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Patron Pick Winter 2024: Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi (Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!) – 09

Minami is squarely back in pole position this week.  If indeed she ever left it.  Nadeshiko that she is Rena definitely has a strong girlfriend aura to her, but I still think the ship had already sailed by the time Rena’s bus arrived at the port.  If Minami was ever seriously worried she’s not letting …

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Synduality Noir #21 — Lowest Budget Idol Scene Possible

  Even the mouth animations were jank. Impressions: And so we enter the third straight week of mourning Ciel. I know the intention is meant to be carrying on her legacy and dream or whatever, but to me, the random plaintive little girl who’s supposed to show how much Ciel meant or whatever just highlighted …

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Suspension: Kubitsuri High School

And so we return to the archives of the nonsense-using quasi-detective Iitan, who begrudgingly solves the murders that always seem to darken his doorstep. I’ve generally had a somewhat tempestuous relationship with this series, as while I love Nisio Isin’s prose, characterization, and thematic inquiry, I simply do not care for mysteries and puzzles in …

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Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san (Mr. Villain’s Day Off) – 09

Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san is sofa king good, honestly.  It couldn’t surprise me less that it seems to be almost ignored – most of the series in this category are.  I’m used to my “that niche” shows (and this is one of the better ones in the last couple of years) being largely anonymous.  It’s still …