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Love, Election & Chocolate 4 - 12 & OVA Sweet. I wasn't expecting to find political intrgue in my chocolate. I was afraid I was going to get caramel. I hate caramel. No seriously, I really do hate caramel. But that was unexpectedly really really good, or as Matsushita would say... average. LOL Maybe even... gasp!... better than average! Woah, I don't know if I'd seriously go that far, but for a moment I was thinking this might turn into another generic harem school comedy. Glad I was mistaken.

Love, Election & Chocolate 1 - 3 So far this one has been really enjoyable.

I knew there was a more recent version of it, but doubt that I'll have a chance to see that anytime soon since it looks like it's unlicensed. I'm just watching various stuff on HIDIVE right now. Stuff that I've mostly overlooked in the past. Kissdum R Engage Planet 1 Okay, what the hell was that? Besides a complete and total mess I mean. That's gotta be one of the most nonsensical first episodes of any anime I've ever seen. Usually you take a little time to introduce a cast or story before having all hell break loose. That's a freakin huge red flag there to me, so enough of that.

Yozakura Quartet 1 - 12 Another disappointment.

From the New World 1 - 5 Meh. Started out interesting, but I'm already getting bored so on to something else.

Wish Upon the Pleiades 7 - 12 That was okay. Still don't get why the one girl was always wearing the witch's costume, or how come the little alien guy needed to speak through her. Guess is was all just to make her more moe.

Trinity Seven 1 & 2 (Ugh. Even the title of this show is ridiculous.) Wish Upon the Pleiades 1 - 6

Medaka Box 1 - 8 Not so impressed with this one. Wanted to give it a chance, but just too ridiculous for me.

When They Cry Kai 6 - 24 & Rei 1 - 5 Guess I gotta say it. I'm impressed. Thought for sure this would be one of those shows that left a million unanswered questions in the end, but pretty much the opposite in fact. I really really enjoyed it. Great show.

When They Cry 19 - 26 & Kai 1 - 5 Hmm, pieces definitely falling into place. Really curious now as to what the lynchpin will be.

When They Cry 2 - 18 Wow, this show's seriously f'ed up man. Okay, so far I count like three separate timelines... I think. I'm not even sure of that though, let alone much else. So much stuff from each one seems to correlate, yet simulatenously there's clear divergences of events. All I can say is, I'll be really impressed if this somehow all makes sense in the end.

Finally got a bunch of time to kill and a month's subscription to HIDIVE, so anime sampling/binging time. Armed Girl's Machiavellism 1 Hentai Prince and the Stony Cat 1 (I actually kind of like this one, so I'll watch more of this one at some point probably.) Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto 1 Himouto Umaru-chan 1 Flying Witch 1 & 2 (Love this and purchased the box set, so I'll watch the rest of it later on.) Tonari no Seki-Kun 1 - 9 (Also, really enjoyed this one. Think I'll save the rest for later.) Onigiri 1 - 12 (Stupid and silly, but episodes are only three minutes long, so figured I'd watch 'em all.) Majestic Prince 1 (Huh, I was expecting this to be more of a serious sci-fi show, but it looks like more of a brainless Fafner in space.) Rail Wars 1 When They Cry 1 (I'm already creeped out, and there's still like 50 episodes to go? Whatever. This one I'm binging till the end.)

Yeah, Sentai made a deal with Right Stuf a few years ago to have them warehouse their stuff and handle fulfillment for their online store. I wish Funimation would do the same; their shop's customer service is terrible. Heh heh, you want funny. I actually got a package from Right Stuf over the summer, when I had no order placed with them, and I was afraid to open it cuz I thought it might be a bomb or something. I did happen to know at the time that they shipped stuff for the Sentai store, but I had no order with them either. I called Right Stuf's customer service and they had no clue about it, but convinced me to go ahead and open it. Turns out it was an item I ordered from the Sentai shop from the previous year's holiday sale that went out of print and got canceled on me. Apparently they got a copy and sent it to me by accident... without charging me for it! Ha ha. I did the right thing anyway and sent it back to them. I bought it from somewhere else already, so I had no reason to want to keep it. So much for New Year's resolutions anyway. I streamed the first episodes for some shows on HIDIVE with the free month's subscription I got for the big Sentai order I made, and decided to grab a few more things before the sale ends tonight. New on order: Bodacious Space Pirates movie, Flying Witch premium edition, Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior, Love Chunibyo and Other Delusions Rikka Version, Sabagebu, and Stella Women's Academy

Last day for the Right Stuf sale, and they once again traditionally brought back all of their daily mega deals and also added their Mega Mega deal. LOL Only $2, 069.99! Believe it or not, I think they said somebody last year actually purchased it. Anyway, I'm not that crazy, but I am crazy enough that I sacrificed my better judgement and made one hopefully final order for the year for some limited edition sets: Attack on Titan season 2, Grimgar, MHA season 2 part2, Myriad Colors Phantom World, and No Game No Life Zero. Hopefully, I don't spend any more money on anime again till next holiday season. Guess I'll make that my New Year's resolution that I have almost no hope of keeping.

Yeah, looks like that demon from Constantine's past has something to do with whatever Nate's dad is up to with the magical creatures at the bureau. That reminds me, I don't think they showed what happened to Mona after the timeline got fixed. Really hope she's gonna be alright. Things didn't look so good for her when we last saw her.

Aquaman 9/10 Total visual spectacle. Some of costumes were a bit over the top I thought, but it is a super hero movie, so it's to be expected. Solid, fun origin story in any case, so another much needed win for DC I'd say.

Survivor

Well, looks like Right Stuf finally finished adding stuf to their holiday sale. Got the final volumes of Durarara x2 from them that I still needed, but that was it. The Sentai Shop brought back their sale though, with the same prices they had before on most things. Seems like they just increased prices slightly on items that are either low in stock or on backorder, so I put in one last order there. It's supposed to run this time through January 5th for those who are interested. New on order: Blade & Soul, Hayate the Combat Butler seasons 2 - 4 & movie, Kinmoza seasons 1 & 2, La Corda d'Oro ~ Blue Sky, Leviathan the Last Defense, Psychic Squad Unlimited, Strawberry Marshmallow OVA collection, and Student Council's Discretion seasons 1 & 2

The mid-season finale was pretty epic.

Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse 10/10 That was just awesome. I was a bit skeptical back when I saw the first trailer for it many months ago, but super glad I changed my mind about seeing it. Stan Lee cameo and nice little tribute to him at the end were great to see, too. Man was a visionary without a doubt. Also, the collector card packs they handed out for purchasing tickets were a nice surprise, especially since I lucked out and got the ones for my three favorite characters. Sweet.

Yami. He started off seeming to be an indifferent hardass who didn't take his squad or anything all that seriously, but this season he's been shown to be an incredibly disciplined fighter who actually cares very deeply about them all, like they're family, because as we now know he no longer has any of his own being a foreign castaway there. Noelle, too, in a way with her family issues. I'd say there's some complexity there. Still, it's true they're kind of the exceptions. Doesn't really matter to me though; the show's mindless fun, and there's enough complexity in the block already. The part of Toonami I honestly look most forward to every night is the tail end of the premieres with Jo Jo, Black Clover, and Hunter Hunter. Kind of a shame they're buried a little, but at least with the recent expansion of the block they're on a little earlier than they used to be.

Not me. I've been watching it from the beginning. First season was pretty bad, as it took itself way too seriously and had a boring villain, but it was worth sticking with it as it got phenomenally better with season 2, and even moreso with seasons 3 and 4. As far as I'm concerned, it's the best, or at least the most fun, show on television. And that's coming from somebody who normally hates time travel stuff. I love the addition of Mona as a recurring character btw. I mean what other show could take a bubbly takout delivery girl and give her a significant role in the show somehow?

Ralph Breaks the Internet 9/10 Loved it almost as much as the original. Only knock I'd say is that the ending felt a bit anticlimactic and maybe a tad too melancholy, but staying for the scene after the initial credits kind of fixed that a bit. Disney princesses and the racing scene were the big highlights for me.