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Watching this in Japanese feels wrong. Gonna try once more with English dub.

I repeat: was it really needed?

Same as withLilo & Stitch, it's not a bad movie, but it does not add anything to the story, characters or the world. And again, it's good in a sense, that they did not butcher the original, so people who did not see it, will probably enjoy it about the same. But it was not necessary. And arguably, even less necessary than Lilo & Stitch, because it suffers from…

That's quite a good first episode. I really like that it started with 2 parallel stories, that are now connecting. Not just that, even within those stories there are already branches, and they will be intertwining, for sure. Doubt there will be something that will blow my mind away, but if they can keep the same level of quality of the narrative, it may just be good enough.

What was the show even about? I barely remember anything from it, and I watched all of the episodes today. Nothing bad stood out, which is good, but I do not remember any names, I was mixing up some of the faces, and I remember only a couple of events in the whole show. It certainly had the atmosphere of a... What do they call it? "Rural"? Yeah, I think that's the word: "rural" town. Maybe the…

It was stupid of me to expect anything good from this. It was obvious, that it will be horny instead of brain, but for some reason I hoped that there will be some logical, if not necessarily realistic, explanation of why the island in this anime is a state of constant orgy. Yeah... There is none. It's just "promotion of debauchery". Which ignores not only the fact, that majority of people are not…

Episode 3:

Not sure I get it how the boy being a sacrifice made his ghost being seen by other boys result in adults' suicides. I feel like there is a step missing there. Also don't get it where Okarun got the sudden power up in 3rd episode, it felt a bit forced. But more importantly, why does this keep reminding me of Uzumaki?

Felt inconsistent. The beginning of 1st episode had some random pop song playing over infiltration sequence, and felt out of place. Used comic bubbles earlier in the 1st episode, as well, but then seemingly stopped using those. Which is, probably, good, because they also felt out of place, but why even bother with them, if you are not going to use them consistently? It also feels like Gear and…

Trash. At least in terms of story, which is very generic and uninspiring. Both MC and his father were annoying, I did not want to root for them in the slightest, because they did not even show any good qualities. The "demon form" is something between one of the Naruto's 9-tails forms and Carnage from Marvel Comics, but it's generating firearms instead of sharp objects. It looks ok, until you…

Madoka, the musical? It has some Madoka Magica vibes, for sure. Maybe a little bit of Franxx, but reversed (since girls control boys) and mixed with Pokemon (since those boys are not human, at least). The music is good, but songs are not really the focus, since they do get cut in ways, that make them feel incomplete and a side-dish. But what's the main one? No idea. Even though I watched the 0-…

This one seems to be forcing a concept harder thanmathematic cooking. Only this time it does not make much sense. During the teleportation girls' bags were not moving towards the ball or towards the... Wherever the ball was going. Then after the teleportation (which somehow separated Rina, but that's just a trope, I guess), there were several occasions when the girls moved some distance without…

I get what they are going for, but the concept seems too forced. Yes, cooking is about math, in a way, since chemistry is about math, and we hadLessons in Chemistry, that used similar concept. But I am not buying this BS about the guy dreaming to be a mathematician, and then suddenly just stopping. Not that it can't happen IRL, it probably can, but would require more build-up. Besides failing on…

If they have time for a remake, why not spend it on new season of Noragami? Otherwise felt kind of meh, and I am not a fan of the faces here.

Looks cute, but premise feel stupid. Bocchi cuts her hair and thinks now she has become a normie (what does that even mean), and then becomes the point of another girl's affection. And they decide to date... But not date? Sometimes friends, sometimes lovers... This does not make sense, unless "lovers" means "sexual partners", which does not seem to be the case. Why it does not make sense? Because…

Till around middle of the season I was feeling like they dropped the original concept. I thought, that 1st season was about something else entirely. But then actual poker was mention, and it hit me: I was confusing it with "Russian Doll", which has same lead actress with quite similar (not the same) personality. Otherwise, I think it's more of the same. The way overarching plot is presented is…

That's definitely not a teaching approach I would support.

It's good to remind your pupil, that they still have a lot to learn, but shoving it in their face, like the blonde is doing, is just too much. I know, for example, beginner artists often loose confidence, when they draw... I dunno, an apple, and then someone shows them a picture of cornucopia or something and makes a comparison between them…

Could this be the healing anime of the season?

I guess, technically,Zutaborois also about healing, since Marie is saved from abusive parents, but somehow that show feels less relatable despite being in a more realistic and grounded setting. Or maybe this is because Monica is probably autistic, and that makes it more relatable for me personally?

Don't know, but it looks cute, feels wholesome, and…

Good, but was it really needed? The story did not change much (if at all) compared tooriginal, which is good, but it also does not bring anything new to the story. Yes, Maia Kealoha played Lilo just amazingly, this is one of the best castings I've seen in the past few years. Yes, Stitch is more fluffy and may, potentially, appeal modern kids a bit more than the animated ones. But... That's pretty…

Kind of bland. Nothing particularly damning, mind you, but nothing that caught my attention either. I was even considering to give it a 3rd episode, but... There is just too much stuff to watch besides it, and so little time.

I'd say the title of the show is misleading. Kyros was not Anastasia's ex. But otherwise, this feels like another Cinderella with skipping right to the end. I am happy for Marie, though, since she was definitely abused, but I am uncertain if there is anything else in this show, that will make it stand out. Besides dark-skin prince and his mother, that looks more like a sister. I am a sucker for…

Everything feels... Off.

I am not talking about the siscon part of it. Or rather, I am talking about that as well, but that part is, at least, a known phenomenon. This kind of toxic co-dependence usually happens between a parent and a child, but not necessarily. Parent forgets about themselves (or about their ego, if you will), revolving only around their child, while the child is scared to lose…

They... Did not need that.

Yes, I am going to talk about that scene, that already made a lot of noise. I knew that it was unlikely for me to continue after 2nd episode after I finished 1st one, but I still wanted to see, if maybe there will be some interesting concept there. When I read about the scene, I knew that chances of my picking-up the series till the end would be close to zero, but I still…

I wrote quite a bit aboutbad tech support, but is there any good one? While rare, good support does occur. Can't say if the whole company is good because of the cases that I had, but still want to share some examples.

Better tracking

I think in terms of handling a lot of tickets from me I need to shout out Proton. I've raised probably 50 tickets by now. Most of them were simple ones, of course,…

Is this a spin-off of that "Doctor Stone" anime everyone is raving about?

I'm joking, of course, I know it's not. It does have stones, though. And crystals. And minerals. Seems to be a show to educate about that stuff, and probably may be interesting for some kids. My interest of stones so far has been limited to "what stones are safe to put into aquarium" and miner job in FFXIV, so skipping this…