*BATTY HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
My favorite cosplay so far, I'm here for this "POWER"ful volume, as Denji not only takes on the Bat Devil, but his OG dream of touching the feminine hills gets granted...but then where does our boy go from there?!
It's been so much fun revisiting this series and remembering and re-theorizing now that I've had some time to sit on the series, and I can't wait to talk about it with you all!
Thank you for watching with me and for all the su...
2025-11-26 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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*REVOLUTIONARY HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
If y'all had asked me what was on my BINGO card for this series, especially after last week's episode...uhm....this would NOT have been on it! What a wild turn of events with new characters, MANY new questions, and a new arc starting that I am VERY intrigued and excited for!
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2025-11-25 18:00:06 +0000 UTC
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*TIERED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
It was requested early on in my Natsume viewing that I do a tier ranking of ALL the yokai, and so for Seasons 1-7, we are doing JUST THAT! 189 yokai to rank...no big deal, right?!
Thank you for watching with me and for all the support!
2025-11-25 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone!
I'm so glad we're doing an Awards Show this year, but we maaaaaay also be doing a Bracket!Please see the "December Update Video" for more information on that but for now, please fill free to fill out the survey here.
NOTE: Hunter x Hunter is not included, because by the time I start planning the bracket/awards, I will not be far enough in the series to be fair for nominations Apologies for the fangirling/fanboying inconvenience. Hisoka will have his time next ...
2025-11-24 18:00:04 +0000 UTC
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*BALLROOM BLITZED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
A slew of characters have gathered at the Chuyun temple, and all after this mysterious item the Liuhe Gang is transporting -- leave it to Shen Qiao and Chen Gong to get caught up in a brawl for this mysterious item! And leave it to Yan Wushi to show up when his "blind beau" is put in danger, too! This episode introduces more characters and gets us diving into the action!
LINK TO REACTION: 2025-11-24 14:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
What a journey it's been with 1.5 YEARS of watching Natsume's Book of Friends week to week!
I was going to do a Manga Review of Volumes 18-24 this coming week, but life and work have just limited my reading time, so I am behind.
Instead, I had recorded a "Yokai Tier Ranking" video - intended for December 2nd - but it's going to come out this Tuesday, with the manga review hopefully next week, to round us out before we bid Natsume a beautiful hiatus until Season 8. I...
2025-11-23 18:00:10 +0000 UTC
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*FESTIVE HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
It's the holiday season, as our couples navigate being festive while communicating with their significant other! This episode was SO fresh, fun, and full of fantastic and relatable romantic moments. I am really getting attached to these four and how similar and different they are in their approaches to Otaku Coupling! Let's talk about it, y'all!
LINK TO REACTION: 2025-11-23 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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*BUTTERFLY KISSED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
We know now that Amane Suzuha is a time traveller...but now what?! As she prepares to head back to 1975 to potentially change the future, her actions and interactions with our crew create a domino effect that I did not see coming and Okarin - once again - takes matters into his own hands to save his friends...but to what point and at what cost?!
LINK TO REACTION: 2025-11-22 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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*INSIDE HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
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Nicolas commissioned this movie for the month and going in blind was an EXPERIENCE! A perfect encapsulation of a specific point in time we can al...
2025-11-21 18:00:07 +0000 UTC
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*GENTLEMANLY HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
The battle of the boys kicks off against Shishitoren, as two of our Bofurin men who are on opposite ends of the battle spectrum face off against their opponents to show their worth - there's a lot to pick apart and have fun with already with the creativity of the fights and locale in this episode! Let's GO!
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2025-11-21 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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*DRIZZLY HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
This episode should be relabeled "Anxiety" because I was stressed for everyone throughout it! Stressed for Chihaya for being chided, stressed for Taichi for being in his own head way too much (again), and stressed for Arata ESPECIALLY for the shenanigans he gets involved in this episode! Getting character development in this series is so stressful! I felt so chaotic this week, but let's get into it.
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2025-11-20 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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*WEDDING BELLS HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
It's finally here! Not only the volume that catches us up with where the anime ended, but one fully detailing the process of and leading up to Adachi and Kurosawa's wedding!! I'm so excited to read through this one with you all!
Thank you for watching with me and for all the support!
2025-11-19 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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*SHAVED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Some lives may be over, but the story moves forward, as Nowak faces cosmic karma at the hands of Antoni and Father Grabowski's "tip" leads him to a whole new door of opportunity opening -- but will he take the next step and take on the torch of Heliocentrism? And what will Nowak do now? Lots of heartache and questions in the aftermath of last episode to this!
LINK TO REACTION: 2025-11-18 18:00:06 +0000 UTC
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*OUTSTRETCHED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
In this special "final" episode of Season 7, Natsume gets a vacation as our focus is on a past event with Natori and Matoba that potentially shaped both their futures in deeper ways than could be fathomed on the surface!
Midorikawa certainly is playing a LONG game with this fandom, as she reveals plot points that have shaped these characters at their core this late in the game, and has me BEYOND excited for what's in store down the road...
2025-11-18 14:00:09 +0000 UTC
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*TIMELINE WARPED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
I could not wait to get to this next volume and it has NOT disappointed! Reading this while watching Stein's Gate has been a trip, as our crew is faced with the possibility of a new future that not everyone is on board with...but there are certainly temptations to try and get them to want this new world!
The horror elements ramp up this volume and as usual, it leaves me wanting more!
So let's talk about it!
Thank you for w...
2025-11-17 18:00:08 +0000 UTC
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*JADED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
This is one of those episodes you love in a danmei: character development, plotting and exposition mystery, and intense flirtation with your main leads! Daddy Wushi is getting "Handsy" with Shen Qiao, who is juggling getting his memories slowly back with meeting another young man who wants him to train him...while also with demands of his own!
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2025-11-17 14:00:10 +0000 UTC
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*COFFEE-INFUSED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
This is my favorite episode so far of the series and Hanako and Kabakura are concerned, as Narumi stumbles across a familiar face at the local coffee shop -- he's handsome, super-friendly, opposite Hirotaka in every seeming way...and may have feelings for Narumi? What's a group of Otaku to do?!
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2025-11-16 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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*TIME TRAVELING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Amane's a time traveller, the time machine has a malfunction, but at least Okarin (for now) is back to his goofy old self...right? Right?! I have lots of theories on this episode and I can't wait to discuss them with you as we're racing against the clock to save Mayuri...and possibly the world!
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2025-11-15 14:00:09 +0000 UTC
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*SEA-WORTHY HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
A nautical summer tale of a young girl that stumbles into some characters who will help her realize things about herself and just how much of the world we truly don't understand...and possibly may never! This was a surreal journey that was a visual FEAST and such spectacle!
Thank you, Shimoyama, for commissioning this film! It was truly a sight to see and experience!
LINK TO PIP REACTION: 2025-11-14 18:00:09 +0000 UTC
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*CLASHING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
I could not wait to dive into this episode and meet Umemiya more proper and I'm in love already with this horticulturally savvy man!
Of course, just as we start to get to know him, Sakura and the "gang" are confronted with some familiar - some new - faces, who are intent on causing some ruckus on the Bofurin turf!
LINK TO REACTION: 2025-11-14 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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*FOREIGN HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
The Nationals are underway for the second time in the series, but our crew is NOT the same as it was in season 1, and they are realizing it themselves already! As they face off against a colorful and unique opponent in the first round, Chihaya's team is already taking steps to put them in a more prepared place than last year...and a surprise encounter leaves me on a cliffhanger where it's going to be hard not to watch ahead!
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2025-11-13 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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*FINALE OF TEARS HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
We reach the finale of this series and what a short, but impactful journey this had been. This series may not "write the book" on generational trauma and the cycle of abuse, but it certainly adds an important chapter that is worthy of any viewer to see and empathize with these characters in this incredibly animated series.
Let's get into the ending of this short but (bitter)sweet series!
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2025-11-12 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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*STARRY-EYED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
My ships are sailing, sinking, staring starry-eyed into the gorgeous night sky....and I'm just here for all of it! Oczy and Badeni's torture reaches a climax, as Nowak's "teachings" may also be coming back to haunt him...this episode was just SO. GOOD. Let's talk about it!
LINK TO REACTION: https://share.vidyard.com/watch/Vyqi3UVX1...
2025-11-11 18:00:10 +0000 UTC
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*DREAMY HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
If this were truly our finale anime episode, I would say that this would be a perfect finale for the season: emotional, resonant, and a wonderfully full circle moment on the themes of the series! This episode just melted my heart!
Luckily, though, SURPRISE! We have another episode of the anime to go and I'm so excited for that!
LINK TO PIP REACTION: 2025-11-11 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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*EXPOSITORY HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
A chest-bearing "daddy," a twink apprentice, and a blind man walk into a peak...kidding, kidding! Or am I?! We're starting a new series and there is so much information to unpack, so many new characters to meet, and I'm already so intrigued with our main pairing and the obedient third wheel...this is going to be a fun danmei to dive into! Let's GO!
LINK TO REACTION: 2025-11-10 14:00:09 +0000 UTC
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*CLASHING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
The ride continues, as Hirotaka and Narumi grow closer, we learn about the tumultuous dynamic between Hanako and Kabakura! Their relationship makes our main couple start asking questions about their own connection and it's opened up a whole can of worms of discussion questions! Let's talk about it!
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2025-11-09 14:00:05 +0000 UTC
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*TIME TURNING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
Okarin is close to the ledge after witnessing Mayuri's death multiple times...but an actually-not-unlikely source is here to pull him out of his funk and keep him on his quest to bring her back! What I wasn't expecting was the reveals we got in this episode - I have a lot to talk about, and my brain is partially fried - so let's dive into this head first, shall we?
LINK TO REACTION: 2025-11-08 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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*COLLECTED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
I went into this movie ENTIRELY blind and it was the best experience so all I will say is BUCKLE IN. This movie's animation? Smooth as silk. The tension and thriller-aspects? Nailed. The twists and turns? Adored. I won't spoil anything else but Sunspots, you chose a DARING movie to start this month of commissions off with - hoooooo buddy!
LINK TO PIP REACTION: 2025-11-07 18:00:05 +0000 UTC
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*OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
The carousel of new characters continues, as Sakura is all about meeting the "Top Dog" at Furin -- but first, he has to make amends with Kyotaro AND do some community "networking!" Combined with meeting a new "gang" that has their own turf with a very intriguing and powerful leader...Sakura's just making ALL the friends, now, isn't he?
LINK TO REACTION: 2025-11-07 14:00:09 +0000 UTC
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*MOTIVATIONAL HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
The Qualifiers are over and our crew are going to Nationals, but not before some "personal housekeeping" and practice! Chihaya hits a slump and an unlikely source or two shows up to perk our girl back into her optimistic, charging attitude! This was such a fun episode to talk about!
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2025-11-06 14:00:05 +0000 UTC
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