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Software engineer and avid anime fan
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HUGE news, this changes everything

I thought Ikoku Nikki was amazing and no one should skip it, but actually, it's better & watching should be mandated by law
February 8, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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Watch Ikoku Nikki

Read Ikoku Nikki

Do not skip Ikoku Nikki

Ikoku Nikki!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 1, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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One of the main ideas behind the Ikoku Nikki anime so far has been to use the structure of the house that the two leads share to underline how "living together" has been a technicality. They're still two separate lifestyles and there is tangible, solid separation between the two
January 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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Begging people to watch Ikoku Nikki
January 18, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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Frieren is back like it never left. Reassuringly familiar in aspects like its delicate palettes and soothing art direction deeply rooted in culture, or the emphasis on ephemeral elements of its world, both constantly tied to its central themes of time and the transience of things
January 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Frieren S2 immediately dismantles all the noise about the new directors. Grabbing luggage off the ground reveals flattened grass under it. Walking away from her stupid magic prank still shows it shining annoyingly in the back. A series about time has to show consequence down to these details
January 16, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Week 2 of "Shiboyugi is real? They made a commercial anime like this?"
January 14, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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The way Ikoku Nikki uses physical boundaries within households to show the gap between their inhabitants, but now that we're hopefully heading towards something healthier, something you make together in the same space is what leads to happiness...........
January 11, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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It's cool that Kyouhei Ishiguro woke up one day and suddenly decided to be the greatest anime opening director. Like yeah now he only makes insane, thematically rich sequences on good anime, where he matches indie adventurousness with polish exclusive to commercial work. Seihantai nation we up
January 11, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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Now that's good food. The Ikoku Nikki premiere had me gripped from the start, but it did take a bit for it to completely click. I don't know how it compares to the manga, but the way the script is arranged achronologically and the way it transitions between scenes is so clever.
January 5, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Moving out of my parents' house on Saturday. It's going to be so weird living on my own but hopefully it all goes well
October 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Wrote about the whys and hows behind the amazing improvements for season 2 of My Dress-Up Darling / Kisekoi. More experienced & bolder directors, better production circumstances, and engagement with more diverse subcultures in a way that reinforces its themes blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/10/08/t...
October 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
God I love this show so much. Building on its themes even more, My Dress Up Darling shows how being an adult doesn't mean that you need to give up on your hobbies, even if they appear "childish" to others. There's nothing wrong with putting your all into something you enjoy.
September 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Moving out of my parents' house next month and I haven't been this stressed in a while. Definitely going to be lonely for a while since I'm so used to living with other people
September 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
You can always count on Fujimoto to pull the most insane things out of left field but I never expected him to be this explicit in his depiction of America imperialism by the country finding a way to invent nuclear weapons again. My jaw was on the floor
July 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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I'm careful not to hyperbolize the status of up-and-coming creators, because the way that staff discourse is driven, too many youngsters who landed fancy, mostly straightforward yet bombastic high-profile anime are burdened with unfair expectations of "legends"

Souta Ueno IS actually that special
July 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Mono was a very interesting show. The production value blew me away, especially since this is from a brand new studio. That being said, it really struggled to keep me engaged in the second half as I realized that they weren't going to focus much at all on photography.
June 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Zohran Mamdani wins the first round of the NYC Democratic mayoral election

Given his lead, we're almost guaranteed to see Mamdani win on the final ballot
June 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Zohran’s results so far just show how tired Americans are of the status quo, how we need creative, people-first campaigning and governance, and why positive, progressive politics are the future.

Hate to get ahead of myself before results are called but I’m so freakin happy right now.
June 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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"GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE"
June 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Rereading some of Kaguya-sama and I'm just reminded again how peak this series can be at times. I absolutely love the emphasis on the need to not be scared of showing yourself to your significant other by framing romance as something that requires that from both parties to be genuine
May 20, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Wind Breaker Season 2 Episode 4 might be my favorite episode of the series so far. Literally had everything I wanted from great direction to really amazing writing that helped convey Sakura's struggle throughout the show as he tries to open up to people.
April 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The next few anime seasons are going to be so packed compared to this one. Here's what I'm planning on watching next season.
1. Wind Breaker Season 2
2. How to Become Ordinary Season 2
3. Witch Watch
4. Summer Pockets
5. My Hero Academia Vigilantes
6. Your Forma
7. Lazarus
8. Mono
March 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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AnimeJapan Day 1 Stuff:

The Summer Hikaru Died still looks great. Quite fitting but it's a bold choice to commit this unequivocally to an uncomfortable, bleak summer feel. Good friction. Also, Hiraoka in a role all about dripping, unnerving morphing animation is the visual typecast of the decade
TVアニメ「光が死んだ夏」メインPV第1弾【2025年夏放送・配信開始】
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March 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End season 2 premieres next January!
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 Premieres Next January
Teaser visual also revealed
www.animenewsnetwork.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM