*LYING AND BOUND HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
It's rare for a series to just keep getting BETTER AND BETTER, but guess what? Natsume's Book of Friends DOES, y'all! This two-parter was one of my favorites of the SERIES so far! Setting up mystery, questions, giving us time with new characters, developments with old relationships - this set checks off SO. MANY. BOXES for me!
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2025-06-24 13:00:04 +0000 UTC
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June isn't over but I wanted to celebrate Pride Month before it ends and this was so much fun - I hope I can bring it back in the future to play again!
Thanks to patron ZeroAntiZero and @Renta_yaoi for creating this board game that we all can play!
Thank you for watching with me and for all the support!
2025-06-23 17:00:11 +0000 UTC
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*LOVERS UNITING WITH HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
There is a LOT happening this week, as parts and pieces are moving closer and closer -- Gu Xiang and Cao WeiNing are on the move towards the Gentle Wind sect, The Alluring Ghost and crew are fighting to keep the TragiComic ghost safe, and The Scorpion King is making some REVELATIONS that could alter the course of the story!
Oh, and our boys are bonding like a darn found family. Aw.
Let's hope that good feeling with them lasts...
2025-06-23 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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*GAME-ENDING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
It's been a long wait, but SO WORTH IT! I was a bundle of nerves reading these last five chapters of this extra game but TJ just knows how to knock it out of the park with Ace of the Diamond!!
Special thanks to patrons Shimoyama and Kelsey for helping to hook me up with the official manga translations and with translating the four "extra" omake pages for this chapter set! This was an amazing ride and now to patiently wait for Season 2 of...
2025-06-22 17:00:03 +0000 UTC
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*MENTORLY CONCERTO HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Bocchi's school is hosting a culture festival and Bocchi is wavering on whether to enter the band! But as she bounces back and forth, actions from her band members might be forcing her hand and who can she turn to for guidance? None other than her drunken bassist mentor -- who may be more like Bocchi than our main character may have realized!
LINK TO REACTION: 2025-06-22 13:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey all! I polled Patreon and YouTube for livestream topics and the end of this month will be Scum Villain's Self-Saving System (don't worry - Ping Pong & Dororo will be the first livestream of July)!
The Livestream will be on YouTube June 29th (Sunday) at 1 pm CST!
I'll be talking about the series, life in general, and maybe some video essays I'm working/have been working on! ;)
Patrons, if you have questions/topics about SVSSS you want me to talk abou...
2025-06-21 17:00:10 +0000 UTC
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*HOWLING, MADDENING, & SCREAMING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Our fab four is out to sea but it's a harrowing journey to Antarctica that will require stamina, strength, and if you're lucky -- an aversion to seasickness! Which...our girls do not have! This episode FLEW by - but time flies...when you're riding 60 degree waves, right?! The Rule of 8 can never lead us astray!
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2025-06-21 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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*ANYTHING BUT BLACK AND WHITE HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Okay, so I went into this movie 100% blind and I recommend you do as well - I was blown away by so many things about it. It was the summer of 2006 when this movie based on a 90's manga came out and the visuals, the symbolism, and the story just shook me to my core. I can't wait to talk with you all about this one!
THANK YOU, Shimoyama, for recommending an incredible film!
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2025-06-20 17:00:09 +0000 UTC
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*LOVELY HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
It's the penultimate episode of the series (if you can believe it) and Noriko and Kazumi have to deal with the fact that Earth's time has passed much faster than their trek out in space...but time may be running out, as the space monsters have found Earth and are converging to destroy it! Can Gunbuster save the day again!?
LINK TO REACTION: 2025-06-20 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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*SUNSETTING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
The qualifiers are won, but Chihaya's team has a lot of training to do before the Omi Jingu gets underway! In addition, will the pressure of Chihaya's team representing Tokyo get to her? How will Taichi help her with this wall? Will her family be supportive of her, finally?! All of this gets answered this week and I'm excited to talk about it!
NOTE: I was having an emotional morning and let it get the best of me in the intro; I don't pl...
2025-06-19 13:00:11 +0000 UTC
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*SLITHERING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
So....is this MaoMao's Yuri arc? Toxic Yuri? Doomed Yuri? ALL OF THE ABOVE?! Regardless, this episode was BONKERS and my jaw was on the ground more than once as things are winding up in the Stronghold and it's to the breaking point!
I was not ready for this series to REALLY be like Game of Thrones...but here we are! Let's nervously laugh and screech about it!
LINK TO REACTION: 2025-06-18 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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*CONFESSIONAL HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
I was FLOORED by the direction this episode went! I had so many theories of what would go down, but this episode blew them all away! Also, Tsuge has it BADDDDDD -- what's this author and his 30-year-old virgin friend to do?!
We're only at the halfway point but this episode was SO wonderful!
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2025-06-17 17:00:04 +0000 UTC
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*THROUPLED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
It's been three seasons since Shibata graced our screens and I was not expecting him in this episode, but here he is!! Shibata returns, and he's pulling not only Natsume, but also Tanuma, into yokai-searching shenanigans!
LINK TO PIP REACTION: https://share.vidyard.com/watch/mBW93Gj8Qxr2D7WRCQZ233
Thank you for watching wi...
2025-06-17 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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*HUGGING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Having to wait in between episode 19 and 20 was cruel but the censors are still on vacation as we have been gifted SO MUCH emotion between Zhou Zishu and Wen KeXing...or should we say -- in any case, secrets are coming out, emotions are high, and people are dying left and right! And I am here for ALL. OF. IT.
NOTE: I am SO sorry for not getting the "Forehead touch" video in the edited version! Here is a link to it to watch with me at the sta...
2025-06-16 13:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
I am wanting to do a livestream at the end of this month!
What are we interested in chatting about?
Happy Voting!
<3 RB
2025-06-16 12:00:08 +0000 UTC
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*KITE-ATTACKED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
After a successful concert, what's a band to do? Well, how about spend their last day of summer vacation making memories...AT THE BEACH! I had no clue what to expect of this episode, but it may be one of the funniest and gaggiest, yet! Poor Bocchi -- hopefully she can have a beach day worthy of an anime like hers!
LINK TO REACTION: 2025-06-15 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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*SETTING SAIL WITH HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
This episode marks the halfway point of the series and it lives up to the name! We've made it to the ship, we are getting flashback connections, we've set up conflict and STILL unearthed mystery that's left to discover...but we ARE going to the "treasure chest" of the world, so maybe we'll find answers there!
LINK TO REACTION: 2025-06-14 13:00:03 +0000 UTC
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*SUMMERTIME SADNESS HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
It's summertime and this movie was NOT what I expected! It's so realistic, bittersweet, and moving! This is my first Korean animated reaction, and if the quality is like this feature, I can only hope to watch more in the future!
Thanks to patron @_sunspots for the Commission this month! This movie had me with SO mu...
2025-06-13 17:00:04 +0000 UTC
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*GALACTIC BATTLE-FILLED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
I thought this episode would start the run towards the climax - but not get there - and boy, was I ever wrong! I was SO surprised that we got a FULL OUT space battle with monsters, tension, and Noriko coming to a "Do or Die" decision! This was such a WILD episode and I have a lot to discuss with the characters and all the amazing quality of this one, y'all!
LINK TO REACTION: 2025-06-13 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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*FINAL BATTLE HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
I was so nervous to see if our crew was going to be able to pull off their battle in the finals this week and I'm SO excited with what we got this week! The matches for this final round were intense and exhilarating! I just love our girl Chihaya! And Taichi and the others pulled their weight so well! Let's talk about this one!
LINK TO REACTION: 2025-06-12 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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*STRONGHELD HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
OH, I was fangirling throughout this entire episode! The reveals, the questions answered and new ones asked, and the confrontation of characters and the tearing down of "strongholds" surrounding their insecurities and identities? This episode was worth the long discussion! I hope you all enjoy as much as I did this week!
LINK TO REACTION: 2025-06-11 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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*REASONABLE & DESIRABLE HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Kurosawa's jealousy and fight between desire and reason hits new heights as he takes care of Adachi - but everyone else keeps getting in the way of alone time with the man he loves! Will Rokkaku and Fujisaki drive Kurosawa to confessing his love for Adachi? And if so...what's Adachi's plan THEN!? Things are heating up, y'all!
LINK TO REACTION: 2025-06-10 17:00:04 +0000 UTC
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*BLOOMING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Season 6 is on a roll so far and this episode just keeps it going! Natsume is hesitant to get involved with an important yokai who is looking for his former student -- the theme callbacks, the showing of Natsume's growth, and the emotion you come to expect from Natsume's Book of Friends - this series is aging like a fine wine and I'm so here for it!
LINK TO PIP REACTION: 2025-06-10 13:00:03 +0000 UTC
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*FLASHBACKING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
The emotions were HIGH this episode, as Long Que reveals what REALLY went down between the Five Lakes Alliance and Wen KeXing is EMOTIONAL over these reveals! Good thing he has his soulmate by his side! What a ride this episode was -- Whiteboard-kun was ready for this one!
LINK TO PIP REACTION: https://share.vidyard.com/watch/jLYEUZupWoWQqixuxzGXd...
2025-06-09 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Okay, so Patrons spoke up and you wanted a poll to replace this series that was made up of the SECOND PLACE options from previous polls - well, HERE WE GO!
There's a LOT of choices, so vote for any and all you want me to watch!
Happy Voting!
<3 RB
2025-06-09 12:00:08 +0000 UTC
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*CONCERT DEBUT HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
The Rule of 8 has never let me down, and this week is NO exception! The concert is HERE but will a typhoon affect its attendance and will Bocchi be able to step up and help her band pull through?!
This episode was SO good and shows the power of this show in full effect!
LINK TO REACTION: https://share.vidyard.com/watch/2b...
2025-06-08 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Wow, I am sorry this was SO late, y'all!
I meant to make a video about this, but this spring just became too busy for me - so I'm finally getting around to sharing these results from last year's favorites!
I will be doing this in the future with the intent of an ACTUAL video, but I will be "tweaking" this - more on that in the June 2025 Update Video if you haven't seen it!
In any case, thank you - all that nominated and voted! I hope you enjoy the results!
&...
2025-06-06 13:00:04 +0000 UTC
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My first anime convention in seven YEARS and I had so much FUN!
00:00 INTRODUCTION - My Convention Experience in the Past!
05:09 Driving to the ATL & First Night!
12:05 DAY ONE: The Schedule for the Convention!
25:36 Registration & Friday at MomoCon!
41:10 The Car Show!
42:30 The Artist Alley & Cosplay!
48:18 The ATL Aquarium - SIDE QUEST!
49:59 The First Cosplay Contest
56:26 DAY TWO!
01:03:00 The Video & Table Top Gaming!
01:07:...
2025-06-04 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
This is a huge step for me, but for the first time in five years... I'M TAKING A VACATION!
I am letting the channel take a break from June 2nd - June 7th to give me time off on my vacation. Please check out the June 2025 Update Video on the channel for more info!
Bocchi the Rock will still be on Sundays at 8:00 am CST as always!
I also will have some special goodies throughout the week schedule...
2025-06-02 13:00:13 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
There will be a poll in early July to replace one of the shows I'm watching currently - it will be a "Sci-Fi Anime" poll!
For the other anime getting replaced, I do want your opinion of what type of shows/manga should replace them! Consider this a "preliminary" poll to see what route I'm going for two shows specifically!
Please vote for any and all options you want! Top Two options will win!
Happy Voting!
<3 RB
2025-06-02 12:00:07 +0000 UTC
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