How often have many of us overlooked an anime because no one’s talking about it on social media or a big-name studio isn’t behind it? It’s a good thing you have me then! I make it my mission to spotlight hidden gems every anime season, and this time, the gem is Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms . This one’s special to me because I watched the pilot episode back in 2019 (don’t ask me how I came across it — my age is definitely showing via memory loss). Seeing Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms achieve its full potential today fills me with so much joy, especially when the creator and director is a woman. As an original anime (no source material), Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms has a lot of charm and a good amount of sakuga. It’s a story about a teenage boy, Hikaru Amatsuga, who just so happens to be at...