Karen's Anime Blog
Because there's always time for more anime
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- About Downtime, Part 2
- About Downtime
- This Week in Anime: August 10, 2025
- Clevatess Episode Six
- Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon S2 Episode Six
- The Fragile Flower Blooms With Dignity Episode Five
- My Dress-Up Darling Episode 17
- Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus Episode Five
- This Week in Anime: August 3, 2025
- Takopi’s Original Sin Episode Six (END)
Category: Recaps
Description and commentary on specific episodes
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Disclaimer: This show is very messed up. I am going to write about some very sad things here. If you can’t handle reading about bad things happening to kids (which I totally understand), you’ll probably want to give this post (and this show) a skip. Last time: Benevolent alien from outer space accidentally bludgeons a…
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When we last left our intrepid vending machine hero and his friends, they had just gotten bamboozled by the Demon Lord, who purposely baited them into sending their best warriors to fight him while his minions terrorized the villages. The group hurries back, but it’s too late; Clearview Lake Stratum’s main town has been all…
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This is the third Clover Works show this season, along with Rascal and My Dress-Up Darling. Netflix licensed it, but they’re not releasing it in the US until the fall. So I did what any good aniblogger would do: I hopped a flight to Japan, watched the first episode, ate some melon bread, then flew…
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I like the premise of My Dress-Up Darling: it combines the cultures of New and Old Japan in a clever way, and it’s a funny romcom on top of that. Gojo, traditional dollmaker turned cosplay creator, is one of the most lovable male leads in romance. How much of that is the writing, and how…
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I didn’t jump to cover this one right when it came out, so I’ve had a few days to read some responses to it. There’s a big issue where some viewers are really put off by the fact that Episode 13 is the second time the character of Momo has been sexually assaulted, the first…
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I’m a big fan of the Rascal Does Not Dream….series. It’s kind of looked down upon by some as kind of the poor cousin of the Monogatari series, since both series feature a male MC who helps different girls with various supernatural problems. Personally, I just like the characters of Rascal better. Sakuta, our main…
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Last time, I said I wanted a certain character dead; how’s that for service? For those who aren’t watching this show anymore but want to rubberneck, in this episode we see the specific acts of bullying that led to Shizuka committing suicide in the first episode– before Takopi started reversing time. Marina purposely starts beating…
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True story: I was catching up on season one of Reborn as a Vending Machine when my daughter came into the room. I thought, “Should I turn it off and put on something more kid-friendly? Nah it’s just Vending Machine, it’s not really objectionable.” Within one minute, Boxxo began selling condoms. Thanks Boxxo! I’m getting…
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