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I Can’t Say No to the Lonely Girl, Volume 4

In Volume 3, Ayaka stood up and protected Sora from a neglectful and selfish mother. With Sora no longer dealing with an unkind parent, Ayaka and Sora are…

Okazu

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Kalanchoe (カランコエの花, Shun Nakagawa, 2017)

The truth is, most people genuinely mean well but they often make mistakes. They make them because they don’t think things through, fail to consider perspectives outside of…

Windows on Worlds

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Pseudo Harem – 11 – One for All

Eiji had planned to “get serious” win Rin by choosing her over all her acting personas, but this ends up backfiring. For Rin, who after all is allowed…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

Ayaka-chan ha Hiroko-sempai ni Koishiteru, Volume 3 (彩香ちゃんは弘子先輩に恋してる)

We left Ayaka in full “hitting on Hiroko-sempai” mode in Volume 2. In Ayaka-chan ha Hiroko-sempai ni Koishiteru, Volume 3 (彩香ちゃんは弘子先輩に恋してる), we finally get some backstory on why…

Okazu

I Can’t Say No to the Lonely Girl, Volume 3

We ended Volume 2 with a good feeling about whatever was building between Sora and Ayaka, however screwed up it was at the start. But both of them…

Okazu

I Can’t Say No to the Lonely Girl, Volume 2

Sakurai Ayaka is an excellent student who sucks at tests. A teacher offers her a recommendation to the college Ayaka aims for with a pretty manipulative twist –…

Okazu

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Pseudo Harem – 05 – Random Occurrences

This week Rin’s little sister Ayaka meets Eiji and instantly takes a shine to him as a big brother. She also clues Eiji in to a hitherto unseen…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

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Whale Bones 鯨の骨 (2023) Director: Takamasa Oe [Japan Cuts 2024]

Takamasa Oe’s social media mystery turns into a satire of living life online as a hapless website worker tries to find a missing AR girl in his beautifully…

Genkinahito

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Whale Bones (鯨の骨, Takamasa Oe, 2023)

A brokenhearted office works finds himself chasing a digital ghost in Takamasa Oe’s eerie drama.

Windows on Worlds

Ayaka-chan ha Hiroko-sempai ni Koishiteru Live-Action (彩香ちゃんは弘子先輩に恋してる)

Ayaka works in a fairly typical Japanese office where the star of the company is Hiroko, a very competent, caring career woman. After a gaffe early in her…

Okazu

Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – June 29, 2024

Yuri Live Action Ayaka Is In Love With Hiroko, based on Sal Jiang’s manga of the same name (of which I have reviewed Volume 1 and Volume 2…

Okazu

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Tokyo’s Election Poster Boards are Out of Control

A legal loophole has enabled one party to "hijack" the official election boards for the Tokyo governor's race - and the result is pure chaos.

Unseen Japan

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(Ab)normal Desire (正欲, Yoshiyuki Kishi, 2023)

Excluded from mainstream society, those isolated by desires seen as atypical find solidarity in community in Yoshiyuki Kishi’s sensitive drama.

Windows on Worlds

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To Heart Volume 2 Review

Multi, you didn’t even do anything of importance in this volume, so why are you in the center?

Arum Journal

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ToHeart Volume 1 Review

The manga adaptation of a visual novel that I’ve kept a physical copy of for a very long time.

Arum Journal

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ToHeart Volume 1 Review

The manga adaptation of a visual novel that I’ve kept a physical copy of for a very long time.

Arum Journal

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I Can’t Say No to the Lonely Girl, Volume 1

Ayaka is an excellent student, who has a hard time taking tests. In return for a recommendation from her teacher to any college she chooses, she finds herself…

Okazu

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Evil Does Not Exist (悪は存在しない, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2023)

A glamping invasion threatens the equilibrium of a small rural town in Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s haunting drama.

Windows on Worlds

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The Geisha (陽暉楼, Hideo Gosha, 1983)

The coming of the railroad spells doom for one of the most prestigious geisha houses in Japan in Hideo Gosha’s adaptation of the Tomiko Miyao novel.

Windows on Worlds

A reunion special for the live action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon series will air on Japanese TV on Christmas Day

Fantastic news for fans of the live action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon series! The original cast, Miyuu Sawai, Rika Izumi, Keiko Kitagawa, Mew Azama and Ayaka Komatsu, will…

Sailor Moon News

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Anime Like Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds

After losing his father in a volcanic eruption that nearly destroyed the Ayaka Islands, Yukito Yanagi has been living with foster families on the mainland.

Recommend Me Anime

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A Seasonal Review — Summer 2023

Didn’t Watch: Am I Actually the Strongest?, Atelier Ryza, Ayaka, BanG Dream! It’s MyGo, Bleach, Cardfight!! Vanguard, Dark Gathering, The Duke of Death and His Maid S2, FLCL…

Draggle's Anime Blog

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Crafting A Tangible, Aging World – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Production Notes 01-04

Frieren is, at its best, a story tightly written about time; its passage, how different people perceive it, and the tangible marks it leaves in the world and…

Sakuga Blog

First Glance: Ayaka

Alternative title(s): Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and WoundsAnime original by Studio BlancStreaming on Crunchyroll

AR Drift Club

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Ayaka: A Story Of Bonds And Wounds Episode 12 Review – An Ayakastic Finale

Overall, this was entertaining. Not the best show of this season, but a decent watch.

Arum Journal

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Anirevo 2023 Summer: Wrap

After being teased about great seiyuu guests earlier in the year, Anirevo comes through with Itou Miku, Ohashi Ayaka, and Machico along with veteran Morita Masakazu. Their big…

Omonomono

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Mad Cats (Reiki Tsuno, 2023) [Fantasia 2023]

The captive felines of Japan are mad as hell and they aren’t going to take it anymore in Reiki Tsuno’s absurd action comedy.

Windows on Worlds

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Summer 2023 Schedule

Sunday Ao no Orchestra 17:00 NHK-E (04/09) Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru made ni Shitai…

Random Curiosity

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Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 128 – Summer 2023 Season Overview

00:00 Intro 02:13 Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout The Animation 03:55 CLASSROOM FOR HEROES 05:06 The Devil is a Part Timer!! Season 2 06:02 My…

Anime B&B

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I Watched EVERY SINGLE NEW ANIME This Summer Season... | First Reaction

► Find where to stream all the anime here from our friends at Yatta Tachi: https://yattatachi.com/watch-summer-2023-anime ► Support me on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/Arkada ► Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/GlassReflection 00:00 - INTRO 01:07…

Glass Reflection

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Ayaka: A Story Of Bonds And Wounds Episode 3 Review: The Goth Ginger With A Gun

There always has to be that bad one amongst a group of three in every anime, right?

Arum Journal

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The 4 Paragons of Human Virtue (Copypasta)

i swear i am still sane ok. Bocchi has not consumed me. Twitter: https://twitter.com/RedJoker0808?s=09 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/redjoker0808 Nijika memes used from: https://www.reddit.com/r/BocchiTheRock/comments/12mkfe6/nijika_is_my_support/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BocchiTheRock/comments/1359it7/why_does_nijika_disappear/ Ayaka pull footage used from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlhThaNr9ys #bocchi #bocchi_the_rock #animememes #anime #ぼっちざろっく #bocchitherock

RedJoker

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Tenpuru #01 — Screaming Boobs

  If it's loud, that means it's funny, right? Not to skip over Ayaka, but I did glance through the second episode, and it was also pretty awful.…

Tenka Seiha

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Fanart Friday, Too: Adorable Artist Ayaka

Ayaka as an artist? Adorbs! I admit that I’m partial to her character design, though I haven’t played with her character. Do you have a favorite Genshin Impact…

Beneath the Tangles

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First Look: Ayaka

Yukito Yanagi has spent most of his young life in a foster home, but one day he’s summoned back to the chain of islands where he spent his…

The Glorio Blog

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Insomnia finale, and new shows 1

Before going to the new shows I want to wrap up Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia, a finale which has no surprises whatsoever yet was lovely to watch. Ganta…

Too Old for Anime

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Ranking the Fate/strange Fake Master/Servant Pairs

I absolutely loved watching the Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- TV special. Sure, it’s more of a highlights reel than a proper adaptation, but it sure got me…

Frogkun.com

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Fall 2023 Impressions: Ryza no Atelier, Uchi no Kaisha no Chiisai Senpai no Hanashi, AYAKA

Ryza no Atelier: Tokoyami no Joou to Himitsu no Kakurega Short Synopsis (Anichart): The story of Ryza, a fledgling alchemist, who escaped her boring daily life with her…

Star Crossed Anime

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AYAKA – Episode 1

What? You’re telling me this generic orphan who was always a bit of an outcast secretly has a supernatural family legacy and gets to go live on a…

Anime Feminist

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First Impression: AYAKA

As an island breaks apart, with magna spewing from the earth and scorching the surface, two boys escape to the beach where they and other islanders are being…

Beneath the Tangles