I'm still very surprised that everything is going according to plan this week... and I don't mean the results of the onset of the flu I got last weekend so we're good. 🤭 Relevance for you though? Just read the past few blog posts. 😎

So welcome back, we got Anime to cover, and I'll go take some meds later or something. Not like clinics are open at this time of year when everyone is busy celebrating Lunar New Year around here. 😢 Yeah, why now, influenza, why now? 🤭 Anyways, no trauma dump this isn't even any level of trauma I'm glad I'm still sitting here and doing this, so let's!

B*tch is so not chill right now pretending to be, this Chinatsu. 🤭 In this new episode where competition is futile though victory is unknown (#AoNoHako17), I think Hina-chan took it as she got a month so flirt with Taiki because Chinatsu isn't under the same roof for now MUAHAHAHA haha. All is fair in love and war, right? 😉 And I think that's what's appealing about this series, just non-aggressive fighting over the one dude. I'm jealous? 😂 Okay okay we better get this done and over with so we can talk about the topic at hand. For starters, Hina-chan is not holding back. Well, not like she is forcing Taiki or anything, but she is definitely not shying away from her new love. (Hey, we don't know if this was her first so) (haha) Like, Taiki's exchange match with Sajikawa once again, likely playing with new legend Yusa-kun. It's going to be interesting to see him lose lol, so why not cheer for him? Also dude, why are you saying no? Just say yes, dude. Why, girls can't come support you, bro? OR IS IT BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE OF THEM- Alright, me. 😂 But more importantly, Hina-chan is being more honest about herself in front of him, which is probably what makes this more bittersweet than ever. Take the scene where she has to play dead for the play she has to do for the school festival for the class. Like, who will just tell their crush they were imagining them kissing her? (I mean, why not though?) But yeah, who's the creep here even, Hina-chan saying Taiki will be if he actually did it. 🤭 I just feel like Hina-chan is just trying to find assurance that Taiki has some feelings for her somehow. Or maybe Taiki is just a f**king virgin who can't stop feeling for girls liking him. I mean, it is his first for someone to like him, I don't know that feeling. 😂  But I do know that he has problems struggling on it, and that's of course not the only thing he's stuck on. No, I'm not talking about Chinatsu she is outside of the house now it's out of the life circle now. 😂 But yeah, playing against Sajikawa's Yusa-kun. Rumours suck and he's great, so let's just say he's good. And if Anime logic is right he's not going to win Haryu it might be a tough fight, but considering Taiki has more worries about even losing to the former again? Hey, how did you even get used to losing to the latter? 😉 Yeah, I guess it's harder to think on that way, but as Haryu has mentioned to Chinatsu, Taiki is indeed a masochist and Chinatsu is a sadist, so they make a great pair. 😂 All in all, I think this episode has plenty of insight into the lead up that is Taiki losing once again to an awesome player who overthinks less than he does. I mean, we all do, just how much are you coping with it. Or not, who knows. 🤷 We shall see that next week, so you be glad Taiki, that Yusa won't be here to steal your girls too- Speaking of that though, I would say, since Taiki likes someone who will like him back... eventually haha Chinatsu don't hide, then chances are that he should just accept her love when that happens. Hina-chan is going to get hurt, but she asked for it, dude. 😂 Motherf**ker is just going to lose to Yusa because of Hina-chan just toying with him. 😂 You think they will make Hina-chan find some love so she will forget about loving Taiki? I don't think so, so maybe long after this story ends. 🤭 We can't go so far, so see you when Taiki loses to Yusa again, I guess. 😂

[You know how they say that "it's the sadness that kills you"? Yeah, we are still at the "good sad" part, we need to reach the "sad sad" part lol so more Hina-chan 😂]

Wow this level of cringe though, eating the same thing for breakfast as you manager? I like this plot haha why is this also so damn real I can't even. 😂 In this new episode where realism is primary and secondary lol (#KaishaNiSuki04), yeah this Anime is too real, what of it? 😂 Speaking as a working adult, dude, I can't even. 🤭 Anyways, I don't do products so I won't know of this my company is mainly project-based which is 🤮 lol you will get that if I ever watch an Anime like this which I probably won't, but at least for the product release for Yui-chan, it's going well. Well, as well as it can be. It is at least comforting that Tateishi's consolation to her is just that that's how the world works people just forget about the stuff you worked so much on and move on, and that's just how the cookie crumbles. 🤭 Not talking about Yui-chan's new product, she's got two coconuts that'll be fresh every time he gets them. 😎 ANYWAYS we need to keep these dirty jokes aside for now, but all in a day's work is as such, and I'm still rather surprised how they don't have things like an after release review with the department people until the higher-ups start asking why sales have been tanking to the manager, like you always do. 🤭 Speaking of manager, we get to see the life of Hayakawa, Tateishi's manager. And yes, there is a thing of her with Somei at some point, I much believe this will be the secondary romance plot if this series doesn't have a problem with age gap which I assume it's the only thing stopping from these two introverts from talking to each other on a cafe. 🤭 Also, too damn real when you see what we have on the lunch table with my colleagues, everyone's just on their phones anyways. 😂 So yeah, not sue this will blossom into anything, but making Somei look cool is a choice, and I have no doubt this will end up to be something, if anything from what I think. I mean, it cannot be more than whatever Yui's jealousy is on other girls in the company who think the same way she does until uh, they talk about if him romantically. 😂 Hey, getting the j-j-j-jealousy is a thing I will admit, but just like the many times Yui-chan likes to bottle up her troubles, maybe opening up her blouse to him will make him stand up- ALRIGHT haha. And at least Tateishi knows to tell the others in the company that he has a girlfriend. Just uh, don't ask for the details or else we might as well talk about Yui-chan's three sizes or something. 🤭 Like really though, we talking about B85 at least? 😂 All in all, this is a great episode. I always though how long they will bring this work-based slice-of-life series to its peak, and I think they still have a ways to go which is a good thing. They gotta hold it up as long as they can before it gets stale, which I have little doubt that will happen considering Yui-chan is just changing lingerie to impress his boi over time. 😂 I know we are not seeing anything erotic or anything but, at the least they casted the wrong main girl. 😂 (If you get it you will, don't worry about it dude) *ahem* But otherwise, I think it's fine to show this and that over time, this is adult life after all they gotta make it real, but it feels too real maybe? That's great, because this isn't my life and I like this so... at least I'm getting the joy out of it? LOL what is this, something I can jack off too? OOPS lmao yeah next week we're getting Tateishi horny haha he won't he's a gentleman just like how all the girls have been saying about him. Also, guys can live with just girls being cute, at least in Japan. This magic is powerful, I'll give you that. 🤭

P.P.S "Haven't I been taking things too lightly as his girlfriend?!" Well, isn't that the whole point? I mean, even though I get like she needs to one-up her image but why though, you already got him. 😎

(*Links to Apple Music Japan, in English where applicable, of current year unless specified)

No to Creepy Nuts just because I can't get used to this anyways and damn is it hard remembering where the chorus is (if it exists), and MOSHIMO is very curated for the credit it was for, so I'll just take pachae and move on. Meanwhile, I noticed I missed wacci's new album coincidentally released this week (which I should remind myself to look at the list of released on Skream), so I took a listen. Rather disappointed as I only gave their songs released in the past few years before this, and the new songs did not even stick, not even on first impression. Oh, what the heck.

(*From Twitter/X; Information accurate as of writing)

For starters, I think in the new songs list, cinema staff surprised me the most but that's not surprising considering they tamed themselves to write a motivational song for a commercial. SanPashi's collaboration with Nanawo Akari will be interesting this is unlike the last time she collaborated with frederic so we shall see, I'm sad that Murder by Death won't be doing much going forward and this is genuinely a trend of artists getting old and thinking of retiring, and Nan-chan's new EP will be something to look forward to.

I don't want to say Kana-chan singing her newest song is bad I'm not going to do that lol Inroin's old lives are likely worse-

So for next week, I'll listen to the Anime "Hyakkano" theme song single and likely give the opening just because I don't want to call the main dude "King of Boyfriends" in the ending song. 😂 Other than that, I guess I'll give a listen to amazarashi if I can figure out what songs are coming out that week and if it's a CD or 2CD release or whatever, I'm very confused tbh. (Why?)

And if they don't hold up I will listen to that list of recommended songs that various voice actors mentioned in that article I saw Ten-chan's Twitter/X account re-posted, and I'll talk about how many of them I listen to here. Probably I'll only care about her and Inorin's recommendations, as a minimum.

I have to say, I know it's Sakura Ayane's birthday this week but honestly saying? Even with the best of phone wallpapers I have saved for months (lol I do that btw) I still cannot imagine dating her or even flirting with her. 😐 Maybe it's because I've only watched her in Anime that isn't about romance? And I don't mean "KanaTen" and "KanoKano". 😂 Well, let's hope I will encounter something pure like that someday. 😉 Yeah, "Shikimori-san" did cement my love for Oonishi Saori after so many years, maybe she will too. 🤭 Or maybe just being friends was enough. 😂 See you again tomorrow for more love stories to dunk on. 😂