I have made it a strict rule on Shallow Dives in Anime that I do not do episode reviews of anime. This is because I do not think that any singular show can be judged on a specific episode. Every anime, from the most beloved, to the trashiest of trash might have a good or bad episode, but it is only one part of a whole piece. To pass judgment on a series before it has told its entire story is frankly unfair, and something I am not interested in.
Still I am not a fool to think there are some series where a singular episode can be one of significance. While I have never reviewed it, both Darling in the Franxx and Wonder Egg Priority have an episode that completely upends the entire story (and not for the better). I have also made an exception for last year’s Redo of Healer as I found its jaw-dropping cruelty to be worthy of notice. But those are few and far between and I maintain that I will only break my ‘no episode reviews’ rule in only the rarest of circumstances.
This is one of those moments. So join me after the cut as I break my rule for only the second time as I dive into the first episode of Oshi no Ko.
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