It's estimated that one soldier needs three to six people to keep them in the field. By that figure, Kurt Rockhans of The Unaware Atelier Meister is roughly equal to twelve to twenty-four people. He makes beef jerky that is better than a freshly cooked three-star meal, fine-tunes magical equipment, hauls party loot, and does goddess-knows-what-else to keep a four-person team running.

Naturally, he gets fired, because he can't fight worth beans.

(Also in this group: The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows)

Back for another round

Imagine, if you can, that Encyclopedia Brown and Sally Kimball are played by Japanese high schoolers, and that they want to give up solving mysteries and fighting, respectively. That's the quick summary of the setup for SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary.

It should come as no surprise that they're terrible at being normal people. Kobato can't resist a good puzzle, and Osanai's past won't leave her alone. I liked the first season, and while the second season is starting off a little weak, I'm confident the writers will pull it together soon.

(Also in this group: I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level)

Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

If you removed the camping from Laid-Back Camp and tried to split what's left in half, with one side being more about traveling and the other more about food, I think you'd get Zatsutabi -That's Journey- and Food for the Soul, respectively. The characters in both shows are in university, but it still fits the general theme.

As with Laid-Back Camp, watching these shows while hungry is not advised.

Ooh, a mystery!

In a world where one of the tallest, most dense slums ever wasn't torn down, Kowloon Generic Romance sets up an interesting puzzle. Why does Reiko Kujirai happen to be a dead ringer for her co-worker Hajime Kudo's former fiancée? What happened to Reiko's unexpected twin? Why can't Reiko remember her past? And does the biotech company Hebinuma have anything to do with it?

I just like the protagonist

Sophia Reeler is a noble from the outskirts, and she's going to school to learn, which means she has nothing in common with the majority of the young ladies at school, who are after a Mrs. degree.

Add her general social awkwardness, and she feels very relatable to me. Except for the part about becoming The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl. Blessed with incredible strength and astonishing speed, she finds herself chosen as a junior knight, which naturally drops her in the middle of several men that the other young ladies have targeted.

And that's a sample of the stuff I'm watching, because of reasons.

Peter Eng
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Beryl Gardinant wanted to be an adventurer, but that didn't happy. He studied the sword and became really good at it, and taught other people what he knew.

Then one of his students, now the commander of the Royal Order of Knights, comes to him with an Imperial Order for him to come to the capitol and teach members of the order. See, the thing is that Beryl isn't just really good. He's amazingly good, and doesn't realize just how good he is. His students, all of who admit he's better than them, are amongst the top sword-wielders in the country, and they got him there to improve everyone.

The thing about this one, though, is that Beryl uses actual (non-Japanese) sword techniques, and also sees himself as a teacher first, so as he's fighting people in the duels that he gets challenged to? He also instructs them in what they should be doing. He's a good teacher, and his goal isn't to be a champion, but to help his students survive.

It's a pretty solid series.

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Jen Dantes - Darth Mephron
Haberdasher to Androids, Dark Lady of Sith Tech Support.
"This may not be a good idea, but it's the only one I have."

Aside from the new Gundam, that is, but I’m having to wait a bit on that.

I want a new super robot joint....hey Sunrise, wanna hit us with a Mazinger Zero?

The Super Robot Wars gods must be fed.