Various thoughts on a variety of topics.
Mizore Yoroizuka has quietly followed Nozomi Kasaki for years, never quite able to take that last step and fully express how she feels. It’s on one morning just like any other that Nozomi relates the story of ‘Liz and the Blue Bird’… hinting that it just may have some parallels to their relationship.
A stand-alone side story, taking place after the main Hibike! Euphonium series, focused on longing. It alternates between a conventional art style and one resembling a watercolor storybook for Liz’s segments.
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Following the shock of his mother’s sudden death, Satoru Fujinuma’s normally limited time jumping ability kicks in and sends him all the way back to elementary school. To a point just before an unsolved kidnapping incident resulted in the deaths of three students.
A character drama with thriller and mystery elements which happens to include a slight romance subplot.
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Though initially disinterested, while attending a recital event with a friend Minato Suyama becomes enraptured by the actors’ performances and decides to attend the Suidoubashi Animation Academy to become a voice actor himself. There he meets Chikako Oomori, the previous tenant of his new apartment, a voice acting student who suffers from acute performance anxiety.
A slightly romantic college-life ‘chasing your dream’ series centered on the voice acting profession.
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Being able to see and interact with spirits, Kogarashi Fuyuzora has had a tough time fitting in with human society. One day his luck seems to take a turn for the better when his ability gives him a way into the haunted former hot spring inn turned boarding house Yuragi-sou, only to find that the spirit he’s meant to exorcise turns out to be less harmful than initially thought.
A heavy-ecchi romantic comedy fond of slapstick humor and intermittent action scenes.
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Utterly defeated at the last championship, Nagisa Aragaki redoubles her efforts at improving her badminton skills at all costs. Worried that her intensity will be the end of the team the new coach decides the best course of action is to recruit someone who can stand at her level, and as luck would have it just such a person has begun attending the school: Ayano Hanesaki… the same girl who defeated Nagisa at that previous tournament.
A drama-heavy sports series with a moderate amount of comic relief.
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Attending the prestigious Seishou Music Academy, Karen Aijou holds a dream of performing on stage in the Starlight Revue with her childhood friend Hikari Kagura. A dream which finally seems within her reach when Hikari returns from overseas to attend Seishou as well… but the path to the Revue is a harsh one, and only a single performer out of a select group can qualify for the honor.
A school-life relationship drama centered on theater performance as combat. It has a large of amount of comic relief and a fondness for symbology.
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Having already tackled Mt. Mitsutouge, which offered a fantastic view of Mt. Fuji, Aoi wants to make another attempt at reaching the summit of Fuji itself. Unfortunately there’s no opportunity to do so until the next summer vacation, so in the meantime she and her friends visit an assortment of other mountains while continuing to enjoy their everyday school life.
This continues from where the second season left off with a similar variety of content. While it can be watched without having seen the prequel, you’re expected to already be aware of the characters’ histories and relationships.
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On a day just like any other, Souya Kuroi has a strange dream involving a dragon. Later that same day mysterious giant cat-shaped objects appear all across the globe, objects which appear to be both immune to conventional weaponry and able to project an all-encompassing pacification field. Only bearers of special psychokinetic armor are able to fight them… and Souya finds himself charged with confiscating the very source of that power.
An action-heavy pseudo-mecha series with abundant comic relief, a small touch of ecchi, and a prominent philosophical theme.
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Disdainful of games due to a traumatic childhood, Kasumi Nomura is serious to a fault. Meanwhile Olivia, a native citizen who enjoys acting like a foreigner, and the slightly air-headed Honda Hanako are more hyperactive. Initially having little to do with each other, one thing leads to another and soon the three of them have formed a new ‘pastimers club’ where each day they engage in different sorts of pastimes.
A daily life gag comedy focused on extreme reaction humor.
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