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thewonderofanime · 10 months

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This Magical Boy's Love Anime is a Hidden Gem [Video]

I stumbled upon this Boy’s Love OVA “This Boy is Professional Wizard” and I urge you all to check it out. It’s short and sweet, with beautiful art. This is a spoiler-free review!

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samwise1548 · 1 year

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JonMartin week, Day 2: Monsters // Office Romance (prompts by @jonmartinweek)

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[ID: A Magnus Archives animated gif of Jonathan Sims and Martin Blackwood. Jon is a short brown man with short hair, rectangle glasses, and navy blue suit and pants on. Martin is a fat, white, curly ginger haired man, wearing a blue jumper and round glasses. He's seated at his desk, nervous, as Jon stands looming over him from the opposite side of the desk. He's scolding him for one reason or another. Martin's inner thoughts are shown by a thought bubble to the right of him. In it, he is kissing Jon passionately on the lips, with the words "I wanna shut him up so bad!" written above them in pink text. The last two words are emphasized with an underline and red colored text.

Various little parts of the drawing are moving in an animated loop: Jon's mouth moves as he complains, with three red scribbles of anger springing up and down for emphasis, his foot taps in impatient rhythm. Sweat radiates off of the nervous, blushing Martin as he listens to Jon's ranting. The steam from a mug to the right of him curls and uncurls into the shape of a heart. Martin's inner thoughts loop over and over in his mind, as their shared imagined kiss plays over and over again. Lips moving, brows scrunching, a thumb running across Jon's face. Sparkles and hearts throb with the passionate heat radiating off the pair. Martin's poor heart can't stand the pining on its own. /End ID]

#jonmartin week 2023 #tma s1 #SEASON ONE ROMANCE BABY!!!!!#tbh i was so embarassed to post this one. it felt so raunchy while i was drawing it haha #now its not so bad #i do like it #hope yall like it too!#tma #the magnus archives #jonmartin #jonathan sims #martin blackwood #jmart #unrequited love #pining #animated #my art #i forgotto sign this one :/#my animations

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hungrytypewritersworld · 1 year

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EVERYONE STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND GO WATCH SKIP AND LOAFER!!! This show is so wholesome I'm gonna die!!!!

#skip and loafer #new anime #shojo anime #anime and manga #anime news #anime figure #anime #shojo romance #anime boy #shojo manga #anime guy #animecore #romance anime #kawaii #kimi ni todoke #2023 anime

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skwonk · 7 months

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Cringetober day 30: video game I had to draw my favorite love story

“Everything goes dark, and you die”

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morzyin · 1 year

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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤMetadinhas Tomoxjun / Couple Tomoxjun

Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko!ㅤ☍ㅤ

ㅤNão reposte sem os créditos! ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤDo not repost without credits!

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meganefeedbacks · 1 year

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Just Himuro being a simp.

#winter anime 2023 #himuro #ice guy and the cool female colleague #romance #shoujo #love #cute #ice guy

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characterdevelopmentobsessed · 8 months

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Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Part 2 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

This was a great anime. I love the main couple!! Their love for each other feels so pure and strong and well fairy tale esque 🥰 truly a great romance show with beautiful art! I also think they handled the concept of slavery a lot more respectfully then any other anime I’ve seen.

One thing though, what was with the ending!!!!!! There’s been all this wonderful build up all season and they so clearly love each other and then they friendzone each other while talking in the most beautiful setting and holding hands 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 WHAT THE HECK!?!?!? So frusterating 😡 it kinda ruined the last episode for me

#sugar apple fairy tale #anne x shall #romance #i ship them so hard #i love it 🥰#anime review #review #summer anime 2023

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ecargmura · 10 months

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My Love Story With Yamada-kun At Lv 999 Is A Romance You Should Definitely Watch (Anime Review)

If there’s a studio that can capture romance well, it’d be Madhouse. The way they animate romantic scenes in anime is immaculate. I absolutely loved My Love Story!! And how romance was animated in Cardcaptor Sakura and Bibliophile Princess (which I still need to finish). My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv. 999 is a prime example of well-animated romantic scenes and fluffy, colorful animation.

My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv. 999 is a shoujo romance story between gamers. 20-year-old college student Akane Kinoshita gets dumped by her boyfriend one day as he fell for another girl over the internet. In an attempt to get him back, she attends a game event, trips and meets a handsome guy named Akito Yamada who picks up her shoe. Akane learns three things about him: 1. He’s Afro Yamada from FOS, the game she plays and the focus of the event she is attending; 2. He’s a well-known gamer that her ex-boyfriend ignores her when he sees them together; 3. Yamada is an 18-year-old high school student. Does that stop Akane from falling for him? Nope. She falls for him because that is the point of the story!

I’ll address the elephant in the room first. I’ve seen people on social media berate the age difference between the two leads because one is a college student and the other is a high school student. 18 and 20 isn’t a big gap, contrary to Twitter’s belief. A two year age difference is nothing special. There are a lot of pairs with a two year age difference. There’s no difference in maturity levels as both characters are mature in their own ways. There is nothing problematic with this story or the characters. If you think a two-year age gap is weird, then maybe you’re the weird one…

In all honesty, I really like the premise of having gamers fall in love. In today’s society, gaming is the trend, so it was clever of the author to ride on that and to make a romance out of it. I think the way this story was written is actually crafted well from a writer’s perspective. Akane isn’t shown to be a nerdy gamer; she plays games casually and is fashionable and pretty. It shows that anyone can play games and it shows in Episode 3 where Akane meets up with her guild members that aren’t Yamada in real life. They range from a handsome bespectacled 19-year-old college student Eita who catfishes as the guild master Rurihime, his gremlin younger sister Runa who’s in middle school and strawberry farmer Takezo Kamota who’s much older than all of them. It shows that anyone of all ages can enjoy games and that there’s no shame in doing so.

Sure, there are conflicts every now and then like Akane not being over her boyfriend, Runa getting jealous and protective over her circle of friends that she had to trick Akane, and Yamada’s classmate Tsubaki having a crush on him, but they all get resolved efficiently and without the need to drag out time. I actually like that! Sometimes, shoujo and romance animes can be hard because some conflict drag out and ruins the flow (I’m looking at you, Kimi ni Todoke with your Kento/miscommunication plot point).

The characters are all nicely written for a romance anime. Akane is a twenty-year-old girl and a college student. While she is the older one in her relationship with Yamada, that doesn’t mean she’s mature. She has problems and issues that most young girls face like not getting over rejection, being overly trusting and overthinking. People would think, “Oh, you’re an adult, you have to start acting like one”. Adulthood isn’t all sunshine and rainbows as people might expect and Akane proves that. College students are dumb and a mess; I would know because I was dumb and a mess at that age. I also like the fact that she does have dating experience. Akane, in general, is a fun character and a good shoujo lead; I think wasted/drunk Akane is the most hilarious thing ever. I love that she has different outfits! They’re all so cute and a few look like something I’d wear casually!

Yamada is rather mature for a high school boy. However, as a gamer, he’s rather unrealistic because most gamers I’ve seen are loud, constantly online, and probably lacks a love interest. How often do you see a tall, handsome gamer who treats women well? How often do you meet such a gamer guy outside of gaming? Despite his rather unrealistic qualities, I do think that he and Akane match well because of their personality differences and just how kind and respectful they are to each other. Yamada is only awkward with romance and girls because he had hurt someone in the past and doesn’t want to step out of his boundaries to hurt anyone again. I guess my only gripe with Yamada would be that he’s voiced by Kouki Uchiyama who’s voiced dozens of characters similar to him so it’s to be expected that he’d voice this guy too (this is the fourth anime I’ve seen that has him in the cast; three of them are the same character with black hair and one is a marmot); it’s not a bad thing to be typecasted since it is a job for voice actors. I do like Uchiyama a lot! I just feel like it’s to be expected in a way?

I do like how Eita has the qualities to be the second lead, but he’s not. He’s mainly in the story to be supportive and help our main duo get together. He’s a long time friend of Akito’s. Eita’s probably my favorite character in this anime because of how entertaining he is. When his identity as Rurihime is revealed, he goes on and on about his relationship with Rurihime (he just likes playing as a female character in general) and doesn’t think him being a catfisher is weird. Yeah, you do you, Eita! I do like how he’s a good big brother to Runa; he scolds her when she does something bad, but he is generally caring and supportive of her. He’s also somewhat of a big brother to Akito since he’s a year older than him. Eita is a vital character in this story because he’s the reason why Akane is in the guild and why Akane and Yamada eventually got together.

Runa looked to be a romantic rival at first, but she’s just a lonely girl with no friends. She’s protective of Yamada and such because she doesn’t want change in her life and just wants things to be the same. Although the prank she played on Akane was bad and dangerous, she does get Akane’s forgiveness by becoming her friend, which Runa enjoys and appreciates. She’s a definitive younger sister character with her snark and sassiness. She’s also a very timid character as she gets nervous easily. I’m glad that she is someone that I got to warm up to in the anime and that she doesn’t continuously play pranks on Akane to kick her out of the guild. My only gripe with Runa is that her game avatar doesn’t appear once in the anime. What does it look like? I want to know!

Kamota is the last of the major Chocorabbit guild members (before Tsubaki’s arrival) and is the oldest. He’s such an adorable character. I think the fact that he’s an older character, thus has so many connection makes realistic sense. If you don’t know, being an older Asian person means you know practically everyone in your community; my parents are like this as they practically know a lot of people in the Korean community where I live. He was yelling at the creepy suit guy in Episode 5 (voiced by OnoD) and telling him that he has a lawyer friend was peak. He’s also hilarious in the FOS world where his character is a tiny fuzzball, but when in battle, he grows ten times bigger and becomes the OP-est member. It’s a waste to not see what his avatar’s powered up self looks like.

Of the side characters, I think Momo is my favorite because she’s so supportive of Akane. While she does envy Akane at times, it’s more of a friendly kind. She’s always supportive of her and is her biggest emotional support when things look bad for her. I do hope she gets the boyfriend of her dreams.

Okamoto and Tsubaki are Yamada’s friends from school. Tsubaki’s role is that she has a crush on him, but is also a gamer. She joins Chocorabbit a bit later in the anime and does get along with Akane. Okamoto is comic relief. I do want to see more of his friends, honestly. They do seem like good people for Yamada to hang out with them constantly.

The voice acting is pretty good since they get a good mix of well-known voice actors in the cast. Inori Minase and Kouki Uchiyama play the leads while Natsuki Hanae, Ai Kakuma and Nobuo Tobita are the supporting cast. That’s pretty solid all around. I think the two most standout voice actors are Ai Kakuma and Nobuto Tobita. Kakuma has two roles in the anime: Rurihime and Runa. The fact that she voices both characters differently shows off her talent. Rurihime has a cute tone befitting an avatar while Runa is soft-spoken with a lot of snark and grouch. Tobita’s voice as Takezo is really good. He voices him adorably but when things get dire, he changes his tone to a deeper one. I really liked the way he voiced his avatar character the most.

The music in the anime’s good. The music used in the romantic scenes is so soothing and brings out the vibe so well. The opening and ending songs are good too! You can’t go wrong with Kana-boon!

There’s nothing I particularly disliked about this anime, which is good! I totally recommend this anime to anyone wanting to watch romance animes. Heck, this has become one of my favorite romances now. I’m glad I was able to watch it and enjoy it! I think there should be more college-themed romances or even gimmicky ones like gamers falling in love. This is the last of the Spring 2023 animes I’ve watched, so I’m glad to finally be able to review this. What are your thoughts on this anime if you have seen it?

#my love story with yamada kun at lv999 #yamada kun to lv999 no koi wo suru #Akane Kinoshita #Akito Yamada #Eita sasaki #Runa Sasaki #Takezo Kamota #Yukari Tsubaki #Momoko Maeda #romance #review #gaming #gamers #anime #anime review #ecargmura #arum journal #shoujo anime #spring 2023 anime

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dreuming · 4 months

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Skip and Loafer

スキップとローファー

It was one of those animes where I immediately read the manga because I wasn't patient enough to wait for the weekly episodes. I was instantly obsessed with the story!

I've been looking for a slice of life/shoujo anime to fixate on for months but nothing has caught my heart until I found this one~ Oh, to be in high school once again and experience having butterflies in your stomach every time you see your crush.

Mitsumi and Shima made me kick my feet and giggle endlessly 'til 6am. I love them both so much that I can feel my heart is going to burst. Especially mitsumi, she's so lovely and overflowing with love that it's radiating to me.

Now that I'm waiting for another chapter, my life feels so empty and lonely ╥﹏╥ The actual reason why I decided to write this despite of it being an ongoing show.

Time check: 5:30am (of course i haven't slept a blink yet)

#スキップとローファー #skip and loafer #mitsumi iwakura #shima sousuke #anime recommendation #anime thoughts #slice of life #anime 2023 #romance #shoujo #manga #shojo #anime series

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anime-of-the-day · 10 months

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Anime of the Day: Sugar Apple Fairy Tale

Released: 2023

In the Highland kingdom fairies are enslaved to humans; however, Ann believes that humans and fairies should be equals. But you know Ann is kinda an idealist. She dreams of being a Silver Sugar Master, it’s basically a person who makes sweets. However, to achieve this goal she must win at the Royal Candy Fair. But you know she’s gotta get there first. It’s a dangerous trip, so she buys Shall, a warrior fairy. She’s made a clear promise to him: she will release him from slavery. At first he doesn’t believe her, but over time he starts to learn more about her, and she him, and…

#anime review #anime recommendation #anime #anime of the day #anime rec list #anime rec #Sugar Apple Fairy Tale #2023 #romance #shojo

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vampkitty66 · 1 year

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2023 Spring Anime Season: My Thoughts Thus Far

Yamada-kun at Lv999

Disclaimer!! These are just my opinions

Status: Currently Ongoing

Starting off we have Yamada-kun at Lv999. I will say after watching the first two episodes I immediately picked up the manga. It currently only has five episodes, and the final episode will be the thirteenth. This follows Akane, a college student who recently got dumped by her boyfriend for a girl he met in a online game they both used to play together. Wanting to make him jealous, she attends an event for the online game knowing that he’ll be there and meets a boy named Yamada. Yamada helps Akane out after she tripped and her ex boyfriend spots them together. Turns out her ex is a big fan of Yamada’s, and in an attempt to make her ex jealous she bribes Yamada to say that they are dating each other. Since I am a shoujo lover myself, I felt super drawn to this series because it feels nostalgic. I think the characters are likeable and despite their age gap ( although I don’t find it a big deal as its only two years apart ) their relationship is healthy. Really enjoying it so far, I think its refreshing to see a romance anime nowadays with little to no fan service. If you haven't, I highly suggest picking up the manga.

Hells Paradise

Status: Currently Ongoing

Completing the “Dark trio” we have Hells Paradise, I preface that I have not read the manga. With only five episodes so far, I've got to say that this might be one of the best watches for me this season. Mappa has really outdone themselves in my opinion, the animation is crazy. The story follows Gabimaru the Hollow who was captured and sentenced to death. With him practically being invincible, Sagiri, his executioner, gave him an opportunity to be pardoned. To be able to be pardoned he and other death row convicts have to find the elixir of life. I think the story is fantastic and the characters are all interesting. I’m really excited to see what comes next as the series continues, and we’ve already seen some development in some of the characters, as well as some of the backstories. Waiting for my girl Sagiri to be an absolute badass and prove everyone who doubts her wrong. Also just got to say that the opening song is fire and its been on repeat for me.

Skip And Loafer

Status: Currently Ongoing

Skip And Loafer, another romance anime with only five episodes so far (its very exciting to have so many wholesome animes come out this year) This one also feels like a very nostalgic shoujo, but its in fact a sienen. This one is based in high school and it follows Mitsumi Iwakura, a girl who lived on the countryside her whole life. Iwakura attends high school in Tokyo and even though she thinks everything will go smoothly, it turns out to be quite the opposite. Watching this made me cringe so hard not even going to lie, its awkward and goofy but that’s also what I like about it. Despite having to throw my phone to the other side of the bed because of the awful secondhand embarrassment I got, I'm definitely going to continue watching it.

Why Raeliana Ended Up At The Dukes Mansion

Status: Currently Ongoing

This was originally a manhwa that got adapted into an anime. I have not read the manhwa so I can’t base anything off of it, but so far I'm enjoying it. It follows Raeliana who was originally Park Eunha who had died in the real world and woke up to be Raeliana. The world that she is in as Raeliana is based off a novel she had read in her previous life, so lucky for her, she knows what's to come. There were a lot of isekai animes this season and to be honest, this is the only one I've watched. This seemed like an interesting concept, I don’t watch or read too many isekai series because a lot of them feel the same and I find some of them boring but maybe I should give it more of a chance? I digress, I like most of the main characters so far and if I were her, I’d totally jump on the duke bandwagon. The animation is a little iffy but I can look past it, overall I don’t have that many complaints about it.

Honorable Mention

Oshi No Ko

Contains spoilers!!

Status: Ongoing

Note: This is an absolute mess of a review oops

Okay so I’ve only watched the first episode so far (I think there's two or three now??) The first episode was like an hour long and it was a lot. We start off meeting the two main characters in the hospital, the little girl and the doctor. We see Ai on tv and to be honest does no one else find it weird that the doctor is like obsessed with a teen idol? Yes I know its because of the little girl, she was his patient and she died blah blah blah. I just find it a little odd... I don't know, it’s fine, moving on. Ai is pregnant and the doctor gets assigned to her, turns out shes having twins and on the night that she is supposed to deliver, the doctor gets pushed and dies. The doctor and his little girl patient gets reincarnated as her twins but they are fully aware of their previous lives. So now a 12 year old girl and a 20 something year old man are Ai’s twins. Also forgot to mention, didn’t the doctor say something sus to the little girl before she died because didn’t she want to marry him??? Honestly I forget, anyways, fast forward the twins, Aqua and Ruby, get older throughout the episode. Ai has been doing her idol shit and what not and Aqua also dabbles into acting a bit. Ruby is dancing or something and all is swell until it all turned to shit. Ai is I think 20 years old now? There's someone who comes to the door and she opens it, he then stabs her and she dies. Oh and she finally tells her kids that she loves them. The episode is almost over at this point, Aqua asks this one guy to raise him or something and Aqua pretty much figures out that his dad hired someone to kill his mom so he’s in his revenge era now. This was a whole mess but its fine. I liked the characters designs a lot, I thought they were really pretty. I have some problems with this anime but I think I might continue to watch it and then do a whole review on it. Still baffled on how people claimed that this was the best first episode they've seen ( even topped aot ) I think it was a good episode don’t get me wrong and I liked the animation style and there were cute moments but I don’t think it was the best first episode I've seen. Ai’s song was fire though, I will say that.