We’re going to talk about “Sasaki and Miyano” today because I’ll keep making angry duck sounds of excitement if I don’t share my feelings.

[Minor spoilers ahoy, but we all know generally how this show has to end, right? I mean, it's a romantic, feel-good slice-of-life.] Okay, let's be real; we love cute things, right? I mean, even if cute things are not your normal fare personally, we as a society are A++ about them, and you can't tell …

“Bats in the Belfry” and “When Crossovers Break Fourth Walls:” Adventures in Frantic Fanfic

Frantic Fanfic (@franticfanfic on Twitter) is a browser-based, free-to-play cooperative fanfiction writing game. In the basic mode, each player nominates ?five? characters suitable for fanfiction. Another player will select two of those characters and you or they will begin writing them into a story. When a timer runs out (at normal speed, 3 min), the …

NEW HAKUOKI CONTENT!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!! Anime News — Hakuoki OVA (2021)

Crunchyroll is NOW streaming episodes 2 of 3 new and currently airing Hakuoki (2021) OVA with the last to release in Japan later this month and assumedly on Crunchyroll as well!! This new josei OVA based on the beloved Hakuōki ~Shinsengumi Kitan~ game that spawned a whole franchise is once again in the competent hands …

Shoujo’s Shojo “Tells & Tropes” Master List <3

You've probably never looked at a title and wondered, "Is this shojo?" and let's be honest; you'll also probably never need to ask. The hallmarks of shojo are usually pretty obvious on sight, but at some point I began wondering if anyone ever bothered to make a master list of the tells, tropes, and subtropes. …

“That Time I Learned that Co-Washing with a High-Moisture Shampoo will Make Me Lose My Hair,” a Shoujo’s Tale & Other Updates

Like any good light novel or any good Shoujo (me, not the anime genre), I begin with a rambling title and an adventure in capitalization. If you recall from this post, I began a Curly Girl Method Odyssey some weeks ago, and I have to say that---now on the other side of it having messed …

Most Traumatizing Anime Scene — 31 Day Anime Challenge (Day 11)

This post will have two answers. Firstly, going back to day ONE with this prompt, the most traumatizing anime scene to which I've ever been exposed has to be the club scene from the first episode of Devilman Crybaby. I didn't make it all the way through. In fact, I noped out quite early. Still, …

Anime Character I Would Like to Meet — 31 Day Anime Challenge (Day 10)

There are all sorts of anime husbandos, right? And if that's not where your mind went first, no worries, but mine sure did, because most of my favorite characters also happen to be husbandos. However, those two qualifiers are not necessarily mutually inclusive. I would, however---purely by coincidence---like to meet a handsome anime man, not …

Anime I Would Recommend — 31 Day Anime Challenge (Day 9)

I've been at this whole blogging thing for a while (four years!), and in that time, I've recommended quite a bit of anime, and so to recommend another is no great stretch. Today, I will suggest that all my readers stop what they are doing (if convenient!) and watch Pretear (dub)! Pretear is a classic …

Anime I Wish That I Lived In — 31 Day Anime Challenge (Day 7)

Like last time, I'll assert that I enjoy my real world existence and those therein too much to sacrifice them in order to live in an anime world. I will say, however, that if I were to be dropped into one, I think I'd fit best into the world of Clannad. In addition to it …

Anime Character I Wish That I Was — 31 Day Anime Challenge (Day 6)

Another boring post from me today, but I don't wish that I was any character, anime or otherwise. I enjoy being the real world me far too much to sacrifice my being for the chance to be someone else! That's the whole post! (Bonus points to you if you can name both of the anime …