#also kinda sucks a collab got spoiled that way

[memecucker]

Someone took a picture of what appears to be Tony Khan and Shane McMahon having a meeting together and ngl im imagining a Shane McMahon vs Darby Allin match rn

[nako-doodles]

OMG YOU WATCH C&T TOOOOO👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼??????? YOURE TASTES ARE *chefs kiss* 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 what's your favorite songs off the show? what about the ending? thoughts of the overall show?????💫💫💫💫

BRO listen as soon as I heard studio bones and FUCKING WATANABE SHINICHIRO COLLABED ON AN ANIME YOU CAN BET YOUR ASS I STARTED WATCHING AND WHAT A JOURNEY ITS BEEN!!!!!! like @ my followers if y'all love cowboy bebop and noragami and ouran host club and eureka 7 and my hero academia and full metal alchemist and soul eater yall gotta watch this its So Good

my fave songs are def the slower more, soulful songs and i literally CANNOT wait for second part of the OST to drop later this month!!!!! since i have a feeling some people would look up the songs when some of them are kinda spoiler-y, ill leave everything after the cut so CONSIDER THAT YOUR SPOILER ALERT

loneliest girl (I know, super cliche, but its SUCH A GOOD SONG U GH)

lay it all on me

give you the world (flora version)

love yourself

light a fire

galactic mermaid (something about a trio singing ‘FUCKING BULLSHIT’ is so soothing bro. we all need that in our lives)

dance tonight

after the fire

not afraid

army of two

i definitely like the songs from the second half better than the first, and i can't wait to see how the OG/full versions of the songs sound like. round & laundry and someday ill find my way sounded incredibly different (still good) than what was shown in the anime, and i wanna hear what other songs sound different

with that being said, this show is incredibly both completely different and yet exactly the same as the works made by bones and director watanabe. both creators are exceptionally good and drawing out stories from current events and creating whole universes around universal human experiences (even tho c&t is set on terraformed mars) and you can tell. i won't spoil anything here bc i hate it when other people spoil the show in their reviews, but the entire second arc is incredibly on the head with the political atmosphere right now. the tonal shift happened rather abruptly too. but that also mirrors how many people felt towards the end of 2015 and realizing how the past years since 2015 have sucked. this story is a story of love and care, and you can tell in the way its world and characters and story was crafted. the creators also uploaded a lot of bts of how they animated a lot of the singing sections and thats really cool to see. in my experience, good stories are the ones that burrow into your heart without you noticing, and irrevocably changes your worldview in some way. this anime is definitely one of those stories. it may not become a classic, but it will definitely be well loved. 

my one complaint, however, is that the anime ends rather abruptly. i realize its made rather open ended on purpose (as is the style of both creators), but the way they tied up all their ends within the first half of ep when the climax hit literally at the tail end 2 eps ago, esp when the climax hit such a height, feels...not enough. it was also super rude that they teased us at the ending card...like the CHEEK to put these at the tail end when its so open-ended:

i've been reading a lot of complaints over how this anime is so idealistic and incredibly blasé about the True Real Life Struggles(tm), but like.....fam...........arent you tired of real life? don't you just want SOMETHING to go right for once? just have ‘miraculous’ happy ending where everything works out, the good prevails, everyone got what they want? like hold on your suspension of belief just this once. this anime is incredibly empowering and uplifting, and i wouldn't want this anime to be any other way. 

tldr; yes i love this anime and will be binge watching this show soon. as soon as i stop crying.

[cutiecrates]

Cutie Reviews: Tokyo Treat 21 September 17

I’m sorry if I seem like I’m skimping a bit. Despite saving this, my review got shut-down mid way through and I’m kinda pissed I need to re-type everything now because for some reason it’s not showing up when I try to put what I saved here...

This months theme: Japanese Characters

I love character goods, so I’m pretty exciting~

As you can see, Pikachu is practically dominating this box- both in and out. Not only that, but besides these Lucky Treat items, Pikachu is also on the several available prizes in this months contest.

We also have an insert about character themed eateries :3 Visiting the Hello Kitty and One Piece themed places would be a dream come true for me! But I’d love to visit any sort of Alice themed place, and Kawaii Monster too!

So for this month we got a fun Odangoyasan DIY, which I’m excited to cover in a separate post because this set changes practically seasonally. I didn’t have the blog when I originally got this but I have made it before, so I can’t wait to check out the differences :3

The “toy item“ for this month is a Tsum Tsum Flashlight Pen, which is pretty cool because despite looking like a dollar store toy, it has a very vibrant light. But wait, that’s not all. We also got a BONUS ITEM, a cute rice ball charm blind bag ♥ I love rice, and I’ve seen these charms before for the longest time so I’m happy I finally have one~

The only thing bothering me is that I don’t know why it was included. I couldn’t find anything in the booklet, nor did I see anything on the website. I don’t mean to look a gift horse in the mouth- but I’m allowed to question where the horse came from.

This is a Doraemon Genki Jelly Drink, which was the featured drink of the premium size. You can enjoy it frozen or just chilled, and it’s grape flavored. It also features an adorable Doraemon and Dorami design on this vibrant blue and yellow packaging :3

4 out of 5. It tastes really good once you get used to it, initially I thought it tasted like grape jelly- like the kind you put on toast. Which I probably hate worse then Peanut Butter (unless it’s homemade, then it’s pretty good). The more you drank the better it tastes though, the only thing really derailing me was the fact it was like... partially frozen, partially liquid, partially jelly. It was all over the place in textures.

I decided to do my usual, sweet-middle-savory style for this review. So here we got five very different candies, ranging from powdered ramune, chewies, and gummies ♥

First up is the tiny, shiny purple thing. I just call it a Rock-Paper-Scissors Gummy because look as it. These are normally in a much larger size, so I was stunned to find out they also make them really small. As far as I know, they come in grape, soda, and cola. It’s stiff though, so it isn’t as fun as the larger sized ones, which are very wiggly and loose.

I got the scissors hand :3 and it’s a very soft grape gummy. 5 out of 5.

Following this we got some Premium Hi-Chew in Red Grape. Essentially these are just Hi-Chew in a slightly powdered round form. The flavor reminds me of a sweetened grape juice box, and I love Hi-Chew so... 5 out of 5. Now, if anyone is curious, for each bag (or just each individual piece it’s hard to make out) it’s 140 calories.

Following these soft sweeties we get some tangy Koume Hello Kitty Ramune ♥ I’m crazy for Hello Kitty so this was probably the most exciting find! In fact, I wish someone would make a box theme for the month be Hello Kitty!

Anyway, these adorbs ramune (pressed powder) candies are available in Fizzy Apple Soda, and Sour Plum flavors. They both fizz a little bit though ;3

3.5 out of 5. Weirdly, to me they both taste like apple flavors! One reminded me of apple juice-soda (like the drink I got crates back ago), while the other reminded me of these apple-flavored candies I had from somewhere. They both tasted good though- the only real thing bothering me was that the packaging makes them look way more vibrant than the actual product.

Following this we have a (partially obscured) Pikachu packaged candy :D These fun little spheres start out tasting like Strawberry, but if you chew on it the flavor changes to watermelon o0o if you suck on it, it changes to melon!

Um... 3 out of 5. They don’t taste bad, but they’re just not my thing.

Lastly, we have this Mochi Candy in Champagne Soda Pop flavor. I’ve seen these around before, they’re essentially tiny pieces of flavored rice cake. You get 12 per set, and they include an adorable toothpick all ready for use.

3.5 out of 5. The flavor is fairly light- it pretty much feels like chewy sugar candy. Not only that but the little package doesn’t exactly re-seal once they’re opened. They are tiny so I imagine most people would eat them all at once, but if you’re like me and you don’t inhale snacks, it’s a little inconvenient don’t you think?

(if you’re curious to see more, I’ve seen all sorts of these on Amazon~)

Now, from sweets to sticks!

These sticks specifically!

First of all can we just admire those realistic looking fries from Jagabee?! They made me craze McDonalds while I was checking them out, doing the photos, and even now as I write this. For this month, the flavor of these fries is Yuzu Salt- creating a light, but aromatic citrus scent with a bit of an acidic taste.

5 out of 5! At first the idea sounded strange to me because I was expecting fruitiness. But the yuzu and salt mix together very well, so I didn’t get that at all thankfully. I’m still overwhelmed by how much they look like fries!

Next are some strawberry pocky. Nothing really special there (even though they are my favorite!), but with the addition of this ultra-cute Hello Kitty dressed in strawberry outfits on the packaging and wrapper ♥ 5 out of 5, of course!

(What makes this item fun was that you could either get this one, or Honey Roasted Rilakkuma style).

Now, the last stick item for this month is a Toppo x Chihayafuru in Fruit Tart. Chihayafuru is a manga (one I never heard of honestly), and now a collab item with Lotte’s toppo snack with a colorful manga packaging theme. There are 3 styles of the box art available.

3.5 out of 5. The flavor is very light and as embarrassing as this might sound... I thought the flavor was cheese before I found out it’s supposedly fruit. You kind of taste the fruit in this, so I could see it as a baked cheesecake flavor maybe? It’s not bad but I was so confused with this... 

Now, for some unique items. Starting with another collab item, we got a Crunky x One Punch Man. One Punch Man is another anime/manga series (and another I never really paid much attention to, although I actually heard of it in comparison to Chihayafuru), while Crunky is a popular chocolate brand featuring this limited edition Cookies n Cream flavor.

Er.... 3 out of 5. It’s not a bad quality chocolate bar. It’s crunchy with rice puffs in it, which is nice if you like that bite. But the cookies n cream flavor is not the type I’m used to at all, and it lacks the chocolate taste, despite clearly having it in the bar. It’s not bad in it’s own way- but I’ve been spoiled by the kind I’m used to T^T

Next is our wagashi for this month, Kinako Mochi Crackers. Coated in cinnamon, wasanbo sugar, and soy flour, these are light and air crackers with a melt in your mouth texture~

5 out of 5! I liked the chewy soy sauce ones we got from last month more- but these are very good ♥ They remind me a lot of the Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal actually. The only thing is that they don’t exactly melt like the description claims. The flavoring gets all over your lips but that’s about it... not that it’s a bad thing~

Lastly are these delicious, but tooth-breaking bag of Calbee Satsumaimon. It’s flavors are Sweet Potato and Cream cheese, which sounds delicious on it’s own right (I love cream cheese!), but they also taste like a potato being eaten with sour cream. 3 out of 5. As much as I like them, they are TOO HARD for me DX I’m afraid of breaking a tooth on them so as much as I like them, I kinda want to keep my teeth you know?

Here is our last set, 4 items that I think kinda look nice on the plate together in a muted sort of way.

Starting off is these little Dagashi item, a small bag of snacking noodles. 3 out of 5. They had like a... chicken-ish taste, I wasn’t crazy about them.

We also have our monthly Umaibo in Sugar Rusk flavor (basically sugar). 3 out of 5. It was a sugary puff snack with a sort of... coconut taste. Not bad- but again it’s not my thing. I like eating unique, savory Umaibo.

This was followed by another Dagashi snack, I don’t really know what they are, but they taste decent and kinda look like little twisty prawns. The flavor is familiar but I couldn’t identify it. 3 out 5... by now they’re terribly stale.

Our final item of the crate is the Shinshu Wasabi flavored Chip Star, which was the featured item for this month! Long story short 5 out of 5 ♥ I was kind of intimidated by these since I like wasabi- in small doses. But these are actually really good. The flavoring is on the mild side, so you need to eat a bunch to really get the wasabi kick in here.

♥ Cutie Ranking ♥

Quality - 4 out of 5. There wasn’t particularly anything wrong with the crate. I enjoyed it fairly well, but... I don’t know, I didn’t feel wowed by it. I was surprised to find the bonus item within the crate though, which was a nice surprise :3

Content - 3 out of 5. Mostly everything was neutral good or better. But I was kind of bugged by the theme. While i was stuff I wanted to see and enjoyed them- a lot of them were just in name only, which was disappointing. Like the Pikachu candy only had Pikachu on the package- yet I’ve seen Pikachu shaped GUMMIES in past boxes. I’ve seen Hello Kitty shaped or styled candy/snacks before... I sorta wish they reached into the theme further.

Total Rank: 7 out of 10 Cuties. It wasn’t the worst crate, not by far. But I feel like last months was better. I loved the theme idea and the random bonus was lovely; but again, the theme was not as themed as I would have liked. It bothers me more this time because I’m aware they could have made it better.

♥ Cutie’s Scale of Yummy ♥

1. Doraemon Jelly Drink - Surprisingly yes, this was probably my favorite of the bunch! Once I got used to the flavor it ended up being really good~

2. Yuzu x Salt Chips - Surprisingly very good! Not overly salted, lovely yuzu scent and mild taste.  

3. Rock-Paper-Scissors Gummy - it was a softer gummy so after eating everything else it was a pleasant treat~ 

4. Mochi Crackers - Exactly like Cinnamon Toast Crunch! 

5. Sour Cream x Cream Cheese Chips - These are delicious- I wanted to rank them ultra high! But their hard texture prevented them from being my most favorite...

6. Hello Kitty Ramune - I liked these even though the flavoring was a bit off in my opinion. 

7. Chip Star Wasabi -  I enjoyed these :D the bit of heat was nice.

8. Hi-Chew Premium Red Grape - I LOVED the flavor of this, but when getting to the heart of the matter it’s not exactly new either...

9. Mochi Candy - The flavor was too light in my opinion...

10. Strawberry Pocky - Although these are my favorite type of pocky, it’s not exactly a new thing.   

11. Sugar Umaibo - It was fine. 

12. Fruit Tart Toppo - The flavor overall confused me.

13. Pikachu Flavor Change Candies - They tasted fine, they just weren’t my thing.

14. Crunky - As I stated, the flavor is fine but I’m used to a different cookies and cream flavor, so this one is foreign.

15. Other thingy I don’t know the name of - double meh...

16. Crunchy Noodle Snack thingies - Meh...

Well that brings us to the end of another exciting, food-filled review :D I hope you found it enjoyable despite kinda... maybe being a bit dull there? I apologize but again, losing your work when you’re nearly done will do that to a person...

Anyway I have a Kawaii Box left for this month! I’m so excited to see what sorts of fun Halloween surprises we get this year. My birthday is also next month, can you guess which day~?

Until next time, stay cute!