It’s December, so it’s time once again for the usual end of year lists! Starting as ever with opening themes. Any themes that aired this year are eligible, regardless of when the series itself [...]
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This week I watched Play It Cool, Guys right after a particularly intense episode of To Your Eternity and let me tell you this show is an amazing palette cleanser. Even if you’re not watching it now, [...]
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With the year almost over, it’s time to look at what I plan to watch in the winter. I will also go over some plans for this blog. Also, I will share the reason why I stopped posting anything besides [...]
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「銃声」 (Juusei) "Gunfire" Himeno's isolation and fear of being alone. A character study.
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I’ve watched the recent anniversary streams of holoX, and in light of the announcement of the Hololive 4th Fes, I’ve been thinking about how holding 3D concerts can carry different types of [...]
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By Gakuto Mikumo and Manyako. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Jeremiah Bourque. Strike the Blood remains, to the end, a very good action series [...]
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  Random explosions. Loud noises. Impressions: A pretty confusing episode, and I'm not talking about Suletta pulling yet more magic powers out of her ass to nullify the anti-magic powers that the [...]
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First the Forgers, now the Phonys, do you think anyone is ever going to get intrigued by these family names? I was going to say that at least Forger seems like a real name but I decided to look it up [...]
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「僕らの中の人」 (Bokura no Naka no Hito) "The Ones Within Us" If you want an arc with event, “Paranormal Liberation War” has you covered.
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I’d expect nothing less from a tennis tournament in this show! An absolutely crazy battle with potentially the peace of the nation on the line. No surprise that Loid is bringing a serious effort to [...]
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With Kessoku Band finally having its first successful performance, school is still out for summer vacation. However, Hitori didn’t do anything since their performance but sat at home all day. Will her [...]
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Vintage BTR excellence with one small thing that pissed me off. It’s Summer Break and we joined our heroine “enjoying” it to the fullest, meaning stay at home all day. Reminds me of how I spent most [...]
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「地下テニス大会 キャンベルトン」 (Chika Tenisu Taikai Kyanberuton) "The Underground Tennis Tournament: The Campbelldon" Love is at play here in more ways than one
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Kessoku Band’s first concert is behind them, but it’s only August 15—there’s plenty of Summer Break left. Bocchi ends up spending it like she usually did before joining a band: staying inside and [...]
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It turns out the official title of this episode is “Betrayed”. I swear I had already picked my post title when I saw it. It’s just that this episode was very specific and there’s little else you could [...]
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A painting in the possession of the wealthy tycoon Cavi Campbell is believed to contain a code that, if unlocked, could reveal dark secrets about the East or West that could reignite a war. It’s up to [...]
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By Yuu Miyazaki and okiura. Released in Japan as “Gakusen Toshi Asterisk” by MF Bunko J. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Haydn Trowell. OK, this took about a year longer than I was [...]
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Fall was a relatively cut-and-dried season, as we only dropped two shows and picked up two shows not on our original list. The first season of 2023 will be a little trickier. It’s packed both with [...]
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  An attempt was made to introduce a male to the ecosystem. Impressions: Episodes like this don't help shake the feeling that the show has already run through all the jokes that it cares to do and is [...]
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