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Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru | First Impressions
Like all Slice of Life anime, which is what I consider Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru to be. Unless you have something that distinguishes yourself from the rest you…
Soredemo Ayumu Wa Yosetekuru
Are you tired with all the girl teasing-cum-bullying boy themes? Now it’s time for the guy to get back at the girl. Somewhat. Because Soredemo Ayumu Wa Yosetekuru…
Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru
A manga about upperclassman Urushi Yaotome and freshman Ayumu Tanaka, who are the only members of the high school shogi club. Urushi tries to get Ayumu to confess…
First Impressions Digest – Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru, Shadows House 2nd Season
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Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru – 01
「センパイは可愛いので」 (Senpai wa Kawaiinode) "You Are Cute, Senpai" An easygoing summer fling and the cutest OP I've seen in a while.
Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru | Episode One.
Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru reminds me of a ton of anime. First and foremost, the english title "When Will Ayumu Make His Move?" reminds me of Kaguya-sama's english…
Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru | Episode Two
Doesn't the sports festival usually occur towards the latter stages of the anime? You know, like during episodes seven or eight. Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru is an anime…
Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru | Episode Three: Date?
Not only have we had the sports day episode, but now we've also had the school festival episode. Wowie, it looks like Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru isn't leaving…
Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru | Enter New Person.
Episodes six and seven of Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru I thought were great examples of Slice of Life. One episode focused on Valentines day and White day, while…
Weekly Digest 07/30/22 – Hataraku Maou-sama!!, Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru
Nobody loves Christmas in July like anime does. Read more
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Weekly Digest 08/06/22 – Hataraku Maou-sama!!, Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru
They basically ought to be shopping for rings at this point. Read more
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Weekly Digest 8/27/22 – Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru, Shadows House 2nd Season
It was clear Rin's arrival was going to shake up the dynamic. Read more
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Weekly Digest 8/13/22 – Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru, Shadows House 2nd Season
Sometimes you have to think outside the box. Read more
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Weekly Digest 8/20/22 – Shadows House 2nd Season, Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru
In romcom yes, that is how it works. Read more
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Weekly Digest 9/10/22 – Shadows House 2nd Season, Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru
You know, I don't think those shogi books are helping. Read more
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Weekly Digest 8/13/21 – Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru, Shadows House 2nd Season
Sometimes you have to think outside the box. Read more
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Weekly Digest 9/03/22 – Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru, Shadows House 2nd Season
That's cold fusion indeed. Read more
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Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru | Let’s call it a day.
Let's call it a day. I'll be honest, I am done with Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru because I know what'll happen and nothing about it will excite me.…
Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru | Episode Four and five: Confession?
Would you look at that, Ayumu has finally beaten Urushi. Albeit, Urushi had given herself a handicap. But nonetheless, Ayumu had finally beaten Urushi in a shogi match.…
Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru | Let’s call it a day.
Let's call it a day. I'll be honest, I am done with Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru because I know what'll happen and nothing about it will excite me.…
Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru – 12 (End) and Series Review
I think it's fair to say that Yamamoto Souichirou has been treated very well by anime. Read more
Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru | Episodes 8 and 9: I’ve seen it all before.
As I am someone who is well versed in the School, Romance and Comedy, genres. I can say as a matter of fact, that I've seen this all…
Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru | Episodes 8 and 9: I’ve seen it all before.
As I am someone who is well versed in the School, Romance and Comedy, genres. I can say as a matter of fact, that I've seen this all…
Second Impressions Digest – Kakushigoto, Listeners
One indelible truth about gag manga and their adaptations is that they're only as funny as the gags. Read more The post Second Impressions Digest – Kakushigoto, Listeners…
First Impressions – Bucchigire!
Anime needs series that gives creative people a chance to express themselves, and this one clearly does. Read more
Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru
Title: Soredemo Machi wa MawatteiruGenre: Comedy, Slice of LifeRating: 6.2/10 Summary: Clumsy Arashiyama is a girl with a love for mysteries and a knack for getting into trouble. She works for an…
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This episode had both higher highs and lower lows than the premiere as far as I'm concerned. Read more
Second Impressions – Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko!
I don’t think we’re in guilty pleasure territory with Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko. Read more
Second Impressions Digest – Platinum End, Sakugan, Taishou Otome Otogibanashi
A little Yuno Gasai would liven this story right up. Read more
3-4s, Abyss, Yofukashi, Soredemo Ayumu, Kuro no Shoukanshi
Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu 3 has the trio escorted to a sort of village, where Majikaja explains the situation, basically everyone there is a hollow who decided to…
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Bucchigire
Quick. Name a series whereby criminals or villains are used to step up and take on the roles of the hero. I guess many would name Suicide Squad…
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Obviously this could all go south (no pun intended) at the drop of a ski cap, but for now I'm very much pleasantly surprised.
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Cute? Yes. Silly? Very. But underneath that Atarashii Joshi speaks with authority about the brutality of the human experience.
Second Impressions – Komi-san wa Komyushou desu
Thank goodness OLM got Watanabe Ayumu, because in the wrong hands this could easily be a dumpster fire. Read more
First (and Second) Impressions – Kotarou wa Hitorigurashi
Netflix may have finally figured this anime thing out. Read more
Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru Episode 4
Mr. Moriaka, you have such a strange sense of humor. I understand that you really don’t like Hotori. I understand that she is fundamentally the onlyreason why you can no…
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Really feeling the crush now... Read more
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In Lycoris Recoil 6 we learn that … Kurumi is pretty much responsible for the botched mission that led to the loss of those guns and killed some…
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Kubo always seeming to be around to witness Shirashi’s travails may support the stalker theory. Read more
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Let's stay positive - it could have been worse. Read more
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Not the order I would have expected to rank these going in. Read more
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Second Impressions – Kimi wa Meido-sama (You Are Ms. servant)
Yeah, I really don't get this one at all.