So…are we back to square one? No, but it feels a little like that, as Hiki, Yukino, and Yui face another obstacles on their path toward finding themselves in growing their relationships with one another. Episode 12 of OreGairu 2 (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO) starts out innocuous enough with everyone preparing for Valentine’s… Read More OreGairu 2 Episode 12: Change is Complicated
Thematically, all season long, OreGairu 2 (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Too!) has focused on the need people have for bonds of friendship. Through much of the season, of course, we had the crisis of relationship within the volunteer club, which reached some resolution once Hachiman was able to break through his own feelings and… Read More OreGairu 2 Episode 11: Holding on Too Long
So many thing happened in episode 10 of OreGairu 2 – the conclusion of one long arc and a transition into another. Too much happened, frankly – I had to rewatch it to absorb it all. And for an episode where so many plotlines moved along, it’s interesting to note that character development did occur,… Read More OreGairu 2, Episode 10: You Change, I Change
I love Christmas episodes (only 209 days away!). So much so, in fact, that every December, we discuss anime Christmas episodes each day leading up to the 25th. I’ll chat more about the Christmas-y elements of this one then, as spare as they are (as noted by the characters themselves). But despite the Christmas setting,… Read More OreGairu Season 2, Episode 9: Yes, Yukinon, There is a Santa Claus
After writing my last piece about episode 8 of Oregairu season 2 and the topic of grace, I thought more and more on the connections between the characters’ actions and that topic. There was more to be said regarding what I wrote on, particularly in the words thrown between the volunteer club trio in the… Read More Giving Yukino Yukinoshita What She (Doesn’t) Deserve
With each episode that passes, Oregairu continues to surprise me. In an episode that I thought started to drift towards anime melodrama, Oregairu instead turned toward something simple and profound. It showed us the definition of grace – and the necessity of it. The catalyst for the final, transformative scene of episode 8 is the… Read More Oregairu Season 2, Episode 8: Reaching for Grace
One of the most boring things a parent has to do is attend kids’ birthday parties. Seriously, so boring. The only thing a parent can do there is chat with other parents, but sometimes, even that option is cut off. Particularly, if you’re an outsider at the party, the other parents might congregate with each… Read More Hachiman Hikigaya and Busting the Christian Bubble
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