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I wish I could be in meetings that productive and pleasant ;_;

It took me like four episodes to realize

As we are certified trash people, Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan. It’s absolutely stupid but we love it.

We’ve been watching a lot of “comfort” shows this season. As others have mentioned, Slime S3 is like the comfort anime of board room meetings - lots of exposition, but it is moving things along and these characters have all been well established already so it’s like hanging out with friends.

Laid-back Camp S3 was decidedly light on “Camp” but really brought its “Laid-back” game.

Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction is a weird mix of Satoshi Kon, Mamoru Oshii, and slice-of-life that we’re totally into. It also reminds us a bit of last year’s amazing Heavenly Delusion (when is that getting another season!?)

Just started the most recent Demon Slayer arc, looks good so far, and the new Netflix season of Kimi ni Todoke, which is excellent even if we keep forgetting each episode is an hour long.

How dare you directly call out Fafner in the Azure in this manner!?

Also forgot Kenichi Ogata and Hochu Otsuka!

You guys sure pronounce “Mu La Flaga” weird…

Crap, I was going to write Tsuda-san and Hayami Saori but got distracted by video clips! -_-;

Other male actors I can pretty much instantly recognize:

• Norio Wakamoto
• Kaneto Shiozawa (RIP ;_; )
• Tomokazu Sugita
• Junichi Suwabe
• Shūichi Ikeda
• Akira Ishida
• Fumihiko Tachiki
• Show Hayami

Some female VAs I can spot regularly, although I have a harder time here as many female VAs have excellent ranges:

• Kotono Mitsuishi
• Rie Kugimiya
• Yoko Hikasa
• Kujira-san

New season announced, comic volume 9 next month: it’s a good season.

Somewhere out there a vending machine is crying its metal heart out

Doubtful; A) that would cause rust, and B) it’d have to pay to get that capability in the first place!

Honestly, I had zero expectations of Vending Machine but it’s mildly exceeded them. Way better than it has any right to be.

My first reaction: “whoo, more of these two!”

My second reaction, being only partway through Season 2: “…shit, are they still not together!?”

Seisenshi Dunbine’s ED because power ballads are fun

If you haven’t seen it, check out L-Gaim’s OP 1st OP as well. Same singer, great power ballad vibe.

Edit: oh, hey, and 0083’s “Men of Destiny”, too!

Honestly, MIO / MIQ should have been the fifth (sixth?) Knight Saber.

I considered recommending Angel Beats but, uh, I found it pretty depressing.

Oh, man, totally forgot Nozaki-kun. It’s especially good because it’s a rom-com that spends most of its time deconstructing rom-coms!

Some other recent, “non-standard”, romantic comedies that might appeal:

• Komi-san Can’t Communicate
• Tomo-chan Is A Girl!
• Teasing Master Takagi-san
• The Dangers In My Heart
• Loving Yamada at Lv999!

If the “messed-up magical contract” setting is what she likes, check out:

• Magical Girl “Oré”
• Madoka Magica
• Revolutionary Girl Utena

Toradora is quite good but I recall it being more serious. Some others like that:

• His and Her Circumstances
• Horimiya
• The Ancient Magus’s Bride
• Insomniacs After School

As an aside, if you haven’t seen it already, Heavenly Delusion is just a fantastic show that everyone should check out, inventive and gorgeous.

• Planetes
• Utena
• Gintama