Tag Archives: Romance
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 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 – December 13, 2022 – Yama no Susume: Next Summit
It’s odd that we watch an old series as first view but this is one series where everything old is new again. The original series had the group as small kids. Now they are teens. To bring ourselves up to … Continue reading
Meeting – April 5th 2022 – Aharen-san is Unfathomable
It’s been literally two years since we could meet in person again. COVID has taken it’s toll of countless lives. Looking back the return to meetings was golden. Also we changed from bi-weekly to bi-monthly to weekly club meetings. We … Continue reading
Meeting – April 5th 2022 – I’m Quitting Heroing: Next Gig Is at the Demon Queen’s Castle
Our second review after two years is a story about a washed up hero, Yuusha, Yamemasu. After saving the world, the strongest hero Leo became someone who is not wanted in the peaceful human world. He was too strong. Exiled, … Continue reading
Fall Season – Unbreakable Machine-Doll
New season, new shows, new toys. Unbreakable Machine-Doll has everything a new otaku fan could want … but for us who seen these plots FAR too many times, Unbreakable Machine-Doll seems to be far too clique. I found C [Control] … Continue reading
First View – Maoyuu Maou Yuusha
Maoyuu Maou Yuusha reviewed In a world embroiled by war between Humans and Demons. The Humans’ greatest hero invades the Demon Queen’s castle determined to vanquish her. However, instead of fighting back, the Queen proposes an alliance with the Hero. … Continue reading
First View – Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia reviewed Japanese ghost stories are a dime a dozen that it has become cliche and it’s own genre. What makes Dusk Maiden of Amnesia fun is taking a page from Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi anime by … Continue reading