a-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot-2.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-a-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot-2.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-a-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot-2.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-a-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot-2.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-a-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot-2.png?resize=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-a-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot-2.png?resize=1068%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-a-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot-2.png?resize=747%2C420&amp;ssl=1 747w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-a-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot-2.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rock-is-a-Ladys-Modesty-Ep-1-screenshot-2.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9\u798f\u7530\u5b8f\u30fb\u767d\u6cc9\u793e\uff0f\u300c\u30ed\u30c3\u30af\u306f\u6dd1\u5973\u306e\u55dc\u307f\u3067\u3057\u3066\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">Otoha\u2019s aura is so overwhelming that it leaves Lilisa intimidated, figuratively bound and threatened by thorny rose vines. The power of Otoha\u2019s drumming even knocks over the glass vase in the room, leaving its formerly elegant rose petals splayed and frayed. I\u2019m not in love with the CG, but visual elements like these, and flourishes like Lilisa and Otoha\u2019s duet-turned-duel being momentarily framed in slow-motion by a falling bead of water, are definitely my jam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m not exactly in the mood for this particular tale of young rebellion right now, but <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rock is A Lady\u2019s Modesty <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">has such a well-executed first episode that I\u2019d be glad to remain in the audience if its following episodes are half as good. I\u2019m also eager to see how Lilisa and Kuroha\u2019s next meeting unfolds. Otoha\u2019s harsh criticism of Lilisa\u2019s guitar playing at the end of the premiere was particularly vicious \u2014 I actually felt pissed off on Lilisa\u2019s behalf. The question now is: how will Lilisa respond to Otoha the next time they cross paths?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fire_Force_Season_3\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><b>Fire Force Season 3<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" data-attachment-id=\"118361\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/04\/08\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-march-31-april-5\/fire-force-season-3-pv2-screenshot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fire-Force-Season-3-PV2-screenshot.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fire Force Season 3 PV2 screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fire-Force-Season-3-PV2-screenshot.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fire-Force-Season-3-PV2-screenshot.png?fit=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fire-Force-Season-3-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fire-Force-Season-3-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fire-Force-Season-3-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fire-Force-Season-3-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fire-Force-Season-3-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fire-Force-Season-3-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=1068%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fire-Force-Season-3-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=747%2C420&amp;ssl=1 747w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fire-Force-Season-3-PV2-screenshot.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fire-Force-Season-3-PV2-screenshot.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 O, K\/\u200bF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">Episodes watched: 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Storyboards by: <\/span><b>Tatsuma Minamikawa<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">Episode direction by: Tatsuma Minamikawa<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gosh, it\u2019s been five years since <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fire Force<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Season 2 aired? After all this time, Shinra and Company Eight are finally back, quickly finding themselves caught in a new mess. The White-Clad have made a big move, subverting some of Company Eight\u2019s allies and capturing Captain Obi via the Tokyo Imperial Armed Forces. How are our heroes going to deal with this pickle?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fire Force <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Season 3\u2019s premiere is part-set up for this new arc and part-reminder of what happened in the last season (framed as a report from Obi). The recap is appreciated given that I\u2019ve forgotten everything from Season 2, and I\u2019m quite excited to see how Company Eight overcomes its adversaries this time (it\u2019d be nice if Tamaki got rid of her still-sigh-inducing Lucky Lecher Lure while they\u2019re at it).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">Still, the episode feels more like a dampened candle flame than a blazing return. Company Eight\u2019s training session provides decent enjoyment, but the turning of Leonard Burns and Company One is given too underwhelming a presentation. The idea of Haumea using her electric powers to effectively read the minds of the Company One members and manipulate them accordingly is cool on paper, but it\u2019s hard to feel impressed or even vaguely interested when the presentation\u2019s shtick relies on simply making key words appear on screen without interesting flair. If the premiere is going to be this lethargic, I\u2019m not sure what I ought to expect from later episodes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_Boy-Girl_Friendship_Survive\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #000000\"><b>Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" data-attachment-id=\"118362\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/04\/08\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-march-31-april-5\/can-a-boy-girl-friendship-survive-pv2-screenshot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive PV2 screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot.png?fit=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=1068%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot.png?resize=747%2C420&amp;ssl=1 747w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a92024 \u4e03\u83dc\u306a\u306a\/KADOKAWA\/\u3060\u3093\u3058\u3087\u308b\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">Episodes watched: 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Storyboards by: <\/span><b>Yohei Suzuki<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Episode direction by: <\/span><b>Shuji Miyazaki<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sounds like the title of an r\/NoStupidQuestions post, but is less entertaining than one. Honestly, reading the replies to a \u201ccan a guy and girl just be friends?\u201d post on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> would be a thousand times more fun than suffering through this life-draining first episode.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">Originally, I was mildly intrigued by how this story would choose to handle the question it asks in its title. That curiosity was rewarded with an immensely loud and annoying manic pixie dream girl heroine who seems to live for the express purpose of supporting the male protagonist. She\u2019s also the kind of anime creature who affectionately clings to said protagonist like a walking fantasy, mocks her friends with a ludicrous fake laugh, and grabs her female friend\u2019s breasts when being scolded. There\u2019s absurd but fun exaggeration, and then there\u2019s whatever this mockery of believability is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On top of this, the conversations that are meant to demonstrate the main pair\u2019s intimate friendship feel more like a strained mimicry of a human relationship. Therefore, instead of an earnest examination of its central question, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s premiere<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">delivers an experience that feels more unbelievable than all the wish-fulfilment romance light novel synopses I\u2019ve read combined.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" data-attachment-id=\"118363\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/04\/08\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-march-31-april-5\/can-a-boy-girl-friendship-survive-pv2-screenshot-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot-2.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive PV2 screenshot 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot-2.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot-2.png?fit=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot-2.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot-2.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot-2.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot-2.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot-2.png?resize=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot-2.png?resize=1068%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot-2.png?resize=747%2C420&amp;ssl=1 747w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot-2.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Can-a-Boy-Girl-Friendship-Survive-PV2-screenshot-2.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a92024 \u4e03\u83dc\u306a\u306a\/KADOKAWA\/\u3060\u3093\u3058\u3087\u308b\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The majority of the episode is so loud and bizarre. At one point, we meet a thinly sketched fan-holding womanizer who used to date the main heroine, and suddenly they\u2019re screaming their grievances with each other out of the corridor windows. Then, towards the end, there\u2019s a sudden pivot to a serious discussion about love that threw me for a loop. I\u2019m sorry, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">-san,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">but you haven\u2019t earned the right to suddenly insert a serious scene with dejected piano music and rain and introduce a love triangle.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">The one thing I liked was the male protagonist\u2019s dream of making flower accessories for a living and his ongoing efforts to achieve it, since it feels a bit unique. That\u2019s it; everything else was sheer torture. If I continue watching this, it won\u2019t be the survival of a boy-girl friendship that\u2019s in question, but my life.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Your_Forma\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #000000\"><b>Your Forma<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" data-attachment-id=\"118365\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/04\/08\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-march-31-april-5\/your-forma-ep-1-preview-image-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Your-Forma-Ep-1-preview-image-1.png?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,576\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Your Forma Ep 1 preview image 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Your-Forma-Ep-1-preview-image-1.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Your-Forma-Ep-1-preview-image-1.png?fit=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Your-Forma-Ep-1-preview-image-1.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Your-Forma-Ep-1-preview-image-1.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Your-Forma-Ep-1-preview-image-1.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Your-Forma-Ep-1-preview-image-1.png?resize=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Your-Forma-Ep-1-preview-image-1.png?resize=747%2C420&amp;ssl=1 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u24d22025 Mareho Kikuishi\/KADOKAWA\/Project YOUR FORMA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">Episodes watched: 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Storyboards by: <\/span><b>Takaharu Ozaki<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">Episode direction by: Takaharu Ozaki<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m somewhat in the mood for sci-fi right now, and<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the idea of an investigator who dives into memories immediately captured my attention. Alas, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your Forma<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s premise suffers from a sputtering introduction to its world and characters, thanks to the anime dispensing with a proper setup to <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dengekionline.com\/article\/202503\/34302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">dive straight into the source material<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s post-Volume 1 content. A co-protagonist gets accused of a crime, and another important character gets put into a coma, but none of that lands because we\u2019ve barely gotten to know them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What kept me going were the moments of inspired direction in the episode, like the stylish casting of shadows, a fish eye shot with backgrounds revolving around the shot\u2019s central character, and eye reflections. The depiction of the brain diving is decently eye-grabbing too. Even so, all that flair isn\u2019t enough to ignore the fact that the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your Forma<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> anime\u2019s first mystery \u2014 involving violence seemingly committed by the android co-protagonist\u2019s particular model type \u2014 doesn\u2019t make a strong first impression, and the anime\u2019s awkward introduction to its characters and setting leaves me with even less interest in the proceedings. Hopefully, the show will eventually find its footing.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sword_of_the_Demon_Hunter\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><b>Sword of the Demon Hunter<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" data-attachment-id=\"118367\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/04\/08\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-march-31-april-5\/sword-of-the-demon-hunter-ep-1-screenshot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sword-of-the-Demon-Hunter-Ep-1-screenshot.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sword of the Demon Hunter Ep 1 screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sword-of-the-Demon-Hunter-Ep-1-screenshot.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sword-of-the-Demon-Hunter-Ep-1-screenshot.png?fit=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sword-of-the-Demon-Hunter-Ep-1-screenshot.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sword-of-the-Demon-Hunter-Ep-1-screenshot.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sword-of-the-Demon-Hunter-Ep-1-screenshot.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sword-of-the-Demon-Hunter-Ep-1-screenshot.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sword-of-the-Demon-Hunter-Ep-1-screenshot.png?resize=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sword-of-the-Demon-Hunter-Ep-1-screenshot.png?resize=1068%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sword-of-the-Demon-Hunter-Ep-1-screenshot.png?resize=747%2C420&amp;ssl=1 747w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sword-of-the-Demon-Hunter-Ep-1-screenshot.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sword-of-the-Demon-Hunter-Ep-1-screenshot.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">Episodes watched: 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Storyboards by: <\/span><b>Kazuya Aiura<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Episode direction by: <\/span><b>Nekomataya<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This one-hour premiere depicts the tragic beginnings of the titular demon hunter, whose steadfast commitment to duty results in him losing a loved one and being pitted against another, before he winds up in the present. I had very low expectations of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sword of the Demon Hunter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, so the fact that the first episode came with some decent direction was a pleasant surprise.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">There\u2019s some effort put into the framing and a visible attempt at evoking atmosphere through color and lighting. Outside of one particular dusk shot of a lonely, shadow-clad torii gate and a demonic purple dusk, the visuals stand out more for their efforts than the end result, but I expected so little that I was still rather pleased by the whole thing. Plus, it was nice to be treated to shots that reflected a soon-to-be victim\u2019s face in the blade of a sword or masked faces with various objects for dramatic effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">The one area of the episode that I can\u2019t mount any defence for is the action. Regardless of intent, seeing a wrathful demon streaking across a room as a basic flash of light with no tricks to make up for it is simply underwhelming, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> action animation doesn\u2019t impress either. 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