I should probably watch Haikyuu… — a “Shoujo Thoughts: Otaku Ramblings” podcast (6)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGy62UH6izQ For some reason, my breath is being picked up by the mic. It gets better as the podcast goes on, but I'm going to have to figure out how to rectify this issue. Immediately. I haven't changed anything about my mic positioning or recording process, so maybe I need to invest in a new …

Sunshine Blogger Award! (((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o)))

(If you've been tagged, you should answer my questions because they are fire. If you have not been tagged, you should answer my questions in the comments anyway because they are still fire and you probably are, too.) What is a blogger award? In my experience, it is when a blogger previously tagged in such …

Watch Along: Marmalade Boy, Ep. 2 (DUB)

Well, here we go again! Jumping right in~! Spoilers ahoy! The pure 90s of the opening still has me going. Why can't I have a tennis outft like that? What does "ichiban" mean?" OMG, that's right, HE KISSED HER. These titles remind me of the formatting for Pokemon Indigo League. Again, WHO DESIGNED THOSE UNIFORMS?? Such …

In English or Japanese? (Shoujo sings Zoetrope?)

✿✿✿✿✿✿Hello, anime compatriots!✿✿✿✿✿✿ I've been playing around with Audacity again, and while I'm still debating various songs to practice and cover (including Sakura Kiss and You Raise me Up), I decided to throw another title into the ring. I didn't bother putting a backtrack with this sample, because I recorded it in a hurry (literally …

A Heart Made Fullmetal: A Journey’s End — “FMAB” Post Series, Pt 1

*spoilers* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uq34TeWEdQ   My heart is... aching. I feel like I've visually experienced the nature of definition between these two boys and held fast to the triumphs and sorrows of so many others... Having devoured every episode of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood over the course of this week, I'm somehow, inexplicably left undone, as if the perfection that was this …

Fanfiction Friday (4/21/17)

FANDOM(S) FEATURED THIS WEEK: “Fullmetal Alchemist” Bury it Forward KawasakiTriple “FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST” — COMPLETED AS OF OCTOBER 23, 2014; 38 CHAPTERS “Mustang is forced to decide on the best way to cope with Edward's broken, tortured mind; his first task is to decipher why Ed will stop at nothing to escape his custody when the …

“Hark: you’re in the presence of Rem Arlond!” An English Interpretation of a Japanese Character Song

How many of you love Japanese anime openings/songs and wish you had an easily accessible English translation to make singing in the shower like Sid or Hyuna that much simpler? Well, look no further, my dear readers, for I've created one such translation for you today. I've written an English interpretation of the song Checkmate as …

I apologize for coughing into the mic… – a “Shoujo Thoughts: Otaku Ramblings” podcast (5)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6L0VYVk6Ds I'm sick and honestly exhausted. My brain is lagging a little, and you can totally tell, but things are about to get busy here at the end of the Lenten season, so I recorded this when I knew I had the time. ❤ Please bear with me. *hugs* I tired not to cough into …

SHOUJO’S MOST NOTABLE FANFICTION LINES

OTAKU RAMBLINGS PRESENTS… A SHOUJO THOUGHTS COMPILATION: *Trumpets* SHOUJO’S MOST NOTABLE FANFICTION LINES: A GROWING LIST OF "AWW YEES, STRUCTURE" OR "OMGLOLOL" *caution, lines are uncensored and may contain adult language AND content* ~The following is being compiled based on a) the sheer amusement given to me or by b) their purely inspiring sentence structure/composition, but not …

Fanfiction Friday (04/14/17)

NOTICE: MY WEEKLY FFF POSTS WILL NOW FEATURE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FAN FICTION RECOMMENDATIONS. FANDOM(S) FEATURED THIS WEEK: “OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB” This Was Not the Plan Mamabug “OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB” — UPDATING AS OF APRIL 8, 2017; 28 CHAPTERS “For fourteen years he had followed THE PLAN. The path …