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Livestream Scheduling for Summer!

This summer, I am excited to do some Livestreams about the following:

* Death Note - The LA BB Murders & Series as a Whole
* Buddy Daddies
* Mob Psycho 100
* Fire Punch & Fujimoto
* Death Parade
* The Great Pretender
* Tsurune & Free!

There may be some ot...

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Mob Psycho 100 Season 3: Episode 12 Full Length Reaction!

**SERIES FINALE HEADPHONE WARNINGS**  

It feels so weird reaching the end of this series and can I say? It's the most heartwarming and perfect, simple conclusion to the series. I definitely want to do a livestream to talk about it more and we still have the Reigen manga and an audio dr...

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Death Parade: Episode 5 Early Access Reaction!

**NEW CHARACTER HEADPHONE WARNINGS**  

We many not get any "games" this episode, but we get new characters, lore, world-building, and explanations, yet more mystery with our show, now! I'm SO excited and curious what is to come with this series but I am all for it!   

G...

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Attack on Titan: Manga Volume 7 Reaction & Review!

**Headphone Warnings**  

I remember these episodes being some of the hardest to watch when I first saw the anime...over a year later, they are still GUT WRENCHING. RIP Levi Squad...and hello, foundation of Eren's mentality towards MANY things in this series!  

There are some...

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MONSTER: Episode 28 Full Length Reaction!

**SPIDER WEB-FILLED HEADPHONE WARNINGS**  

I've been wondering how these episodes with Karl and Richard have any connection with the rest of the story - aside from Johan's presence - and in this episode, we have a HUGE thread dangled in front of us, tying it all together in ways I hadn...

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The Great Pretender: Episode 19 FULL LENGTH Reaction!

**FLASHBACK HEADPHONE WARNINGS**  

We get deep into this flashback with Laurent and ooohhhh...our poor blonde man. He falls hard and fast for Dorothy, who doesn't quite have the same ideals of love. UGH -- show, you're just setting this up to break my heart, aren't you?!  

I...

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Kuroko's Basketball Season 3: Episodes 17-19 Full Length Reaction!

**TIP-OFF WORTHY HEADPHONE WARNINGS**  

The Finals Game of the Winter Cup is HERE! And our boys are facing off against Rakuzen, their toughest opponent yet! Even in pulling out all the stops from the get-go, things are not looking good, as Akashi seems well-equipped to handle whatever ...

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Mob Psycho 100: Reaction Replacement Poll

Hello everyone!

Sadly, Mob Psycho 100 is ending this month. To get ahead of schedule, I'm polling for its replacement! This is a PATRON only poll, so the winner is the show I watch!

Please vote for ANY and ALL of the shows y...

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The Case Study of Vanitas: Episode 2 Early Access Reaction!

**FLOWERY HEADPHONE WARNINGS**  

We travel with our unlikely duo of vampire and doctor to Paris, the "City of Flowers," where vampires and humans are secretly co-existing, or trying to! However, there are forces after Vanitas's book and how to use it, as we meet new characters and get ...

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Vinland Saga Season 2: Episode 17 Early Access Reaction!

**TEARFUL HEADPHONE WARNING**  

Well, time to cry, I guess! Seriously, the "road home" for Gardar: his journey from a proud father to warrior to slave to a dying human is so powerful -- and wanting his son to not become a warrior? As people in the Discord noted, it reads so much like T...

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TRIGUN: Episode 1 Early Access Reaction!

**BOUNTY-FUL HEADPHONE WARNINGS**  

Let's get this party started! I can't believe we're here! I've wanted to see this anime for so long now! And what a gem it is already!  

I am living for the 90's fun, the humor, and VASH THE STAMPEDE! This protagonist is one I can already ...

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Heaven Official's Blessing//TGCF: Novel Review - PART 40 - Chapters 126-127!

**Headphone Warning**  

These chapters FLEW BY! The roller coaster takes a dip and does NOT lose speed in these chapters, as Xie Lian is invited for a little post-losing-friend's R&R in the Ghost City, but what starts off as a sexually tense calligraphy rendezvous quickly turns cha...

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Super Mario Bros. (2023) Movie Review!

Something a little different for my channel, but after seeing the new Super Mario Bros. movie with my brother, I HAD to talk to you all about it!   

I couldn't find a thumbnail pose I liked, so I stuck with this jenky one I took in a dark movie theater. In any case, I hope you enj...

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Mob Psycho 100 Season 3: Episode 11 Full Length Reaction!

**PENULTIMATE HEADPHONE WARNINGS**  

This episode  is titled "Trauma," and lives up to its name, as our poor boy Mob is pushed to the brink fighting both a tag-team duo of Suzuki and his son Sho...as well as his brother and friends! The storm is raging on the outside of Mob, as in...

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Death Parade: Episode 4 Early Access Reaction!

**ARCADIA HEADPHONE WARNINGS**  

We learn lots of new bits of lore about the plot line in this week's episode - that people don't have to be related or have ANY connection (seemingly) before entering this crazy limbo, but also that Decim is taking his arbiter job VERY seriously...as he...

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Attack on Titan: Manga Volume 6 Reaction & Review!

**HEADPHONE WARNING**  

Oh, y'all, the AOT manga gets better and better and this volume was a BLAST! It's been so long since we've seen Annie in action and there's a lot to talk about! So many iconic moments: The Annie v. Armin confrontation, The "Blonde Brawl," the forest of the giant...

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MONSTER: Episode 27 Full Length Reaction!

**PROVEN HEADPHONE WARNING**  

This episode was chock FULL of emotion and as these last episodes have set up -- QUITE a bit of mystery and potential manipulation as we the audience are left wondering exactly WHAT Johan's true goal is and if perhaps...we've been wrong about him? Surely ...

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The Great Pretender: Episode 18 Full Length Reaction!

**SHOCKED HEADPHONE WARNINGS**  

I was not prepared for how HARD Makoto falls in this episode -- into the darkness, seemingly giving up hope on EVERYTHING around him. It's hard to watch, and I hate it, y'all. I LOATHE IT.   

Of course, the most shocking thing is that we...

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Kuroko's Basketball Season 3: Episodes 13-16 Full Length Reaction!

**TRAUMATIC HEADPHONE WARNINGS**  

I was so excited for the Teiko Flashback when I started this episode set...and then KNB decided to "choose violence" and dump as much PAIN and TRAUMA as it could on me. Dear God, the pain of Episodes 15 and 16 CANNOT be understated. All I can say is: ...

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FLASH POLL! Trigun Reaction: Sub or Dub?

Hey all!

I'm about to start Trigun and I'm so excited! 

I'll be starting with the Retro OG series from the 90's, so my question is... to English dub or to Japanese sub?

I'll have subtitles for either one, so it's up to you all with whichever you think I'll enjoy mo...

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The Case Study of Vanitas: Episode 1 Early Access Reaction!

**VAMPIRIC HEADPHONE WARNINGS**  

Ooooh, a new series and I'm SO excited! This one's been recommended for a while and I'm happy to finally be watching it! What do you get when you mix Howl Pendragon + Sherlock + Vampires? Maybe this series?! This looks like it'll be a fun journey! &nbs...

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Vinland Saga Season 2: Episode 16 Early Access Reaction!

**PURPOSEFUL HEADPHONE WARNINGS**  

This episode went by so darn fast and I'm so impatient for next week!  I'm so shocked at how involved Sverkel has ended up becoming in this mess, but so happily surprised at the reappearance of everyone's favorite antagonist from season 1 -- the...

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Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun: Manga Volume 20 Reaction!

**SUPERNATURAL HEADPHONE WARNINGS**  

We hit the 100th chapter this volume! YAY! These five chapters were CRAZY GOOD and went a whole different direction than I thought it would -- I'm 100% here for the Kou focus, but these chapters had me on the EDGE of my seat in dread; that's the po...

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Heaven Official's Blessing//TGCF: Novel Review - PART 39 - Chapters 124-125!

**REVENGE-FILLED HEADPHONE WARNINGS**  

I thought the last set of chapters was one of the best reveals I've read in a while -- and this set of chapters just keeps the roller coaster MOVING! MY EMOTIONS! 

The BlackWater Demon Xuan is bound and determined to get his revenge --...

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Mob Psycho 100 Season 3: Episode 10 Full Length Reaction!

**RIVAL-DRIVEN HEADPHONE WARNINGS**  

SO....Uhm...how about that?! Mob - unable to control himself - has gone into a rampage and who to try and stop him but his rival, Teru? It's a full-circle, knock down dragged out battle...and Teru may not be the only "rival" getting involved, eithe...

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UPDATES FOR SUMMER: SPOILERS AND COMMENTS...

Hey all!

Since we're about to start a LOT of new shows this summer, I wanted to post this friendly reminder! 

I LOVE reading comments and hearing what you have to say about these shows I'm watching; it sparks a lot of joy to connect with you all and even though it takes ...

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Death Parade: Episode 3 Early Access Reaction!

**BOWLED OVER HEADPHONE WARNING**  

Our mysterious black-haired girl is now assisting Decim (whose name I FINALLY get pronounced correctly - I think) in managing this bizarre limbo where people play games to determine their fates beyond death.   

And in this episode we ...

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Attack on Titan: Manga Volume 5 Reaction & Review!

**Headphone Warning**  

This volume had a lot more in it than I originally expected! The Trost aftermath, THE TRIAL, and Operation: Basement beginning! Oh, and a certain Female Titan arrives onto the scene! This volume had so much going for it and it's been a joy re-living the experien...

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MONSTER: Episode 26 Full Length Reaction!

**FORESTRY HEADPHONE WARNINGS**  

WOW, I was expecting to see Johan pop up in this "situation" with Karl and Lotte, but had no idea he would be FRONT and CENTER through it all!   

We get more with Johan than ever before, that leaves us with some terrifyingly complicated...

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Seraph of the End: Manga Volume 29 Reaction & Review!

**Headphone Warning**  

It feels great to be back with Mika and Yu! Our two boys have gone rogue and are bound and determined to not only save each other in this catastrophic world, but...everyone else?!  

This volume is setting up a dive to the past and some major reveals, ...

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