As character types, the “idol” and the “gal” (or gyaru) have both been around in Japanese media for decades. However, they seem to have hit even greater notoriety in recent times. On the idol side, [...]
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Hell yeah. Tomoe executes her teleporting sword ruse to perfection as she’s hesitant to use it to teleport the leaders of Gritonia and Limia back to their capitals to lead the fight against the [...]
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  I'm not sure I follow the lesson here. Impressions: This exam arc continues to do absolutely nothing for me, and especially not with at least three different scenes of various people explaining [...]
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When Kano finally got her biking license so Mahiru could ride with her, she found her reason to sing. She wants to do a live performance for Halloween, the day JELEE went official. As Mahiru and Mei [...]
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After another banger of an episode the anticipation for what came next was at an all-time high. We’ll talk about the brief intro scene later. We joined our heroines discuss plans for a live Halloween [...]
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Now that Himari and Yori are girlfriends, Aki seems to face another challenge. It has to do with Shiho and what caused cold blood between Aki and Shiho, which caused Shiho to leave. Last time, you [...]
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With the main heroines’ story pretty much finished it’s time for Best Girl to begin a journey to find her own happiness. Kumaria-sama knows she deserves it. Having said that, I will ALWAYS crave more [...]
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By Natsu Hyuuga and Touko Shino. Released in Japan as “Kusuriya no Hitorigoto” by Hero Bunko. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Kevin Steinbach. Every once in a while on [...]
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While he is uncertain of what that future will look like, he is certain—as are his friends—that he will not return to the normal that exploited him mentally, physically, and financially for the [...]
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「卵/黄金郷」 (Tamago/Oogonkyou) "Egg/The Golden County" We’re finally starting to get a sense of how everyone fits into the big picture – and what that big picture looks like. The post Dungeon [...]
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「水柱・冨岡義勇の痛み」 (Mizubashira: Tomioka Giyuu no Itami) Water Hashira Giyu Tomioka`s Pain Water under the bridge. The post Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hashira Geiko Hen – Episode 02 Review first appeared [...]
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「その執事、策謀」 (Sono Shitsuji, Sakubō) "His Butler, Scheming" Brains vs. Brawn The post Kuroshitsuji Kishuku Gakkou hen – 06 first appeared on Random Curiosity.
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This was it. The episode that told people once and for all how lame it was that companies couldn’t come to an agreement about localizing this show. I know it’s usually a complicated process but I’m [...]
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Decided to try and do a quick analog ink drawing of La+ Darknesss for her 2024 birthday. As always, VTuber outfits are hard… (I also talked about her birthday and VTuber birthdays in general last [...]
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When Lum and Ataru are late meeting up with Shinobu to see a movie, she notices all the couples around her, and ends up shouting at some guys who she thought were going to chat her up, but only wanted [...]
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Going in I wasn’t particularly enthusiastic about “The B-Team Goes Camping, Part 2”, but a silly overdramatic episode preview and flashback-within-a-flashback later, their trip gets to the good part: [...]
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Another kind-of recent show for this project. I have many more shows planned here; some I’ve watched and covered before, and some I’ll be watching for the first time. Circumstance brought me to this [...]
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FX’s Shogun (2024): A Rubbish Adaptation When it comes to move or TV adaptations of a source novel (or manga), things tend to fall into one of three categories. The first is a faithful adaptation, [...]
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I haven’t made it this far into the anime (if this has been adapted at all yet), but this image of the Winged Lion and Marcille is stunning, particularly in the hands of a brilliant artist like 少女人! ★ [...]
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Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of May 19th! Check out the latest episode in our player below! Will you be downing Integrum [...]
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