{"id":742246,"date":"2026-08-02T01:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T22:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/summer-2026-anime-week-4-mini-review-corner-july-21\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T01:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T22:15:26","slug":"summer-2026-anime-week-4-mini-review-corner-july-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/summer-2026-anime-week-4-mini-review-corner-july-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer 2026 Anime Week 4 Mini-Review Corner (July 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 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-6aefe602396ee\" 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-6aefe602396ee\" 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-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/summer-2026-anime-week-4-mini-review-corner-july-21\/#Black_Torch\" >Black Torch<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/summer-2026-anime-week-4-mini-review-corner-july-21\/#Jaadugar_A_Witch_in_Mongolia\" >Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/summer-2026-anime-week-4-mini-review-corner-july-21\/#Love_Unseen_Beneath_the_Clear_Night_Sky\" >Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/summer-2026-anime-week-4-mini-review-corner-july-21\/#Smoking_Behind_the_Supermarket_With_You\" >Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/summer-2026-anime-week-4-mini-review-corner-july-21\/#Though_I_Am_an_Inept_Villainess\" >Though I Am an Inept Villainess<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the fourth and final week of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anime<\/a> Trending\u2019s Summer 2026 anime early impressions, our team reviews the first few episodes of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black Torch<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though I Am an Inept Villainess<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Black_Torch\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><b>Black Torch<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_164642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164642\" style=\"width: 1904px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"164642\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/08\/01\/summer-2026-anime-week-4-mini-review-corner-july-21-july-31\/screenshot-2026-07-31-211417\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211417.png?fit=1904%2C1064&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1904,1064\" 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=\"Black Torch Ep 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 Tsuyoshi Takaki\/Shueisha, Project BLACK TORCH&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211417.png?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211417.png?fit=696%2C389&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-164642 size-full\" alt=\"Summer 2026 Anime: Black Torch\" width=\"696\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211417.png?w=1904&amp;ssl=1 1904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211417.png?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211417.png?resize=1024%2C572&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211417.png?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211417.png?resize=1536%2C858&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211417.png?resize=696%2C389&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211417.png?resize=1068%2C597&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211417.png?resize=752%2C420&amp;ssl=1 752w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211417.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-164642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Tsuyoshi Takaki\/Shueisha, Project BLACK TORCH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Episodes watched: 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jiro, a teenage boy from a ninja clan, takes in a black cat in need of help one day, and he unknowingly stumbles into a world of conflict between humans and supernatural spirits called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mononoke<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Rago, the black cat, fuses with Jiro and lends him his power after the young teen foolishly loses his life while trying to fight a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mononoke<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> alone. Jiro and Rago soon become the target of mysterious organizations lurking in the background, and to keep Jiro safe, he is recruited to join the Bureau of Espionage, where he joins a group called Black Torch to fight against those organizations.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a manga that was canceled after 19 chapters, its return years later is almost unheard of, especially in anime form, where most canceled <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> never get a second chance. That alone makes <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black Torch<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018s presence feel noteworthy, and it adds to 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>eal of seeing the interest in keeping the series alive. The show\u2019s action draws me in, the music is catchy and edgy, and the rivalry between Jiro and his straight-man teammate Reiji brings back the kind of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shonen<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> trash talk that is always fun to watch. I can see <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black Torch<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> getting a little complicated with all the supernatural elements and factions involved, and it could be trying to do too much despite the strong foundation it starts with, but so far the fight scenes and character dynamics make it a decent series to watch this season.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">By: Isabelle Lee<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jaadugar_A_Witch_in_Mongolia\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><b>Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_164641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164641\" style=\"width: 1906px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"164641\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/08\/01\/summer-2026-anime-week-4-mini-review-corner-july-21-july-31\/screenshot-2026-07-31-211904\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211904.png?fit=1906%2C1058&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1906,1058\" 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=\"Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9\u30c8\u30de\u30c8\u30b9\u30fc\u30d7\uff08\u79cb\u7530\u66f8\u5e97\uff09\uff0f\u5929\u5e55\u306e\u30b8\u30e3\u30fc\u30c9\u30a5\u30fc\u30ac\u30eb\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211904.png?fit=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211904.png?fit=696%2C386&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-164641\" alt=\"Summer 2026 Anime: Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia\" width=\"696\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211904.png?w=1906&amp;ssl=1 1906w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211904.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211904.png?resize=1024%2C568&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211904.png?resize=768%2C426&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211904.png?resize=1536%2C853&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211904.png?resize=696%2C385&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211904.png?resize=1068%2C593&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211904.png?resize=757%2C420&amp;ssl=1 757w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-211904.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-164641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9\u30c8\u30de\u30c8\u30b9\u30fc\u30d7\uff08\u79cb\u7530\u66f8\u5e97\uff09\uff0f\u5929\u5e55\u306e\u30b8\u30e3\u30fc\u30c9\u30a5\u30fc\u30ac\u30eb\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Episodes watched: 5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is set in early 13th\u2011century Persia with Sitara as the main character. In the first episode, she is sold into slavery to Lady Fatima\u2019s scholarly household in the city of Tus. Though Sitara initially tries to run away, she gradually finds purpose and security in her new home. In Jaadugar\u2019s early episodes, Sitara learns to read, grows close to the household, and develops a passion for learning. However, that fragile sense of stability and growth is instantly shattered when the Mongols invade Tus, killing Lady Fatima and everyone Sitara cares about. Captured again and left as the sole survivor, Sitara is taken into the Mongol territory, where she later adopts the name Fatima and begins plotting revenge against the empire from within.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The series earns its emotional weight by taking the time to show what Sitara had before it was taken away, making her grief and resolve feel grounded rather than melodramatic. Artistic choices reinforce this as the story advances at a deliberate pace while also paying close attention to cultural detail. Specific things like the call to prayer, 13th-century Persian architecture, and varied hijab styles all add to the story\u2019s background and setting. Another example is the show\u2019s depiction of slaughter practices, subtly contrasting how animals are killed under Islamic custom versus Mongol methods. It\u2019s a small detail, but it shows how much research goes into this story and how it also frames Sitara\u2019s mindset. It\u2019s details like these that make <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jaadugar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stand out as historical fiction and how it\u2019s unwilling to flatten its characters\u2019 grief into a simple tragedy and a tale of revenge. It\u2019s an easy recommendation for anyone drawn to history, and one of the stronger, if not the strongest, shows of the season.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">By: Isabelle Lee<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Love_Unseen_Beneath_the_Clear_Night_Sky\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000;\"><b>Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky<\/b><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_164643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164643\" style=\"width: 1904px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"164643\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/08\/01\/summer-2026-anime-week-4-mini-review-corner-july-21-july-31\/screenshot-2026-07-31-210313\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-210313.png?fit=1904%2C1064&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1904,1064\" 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=\"Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9\u5fd7\u99ac\u306a\u306b\u304c\u3057\u30fbSB\u30af\u30ea\u30a8\u30a4\u30c6\u30a3\u30d6\uff0f\u304b\u3051\u604b\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-210313.png?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-210313.png?fit=696%2C389&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-164643\" alt=\"Summer 2026 Anime: Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky\" width=\"696\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-210313.png?w=1904&amp;ssl=1 1904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-210313.png?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-210313.png?resize=1024%2C572&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-210313.png?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-210313.png?resize=1536%2C858&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-210313.png?resize=696%2C389&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-210313.png?resize=1068%2C597&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-210313.png?resize=752%2C420&amp;ssl=1 752w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-210313.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-164643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9\u5fd7\u99ac\u306a\u306b\u304c\u3057\u30fbSB\u30af\u30ea\u30a8\u30a4\u30c6\u30a3\u30d6\uff0f\u304b\u3051\u604b\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episodes watched: 4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Kakeru Sorano would rather spend his college days alone in his dorm, but when his roommate invites him out to a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> event, he finds himself mingling in a group with Koharu Fuyutsuki, a blind student who he happens to share a class with. He declines a request to become her official disability student helper, but the two of them end up spending more time together in class anyway. As the two get closer, Kakeru struggles to figure out how to act around Fuyutsuki.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m not really sure how I feel about this series yet. Its premise is quite similar to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I Hear the Sunspot<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a BL manga and live-action drama about a hard-of-hearing college student and his student helper. I enjoyed that story because of how it presented the struggles of hard-of-hearing people while still showing all the joy they experience with those around them. It\u2019s not that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love Unseen<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> doesn\u2019t show Fuyutsuki\u2019s happiness \u2014 she lights up at the sound of fireworks, when she plays the piano, and when she gets to spend time with Kakeru. But there\u2019s an odd sense of foreboding that makes me feel like her happiness isn\u2019t going to last, and I\u2019m not sure I love what that expectation of tragedy implies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Kakeru is far too careful around Fuyutsuki, other-ing her a lot in his head due to her blindness, and it\u2019s clear as the show goes on that the story is making a point about his flawed mindset. He\u2019s far from being a bad person, but his overly cautious attitude still adversely affects how he interacts with her. I like that his roommate calls him out for treating Fuyutsuki differently, and that Fuyutsuki points out how she doesn\u2019t like it when people give up on explaining things to her just because she\u2019s blind. With each episode, Kakeru reflects on his actions more, and at the very least, it is nice to witness his growth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One aspect of the anime I\u2019ve really been enjoying is the sound production, specifically with how much narration Kakeru gives. The animation, done by the studio <\/span><b>Makaria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is often accompanied by a verbal description as Kakeru details the scenery out loud to Fuyutsuki. Even when he\u2019s not with Fuyutsuki, though, Kakeru often narrates his inner monologue, describing not only his feelings but also the physical space he finds himself in. Narration is not uncommon in television, but more so than other anime, I feel like you can get a pretty full picture of what\u2019s happening just by listening to the episode. It\u2019s a very thoughtful aspect of the production that makes this show feel more accessible.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">By: Audrey Im<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Smoking_Behind_the_Supermarket_With_You\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><b>Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_164638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164638\" style=\"width: 1902px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"164638\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/08\/01\/summer-2026-anime-week-4-mini-review-corner-july-21-july-31\/screenshot-2026-07-31-212346\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212346.png?fit=1902%2C1058&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1902,1058\" 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=\"Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9\u5730\u4e3b\uff0fSQUARE ENIX\u30fb\u300c\u30e4\u30cb\u3059\u3046\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212346.png?fit=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212346.png?fit=696%2C387&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-164638\" alt=\"Summer 2026 Anime: Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You\" width=\"696\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212346.png?w=1902&amp;ssl=1 1902w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212346.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212346.png?resize=1024%2C570&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212346.png?resize=768%2C427&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212346.png?resize=1536%2C854&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212346.png?resize=696%2C387&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212346.png?resize=1068%2C594&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212346.png?resize=755%2C420&amp;ssl=1 755w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212346.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-164638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9\u5730\u4e3b\uff0fSQUARE ENIX\u30fb\u300c\u30e4\u30cb\u3059\u3046\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Episodes watched: 12\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Sasaki, a man in his 40s, gets a pick-me-up from seeing Yamada, a sweet cashier in her 20s, at his local supermarket. During one of his smoking sessions behind the market, he meets Tayama, a woman dressed in a black leather jacket with a nonchalant demeanor who is secretly Yamada\u2019s alter ego. Unaware of her true identity, Sasaki forms an easygoing bond with her over shared cigarette sessions and late-night chats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> makes me question the age gap between the leads and whether smoking should be front and center, the show never really goes further than two friends having a light conversation. This show is currently being re-released as 20-minute episodes, linking two mini-episodes each week. Nonetheless, I still acknowledge that this show is not for everyone: the repetitiveness and predictability could bore some viewers, but the shorter runtime of the mini-episodes worked for me.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What I think saves the show is the voice acting. <\/span><b>Takuya Sato<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018s range \u2014 bouncing between an anxious yet sometimes cool office worker and a nervous wreck around Yamada \u2014 genuinely surprised me. <\/span><b>Seena Hoshiki<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who voices both Yamada and Tayama, takes the cake for acting as two completely different personalities; I didn\u2019t expect her voice to shift that much, but it\u2019s alluring and makes for a great contrast.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a slice-of-life show aimed at an older audience in their mid-20s to 30s, there\u2019s a reason this series is so relatable: after a long day at work, there\u2019s something charming about returning to the same spot daily and trading small advice with someone uninvolved in your life, even if they are a stranger.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">By: Isabelle Lee<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Though_I_Am_an_Inept_Villainess\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><b>Though I Am an Inept Villainess<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_164640\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164640\" style=\"width: 1908px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"164640\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/08\/01\/summer-2026-anime-week-4-mini-review-corner-july-21-july-31\/screenshot-2026-07-31-212107\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212107.png?fit=1908%2C1062&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1908,1062\" 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=\"Though I Am an Inept Villainess\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 \u4e2d\u6751\u98af\u5e0c\u30fb\u4e00\u8fc5\u793e\uff0f\u300c\u3075\u3064\u3064\u304b\u306a\u60aa\u5973\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212107.png?fit=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212107.png?fit=696%2C387&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-164640\" alt=\"Summer 2026 Anime: Though I Am an Inept Villainess\" width=\"696\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212107.png?w=1908&amp;ssl=1 1908w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212107.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212107.png?resize=1024%2C570&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212107.png?resize=768%2C427&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212107.png?resize=1536%2C855&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212107.png?resize=696%2C387&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212107.png?resize=1068%2C594&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212107.png?resize=755%2C420&amp;ssl=1 755w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-212107.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-164640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 \u4e2d\u6751\u98af\u5e0c\u30fb\u4e00\u8fc5\u793e\uff0f\u300c\u3075\u3064\u3064\u304b\u306a\u60aa\u5973\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episodes watched: 3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m usually not a fan of ancient historical dramas set in a palace \u2014 I\u2019ve watched so many that the genre feels worn out \u2014 but <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though I Am an Inept Villainess<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> brings real freshness without going overboard. It even defied my expectations by turning the \u201cvillainess\u201d archetype on its head. In this series, it is merely a tool used to explore the different lives of two girls who swap bodies: Reirin Kou, the chosen favorite among the court ladies, and Keigetsu Shu, one of the most hated yet deeply misunderstood maidens of the court. These two, alongside a number of other women from prestigious families, tackle the good and the bad of inner court drama.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If anything, Reirin is the perfect protagonist to fall in love with. Her positive outlook on life and her determination to live fully despite her illness reveal a genuine vigor \u2014 one that actually serves her well once she finds herself in Keigetsu\u2019s body. At this point in the story, I almost don\u2019t want them to switch back, because Reirin seems to be living more fully with a healthy body than she ever could in her own. The show also makes a point of showing that having everything, including everyone\u2019s attention, doesn\u2019t mean you feel whole, especially if your physical body cannot keep up. With Keigetsu\u2019s poor reputation and Reirin\u2019s unapologeticness, it\u2019s only a matter of time before the other characters start to realize that something is really off, and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing how the girls\u2019 secret might be revealed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">By: Isabelle Lee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/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. 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