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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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Haibara’s Teenage New Game+ Ep. 3: Slow motion trainwreck

Natsuki’s do-over life hits a snag when Tatsuya suddenly slams his hands down on the table during a hangout one day and storms off. Natsuki goes after the guy, asking Tatsuya to tell him what’s wrong. But Tatsuya can only reply that he feels pathetic and wants to be alone right now. H-how can this be? This second life was supposed to be perfect. Well, even in last week’s episode, you could already see storm clouds brewin’. I questioned the need to have Natsuki thoroughly beat Tatsuya in a pick-up basketball game. Is it silly to have a fallout over this? Sure, but these are moody teenagers. And for a guy who is officially on the basketball team to lose to Natsuki, it’s kinda insulting. But the MC has abs tho!

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Witch Hat Atelier Ep. 3: When the going gets tough

When the episode opens, Qifrey meets with a fellow witch named Alaira. They have a bit of catching up as they descend into the watery depths where an entire city lives among the whales. Qifrey tells Alaira that Coco isn’t his official apprentice yet, because you gotta pass your tests first. Unfortunately, it’s a bad time for one of them. So bad, you could even die. Welp, it’s a good thing he entrusted Coco to Agott! Surely, nothing bad can happen while he’s gone! I mean, yeah, Agott looked a little surly the last time he was there, but, um, she’s always like that! She would never, ever endanger an apprentice-to-be!

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NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE Ep. 2: Mania

Karamazov’s follower counts are kinda paltry, aren’t they? Plus, followers themselves mean little. How many people are watching each stream concurrently? They’re not being view-botted, are they? How many superchats are they getting? KAngel has a serious follower count, but how many of those accounts are still active? How many of them watch every stream? How many of us sometimes click to follow someone just to never watch any of their content again? It happens a lot. Nevertheless, Karamazov claims to have the momentum. Maybe they’ve been growing super fast. Sure, but that usually slows down greatly once you’ve breached a million subs. If you can keep the momentum up after that, then I’d say that’s remarkable.

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Daemons of the Shadow Realm Ep. 2: A short-lived reunion and a predictable departure

Gabby, the teeth girl, is the first to show up after Yuru finally has his Daemons. She then simply asks Yuru to join her. I feel like you need an explanation. Not even a good explanation, but just any explanation. You need to start off with, “Hey, so uh this might sound kinda crazy, but the villagers have been lying to you this entire time…?” Clearly, Yuru and his Daemons aren’t attacking on sight. So why not be a little a little less blase about this? Instead, when Yuru asks if Gabby and her people are responsible for the villagers’ deaths, she’s just all, “We sure are!” Just strikes me as kinda stupid. Maybe they sent the wrong person to do this job.

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