If you’re going into this expecting Bebop as we know it, you’ll be highly disappointed.
If you’re doing into this expecting it to be like Dragonball Evolution, you will probably be relieved.
The best way I can describe this adaptation is that it’s a cover of a song. The cover artist knows they aren’t the original singer. They will never be the original singer. So they don’t try to be. They are simply themselves, pouring their heart into their favorite song by their favorite artist because that’s how much they love the music.
The people behind this adaptation knows they’ll never be the original anime. They know they’ll never be able to reach that bar that’s set so high.
What they did was something genuine, pouring their love and appreciation of not just Cowboy Bebop, but also the stories that helped inspire it, and the many, many stories that have come out since that were inspired by what the anime brought to the table. They took elements of the original anime and mixed it with story beats and tropes that have become staples of the genre, and they ran with it. And you can tell with every moment that everyone involved was enjoying the ride.
It’s not perfect. There will be elements that you might like, things and changes you don’t like, and it’ll definitely be a divisive adaptation. You’re free to love it, and you’re free to hate it, and you’re free to fall somewhere in between.
Regardless of your thoughts, I hope we can all agree that the most important thing about this adaptation is that everyone involved loved what they were working on, and were fans enough to do as much justice to the spirit of what the series represents as possible.
Overall, this adaptation is fun. It’s pure, honest, unashamed fun.
And that alone makes it worth at least one viewing.
If we get a season two, and I am hoping we do, the ride will certainly be wild.
Well, it’s that time of year again. The time to reflect on everything and really stop and think. 2021 had a lot of highs and lows when it came to anime, but through it all, we all came away with something grand.
A song. A story. A memory. 2021 gave us so many amazing things. And now, as we begin to close out the year, I want to share with you all my personal faves that I watched through it all.
Keep in mind, not everything in my list of what I watched was from this year. Some of it was from last year. Others are far older. But every title I watched this year to completion was time well spent. And these are my opinions on what I watched. I’ll keep it all under the read more so that this doesn’t take up your entire dash.
Now with that, let’s get to the list!
HERE IS FANDOM’S PERSONAL ANIME AWARDS FOR SHOWS THEY WATCHED IN 2021!!!!
BEST SCI-FI goes to Planetes
This was a toss up between Planetes and Astra: Lost in Space, but I felt that Planetes just beat out Astra. A series about space garbage men that has truly stood the test of time that more people should check out. If you enjoy stuff like Cowboy Bebop or Wolf’s Rain or shows with similar tones, then you’ll like this show.
BEST FANTASY goes to To Your Eternity
Listen, I know there were tons of Fantasy shows out there this year. And I tried to keep up with them. But the one that I feel earns the title of Best Fantasy goes to this show. Fushi’s journey and the world he inhabits is incredible and you will not be disappointed.
BEST MYSTERY goes to ODDTAXI
What more do I need to say? There are few anime that I would say are 100% Perfect. This is one of them. No detail is overlooked. No amount of character interaction is filler. Everything has a point and purpose to the great end. If you haven’t seen it already, what are you waiting for?!
BEST SHORT SERIES goes to Pui Pui Molcar
It’s a stop motion show about sentient Guinea Pig cars. Need I say more?
BEST DRAMA goes to GANKUTSUOU: The Count of Monte Christo
It’s the Count of Monte Christo. In space. With aliens and funky artwork. And it somehow works. I don’t know how better to sell it.
BEST SLICE OF LIFE goes to Yuru Camp
Cute girls do camping things and it was honestly the show I needed when I finally hit the burnout of the last 2 years.
BEST OST goes to Vivy: Fluorite Eyes Song
This soundtrack was far too good and was worth the hype alone. But paired with the animation and it was absolutely elevated.
BEST SEQUEL goes to Uma Musume Season 2
I tried so, so hard. This year had so many good sequel seasons. But the one I felt was the strongest was this one. I still stop and think about it from time to time. And its a season that stands on its own. It’s simply fantastic.
BEST COMMUNITY goes to Shirobako
Bringing back this award, this is in regards to characters and setting and how they interact. And the community of the setting of Shirobako are simply amazing to watch and I wish these people were my fellow co-workers.
BEST ONGOING goes to Ranking of Kings
I HAD TO GET THIS SHOW ON HERE SOMEHOW AND IT WILL PROBABLY MAKE MY BEST OF 2022 IF THE SEASON STICKS THE LANDING.
Best Romance goes to Science Fell in Love, so I Decided to Prove It
Two nerds who are so into science that they need to use science to prove they are in love. Shenanigans ensue. It’s too cute.
BEST FRIENDSHIP goes to Astra: Lost in Space
There were a lot of great anime I watched this year that I felt deserve this award, but without spoiling anything, the friendship between the crew of the Astra is something that I felt deserved recognition the most.
BEST FIGHT goes to Kyojuro Rengoku VS Akaza from Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Arc
I STILL GET THE FEELS OVER THIS FIGHT OKAY?!?! I WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THIS!
BEST ISEKAI goes to Ascendance of a Bookworm
It was a close race between this and Realist Hero, but I felt that Bookworm had a more solid open ending that both allows for further story, as well as leaves a viewer satisfied in the case a new season cannot be produced. (Luckily, both are getting new seasons soon, but point still stands.)
BEST COMEDY goes to Zombieland Saga Seasons 1 and 2
Zombie. Idols. Need I say more?
BEST INSERT SONG goes to Dawn Breaks from Given
It was so, so hard to pick an insert song this year, but I felt this song had more of what I was looking for in terms of something both emotional and memorable. If you haven’t listened to it, please do.
BEST OP is a DRAW! This award goes to ODDTAXI and PRETTY BOY DETECTIVE CLUB!
Listen, these two have amazing animation and very fitting songs that perfectly encapsulate their respective shows and what to expect from them. Both are worthy of watching on their own.
BEST ED goes to BEASTARS Season 2.
The animation and the music are both just so soothing and are a welcome change of pace compared to the action and suspense of the main show and OP.
MOST UNDERRATED goes to Kemono Jihen
Horror. Mystery. Found Family. Criminally under watched. Please give it a watch.
MOST HEARTWARMING goes to The Saint’s Power is Omnipotent
This anime was just gentle. Soft. Warm. A nice romance and sweet fantasy isekai.
MOST DELICIOUS goes to Restaurant to Another World Season 2
It’s hard to watch this and not get hungry.
GUILTY PLEASURE goes to Fairy Ranmaru
I will not justify this one. It’s just pure, unapologetic, queer fun. It’s not good, but it’s not bad. It’s just fun.
MOST ADORABLE goes to My Senpai is Annoying
Look, I’m a sucker for the “Tiny-Grumpy-Human and Giant Goofy Teddy Bear” dynamic, okay? Sue me.
BEST REWATCH goes to Akudama Drive
I cannot describe how much better this show gets with every rewatch, okay? Just...give it a watch if you haven’t already.
MOST EMOTIONAL SCENE goes to Episode 1 of To Yuor Eternity
My feels...will never recover....
MOST FUN DUB goes to Sk8 The Infinity
HEY BITCHES AND BROS AND NONBINARY HOES!
This dub just gets me.
The DESERVED BETTER award goes to Way of the House Husband
If ANY anime adaptation should have gotten the One Punch Man treatment, it should have been this one. You’re better off ripping the audio from the show and placing it over manga edits. I’ve never seen an anime that made me think a premise wasn’t funny the way this one did.
MOST DISSAPOINTING is also a draw! This award goes to B: The Beginning- Succession and Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou/Sotsu
With B: The Beginning, it was just disappointing. I hardly remember anything from the season. I keep waiting and waiting for a part 2, wondering if maybe there’s something I’m missing. The music was boring, the fighting wasn’t memorable. I wish they’d just either left it at one season or actually stopped to consider “is this any good?”
With Higurashi Gou/Sotsu, however, this is one that the more I think about it, the more I try to fit it into the overall narrative of Higurashi. The more I try to make sense of its themes and story, the more pissed off I get. This just feels like a giant spit in the face after being thrown into a pile of cow manure. Even if I were to take it as its own thing outside of canon, it just doesn’t make it any better. It’s not even worth it beyond the music.
And now, the ranking of:
THE TOP TEN ANIME I WATCHED IN 2021!
10) Pretty Boy Detective Club
9) Astra: Lost in Space
8) Gankutsuou - The Count of Monte Christo
7) Ascendance of a Bookworm
6) Planetes
5) Kemono Jihen
4) Uma Musume Season 2
3) Sk8 The Infinity
2) To Your Eternity
1) ODDTAXI
And there you have it! My rankings for anime I watched this past year! Were there some you think I missed? Are there any you think I should give a watch? Any your favorites? Let me know!
Thank you all for taking the time to read this post and I look forward to seeing you all in 2022!
I'll admit, I went into this thinking it wouldn't be any good. However, it genuinely surprised me. There were plenty of good moments of character growth, the magic and world building were interesting, and there were quite a few quotable lines. The OST itself is a solid 8 for me, and while I don't particularly like the OP and ED songs, they aren't the worst thing in the world. And out of all the characters, I'd have to say Parsley, Caraway, and Snapdragon were my personal favorites.
Perhaps if they had better trailers, aired this on another platform, and tried to market it to anyone other than your average anime fan, it would have been received better. I honestly don't think it's deserving of all the hate it's been getting.
If they pick a tone and stick with it going forward, we might end up with something genuinely interesting and memorable.
So with the Winter anime wrapping up and the Spring anime approaching, I went through the upcoming titles on MAL and tried to narrow down a few choices.
Suffice to say I shall be dying.
But fear not! I will try very hard to watch as much of the Spring Season as possible.
So follow along with me as we try to go over briefly what I plan to watch this coming season. To make things a little easier, I’ll be sorting them by week of estimated release, while also keeping OVAs, ONAs, and Movies separate. Once the list is finalized I shall be updating my “Currently Watching” list.
Also, I’m not going to go over the synopsis of each show in this post. We’d be here too long. So I’m just going to list the names, their estimated air date, and if you want to look them up later or you want to message me in the inbox about them after reading this post, you can do that.
Without further ado, let’s get to it!
APRIL 1st - 7th
Oh boy. Here we go.
April 1st
Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road
April 2nd
Love All Play
Gunjou no Fanfare
Aharen-san wa Hakarenai
Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita. Heart
April 3rd
Black★★Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall
Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu
April 4th
Healer Girl
April 5th
Paripi Koumei
Yuusha, Yamemasu
April 6th
Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story
Tomodachi Game
Estab-Life: Great Escape
Deaimon
April 7th
Shachiku-san wa Youjo Yuurei ni Iyasaretai
Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto
APRIL 8th - 14th
Much smaller than week 1.
April 8th
Koi wa Sekai Seifuku no Ato de
Mahoutsukai Reimeiki
April 9th
Dance Dance Danseur
Spy x Family
April 10th
Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san
April 12th
Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen 3rd Season
APRIL 15th - 30th
I merged the last two weeks of April together because there isn’t really much airing that I plan on watching during those weeks.
April 15th
Summertime Render
April 24th
Kakkou no Iinazuke
And now, onto the remainders!
OVAs, ONAs, and Movies
ONAs
April 8th
Tiger and Bunny 2
Bubble
OVA
June 17th
Kaitou Queen wa Circus ga Osuki
MOVIES
April 1st
Odd Taxi Movie: In the Woods
May 20th
5-toubun no Hanayome Movie
June 3rd
Tongari Atama no Gonta: Futatsu no Namae wo Ikita Fukushima Hisai Inu no Monogatari
Wish me luck everyone because I do not know how I shall survive this.
If you made it this far, thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this post. Are there any I missed? Any you’re excited for? Let me know!
The ONLY reason Ousama Ranking isn’t going to make most of my Best of 2021 List is for one reason and one reason only: By the time this show’s season ends, it’ll be a good month or so into 2022. And my personal rule is “Only shows that have completed their seasons will make the list” in order to keep things fair.
But
If I were to go against this personal rule, Ousama Ranking would probably place over Odd Taxi.
THAT IS HOW GOOD THIS SHOW IS.
If you’re not currently watching any of the shows currently airing this season, I beg of you to watch this one.
Just so we’re clear on this, because I’m really tired and have no time to answer any of them individually:
I’m not currently accepting asks about what you personally don’t like about Netflix Cowboy Bebop.
You’re free to like or dislike it. You’re free to love or hate it. But I’ve got too much to do and far more stuff to watch to spend time answering every ask that comes into my box about it.
Yes I’m aware of the issues the show has. Yes I’m aware of the changes some people have massive issues with. And yes, there were some things I personally had issues with too.
But, speaking as a fan of the original who’s rewatched it countless times (and even still owns the complete series from the Bandai release), I don’t have too many issues with the reboot. And the issues I do have with it, I’m not exactly the best person to be talking about said issues.
You’re free to make your own posts about what you dislike about the reboot.
I just don’t have the time, energy, or desire to answer 30+ asks about it.
To those who were very nice about their criticisms, thank you for being very respectful and clear and concise about your views. They were interesting to read and I can definitely see where you’re coming from. And I wish you all the best.
Edit: Since anons don’t want to stop it seems.
1) I made the post in the first place to share my thoughts because I have a lot of mutuals, some who were really interested in my thoughts on the reboot, and it’s easier to post a single post they could all read than to jump between thirty different discord channels.
2) Making a tumblr post does not obligate me to interact with anons beyond that.
3) Contrary to popular belief, not everyone has all day to sit down and hear nothing but “I hate this” and “I don’t like that”, nor should they be forced to. If there was some balance of what people did like about it along with the dislikes, then maybe I’d try to make the time. But getting nothing but negatives (and some rather heinous other things that I won’t repeat) gets tiring after a while, and I have too many other shows I need to catch up on and not enough spoons.
4) Like I said before, if you want to share your thoughts, fine. But do it on your own blog. My ask box isn’t the place.
I will not be accepting any more asks about the reboot.
Fandom’s Thoughts on Winter 2022 Anime So Far (1/17/2022)
Wow the week flies by, doesn’t it?
Figured now that a few more shows are out, I give a brief update to my current thoughts on the airing Winter 2022 season. I don’t have very much to say, but I kinda wanna get my thoughts out there. So let’s get started, shall we?
As always, I shall be putting my thoughts under the cut so as not to take up too much of your dash.
And with that, let’s jump right in.
BRIEF THOUGHTS: The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest, Futsal Boys!, World of Leadale, Tribe Nine
So I’ll be blunt, I’ll probably be dropping Strongest Sage after episode 3. Or at least waiting until it has a dub. I like the concept well enough, but the pacing is just really off and it’s making it hard for me to keep invested. I wonder if I’d have better chances if I read the source material. If anyone familiar with the series can weigh in, I’d like to hear your thoughts.
Futsal Boys has some animation issues here and there, but I feel it’ll be a solid 7/10 sports anime by the end of the season so long as it hits the goal (hehe). It’s not doing anything groundbreaking, but it definitely doesn’t deserve the 5.6 it currently has on MAL. Though that could be subject to change.
World of Leadale continues to be a cute video game/Isekai/fantasy story, but I do hope we learn more about the main character’s life outside of the game as well as inside it. Cayna’s game-created kids are adorably hilarious.
I did say last week that Tribe Nine would have to do something big to keep me interested. Dropping a Terminator-esque baseball player with his army of humvees from a plane to challenge a bunch of college aged kids is certainly the way to do that. I’m now reinvested.
STILL GOING STRONG: Demon Slayer; Entertainment District Arc, Tokyo 24th Ward, Slow Loop, Sasaki to Miyano, Ranking of Kings, Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department, My Dress Up Darling, Akebi’s Sailor Uniform, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Season 2
I’m not going to do an overall breakdown series by series for these ones. But I will say that, if by this week you’re not already invested in at least one of these titles, you should be.
Demon Slayer, Ranking of Kings, and Realist Hero continue to give us everything we’ve been coming back for.
And Toyko 24th Ward, Slow Loop, Sasaki to Miyano, Miss Kuroitsu, Dress up Darling, and Akebi all had stellar second episodes that solidified them as ones I will continue watching this season.
New Releases: Case Study of Vanitas Part 2, The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt, Sabikui Bisco
So for Vanitas, I don’t have much to say. If you liked the first half, this half is looking to be on a good start. My only gripe is that the new OP doesn’t grab me as much as the last one, but it might grow on me.
Genius Hero, or as I like to call it, “Schadenfreude The Anime”. One episode in and already I’m excited to continually see this guy suffer in success. I cannot wait to see how badly he messes up at failing next episode. I hadn’t had a hearty laugh that big in a while.
SABIKUI BISCO IS GOING TO BE A TOP CONTENDER FOR ANIME OF THE YEAR. I CAN FEEL IT.
Cool post apocolypric setting? Check. Neat character designs? Check. Badass soundtrack? Check. Giant crabs and vicious attack hippos with machine guns? Check and Check. Giant Mushrooms? CHECK! All that’s missing is the badgersbadgersbadgersbadgers-
Seriously though, this is definitely one of the ones to be watching this season.
DROPPED: Requiem of the Rose King
NOW WATCHING: Cue!
So after episode 2, I’ve decided to drop Requiem of the Rose King. I don’t know if its just the directing or the story itself, but after this episode I couldn’t bring myself to dedicate any more time to this show. I have very few spoons and very little time to use them, so best to invest them elsewhere.
And invest I did. Shoutout to the nice anon who recommended I check out Cue! Because it is 100% what I was craving. A cute story about a group of young ladies all wanting to become professional Voice Actresses. It’s scratching the itch that Shirobako left behind and I highly recommend this one.
TOP 5 OF THE SEASON (so far): Toyko 24th Ward, Sasaki to Miyano, Sabikui Bisco, My Dress Up Darling, Cue!
While I still adore Slow Loop and Akebi’s Sailor Uniform, I felt I had to put Cue! and Sabikui in the top 5. However, the other two are in a tie for 6th place currently.
As of this week I’m still waiting on Ryman’s Club to release, and I forgot to watch Koroshi Ai, so expect my thoughts on that next time.
Any you think I missed? Any you consider a favorite? Let me know your thoughts. I’d love to hear what you all think!
Thank you for taking the time to read and have a wonderful day!
Fandom Mini Review: A Turning Point in “March Comes in Like a Lion”
A brief summary of the show: March Comes in Like a Lion follows the story of Rei Kiriyama, a 17-year-old professional shogi player living on his own in June Town. We watch as he matures and grows into adulthood, and observe how his interactions his fellow shogi players, as well as the Kawamoto sisters who live across the bridge in March Town, shape him into the kind of player and person he’ll become.
I’m currently rewatching the show for an upcoming review, but I’m taking a moment to talk about what, in my opinion, is one of the biggest turning points in the entire series. An important moment that leads into the path our main character will take through the rest of the series. That turning point being Episode 10′s culminating scene.
This will be a little lengthy, but please bear with me.
Also, there’s going to be a lot of spoilers as well as references to various forms of abuse, toxic relationships, addiction, alcoholism, gambling, neglect, trauma, depression, and death.
Now, on to the scene.
In Episode 10, Rei has an upcoming shogi match on Christmas Eve against Yasui, a 6th dan player. Before the match though, his adoptive sister Kyoko comes over and talks to him about Yasui’s home life; he and his wife are divorcing, and his daughter just wants them to spend one last Christmas together. But that wish is only possible if Yasui wins the match, as he goes out, gets drunk, and gambles the night away when he loses. Kyoko tells Rei this in order to get into his head and try to set him up for failure, as she’s done in the past with other matches he’s faced.
While some people might point to all of episode 1 or the aftermath of his match with Shimada as Rei being at his lowest point in the series, I honestly believe episode 10 is actually that point.
The full episode on YouTube in dub if you want to watch it, also available on Netflix
In the match of Rei vs Yasui, Rei wins, but notes that there were still moves that Yasui could have made that could have potentially turned the tide. But Yasui cuts off the review portion of the post-match and starts to head out, saying there’s no point in reviewing any further. When Yasui tries to leave behind a gift he’d gotten for his daughter, Rei returns it, only to be met with hostility.
“And this was going to be our last Christmas together.”
He takes the gift back and leaves, heading towards the nearest bar.
Over the course of the show, we learn a lot about Rei, his backstory, and how he came to be who he is as of this episode; his parents and little sister are dead, a result of a car accident. His biological family abandoned him. Where it not for shogi, he’d have ended up in an orphanage. Because of shogi, Koda took him in and raised him as his own. But also because of shogi, his adoptive siblings grew distain for him, as the game was so engrained in their household that your skill was seen as the equivalent to how much affection dad had for you. As a result of Rei’s skills, his brother Ayumu quit and turned to video games, while his sister Kyoko was forced to quit by their father and became far more rebellious, to the point of threatening to run away from home. The family was falling apart, so Rei left the house, using his shogi winnings to support himself.
For Rei, he has nothing left. No home or family to go back to. No interests or career paths he can change to.
For Rei, all there is in his life is the empty apartment, the study guides, and the shogi board. The tournaments where the more you win, the more you can earn. If you lose too much, you’ll be demoted in rank and have to claw your way back up again.
For Rei, shogi is all he has. It’s both his addiction and his lifeline, the one constant in his life that he can’t let go of or he’ll drown. He has nothing left but the click, click, click of the tiles on the board.
And yet, it all continues to weigh on him, contributing to his depression. His sister calls or shows up at his door and tells him what she hears of his opponents. Of the old men who might retire if he beats them. Of the broken families he’ll put the nail in the coffin for by taking the win. The livelihood of those who depend on the wins, just as much as he depends on them. These toxic words masked as cordial conversation embed deep into his mind.
If you keep going, it’s your fault that the bad things keep happening. He’s going to retire because of you. He’s going to lose his last happy holiday because of you. A family was torn apart because of you.
Those feelings and thoughts keep pulling and tearing into him.
And yet, he still wins, and is then faced with the fallout.
And it all culminates to this scene, where he runs from the shogi hall. He runs until he can’t any more, and in the first scene of genuine, full explosion anger and despair we see from him regarding himself and his life, Rei screams.
Sub: “ Is everything my fault? Then what should i have done? GO TO HELL! It's your own fault for being weak! You lost because you were weak! Practice! I can tell when you don't! If you say "I know, but i can't" then just quit! DON'T COME! For me, everything's on the line! because i don't have anything else! Nothing but shogi! Don't drink booze to escape! I have no use for weak players! If you’re going to run away...if you can run away...then why?”
Dub: “Is everything my fault? Then tell my what I have done! GO TO HELL! It's your own fault for being weak! You lost because you were weak! You need to practice! I can tell you don't practice! If you say "I should, but i can't" then why don’t you just quit! DON'T SHOW! For me, everything is on the line! I don't even have anything else left, dammit! Shogi’s all I got! You gotta stop using alcohol as an escape! I have no patience for weak players! If you run away...if you can run away...well then, why?”
This moment right here is both a reflection of Rei’s current mindset, and foreshadowing of what’s to come for his character arc. Rei sees some players as weak, others as strong, and that it’s all he has. He can’t run away from shogi, as much as he’d like to.
But over the rest of the season, and into season 2, he starts to learn that “strength” is a notion that can’t be fully defined. What one player may perceive as weak may actually be incredibly strong. And that there’s more in his life than just shogi. He has friends, family. Loved ones who care about him, who he can depend on and let depend on him in return. This is most heavily reflected in the Kawamotos, his friend/rival Nikaido, fellow player Shimada, and his high school teacher Hayashida, who are always just around the corner when he needs them.
He also realizes that everyone has their reasons for staying, even when they have the chance to back out. Nikaido, Shimada, and Yanagihara could all back out if they want to, but they stay. Because shogi is more than just an escape. More than just their own personal lifeline. They have their reasons for staying in the fight, just as Rei does.
And that, most importantly, Rei learns that he isn’t responsible for everything that happens outside of the shogi hall. He’s not responsible for all his competitors actions away from the matches. He’s not responsible for his family falling apart the way it did. He’s not responsible for the negative actions of Koda, Kyoko, Goto, Yasui, and more.
And that’s okay.
But in order to climb to that peak, to reach that understanding, he needed to hit rock bottom first.
And I truly believe that this scene is that moment. That rock bottom moment.
March Comes in Like a Lion is very much like the game of which it’s centered around. There’s strategy. There’s gain. There’s loss. And there’s a moment of reflection and review, where you can go back and look at the moves. To see where you went wrong or where the other person went right. A review to see the turning point in a match.
And for this show, this moment in Episode 10, is that turning point.
