{"id":662528,"date":"2025-04-13T18:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T15:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-april-6-to-12\/"},"modified":"2025-04-13T18:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T15:55:16","slug":"spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-april-6-to-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-april-6-to-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2025 Anime Mini-Review Corner (April 6 to 12)"},"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-6a38312cd5177\" 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-6a38312cd5177\" 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-april-6-to-12\/#Apocalypse_Hotel\" >Apocalypse Hotel<\/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-april-6-to-12\/#Mobile_Suit_Gundam_GQuuuuuuX\" >Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX<\/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-april-6-to-12\/#A_Ninja_and_an_Assassin_Under_One_Roof\" >A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof\u00a0<\/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-april-6-to-12\/#Mono\" >Mono<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For our second (and likely final) Spring 2025 premiere review compilation, I\u2019ll be taking a look at the introductions to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apocalypse Hotel<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX<\/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\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the Week 1 premiere reviews. The <em>Mono<\/em> Episode 1 review will be coming along a little later.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Apocalypse_Hotel\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><b>Apocalypse Hotel<\/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=\"118771\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/04\/13\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-april-6-to-12\/apocalypse-hotel-pv1-screenshot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apocalypse-Hotel-PV1-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=\"Apocalypse Hotel PV1 screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apocalypse-Hotel-PV1-screenshot.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apocalypse-Hotel-PV1-screenshot.png?fit=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apocalypse-Hotel-PV1-screenshot.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apocalypse-Hotel-PV1-screenshot.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apocalypse-Hotel-PV1-screenshot.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apocalypse-Hotel-PV1-screenshot.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apocalypse-Hotel-PV1-screenshot.png?resize=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apocalypse-Hotel-PV1-screenshot.png?resize=1068%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apocalypse-Hotel-PV1-screenshot.png?resize=747%2C420&amp;ssl=1 747w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apocalypse-Hotel-PV1-screenshot.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apocalypse-Hotel-PV1-screenshot.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9\u30a2\u30dd\u30ab\u30ea\u30d7\u30b9\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\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>Kana Shundo<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Episode direction by: <\/span><b>Chengzhi Liao\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">Humanity has been driven off the Earth\u2019s surface by a pandemic. Still, the robotic custodians of the Gingarou Hotel continue to keep the building up and running in the best condition possible, even as time claims their neighbouring surroundings and their own colleagues. Their routine has persisted for ages without any reward, yet the committed, human-looking \u201cacting acting manager\u201d Yachiyo retains faith that mankind will return one day and walk through Gingarou\u2019s doors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apocalypse Hotel <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">blends wistfulness and joy. You can see it in the background art (under the direction of <\/span><b>Kohei Honda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">). It has that familiar reclaimed-by-nature look of many urban post-apocalyptic settings, which evokes the inexorable onslaught of time, but also a literal brightness that lends it an air of optimism and positive beauty.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">The first episode shows us how Yachiyo and her comrades have toiled away in service of a hope that seems vain, with the majority having succumbed to time\u2019s passage, but it also makes us laugh with its overzealous and accident-prone doorman and Yachiyo\u2019s meticulousness. The second half delivers a strong burst of energy as a missing shampoo hat sends the usually composed Yachiyo into panicked overdrive. Also humorous, albeit in a darker manner, is the opening section\u2019s contrast as it alternates between the scenes of the escalating pandemic and an advertisement of the Gingarou Hotel\u2019s glistening facilities and functions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apocalypse Hotel<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s premiere didn\u2019t leave me with especially strong feelings, but it\u2019s got charm and solid execution. Coupled with the <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>earance of a surprising visitor at the end, I have no qualms with extending my stay at Gingarou past the first episode.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mobile_Suit_Gundam_GQuuuuuuX\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><b>Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX<\/b><\/span><b><br \/><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\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=\"118773\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/04\/13\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-april-6-to-12\/mobile-suit-gundam-gquuuuuux-tokuhous-creenshot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-tokuhous-creenshot.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=\"Mobile Suit Gundam\u00a0GQuuuuuuX\u00a0 tokuhous creenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-tokuhous-creenshot.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-tokuhous-creenshot.png?fit=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-tokuhous-creenshot.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-tokuhous-creenshot.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-tokuhous-creenshot.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-tokuhous-creenshot.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-tokuhous-creenshot.png?resize=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-tokuhous-creenshot.png?resize=1068%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-tokuhous-creenshot.png?resize=747%2C420&amp;ssl=1 747w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-tokuhous-creenshot.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-tokuhous-creenshot.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 SOTSU\u30fbSUNRISE<\/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>Kazuya Tsurumaki<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">Episode direction by: Kazuya Tsurumaki<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> feels like two concepts smashed into each other. One involves illegal mobile suit prize-fighting \u2014 more mentioned than shown at this point \u2014 and the other an alternate version of the Universal Century where Zeon emerged victorious over the Earth Federation (though Char has gone missing). As of the first episode, the show\u2019s precise identity feels a little nebulous, and the quick pace of the first episode adds to the blurry perception.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite this, what the premiere<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> shows<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was just enough to keep me interested. The primary characters only have light introductions at the moment, but the sight of main protagonist Amate Yuzuriha<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nonchalantly head-standing on a jumping board with her schoolmates and teacher\u2019s confused voices in the background, or running across the length of a Zaku arm without hesitation to leap into the cockpit of another, more viable mobile suit, allows the strength of her character to blast out of the screen.<\/span><\/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=\"118774\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/04\/13\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-april-6-to-12\/mobile-suit-gundam-gquuuuuux-announcement-trailer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-announcement-trailer.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=\"Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX announcement trailer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-announcement-trailer.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-announcement-trailer.png?fit=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-announcement-trailer.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-announcement-trailer.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-announcement-trailer.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-announcement-trailer.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-announcement-trailer.png?resize=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-announcement-trailer.png?resize=1068%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-announcement-trailer.png?resize=747%2C420&amp;ssl=1 747w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-announcement-trailer.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-GQuuuuuuX-announcement-trailer.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 SOTSU\u30fbSUNRISE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">Similarly, the episode doesn\u2019t dive too deeply into Side 6 space colony, but seeing military police Zakus terrorizing a refugee residential section, up-close and as distant figures wreathed in orange smoke, easily adds weight to lines about the attitude towards refugees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mobile Suit Gundam GquuuuuuX<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s premiere is visually pleasing, particularly the night scenes with their mix of heavy shadows and intense coloured light. I also derived pleasure from some of the character posing, like the depiction of Amate\u2019s extended fingers as she pinches a suspicious item with just her thumb and index finger, or Amate\u2019s almost sassy triumphant posture as she towers (by standing on a prop) over diffident co-protagonist Nyaan, a refugee who works as an illegal courier.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking of Amate, even though <\/span><b>Take<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s character design for her feels like it\u2019s one or two features shy of strong memorability, our protagonist still generates screen presence due to her face being such a perfect receptacle for the annoyed eyes she wears several times, as well as the height difference between her and Nyaan. Depending on the writing and events of future episodes, Amate, who\u2019s shown to have some dissatisfaction about being stuck on a space colony, could easily be my favourite protagonist of the season.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Ninja_and_an_Assassin_Under_One_Roof\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><b>A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof\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=\"118775\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/04\/13\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-april-6-to-12\/a-ninja-and-an-assassin-under-one-roof-main-pv-screenshot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-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=\"A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof main PV screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot.png?fit=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot.png?resize=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot.png?resize=1068%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot.png?resize=747%2C420&amp;ssl=1 747w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 \u30cf\u30f3\u30d0\u30fc\u30ac\u30fc\/KADOKAWA\/\u306b\u3093\u3053\u308d\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>Yukihiro Miyamoto <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><b>Kazuya Shiotsuki<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">Unit direction by: Yukihiro Miyamoto<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s premiere is the funniest <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anime<\/a> episode I\u2019ve watched, and I think there are two, non-mutually-exclusive reasons for that. One, its brand of humor speaks to the pitch darkness of my soul perfectly well. Two, the episode is crafted with expert pacing that delivers the jokes with the speed and precision of a master assassin\u2019s dagger.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">Much of the humor comes from the sudden and casual delivery of the punchline, which often manifests as violence. When the unfortunate, inadvertent runaway ninja Satoko Kusagakure passes out, there\u2019s barely time to absorb the sight of her silly face before the cold-as-ice high school assassin Konoha Koga starts slapping her back into consciousness. Later, Satoko faces another ninja in a scene that\u2019s lavished with playfully springy character movement and lively action animation, only for Konoha to kill the attacker in a one-second flash of red that leaves the flamboyant antagonist in a simple face-down pose.<\/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=\"118776\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/04\/13\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-april-6-to-12\/a-ninja-and-an-assassin-under-one-roof-main-pv-screenshot-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-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=\"A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof main PV screenshot 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot-2.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot-2.png?fit=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot-2.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot-2.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot-2.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot-2.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot-2.png?resize=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot-2.png?resize=1068%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot-2.png?resize=747%2C420&amp;ssl=1 747w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot-2.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A-Ninja-and-an-Assassin-Under-One-Roof-main-PV-screenshot-2.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 \u30cf\u30f3\u30d0\u30fc\u30ac\u30fc\/KADOKAWA\/\u306b\u3093\u3053\u308d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, another reason why <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s premiere works is that it\u2019s not a one-trick pony. Often, the episode has Satoko\u2019s face melting into a hapless but not over-exaggerated blob when faced with a troubled situation. Sometimes, it recalls<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Bocchi the Rock!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s gift for visual absurdity, like when it conveys Satoko\u2019s blank reaction towards Konoha\u2019s explanation of the assassin world by rendering her as childish chalk drawing, or when it utilizes frantic live-action footage, overlaid with other images, to drive home the gonzo nature of the spoken lines.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">One of my favourite jokes is more low-key: when Konoha explains that she is terrible at cleaning up her kills, the storyboards show an overflowing rubbish bin, rows of trash cans, and an air conditioning unit (with the fan section being the focus). It may simply be referencing the dirtiness and inelegance of Konoha\u2019s body disposal, but I\u2019d like to think that it directly implies her \u201ctools\u201d for hiding just one body. No wonder Satoko\u2019s ability to cleanly turn things into leaves is a blessing for the assassin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I knew that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> had promise after watching its main trailer, but I didn\u2019t expect it to win me over so easily. I can\u2019t wait for our unlikely duo to return next week.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mono\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><b>Mono<\/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=\"118780\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/04\/13\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-april-6-to-12\/mono-zehimitene-screenshot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mono-zehimitene-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=\"mono zehimitene screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mono-zehimitene-screenshot.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mono-zehimitene-screenshot.png?fit=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mono-zehimitene-screenshot.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mono-zehimitene-screenshot.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mono-zehimitene-screenshot.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mono-zehimitene-screenshot.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mono-zehimitene-screenshot.png?resize=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mono-zehimitene-screenshot.png?resize=1068%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mono-zehimitene-screenshot.png?resize=747%2C420&amp;ssl=1 747w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mono-zehimitene-screenshot.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mono-zehimitene-screenshot.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u24b8\u3042f\u308d\uff0f\u82b3\u6587\u793e\u30fb\u30a2\u30cb\u30d7\u30ec\u30c3\u30af\u30b9\u30fb\u30bd\u30ef\u30cd<\/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>Ryota Aikei <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><b>Naoya Morotomi\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unit direction by: Ryota Aikei, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Naoya Morotomi, and <\/span><b>Yuki Nakagami<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Review to be added. What I can say in the meantime is that the animation is very enjoyable.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n                (function(d, s, id) {\n          var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n          if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n          js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n          js.src=\"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.9&appId=269442613521839\";\n          fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n        }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n        <\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more anime-manga articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/category\/anime-manga\/\" target=\"_blank\" >anime-manga category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/04\/13\/spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-april-6-to-12\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=spring-2025-anime-mini-review-corner-april-6-to-12\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For our second (and likely final) Spring 2025 premiere review compilation, I\u2019ll be taking a look at the introductions to Apocalypse Hotel, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof, and Mono. Click here for the Week 1 premiere reviews. 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