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My Most Positive Reviews of the Decade!
It’s been 10 years since I opened up this blog to post my reviews to, and boy have a lot of reviews been written in the time since.…
After the Rain, Akebi’s Sailor Uniform, BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!, Days with My Stepsister, Harmonie
Reader’s Corner: Days With My Stepsister (Vol. 1), Itaewon Class (Vol. 3), and Horimiya (Vol. 17)
There are a lot of questions in the volumes we’re reviewing this week: Will Akane win in the final round of the tournament? Is Days with My Stepsister…
Gimai Seikatsu Episode #12
Here it is, the final episode of Gimai Seikatsu where Saki Ayase is having a study session with Maaya Narasaka and her fellow classmates. For Saki, life still…
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: SUMMER 2024
We’re coasting through the great 2024, and once again I go in with fear: will 2024 suddenly change course and plummet in quality? Well, it’s a bit of…
Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells, Love Is Indivisible by Twins, SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary, Wistoria: Wand and Sword, Dungeon People
This Show is…Good? The Observation Deck: Days With My Stepsister
Vivian analyzes the oddly emotionally charged arc of Days With My Stepsister.
Days with My Stepsister – 12 (Fin) – Give and Take
As she participates in a study session with Maaya and a bunch of other guys and girls, Saki remarks to us how she used to rely entirely on…
Days with My Stepsister – 11 – New Connections
Akiko is excited about attending both Yuuta and Saki’s student-parent-teacher meetings. Yuuta’s dad commits to giving her a wake-up call, but Saki ends up going home after class…
Anime Like Days With My Stepsister
After his father suddenly remarries, Yuuta Asamura gains Saki Ayase as a stepsister, a beautiful girl from his school who has a dubious reputation due to her
Eromanga Sensei, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, A Couple of Cuckoos, After the Rain, Domestic Girlfriend
Gimai Seikatsu Episodes #10 & #11
It’s been a few days since Saki Ayase cut her hair into a short one and while Yuuta Asamura couldn’t believe it that his step-sister is actually a…
Days with my stepsister: First Impression
Days with my sister has a very interesting take on the half-sibling dynamic
Gimai Seikatsu Episodes #08 & #09
Let’s begin with Akiko Ayase where she remembered the time her daughter Saki is a cute and innocent girl.
Days with My Stepsister – 10 – A Real Family
The slow, soft slipper shuffle of family life in the Asamura-Ayase household proceeds apace. Saki’s mom tells her she’s thinking of going to both her and Yuuta’s parent-teacher…
Days with My Stepsister – 09 – Last Entry
On the way to the pool, Saki remembers the one day she and her mom went to the beach. She had a ton of fun, but more importantly,…
Days with My Stepsister – 08 – Time to Relax
After checking with Saki’s mom about how best to approach her, Yuuta asks Saki again about the pool outing with Maaya and the others. But Saki is adamant…
Summer ’24 Mid-Season Report, part 1
The week of 8/11 marked the official halfway point of the Summer 2024 season, so it’s time to take a look at how various series have been faring.…
2.5 Dimensional Seduction, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, Quality Assurance in Another World
Gimai Seikatsu Episode #07
Let’s begin with Saki Ayase’s thoughts when Yuuta Asamura lends his hands in helping her study before the remedial exam. At first, she has some doubts on herself…
Days with My Stepsister – 07 – Ayase in Chains
We begin this week’s episode by catching up on the last few days of Ayase’s diary entries, as she tries to put her evolving feelings into words. She’s…
Days with My Stepsister – 06 – Rooting for You
The same day Yuuta’s best mate (whose voice seems miscast as he sounds like he’s pushing 40 years old) asks him if he’s seeing Narasaka Maaya, Maaya herself…
Somehow, siscon has returned OR Gimai Seikatsu is good, maybe
This looks uncomfortable, but maybe discomfort is better for studying.
Gimai Seikatsu Episode #06
Let’s begin with Maaya Narasaka where she’s gonna visit the Asamura residence and help her friend Saki Ayase in passing the remedial exam for modern literature. Then again,…
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 151 – Summer 2024 First Impressions
00:00 Intro Dropped 01:07 A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring 01:26 A Nobody’s Way Up to an Exploration Hero 01:55 My Deer Friend Nokotan 02:30…
Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World?, DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION, Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World, Pseudo Harem, Suicide Squad ISEKAI
Gimai Seikatsu Episode #05
Oh look, it’s Shiori Yomiuri where she’s interested in watching a movie based on a novel titled “A Rift in the Blue Night” after work.
Days with My Stepsister – 05 – A Rift In the Blue Night
The morning after Saki’s attempted yobai, both she and Yuki oversleep. Yuki goes to work, is intrigued by a book he’s stocking, and Shiori asks him if he wants…
Gimai Seikatsu: An Eclectic Mix Of Avant-garde And Ordinary To Rise Above Limitations
TV anime productions are often severely limited, so how do you rise from that to make something not simply good but genuinely extraordinary? Gimai Seikatsu and rookie director…
Video Analysis: Gimai Seikatsu
The first three episodes of this anime were so incredible, I just had to give it some praise. There’ll be a lot more to come in my seasonal…
I Watched A LOT OF NEW ANIME for the Summer 2024 Season...
► Find where to stream all the anime here from our friends at Yatta Tachi: https://yattatachi.com/watch-summer-2024-anime ► Support me on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/Arkada ► Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/GlassReflection 00:00:00 - INTRO 00:01:10…
The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human, A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring, Bye Bye, Earth, Dungeon People, Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells
Gimai Seikatsu Episode #04
Well, this is quite rare to see Saki Ayase asking Yuuta Asamura for help as she’ll take the remedial test for modern literature. Turns out that she scored…
Days with My Stepsister – 04 – Sanshiro and Mineko
Yuuta maintains that a stepsister is a stranger who lives in your home. It wasn’t their choice to meet and live together, but their parents, who sought each…
Gimai Seikatsu Episode #03
So, let’s begin with Maaya Narasaka who is Saki Ayase’s only friend. Yes, this is the only friend Saki has in her lifetime as she isolated herself towards…
2024 Summer Premiere Digest
It's a summer of love, ranging from sweet to very, very messy.
Ramen Akaneko, Senpai is an Otokonoko, 2.5 Dimensional Seduction, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, I Parry Everything
Days with My Stepsister – 03 – Acting Reflexively
Saki invites Maaya, her only friend other than Yuuta, over to their house, and it’s fine. She also finally exchanges numbers with Yuuta so they can stay in…
Ranking EVERY Anime From Summer 2024
I talked about a lot of anime from summer 2024 in this video. 0:00 Intro 0:55 Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian 1:46 Pseudo Harem 2:10 VTuber Legend 3:54 Midnight Punch 4:26 2.5…
Days with My Stepsister, My Deer Friend Nokotan, Senpai is an Otokonoko, The Elusive Samurai, 2.5 Dimensional Seduction
What I’m (Probably) Watching for Summer 2024
With a bit of a late start, here is what I’m interested in for the summer season.
When Words Aren’t Enough For Light Novels
One of the big distinguishing points between “light novels” and “regular novels” is that light novels are born into a multimedia ecosystem. They aren’t made up of text…
Gimai Seikatsu Episode #02
Let’s begin with Tomokazu Maru where he told his friend Yuuta Asamura that there are rumors surrounding Saki Ayase where some say that she’s selling her own body…
Days with My Stepsister – 02 – Armed Mode
Yuuta overhears from his friend Maru that there are rumors swirling about Saki selling herself. Mind you, it’s all hearsay, but the volume of said rumors have a…
Days with My Stepsister – Ep. 1 (First Impressions)
Someone in the staff is clearly trying to elevate this show.
Summer 2024 Impressions: Giji Harem, Ramen Akaneko, Days with My Stepsister
Giji Harem Short Synopsis: A new drama club member adopts a host of different personas for the amusement of her senpai. Lenlo: I feel like I just watched…
Days with My Stepsister – 01 (First Impressions) – Smoothing Things Out
Hmm, this is a little more interesting. Protagonist Asamura Yuuta isn’t as obnoxious as 2.5’s otaku Okamura, but his personality is dangerously close to wallpaper paste. It came…
Days with my Stepsister – Episode 1
This forced family premise shows evidence of something much more. If only this wasn't labeled a romantic comedy...
Gimai Seikatsu Episode #01
Saki Ayase and Yuuta Asanuma, two strangers who are about to become step-siblings soon. This is Gimai Seikatsu or Days with My Stepsister, a mixed-media franchise that started…
First Impression: Days With My Stepsister
Yuta is happy for his father after he tells him that he plans to remarry. But Yuta soon finds out this will change his home life more than…
Which Summer Anime 2024 shows have I picked?
Summer anime shows are just around the corner, so which shows have been chosen?
Narenare -Cheer for you!-, The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human, Wistoria: Wand and Sword, Days with My Stepsister
Reader’s Corner: Kowloon Generic Romance (Vol. 6), A Reincarnated Witch Spells Doom (Vol. 3), and Uncle from Another World (Vol. 9)
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow and our reviewers at Reader’s Corner have reviews of romantic volumes prepared just for the occasion! Like a story about a clone who falls…
KADOKAWA’s Weekly Top 5 Manga and Light Novel: January 24 – January 30, 2024
Please note that from the looks of it, the rankings provided by KADOKAWA are limited to that of Japan only. The methodology is not provided, however, it is…
Days with My Stepsister, Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World, Sasaki and Peeps, Saga of Tanya the Evil
Days with My Stepsister, Vol. 1
By Ghost Mikawa and Hiten. Released in Japan as “Gimai Seikatsu” by MF Bunko J. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Eriko Sugita. I’ve read…
Evaluation: Days with My Stepsister, Vol. 1
This is a story about this girl and me—two strangers until yesterday—and how we became family…
Review: Days with My Stepsister, Vol. 1
This is a story about this girl and me—two strangers until yesterday—and how we became family… There’s nothing lewd about the cover for volume one of Days with…