As Valentine’s Day nears, Adachi wonders what kind of chocolates to give as she figures out her strategy.
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Adachi to Shimamura – Episode 8 – Quest for Valentines Day Chocolates
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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Assault Lily Bouquet – Episode 6 – The Power of Riri’s Charisma
Now that Riri finally managed to assemble 9 members for her legion, she wonders what to name it. However, it seems that there is already a name in mind already.
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Adachi to Shimamura – Episode 5 – Adachi’s Secret Decision
After Adachi finally receives that head pat from Shimamura after singing karaoke with her and her friends. Now she wants to be someone special to her. It’s obvious what this means as Adachi fantasies going on a date with her on Christmas.
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Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear – Episode 5 – Helping a Orphanage with Chickens
After Yuna meets with the lord and manages to cure Fina’s mother, Yuna thought about getting some eggs. After buying some eggs and using a teleport portal, she comes up with an idea. Yes, it involves raising chickens.
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Ochikobore Fruit Tart – Episode 4 – Mysterious Love Letters and the Swimsuit Photoshoot
Now that Fruit Tart finally had their first performance, you might be wondering how they did? It becomes apparent when Ino receives a letter in her shoe locker.
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Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka? Bloom (Third Season) – Episode 4 – Cultural Festival Fun and Chino’s Important Decision
At last, Chiya and Cocoa finally got the supplies that they need to make to make their restaurant for the cultural festival a success. Is this enough for Cocoa to convince Chino to go to her school instead?
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Assault Lily Bouquet – Episode 5 – Riri’s Special Birthday
While Riri haven’t have much luck in trying to get more members for Yuyu’s region, Yuyu finally learns something about Riri. Yes, it’s obvious, her birthday.
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What Is on My Mind – November 2020 – Supporting Seiyuus in Age of Covid, Magia Record Gallery Mode Epic Fail, Mangaka Ragequit and More
Now that it’s the end of October and fall finally settling in, it’s time to share my thoughts on anything interesting during the month and of course, thoughts on any anime I decided not to cover.
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Adachi to Shimamura – Episode 4 – Parent Advice and the Faithful Headpat
Yes, it’s finally getting colder as Shimamura sees someone unexpected when she hits the gym.
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Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear – Episode 4 – Noa’s Playtime with Yuna
You might be wondering about the little blond hair girl from last time. We find out about her this time.
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