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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