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The Ending of Oregairu (Volume 14 spoilers)
Watching Hachiman, Yukino and Yui suppress their feelings and not being able to talk out their issues frankly was tough. If you read my summaries of volume 12 and volume 13, you’ll understand what I...
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[SPOILERS] Oregairu Volume 13 Summary + Impressions
This was a difficult volume to get my head around. I’m writing this summary not just so that fans can get an idea about what happens, but so that I can sort out my feelings on it. A quick refresher:...
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[SPOILERS] Oregairu Volume 12 Summary + Impressions
Was it worth the two-year wait? My overall impression of this volume is that, yes, this is definitely building up to some kind of climax. It’s just stretching out the development really slowly. Almost...
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People Sure Like to Romanticise Fan Translations
People sure like to romanticise piracy. This was something that occurred to me after I published an article a few days ago called Explaining the English Light Novel Boom with Bookwalker Global, which...
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What Makes the Oregairu Novel So Relatable?
Note: This is a repost of an article I originally wrote for Crunchyroll. Check my writer profile to see my latest articles. I first read the My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU novels soon after the first...
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“My Little Sister Can Read Kanji” vs “I Saved Too Many Girls and Caused the...
Light novels are known for their clickbait titles even though the majority of light novels do not actually have clickbait titles. But hey, I fell for it, because out of all the J-Novel Club titles...
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Reflections on 2016: Shipping Reinhard x Felt
Re:ZERO was a series I became mildly obsessed with as it aired. It resonated with me for similar reasons Oregairu did – because it showed a deep understanding of its self-loathing geek protagonist. In...
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My Predictions for J-Novel Club
Last month, a new English light novel distributor emerged on the scene. Called J-Novel Club, it promises to publish the latest light novels worldwide in digital format. You might...
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October 2016 Update: Why I Support Anime Feminist, And More
It’s the spooky Halloween edition! Here is where I should be apologising for the lack of blog updates lately, but if you ask me, I’ve got nothing to apologise for. Perhaps you might have come across my...
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Everything You Need to Know about Qualidea Code
The Qualidea Code anime started airing today! …leaving audiences around the world very confused. Thus, I have prepared a handy FAQ to explain what the heck is going on and how this series was...
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What if Natsume Sōseki were an anime character?
Natsume Sōseki is going to be resurrected as an android university professor. This is an actual thing that will happen. Funnily enough, this might not actually be the quirkiest interpretation of...
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What I’ve been up to lately
Before I begin, I’d like to take a moment to express my deep sympathy for those whose lives were disrupted by the Kyushu earthquakes. I actually haven’t followed the news about this too closely,...
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Froggy’s Top Anime of 2015
Hello, everybody! It’s that time of the year again! Time for anime bloggers to write long posts and poop on each other’s tastes. This year, it was surprisingly easy to throw together a top 5 anime...
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“Project Qualidea” Special Roundtable Discussion with Sagara Sou, Tachibana...
(Note: This is a translation of the interview featured on the Dash x Bunko website.) A peaceful hour in front of the round table. Who knows what will happen after this…? Qualidea...
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I don’t ship anyone in Oregairu, but if I had to choose…
…I’d have to go with Hachiman x Hayama. It’s kinda rare for this sort of light novel series to feature male supporting characters of any real consequence. Usually, they’re either the MC’s generic...
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Blog Awards and a General Life/Blog Update
Hey, guys. You might have noticed I haven’t been posting as often lately. I could say I’ve been busy and this would be true, but the real reason is that I’ve been choosing to watch less anime. I’m more...
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Oregairu Unrelease Schedule
As I mentioned two weeks ago, Yen Press has licensed the Oregairu light novel. I promised to keep you updated on the fan translation project, so here’s the official announcement from the website: I...
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The Oregairu LN has been licensed by Yen Press
You’ve probably already heard this news, but here it is again: The Oregairu LN has been licensed by Yen Press. This is not necessarily happy news for everyone, hence the graphic at the top of this...
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I wrote fanfiction for nine years
HO-LY CRAP. Yes, it has been nine years to this day since I made an account on FanFiction.net. My account is now as old as the average fanfiction writer. Clearly, I must have been feeling patriotic if...
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Brief Thoughts on the Fan Reception of Oregairu Zoku
My Second Season of Oregairu was Great as Expected, amirite? Confession time: I still haven’t finished the Oregairu Zoku anime. I do, however, know what happens. The burnout I experienced after...
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