Category Archives: Anime

Witch Hat Atelier Ep. 4: Qifrey sucks

Coco wants to redo the seal on the shoes Agott had lent her, but she still can’t draw steady lines. As we saw last week, give her tools similar to what you would find in dressmaker’s shop and she excels. Give her standard pens and she doesn’t excel. Only now does Qifrey finally decide to take Coco shopping. He’ll finally let her pick out her own writing instrument, which feels like what he should’ve done in the first place. I dunno about this guy, man. Even if I assume his intentions are good, he seems like a sloppy instructor in general. He does not strike me as an adult who has it together. If it weren’t for his looks (I’m told he resembles a certain beloved JJK character) and his VA, would viewers be so tolerant of his foibles?

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NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE Ep. 3: A web of lies

Ame’s parents bickered a lot. The mother seemingly retaliated by trashing one of the kid’s stuffed doll. Its sad, dark eyes looked up at her while the cold, bright “eyes” of the car waited to ferry Ame away. The doll would then take on a Rosebud-like significance the child. Even years later, we would see her use the doll as an online avatar. Maybe this is why reincarnation and transformation became so important to Ame. It would be too cruel to think that her doll simply died and left her forever. If it could reincarnate, on the other hand, then it is still out there somewhere, living a new, better life. Meanwhile, Ame’s father takes her to live with her grandmother. She seemed like a nice, gentle enough woman.

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Daemons of the Shadow Realm Ep. 3: Reality lowdown

Unfortunately, this means a lot of exposition. Some exposition is necessary to grease the wheels and get the story going. But I think this show could’ve done a better job at pulling back the curtains. Ah well. So what are we learning in this week’s episode?

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An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess Ep. 3: Meet the rest of the cast

We finally meet the capture targets, and there’s always a shota. Always, always, always. It’s kinda disgusting if you ask me. If you go too far down his route, the game should just automatically dial the police and give them your name and address. In any case, everyone is busy talking about Bertia. Normally, they should be obsessed with the heroine, right? I also don’t think you should be openly yapping about the prince’s fiancée like this. But we have to remember that Cecil is mostly amused by Bertia for now. He hasn’t quite fallen in love with her just yet.

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The Ramparts of Ice Ep. 3: Already exhausting

Miki met Minato when she was down in the dumps and having trouble making friends, so a pattern is emerging. Basically, she should be wise to his antics. For whatever reason, he likes to chat up all the lonely people. Maybe Yota is right in that he pities them. But what happens afterward? Does Minato stay in touch with his “patients?” Or does he drop them once he can’t look like a savior to them? The latter would explain why Miki looks so bothered about Minato’s clumsy attempts to befriend Koyuki. I just wish she would say something to her friend.

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