**DADDIFIED HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Oh, oh friends -- "villain man" Kumai is intriguing, creepy, and mysterious, but so is our supposed allies in Togane, who has a VERY interesting tidbit thrown to us and Akane is faced with the possibility she may be falling further into the darkness and insanity than we possibly believe!
I am so fascinated by this season and...
2024-01-31 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Special thanks to @zeroantizero9554 and @BeHappy for their amazing gifts!
Just to update, I got the candle out of the glass and I can't wait to melt it! ;)
NOTE: Some of the Extras I'm talking about in this video will have to be put on hold, li...
2024-01-30 18:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
**FIDGETING HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
00:00 Introduction
03:55 Reaction
13:13 Discussion
FULL LENGTH REACTION: https://streamable.com/hunb45
This episode was SO good, as we learn that first impressions can be deceiving! Mitsumi is making friends and getting to socializ...
2024-01-30 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
**MANHUA-READ HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Wow, this ended up being...a lot longer than I expected! Special thanks to @Raky on Patreon for getting me the link to the manhua and the interview from 2022 with MXTX that I read and review in this video!
The wait was worth it and I loved getting to talk about MDZS again!
It's been SO LONG! I hope you like it! <...
**SPICY HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
MXTX wastes NO time simultaneously giving us spice but also letting our imaginations run WILD with what our HuaLian lovers have been up to! Spill the tea, MXTX! SPILL IT!
These chapters go over Hua Cheng being sick and wanting Xie Lian to read him a "very family appropriate" bedtime story! Bahahaa, and that's not all! Xie Lian also wants to...
2024-01-29 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**BL-DESTROYING HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
I really had high hopes for Eugene as a character and possible ship with Shin, a means to coax out some vulnerability...more discussions of siblings...welp, nevermind!
The ending of the episode was gruesome and beautifully animated! But man...this show doesn't give us a lot of time to breathe with these characters, does ...
2024-01-28 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**MAJOR HEADHPONE WARNINGS - I AM LOUD!**
OH. OH. I was NOT ready for us to meet the God Hand ALREADY!
The climax of Guts' battle with The Count goes to literally another dimension and the stakes of Guts moving forward, Puck seeing Guts' true self buried deep, and oh ho ho, we're about to get into the GOLDEN AGE! Already?! Ya Gal ain't ready!
T...
2024-01-27 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
**SHIPWRECKED HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
00:00 Introduction
05:50 Reaction
13:16 Discussion
Oohhh, we finally get our quest lined out as a random trip to see the New Year leads Frieren and Fern to meeting an old familiar face and tracking down a lead from an even OLDER face! Frieren is charged with getting closure with the ghost of Himmel...but to do that, she's goin...
2024-01-27 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
**OLD MAN HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
We round out this year's JanuYaoi with a look into the Top 10 "Old Man Yaoi" short manga and series that I was recommended or have read/watched this past year! If you like BL and aren't reading Old Man Yaoi, you SHOULD BE!
Thanks for making this year's JanuYaoi so fun! I'm hopeful to get to more BL and Danmei/Yaoi goodness in 2024! ...
2024-01-26 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
**WELCOMED HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
The roller coaster continues, as we get answers, learn terrifying truths, and the threads connecting Eva, Tenma, Nina, and Johan are seemingly drawn tighter and tighter! This episode! It was a doozy and I have a feeling the rest of this series is going to match it WELL.
LINK TO REACTION: 2024-01-26 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Soooo....finally, we're down the Elite 8 of this bracket this year!
Category is: Financial & Emotional Security!
Here's the link to the poll:https://forms.gle/Q5EnEw2xPjJfDPXa8
The Sweet Sixteen was a BLOOD BATH...but here we...
2024-01-26 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
**DANCING HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Look, I know the discussion is LONG for this one, but...THERE WERE THINGS TO SAY! I loved so much about this episode!
The reveals, the decisions, the backstory of our darling "dancing boy?" YES, PLEASE! I have so many theories, new shipping unlocked, and lots to talk about as we make our way into possibly the final match of the seas...
2024-01-25 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**CREEPING HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
This season is just BRINGING IT and I'm living for it! Akane's idiosyncrasies with Kogami gone start to be revealed, the question of "WC?" gets answered, and cue Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me," because there are ghosts that are lurking and this business is CREEPY!
I'm very intrigued by our new villain, their motivation, and ho...
2024-01-24 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
**INFINITE HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
I am SO EXCITED that SK8 is BACK AFTER THREE YEARS! AHHH! This reaction is to the teaser image, the VA's for Reki & Langa singing the ED, and those VA's doing an audio drama about going out together...on a date? BASICALLY! I'm so glad these boys are coming back! Let's celebrate!
Link to Actor Audio Drama: 2024-01-23 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
**SPARKLING-FRESH HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
I am already in love with Mitsumi, this country girl with big dreams and ambitions and a knack for perfectionism who's much more flawed than she realizes...not that I can relate or anything?! And then Sousuke Shima, who is checking off all the boxes of our mysterious humanoid golden retriever!
The two of them being the emoti...
2024-01-23 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**FLASHY HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
00:00 Introduction
07:47 Reaction Link
07:53 Discussion (NON-Spoiler)
38:00 SPOILER CORNER
55:26 Season 2 Post-Season Trailer
57:47 Advertisement with HuaLian
I can't believe we're ALREADY to the season finale! It's come and gone TOO SOON! UGH! But what a season finale it was!
The animation, the fores...
2024-01-22 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**AMNESIAC-LADEN HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
In this four-chapter set, we have QUITE the conundrum happen, as Xie Lian has...somehow...LOST HIS MEMORIES?! Xie Lian thinks he's 17 again, pre-ascended and it's up to Hua Cheng to guide him in a world he's completely unfamiliar with!
Witness Romania Black think up every possible explanation for Xie Lian's memory loss except the c...
2024-01-22 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
**OLD FASHIONED HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
This is a long reaction, but we have two DYNAMIC volumes of manga to look at and this story! The romance! The tenderness! The ANGST! It's a Yaoi BUFFET and now I want to watch the live action!!
Nozue and Togawa were just adorable and so RELATABLE -- I love cupcakes, sweets, and definitely this manga set! I hope you all e...
2024-01-21 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
**RESTED HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
In this episode, we get a peaceful transition episode showing what life "post war" could be like for our remaining Spearhead Squad members. Of course, the war ISN'T over and our crew grows restless as they realize there's still work left to be done!
New characters, more exposition, and questions arise! But it looks like it's back to the ba...
2024-01-21 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**GROSSED OUT HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
We're diving into Volume 2 of the 1st Deluxe Edition and OH. Oh, Romania was not ready for the grossness of The Count! Guts' resolve to not be compassionate is being put to the test, Puck makes friends (who don't have great lifespan expectancies), and we get our first cliffhanger that makes me really happy I have the manga in front of me and I can...
2024-01-20 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
**ZOLTRAAK'D HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
This series can be funny, tranquil, lovely, but also have that little "bite" to it! And this episode proves it! Frieren on her path to retrace the steps with her former party and understand humanity more, takes Fern to deal with an old nemesis from long ago...and it doesn't quite go as would be expected!
LINK TO REA...
2024-01-20 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
**EMOTIONAL SUPPORT MERMAN HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
This anime was actually a little difficult to track down an "official release," but luckily one coastal individual had a copy they were willing to part with -- and it was WORTH IT because wow! This little 30-minute OVA was poignant, sweet, romantic, and adorably therapeutic all at once!
Plus, you get to see the VA's...
2024-01-19 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**GUNPOINT HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
The roller coaster continues, as Nina demands to see Peter, we FINALLY learn about our creepy redhead "Devil's Apprentice," and tensions run HIGH as Nina and others are put to the test -- all with guns in their hands! And that cliffhanger?! How DARE, show. How dare you.
LINK TO REACTION: 2024-01-19 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
**VILLAINOUS HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Barou, my babyyyy! Hell yeah, I LOVED the themes of this episode - the "defeat," the concept of taking the "side character" route, and the idea of "dream doping" (SUCH a cool explanation) and whether we pursue our dreams that are out of reach or evolve ourselves around those dreams.
Barou and Isagi were BEASTS this episode - Defi...
2024-01-18 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**JUSTICE SERVING HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
We're starting Season 2, baby, and MAN, the parallels! The Parallels, the callbacks, the new characters, and a new mystery! HUZZAH!
Akane, Ginoza, Shion, and Kunizuka are old hat with all this latent criminals against the system business, but it looks like a new villain is lurking beneath the surface of the city...as the famous sa...
2024-01-17 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**WHERE'S SEASON TWO?! HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
WHAT A SEASON FINALE! The music, the animation, the fight scenes, the emotions, the CALLBACKS, the CLIFFHANGER?! I can't believe I finally make it to the finale and THAT'S IT FOR NOW?! NOOOO!
I had SO much fun with this series and I will be eagerly awaiting season 2 and my first volume of the manga (set to arrive this April)!...
2024-01-16 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
**DEVOTED HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
In the (maybe) penultimate episode of the season, our sweet cinnamon bun Xie Lian bares his heart to Hua Cheng, who lends a supportive ear and - erm - umbrella to our dude!
Things are wrapping up in the lair of Qi Rong, but some familiar faces show up to assist Xie Lian and cross paths with our Crimson Rain Sought Flower who definit...
2024-01-15 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**HAPPILY EVER AFTER HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
The final chapter of the main story (which was ADORABLE), the post script from MXTX, and the first "extra" chapter that was both heartbreaking and heartwarming? We only have about a month left with TGCF, but I'm not ready for it to end!
We let Whiteboard-kun take a break this week (last week was rough on him), but he'll be back...
2024-01-15 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
**HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
In preparation for my "Old Man Yaoi" review, I wanted to react to this one-shot about two "older" gentelmen coming from rough sides of the tracks and the romance that blossoms between them! There's a lot of rain, a lot of...erm...spiciness, and a lot of heart in this little story, I really ended up enjoying! Let's talk about it!
Thank...
2024-01-14 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
**WELCOMED HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Romania is in MUCH better spirits with this start to the second cour, as we get...answers? Maybe? Still a LOT of mystery concerning the fates of Spearhead, but we at least get to see Lena being an absolute badass and showing her growth over the course of this series so far!
I have so many questions, thoughts, and theories, th...
2024-01-14 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post