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Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san (Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian) – 03

In French and Cajun cuisine it’s called a roux, flour and melted butter. You can use a slurry of corn starch and water, or even just flour. Whatever it is, the purpose is simple – it’s a thickener. For sauces, soups, whatever Plots need thickeners sometimes too of course. This was certainly the roux episode …

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Summer 2024 First Episode Awards & Other Announcements

Another frenzied half-month of aniblogging has come to a close, with a handful of series emerging as summer frontrunners. There probably isn’t an all-time great among them (though Mario might disagree, given his love of the recently returned Monogatari Series, ranked here for your viewing pleasure). Even without an undisputed classic to spur us back …