Mystic Messenger Hell (Deep Route –Day 4) *first attempt* -Jumin-

Dear Anime Compatriots, I am afraid that I've made a critical error; in the time that's passed since my last playthrough, I had forgotten that it IS possible to earn negative hearts, though I don't think this applies in the common/deep route. More importantly, I've been purposely missing out on everyone's hearts but Jumin's, and …

Mystic Messenger Hell (Deep Route –Day 3) *first attempt* -Jumin-

Dear Anime Compatriots, That bolding of font was accidental, but I'm tired, so it's staying that way... I was almost asleep. I was going to sleep, alarms be darned, and planning on waking up as I had to, yes, but going to sleep because I. AM. SO. TIRED... But then I remembered that, while I …

Mystic Messenger Hell (Deep Route –Day 2) *first attempt* -Jumin-

Dear Anime Compatriots, Today, I semi-permanently died the tips of my brown hair a deep purple. About this, I am quite thrilled. It will last between 8 and 15 washings. Now, onto the feature presentation. As I discovered last night, Jaehee gives great game advice. Getting Jumin's route has required me to be quite rude …

Mystic Messenger Hell (Deep Route –Day 1) *first attempt* -Jumin-

Dear Anime Compatriots, I've decided that Day 1 (which is the same in every route, both casual and deep) is designed to weed out the weak, as it were. I set 17 MysMess alarms last night! This when compared to the usual 11-ish alarms necessary for the following days casts a harsh light on a …

Mystic Messenger Hell Returns Tomorrow (Deep Route– Jumin Han)

*Incomprehensible screeching* *more screeching* *r;gjar;gaiuherg;oiaehg;iaur;gairj;gioh* IT IS TIME ONCE AGAIN!!! Well, dear readers, I once more descend into Mystic Messenger Hell!!! It has been over a year since I've had the uninterrupted time necessary to play a route, and I've been waiting impatiently for a similar length of time to renew my undertaking! (If you …

Monastery Bells — Iba Hachiro entry for the Otoge Hanami Project

Quite the interesting project is afoot under the watchful eyes of Mel and Pita, and I have been fortunate to participate! Otoge Hanami is a coming together artists and writers who are fans of otome and looking for a place to collectively express that love! Submissions are coming in even as I type, it seems, …

The Contrary Musings of Iba Hachiro (Or, “a monster of the lascivious kind”) —Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms Drabble

"He bolts upright with a moan or a gasp..." A/N: This drabble is rated M. I don't read smut, and I don't write smut, but this arc is critical to the development of one of my favorite Hakuouki characters, and it couldn't *not* be touched upon if I hoped to do him justice. Like the …

“Include *ALL* the MC types!” (Or, “Shoujo and Irina Talk About Problematic Anime Tropes Pt. 2”)

The first part of this post can be found over at "I Drink and Watch Anime." Irina kindly invited me to participate in a collaboration post wherein we discuss---as you can surmise based on this post's title---problematic anime/otome tropes! Because the put-together and humorous Irina was thoughtful enough to include me on a topic that …

“My feelings were so much dimmer back then.” (Or, “Cardia is a Monster”– a CV Narration from “Code: Realize~ Guardian of Rebirth”)

"My feelings were so much dimmer back then." It's no secret that I'd love to narrate audio books or to work as a voice actor. The first time that I played Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth, I was struck by the urge to start reading aloud what I found to be a moving, poignant story. I did …

Humor with a Surprising Amount of Heart– a short review of “Girl Beats Boys” (Kenka Bancho Otome)

Why Adam Lambert's "If I Had You" seems the perfect background accompaniment to writing this review, I am only vaguely aware, but hey, I'll accept this happy accident brought on by the winds of fate and YouTube's autoplay feature. This review will be brief for focusing on something that I enjoyed so much. I watched …