Various thoughts on a variety of topics.
Three cities, three people: Ming Xiao walking the streets of Beijing, homesick for the countryside. A model on the verge of retirement living in Guangzhou, Lin Yi. And finally Mo Li, an architect working in Shanghai consumed by memories of a childhood friend.
A set of short stories with themes of current day dissatisfaction. The first focuses on food, the second on workplace drama, and the third on past childhood romance.
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Now in their senior year of high school, Yuuta and Rikka’s relationship has remained stable despite the complications caused by her chuuni behavior. Touka’s sudden announcement that she’s moving to Italy and taking Rikka with her however sets off a panic resulting in a plan to convince Touka that the two of them have eloped.
A romantic comedy with both travelogue elements and a few imaginary action scenes. It’s a follow-up to Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren which can be watched as a stand-alone, though some of the impact will be lost without prior familiarity with the characters.
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Long-lived and perpetually youthful in appearance, the Iolph keep to themselves and tend to avoid contact with others. A practice which does not save them from the invasion of their homeland and the abduction of their people at the hands of an empire looking to fortify its bloodline. The orphan Maquia manages to escape the assault, and while wandering aimlessly happens to stumble upon a baby whose parents were killed by bandits. A baby she decides to attempt to raise as her own.
A character drama with minor slice of life elements, an action-focused subplot involving the empire, and a re-occurring thread of romance.
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Mizore Yoroizuka has quietly followed Nozomi Kasaki for years, never quite able to take that last step and fully express how she feels. It’s on one morning just like any other that Nozomi relates the story of ‘Liz and the Blue Bird’… hinting that it just may have some parallels to their relationship.
A stand-alone side story, taking place after the main Hibike! Euphonium series, focused on longing. It alternates between a conventional art style and one resembling a watercolor storybook for Liz’s segments.
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Following the end of World War II the secretive Longinus Dreizehn Orden disappeared without a trace following the completion of a grand ritual. Now in the modern day they have returned to usher in the world’s end and have focused their attention on Ren Fujii, a seemingly ordinary student with a connection to the magician who set everything in motion.
An action-drama with a significant amount of comic relief alongside a few ecchi harem aspects.
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The girls working in Edo‘s red light district are expected to be able to like, or at least pretend to like, every type of man. For those who can’t manage it however there exists a certain incense which will cause anyone who breathes it in to instantly fall in love with the next person they see… a substance which is both easy to abuse and can lead to all manner of awkward situations.
A Gintama° side-story focused on romantic comedy and dirty jokes.
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Satou Matsuzaka spends much of her time drifting from one boyfriend to the next, searching for a connection that always seems just out of reach. That all changes the day she meets the young Shio Koube and falls instantly and completely in love. Where exactly did Shio come from though, and just how far will Satou go to protect their new life together?
A psychological drama with both romance and early comic relief elements.
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When Asahi Kuga’s physical death coincided with her avatar’s death in the MMORPG Union it spelled the end of both the group she played with and the game itself. Six years later Union has relaunched under a new name, and upon logging on Haruto Amou discovers Asahi there waiting for him. But is it truly her?
A romance-infused character drama with RPG-themed action scenes and occasional comic interactions.
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Washed up on the mysterious island of Urashima with few memories and only a vague idea of his goals, Setsuna Sanzenkai decides to explore the area and talk with the various residents in hopes of remembering exactly why he traveled through time to reach this place.
A mystery series heavy on comedic character interactions and featuring re-occurring flashes of drama. Note that the 9th-10th episodes are something of an interlude, taking place in a completely different setting with action scenes replacing the mystery elements.
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