As children, a lot of us didn’t have to think about making friends. It was a natural thing that just happened. However, as the chemicals in us start to change, interaction with other humans starts to require skills. Social skills. … Continue reading →
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A girl has no friends. She has no one to blame for it but herself. This show does an excellent job at portraying Tomoko’s failure to make friends and her cycle of despondency. It was consistent, believable and somewhat bleak. … Continue reading →
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If you’re here for the review… Watamote is perfect. That’s just my opinion of course, but suffice to say I strongly suggest this to anyone looking for a dark comedy anime that does things very differently from all its contemporaries. It is a divisive series–but there is no way it could not be. And that […]
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If you’re here for the review… Watamote is perfect. That’s just my opinion of course, but suffice to say I strongly suggest this to anyone looking for a dark comedy anime that does things very differently from all its contemporaries. It is a divisive series–but there is no way it could not be. And that […]
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Genshiken Nidaime 12 has two stories running in it that are sort of related. In the first and more “fun” section the Saki/Madarame arc finally finishes. Not only has he more-or-less admitted that he’s had a thing for Saki for years, now he’s forced to go face the rest of the club and discover they […]
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Volume 1 of the anime series, titled Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui! (Watamote) will be out on 2 October 2013. Contains Episodes 1-2. Two editions available for preorder: Blu-ray and DVD edition. Plot Summary Tomoko Kuroki is about as socially dysfunctional as it is possible for a first year [...]
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Well I’ve gone from praising this show to ranting about it as it was airing. And I still share that resentment I’ve had for Watamote as a whole. However, these last 3 episodes truly stood out by doing exactly what I wished this show would do more often: take the subject matter seriously, but also […]
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I didn’t want it to be like this. To  understand why I was let down by what the ending did wrong, I have to first explain what I think the rest of the series did right leading up to that. For the uninitiated, Watamote is about Tomoko, a teenage girl with severe social anxiety. She’s […]
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We’ll end the show by putting Tomoko’s condition in the most charitable light possible. The girl does have a point though. Tomoko realizes she has a problem. And she always is trying to do something about it. That’s admirable. Where … Continue reading →
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The way the one-cour summer ’13 anime and two-cour spring ’13 anime ended/are ending this season, I’ll be able to review all the ones I completed in this post and my post for next week. There’s lots of anime to talk about so let’s get started!… The World God Only Knows – Goddess Arc Also […]
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So sad, we’ve come to the end. We begin (or end) things with a bit of a refresher. The school year has moved on, the cultural festival is over, and Tomoko is still stuck in the same rut. Though it seems she’s adjusted rather well to her circumstances and position. Though, truth be told, she […]
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So sad, we’ve come to the end. We begin (or end) things with a bit of a refresher. The school year has moved on, the cultural festival is over, and Tomoko is still stuck in the same rut. Though it seems she’s adjusted rather well to her circumstances and position. Though, truth be told, she […]
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Because I’m being overwhelmed by my schedule once again it seems like it’s time for the anime blogger emergency measure #65, which is a double serving of shows that aren’t even related. Because I wouldn’t have made it through Danganronpa if I cared about such details. Or any kind of details. Or blogging Angel Beats! […]
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さらば (｡´∀｀)ﾉ Well it’s all over now. After 12 long, grueling episodes, Tomoko’s journey at long last comes to an end. And even though many tears have been shed, she has nothing to show for it.   Basically What Happens Why does she look cuter when she’s crying? Something must be wrong with me. Before you […]
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  Well, after 12 episodes, Watashi ga Motenai no w […]
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The episode, and Tomoko’s day start off with her trying to avoid work as much as possible. With the festival right around the corner, her class, just like everyone else’s, is hard at work building and crafting what they need for respective attractions. Tomoko rangles up the duty of cutting up a few flyers, with […]
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The episode, and Tomoko’s day start off with her trying to avoid work as much as possible. With the festival right around the corner, her class, just like everyone else’s, is hard at work building and crafting what they need for respective attractions. Tomoko rangles up the duty of cutting up a few flyers, with […]
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Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S 23 is an episode of long talks that I suppose were necessary before we get to the big battle next week. The first, inevitably, comes from Aritomi, one of those smirking speeches bad guys give that give away just about everything, along with some twisted logic involving espers and normal […]
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Despite everything Tomoko does to isolate herself, it’s hopeless. She cannot escape. You are not alone.  
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My God! Look at all those papers strewn on the floor! Last time I berated Watamote for being the boring same old every time. Now this episode proves me wrong by being my new favorite of the entire series to date hands down.   Feels Best girl So what’s so special about this episode? Technically […]
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