The Tatami Galaxy

Episode eleven and it was a weird ride. Senpai's reflection on all his alternate lives hits close to home if you've ever felt like you've wasted a big opportunity. In the end it all made sense somehow, I didn't actually think they would be able to tie everything together.

In episode ten we get a loop in which Senpai doesn't join any club, instead fixating in something as mundane as the composition of his room. This episode has a very cool mixed media animation style layering heavily processed real life footage with drawn items on top.

Episode nine restarts the loop again, it's a shame the series didn't explore what would've happened is Senpai chose Hanuki. In this loop Senpai joins the secret society that stole his bike in earlier episode. The animation is getting stiffer with every episode.

In Episode eight we start off from the bathroom scene at Hanuki's place, it's very refreshing to have an arc with a plot instead of the same loop, which might indicate the loop only goes back to when Senpai makes a bad choice and that's why he only goes back to Hanuki's place.

Episode seven and for the first minute I thought we would get our first continuation episode but it seems that this is rather a prequel and a sequel to episode six. We learn why Senpai had Kaori in his room and what happened after he left Hanuki's place.

In episode six we the same loop over again, but now with english classes. I get that repeating college years in different settings is the whole premise of the series, but it's difficult to keep enjoying new episodes when the plot is moving nowhere. At least we get more of Hanuki.

Episode five breaks the formula, at leat a little bit. We still get to see the loop happen again but the circumstances are a bit different and a good chunk of the episode happens outide of all the repeating patterns. Even then Ozu is just as annoying this time around.

In episode four we learn more about Higuchi, it's definitely getting a bit tiresome repeating the same loop since episode one. The animation isn't bad but it's definitely not as lively as past episodes, I hope this doesn't mean it'll get worse as the series moves forward.

Episode three marks a new start for our protagonist (again), The way this anime handles characterization is very nuanced even if the animation is over the top. I still think Ozu might be a Yokai, he knew where to steal Senpai's bike and he's always one step ahead.

In Episode two we get more of the peculiar art style and animation used for this series. Ozu looks and acts like a malformed Yokai and I wonder if there's something else to him given how he treats Senpai, it's as if he already knows how to ruin his life.

Episode one is lively and very colourful, Masaaki Yuasa's iconic direction style shines from the very start but It might be too fast paced if you're used to regular anime. We don't learn much about the premise of the story, so far it seems interesting.

WHOA... it ended beautifully and I meant it every words. The metaphors they put on this episode, to just simply face it and not to run away from things, to see clearly the opportunity infront of you, is very much beautiful. The way it circled back to the beginning tho... Gold!!

WOW.... THIS ONE IS MUCH MORE DIFFERENT, IT WAS DIFFERENT_DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIOUS, ISTG it blows my mind real hard. The parallels?? The connection between each other?? My mind BLEW while watching this but I'm seated for the very last episode, I'm eager to know the real plot!

IT'S GETTING MUCH MORE.... INTENSE? How do I say it but everything felt like a puzzle and we're collecting pieces of scenes through the loops we watched before. It feels mind-blowing and genius at the same time! Same character, different act, everything happened in a full chaos

I'm actually flabbergasted watching this like... The twist was insane and funny at the same time, still, I felt bad for Watashi. Right just when I thought our girl from the earlier episode wouldn't appear anymore, well, look at her being the nice ending of this episode! :D

The circle and parallel back to the previous episode is somehow genius!!! Perhaps these recent episode are different from the earlier. The way we could see another "route" taken if it was for the other girl. Still, it filled with the same chaotic and weird comedy from our MC.

The way Watashi's biggest enemy is himself is very funny! Though, this episode shifted a little bit from the early repetition. Another character appeared and become a center rather than before. Still, Watashi's dilemma between the three girls would always be the main star!!

THINGS ESCALATED QUICKLY OH MY GOD from the very start, well, again, the club introduction, I thought it was going to be a normal softball club with the sports struggles but the twist is actually the one I'm living for! This episode was pure chaotic with an unexpected storyline!

THIS EPISODE IS OUT OF THE BOX! The way we get to see Watashi involved in something much weirder on every episode is very amusing. And the way Ozu, somehow, always be on the crime scene would forever go down in the history. The ultimate rival. Go prox-proxy Watashi!! 😂

MMM this one is kind of different from the others. Though the repetition dialogue is much more funny everytime, but this time we focused more on Watashi and his love for cycling. The fresh air, in the way that Akashi didn't really repeated her dialogue. The shaman tho... 😭🤚