MF Ghost: “Pacing is slow.” It is if you’re looking at it in a character-centric lens. From a worldbuilding perspective, it’s actually as good as it gets. The episodes get into detail on the track conditions and how each car behaves (the Carrera vs. Cayman battle for first stood out). I’m aware the author seems to be a pervert, and the 5-10% non-car fanservice is a societal problem if it occurs in real life, but it also tells quite a bit on the sensibilities of the Japanese society in that work of fiction. The show needs to last two-three cours though so we can see how Kanata’s quest to find his father turns out.

Frieren: I’m in Episode Six, and I’m divided on the visuals of the dragon fight. I thought it was Pain-fight level terrible, but the comments I read are almost unanimous on its kinographic excellence. Upon further introspection, while I stand by my assessment that the backgrounds looked low-effort, the hand-drawn dragon is indeed very well-done.