catalyst

Absolutely brutal move by Yoru. Maybe this will finally be the wake up call Denji needed.

I’d love an XI remake but it’s also scary to think about because of how I know it’d completely take over my life lol.

This week we powered through the first three episodes of Kowloon Generic Romance. Sadly, we both came away feeling underwhelmed. The bones of a great show are there; I dig the aesthetic, KWC is a fascinating locale, and I love a good mystery. But the pacing and tone feel kind of wonky. The big reveals, if you can call them that, tend to be simply stated in the most uninteresting way possible.

Then we crawled through the backlog and ended up putting on Akiba Maid Wars. I had heard this was a fun show a while ago but never sat down to watch it. The first two episodes delivered pretty much exactly what I’d hoped. It’s absurd, hilarious and wildly violent.

I am of course still obsessed with Rock is a Lady’s Modesty. Very excited to see what kind of trouble the younger step sister is likely to cause in the near future.

I went in with low expectations but managed to secure a preorder from Best Buy.

That GQux episode was truly incredible. Dropping in the classic music like that? Chefs kiss.

Rock is a Lady’s Modesty continues to be a hoot. The second episode was slower but had some great character moments and a lot of humor packed in. I loved Otoha stalking Lilisa around the school.

My wife and I have been binging Apothecary Diaries and are now very nearly caught up. Really enjoying this show a lot. All the mystery and intrigue and just the right about of silliness mixed in, it keeps you on your toes.

Gundam Gqux had a promising start. As a gundam nerd I’m really excited at the idea of an alternate history UC timeline. Tons of fascinating lore bits being dropped in conversation. We don’t know much about our two main characters yet so hopefully that deepens a bit soon. As for the gundam itself, to be honest I’m not a huge fan of its design, but it’s not a deal breaker by any means.

Finally, we sat down to watch Lazarus and found ourselves flummoxed at the language options. Seems that Japanese language with English subtitles is not officially coming to Max for some time. That’s just bizarre. I’m sure we could find it online if we knew where to look, but for now I’m waiting it out.

I second the boulevardier mention. The paper plane has also become a mainstay in our house.

This is what I’m thinking too. If they can give humans something to fear worse than death, maybe the prophecy will be avoided?

Nicely done! Barbatos is one I’d like to build as well someday. Gotta love that giant mace.

Holy shit. We’ve been bamboozled!

Yeah lol. When she began counting from 3 I expected something epic to happen and instead she got immediately wrecked.

For me games from the NES era can tough to enjoy for more than a short period of time. They just tend to feel punitively difficult in a way that is not very fun. I’d much prefer a Mario from SNES onward any day for example.