What kept repeating itself in my mind was that old expression "the winning side writes history".
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I can already kind of tell that Ao no Miburo is going to be one of those series I want to like more than I actually do.
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It's clear that this is going to be a story that paints in primary colors, but that can work when you have a really interesting premise.
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Chinatsu and Taiki are the reason to punch your ticket as far as I’m concerned.
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Growing up as an orphan, Nio Chirinu spends his days working at the restaurant of an old woman who took him in with his sister Iroha. However, Nio…
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Blue Miburo – Episodes 1-2
Can I offer you a middle-grade shounen about samurai in these trying times?
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 13
We start out the cour with a very strong episode decidedly light on the tropism Blue Box leans into a bit too much of the time.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 11
”Yes, I look forward to many years of looking at the triangles.”- George Costanza
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 15
What an episode. And it needed to be. Read more
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 14
If I hear a complaint most often about Blue Box, it's that everything (generally they mean the romance) takes too long to develop.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 12
These are the times that try men's souls.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 04
“Only a year” one might say, but at that age it’s an eternity.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 18
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Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 19
There's no way Blue Box can resist the lure of the maid cafe.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 07
This series' highs and lows are not only extreme, but immediate.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 20
This is probably one of those "the less said the better" situations for me.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 03
I have an odd mix of feelings on this series.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 17
I know there's a light at the end of the tunnel (though sometimes that light is an oncoming train).
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 02
In romcoms the main couple really is everything - and this is one of the best in my opinion.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 22
Ayame is that most unbearable of combos - she never shuts up and she almost never listens.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 09
It struck me in watching this episode that Taiki's mom is pretty horrible towards him in many ways.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 23
It strikes me that the things I like about this series are the things that drive most fans crazy. And the things that drive me crazy are the…
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 21
Karen is right that Chinatsu is the cautious type, at least on the romance front.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 16
The beach/inn events are kind of a reset button for Chinatsu and Taiki. But not a fast-forward button.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 10
Blue Box is possessed of two qualities - patience and restraint - which are an essential part of its ability to succeed,
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 24
There are certain things I have to address after that one.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 06
This passage of the series is pretty much a slog for me.
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Ao Ashi – Episode 1 [First Impressions]
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First Impressions – Blue Period
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First Impressions – Blue Lock
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First Impressions: Blue Period
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First Impressions: Blue Lock
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I've started watching Ao no Hako (Blue Box)
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Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 25 (Season Finale)
To paraphrase George Costanza, I could use the break.
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Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Blue Period
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Spring 2021 First Impressions – Blue Reflection Ray
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Blue Period | First Impressions: Great so far.
Second-year high school student Yatora Yaguchi is a delinquent with excellent grades, but is unmotivated to find his true calling in life. Yatora spends his days working hard…
Blue Box – 01 (First Impressions) – One-on-One
Inomata Taiki likes Kano Chinatsu, and not just because she offers him a KitKat as apology for smacking him in the forehead with an errant basketball pass. He…
First Impressions – Yofukashi no Uta
This was as if Dagashi Kashi and Nazo no Kanojo X had a love child. Read more
First Impressions – Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
The Apothecary Diaries joins the growing trend of anime starting with unofficial movies, whether they need to or not.