I’ll admit that initially, I had my misgivings, painting this as a potential 22/7-esque idol anime. I was put off my Mana being shifted to the forefront, and wasn’t sure how the show would wrangle ten idols across two units. I was expecting little more than a perfectly average idol show.
I was absolutely wrong.
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I-Chu has the potential to be more than the sum of its parts, but failed to capitalize on it and ended up largely forgettable as a result. Unlike HYPNOSIS MIC or Ensemble Stars!, I-Chu lacks that final spark to make it genuinely engaging or distinctive. Instead, it’s often a slog of a watch despite its solid animation, which is a shame given how rare all-male idol anime are compared to their all-female counterparts.
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Idoly Pride Episode 12 pits Sunny Peace and Moon Tempest against each other in the Next Venus Grand Prix, only to end with a pleasant twist.
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In Otherside Picnic Episode 9, Sorawo and Toriko take on another request from Akari. Only this time, they’re dealing with a different kind of animal…
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Crunchyroll’s Tropical-Rouge Precure Episode 1 introduces Natsuumi Manatsu, a brand new hero in the fight against the Witch of Delays!
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In Otherside Picnic Episode 8, Sorawo and Toriko find themselves in a pretty clawful situation when they encounter some cats who have studied the blade.
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Wonder Egg Priority Episode 6 closes its first half with new magical items, sidekicks, and a solid cliffhanger sure to hook viewers for the next episode.
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In Otherside Picnic Episode 7, the girls get their beach episode. Only this beach isn’t the blue-sky paradise they expected.
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Wonder Egg Priority Episode 5 continues developing the friendship between our egg-toting quartet while also setting up the back half of the series.
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REVIEW: ‘Wonder Egg Priority,’ Episode 5 – “The Girl Flautist” — But Why Tho? A Geek Community
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