Soyo is in shock as Saki and Musume want nothing to do with her attempts to revive CRYCHIC. They just wish for Soyo to move on one way or another. Sadly, this threatened to disband Anon’s band before it even started.
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Happy 34th Birthday
Wait, it’s already my birthday. While today I leave my early 30s as I turn 34, it has been an eventful year. Besides going into the office for a whole year, I did accomplish quite a bit.
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Genjitsu no Yohane – Episode 7 – Yohane’s First Girls’ Night Outing
Now that Yohane resolved Riko’s feelings, the girls try to have her get closer before they work on a plan to protect the town.
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BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!! – Episode 8 – Soyo and Unwilling to Give Up on CRYCHIC
After Anon and her friends finish their performance, Soyo seems very upset. Also, what is up with Saki running away after hearing that particular song.
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Yuki Yuna wa Yusha de Aru – Episodes 5-8 – The Tough Fight, Fun at the Beach, and the Dark Truth
As expected, Yuna and her friends have another horde of vertexes. No, just not one, but they have to defeat 7 all at once. Of course, Yuna, Fu, Itsuki and Mimori find out the hard way by using those powers.
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Genjitsu no Yohane – Episode 6 – The Shy and Lonely Riko
A strange lightning bolt landed after Yohane showed Mari the tree stump stage she usually performs on. I wonder, what is that all about.
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BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!! – Episode 7 – The Moment of Truth
It’s the day of Anon’s band’s performance. Can the girls pull it off with this performance?
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Genjitsu no Yohane – Episode 5 – Yohane’s Quest to Befriend Mari
Judging from the episode’s title, Yohane noticed how lonely Mari was. Can she encourage her to leave the island?
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BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!! – Episode 6 – More Band Troubles
Now that Tomorilearned about Anon’s past of running away from her study abroad, they finally decided not to run away anymore. With that, Anon and Tomori face their challenges head-on as they face even more problems. Yet, they still haven’t figured out a band name, either.
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Yuki Yuna wa Yusha de Aru – Episodes 1-4 – First Impressions
Since there is not much airing this summer, it’s apparent that I’m going through my backlog. This time, I decided to watch Yuki Yuna wa Yusha de Aru, w magical girl warrior show with slice-of-life moments, at least in the first season.
The show gets darker, especially in the later seasons. Enjoy the happy moments while they last. It gets darker in the second half. Thankfully, we are only covering brief thoughts about the first four episodes. Basically, the introduction to the whole team, the meaning of the Hero Club and what the girls are fighting.
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Genjitsu no Yohane – Episode 4 – Yohane and Recycling “Her Memories”
After Yohane saves the deers and visits Mari, we finally see the last two girls. That is while Yohane is still figuring out something fun that she can only do.
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Yuru Camp Movie – Review
Now that the third season of Yuru Camp got an air date of next year, to anticipate that, it’s time to take a look at the movie that aired last year. As expected, we see a glimpse of the lives of Nadeshiko, Rin, and friends after graduating high school/college and entering the workforce.
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BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!! – Episode 5 – Anon’s Past and That Aquarium Test With Tomori
Now that Soyo managed to settle things, Anon finally formed a band, but no name yet. However, Rana barges in, and it becomes obvious why. Also, we have a special moment with Anon and Tomori nobody was expecting.
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Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou (Manga) – Vol 1 Review
Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou (私の推しは悪役令嬢)/I’m in Love With the Villainess is one of my anticipated yuri Anime adaptations since I heard good things about this light novel and manga series. I’m checking out the manga, which focuses on an office lady getting reincarnated as the female protagonist in her favorite Otome game.
Author: Inori (Original Story), Shimo Aono (Art, Story), Hanagata (Character Design)
Publisher: Comic Yuri Hime
Genre: Isekai, yuri, fantasy, romance
Release Date: December 18, 2020 (Japanese), March 25, 2021 (English)
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Genjitsu no Yohane – Episode 3 – Yohane Discovers Her New Powers and Visiting the “Demon Lord”
Now that Yohane is in a challenging situation with some presence entrapping her. Can she manage to get out of this situation? Also, what are those masked girls?
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Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita! Precious Friends – Movie Review
Given how barren the summer season is, as stated in my summer preview, I will start taking a look at Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita! Precious Friends.
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BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!! – Episodes 3-4 – The Creation and Breakup of CRYCHIC and Reconciliation
After Anon got a hold of Tomori after she got Soyo on board. Can Anon resolve Tomori’s reluctance towards doing the band thing again? …
Atelier Ryza – First Impressions
As expected, we have yet another adaptation of an Atelier game. This time is, Atelier Ryza as Reisalin Stout decides she has had enough of being forced to do farming work and harvesting. With that, she wants to go on an adventure with her friends, which gets her into trouble.
Yes, this episode is two episodes long, clocking in at 48 minutes, but it’s almost how I remembered it. Sure, the animation is a step up compared to the first adaptation of an Atelier game, namely Atelier Escha & Logy.
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Genjitsu no Yohane – Episode 2 – Yohane Grips to the Reality of Needing Money
Now that Yohane arrived back to her hometown begrudgingly and reconnected with Hanamaru, she has this magical staff. Sadly, it doesn’t do anything as she realizes she needs to make money to return to the city. Sadly, things don’t go to plan as she didn’t make any on her first day.
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The Enshittification of Centralized Social Platforms and Implications on the Japanese Media Fandom, or Why You should Join Mastodon/the Fediverse
Since the mid-2010s, the Japanese media fandom, whether anime or manga, has moved away from blogs and forum communities to centralized platforms like Twitter, Reddit, Facebook and Instagram.
However, in 2023, we are paying a massive price in abandoning user-run spaces and moving everything to centralized platforms. These platform owners realized they had to make money. This is because central banks worldwide are increasing interest rates and tightening the money supply to fight inflation. As a result, these platform owners realized the venture capital funding they receive has dried up, and now they must turn a profit. In fact, no centralized social planforms ever really turn a consistent profit that can sustain themselves.
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BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!! – Episodes 1-2 – Anon’s Quest to Form a Girl Band
Believe it or not, three Bang Dream It’s My Go episodes were released today. However, there is no way I can possibly review three episodes in one day. With that, I’m doing two each week, which should reduce the burden. After all, I work in the office on Thursday. After watching the first two episodes, how did the spinoff fare?
Note: I will be covering two episodes a week instead of three. It’s a bit too much. If that becomes too much for me, I’ll just cover one episode at a time. This just adds to this dismal season.
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Short Summer 2023 Anime Season Picks and Plans
You might be wondering, where is the Summer season preview? Shouldn’t it be out by now? This summer is probably the worst anime season ever in recent years, excluding 2020, for obvious reasons. You can see why?
…Genjitsu no Yohane – Episode 1 – Forced Back Home Finding a New Purpose
I didn’t expect this to air today, but here we are. At last, we see Aqours in a different world as Yoshiko, also known as Yohane, tries to make it in her music career. After all, she wants to do anything but go back to her hometown.
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World Dai Star – Episode 12 (END) – The Phantom Performance to Bring Back Shizuka
Last time, Shizuka disappeared as she lent herself to Kokona. Will Kokona’s performance be enough to bring her back?
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