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A show that should be a harem but isn’t, and a show that shouldn’t be a harem...
For this post, I paired these two shows because… well, the title is pretty self explanatory. I came into this expecting to hate both shows, and well, I guess I don’t hate one show all that much? The...
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Not isekai shows! Just a pair of generic adventure anime instead
Like a broken record, I’ve always said that there’s little to distinguish isekai anime from just regular adventuring ones. And well, these two shows pretty much prove that point for me. ***** Bogus...
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What’s really Natsuko’s problem anyway? Some thoughts on Zenshu
Our heroine Natsuko gets isekai’d into her favorite childhood anime, but that’s not all. She’s also a director who is really up against the clock. Even though she’s already had her breakout work —...
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Going against my gut instincts by chugging down more Honey Lemon Soda
I think of romance as a guilty pleasure. It’s something to make you smile and feel all warm inside, especially when the past few days have been nothing but a relentless assault of not just bad news,...
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The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World Ep. 2-4:...
Why am I writing about this show again? It’s not that I like it, but sometimes, my brain will draw a connection that I can’t ignore. Luckily, this blog is a ghost town nowadays, so I can write down...
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Zenshu Ep. 5: Predictably arrogant
Natsuko is pretty unlikable in the latest episode. With her help, the city is surviving through every recent Void encounter without a single casualty. Pretty big wins, right? The problem is that...
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Looking back at a year of casually watching anime
I have a draft going for the Bureaucrat isekai, but since the next episode airs tomorrow, I might as well just hold off on it until I see what happens next. So instead, I guess I’ll briefly ramble...
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Honey Lemon Soda Ep. 5: There’s so much I don’t understand
This week’s topic of conversation is Kai’s ex Serina. Serina, Serina, Serina. We can’t seem to get enough of her, apparently. Seriously, there’s so much here that I don’t understand. The last time I...
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I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class Ep. 2-6: So that was a lie
All it took was less than two episodes for these two kids to stop hating each other. Maybe they never really did. So to recap things a bit, Saito and Akane are forced into an arranged marriage by...
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Zenshu Ep. 6: Standard problems require standard solutions
That’s not how the saying usually goes, but if it fits, it fits. Natsuko was a little too arrogant in last week’s episode, so she got a taste of humble pie and a good dose of tough love from her...
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Stray thoughts – February 2025 edition
Some observations that don’t deserve to get their own post. From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad’s Been Reincarnated! Ep. 3-5 I wish this show was more amusing. I originally had a longer draft to cover...
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Honey Lemon Soda Ep. 6: A bolder Uka still needs Kai a little too much
When we last left off, a school festival coming up, and Uka had volunteered to lead the charge. She’s organizing a maid cafe, by the way. When is it not a maid cafe? But hey, you get to see Uka in a...
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Zenshu Ep. 7 & 8: Our heroine should get those heart palpitations checked out
I was originally going to do one big post to recap my thoughts on the shows in the past week. I took a mental break to grieve my cat, but I still watched everything that came out. But as I was writing...
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