*HYPOCRITICAL HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
I have a plush Zodd now (THANK YOU MOOMIN) and he's going to be my emotional support for the manga, now, because lordy...this plot is getting HEAVY!
The hypocrisy of those in charge and supposedly "faithful" vs. the "common people." The people who are striving to be sel...
2024-05-11 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
*WELL-LAID HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Frieren and her group have a plan to catch the Stille, but it's NOT going to be as easy as you may think...and catching the bird is only HALF the battle...LITERALLY!
The new characters are making moves and I'm getting the popcorn ready -- this is heating up and proving tha...
2024-05-11 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
*RED FLAG-LADEN HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
I am NOT alright after this episode! I went in with trepidation and fear -- and they were REALIZED...just not in the ways I expected!
My heart is BROKEN, y'all and I am going through the 5 stages of grief in this one! And...we still have TWO episodes to go?! Urasawa, ...
2024-05-10 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
*CATHARTIC HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Rei's psyche is put to the test as my favorite strawberry blonde, Kyouko, taunts him yet again as he goes up against a struggling long-time professional Shogi player -- but this outcome may be more bittersweet than last week!
I have become so protective of Rei and I'm...
2024-05-09 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
*HERCULEAN HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Look, this is my longest discussion for Psycho Pass so far for a REASON! So much character work, fun callbacks to Season One, not-so-fun connections to our own reality that the show is making -- it's all REALLY well done in a VERY exciting episode that is my favorite so far!
... 2024-05-08 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
*REMIXED HEADPHONE WARNING*
I have been CRAVING some more Given content, and Kizu has delivered!
While we wait on the movies to come to streaming this year (fingers crossed), Kizu has given us a NEW manga sequel series...it's our boys...back for a new adventure and I am SO excited to see what romance, hil...
2024-05-07 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
*PURE AND IMPURE HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Natsume's hesitance to interact with his class is put to the test when Sasada organizes a "test of courage" that turns out to be her way of getting to see a youkai one more time! But this youkai is far more powerful than they let on, and Natsume's class may be in danger! 2024-05-07 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
*ABRUPTLY ENDING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Y'ALL....you donghua-only folk...still around? Still tortured? Because there's NO way with an ending like that I could stay donghua-only!
The season reaches it's end, but it's only begun for me as this was SUCH a tease for the novel! I finally see the OP and ED and a...
2024-05-06 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey all,
I want to ask for recommendations for series that are "anime original" or "donghua original," meaning they aren't based off a manga and are "stand alone" series.
I.E. Cowboy Bebop or Psycho-Pass!
These will be suggestions for a future poll! I have some in mind, but I'm curious which ones y...
2024-05-05 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
**BACK ALLEY FIGHTING HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Sayaka is basking in the glow of becoming a magical girl and everything is seeming to go her way...but a redheaded, hot-blooded "girl next door" is here to put her in her place...and possibly the grave!
You all will have to excuse me as I don't trust this little white cat...
2024-05-05 13:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
*RANT-WORTHY HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Miura is testing me yet again, as we round out one arc with the Lost Children and start a new one starring the "H.I.C.K." (as coined by patron Emperor Gaeseric) army of Holy Iron Chain Knights...and I don't like where this is headed!
It can be hard when one of the most P...
2024-05-04 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
*FIRST-CLASS HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
We finally make it to the big city and just in time for the First-Class Mage Exam! It's a good thing we made it on time, considering it's a "once in three years" experience!
New characters, a new "trial," and Frieren and Fern are separated for the first time since ...
2024-05-04 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
*ANXIETY-INDUCING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Oh, y'all will have to excuse me during the discussion -- I felt like I had ants crawling all over me from the tension and ANXIETY this episode introduced!
The sheer DREAD at seeing our white knight Gesicht reveal his past, at the horrific consequences that coul...
2024-05-03 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
*THUNDEROUS HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
I was REALLY nervous about this episode going in and how Rei's mental state was going to be through it -- but leave it to this pitifully adorable old man to clear with SO MUCH needed levity!
This episode was what one would expect from March: uplifting, hilarious, wi...
2024-05-02 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
*LOSERS IN LOVE HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Despite the subject matter, this is my favorite episode of the series so far -- I was CAPTIVATED the entire time, with my empathy levels through the roof for our boy Angel Dust!
There is a lot to discuss -- what's successful and what works or otherwise, but my l...
2024-05-01 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
*FOXY HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
I couldn't help the spoilery thumbnail this week because FINALLY! We get some...answers? Maybe?! Not really, but it IS nice to see Kogami and Ginoza in action together, even if it's fleeting and there's still a LOT of mystery left in their wake.
Shindo and Kei are on the trail ...
2024-05-01 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy May, Everyone!
This video has an update for the channel and what I have planned for this month, alongside some amazing gifts from Nicholas and WuXian Suibian! THANK YOU!!!
NOTE: The Ace of the Diamond Chapter is already on Patreon! My order arrived after filming this!
Thank you all for the kind words a...
2024-04-30 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
*HALF-SEEN HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
This show continues to surprise, as it goes in several directions in ONE episode I was not expecting! And all the while, we get to know more about the loneliness Natsume has had to grow up with -- something that is definitely relatable...as are the "solutions" to this discussed! ...
2024-04-30 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
*FANGIRLING FINAL CHAPTER HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
I've waited SO LONG to get to this final chapter of Act II of Ace of the Diamond, but this isn't JUST a reaction to this amazing conclusion, but also to unbox some surprise merchandise AND place the ships into tiers!
This was SO much fun! Now the wait for Se...
2024-04-29 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
*JAW-DROPPING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
It's the penultimate episode and all bets are off as some VERY creepy monsters start running amok unexpectedly and lead to some startling results that could change the storyline! What is Shen's plan? How will Liu being alive affect it now? Are all these women just beards for L...
2024-04-29 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
**MIRACULOUS HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
In the aftermath of losing Mami, poor Madoka is NOT faring well...and Homura tries to warn her that those that are "the kindness are often the most sorrowful." Poor Madoka doesn't have time to grasp ahold of her words, though, as she finds herself threatened by the witches again!<...
2024-04-28 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
*HOLY CHAINED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
This arc with Jill and Rosine has been SUCH a trip and a way to tie up a former thread from the "Golden Age" arc! I was actually surprised and elated by the conclusion of this arc, especially with Jill and the journey she goes through!
Sadly, things are not as uplifting...
2024-04-27 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
*HANDSY HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
This episode was all about hands -- it was so hard to pick a thumbnail! But the connection of how we want to support others, help them be the best versions of themselves, and what we do to connect that support from one generation to the next? It's beautiful and why I love this show!...
2024-04-27 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
*REACTIVE HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
The first three episodes seem like a BREEZE compared to the ramping up of this one! Romania is in permanent DENIAL about the death of a specific character in this episode, as the stakes get higher, the mystery gets deeper, and the line gets blurrier between man and machine in this...
2024-04-26 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
*FUMING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
I realize I may have become very protective of Rei over this series so far, so can I say I have never wanted to protect him more than I have in this episode!
Just as we're getting happy events in this episode and Rei possibly making progress, who happens to show up but ...
2024-04-25 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
*FLABBERGASTED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
I had alllllll the expectations as to how this season would kick off....and I was completely WRONG on all fronts! Holy smokes, the MYSTERY!
I've missed the detective, mystery angle of this show from the last few films, so I'm welcoming this with open arms but I a...
2024-04-24 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
**THEMATIC HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
We're back and I'm so excited to be diving into this volume because there are some bits of foreshadowing for season 2 (anime spoilers abound), some really cool info from the mangaka, and some really nice panels and moments I want to talk about with you all!
Plus, it brings Junp...
2024-04-23 17:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post
*PEACHY KEEN HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
We're only two episodes in, but this show is already tugging at the heart strings! We meet a small youkai living off an individual's prayers, as Natsume hurries to track down a way to free this spirit before it's too late! And Madara the lucky cat is CRACKING me up! I lov...
2024-04-23 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
*OBLIVIOUSLY FLIRTING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
It's the "Rule of 8" and this episode did NOT disappoint! I loved the oblivious flirting with Shen and Luo and how their advances towards the female characters are all but successful! Things are getting set up for the story line that SQQ wants to avoid, but seein...
2024-04-22 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
*UNAFRAID HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Well....uhm....I have honestly no words. I had SO many theories and expectations from this episode and this one subverted every. single. one.
I didn't think it was going to go this hard this soon...but here we are! I'm officially in for the ride on this show, y'all!
