#AniTwitWatches Rd. 12: Shin Sekai Yori 1 – 2

If you've seen one of these posts around, you know the drill already. See this post by Jon for more details. Episode 1 I’ve watched an ep. of SSY (the 1st) before, but I’m going to rewatch it because I was distracted during the screening.First impressions: Reminds me of KagePro.The papers are called shide.Akizuki is...

#AniTwitWatches Rd. 10: Kanon 23 – 24

Previous eps. Eps 1 - 3Eps 4 - 6Eps 7 - 8Eps 9 - 10Eps 11 - 12Eps 13 - 15Eps 16 - 18Eps 19 - 20Eps 21 - 22 Episodic Impressions Episode 23 茜 (akane) actually means “madder”, literally translating, but considering it’s bright red…it’s not that far-fetched to call it “scarlet”, either (although...

#AniTwitWatches Rd. 10: Kanon 21 – 22

Warning: brief discussions about death and suicide below. Previous eps. Eps 1 - 3Eps 4 - 6Eps 7 - 8Eps 9 - 10Eps 11 - 12Eps 13 - 15Eps 16 - 18Eps 19 - 20 Episodic Impressions Episode 21 C’mon, let’s get this finished. Then I can move on to winter 2021 premieres…*has only watched...

#AniTwitWatches Rd. 10: Kanon 19 – 20

Previous eps. Eps 1 - 3Eps 4 - 6Eps 7 - 8Eps 9 - 10Eps 11 - 12Eps 13 - 15Eps 16 - 18 Episodic Impressions Episode 19 LOL, I think it’s ironic Yuichi seems to have forgotten to remember Ayu.Fure’ai…it means something like “mutual contact”, like “you can touch something at the same time”...

#AniTwitWatches Rd. 10: Kanon 13 – 15

Previous eps. Eps 1 - 3Eps 4 - 6Eps 7 - 8Eps 9 - 10Eps 11 - 12 Episodic Impressions Episode 13 Apparently, a trio is to 3 like what a duet is to 2.Hmm, only one girl on the entire student council? That seems unbalanced.…hah? So Kitagawa isn’t a Fail like I pegged him...

#AniTwitWatches Rd. 10: Kanon 9 – 10

Previous episodes Eps. 1 - 3Eps. 4 - 6Eps 7 - 8 Impressions Episode 9 Berceuse = a lullaby or something similar. Had to Google that.It’s interesting they render the fox cry as “auu!”…hmm? *raises eyebrows at where this is going* Also…is it just me, or does young Yuichi treat the parting with the fox...

The Perfect Man (and Other Questions Relating to Hot Guys)

In which a few bloggers discuss bishonen, BL and the extreme lack of older men starring in anime. Some of these questions seem spontaneous, but they do have a basis in the post I used as inspiration. Key: Bold = prompt (written by Aria prior to opening the discussion up)Blue = AriaPurple = MoyaAmber =...

#AniTwitWatches Rd. 10: Kanon 7 – 8

Previous posts Episodes 1 - 3Episodes 4 - 6 Impressions Episode 7 Wah…I haven’t seen that Funimation logo in a while…(probably because I skip it a lot…?)I listened to the dub for a bit and Makoto’s English VA sounded lower thn her Japanese VA. It was interesting to compare.Apparently “fuga” = fugue, which is a...

#AniTwitWatches Rd. 10 – Kanon 4 – 6

  Previous post in this round here. Impressions Kanon 4 These random narration scenes are meant to be ethereal, but…if it’s just narration over snowy scenes, it can get boring after a while.Why does small!Yuichi remind me of…Syaoran from CCS…?Did Ayu become addicted to taiyaki like this…? (LOL, wut.)If Kanon got done over again, like...

#AniTwitWatches Rd. 10: Kanon 1 – 3

This is another round of Jon Spencer's project. If you don't know how it goes, consult one of the other posts on it, such as this one which introduces it. Episodic Impressions Kanon 1 I don’t have (m?)any expectations going into this anime. I know it’s a Key anime and I’m meant to cry at...