After watching episode 8, I am more certain of one thing than ever: if Kumoko isn t the initial frontrunner for Character of the Year, I don t know who from the Winter 2021 season might legitimately rank above her. She was already a joy to watch, but the punk rock riff and the introduction of the third and fourth Parallel Minds (thus completing the array seen in the opener and closer) just jacks up her frenetic energy even more. Director
Shin Itagaki and his team have done an excellent job of adapting what was always one of the most fun aspects of the novels into anime form.