What a week. Since I posted last week’s list, my youngest turned 18. It’s a little sad that all of my kids are now grown, but I’m also excited for what this new era will be bringing for my family. Right around my youngest’s birthday, though, my 22-year-old came down with a nasty cold, and now I’m hoping no one else in the family gets sick between now and the end of the year.

On the anime front, regular readers are probably starting to notice the Anime Spotlights that have been posted to the site over the past week. I’ve had a backlog of anime where I sampled an episode or two around a decade ago and never got back around to. I’m now starting to work my way through this backlog. It’s an extensive list, so it’s probably going to take quite a while to get through it all.

Now, without further ado, here are the anime and manga blog posts that grabbed my attention this week: