Spellbooks and Horoscopes: Mahou Shoujo Ore Ep 3

As Mahou Shoujo Ore keeps going, even though it still has the same old humour, it's starting to fall apart at the seams in some aspects. Last time, Astral and Aria tried to attack a monster, only to let it flee in the end. However, the enemies are getting stronger, so they can’t afford to...

25 Days Anime Male Challenge – Days 7/8

Day 07 - Favourite Comedy Anime Crush Ooh, comedy. As I've mentioned, it's one of my favourite genres so I've got ample pickings here. I am keeping a few choices for later though, so here goes... My favourite comedy crush comes from an integral step on the downward spiral to where I am now -...

Ode to Anime Studios – Toei Animation

Due to other commitments, I’ve been holding on to the same library books for a few months now, including the same anime reference books I keep using for this segment…Thank goodness for loan renewals. Toei is one of the biggest companies in the history of anime – to start, it’s one of the oldest anime...

My Reasons Why

That "award" category is probably not suitable for this post, as you don't need a reason to talk or vent about things like this that matter. First of all, kudos to Irina (again) for the nomination and to Kimchi for creating the tag in the first place. RULES: Mention the person who nominated you. (check)...

Dealing with Demons in Koe no Katachi

Even if a big theme of Koe no Katachi is redemption, it also holds valuable lessons on adapting to one's social environment... Koe no Katachi may be a story about redemption, but it’s also a story about social mores. Specifically, it investigates what it’s like to be missing information when it comes to the concepts...

Must-read Monthly Monday (April 2018 ed.)

April Fool's, lots of news and a crazy load of new anime just came our way. Let's see what's featured this month. If it's not specified, the time period covered in this post is from the 27th of March 2018 to today (23rd April 2018). Navigation: Other People's Reads | Spellbook Offerings | The Past Month...

Spellbooks and Horoscopes – Mahou Shoujo Ore Eps 1 & 2

Let's continue going into the strange world of magical girl parodies... Newly transformed into their magical warrior forms, our heroes are still getting to know their new powers. With not just one, but two foes looming on the horizon, how will our heroes defeat this threat? Aria: Mahou Shoujo Ore debuted early with two episodes...

25 Days Anime Male Challenge – Days 5/6

Please excuse my liberally-inserted pictures. I'm using them as a test run for the Spellbooks and Horoscopes collab. Day 05 - Favourite Supernatural Anime Crush "Supernatural" is another of those genres stuffed full of potential for hot guys, all with their own merits, so who can I pick this time? I realised I'm choosing way...

Do you dare take the clickbait?

The Aniblogger Coalition - well, Plyasm, Shokamoka, Moyatori, AstralGemini and I - get together to talk about the anime and manga versions of clickbait (title version) here: This is a clickbait title. Click me!

Spring 2018 First Episode Impressions

Since I have the New Year’s resolutions this year, I’m trying to be as forgiving as I can to all newcomers (hence putting a lot of stuff on hold). However, that does mean more to clean up in 2019… HiDive is not letting me get at a few shows, but as a tradeoff watching Crunchyroll...