Plot: In 1950s Japan, Tatsuo Kusakabe relocates himself and his two daughters, Satsuki and Mei, to the countryside to be closer to their mother, who is hospitalized due to long-term illness. As the…
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Tonari no Yōkai-san
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This constituted a needed course correction.
Tonari no Youkai-san – 10
I feel kinda Grinch-y for my mixed reaction to this episode.
Tonari no Youkai-san – 08
At this point I may as well just accept that I'm probably in for the duration with Tonari no Youkai-san.
Tonari no Youkai-san – 09
My takeaway from this episode is how important Buchio is to my enjoyment of the series.
Tonari no Youkai-san – 05
This show is certainly taking a kitchen sink approach when it comes to alternative fiction.
Tonari no Youkai-san – 12
The world is going to be “inverted” - and while details are scarce it seems a safe bet it won’t be good for anyone we care about.
Tonari no Youkai-san – 04
I think the importance of mystery to the health of the human psyche is vastly underrated.
Tonari no Youkai-san – 11
The sheer tonal chasm between the two main threads of this series is among the widest I can recall in quite a while.
Tonari no Youkai-san – 03
In general, I think Tonari no Youkai-san is getting the balance between its dual natures pretty much right so far.
First Impressions – Tonari no Youkai-san
Boy, if any show ever looked like central casting for that niche we talk about, Tonari no Yokai-san is that show
First Impression: Tonari no Yokai-San
Today is a big day for 20-year-old housecat Buchio, but he’s not too happy. Our little bro is going through a big change. His tail is starting to…
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This week, Shaun has offered a choice, but anyone who knows Remington would know he would lean towards 3 episodes of Tonari no Yokai-san. Meanwhile Remington become one with…
Second Impressions – Tonari no Youkai-san
I don't think this is going full despair, but you definitely saw that little hint of a darker side grow into full-on expectation.
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What a lovely and laid-back show about building community.
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From the first few episodes, it became obvious that schoolgirl Akari Amano takes a liking to a 360-year old vampire named Sophie Twilight. While this strikes as an…
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In a rural town, yokai, humans, and gods all live their normal, everyday lives together.
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In a society where people and youkai peacefully coexist, a 20-year-old housecat named Buchio living in the Japanese countryside is reborn as a nekomata, much to the delight…
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Shownotes :: (show 500) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Tonari no Seki-kun, recorded live January 4th, 2014. This week we…
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This manga is about a high school boy named Yamaguchi slowly falling in love with a girl named Satou. Yamaguchi is popular and smart and good at sports.…
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I wish I could go to the start of the season and tell myself how much I was going to enjoy Tonari no Yokai-san, and how what I…
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There was definitely a core of something profound here.
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Ship, ship, ship! Coming from the word relationship, shipping has been a trending term among anime fans. Why would it not be? Love is beautiful… and even more wonderful…
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Shorts are things I don’t typically watch. There have been a few exceptions for some that were really good, like Wakako-zake. So when The OASG overlords gave me…
Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go De Dereru Tonari No Alya-san
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This week, Shaun feels that our episodes have gone on a bit long, so it’s time for a nice short-form anime. And what better anime to speak to…
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Let’s begin with Masachika Kuze where he helped Yuki Suou and Alisa Mikhailovna Kujou in cleaning up the storage area, although it appears that Alya-san made some snide…
Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san Episode #03
It’s time to introduce a new character where it was hinted before. Meet Alya’s big sister named Maria Mikhailovna Kujou or Masha for short as she hugs her…
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Meet Alisa Mikhailovna Kujou or Alya for short, the most popular girl in Seirei Academy where everybody admires her beauty and intellect.
Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san Episode #06
Let’s begin with Alisa Mikhailovna Kujou where she told Yuki Suou that she took Masachika Kuze as her running mate for the upcoming presidential elections. Considering that Yuki…
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Let’s begin with a flashback where Masachika’s parents are arguing over countless things like his mother accusing his father of cheating. It’s really sad that Masachika’s fa…
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Let’s begin this episode with Alisa Mikhailovna Kujou where she went to the city to meet someone? Wait, did Alya got a boyfriend!?
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The eve of the closing ceremony is about to arrive soon as Masachika Kuze and Alisa Mikhailovna Kujou are preparing for their speeches in order to garner support…
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Let’s begin with Touya Kenzaki and while he insists in telling Masachika Kuze to join the student council, the reason on why Kenzaki became a student council president…
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Let’s begin this episode with Ayano Kimishima where she might actually born as a ninja as she sneaks up to Masachika Kuze. Even Masachika is startled by her…
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A bit of everything for what I can at least say is a fairly varied season so far.
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Alya teases through muttered Russian, obviously, but also bare feet and thighs! Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san - Episode 1
Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san - Episode 12 [END] - Alya Backstage
The season finale remembered why we watched this show: Alya's thighs! Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san - Episode 12 [END]