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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Assault Lily Bouquet – Episode 8 – The Lily Filled Sports Day
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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