twwk // charles

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I showed up here to stay in touch.

But if our bond doesn’t carry past platforms, I’m not sure I need to keep thinking of things to say on yet another timeline.

Yay! I’ve been wanting to rewatch this.

manga + pup 🐾

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Instead of “Happy Memorial Day,” maybe go with a more solemn, “May we always remember.”

Of if you’re an otaku—“It’s a terrible day for rain.”

Secrets of the Silent Witch is the anime and light novel fan’s answer to Harry Potter:

Magic school setting? Check.
Charming cast? Check.
High stakes and addicting storytelling? For sure.

The action’s a bit quieter, but the writing’s more mature—and full of the tropes we otaku adore.

R E A D Y for the W E E K E N D

After weeks in approval hell, we finally posted my vacant assistant position. You guys have no idea how excited I am—I'm in desperate need of help. 🙃

I don’t love growing older, but I do love having more years to look back on. It’s easier to give myself grace when I’m not just measuring five years of growth, but twenty-five.

Photos from my travels to DFW last week!

1. Ramen w/voice actor couple Jordan Dash and Kelsey Cruz
2. Cheese tonkatsu w/the voice of Maomao, Emi Lo
3. Boba + donuts with Jeremy from Anime Diet
4. Rooftop pool atop a historic hotel in Dallas

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Good morning, friends. I hope you have an amazing Tuesday!

Nom nom

Shimarin and Chiaki spotted in episode three of mono! #anisky

😔

Kamome is definitely (and obviously) best girl

I reorganized my manga and LN shelves to make more space and to make room in my figure shelves, too

Hehe keep them dad jokes coming!

Saturday is a dark day—but pain and sorrow soon will be no more.

The gratitude is for lots of reasons—Tikka Masala is def one of them. Right near the top. hehe

I'm full of gratitude today. Also Tikka Masala. Lots of Tikka Masala.

I'M SO EXCITED! It's been almost two years since volume ten was released—and I love this series so much!

Raido and Reina…or Sam and Frodo?

Why would someone be so rude though 😔

😔

It’s super old school and super VN-formatted. I liked it a lot. @khakibluesocks.bsky.social just found it boring, though haha. The ratings have been really low but I wonder if it’s b/c viewers now don’t really know Key.

I’d love to hear what you think of it.

I dunno…episode one of Summer Pockets felt pretty charming to me. Even if it plays like a “generic Key-type series” rather than the real deal, I’ll happily take this over another Day I Became a God. VERY happily.

Day 2/2 of testifying at the Capitol. I wish I could say I’m through after this but with almost two months left in legislative session, I fear I’m not. 😭

Oh man nostalgia…

For real. :(

We ended up writing like four deep dives on the show—and still have more to say. There's so much richness in it and its themes. It's exciting to me when an original anime is willing to tell a story with depth like this. SO GOOD.

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The one anime I desperately want to watch this season is the one anime that doesn't have a distributor in North America. :/