A seriously shy and anxious person trying to cope with an orchestra setting is an interesting topic to consider. Read more
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Shownotes :: (show 954) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Ao no Orchestra, recorded live September 17th, 2023. This week, we watched characters driven…
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Ao no Orchestra – Episodes 1 & 2 [First Impressions]
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「ユース初陣」 (Yuusu uijin) "The First Youth Match" Once more I'm struck by the parallels between the two superficially disparate series Ao Ashi and Dance Dance Danseur.


Ao Ashi – 07
Once more I'm struck by the parallels between the two superficially disparate series Ao Ashi and Dance Dance Danseur. Read more


Weekly Digest 5/1/23 – My Home Hero, Kimetsu no Yaiba Katanakaji no Sato-hen, Ao no Orchestra
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Ao no Miburo (Blue Miburo) – 03
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These are the times that try men's souls.


Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 19
There's no way Blue Box can resist the lure of the maid cafe.


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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) – 03
I have an odd mix of feelings on this series.


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) – 05
With Blue Box, you just have to take the bitter with the sweet.


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) – 23
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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) – 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) – 06
This passage of the series is pretty much a slog for me.


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.


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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) – 20
This is probably one of those "the less said the better" situations for me.


Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 15
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「千夏先輩」 (Chinatsu-senpai) "Chinatsu Senpai" Shoot for the stars, or at least some hoops.


Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 24
There are certain things I have to address after that one.


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) – 18
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Ao no Exorcist Shimane Illuminati-hen
Plot: At True Cross Academy, Rin Okumura unknowingly comes across the first signs that something is amiss; ordinary people have been gaining the ability to perceive the invisible…


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.


A PSA on Ao No Flag’s Artwork
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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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This was an excellent week for Ao no Exorcist. They really stirred things up this time, and the last half had one of the best fights yet. A-1…


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What kept repeating itself in my mind was that old expression "the winning side writes history".


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Chinatsu and Taiki are the reason to punch your ticket as far as I’m concerned.