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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Edomae Elf – Episode 12 (END) – Koito’s Moment of Truth and Elda’s Unluckiest Day
With Koito’s grandfather dealing with some arm injuries, it’s up to Koito to prepare for the arrow shooting at the target for the Yumimi festival. Can Koito and Elda pull it off?
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