You can say West Side Story, guys. The title isn't going to sue you. Impressions: Guys, I'm like, 132% certain you can just reference West Side Story without making up a legally distinct name for it. I even verified that it's not just the localized in Japan name for it. It's not. Changing it […]
Aug 8, 2024 • Subscribe
More like this
Pseudo Harem
Pseudo Harem is currently streaming on Crunchyroll....
Pseudo Harem – 06 – No Mere Class Trip
Episode 6 is titled “First Date?”, formed as a question I was ready to firmly reply with a “Nah, not yet.” But what do you know, here at the…
Pseudo Review of Pseudo Harem – A Harem With A Twist!
Hey, it’s been a hot minute, but with the way 2020 is, me being self aware about hiatuses have practically become a part of this blog’s identity. In…
First Impression: Pseudo Harem
Rin joins the high school drama club and winds up flirting with her clueless senpai Eiji, under the guise of practicing acting as different characters (referred to as…
Pseudo Harem #04 — Wow
Definitely the sound dogs make. Impressions: Maybe I'm out of touch with the dating culture of Japanese teenager, but if somebody brought me to their house and…
Pseudo Harem #01 — Theatrics
Ouch, my lack of budget. Impressions: There's something just plain pleasant to see with characters that actually have a bit of chemistry and being generally supportive and…
First Look: Pseudo Harem
Rin Nanakura is a talented actress and naturally, she decides to join the drama club. One of her dorky senpais jokes about wanting a harem of pretty girls,…
Pseudo Harem – Episode 1
Pseudo Harem dares to ask "is somebody gonna match my freak" through protagonists Eiji and Rin. The answer is...undecided.
Pseudo Harem #02 — Holiday Season
At least I'm not being yelled at. Impressions: My thoughts haven't changed much here. It's cute enough, and they've got more chemistry together than 99% of anime…
Pseudo Harem #03 — Artistic Styles
Why not do segments in those styles? Come on, show some flair. Oh god. This new WordPress update slightly broke my editing interface. Ugh. Impressions: It's stil cute…
Pseudo Harem #09 — Ladies Man
Thank you for occasionally turning off the BGM this week. Impressions: At least the music wasn't nearly as obnoxious this week. Then again, we did have to sit…
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…
Pseudo Harem – 07 – Early Blooming
While cleaning the drama club room, Rin finds a time capsule from 2014, with a letter from a girl named Rin to her presumably unrequited love. While she…
Pseudo Harem – 10 – Getting Serious
Eiji and Rin’s evening in her home alone starts off with a formal tour, but Eiji is having a blast being shown around as much as Rin is…
Pseudo Harem – 02 – Telling the Difference
Rin’s crying is good enough to convince Eiji that it’s real, to the point he almost hugs her—something she’d actually like, since she digs Eiji. In keeping with…
Pseudo Harem – 08 – The Next Stage
Eiji may have graduated, but he and Rin carry on together as a couple with nary a hint of drama. Eiji introduces Rin to her mother, and a…
Pseudo Harem #05 — Throwing Small Children
Gotcha, Boss. Impressions: I guess that's one way to make dealing with anime children a little more tolerable; to physically throw them like a sack of potatoes.…
Pseudo Harem – 03 – *Fwump* Eek! Ahhh!
So far Pseudo Harem is a show of brief skits that together form a tapestry of adorable high school romance. Unfortunately, only Rin knows what kind of anime…
Pseudo Harem – Ep. 1 (First Impressions)
It’s all fun and games until she introduces her Yandere personality.
Pseudo Harem #08 — Drowning in Pussy
I can still hear the damn BGM. Impressions: Maybe I'm just in a bad mood or something, but this episode was really grating on me through the…
Pseudo Harem #11 — Driving Miss Crazy
Whoever's asleep at the wheel for the BGM needs to be fired. Impressions: This was another episode where the background music was very quickly driving me completely…
Pseudo Harem – 01 – Rin Pluribus Unum
One day first-year Nanakura Rin meets second-year Kitahama Eiji, who claims to be the president and only member of the drama club she intends to join. When they…
Pseudo Harem – 09 – The Same Boat
Eiji may be in college and Rin may be a senior in high school, but they’re still kids, and they’re in their first romance. It stands to reason…
Pseudo Harem #07 — Prince Charming and the Seven Dwarves
Is she really the only actress in that entire club? Impressions: I know there's no rule against it, but it feels really weird to have a second…
Pseudo Harem #10 — Euphemisms for Teenage Sex
Let's 'watch the fireworks in my bed.' Impressions: This episode would've worked so much better had the segments been in reverse. Start with being separated from him…
Weekly Digest 07/19/2024 – Senpai wa Otokonoko , Giji Harem (Pseudo Harem)
Two ships passing in the night.
Weekly Digest 07/12/2024 – Giji Harem (Pseudo Harem), Senpai wa Otokonoko
There are many routes by which to get to the inside of the bubble.
Pseudo Harem – 04 – Waiting Is Part of the Job
Rin’s getting restless, and I can’t blame her: we’re a quarter through the season and she and Eiji aren’t officially dating yet! She complains (more whines and cries)…
Seasonal Sampler Summer 2024: My Deer Friend Nokotan, Monogatari, Pseudo Harem, and More
Seasonal Sampler returns with a new rotating guest host spot filled this time by Ani Gamers Book Club co host Inaki Evan and Inaki talk last…
Dungeon People, I Parry Everything, MAYONAKA PUNCH, My Deer Friend Nokotan, My Wife Has No Emotion
This Anime is WAY Too Cute 😨 || Pseudo Harem || #anime #shorts
This Anime is WAY Too Cute 😨 || Pseudo Harem || #anime #shorts #pseudoharem #animeshorts #edits #animeedits #trendingshorts #Viral #summeranime2024
Magical Revolution #06 — The Slave Harem Continues
Own slaves. Harass family and peasants. Just don't be so dreadfully boring about it. Impressions: Another episode spent having people stand around and explain how the titular characters…
Maria Holic
Title: Maria HolicGenre: ComedyRating: 8.2/10 Summary: Maria Holic revolves around a lesbian high school girl, Kanako Miyamae, who is scared of boys and breaks out in hives if a boy touches her. During…
Akujiki no Maria
A manga about St. Avline Academy which houses twelve female students. One night at dinner a student is killed during a blackout. Since the teachers refuse to report…
Maria Holic Alive
Title: Maria Holic AliveGenre: ComedyRating: 5.0/10 Summary: Season 2 of Maria Holic Review: It pains me to give such an amazing anime a bad score for this season. But alas, after a long time…
December Manga Additions: Maria x Maria, Witch Sister, Super Food Bowl, and The Vampires Next Door
Today we’ve got our December list of new series joining Azuki! Keep reading for all the news. New Catalog Additions Maria x Maria By Kaoru KawakataDistributed by MediBang…
Monthly New Manga: Maria x Maria, Witch Sister, Super Food Bowl, and The Vampires Next Door
Today we’ve got our January 2024 list of new series coming to Azuki Premium! Fall in love with a new odd-couple josei romance manga, a historical Boys Love…
Maria Holic gets Shafted
I’m leery of Shaft as a studio, but Zetsubou Sensei was pretty good, and the premise for Maria Holic sounded potentially funny, so I figured I’d give the…
Junketsu no Maria Review
This is review number four hundred and fifty seven. This anime is part of the Winter 2015 lineup, and it’s called Junketsu no Maria or Maria the Virgin…
BLog: Boy Meets Maria
BLog reviews recent boys love, yaoi and LGBTQ+ English translation manga. Boy Meets MariaStory and art: PEYOTranslation: Amber TamosaitisPublisher: Seven Seas EntertainmentRelease Date: October 26,…
Say hello to Maria!
When Yakeno Yahachi, better known to his friends as “Yakeppachi” (i.e. “desperate”), has ectoplasm seep out of his nose, he does what any normal teenage boy would do…
Say hello to Maria!
When Yakeno Yahachi, better known to his friends as “Yakeppachi” (i.e. “desperate”), has ectoplasm seep out of his nose, he does what any normal teenage boy would do…
Monogatari and the Harem Genre
Monogatari is commonly considered a harem anime, but it’s a more difficult subject to talk about than simply saying such. In this piece, I talk about harems, how…
Boy Meets Maria and The Way of the Househusband
MLB is in a lockout because the billionaire owners don’t want to give any inch to players...
Boy Meets Maria and The Way of the Househusband
MLB is in a lockout because the billionaire owners don’t want to give any inch to players...
Episode 323 - Alya Sometime Hides Her Feelings in Russian vs Pseudo Harem vs Too Many loosing Heroines!
This week, Shaun has decided to build off of last week’s game by having Remington choose between 3 currently-running anime based only on their Japanese name & genre.…
The pseudo-feminist shojo lead
If there’s one gripe that fans have with shojo manga, it’s the pervasiveness of weak female leads. Most readers are turned off by female protagonists who are romance-obsessed, average…
Kaibutsu-kun, Maid-Sama!, Ouran High School Host Club, My Little Monster
Re:Monster - Episode 3 - Rou and Harem
Rou met jealousy, at first, with Mi and the Redhead not liking how he showed attention to the other women in the goblin camp. Re:Monster - Episode 3
Harem Camp
HOLY F*CK???!!! HOW THE HECK DID I MISS THIS???!!! Oh well… You see, when I first heard of Harem Camp, I thought this was the much needed ‘male…
Luminous Witches – Episode 6 – Free-Spirited Mana and the Serious Maria
Episode impressions of Luminous Witches Episode 6 as after everyone in the Music Band squadron learns about Silvie’s true identity, they continue their tour. They are now in…
The Witch From Mercury #09 — Harem vs Harem
Random explosions. Loud noises. Impressions: A pretty confusing episode, and I'm not talking about Suletta pulling yet more magic powers out of her ass to nullify the…