*TRANSFORMATIVE HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
We are in new ground with Berserk, but dealing with an old "foe" from the Golden Age arc - who is NOT AT ALL what they seem and has a much more disturbing backstory than I could have imagined!
There's a lot of bugs, a lot of children, and...
2024-04-20 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
*LONG-LIVED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
This episode tugs at the heart strings SO hard, as we connect the concept of memory, relationships, and how "nothing lasts forever," but that doesn't mean it's not worth protecting or fighting for...however, will that mentality separate our freshly ...
2024-04-20 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
*MEMORY-TAMPERED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
OH, this episode has a LOT going on in it!
Between meeting the final "wonder" robot - whose voice actor SENT ME - and some other "new" faces, we're getting deeper into the mystery, deeper into the themes Urasawa is "painting" for us...an...
2024-04-19 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
*FETAL POSITION HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
I love that Rei now has - as of this episode - three foster sisters in his life, along with a platonic spiritual motivator in Takahashi now and of course: his BEST FRIEND FOREVER in Nikaido!
Seriously, this episode was an absolute JOY and...
2024-04-18 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
*SCRAMBLED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
We're back! And Alastor is having an "enthusiastic walk" straight into the territory of the overlords of hell! Sir Pentious is precious, Alastor is scheming, and Zestial is maybe my new favorite obsession! Oh, and there's some great pop diva du...
2024-04-17 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
*BEYOND HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
I thought I was prepared for this third installment of the Sinners in the System series, but I was NOT for the callbacks and the ending, hinting at what's to come!
The animation was gorgeous, the villain so much fun to talk about, and the e...
2024-04-17 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
*FRIENDLY HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
We're starting "Natsume's Book of Friends" and this episode FLEW by faster than a youkai on a revenge kick! We meet your everyday, unsuspecting teen Natsume, who has a special ability and is charged with finishing some left behind work...that has SO m...
2024-04-16 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
*SWALLOWING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
So, I finally sit down with episodes 6 and 7 of the audio drama and there were just a...ahem...few "slight" changes from the novel and donghua! And they are FUN ONES! I was pretty giddy throughout these episodes!
Thanks @Raky and @AnimeAnnie ...
2024-04-15 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
*EXPOSITIONAL HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
These episodes are NOT long enough! We finally "meet" Nightmare, as he tries to woo Luo over to the "dark side" and Shen tries to remind him that he doesn't have to be bullied anymore -- but what will be the result of this?!
I'm excited for...
2024-04-15 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
*WITCHY HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
The cuteness of the aesthetic leans more into the glitz and grim, as we learn about Kyubey's mysterious "contract" that seems almost too good to be true -- until you realize it comes with the price of having to stake your life against a mysterious force ...
2024-04-14 13:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
*CONVICTED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Well, we finally start where the 1997 anime left off and....yep. I can see why it left off, just by the start of this volume alone. Miura....my dude...
In OTHER news, we get the return of some very familiar faces - both good and evil - and Gut...
2024-04-13 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
*SMELLS LIKE ROMANCE HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
I can't tell you how much I love how much ground this series can cover while also feeling fresh, emotional, and investing -- can we say? Sein our Savior!
Also, STARK. I love his character so much and he gets such a moment to shine i...
2024-04-13 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
*FIGHT CLUB HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
We get quite a lot of information this episode, more insight into the robots and their views of the "wars" they've been involved in, and this engaging look into veterans and how they adjust - or don't - back into society after conflict.
Oh, ...
2024-04-12 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
*PARALLELING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
This show does. not. miss. And this episode is no exception, as Rei's journey through examining the pressure he's under to become a "Future Master" is now finally explained and we meet a "master" in the mysterious "Touji Shouya," who I am excited t...
2024-04-11 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
*GLORIOUS BACKSTORY HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
If you told me we were going to have a full-length feature with SHUGO BACKSTORY?! I'd have thought you were crazy -- but if you told me we were ALSO getting some familiar faces showing back up and SIGNIFICANT extra moments with them?! INSANI...
2024-04-10 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
**ANT-EATING HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
This season has been such a joy to watch and I can't believe we're already to the season finale! What an adorable episode to go out on, though, as we have some resolution with our drama involving Ririka, Mitsumi, and Shima!
I'm SO hopeful that th...
2024-04-09 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
*GAME-CHANGING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
The battle with the demon clan reaches its conclusion and the rules of the game are EVOLVING! And Shen is not sure what to make of this -- but then again, there are characters revealing they're not sure what to make of Shen and his recent "charac...
2024-04-08 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
*MAGICAL GIRL HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
On the surface, this show looks so whimsical and cute-sy, but those feelings get squashed immediately with some VERY... intriguing imagery!
Going into this series blind is going to be interesting! I have many theories and I can't wait to see ...
2024-04-07 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
*PAINFUL HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Welp, we're here. The source material for the finale of the 1997 anime. And against all odds...it's even MORE painful than the anime could ever be for me.
And yet SOMEHOW, with reading the elusive "Chapter 83" this week alongide the volume...all...
2024-04-06 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
*PROPOSED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Sein brings a lot of influence to our group, including the promotion of one's possible affections - as he encourages Fern and Stark to look at their relationship in a new way and communicate more effectively between one another.
Meanwhile, all...
2024-04-06 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
**CYBERPUNK ROBO HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Y'ALL. Strap in, because this first "episode" is over an hour of art, emotion, cyberpunk noir, and me making my usual crazy theories because this show gives us a handful of puzzle pieces, but I'm not exactly sure where to place them, yet. &...
2024-04-05 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
*IMPECCABLE HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
I seriously cannot express how much I LOVED this episode. The narration, the art, the emotion, the BACKSTORY! Is this a perfect episode? It's maybe one of the more near-perfect bits of storytelling I've seen in a long time...
...and we're jus...
2024-04-04 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
*HORNY ON MAIN HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
I'm REALLY diggin' these feature-length Psycho-Pass "episodes" so far, and this one gives us much-needed Mika focus as well as my new favorite past time: GOING BANANAS FOR GINOZA.
I may have a problem, y'all, but it's definitely not with ...
2024-04-03 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
*PENULTIMATE HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
This episode is everything I could want in terms of friendship-building and high school festivals! But beyond that, Shima starts to address questions he has about his own happiness and purpose...and some unexpected visitors show up...one of course,...
2024-04-02 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
*BELIEVE ME THERE ARE HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Shen may have control of his actions, but he can't change the story, so how will he play this one-on-one against the demon clan to work in his favor? This series' sense of satire and the little twists of this episode made it SO much fun to...
2024-04-01 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I thought the nightmare ended in January 2022.
Two years later...Love Pistols returns to claw me back into the depravity.
I'm hoping to have a review of Volume 11 out some time in April! God help me.
Thanks for the support!
*SEASON FINALE HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
This show really knows how to lead you to the ends of the earth for that one moment, doesn't it? All I can say is: THANK. GOD. If that ending hadn't happened, there would have been tables flipped.
This series was definitely my most challe...
2024-03-31 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
**ECLIPSED HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Ohhhhh, we're here, mother-truckers! THE ECLIPSE IS NIGH! **SCREAMS** Griffith and the Band of the Hawk encounter "The GodHand" and the gaslighting begins, as Griffith faces the ultimate temptation...and chooses to sacrifice all he loves for his ambition! ...
2024-03-30 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
*SAINTLY HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
This series HAS NOT MISSED and I've been eagerly waiting to see if we find the fourth member for our party, and this episode? I think we just might!
As someone that likes a "bad boy" character with a heart of gold, this healing priest who drinks...
2024-03-30 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
March was MADNESS schedule-wise, and April is going to be not-so-lamb-like as we have TWO new shows, y'all!
Thanks to Nick46, Nicholas, and Floor for the wonderful gifts this month!
I'm so excited for what's to come as we get into spring! LET'S DO THIS!
Thank you for watching wi...