Horimiya with IriMoya – episode 13 — I drink and watch anime

And we've reached the end! Big thanks to Irina again for the open conversations and for being so on top of things on a weekly basis. I'd love to give her the sky... but we know it'll probably work out best if I bake her a cake with lots of whipped cream. Whenever you visit…

Horimiya with IriMoya: Episode 12

It’s a Christmas episode! I genuinely thought this was going to be the last episode in the series until Irina pointed out otherwise last time, but with all that happened this episode, I’m still kind of surprised that it doesn’t just end here. But how are you doing, Irina?  Irina: I’m doing great! Spring is…

Horimiya with IriMoya: Episode 10

It’s more Yuki, as we had hoped for! But first, happy Pi Day, and happy daylight savings switch. I don’t know if most people really celebrate either, especially the latter, but it’s cool that they coincide. Remember to go to bed early so that you can recover from the loss of an hour! (Edit: apparently…

Horimiya with IriMoya: Episode 8

Another great episode of Horimiya, but first, the obvious question: Irina, what would you do the day before the world ends? I know I sure agree with Remi on desserts… Irina: I honestly thought about it and I would order pizzapizza funnel cake sticks and fried jalapeno poppers then spend the day drinking vodka while…

Horimiya with IriMoya – episode 7 — I drink and watch anime

This episode might have been just okay to Irina and myself, but well...here's my reminder to everyone to always check for more content after the ED, after having been reminded myself! Also, I really look forward to Irina's snow sculpture. You're going to make it happen, right, Irina!? Let’s start with the most important! How…

Horimiya with IriMoya – episode 5

I actually tweeted right after this episode that Horimiya is in fact a traditional romance but only the cute parts. Apparently, that’s what I like! But before we get started, let’s catch up with the always very cute Moya. How are you, Moya? Enjoying winter finally coming? I am. Moar sno plz! No snow for…

Horimiya with IriMoya: Episode 4

Back for another episode of Horimiya with Irina. How are you doing, Irina? I’m doing great! Thanks for asking! I hope you and the readers are doing just as great. Even better, in fact! "Better"...I wouldn't dare to hope so myself, but pretty fine, that's for sure. Yup, hope everyone reading this is staying nice…

Anime x Lit Crit: Toradora! 24

Penultimate episode analysis, here we go! I said last episode was intense. Well, I was wrong. Intensity is relative... Primes: So true! This is one of my favorite Toradora episodes! In our last discussion, Primes asked if I thought "[the main characters will] finally see the ghosts and UFOs they believe in." I suggested that…

The Power of Volatility in I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

Let's talk about an anime I haven't heard too much talk on! I wrote this piece sometime last year, during a phase when I missed university essay-writing dearly, but never got around to proofreading and posting it until now. *This post contains spoilers. You can't really spoil much of the film though, when it pretty…

Anime x Lit Crit: Toradora! 21

Things...escalated. Primes: Yeah, this episode put escalators on its escalators. The episode kicks off with conflict among Kihara, Glasses Guy, and their respective friends. Then Ryuji goes spilling everything about having a crush on Minori to the guys, the guys sneak into the girls' room (and accidentally abduct Taiga), and the girls are spilling MORE…