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Anime Playlist – Spice and Wolf
With Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf (Spice and Wolf 2024) currently in its second cour… It’s long since past time for me to post an…
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Spring 2024 – Finale Thoughts
This season’s high point was amazing… And not just because everything else was mid or worse. I’m guessing you can guess the high, but what about the rest? Hit…
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Summer 2024 – First Impressions – Part I
Crazy busy IRL last week and weekend, but finally getting caught up with shows and writing… So, here’s my thoughts on the shows I’ve watched so far. Some…
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Summer 2024 – Looking ahead, moving forward!
It happens every now and again, but Summer 2024 is looking pretty grim as far as possibilities go. OTOH, that can be kind of good as we’re hoping…
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Spring 2024 – Midseason Quick Thoughts
Midseason, time to pause and evaluate where the shows are and where they’re headed. Also, when I make a gut check to make sure I’m not watching shows…
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Spring 2024 – Week 3(ish)
Week three, that traditional inflection point for any new season… Some shows make the cut, others are on probation, and course there’s some Seriously Good Stuff (*cough*Jellyfish*cough…
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Spring 2024 – First Impressions – Part II
Euph returns with a banger premiere, plus Jellyfish (WOW!) and much more both good and bad. Hit the jump and let’s run ’em down!
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Spring 2024 – First Impressions – Part I
And… we’re off! The first shows of the new season have shown us what they’ve got to offer. Am I buying what they’re selling, or looking elsewhere for…
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Spring 2024 – Anticipating Opening Day!
It’s that time again! Opening day for baseball was yesterday, opening day for anime is tomorrow, and that means it’s spring! Time for a new anime season and…
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Not that I’ve ever done this.
How has this blog gone so long without a humor/meme category? That error has now been rectified… And I promise to use this power only for good. (Source…
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Winter 2024 – Week 3 / Updates
All the premiers have aired… So it’s time to run down last week’s batch and then take a look at my watch list for the season. Hit the…
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Winter 2024 – First impressions – Part II
Other than the late announced Brave Bang Bravern!, all the premiers have aired… So it’s time to run down last week’s batch and then take a look at…
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Song Title Challenge – but with anisong!
So, a challenge popped up in my Facebook memories on Wednesday – match categories to song titles. Back then, for my not anime fan friends, it was all…
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Winter 2024 – First impressions – Part I
Well, Tuesday is a bit of a break between waves of premieres, so it’s the perfect day to look at what I’ve checked out so far. (Not to…
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Winter 2024 – Managing expectations
Aww, darnit. Holidays and other things distracted me from the fact that I needed to get an anticipation post out! Plus, a year mostly on break and I’ve…
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2023 – Winter season finale/wrap up “forum” post.
Seems a lot of my regular commenters enjoyed using the Winter 2023 First Impressions post as something of a forum during the season… Thought I’d try a bit…
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First Impressions – Fall 2023
Been struggling all week to write this… Writing was never easy even when I made a habit of it. Anyhow, it’s Friday, the week is done, and so…
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Anticipating Fall 2023
It’s turned cold and rainy here, a sure sign of Fall… And it’s also time for the Fall anime season, which means it’s time for an anticipation post. …
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Summer 2023 – what I’ve been watching (non seasonal)
Just because I’m not watching anything seasonal (beyond my beloved Mix), that doesn’t mean I’m not watching anything. So, I thought I’d run down what I have been watching j…
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Summer 2023 – something of a bust
Apologies for no anticipation post… June got away from me, and as the annual Medieval Faire now happens late in the month the last two weeks were crazy…
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Spring 2023 – First Impressions – Part II
The second, and final, batch of first impressions for Spring 2023! Some good, some bad, some mixed impressions. Hit the jump and let’s run ’em down.
Dr. STONE, Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
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Spring 2023 – First Impressions – Part I
The first week (or so) is in the can! Time to run ’em down… Hit the jump see what I think are the hits and misses so far.
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Spring 2023 – Anticipation, but no pun in the title.
He’s baaack… and looking forward with anticipation to what could be a very good season of anime.Hit the jump, and let’s run ’em down!
Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
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Winter 2022 – First thoughts
My first thoughts on the Winter 2022 season!
Encouragement of Climb, Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, My Hero Academia
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To everything, there is a season.
Ever since I reached this decision a few months back, I’ve been agonizing over how to make this announcement. Probably best to simply tell it straight… With the…
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Fall 2022 – Catching Up…
Take a week off for the holiday, hit a writer’s block, and all the sudden I have four weeks to catch up on… Which I have finally managed…
Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, My Hero Academia, Encouragement of Climb
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Fall 2022 – Week 7
Sunrise on Mt Hiwada… Such a darn good sequence. Anyhow, time to wrap up the week. Some good eps, some great eps, some otherwise. All that and the…
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, My Hero Academia, Encouragement of Climb, Mobile Suit Gundam
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Fall 2022 – Week 6
And now we’re into midseason, the time I traditionally give mini-reviews of what I’m watching and look to see if there’s any I really should drop. (I have…
Encouragement of Climb, Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, My Hero Academia
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Fall 2022 – Week 4/5
And… I’m baaack! Life went sideways and I missed a week, but save one show, all caught up now. Hit the jump and let’s run ’em down!
Encouragement of Climb, Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, My Hero Academia
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Fall 2022 – Week 3
Thoughts on power and parenthood in Gundam Mercury… And on poor Twice… And now that we’re into week 3, it’s also time to see what’s making the grade…
My Hero Academia, Encouragement of Climb, Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
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Fall 2022 – Week 2 – Anya is Back!
All in all, a pretty good week… And Anya makes the header screenshot again! Let’s hit the jump and take a look at this week in anime!
Encouragement of Climb, Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, My Hero Academia
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Fall 2022 – Week 1 – And so it begins
And so… A new season is underway. (Yay!) There’s some good premieres, some less so, and then there’s Gundam Mercury for which words are difficult. Hit the j…
Encouragement of Climb, Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, My Hero Academia
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Fall 2022 Anticipation – Part I I – new series
OK, so here’s the other reason I split this season’s anticipation post into two parts… I narrowed it down to two screenshots, and couldn’t decide between them! N…
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Fall 2022 Anticipation – Part I – the sequels
OK… what else did you think I was going to choose as the lead image for this post? What’s better imagery for heading into the new season than…
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A quick note!
Contrary to appearances, I’m still here. Life just took a few turns that kept me from being able to sustain the mood and energy for writing – and…
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Summer 2022 – Week 5 – Clever title goes here.
It will happen eventually… an episode of Abyss will end I won’t have a stunned look on my face as Riko did at the end of this week’s episode. …
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Summer 2022 – Week 3/4 – a week of some mini-reviews and some drops.
After last week’s crazy schedule, back in the blogging saddle again. And bonus, that means you get to read about two weeks at once! Two for the price…
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Summer 2022 – Week 2
Man… Abyss. I suspect that just like last time, I’ll be saying that a lot. But Lycoris Recoil was also pretty good! Other shows, not so much. Any…
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Summer 2022 – Premieres – Week 1 (ish)
And so… another season begins! Eight premieres so far, mostly decent or better. Hit the jump and let’s get the new season underway!
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Summer 2022 – Looking forward to a new season!
Ahhh… Summer! That means Summer Break, beaches, fireworks… And a whole new slate of anime to consider. Hit the jump and let’s talk about what’s coming our …
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Spring 2022 – Weeks 8/9/10 “ish”
Whew! Catching up after a few IRL busy weeks/weekends. Some awfully good episodes while I was away. And the cliffhanger in the image above… Wow. Hit the jump…
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Spring 2022 – Week 6 /7 & Mid-Season Part 2.
And I’m back! Here with two weeks worth of thoughts and comments! With no further ado, let’s hit the jump and run ’em down!
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Spring 2022 – Week 6 & Mid-Season Part 1.
A couple of dramatic and tone shifts this week… Plus some hit episode 6, mid-season, where I traditionally give a quick review of the show to date. All…
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Spring 2022 – Week 5
Looks like Spy X Family is going to be my main source of header shots for this season… Ah well, what ya’ gonna’ do? If it’s earned the spot,…
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Spring 2022 – Week 4
I think Spy x Family is going to end up my default header image this season… I just can’t resist. Just love the show to pieces! Hit the jump…
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Spring 2022 – Week 3
The moment many have been waiting for… Yor Forger (née Briar, AKA Thorn Princess) finally appears. Also, Anya being cute, and ditto Desumi. The first batch of 3rd…
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Spring 2022 – Week 2 – And go!
First batch of second episodes (which sounds weird as I type it) and last (for now) batch of premiers! Hit the jump and let’s *go*!
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First Impressions Matter – Spring 2022 – Week 1 / First impressions Part 1
And we’re off to the races (metaphorically speaking)! It’s a brand new season and we have a ton of new shows to talk about… Some good, some bad,…
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The Final Week – Winter 2022 – Week 12
I almost made a joke in the title about “The Final Week – Part 3 (and I mean it)”, but decided that might be confusing or potentially misconstrued. …
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A mixed bag – Spring 2020 Anticipation
Ahh… Spring. The sakura are in bloom, a new school term starts, and it’s time for a new anime season! That means it’s time to read the tea…