**BEST FRIENDO HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Mahito is NOT messing around in this episode -- giving one of the best-delivered monologues of the season, but Todo (FINALLY) shows up and rivals him with a monologue of his own!
Yuuji is at his breaking point, but his "Best Friendo" is not about to let him go down without a fight, as Shibuya lays in shambles around them... &nb...
2023-12-09 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
**SLIGHTLY TAKEN ABACK HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Well, we are finally at the last volume of the manga and...honestly? It was NOT what I was expecting! I can't believe I'm saying this...but I'm maybe...more partial to the anime? In any case, it's a great adaptation, but I'm happy to see the final volume now as it was originally shown to you all!
Now all that's left is the re...
2023-12-08 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
**DEVILISH HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
OH. I am in LOVE with Martin's character, but not in love with the tension and suspense this episode is giving! Martin and Tenma collide and Eva is in danger, and the entire scene is set on a WEIRD stage if there ever was one!
I have so many questions, but I just want Martin and Eva to live and for Tenma to rescue them at this point...is...
2023-12-08 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**ON HIATUS HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Special thanks to @Kelsey for everything to see for this one and all the support from her and you all! I am so excited for the contents of this series that remains to be animated, but for now... ...here's my reaction to the "bonus chapter" with Volume 34!
I hope you all enjoy! I love these boys!
Thank you for wa...
2023-12-07 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
**THREE ON THREE HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
At the halfway point of the season and we're fully into the "second selection" and things are certainly NOT going the way I expected, but in the BEST WAY!
Isagi and his harem club president Bachira team up with an unlikely ally and things take an intriguing turn as we move into the second half of the season! As Ru Paul would ...
2023-12-07 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostROUND 2: FIGHT!
It's the second round of the Husbando and Waifu polling, and to make things interesting, I'm doing the polls a little "different" this round!
The criteria is: MOST CARING & PHYSICALLY AFFECTIONATE.
For each question, please select your TOP 2 of the four listed.
I know it's going to be hard, but...
**MIDWAY POINT HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
The halfway point of season 1 is in this episode set and OOF. Man, does it HURT. Shogo Makishima luring Akane into similar situations as Kogami was put through...and revealing that he's not someone that can be easily dealt with by an Enforcer or Inspector, it seems!
Plus, we FINALLY get backstory on Kunizuka and how she became an Enforcer! ...
2023-12-06 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
**HOPEFUL HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
If I wasn't invested in this series before (and I was), I most certainly am NOW! Especially with what they're giving us with Wolfwood and this mysterious childhood friend who's shown up!
All the villains are coming out of the woodwork and things are getting QUITE chaotic, but I'm definitely on board for the ride...even if we're head...
2023-12-05 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**TRICKSTER HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
The Guoshi Mei NianQing is finally talking, but only until Jun Wu shows back up! And the Heavenly Realm is running rampant with all KINDS of villainous characters now that things are turned on their heads!
It's chaos, it's madness, it's tension, and SOMEHOW amidst Qi Rong's return, our boys HuaLian STILL manage to get some romantic flirt...
2023-12-04 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
**DANCING HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
This show does not mince words, does NOT give you time to grieve, and leaves you with questions, mysteries unanswered, but somehow...all in the BEST way!
I can't believe Daiya and Lecca are just...GONE. UGH. It hurts here, and Shin's suffering in silence, while Lena is facing opposition on multiple fronts, and dealing with some interestin...
2023-12-03 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
**RESURRECTED HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
WELL. UHM. Remember in episode 1, where things were kind of fantastical and crazy? Remember how we sort of took a back seat to that until NOW?
All the supernatural, fantasy insanity is slowly catching up to us, and I was NOT prepared for the craziness of this episode...and it's JUST the beginning, I feel. Welp. Hoo boy. &n...
2023-12-02 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
**NAILED IT! HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Look, I can be in denial, right? RIGHT?! Numb? What's that? Character death where?! Gege just decided to rip out our hearts and steamroll them as he cackles away eating popcorn...what's there to be sad about?!
These last two episodes have really messed with me, but have me theorizing up a STORM! And we only have four episodes left...Ge...
2023-12-02 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
**Penultimate HeadPhone Warnings**
Ooohhh, I have been SO excited to see the manga for the anime installment of the first part with the finale, and honestly? I think the anime did a great job of adapting the material, but there were some surprises and amazing imagery that this volume had in it!
Next week is the last volume before the final Recap, though! It...
2023-12-01 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**BODYGUARDED HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Just when I think the mangaka is going to answer questions from the last episode, INSTEAD, we lunge into answering questions from previous storylines AND introducing yet another mysterious blonde for Romania to instantly attach to! Martin is a very intriguing character and might just be the right "anchor" for someone as crazy as Eva....
... 2023-12-01 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
**FIRST SELECTION HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
The First Selection ends with a BANG! and the end of the match up against Team V, and Isagi is riding a high of discovering how he can move forward as a Striker!
But this was only the First Selection, and Ego makes it pretty well known the Second will be NOTHING like the first, and a LOT harder! But our Z Boys seem up for anything...
2023-11-30 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**CYBERNETIC HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
I LOVE this series and how it's exploring technology, philosophy, morality, and somehow weaves into this detective world ALL THE SHIPPING! Gino, Akane, and Shogo (of course) all having their moments with our boy Kogami and I'm here for it!
This episode may be my favorite so far? It's so hard to pick because they're all so good and this...
2023-11-29 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
**BLESSED HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
This episode was SO cool in how it plays with the concept of the "timeline" and what we THINK we know going on with the plot!
There are ghosts from Vash's past, reveals with characters we've met, and some hard-hitting themes of idealism vs. realism that are going to test the bonds between Vash and his companions this season! What an episo...
2023-11-28 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**EXPOSITION BOMB HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Not going to lie...my brain is fried after these chapters. Romania.exe is going to need to reset after reading all this madness as out of nowhere, MXTX decides NOW IS THE TIME to learn the lore surrounding Jun Wu, The Guoshi of Xianle, and the three other Guoshi...leading to all sorts of horrors being unravelled!
And it's not over...
2023-11-27 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
**CEREBRAL HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Ohhhhh, the mystery and world-building in this episode kicks things up to an ELEVEN! We learn the Legion are probably robo-zombies, Shin's brother Rei has a connection to Lena's past, and Shin himself has a LOT of mystery surrounding him and his "goals."
I put on my tinfoil hat for this discussion but I'm already REALLY looking for...
2023-11-26 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostHey Everyone!
This year, we're doing something NEW for the Husbando and Waifu rounds!
YOU ALL are picking the winners!
The forms below have broken rounds based on nomination results (how many nominated which candidate, etc.). There's a separate poll form for Husbandos and Waifus!
PLEASE CLICK THE FORMS AND VOTE FOR THE WINNERS (BASED ON THE CRITERIA)!...
2023-11-26 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
**FANGIRLING OUT OF MY SEAT HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
I'm Sorry you all have to deal with me losing my mind but I feel like a meme -- THINGS ARE HAPPENING, Y'ALL! OH. MY. GOD.
After all these episodes of character development, time, and a little (much needed) communication -- Guts and Casca's relationship crescendos into this episode and I am LIVING. Of course, there's ...
2023-11-25 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
**DEFINITELYNOTSADMYFAVORITEISDEAD....Headphone Warnings**
I'm not in denial. No, sir. No, Ma'am. No way. Just...everything's fine.
Nanami is in Malaysia, chilling out, reading his books...
Gege gives us NO TIME to grieve, no time to think about what just happened; just to sit in shock and awe as Yuuji is put through the gauntlet YET AGAIN. We are in th...
2023-11-25 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
**DEVOTING HEARTS TO THE HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
*Laughs in Discussion Length* There was a lot to talk about with this final "episode" but MAN. WHAT A CONCLUSION! I laughed, I screamed, I panicked, I experienced catharsis, and am left with a surreal sense of satisfaction but denial that the series is over.
I was much more "chill" with this than Part 1, but there's so much...
2023-11-24 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
**PLOT TWISTING HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
We've been subtly building and building and NOW we get to where "Act III" ends with QUITE a twist, courtesy of our favorite faux Sherlock!
I was NOT expecting the routes this episode took, as we learn SO much potentially more about Johan that I HAD to discuss and reviewed all the little mysteries that are adding up as we head into t...
2023-11-24 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
**HALF-IN HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
This episodes is one of my FAVORITES! I absolutely loved the energy, the twists, the backstory, the SHIPPABLE MOMENTS, and the sheer HYPE of this match....
...and it's not even OVER yet! Though, with three minutes left...can Team Z clench the win? Or is it curtains? *FINGERS CROSSED Y'ALL*
LINK TO REACTION 2023-11-23 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**SYMBOLIC HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
If last week's episode was a philosophical treasure trove, this one deals with some hard-hitting notes on the dark side of "self-care," as we learn about a mysterious disease developing from too much "stress management," Shogo's revulsion of it, and the lengths that Oryou is willing to go to create her "artwork."
Plus, there'...
2023-11-22 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
**CARNIVOROUS HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
WOLFWOOD IS HERE. He's voiced by Hosoya, and I could not be happier! I'm so excited to see the dynamic that he's going to have with our crew, which is quite varied and fun so far!
But he's not the only "new face" surfacing in this episode as we meet some new characters and get some crumbs of details into the possible nefarious plottin...
2023-11-21 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
**BURNING LOVE HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
OOHHHH, We are feeling the "temperatures rising" in this episode, as the Wind Master and Xie Lian confront Hua Cheng, learn some secrets about the Earth Master, and start a chaotic brawl in the middle of Paradise Manor!
But that's not all in this packed episode! We also learn some secrets about our favorite scrap collector as well th...
2023-11-20 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
**EAVESDROPPING HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
Xie Lian is stuck in the Heavenly Realm with a quite sinister Jun Wu, but Hua Cheng isn't going to let him stew there alone too long!
Hua Cheng's "special friend" arrives and XL and HC team up to try and find the Guoshi to get some questions answered, but before that can happen, they are going to run into some other "familiar ...
2023-11-20 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
**NOMENCLATURAL HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
This would seem like an ordinary "after math" episode, but NO. There is QUITE a lot brewing under the surface and it has me really excited, as we see everyone around Lena encouraging her to step back for her own good, but she's not going to be influenced!
Instead, she wants to learn everyone's names and draw even closer ...
2023-11-19 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post