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Saw The Running Man today. So good.

You and Idol PreCure Episode 41: 50 Promises The Idol PreCure Research Club faces abolishment in the forty-first episode of You and Idol PreCure. Kokoro steps up in order to try and save it.

Kokoro steps up to prevent the Idol PreCure Research Club from being abolished in episode 41 of You and Idol #PreCure

Autumn 2025 Anime: Thoughts So Far We're halfway through the final season of anime for 2025, so I'll be sharing my thoughts on the shows I've been watching so far. Let's jump right in

Autumn 2025 Anime: Thoughts So Far

We're halfway through the final season of anime for 2025, so I'll be sharing my thoughts on the shows I've been watching so far. Let's jump right in

You and Idol PreCure Episode 40: Even Brighter Colour Nana visits her Mum in France in the fortieth episode of You and Idol PreCure, and has a decision to reach when her mother makes an offer.

Nana visits her mother in France in episode 40 of You and Idol #PreCure

You and Idol PreCure Episode 39: Dancing Star Cup Lots of spinning in the thirty-ninth episode of You and Idol PreCure as Kokoro and friends cheer for an older student to achieve his dream.

Lots of spinning in episode 39 of You and Idol #PreCure

Game of the Month: November 2025 As the end of the year looms ever closer, it is time for me to share with you my penultimate game of the month for 2025. I also have a few honourable mentions, too.Plenty of hacking and slashing going on this month.

Game of the Month: November 2025

As the end of the year looms ever closer, it is time for me to share with you my penultimate game of the month for 2025. I also have a few honourable mentions, too.Plenty of hacking and slashing going on this month.

Manga this month: a landlord, idols, the undying, relationships, and magical girls.

You and Idol PreCure Episode 38: Costume Contest Halloween has arrived in the thirty-eighth episode of You and Idol PreCure. Uta is afraid of ghosts and jack-o'-lanterns, though, so it's not exactly her favourite time of year. Maybe Nana can help her overcome her fear.

Nana helps Uta overcome her fear of Halloween in episode 38 of You and Idol #PreCure

You and Idol PreCure Episode 37: Smiling Echo In this episode of You and Idol PreCure, Cure Idol gains a new power.

Cure Idol gains a new power in You and Idol #PreCure episode 37.

Game of the Month: October 2025 This month, we return to a certain city whilst catching monsters; specifically monsters that are capable of fitting into your pocket. Before that, however, the latter half of September going into October saw a lot of video games being released that I had more than a passing interest in, so I've got a fair few honourable mentions.

Game of the Month: October 2025

This month, we return to a certain city whilst catching monsters; specifically monsters that are capable of fitting into your pocket. Before that, however, the latter half of September going into October saw a lot of video games being released that I had more than a…

Thoughts on Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games Volume 8 Mio faces her strongest opponent yet in the eighth volume of Eri Ejima's Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games manga: her own mother. This is an opponent she'll want to overcome, or else she'll have to give up on her beloved fighting games forever. This volume contains chapters forty to forty-four.

Thoughts on Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games Volume 8

Mio faces her strongest opponent yet in the eighth volume of Eri Ejima's Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games manga: her own mother. This is an opponent she'll want to overcome, or else she'll have to give up on her beloved fighting…

Autumn 2025 Anime: First Impressions The leaves are falling from the trees, which must mean that autumn is upon us. The new season brings along with it new anime, so I'll be sharing my initial impressions of each show I've chosen to watch this time around.

Autumn 2025 Anime: First Impressions

The leaves are falling from the trees, which must mean that autumn is upon us. The new season brings along with it new anime, so I'll be sharing my initial impressions of each show I've chosen to watch this time around.

You and Idol PreCure Episode 36: Live in Concert Idol PreCure prepare for a concert in the thirty-sixth episode of You and Idol PreCure. After the previous episode, it's nice that they're jumping right back in to idol activities once again.

Concert preparations are underway in the 36th episode of You and Idol #PreCure

You and Idol PreCure Episode 35: Ugh Let's just get this over with...

Lots of dates in episode 35 of You and Idol #PreCure

Summer 2025 Anime Awards The summer has come to an end, so I'll be looking back over the anime I watched during it to celebrate my favourite parts. It was a season where bowling turned into time travelling, girls frequently visited a food court, great old ones took humanity on in VR, we saw everyday life in a city, good girls turned delinquent, the line between friend and lover became blurred, we learned the joy of rocks, and cats took over the world.

Summer 2025 Anime Awards

The summer has come to an end, so I'll be looking back over the anime I watched during it to celebrate my favourite parts. It was a season where bowling turned into time travelling, girls frequently visited a food court, great old ones took humanity on in VR, we saw…

Autumn 2025 Anime: What I Will Be Watching

The autumn is almost upon us, bringing with it new anime to watch. Here I shall share the shows that I intend to watch for the season.

You and Idol PreCure Episode 34: Mystery of the Menu When an old Café Glitter menu is discovered that has one of its items crossed out, Hamori decides to investigate what that item is in episode thirty-four of You and Idol PreCure. 

Detective Hamori is on the case in episode 34 of You and Idol #PreCure

Thoughts on Tough Love at the Office: The Complete Yuri Collection Tough Love at the Office is a yuri manga written and illustrated by Sal Jiang. It focuses on two office ladies, Junko Shirakawa and Kayo Kuroda, who seemingly get along on the surface. Away from the public view, however, they're constantly fighting - and not just with words, but physically. Originally released as three separate volumes, Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga for an English language release and collected them together in a single omnibus.

Thoughts on Tough Love at the Office: The Complete Yuri Collection

Tough Love at the Office is a yuri manga written and illustrated by Sal Jiang. It focuses on two office ladies, Junko Shirakawa and Kayo Kuroda, who seemingly get along on the surface. Away from the public view, however, they're…

Thoughts on Assorted Entanglements Volume 8 Sugimoto and Kujou-sensei are in the spotlight in the eighth volume of Mikanuji's Assorted Entanglements manga. A rift opens up between them as mistakes of the past get repeated. This volume contains chapters one hundred and twenty-three to one hundred and thirty-six.

Thoughts on Assorted Entanglements Volume 8

Sugimoto and Kujou-sensei are in the spotlight in the eighth volume of Mikanuji's Assorted Entanglements manga. A rift opens up between them as mistakes of the past get repeated. This volume contains chapters one hundred and twenty-three to one hundred…

You and Idol PreCure Episode 33: Kirakira Yokozuna Idol PreCure receive lots of fan letters in the thirty-third episode of You and Idol PreCure, including one from a certain sumo wrestler. They just happen to bump into him, and discover that he's looking for a change of career.

A certain sumo wrestler is eager to join Idol PreCure in episode 33 of You and Idol #PreCure

Thoughts on How do I turn my Best Friend into my Girlfriend? Volume 4 Yuzu feels under the weather in the fourth volume of Syu Yasaka's How do I turn my Best Friend into my Girlfriend? manga, so Minami takes care of her. As Christmas approaches, things change between them... This volume contains chapters eighteen to twenty-three.

Thoughts on How do I turn my Best Friend into my Girlfriend? Volume 4

Yuzu feels under the weather in the fourth volume of Syu Yasaka's How do I turn my Best Friend into my Girlfriend? manga, so Minami takes care of her. As Christmas approaches, things change between them... This volume contains…

Thoughts on Cheerful Amnesia Volume 6 Arisa and Mari continue their lives together in the sixth and final volume of Tamamushi Oku's Cheerful Amnesia manga. However, there is still one thing that Arisa is quite keen on doing with Mari... This volume contains chapters fifty-six to sixty-six.

Thoughts on Cheerful Amnesia Volume 6

Arisa and Mari continue their lives together in the sixth and final volume of Tamamushi Oku's Cheerful Amnesia manga. However, there is still one thing that Arisa is quite keen on doing with Mari... This volume contains chapters fifty-six to sixty-six.

Thoughts on Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina Volume 6 (Manga) Elaina's travels take her to a town by the sea in the sixth and final volume of Itsuki Nanao's manga adaptation of Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina. A couple of familiar faces also happen to show up. This volume contains chapters twenty-one to twenty-four.

Thoughts on Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina Volume 6 (Manga)

Elaina's travels take her to a town by the sea in the sixth and final volume of Itsuki Nanao's manga adaptation of Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina. A couple of familiar faces also happen to show up. This volume contains…

Thoughts on I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level Volume 15 (Manga) Azusa finds herself facing challenges that may actually tax her in the fifteenth volume of Yusuke Shiba's manga adaptation of I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level. After hundreds of years of taking it easy, the time has come for her to start putting in some effort again. This volume contains chapters seventy-eight to eighty-two.

Thoughts on I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level Volume 15 (Manga)

Azusa finds herself facing challenges that may actually tax her in the fifteenth volume of Yusuke Shiba's manga adaptation of I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level. After hundreds of…

Thoughts on Gushing Over Magical Girls Volume 1 Gushing Over Magical Girls is a manga series written and illustrated by Akihiro Ononaka. It focuses on a girl named Utena Hiiragi, who is a big fan of the magical girls who protect her town. Utena is suddenly recruited by the villainous organisation that opposes the magical girl, and ends up becoming the enemy of the girls she loves so much.

Thoughts on Gushing Over Magical Girls Volume 1

Gushing Over Magical Girls is a manga series written and illustrated by Akihiro Ononaka. It focuses on a girl named Utena Hiiragi, who is a big fan of the magical girls who protect her town. Utena is suddenly recruited by the villainous organisation…

Thoughts on The Fed-Up Office Lady Wants to Serve the Villainess Volume 1 The Fed-Up Office Lady Wants to Serve the Villainess is a yuri manga written and illustrated by Nekotarou. After Natori Midori is fired from her office job, she finds herself transported into the world of a game, where she ends up becoming the secretary of the villainess.Seven Seas licensed the manga for an English language release. Thie first volume contains chapters one to five.

Thoughts on The Fed-Up Office Lady Wants to Serve the Villainess Volume 1

The Fed-Up Office Lady Wants to Serve the Villainess is a yuri manga written and illustrated by Nekotarou. After Natori Midori is fired from her office job, she finds herself transported into the world of a game, where she…

You and Idol PreCure Episode 32: Refined Maturity Puririn and Meroron want a dreamy school life in the thirty-second episode of You and Idol PreCure, but they can't exactly attend in their fairy forms. Their Pretty Cure forms are right out, too, but perhaps Tanaka can offer them some advice.

Puririn and Meroron want a dreamy school life in episode 32 of You and Idol #PreCure

Thoughts on Bocchi the Rock! Volume 6 Kessoku Band organise their own concert in the sixth volume of Aki Hamazi's Bocchi the Rock! manga. It's to celebrate Seika's birthday, but booking other bands for it proves to be quite a bit of a challenge. Kita also has some unexpected news to share with her bandmates.

Thoughts on Bocchi the Rock! Volume 6

Kessoku Band organise their own concert in the sixth volume of Aki Hamazi's Bocchi the Rock! manga. It's to celebrate Seika's birthday, but booking other bands for it proves to be quite a bit of a challenge. Kita also has some unexpected news to share with her…

Thoughts on Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Elma’s Office Lady Diary Volume 9 Elma comes down with a seemingly human affliction in the ninth volume of Ayami Kazama's Miss Kobayashi Dragon's Maid: Elma's Office Lady Diary manga. Bit odd, considering she's a dragon. This volume contains chapters seventy-three to eighty-one.

Thoughts on Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Elma’s Office Lady Diary Volume 9

Elma comes down with a seemingly human affliction in the ninth volume of Ayami Kazama's Miss Kobayashi Dragon's Maid: Elma's Office Lady Diary manga. Bit odd, considering she's a dragon. This volume contains chapters…

Manga this month: office lady, witches, slimes, best friends, entanglements, and violence.