May I Ask for One Final Thing? Ep. 8: Ultra Blessed Scarlet

As you probably remember, Saint Diana has to go on a pilgrimage in order to cleanse the crystals of their corruption. On their way to one of them, Scarlet manages to cheer up a bunch of soldiers struggling through a hike. See? She’s not just a “mad dog” who punches people out. She’s got quite a bit of charisma herself. She can charm the men if she needs to. Eat your heart out, Terenezza. Still, I’m not sure why the group literally needs to hike on their own two feet, though. Probably some nonsense about how physical hardship makes your faith stronger or whatever. Or there’s just no road large enough for horses to this particular crystal (a glaring oversight that maybe the next king should fix).

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My Awkward Senpai Ep. 7: Adults struggling with adulting

At the start of this week’s episode, Kannawa tries to tell Kamegawa to retrieve her phone through a variety of hand gestures. When he predictably fails to interpret her flailing movements, she finally opens the glass doors to tell him directly what she wants. Why didn’t she just do that from the start? Well, this is just one of the many examples of Kannawa and her kouhai struggling to be proper adults:

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The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Ep. 6: Shoujo bubbles no matter the situation

My biggest problem with this show is that it often feels like real Konoha is huffing her own fart. For instance, she gets to see this sort of cheap, hackneyed nonsense play out in front of her on a daily basis, but does it ever make the adult in the room cringe? Of course not. Real Konoha is proud to have written this slop. Becoming an adult hasn’t changed her tastes whatsoever. It’s the same reason why I come down so hard on romance series involving adults. Everyone is like, “Finally, a story that doesn’t involve high school kids!” But is that true? Is it really? I say no. When I watch shows like My Awkward Senpai or My Tiny Senpai (real creative titles, I know), I don’t feel like I’m watching two adult individuals fall in love. Rather, I feel like I’m watching to two kids fall in love. The only difference is the uniforms they wear. Unfortunately, it’s the same shit here. Real Konoha hasn’t grown up; she’s not a mature adult. So at the end of the day, I’m watching a child drool over a child’s writing. This is still just a wish fulfillment anime. The only difference here is that there are two of her, so real Konoha gets to have both of her cakes and eat them too.

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Everything Else: Fall 2025, Week 6

Bro, that is just patently untrue.

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The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess Ep. 9: When a daughter has to convince her father to do the bare minimum

We get another timeskip, so Athanasia is now a teenager on the cusp of turning fourteen. As a result, she’s going to have a grand, ol’ party where she makes her “debut” to society. There’s going to be lots of dancing in front of lots of ass-kissing nobles. I’m not exactly sure what else it means to “debut” other than that it usually signifies that a girl is old enough to be married off. At fourteen? Well, people were pretty weird back then. But hey, say no more. I don’t really care to learn anything else about this antiquated practice. I mean, it’s nonsense that the upper class or aristocracy used to do, right? So enough said.

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