Vinland Saga season one is ending at the end of the September and in between it and season two, I'm going to watch a 12-13 episode short series.
The question is: HOW DO WE PICK THIS SHORT SERIES?!
I wanted to offer the chance to do something different and fun, so below are the options on how Patrons will decide the show we watch in between seasons for this awesome series.
NOTE: I am 100% serious about all of these options.
I've ...
In today's novel reaction, we look at Chapters 24-28 of the Web Serialization, or Part 9 in the English translation, and we're in the HEART of the BanYue Arc!
San Lang is both menacing to all ghosts and incredibly dashing with his Xie Lian, Fu Yao is a fire-wielding diva, BanYue is both a threat and a smol bean, and Xie Lian reveals EVEN MORE TRAUMA in his self-sacrificing backstory that we're getting crumbs of...San Lang, hug this poor man while you're fighting with him br...
2022-08-29 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
**TELEPATHICALLY LINKED HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
It's hard enough going through puberty, but Mob has to do that while having psychic abilities and being torn between his afternoon "job" with Reigen and helping the middle school Telepathy Club, who has been threatened with disbanding unless Mob joins as their fifth member!
But not only is our sweet summer bean planning to conquer puberty and win the girl, Tsubomi, but he is NOT one to be pigeon-holed into a club just because he'...
2022-08-28 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
**NEW OP-INDUCED HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
I'm so glad y'all didn't spoil me on when the new OP was showing up -- hoo boy, it's a doozy, but I LOVE IT. I have a feeling I'm going to be dissecting it and the ED the rest of the series episode by episode.
L reaches his breaking point in this episode, as his desperation to not only catch Kira, but prove it's Light and Misa, reaches a fever pitch. L is convinced that everything that is happening is part of Light's plan to regain the ...
2022-08-27 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
**BL-BAITING HEADPHONE WARNING**
I came here for the SherLiam interactions, and stayed for the unexpected BL-probable twist with our "antagonist" and victim! This OVA was definitely giving us some fan service and good detective fun and was just the dose of Moriarty the Patriot I had missed since finishing the anime!
I'm ready for the second one next week to see what else they give us! ^^
Link to Reaction: 2022-08-26 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
**STARTLING SOO-WON SECRET HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Kusagani is NOT giving us a reprieve from our anxiety, as Yona continues to be separated from Hak and the dragons, but that's not stopping everyone making the most of their situation -- especially Hak, who is going with the "started from the bottom now we're here" mentality and Yona, who's not taking her being held hostage sitting down...
...but all of that is about to be rattled as we're about to learn that Soo-won may have b...
2022-08-26 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
**WARNING: I GET LOUD IN THIS! HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Kaworu. Nagisa. Two words that have stolen my heart and ripped it to pieces at the same time. Is he "gay space Jesus?" Is he the antichrist? Both? Regardless, he came out of NOWHERE and completely stole this episode!
In an episode packed with Ritsuko revealing her affair with Gendo, Asuka revealing even more darkness to her past, lore about Adam and LILITH being brought up -- it all paled in comparison to the arrival...
2022-08-25 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
**Headphone Warning**
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Yaki_BF, your drawings have never been better and the cliffhangers get steeper and steeper! This episode may be my new favorite: New characters, secrets between Sing and Eiji, ominous actions all around, and we even get some romance before we're left on a cliffh...
2022-08-24 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
**SEMIFINAL HYPE HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
This game is FIRE so far! Sawamura and Amahisa are at their best, the tension is high, and just when I think TJ isn't going to add any unnecessary angst...he goes and drops YAKUSHI RAICHI ANGST ON ME?! Does he not know my stress levels in this game so far?!
I am loving this semifinal game but it is SO TENSE -- thank goodness TJ throws us a bone and doesn't leave in complete defeat with Ichidai Third scoring the first run of the game...come on,...
2022-08-24 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
**AVALON-WORTHY HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
This episode was WILD! Askeladd backstory! Thorkell showing up! And Thorfinn so hell-bent on revenge he'll forego rescuing his Prince Charming to help make sure an aging warrior doesn't prematurely bite the dust!
There was so much happening in this episode; I can't wait to talk about it with you as we near the final act of this first season! And an upcoming duel? I'm not sure I'll be able to wait a week to watch the next episode...
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2022-08-23 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
**TOTALLY TSUNDERE HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
There was SO much to talk about with this episode! From FINALLY seeing the redhead from the OP, Sylviaaaaaaa, to Anya and Yor's mother-daughter bonding, to Loid's returned anxiety, to DAMIAN. I have a feeling this little gremlin is going to make things SO much more interesting, especially coupled with Anya's ability and the mission!
And of course, poor Headmaster Henderson has to deal with all of them day-to-day...the stakes are raise...
2022-08-23 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
**Headphone Warning Possible**
HOLY COW, we take a DEEP dive into Parts 7 and 8 of the English translation, aka Chapters 17-23 in the web serialization, and there is a LOT of ground to cover!
We get into Xie Lian's head in this part and see that he's much sassier, and MUCH more tragic, than the sweet, cinnamon bun exterior would have you believe! Couple that with more lore, the introduction of Zhao and our mysterious ladies, and the entrance into Ban Yue -- my favori...
2022-08-22 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
**PSYCHICALLY CHARGED HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
This show may be the most unique thing I'm watching now on the channel, and that's not a BAD thing! The plot seems simple enough: Mob is a REAL Psychic, whose powers are being used by the con artist, Reigen, posing as a Psychic himself. But the comedy, animation, and overall style of the series is so fresh and fun!
What if the humorous tone and psychological abstractness of Neon Genesis Evangelion and Spy x Family's sl...
2022-08-21 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
We are getting closer to catching up with Yona of the Dawn's manga!
Below are the "genres" of what we could replace it with. If you want to see what "options" would be with each of the genres, you can look here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18aElA3YilbaAJTg7ySsY4yWuAiTSCKZPS0vML9cA4x8/edit?usp=sharing
VOTE F...
2022-08-21 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
**ROLE-WORTHY HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Matsuda's insecurities about being "dead weight" reach a literal breaking point this episode, as our cinnamon bun tries his hardest to be useful to the cause...but Matsu, sweetie...quit spiking my blood pressure like this!
This episode continues our dive into the "Sad Cake" arc, as L continues to be pitiful since he can't prove Light is Kira and Light...Light's acting awfully interesting...Hm.
LINK TO REAC...
2022-08-20 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
**SMILING HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
This was a very fun OVA to get me excited for our boys to be back in Season 6 of MHA -- but seriously? Show -- how dare you not give us Shoto laughing! THE TEASE!
Good to know Deku is still a saint, Bakugo is a rabid chihuahua, and that this series can parody Banksy! Oh, and Endeavor's there, too. Now...bring on October and Season 6!
Link to Reaction: 2022-08-19 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
**ANXIETY-RIDDEN HEADPHONE WARNING**
After such a satisfying Volume 30, it only makes sense that Kusanagi wants us to sUfFeR -- and suffer we do, as not only are Yona and her friends drug back to Hiryuu palace, but they're separated from each other, and Keishuk has some political moves he's playing that I'm NOT excited about...
...are the days of our Happy Hungry Bunch over? My heart is crushed...and I'm not sure I can wait to read Volume 32 and find out what's going to happen nex...
2022-08-19 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
**TEARFUL HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
After an episode centered around Asuka, it only makes sense we have one near the end focused on Rei...and WHAT an episode it is! The color red was an...apt choice for the reaction this episode!
In this whirlwind of an episode, we get the penultimate angel battle, SEELE revealing their agenda, Gendo making a move, and we FINALLY get some answers...but at what cost?
LINK TO REACTION: 2022-08-18 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Link to Playlist for Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmaOvHn8eA4tFkLQjKrEtaRYnICcKAPiF
The finale of our look into the AOT High School Caste audio drama and all the coming-full-circle moments and references to the series! The ending isn't QUITE like "The Breakfast Club," but all the shades are there!
This audio drama was so neat to get int...
2022-08-17 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
**DUELING ACE HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
This volume not only set the tone for a HYPE Semifinal of Seidou vs. Ichidai Third, but also was FULL of anxiety -- from Nori's injury to the fact that neither Sawamura or Amahisa are going to BUDGE an INCH as an ace.
I am LOVING this game so far and we're ONLY two innings in -- it's going to be WILD, I'm sure, but I'm buckled in for the ride!
LINK TO REACTION: 2022-08-17 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
**BRUTAL HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
The "HISTORY OF BEASTS," as it were and I'm so excited to to talk this episode, Askeladd's never-ending struggle to stay on top of the situation, the deterioration of morale amongst his men and with the now-depressed Canute, Bjorn's remaining loyalty, and Thorfinn's indifference to it all!
The stage is getting set, too, as Thorkell and his men close in on our Vikings, leaving the rest of the season open to what seems like a bloodbath to be had! ...
2022-08-16 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
**LOIDMAN-RELATED HEADPHONE WARNING**
In what could have been a typical "filler" episode, this series goes all in on the animation, humor, and wholesomeness, as Anya gets to celebrate a mission "somewhat" completed for now!
Between Franky's amazing "cool uncle" persona, Loid(man)'s struggle to not be embarrassed, and Yor's buzzed journey through the castle with the "family" and a troop of WISE's finest, this episode was hilarious and heartwarming!
LINK TO REAC...
2022-08-16 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, I dive into Chapters 12-16 of the web serialization (Chapters 5 and 6 of the English translation) and WOW -- MXTX is just ready to set the foundation of the story up in these chapters, eh?
Even if we're not sure how it's going to play out yet, there are major players on the board, Hua Cheng's mysterious backstory (or lack thereof), Xie Lian acting like the old man amongst all the youth, and setting up the dynamic of our beautiful LITERAL POWER COUPLE of San Lang and Xi...
2022-08-15 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
**EXPOSITION REVEALING HEADPHONE WARNING**
FINALLY! I can't believe that JUST as I catch up with this series, we FINALLY get the exposition needed to fill in "enough" pieces to lay out the stakes for the rest of the series! It feels SO GOOD, y'all!
There's so much to talk about with this volume, the reveals, and the remaining unanswered questions! The good news is that by October, Volume 28's chapters should be out and I'm SO ready to dive in with you all, then!
We're "caugh...
2022-08-14 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
**DUELING DETECTIVE HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Ohhhh, my -- now that Light and Misa have no memory of the Death Note, L has sunken into a depression -- but Light's not going to stand for that! No, sir!
The chaos of this episode was delightful! Finally seeing these two actually working together, somewhat genuinely, feels like we're cheating the system, right? But not only that, we have Aizawa angst, L being...suspicious? And the introduction of new characters that are defini...
2022-08-13 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
**LOSING IT IN THE THIRD INNING HEADPHONE WARNING**
It's good to return to the world of My Hero Academia a few months out from the sixth season premiering, and it seems fitting that we have a koshien-themed OVA with our quirky heroes, eh?
This was super cute, but the last third of it was just so off the wall bonkers -- it got me. Not what I was expecting, but not in a bad way at all! The question is...what positions would everyone in Class 1A play on a baseball team?
**GLORIOUS HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Oh. Oh, friends. Kusanagi celebrates 10 years of writing Yona of the Dawn with one of my favorite volumes!
This arc has flown by FAST, but I'm not complaining when we have our Top Husbando and Waifu of 2022 having some of their finest moments! There was not a lot of dialogue in this volume, so it went all too quickly, but I won't complain because of the moments that we got with our power couple (and some surprising moments with other character...
2022-08-12 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**ANGELIC HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Actual Reaction post-Mini Recap starts at 25:40.
I wanted Asuka backstory...but...this was far more disturbing, outrageous, and psychologically haunting of an episode than I could have anticipated! The entire episode DRIPS in thrilling and horror aspects and yet somehow finds a way to go about as over-the-top as you can think...while still be subtle?! HOW?!
And we still have FOUR EPISODES and FIVE MOVIES TO GO. I'm not sure ...
2022-08-11 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
**Headphone Warning**
This has been my favorite episode so far for the High School caste audio drama -- we sure are spending a lot of time with our "bad boy," King Jean, and Eren is as cryptic as ever, but hilariously so! And that TWIST in this AU was CRAZY! Isayamaaaaaa!
Add that with Erwin being deliciously antagonistic and Armin tugging the emotional heartstrings already, and we have a pretty great episode in this alternate universe! Things are really in gear...
2022-08-10 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
**QUARTERFINALIST HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
The game against Sousei to advance to the Semifinals has been a GREAT one and the last few innings showcase how much the team wants this win! Furuya's on fire, Nori's our "pillar of stability" and Yui has a new nickname: YOUNG HERCULES! I don't know which is more endearing: Sawamura's love of his kohai and giving everything his own nomenclature...or seeing the graduated third years all be proud of their underclassmen! :3
But amidst the ...
2022-08-10 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post