I watched WATAMOTE with a lot of patience and ep […]
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Well, that was depressing. I want to highlight this comment by Gan_HOPE326 last week, who explained this show much better than I ever could (this is in response to my question on why Tomoko wants to become a “bitch”): I … Continue reading →
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Hope springs eternal, but it’s only despair that seems to last forever. Tomoko wishes for nothing more than a fresh start with a new semester starting up. And that’s exactly what she gets, as she’s moved from prime loner territory (the back of the class by the windows) to square center in the middle of […]
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Hope springs eternal, but it’s only despair that seems to last forever. Tomoko wishes for nothing more than a fresh start with a new semester starting up. And that’s exactly what she gets, as she’s moved from prime loner territory (the back of the class by the windows) to square center in the middle of […]
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This week’s Watamote was surprisingly positive, but that doesn’t stop the Bitter Engine(c). Nothing does. Man, I’m so glad that back in high school we were allowed to pick our own seats for each course, and thus missing the comfortable corner spot was no challenge at all because all the morons wanted to bunch together […]
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Basically this episode. Summer is over and it’s back to school for Tomoko. Sounds like a prime opportunity for her to rework her image again! Let’s see how she does…   Who Needs Friends? Surrounded by role models. So yeah. It’s the same stuff as before, but we should have expected that. Thanks to a […]
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Two things stand out in Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S 21. One has to do with the show’s essential message, the other is just an annoying term. It was an action-free episode where the girls get up and start working on the Febri situation. Mikasa gets clues from a lot of different sources, things that […]
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I wonder if Tomoko’s problem is one of expectations. She has this idealistic vision of the way things will turn out, and immediately gives up when her vision isn’t matched. Take her job baking cakes. She has this ridiculous dream … Continue reading →
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Pero pero After just three episodes, Tomoko’s summer is coming to an end. So far she’s done the following: laze around, go to mini-recording event, hang out with cousin, laze around. Let’s see how she does today.   Delicious Cake Like a cute pet. Surprise! It’s time for another date with Yuu-chan! This time it’s […]
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The home stretch! Tomoko is in the home stretch now. With summer nearing its end, she’s running out of chances to make an impression and lasting memories. Though looking back at her past two episodes, I wouldn’t say she’s accumulated much in the way of stories worth bragging about, nor positive memories. So I can’t […]
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The home stretch! Tomoko is in the home stretch now. With summer nearing its end, she’s running out of chances to make an impression and lasting memories. Though looking back at her past two episodes, I wouldn’t say she’s accumulated much in the way of stories worth bragging about, nor positive memories. So I can’t […]
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Thought it was over? That you could maintain your presence here yet escape the grasp of the Bitter Triumvirate? Such folly! Now, this week ol’ Tomoko has planned to go to the movies with her hot and successful friend. As you’d expect, this ends with literally the hikky hell. You know there’s the foolish way […]
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From episode 9 of Watamote, which is short for… the usual reasons that the ever escalating length of Japanese media titles are a pain in the arse to type in full. Seriously, it’s a good thing that the Japanese syllabary is so conducive to contraction. Anyway, it’s in the storage room, so presumably it contains […]
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Volume 40 of "Girl, Mechanical device, and Power" has the heroine of Watamote on the cover - she's morphed into a mecha musume, though unfortunately for her, that's unlikely to make her any more popular.
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I’ve been keeping myself tuned in to Watamote! for some time now, and animation aside, it’s a good commentary for the rotten girls and common Otaku as well. I can take it as it is, but then my mind bothers me about the bad results this (among others) can inflict. ...The post On Watamote! and Bad Results appeared first on Deremoe, and is written by Jay.
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Single release from Izumi Kitta, titled Dou Kangaete mo Watashi wa Warukunai, is the ED for the anime series Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui! (Watamote). Will be out on 28 August 2013. Only one edition available for preorder. Track-listing of Dou Kangaete mo Watashi wa Warukunai どう考えても私は悪くない 私がモテないのは可愛くないからだよね？ 夏祭り [...]
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Single release from Konomi Suzuki and Kiba of Akiba, titled Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui, is the OP for the anime series Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui! (Watamote). Will be out on 28 August 2013. Two editions available for preorder: Limited and Regular [...]
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Uchouten Kazoku 8 starts with last week’s surprise, as well as some startling new information which doesn’t add up until the end. It’s also an elegy of some sort for the old man, for us, really, as the family had said goodbye long ago. In that respect it’s a lovely episode of memory, and it […]
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Summary: Ep 7 – In which Tomoko wastes her summer vacation doing mostly nothing, though there’s also a brief misadventure with a visual novel voice actor whose personalized audio recording fuels both Tomoko’s wildest fantasies and her most awkward mishaps. Ep 8 – In which Tomoko’s cousin Kii-chan comes to visit, and Tomoko attempts to […]
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Summary: Ep 7 – In which Tomoko wastes her summer vacation doing mostly nothing, though there’s also a brief misadventure with a visual novel voice actor whose personalized audio recording fuels both Tomoko’s wildest fantasies and her most awkward mishaps. Ep 8 – In which Tomoko’s cousin Kii-chan comes to visit, and Tomoko attempts to […]
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