The gang goes looking for trouble and finds it. — Right before the group sets off on their journey, Sayaka delivers a rousing speech. She even says, “We are weak. But they cannot take their wits from [...]
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The first third of this episode resembles a pleasant hiking trip (they even take a break to eat watermelon) through the woods, but it’s clear that the closer they get to the crash site, the more [...]
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To stay in shape during the lockdown, I took up bicycling, and to neutralize my efforts, I started watching Yowamushi Pedal. The main character, Sakamichi Onoda, cycles with enthusiasm unseen since [...]
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Welcome to this week’s bi-monthy figure review. Today we are looking at Racing Miku 2018 produced by Aquamarine! I would say 2017 and 2018 Racing Mikus are some of my favorite designs. Mainly because [...]
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It’s Shinji’s turn to live his passion in Chapter 28 of Hashikko Ensemble. Summary Now that M-Con is over and the rest of summer break is left, Shinji decides to do what he’s been wanting to this [...]
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  So… did blade-hands just get kicked out of the show or something? Impressions: I suppose that my initial assumption when the other team appeared was that we'd be doing the Jump thing where everybody [...]
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My condolences to Hayasaka. She had a pretty humiliating time in this episode. Watching Kaguya be so incredibly dishonest with herself had to be pretty difficult to handle. Just having Kaguya collapse [...]
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Yumi to Kurumi is a completed one volume manga by Uruhiko. The story focuses on office worker Yumi, who struggles in her fast paced work environment and lacks confidence in her own abilities and self. [...]
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By Sekaiichi and Tomari. Released in Japan as “Yujinchara no Ore ga Motemakuru Wakenaidaro?” by Overlap. Released in North America by Tentai Books. Translated by Alejandro de Vicente Suárez. One thing [...]
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Guys I’m worried. I didn’t think I would be. I mean it’s not lie there are any surprises here and the Woodpecker Detective’s Office is hardly my favourite series. It’s not even my favourite of the [...]
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At first, I avoided Netflix’s Beastars. Despite my background in 3D animation, I’ve come not to like it. I prefer the look of traditional animation. Perhaps because 3D is overdone now. Back when I got [...]
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「パジャマパーティで盛り上がってしまった…」 (Pajama Pāti de Moriagatteshimatta...) "Things Got Crazy at a Slumber Party..." Eggplants have never looked cuter.
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Katarina proves to be a handful to Arte, who is still disoriented by Venice, where not only do people dress differently but the very air she breathes smells different. While Arte received a crash [...]
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Ever since bonking her head, Catarina has been possessed by the soul of a middle-class modern Japanese high school student, which means she’s a lot more likely to befriend her maid than the originally [...]
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/spoiler: this one has a bit of a theme to it
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Photo info: Shoho-ji Gifu Gifu Prefecture Photo date: March 2013 Photo location: Google Street View Click on photo for higher resolution: Shouhou-ji Daibutsu, Gifu If [...]
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We were treated to a wonderful slumber party and an unexpected surprise. We began with a visit by The Baka One to her personal maid Anne’s room to tell her the above mentioned good news. She somehow [...]
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When Shinako returns to the Hayakawas’ kitchen, its a tactical retreat to familial comfort, and a means of stalling for time with the whole Rikuo angle. But she’s at least certain on one front: she [...]
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Come, comrades, let us don our revolutionary garb, work the fields, and build our social character through honest labor! — A good chunk of the episode is actually from Maid Anne’s perspective. Maybe [...]
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Laugh all you want, but this is what peak male performance looks like. — In the first story, Miko wants to get on everyone’s case for not being the exemplars of virtue that she desires. Unfortunately, [...]
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