Fruit Tart’s first CD debut is almost here and Hoho planned a live performance for them. Still, Ino and her friends are kind of doubting her.
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Ochikobore Fruit Tart – Episode 9 – The Important CD Debut Live
Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka? Bloom (Third Season) – Episode 9 – Return of Roze and Backstory of Chiya’s Crown Hairclip
It seems that Chiya lost the precious crown hairclip that Anko usually wears. Of course, there is a story behind it as well.
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Assault Lily Bouquet – Episode 9 – Exile and the Unfortunate Situation
It’s obvious that the organizations behind creating an artificial Lily, Yuri now want her back. Of course, Riri is not allowing them to take her.
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Adachi to Shimamura – Episode 9 – The Special Valentine’s Day Message
Valentine’s Day is finally here, and it seems that Adachi forgot to buy her chocolates. Also, I wonder what is up with Tarumi?
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Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear – Episode 9 – Yuna Opens a Junk Food Restaurant
It seems that Yuna is finally taking the suggestion of opening a restaurant. After coming to the bakery, she sees an opportunity.
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What Is on My Mind – December 2020
Now that we are finally in December, meaning that the year is finally coming to an end. With that, it’s time to share some brief thoughts on what I found interesting for the month.
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Ochikobore Fruit Tart – Episode 8 – Curry Cooking Time at Rat House
Apparently, after Hoho ate all the curry from last time, it seems that Fruit Tart want to make their own curry.
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Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka? Bloom (Third Season) – Episode 8 – Rize and The Art of Teaching
Somehow, Rize decided to sleep over at Rabbit House. I wonder why?
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Assault Lily Bouquet – Episode 8 – The Lily Filled Sports Day
It seems that the academy decided to have a field day, but for lilies. Meanwhile, we finally find out the truth about Yuri’s origins.
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Adachi to Shimamura – Episode 8 – Quest for Valentines Day Chocolates
As Valentine’s Day nears, Adachi wonders what kind of chocolates to give as she figures out her strategy.
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Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear – Episode 8 – Yuna’s New Fan Club and Stopping the Impending Attack
If you are wondering the evil person who is sending a horde of monsters, we find out who is behind them.
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Behind the Scenes – The Tools I Use to Blog About Anime (2020 Edition) – Updated
As mentioned, several times, I finally resolved my job woes and finally moved to a new place earlier this year. As expected, things have changed a bit since I shared my last behind the scenes post. With that, it’s time to share an updated version including my overall setup since mostly everyone is stuck at home. This should give some insights to new inspiring bloggers.
Note that I won’t go too much in detail with the hosting aspect, since everything is the same. If you are curious about that, read my first behind the scenes post.
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Ochikobore Fruit Tart – Episode 7 – The Big Recording Day
If you thought the last episode’s title was obvious, I guess the same can apply to this episode. Yes, it has to do with girls shopping for lingerie and hilarity ensues.
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Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka? Bloom (Third Season) – Episode 7 – Rabbit Filled Halloween
At last, Halloween finally comes. I wonder what Rabbit House and Ama Usa An has planned for their festivities. Also, Cocoa sees a mysterious woman on Halloween night. I wonder who it is.
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Assault Lily Bouquet – Episode 7 – A New Lily
While investigating an abandoned research ship, Riri finds a strange egg. I wonder what it is.
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Adachi to Shimamura – Episode 7 – Adachi’s Secret Desires
With the year coming to an end, the faithful holiday is finally coming.
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Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear – Episode 7 – Noa’s First Adventure and Yuna’s Cooking Time
The lord wants Yuna to escort Noa to the Royal Capital. I wonder how that will turn out, especially Fina coming along.
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Decline of Crunchyroll and Failure of Originals
For a while now, Crunchyroll is facing a big decline. In recent seasons, Funimation has been getting a lot of high profile shows in the past. To make matters worse, the service has been losing a lot of shows in its catalog while increasing the subscription fees.
Now, WarnerMedia, who owns Crunchyroll wants to sell it to Sony. Not only this will cause the problem of Sony almost controlling the western anime market, Crunchyroll will most likely cease to exist as they will most likely merge it with Funimation.
With the lack of shows that appeal to my tastes, I kind of let my Crunchyroll Premium lapse and I have yet to renew it. This is mostly because the titles I want to watch is now on Funimation or Hidive.
The question remains, what led to this situation? Is it because of Crunchyroll’s ambitious plans to work on creating their originals with the long-term plan of controlling anime? Or is it bad luck caused by the Covid19 induced recession.
Note: An audio version of this post is now available.
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Ochikobore Fruit Tart – Episode 6 – Observing the Rival Idol Group
As they say, it’s best to learn from your enemy. This is what Hoho has in mind after Tone give the suggestion to Ino, Hayu, and Hemo to look at Cream Amitsu’s performance. It’s obvious where this is going, right?
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Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka? Bloom (Third Season) – Episode 6 – Natural Makeovers and Signs of The New Chino
Now that Chino, Maya, and Megu decide to take yearbook pictures, they decide to improve their looks.
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Adachi to Shimamura – Episode 6 – The Lily Filled Christmas Date
Now that Adachi asked Shimamura on a “date,” I wonder how things pan out.
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Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear – Episode 6 – Sisterly Adventure and The Joys of Cooking
Now that Yuna figured out the egg problem, it seems that Gentz finally proposed marriage with Fina’s and Shuri’s mother, Tirumina. But the happiness didn’t last as they start getting into an argument. This gets Fina and Shuri worried.
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Ochikobore Fruit Tart – Episode 5 – Creating Autographs, Tone’s Stalking, and Karaoke Box Fun
Now that Fruit Tart did their swimsuit photoshoot, their first CD is about to release. Also, it seems that someone is stalking Ino and Hayu on their way home.
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Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka? Bloom (Third Season) – Episode 5 – Intense Marathon Training and Hide-Go-Seek
Now that Chino finally decided what school she wants to go to, Chiya is apparently preparing for a race.
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