Monthly Archives: February 2023
Meeting – February 28 2023 – Sugar Apple Fairy Tale
Our second review under the theme of ODD COUPLES was a bitter sweet tale. Once more the Beauty is an orphan girl. Once more the Beast is an oppressed race. In this case, fairies. Once humans found they could just … Continue reading
Meeting – February 28 2023 – The Tale of the Outcasts
This meeting’s theme was ODD COUPLES and odd it was. Both female leads were orphans paired with a fantasy character much in the way Beauty and the Beast fairy tale. The difference is the beast in these two shows weren’t … Continue reading
Meeting – February 21, 2023 – Giant Beasts of Ars
The second show we watched for our worlds beyond was Giant Beasts of Ars or Ars no Kyojuu. This show is more like the Japanese RPGs in cast and storyline. The great beasts created the land, but humans stole it. … Continue reading
Meeting – February 21 2023 – Kaina of the Great Snow Sea
The night’s theme was worlds beyond. So we watched two series where the world building was exceptional. We didn’t have time for Hikari no Ou also known as The Fire Hunter but with a month left to this season, we … Continue reading
Meeting – February 14th 2023 – Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro
The third and last RomCom we reviewed was Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro -or- Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san. Being this is the second season now airing we went back to the very first episode of the first season, when we couldn’t … Continue reading
Meeting – February 14th 2023 – Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible
Our second RomCom we watched was Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible -or- Kubo-san wa Mobu wo Yurusanai. Shiraishi Junta is a plain boy who is two hairs short from being invisible to his classmates and peers; in other words … Continue reading
Meeting – February 14th 2023 – The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague
For Valentine’s Day, we watched a trio of RomComs. The first being The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague -or- Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi. Himuro-kun is a living descendant of the Snow Woman from Japanese … Continue reading
Meeting – February 7th 2023 – The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki – Northern War
The second show took Mr. G by surprised. The show is based on long running TRAILS series by Nihon Falcom. Particularly the Erebonia arc (Trails of Cold Steel). Lavi was born in North Ambria, the poorest region in the northwestern … Continue reading
Meeting – February 7th 2023 – Spy Room
With only myself and Mr. G in attendance, I didn’t want to do romance nor another set of shows better seen with more people. It took an unexpected turn with pair of shows I previously didn’t see as a pairing. … Continue reading
Meeting – January 31 2023 – Revenger
After watching two comedy shorts, it was time for something different. I picked a period samurai drama with plenty of action and revenge, Revenger. “As master assassin Usui Yuen looks into a series of assassinations made on the grand samurai … Continue reading