From the looks of things, Pitohui probably did something that LLENN didn’t expect she would do… She is about to find out.
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Kabushikigaisha Magilumiere – Episode 7 – Idealism vs Results
Kana tries to perform a magic circle attack on the Kaii at the demolition site, but she gets caught off guard as the Kaii launches some icicles at Kana, and Riri shields her. Did Riri survive?
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Mahou Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko no Hanashi – Episode 7 – Kurumi’s Sad New Years
Last time, Kurumi Yuzu and the others investigated a wonder during break. They got themselves into some trouble. Can Kurumi finally do magic to save them?
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Acro Trip – Episode 8 – Chizuko Receives Her Magic Ability Card and the Surprise Berry Blossom Handshake Event
Now that Chizuko with Chrome has dealt with the replacement evil mastermind that turned into a “cute” fish, Chizuko receives a surprise. Yep, she gets the long-awaited magic card.
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Twitter Account Officially Deactivated. Where can you follow Chikorita157’s Anime Blog Now?
You might wonder where I did on X (formerly Twitter). I don’t want to be on Elon’s site anymore. While I intended to keep the Twitter account permanently private, with the TOS changes coming up, I decided to finally nuke my Twitter account permanently. In fact, I announced this a few weeks back due to Twitter planning to train tweets for AI.
You might be wondering where you can find me now that my Twitter account is gone. You have two choices, the Fediverse, which you should probably use and BlueSky.
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Love Live! Superstar!! 3 – Episode 6 – Keke Reveals Her Dream
Last time, Keke is trying to figure out her future. She returned to Shanghai as her older sister, Mengmeng, invited Liella to visit. Now, she asks Kanon and her friends to perform at the School Idol Festival that is happening there to save Keke. I wonder what she means by this.
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Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online 2 – Episode 6 – Rading the Ship
As the island shrinks as the water comes in, the remaining teams have no choice but to get onto that cruise chip. Also, getting in can be a bit dicey with the entrances getting blocked.
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Kabushikigaisha Magilumiere – Episode 6 – Kana Learning Riri’ and Miyakodo’s Elegance
After meeting the magical girl, Aoi Riri, Shigemoto puts Kana on a special assignment for a joint project for Miyakodo. As expected, Kana didn’t expect that she will go shopping and have tea.
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Mahou Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko no Hanashi – Episode 6 – Kurumi’s Soul Searching and Yuzu’s New Dream
Last time, during the cross-country race, Kurumi lost confidence in her magic abilities as she could not execute a spell. After talking with Yuzu the previous time, it’s evident that Kurumi has given up being a magician. What will Kurumi do now that she has given up on being a magician, or is she?
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Acro Trip – Episode 7 – The Origins of Chrome Becoming the Mastermind, Mashiro the Cat
Finally, we get Mashiro’s and Chrome’s origin story in their fight to become evil masterminds. This is where things get interesting regarding Mashiro becoming a talking cat.
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Love Live! Superstar!! 3 – Episode 5 – Liella Goes to Shanghai
Now that Natsumi has resolved Tomori’s doubt about her older sister’s school idol dream, the focus is on Keke. Given the episode’s title, Kanon and her friends will do it during summer break, right?
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Kabushikigaisha Magilumiere – Episode 5 – Magilumiere’s Karaoke Party and the Surprise Joint Project
After Hitomi and Kana save a historic market district from a horde of Kaii, what they do next is obvious. Yep, they go out to do some Karaoke. After all, they need a break.
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Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online 2 – Episode 5 – BTRY Joins The Fight
With only 6 teams remaining, the special rule gets invoked with one member of the team “betraying” their team members to form a new team. Of course, LLENN is unhappy about this, as she has to face off against Pitohui again.
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Mahou Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko no Hanashi – Episode 5 – Kurumi Overcomes the Unfair Cross-Country Race
Last time, Suzuki left for an important trip, leaving Kurumi, Maki and Yuzu in charge. Now, they have to do a cross-country race. We know that Magumi is going to have an easy time. However, with Suzuki having faith in her students, can Kurumi pull off an upset?
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Experiences After Leaving Twitter – Two Years Later And The WordPress Drama, The Implications on the AniBlogosphere
It’s almost coming to two years of leaving Twitter. You might be wondering, how are things going? Yes, there are a lot of challenges in cutting myself from the connections I made on Twitter that are in the Aniblogosphere as the site has gotten worse.
After I decided to cut Twitter loose, I moved on to the Fediverse with things like Mastodon and Misskey. Now that we are in two years as Elon continues to destroy what remains of the site, now called X, I may as well reflect on that and, of course, the drama with WordPress. Yes, this one is important. This is also the 2ndanniversary since I started Sakurajima on October 28, 2022.
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Acro Trip – Episode 6 – Chrome and the Greater of Two Evils
Fossa Magna seems to have had enough of Chrome’s incompetence. In other words, he got fired with a replacement villain that seems more evil than what Chrome can ever be. This, of course, disrupts the status quo, which makes Chizuko worried.
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Love Live! Superstar!! 3 – Episode 4 – Natsumi and Her Broken Dreams, Except for One
Now that Shiki shined as she was the center for Liella for the festival last time, the focus is on Natsumi and her little sister, Tomari. You might be wondering why Natsumi is leaving early for some reason, but we learned why their relationship is strained.
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Kabushikigaisha Magilumiere – Episode 4 – Hitomi and Kana Shows Magilumiere’s “Aesthetics”
Last time, Hitomi and Kana are dealing with an old shopping district full of Kaii. Kana develops a new and idealistic solution to deal with their infestation.
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Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online 2 – Episode 4 – The Surprise Special Rule
Now that Sharley and Clarence both went down in their duel from last time, you might wonder how the other teams fare. Also, what is that new rule hinted at in an episode preview last time about LLENN not being the main character anymore?
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Mahou Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko no Hanashi – Episode 4 – Cooking Potatoes with Magic and Truth about Suzuki
Last time, Kurumi and Miki joined the Magic Research Club, not the other one with the same initials. Only Magumi students can join. However, given the upcoming threat, Suzuki must make more magicians. How will she do this? Well, with potatoes, of course.
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Acro Trip – Episode 5 – Origins of Berry Blossom and the Plan to Steal Her Wand
Chizuko has taken the helm of Fossa Magna since she can’t help but see her oshi become a volunteer girl. Meanwhile, as Chrome comes up with another plan to defeat Berry Blossom, we finally discover how Kaju becomes a magical girl.
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Love Live Superstar!! 3 – Episode 3 – The Blue-Haired Shy Scientist, the Center?
Now that Margarete’s unit has performed on stream, it’s Chisato’s time as it’s Liella’s turn to perform at the festival. However, Chisato wants a 2nd-year student to be the center, perhaps the shy, blue-haired science girl.
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Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online 2 – Episode 3 – Shirley and The Unlikely Duel
Now that LLENN’s team dealt with the allied teams that teamed up to try to take her team down, they have another problem. The water is coming up, meaning they have to make a move. Of course, Shirley is nearby as she seeks revenge against Pitohui.
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Kabushikigaisha Magilumiere – Episode 3 – Thinking Outside the Box
Kana finally becomes an official employee at Magilumire. Of course, they face the biggest magical company’s magical girl snatching one of their jobs, and another job challenges Kana’s magical strategies, which she reads from textbooks.
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