Now that Koguma became friends with Reiko, it seems that Koguma wants to go on a trip. Of course, she decides to get some upgrades.
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Super Cub – Episode 3 – Koguma Jumps Into the Upgrade Rabbit Hole
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Super Cub – Episode 2 – Koguma’s New Friend and Her First Detour
After Koguma’s night out with her newly bought, and used Super Cub, she tries to make her first friend.
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Super Cub – Episode 1 – The Bike that Changes Koguma’s Life Forever
Koguma, a normal high school student seems to have a boring life with no parents nor friends. However, something is about to change her life forever.
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Yuru Camp – Final Review
Back in 2018, I kind of forgot about this show despite being a Manga Time Kirara title since I had too much to watch. Yes, it’s Yuru Camp, which is a slice of life story that focuses on cute girls going camping outdoors. As expected, this might be one of the most enjoyable iyashikei shows, especially given what is happening now.
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Working’!! (Second Season) – Final Review
I have to admit that while the first season of Working had some flaws, it was one of the most enjoyable comedies because every worker had a quirk that contributed to it. With the second season completed back in December, it improved a lot while showing more of what I liked about the whole show. (Image Source)
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Shinryaku!? Ika Musume – Final Review
During the fall of 2010, Ika Musume had become a wild success in Japan and overseas. It was so popular that it got another season, which contains more of same squid girl antics. Since it’s over, how does it compare with the prequel? That answer lies below. (Image Source)
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Tamayura ~hitotose~ – Episode 3 – Friendly Desert Competition
Norie faces a fierce desert making competition against Komachi over winning Kou’s heart. Who is going to win? You just have to wait and see…
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Tamayura ~hitotose~ – Episode 2 – Girls’ Sleep Over
Aside the long delays in getting these subs, it seems that we have leaped forward with the girls having a sleepover. Essentially, you should had already watched the OVAs before watching the series or you will miss out on the nice developments during Fuu’s first month living in the town.
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Tamayura ~hitotose~ – Episode 1 – How Everything Started…
Back in 2010 when the 4 episode Tamayura OVAs aired, the story felt somewhat incomplete from the lack of development of the other characters. Despite being short, the heartwarming feeling through its lighthearted story and gorgeous setting made the story really enjoyable.
With the first episode of Tamayura ~hitotose~, it retains the same aspects of the OVAs and expands on how Fuu got inspired to become a photographer and ultimately deciding to move back to the town of her childhood.
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Nichijou – Episodes 25-26 (END) – Short Reflection
In the final two episodes, Nichijou ends off with a bang. Given the heartwarming and the exciting ending, it gave me some positive aspects I want to reflect about. (Image Source)
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Ikoku Meiro no Croisèe – Final Review
With the start of the 21st century, the so-called Iyashikei genre became popularized, especially with Aria through its gorgeous scenery, focus on friendship, and lighthearted feeling. I tend to enjoy them as it melt the stress from life that gives you a good feeling.
Ikoku Meiro no Croisèe is just that, except it involves a really cute and young Japanese girl living in a foreign country like France. (Image Source)
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Tamayura (OVA) – Episodes 3 & 4 (END) – Finding that Special Place…
At the last half of the story, we get to see Fuu and her friends searching for the spot where her father took that special picture. Through the help of Sayomi, whose driving skills is very dubious, she made this adventure possible.
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Ikoku Meiro no Croisèe – Episode 12 (END) – Claude’s Acceptance for Yune
We are finally at the end with Yune obsessing over cats once again. Underneath it all, there are some dramatic and heartwarming moments to resolve Claude’s concern for her.
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Tamayura (OVA) – Episodes 1 & 2 (First Impressions) – Pictures Tell a Thousand Memories
Before the Fall Anime Season begins, I decided to take a look at Tamayura, which is a four episode long OVA involving four girls. Of course, I always tend to like these shows because the nostalgia, lighthearted story and of course, friendship.
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Nichijou and Kyoto Animation’s take on Creativity
In the past few years, the Slice of Life genre gained a lot of popularity. Many of these shows while similar have unique stories. As I explained in my editorial about the genre back in 2010, there is really no defined definition of what makes a show a Slice of Life.
In particular, Kyoto Animation has pushed few of the most popular shows of this genre. Lucky Star and K-On has a huge following for cute characters, but both of them have two different premises. The former focuses on the anime subculture and the latter, the true essence of friendship. On the other hand, Nichijou takes a spin of the genre with less emphasis on characters and more on ingenious comedy (Image Source).
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Ikoku Meiro no Croisèe – Episode 11 – Yune’s Unfortunate Wish
Claude decides to go on a picnic with Yune and Oscar. This is where she starts recalling the sad memories of her older sister, Shione.
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Ikoku Meiro no Croisèe – Episode 10 – Oscar’s Playfulness and Jean’s Shadow
Oscar has some fun with Alice and Yune after finding some stuff in a storage room. At the same time, Claude departs to see an old client of his father’s.
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Aria the Animation – Episode 4 – Ami’s Promise
For those in the United States, I hope everyone had a nice Labor Day and the last unofficial days of summer vacation. For me, I had some fun with my parents and sister as we went to Atlantic City to go dolphin watching and look at the ridiculously small aquarium. Afterwards, we went out to dinner, stay at a hotel and went home today. Although short, it was pretty fun.
On the other hand, Akari sets out on an adventure with Woody to send an old letter from a young girl that she made a promise with.
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Aria the Animation – Episode 3 – Alice’s Hidden Smile
Since there is a recent shortage of iDOLM@STER subs, I decide to dive deeper into my backlog. I realized that I haven’t gotten too far in Aria the Animation since I only watched the first two episodes. Of course, Episode 3 brought back the charm and happiness of the series with another young, but cute girl being introduced to the story.
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Ikoku Meiro no Croisèe – Episode 9 – Camille’s Sorrow
Continuing Alice’s tea party with Yune, Claude becomes absorbed through his childhood memories with Camille.
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Ikoku Meiro no Croisèe – Episode 7 – Claude’s Cold Attitude and Yune’s Illness
After Yune spent a whole day taking pictures in cute dresses, it’s noticeable that she has caught a cold with a subtle sneeze from the last episode. Sadly, her cold worsened along with Claude being a big jerk eventually led to the inevitable.
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Ikoku Meiro no Croisèe – Episode 6 – Yune’s and Alice’s Adorable Photoshoot
Alice is finally back from a short break and now wants to take a photograph with Yune. Cue more endearing moments…
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Ano Hana – Episodes 3 & 4 – Finding Menma
After Poppo finally brought Jinta and Naruko a bit closer, things are starting to look brighter for the revival of the Super Peace Busters. Also, more things are revealed about Jinta’s hikikomori along with a shocking surprise.
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Ikoku Meiro no Croisèe – Episode 5 – Yune’s Valuable Lesson
For a while now, Yune started to live in a shop at the gallery after becoming interested in France. Claude now wishes that she was more free and spend more time outside. In her efforts, it goes south as she gets into some trouble.
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