We say welcome (back) to the Ballroom as well as the Quality Trash™ that is Kakegurui after last week’s break, but still no Bahamut this week for better or worse. Meanwhile, Sakura Quest continues to be the best thing going right now.
*crickets*… well this is awkward. Half the Roundup shows are taking the week off, but we still have GAMERS!, Restaurant to Another World, and Sakura Quest to talk about so we’re going to power through it!
Reg and Riko begin their journey by heading towards the bottom of the Second Layer, where an old outpost awaits them
The Roundup this week is dedicated in loving memory to The Professor from Sakura Quest. Rest well, sir.
We flash back to see how the girls first got together, and how Beatrice proved her worth in the field, then step forward to the daring heist of a new piece of Kingdom technology.
A message comes back from the deepest part of the Abyss from Riko’s mother. Believing she’s still alive, Riko prepares to depart the orphanage accompanied by Reg
We add GAMERS! to the Roundup, another charming show that sounds terrible on paper that I will probably never convince another person to watch. It’s good, I promise!
As Ruler makes her way to Trifas, one of Yggmillennia’s homunculi escapes confinement.
With first episodes spanning over three weeks, we’re a bit late firing up the Roundup this season. But hey, we’re here now to talk about Welcome to the Ballroom, Restaurant to Another World, Fastest Finger First, and Kakegurui, plus catchup with Sakura Quest and Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul. Let’s do this!
Keita Amano is stunned to discover that the beautiful and popular student council president is an avid gamer. She scouts him for her video game club, and after meeting all the club members Keita must decide if he wants to join.
Masahiro Setagawa is the neighborhood delinquent errand-boy until he bumps into Kousuke Oshiba, the older brother of his best friend, whose fighting abilities have earned him the nickname Bear Killer. Fast forward a year or so and Setagawa is entering high school, with the days of playing lapdog for his delinquent ‘buddies’ behind him thanks to Oshiba’s influence. However, the delinquents have not quite forgotten Setagawa, and as fate would have it, Oshiba has just been assigned to Setagawa’s school as a math teacher.
A group of friends are desperate to lose their virginity and decide to go after a “gal” due to their promiscuous reputations. Junichi draws the short (long? How does this metaphor work?) straw and is forced to ask one out, only to be shocked when she says “yes”.
Kyou is a shut in who can barely speak above a whisper, but he’s so passionate about song writing that he posts his music online. A fan asks to meet him for a collaboration and to his surprise it turns out to be an elementary school girl. The girl and her two friends ask for Kyou’s help to set up a concert for their ophanage.
Was Ayn Rand on to something? Stay tuned to find out!
We get to know some of the colorful characters participating in the Holy Grail War.
Oh my goodness, a boring schoolboy has been transported to another world (an Isekai, you might say), where he’s basically the chosen one! What a novel idea!
In an alternate world, turn-of-the-century London is separated by a massive wall, designating which side belongs to the Kingdom, and which to the Commonwealth. A bunch of cute girls attend a boarding school in the Kingdom as a cover for their lives as spies for the Commonwealth.
Daily life with monster girls, with a centaur as the main character.
War orphan and youngest ever Pasha of the Türkiye stratocracy, Mahmut is serving on a Divan split between aggressive militarists and staunch pacifists. With his country constantly under threat of another war thanks to the power-hungry Empire, Mahmut begins his quest to keep the peace while not giving in to the Empire’s political ambitions.
Fujita Tatara is an ordinary middle school student struggling to find purpose in life. After being saved from bullies by the pro dancer Kaname Sengoku, he begins to take an interest in ballroom dancing. Inspired by fellow classmate, Hanaoka Shizuku, Tatara decides to devote himself to dancesport.
