When I was a teenager, I worked at Wal-Mart. During the Christmas season, I was moved to the layaway department. Though it was extremely busy (at times, we literally had more than 100 people in line [counted!]), it was a great time because I bonded with my co-workers. One year, we did a Secret Santa… Read More Secret Santa: Taishou Yakyuu Musume
Dialogue to relish. Check. Ryuuji’s obsessive housewifery. Check. Return of an awesome OP and ED. Check. Laughs. Check. Oh man, how I’ve missed Toradora. Quite possibly my favorite show ever and featuring my favorite character, Toradora is a special anime to me. The new special episode that recently came out with the Blu-Ray release only… Read More Desperate Housewife: The Toradora OVA and Understanding the Value of a Meal
When I received my three choices of anime to watch before Christmas via the Reverse Thieves Secret Santa project, my gut response was: I need to see ALL of these. One choice was Air; another, Legend of Black Heaven, intrigues me perhaps the most of the three suggestions, and was a show I’d never heard… Read More Secret Santa: Summer Wars
I love giving and receiving Christmas cards. Growing up, we’d put ones we received up on the Christmas tree. These years, my wife won’t let me clutter up our tree, but we have a little holiday card holder thingy to display them. Our family has joined in with other friends and over the last five… Read More Get in the Spirit: Anime Christmas Cards
Toradora! Episode 17: “Mercury Retrogrades at Christmas” Episode 18: “Under the Fir Tree” Episode 19: “Christmas Eve Festival” Taiga is returning from her suspension and just in time for the Christmas season. She loves this time of year (for reasons later explored) and her and Ryuuji’s class is also excited, particularly with the announcement of… Read More The Ninth Day of Christmas Anime: Toradora!
Clannad After Story Episode 10: “Season of Beginnings” In this aptly named episode of the second season of Clannad, Okazaki Tomoya and his friends have just graduated from high school, with the important exception of Tomoya’s girlfriend Furukawa Nagisa. Having missed too many days of school due to illness yet again, Nagisa will be repeating… Read More The Eighth Day of Christmas Anime: Clannad After Story
Maison Ikkoku Episode 18: “Kyoko’s Gift! What, You Mean It’s for Me?” Almost a year after Kyoko arrived, Godai doesn’t seem to be getting any further with her. In fact, Kyoko seems to be ignoring him. And even worse, Godai has very little money to buy her present. Still, he purchases earings for his crush. … Read More The Sixth Day of Christmas Anime: Maison Ikkoku
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