Oooooh, we're getting into the GOOD stuff with this volume ALREADY! Is it bad I already like it maybe more than Volume 1?!
We have a gambler's den, Hua Cheng being the MOST FLIRTY, 800-year-old Virgin Xie Lian confirmed, Lang proving he's NOT what I thought he was from the last chapters, and the mysterious return...
2022-09-19 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
**??? LEVEL HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Is it possible this is one of the best single episodes of a series I've watched? It's literally FLAWLESS in terms of character, animation, action, emotion, comedy...this episode checked off EVERY SINGLE BOX for me...and we're only a THIRD of the way through SEASON ONE?! Hoo B...
2022-09-18 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you fellow patrons, for choosing darts on Conspiracy Board-Sama as the means of choosing this next series! :)
Thanks to my brother for helping me set up the board and film for me! Huckleberry will choose the next winner of a patreon-only poll, but in the meantime, I've wanted to watch this one for a WH...
2022-09-17 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
**CHOPPER-RIFIC HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
The discussion may not be the longest for this episode, but that does not mean it wasn't FANTASTIC!
Watari being "Best Butler," An amazing cameo, L and Light having a date in a helicopter -- I mean, who knew L could fly?*coughcough* Angelmetaphor? *coughcoug...
2022-09-17 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
**TEARFUL WARNINGS**
This was a masterpiece in emotional, gut-punch narrative that combined cinematic visual elements and a deep dive into grief, how we remember those lost, and how it affects us and our mental states post-loss.
Add in "a pinch of fantasy" - enough to make you question reality and what's rea...
2022-09-16 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
**FAN SERVICE AND FIERY FEMININE HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
NOTE: I am so sorry, @Mandy K -- for some reason, my brain kept wanting me to credit your contributions to @KixKay. Please note the comments in the recap I drew from were from @BeHappy and @Mandy_K -- thank you both SO MUCH!
We jump from the tragic, angst-fille...
2022-09-16 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
**RECITAL-WORTHY HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
I usually hate recaps -- but THIS? THIS I LOVED.
Not only did we get new content, which was glorious, but the editing of this recap was phenomenal. New things were pointed out, notes were taken, and it's a nice preparation for the madness that is End of Evangelion up nex...
2022-09-15 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
**RAMPING UP TO FINALS HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
After the miscommunication cliffhanger that was Chapter 256, we return to see if Sawamura and Miyuki make up...the short answer is: "Sure." Haha, we don't get resolution to the conflict, but no time for that! As we're ramping up and starting the FINALS! The long-awaited rematc...
2022-09-14 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostI am going to be caught up with Ace of the Diamond Act II's manga in a few weeks, and then the 9-chapter-per-volume wait shall commence!
But, the sunny side is I am FINALLY going to start a new Sports Anime series! But there's SO many to choose from, so I'm asking for your help!
Please vote for ANY and ALL series ...
2022-09-14 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
**KINGLY HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
There is a LOT to talk about in this episode, as we move towards the end of the season and things are in MOTION! Canute asserts himself as wanting to seek power amongst the Danes, his father asserts his wariness of both Canute AND Askeladd, and Thorkell asserts his happiness at getting to d...
2022-09-13 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
**FAMILIAL HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
This episode was the first time I've felt a wee bit stressed with Spy x Family; Yuri's antics and the conclusion from last week's cliffhanger were HILARIOUS, but Loid's new apprehension of Yor, in spite of Yuri's secret career, were nerve-wracking this episode, as I felt so bad for Yor, w...
2022-09-13 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
We're STARTING VOLUME 2, Y'ALL! I'm so excited to be diving into the unknown past the donghua!
This second volume is off with a BANG! In three chapters (32-34 of the web serialization), we have SO many new characters, new mysteries, and a new question challenged to our divine cinnamon bun and his new friend, The W...
2022-09-12 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
**TERU-RIFIC HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
And here we thought Mob was the protagonist of the world! We get Body Improvement Club shenanigans, as a gang of delinquents wants to use their muscles to take on the rival school (Black Vinegar, ahahaha) gang...who is led by a boy quite the POLAR OPPOSITE of Mob: TERU!
... 2022-09-11 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey Everyone!
Thank you for voting for and getting me into the rabbit hole that is Neon Genesis Evangelion -- it's been an amazing ride and we still have SO much content to go!
Since End of Evangelion is an EXPERIENCE and will demand a little extra TLC (Tender Loving Care) for the discussion/analysis, here is the ...
2022-09-11 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
**EDGE OF THE SEAT HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
L is at his breaking point and Light is concerned about Misa acting on her own, but there's no time, as the "Third Kira" Higuchi is cornered and the trio concoct a plan to get him cornered so L can get definitive evidence of how Kira's "Killing Power" works.
If everyt...
2022-09-10 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
To celebrate Chainsaw Man coming out in October, I'm reading three of the writer, Fujimoto's, one-shot manga, and the first is the most recent: "Just Listen to the Song!"
This one chapter could have been the pilot for its own series! It went to some unexpected places and the bittersweet ending has me imme...
2022-09-09 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
**SOBBING and Complicated Headphone Warnings**
Is it possible for a volume to be one of your favorites in the series and also the most tragic?! I love a good flashback in literature and Kusanagi DELIVERS!
This volume explains why Soo-won is shouldering his fathers' ideals and goals, the complex moral grayness of B...
2022-09-09 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
**SEASON FINALE HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
I caution you all, my brain melted a little and I'm loud in this one. I'm so glad there's still End of Evangelion, but I won't lie: I loved this episode.
It was unfinished, outrageous, but it also hit all the right notes as far as tackling the depressi...
2022-09-08 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
**SEMIFINAL CONCLUSION HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Wine-chan may have to accompany me for more Ace of the Diamond reactions because this volume was a ROLLER COASTER!
The semifinals conclude and our Ace pitches straight through nine innings! Tears, Cheers, Switched-up Walk-out songs! This match has been one of my FAVORITE...
2022-09-07 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
**JOMSVIKINGS-LEVEL HEADPHONE WARNING**
This episode was SO much fun and thrilling -- and had SO much going on! We get backstory fun and insight into Thorkell's character, Askeladd and Thorfinn teaming up to take him down, and then Canute showing up to enlist Thorkell and everyone else to his next conquest...
"Can...
2022-09-06 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
**BROTHERLY HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
We finally meet Yuri Briar, Yor's baby brother, and he looks like he's going to be QUITE the "thorn" in Loid's side! Secrets upon secrets being kept between Yor, Yuri, and Loid, and only Anya looks to be the one that will know about any of them!
This episode was hilarious an...
2022-09-06 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Season 2 Donghua Trailer Reaction at 01:59:50 -- SO EXCITED!
Link to Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuyzPpk_nKc
We're finally here -- finishing up the BanYue Arc and the contents of the OVA with Chapters 29-31 of our ...
2022-09-05 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
**100% HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
I thought we were going to have Body Improvement Club shenanigans and instead we have Mob getting ushered into a CULT, ran by a spirit who tries to rival Mob's telepathic prowess and instead unearths a heap of psychological damage our sweet summer bean has been dealing with -- leading t...
2022-09-04 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**MISA-MISA HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
The "third" Kira makes a move that irks Rem into taking matters into their own hands -- meanwhile, Misa likewise devises a plan of her own to deal with the threats of the Third Kira, and L and Light have no idea as she puts on quite the "performance" to gather a confession from him! Rem'...
2022-09-03 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
**KISS KISS HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
In today's OVA of Ouran High School Ho-- I mean, Moriarty the Patriot, the crew is begrudgingly tasked to host a tea party for the noble ladies of London, and they are NOT enthusiastic about it! But, even if against their will, Albert and the Moriarty crew will do anything with class and...
2022-09-02 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
**SHOCKINGLY ROMANTIC AND EXPOSITIONAL HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
These last few volumes have been SO SHOCKING! I can't believe we're not only getting Yon-hi backstory...but Kusanagi decides to not only make Yu-Hon have depth, layers, but also be GENUINELY ROMANTIC?! What is this madness?!
Add onto the madness th...
2022-09-02 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
**HEADPHONE WARNINGS ABOUND, Y'ALL**
I had a lot of expectations for the penultimate episode of this series...and this episode went against ALL OF THEM.
Literally a "one act" play in Shinji's mind, Shinji goes through his relationships with everyone close to him, and everyone close to him has s...
2022-09-01 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
**SCREAMING SEMIFINAL HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
I finish with Chapter 237 (that I forgot for Volume 26) and read Chapters 238-247 for Volume 27 and Y'ALL -- Brace yah-selves -- I get LOUD in this volume.
Because this game is AMAZING and I love how hard both Sawamura and Amahisa are going to get their team to win and be...
2022-08-31 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**PRINCELY HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Ooohhh, Canute's "out of the cradle," eh? Holy smokes, this episode is chock full of not only action with Thorkell vs. Thorfinn, but the parallels between Thorfinn and Canute and Canute's "Awakening" and all it entails!
I had no clue the impact Willibald would have on this series, b...
2022-08-30 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
**NON-APOLOGETIC HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Oh Damian, our little prince, you are DOOMED.
Oh Loid, you sweet summer father, you are DOOMED.
Oh Anya, you beautiful angel...you might be okay if you stick with Becky.
This episode was so fun as Damian discovers he has a crush on Anya, Loid d...
2022-08-30 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
