We discuss our spoiler-free Winter 2026 anime first impressions. The new year is coming in strong with great shows, including several solid romance anime. We share our thoughts on the final season of Golden Kamuy, why Hana-Kimi isn’t living up to expectations, whether the title Tamon’s B-Side makes sense to younger generations, and much more.

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We review the third season of Spy x Family. We’ve been wanting this anime to give us something substantial to the plot, and did this season deliver? Sort of. We discuss impacts to relationships, Loid’s backstory, Yor’s struggle to find normalcy, and whether the status quo really changed by the end of this season.

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We review the final season of My Hero Academia. It’s the end of another era in anime as one of the biggest shonen series in recent years comes to an end. We discuss the climactic fight, whether or not the ending was satisfying, and Courtney shares her final thesis on Bakugo.

Japanese title: Boku no Hero Academia

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