Once in a full moon or upon a midnight dreary, or whatever appropriately thematic interval of time you can think of, there will emerge some new attempt to determine what exactly constitutes the [...]
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Looking at my pile of unreviewed Asuka figures – and it’s a sizeable pile – I wondered how long it’s been since the last time I’ve written a review of one of her figures. I couldn’t imagine it’s been [...]
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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 February 5th through February 11th! Check out the latest episode in our player below, or [...]
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Titles: Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san, Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie Genre: Romance, … The post Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie – But What Is She? appeared first on I drink and watch anime.
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Despite Liella not winning the Idol Festival last time, the concert they threw moved Mei particularly. Will she finally join? The answer seems a bit more complicated. As expected, Mei looks up to [...]
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High schoolers date. I still don’t get what they were going for with her not being just a cutie? She seemed like a cutie to me… I guess the boy was more “just a cutie”? Anyway, looked really pretty, [...]
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Shikimori closes out its 12-episode run by pulling out all the adorable romantic stops en route to one of the sweetest, most heartwarming date episodes ever animated. It’s starts off with Shikimori [...]
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Before Shikimori, Izumi was in a dark place. He tried to keep a brave face, but his propensity for misfortune isolated him. He prayed to God, asking if things would ever get better, and if not, if God [...]
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Hot on the heels of the cultural festival is the athletics festival, and while I was fully ready to throw my hands up and shout “no more festivals”, this episode soon convinced me otherwise. That’s [...]
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Don’t get me wrong: I like Izumi, and feel he’s both delighted and transcended his male damsel-in-distress archetype. That said, it’s not his name on he show, so to have a whole episode where he’s [...]
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Izumi learns a lot of new things about his library buddy Kamiya during their quiet library rest area shifts…except what she’s thinking the whole time. That she’s an idiot for “waiting around” and not [...]
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The studio had an Izumi-style run of luck, enduring a Covid outbreak that delayed the episode, but Shikimori picks up without missing a beat, as the school culture fest commences. Last year Izumi and [...]
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Izumi is still recovering from the sunburn he incurred at the river, but he’s still not missing the fireworks festival for the world. Shikimori says yes before he can even ask her to join him, and to [...]
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Exams are over and summer break is here, so the gang takes the train to the river for a day of sun and fun…but not too much sun, since they don’t want their boy Izumi to die. Shikimori and Izumi are [...]
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Izumi, always sensitive to the heat and sun, is struggling on the roof where his friends have gathered to discuss plans for summer break. Not only do I salute these kids for being on top of things—how [...]
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Evan and Ink recap the anime series they watched from the winter season and then discuss their Spring 2022 shows: Dance Dance Danseur, Fanfare of Adolescence, Healer Girl, Love After World [...]
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It’s been established that Yuu is accident-prone, but his misfortunate is mitigated by the fact he has a cute and amazing girlfriend in Micchon, made only cuter by the fact she frets so much about [...]
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It’s sports festival time – the perfect opportunity for Shikimori and Izumi to cheer each other on. Unfortunately, his soccer game and her volleyball match start within ten minutes of each other. [...]
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「僕の彼女はとてもかわいいBoku no kanojo wa totemo kawaī」 () "My Girlfriend is so Cute" You know it’s serious when the nape makes an appearance.
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So many rom-coms play will-they-won’t-they for the entire season (or three!) before the couple officially exchanges confessions or starts dating, making shows like this almost a novelty. Izumi Yuu and [...]
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