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Sasakoi Chapter 50

Based on Sasakoi chapter 50, I wanna dive into Miki's character a little bit and analyse how her arc might turn out, as well as the possibilities behind her current feelings.

What left most readers (including myself) confused after chapter 49 was when Miki stormed off in a rage after Ayaka confessed to her, and then, later that night, she's seen ignoring Aki and crying.

Although this is given a little bit of an explanation in chapter 50:

... it doesn't explain the rest of the chapter very much.

Miki may have genuinely gotten into a fight with Aki, causing her sudden outburst, but she most likely said that to give Ayaka an excuse for her outburst. Next, we bring up these panels:

It's very obvious that Miki does highly struggle with romance based on the reveal of her backstory with her previous unnamed romantic partner. It was clear that this heartbreak heavily affected Miki emotionally, and that Aki was the one to help her get through it.

From the way chapter 49 ended, I had assumed that Miki might've been upset with Ayaka for confessing in such an open and public vicinity, instead of doing it in private. Or, she may've been upset with Aki and the others for jumping at her before she could even properly give her answer; it was still unclear.

However, on the last two pages, it is clear that she is upset with Aki, but the most confusing part is this:

Here, I'm assuming that Aki wants to support Ayaka's love for Miki, when she says "I want to support her too", because of the fact that she's now dating Shiho; she wants to help others in having their love come true.

But, because of the way Miki reacted, it wasn't surprising that most people assumed that this was going down the path of inc*st, as it seems Miki was upset because Aki, by trying to get Ayaka and Miki together, doesn't "understand how she feels", aka implying that Miki likes Aki romantically.

HOWEVER, I beg to differ for a few reasons:

sasakoi is one of my favourite mangas and I'm just praying that it doesn't end up going down the path of inc*st like what happened with Oshi no Ko.

what's happening in these pages specifically:

Prior to these, we see Miki's reaction to when Aki tells her that she and Shiho are dating. And, we can tell that she doesn't seem pleased; she's clearly shocked and upset. She then states that she wouldn't think about it too much and that she would continue acting normal.

With this, I assume that Miki may have felt as if Aki was leaving her behind; the fact that Miki continues to struggle in finding a romantic partner, but now Aki has found herself one. Or, she's jealous that Aki is now in a romantic relationship.

Moving on, the panel of Ayaka confessing to Miki comes next, and the panel of Aki supporting her also appears. This is where I theorise what I think Miki might be thinking, and that she's upset with Aki for:

forgetting about her previous heartbreak which clearly made her visibly upset.

forgetting that she continues to struggle with romance and tends to panic at the idea that people around her were getting into romantic relationships left and right (also mentioned in chapter 50)

Hence, when Miki finds out that Aki was giving Ayaka romance advice in order for the two of them to get together, it is plausible that this is why she was so upset; because Aki completely forgot or disregarded how distressing romance is for her due to that one heartbreak.

And, because Aki was the person who helped her get through these difficult times, Miki may have just felt betrayed, which is why Aki supposedly "doesn't care" about how she feels.

Additionally, we have these panels:

"if I go out with Senpai, I would finally have a lover of my own and be able to give up on Nee-chan."

I don't blame people for assuming that this is going down the inc*st path, because I did as well.

But, based on what I said previously, I also interpret this scene as Miki "giving up on" Aki's emotional support. She's been relying on Aki as her older sister and as her emotional support through her whole romance life, and she even said that dating Ayaka to forget about Aki would just be being dishonest.

"Dishonest" as in she still hasn't moved on from Aki's emotional support when getting over her heartbreak. And, finding a lover of her own would mean that Aki would no longer hold the place of being the most important person to her.

It's all very confusing as romance is a difficult concept to grasp, so this is all just speculation, hence we just have to wait for Takeshima to release more chapters!

The only thing that is 100% apparent is that romance clearly causes Miki distress, and that she does struggle in coping with her previous failed romantic relationship. However, Aki was the one to support and help her overcome this, which is why Miki ends up being so emotionally attached to Aki.

Overall...

Idk if any of what I said made sense, and I'm sorry that everything is all over the place 😭

I really love Miki and I hope her character doesn't end up going on the path of inc*st, but I have faith in Takeshima that she won't do that, but only time will tell.

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since i can't find one and need to know who to aim for...

list of reverse: 1999 jp dub cast (updated for 1.4)

210 - hirose daisuke 37 - iguchi yuka 6 - nakamura yuuichi

a knight - hayami show alien t - fukuhara anjou an-an lee - sakura ayane apple - hirakawa daisuke arcana - koshimizu ami

baby blue - suzaki aya balloon party - minase inori bette - kanzaki maki bkornblume - ueda reina blonney - saito shuka bunny bunny - ozawa ari

charlie - matsuda satsumi centurion - ikuta teru charlton - nomiya kazunori click - uchiyama kouki constantine - tanaka atsuko cristallo - aimi

darley clatter - yada kouhei diggers - tachibana shinnosuke dikke - kawasumi ayako door - shimizu sakuma druvis iii - ishikawa yui

eagle - noguchi ruriko enigma - umehara yuuichirou erick - tanaka chiemi eternity - fairouz ai

forget me not - suwabe junichi

horropedia - okitsu kazuyuki

isabella - kino hina

jessica - waki azumi john titor - konishi mai

kaalaa baunaa - ootsubo yuka kanjira - akasaki chinatsu kumar - fujitou chika

la source - yuzuki kazuka leilani - tachibana yuki lilya - kitamura eri lucy - suwa ayaka

matilda - itou ayasa medicine pocket - hanae natsuki melania - ueda kana mesmer jr. - kudou haruka mondlicht - tsumugi risa ms. moissan - kohara riko ms. new babel - uchida maaya ms. radio - odashima kazami

necrologist - wakayama shion nick bottom - satou fumiya

oliver fog - nagatsuka takuma onion - horikawa kaede

pavia - nozu pickles - saito soma poltergeist - maekawa ryouko

rabies - takagaki katsuhisa & mugiho anna regulus - yamamoto nozomi ring - sakakihara yuki

satsuki - touyama nao schneider - yuuki aoi shamane - yasumoto hiroki sonetto - uchida shu sophia - kobayashi yuu sotheby - itou miku sputnik - toba yuuko sweetheart - tanaka rie

tennant - takahashi chiaki the fool - nitta kyousuke tooth fairy - uesaka sumire ttt - sumi tomomi jiena twins sleep (lisa & louise) - kamitaka suzuka

vertin - takamori natsumi voyager - hondo kaede

x - toki shunichi

z - liyuu зима - totto

[historyhermann]

"The Demon Girl Next Door": A Comedic Anime Worth Watching

What if one day you woke up and were a demon? Yuko experiences this dilemma in The Demon Girl Next Door. She tries to get a hold of her new form and is tasked with defeating the local magical girl... but not everything is as it seems.

Reprinted from The Geekiary, my History Hermann WordPress blog (it will be published there on Dec. 20), and Wayback Machine. This was the thirty-ninth article I wrote for The Geekiary. This post was originally published on May 18, 2022.

The Demon Girl Next Door is a supernatural and magical girl anime directed by Hiroaki Sakurai. It is based on Izumo Itō's manga parody series, is also known as "Street Corner Demon", and is filled with comedic moments from beginning to end.

As a warning, this recommendation discusses some spoilers for the first 19 episodes of The Demon Girl Next Door.

Yuko begins transforming into her crisis management form

The Demon Girl Next Door, builds off the usual story, where someone wakes up and is different from who they were when they went to sleep. One day, Yuko Yoshida (voiced by Konomi Kohara) comes to the frightening realization that she has a tail and horns. She learns that she is the descendant of a demon cursed to live in poverty by an opposing clan.

In order to restore the clan's honor, her mother, Seiko Yoshida tasks her with defeating the local magical girl of the town, Momo Chiyoda. This is easier said than done. Yuko is assisted by her ancestor, Lilith, who is trapped in a totem, and occasionally by her sister, Ryoko Yoshida.

However, Yuko is beset with a dilemma after Momo (voiced by Akari Kito) saves her from certain death. This is made even worse when she realizes that Momo attends the same high school as her! Luckily, she is helped by her school friends Anri Sata (voiced by Sayaka Senbongi) and Sion Ogura (voiced by Ayaka Suwa). Some call her "Shamiko" or by her full name "Shadow Master Yuko."

Sion is into the occult as much as Yoshiko Tsushima in Love Live!! Sunshine! who believes she is a "fallen angel" named "Yohane" and Rie Maruyama in Cue! who calls itself a demon from hell named "Ellis."

The series shares many similarities with The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!, where a powerful demon named Jahy lives in a ratty apartment and tries to gain all of the mana crystals to restore her powers. Yuko also lives on the edge of poverty with her sister Ryoko (voiced by Hitomi Ohwada) and mother, Seiko Yoshida (voiced by Sayaka Ohara).

Similar to the aforementioned series, in The Demon Girl Next Door Yuko becomes friends with Momo and her friend from another town, Mikan Hinatsuki (voiced by Tomoyo Takayanagi). In a unique twist, Mikan has been afflicted by a "guardian spirit" that attacks whenever Mikan's heart is racing, resulting in those around her to experience calamities. This is akin to the misfortune that the magical girl faces when she uses the mana crystals in The Great Jahy.

Later in the series, it is comically revealed that Yuko and Ryoko's father, Joshua (voiced by Hideyuki Umezu) was sealed inside a cardboard citrus box by another magical girl. It turns out that the family uses this box every day to cook their meals on a hibachi!

That magical girl is named Sakura Chiyoda (voiced by Hisako Kanemoto) and the stepsister of Momo. She disappeared ten years ago after she manipulated a sacred seal to ensure she stayed in good health. It later becomes Momo, Mikan, and Yuko's mission to find her. And she does appear in one of the show's most recent episodes. Mikan, on the other hand, has a familiar named Ugallu.

In another parallel with The Great Jahy, for some time Yuko begins working at a cafe run by a demon tapir named Shirosawa (voiced by Takashi Matsuyama) which has a chef and waitress named Lico (voiced by Ayassa Ito). Although Yuko goes there to garner information about Sakura, she becomes poisoned by the food, which makes her a work zombie, until she is saved by her more-than-a-friend Momo.

Mikan (left) gives Yuko (middle) a lemon while Momo (right) watches Yuko, and Yuko's ancestor sits on a nearby table

On the one hand, the series has plot lines focused on mindscapes, reminding me of scenes in The Owl House, Steven Universe, and Inside Job where characters travel inside the minds of other characters, either on purpose or by accident.

In fact, Sakura, another magical girl, helps Yuko out of her nightmare in the fifth and sixth episodes of the show's most recent season, appearing as a mirage of sorts. The audience also learns that Sakura sacrifices herself so that Yuko could live; a noble sacrifice.

This series also features main characters with cool magical transformations. This is coupled with comedy, which is integral to the show.

This is not an off-the-wall comedy like the hilarious three-season slice-of-life yuri comedy, YuruYuri, for which the protagonist complains about her lack of presence, even resulting in her becoming translucent at times. Neither is it like romantic comedies such as the currently airing Kaguya-sama: Love Is War and Love After Domination, or a recently-ended isekei comedy with transgender themes, Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout.

Instead, there is situational comedy either based around interactions between Yuko, her family and school friends, and family, or with her magical girl friends, Mikan and Momo. As a person who loves to eat sliced oranges as a snack, I have to give props to Mikan, whose family owns a fruit company, for constantly, and somehow, finding fruit. She slices up oranges and lemons and chomps on them when they hang out or brings fruit to eat while she is on the go. Are there any other characters who do this? I can't even think of one.

Even more hilarious is the fact that Mikan's hair color fits directly with her love of citrus, as it has the same color as an orange-dyed orange. It also connects with her bubbly, excitable personality and her orange-themed magical transformation.

The same can be said for Momo whose hair color is pink, a color often associated with "innocence and uncomplicated childhood", who has incredible strength and can quickly transform.

Unlike some other series, Momo has no interest in remaining a magical girl, feeling that having such power is too much responsibility for her. Yuko attempts to take advantage of this and recruit Momo as her "vassal." While Momo turns this down, she remains on friendly terms and there are hints in the season 2 introduction that she may go down that route in the future. All the while Yuko continues to declare "don't think this means you won" after Momo "defeats" Yuko in some way.

This is series is not unique in flipping generally understood values, like magical girls seen as "good" and demons as "bad." In fact, the 2017 supernatural slice-of-life and comedy anime, Gabriel DropOut, has angels act like demons, and demons act like angels. Helluva Boss has the demons act like jerks but be relatable and care about each other, while the angels are utter jerks who only care about themselves.

It is even a bit funny that Yuko's magical girl-esque transformation is called "crisis management". It gives her a somewhat scantily clad uniform akin to the lead in The Great Jahy, but it only slightly improves her abilities. This is different than Jahy, as it only helps her a little bit. Due to this, however, Momo helps train her on how to hone her abilities and improve herself. Instead of magical girls and demons fighting one another, they are both on the same side, working together for common goals.

Image from the Season 2 opening of the two protagonists, Momo and Yuko

In the process, the series plays on the common magical girl elements, often associated with female interests like romance, femininity, and child-rearing, with cute appearances of characters resembling idol singers or princesses. When they are in their transformations, Momo, Yuko, and Mikan clearly transform into versions of themselves that seem more mature and prettier, with magical powers. However, Momo and Yuko have items that allow them to use their powers outside of their transformations.

Most powerfully, and apart from any other character in the series, Yuko has the ability to enter other people's minds. She does it often with a wand that sometimes transforms into silly items like a pen, a super-heavy trident, or anything else that does not help her in the slightest. She is also very expressive, with her demon tail telling as much about her emotions as the cat ears of Blake Belladonna in RWBY say about what she is thinking from minute to minute.

Yuko's demon features are often exploited by other characters, who hold her back by her tail, making it hard for her to move, or hold her horns like handles. This is even more painful than someone grabbing onto her tail.

I further found it funny that Yuko's younger sister, Ryoko, is more skilled with technology than her. In fact, she is just as skilled with technology as the underclassman angel Tapris in Gabriel DropOut.

At the same time, her ancestor, Lilith (voiced by Minami Takahashi), can be bought out of her totem into small forms which are like dolls. Hilariously, Momo can easily control her movements, angering Lilith, who is trapped inside the totem. She can only leave to occupy Yuko's body from time to time, which slightly changes Yuko's personality and even her tail in the process. Similar to many characters, she has a weakness for alcohol, which makes it easy to subdue her.

Although there is a goal for magical girls to have romance that leads to marriage, it is unlikely this would happen in The Demon Girl Next Door. No notable male characters appear in the series.  Although Yuko and Momo seem to have some feelings for each other, it is unlikely that Yuko and Momo would marry one another.

In later episodes, they will likely become even closer. After all, in the most recent episode, she became Yuko's vassal (temporarily) and came over the the "dark side", nicknamed "Darkness Peach" by Mikan, to save her from a nightmare. In an unexpected twist, she becomes a dual-class holder whose physical class is light while her spiritual class is light. They both agree to work together to protect the city.

Rather, these characters could be shown ambiguously together and walking off into the sunset akin to the end of Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times. It is even less likely that there would any possible marriage, like that hinted between office worker, Kobayashi, and a dragon girl, Tohru, in the final episode of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid.

All in all, The Demon Girl Next Door is a must-see, especially for those interested in demons, magical girls, and supernatural comedies.

The series is currently streaming on HIDIVE. The next episode will air on May 26, 2022.

© 2022-2023 Burkely Hermann. All rights reserved.

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Animelo Summer Live 2019  -STORY-

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Machikado Mazoku Season 2 Slated for April 2022 - Visual Revealed

https://wp.me/p4jiOt-cPU

The official website of the TV anime adaptation of Izumo Ito’s Machikado Mazoku (The Demon Girl Next Door) manga has…

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Ono Daisuke, Nishiyama Kotaro, Umehara Yuichiro and Maeno Tomoaki at the last episode advanced screening of Gakuen Babysitters!

Plus a photo of the whole cast to commemorate the last episode!

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Really sad to see the anime finish! It’s been one of the best for me this season! Not just because my Hyorotto bbys were starring in it, but because it was just such a sweet and pure anime! I highly recommend it for some simple slice of life moments and adorable babies!

Gakuen Babysitters cast Nishiyama Kotaro, Umehara Yuichiro, Sanpei Yuki, Furuki Nozomi, Ono Daisuke, Maeno Tomoaki, Miyadera Tomoki, Saito Ayaka, Tanezaki Atsumi, Kohara Konomi, Hondo Kaede, Akesaka Satomi, Someya Toshiyuki, Ota Motohiro, Hosoya Yoshimasa, Hino Satoshi

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Can you do a couple more posts on Shining Luck Pretty Cure? Cure Charm is so cute and I really wanna know what the story's about!

Sorry it took so long to get to this - I was trying to make sure my notes were organized!

Anyway, Shining Luck Pretty Cure: Make Your Own Luck!

The theming is both fate vs forging your own path, and lucky and unlucky emblems - with the villains being based on unlucky symbols and creatures (magpies, black cats, broken mirrors), attemptng to spread misfortune as a response to being ostracized for their perceived unluckiness.

And of course each Cure is something ‘lucky!’ (They also each take a surname from the VA of a favorite Cure Franchise character of mine.)

Kanemoto Shinobu - “A Lucky Charm Sparkles! Cure Charm!” 

The pink (and yellow) cure of the group, Shinobu keeps up a Mature Lady air to try to hide her insecurities and fear of being seen as childish. She’s very superstitious and believes herself to be unlucky, which can cause her to wallow in any sort of small misfortune. Her special is Sparkling Wave, and she’s named after Kanemoto Hisako (Kise Yayoi/Cure Peace).

Kohara Hajime - “A Lucky Shamrock Blooms! Cure Shamrock!”

Green and purple cure! The overachieving council member, she’s the class treasurer - the Smart One and proud of it, but a type to have a freakout over a B while cheering on a friend who worked really hard for their B. Her special is Blooming Brilliance, and she’s named after Kohara Konomi (Hagoromo Lala/Cure Milky).

Saitou Akemi - “A Lucky Rabbit Bounces! Cure Rabbit!”

Teal and blue cure. The artist, Akemi is flighty and can have a hard time focusing, but friendly and always ready to reach out... to the point they can be a little too generous in promising their time due to a fear of disappointing people. Their special is Bouncing Burst and they’re named after Saitou Ayaka (Mofurun).

Han Chiaki - “A Lucky Strike Crackles! Cure Strike!”

Red and orange cure. She’s on the softball team and at first wasn’t too pleased about being called Cure Strike, concept of a ‘lucky strike’ or not. Very shy, she’s not quite comfortable being spotlighted as a skilled player and can choke if she feels too pressured. Her special is Crackling Bolt and she’s named after Han Megumi (Shirayuki Hime/Cure Princess). 

Felicity and Serendipity - the mascots! Felicity is a tortoiseshell cat fairy and Seredipity is an albatross fairy. They're the last luck fairies left uncorrupted by the Bad Luck Coalition.

Aaaand there you have it! Four cures, two mascots, destiny vs the paths we choose!

Outlined... soon, hopefully.

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A second promotional video and key visual has been released for this Fall’s “Kandagawa Jet Girls" TV anime series. Its broadcast is set to premiere October 8th.

-Staff-

Director: Hiraku Kaneko

Series Composition: Go Zappa

Character Design: Tsutomu Miyazawa

OP: Yuu Sasahara, Riko Kohara

Studio: TNK

-Cast-

Rin Namiki (CV: Yuu Sasahara)

Misa Aoi (CV: Riko Kohara)

Kaguya Shinjuuin (CV: Azusa Tadokoro)

Kuromaru Manpuku (CV: Aya Suzaki)

Pan Tsui (CV: Rumi Okubo)

Pan Tina (CV: Naomi Ohzora)

Jennifer Peach (CV: Lynn)

Emily Orange (CV: Ai Fairouz)

Manatsu Shiraishi (CV: Chika Anzai)

Yuzu Midorikawa (CV: Kaori Maeda)

Fuuka Tamaki (CV: Ayaka Asai)

Inori Misuda (CV: Aya Uchida)

via: kjganime.com  

[beldarius]

Valkyrie Connect voice actors

I’ve been looking all over the Internet for a cast list of this game, but came up with nothing (really, people?). So I figured I’d make one myself! Mind you, I don’t have all characters so feel free to let me know anything I missed. MALE CHARACTERS Akira Ishida: Kaworu Nagisa Aoi Yuuki: Utgardar Asami Shimoda: Kagamine Len Daisuke Ono: Odin Hiro Shimono: Loki Hiroki Takahashi: Ryu Hironori Kondo: Krozak, Vidofnir Hiroshi Kamiya: Levi Hiroshi Okamoto: Fafnir, Lucio, Ymir (Armored) Jouji Nakata: Morphia Jun Fukuyama: King Junichi Suwabe: Archer Kappei Yamaguchi: Sigurd Kenjiro Tsuda: Skirnir Kouji Haramaki: Prastos Makoto Naruse: Alviss, Hrungnir, Nagato Mamoru Miyano: Gilthunder Marina Inoue: Baldr Megumi Han: Arnaud, Ymir (Boy) Megumi Ogata: Shinji Ikari Motomu Kiyokawa: Filsius Nobutoshi Canna: Lancer Noriaki Sugiyama: Shirou Emiya Shoutaro Morikubo: Bergelmir Shunsuke Kanie: Heidrun Taishi Murata: Hodr, Wolfgang Takanori Hoshino: Iori Yagami, Loewe Taketora: Akuma Tatsuhisa Suzuki: Ban Tomoaki Maeno: Kyo Kusanagi Tomokazu Seki: Gilgamesh, Thor Tomokazu Sugita: Gylfi, Tyr, Vidar Toshiya Chiba: Sleipnir Tsuguo Mogami: Omega Rugal, Volundr Volcano Ohta: Froggy, Geyser Yasunao Sakai: Ofnir Yasunori Masutani: Fenrir, Heimdall, Jormungand, Surtr Yohei Azakami: Ragnarok, Zato Yuei Takagi: Gowther Yukari Tamura: Magni Yusei Oda: Boelthor, Nidhogg, Thiazi, Welver / previously known as Katsuaki Arima Yuuji Kishi: Ken Yuuki Kaji: Eren, Meliodas Yuuki Ono: Helblindi, Huginn, Susano-o Yuuma Uchida: Hraesvelgr, Reginleif Yuuta Kasuya: Xiang Tong Yuuya Uchida: Hendrickson FEMALE CHARACTERS Ai Nonaka: Kyoko Sakura, Mani, Nautica, Ranco, Verdandi Ai Sasaki: Luflit, Momiji, Nadia Akane Fujita: Jord, Nerthus Akira Sekine: Cenia, Ines Ami Koshimizu: Alice, Mai Shiranui Aoi Koga: Clarisse Aoi Yuuki: Diane, Eihwaz, Hyuga, Madoka Kaname, Randgrid Asami Shimoda: Etricia, Granfelt, Kagamine Rin Aya Endo: Karin Aya Suzaki: Raspi, Rota, Verossa Aya Uchida: Dielle, Nyatasha, Saskia, Tamamo Ayaka Fujimoto: Kushinada, Soable Ayaka Fukuhara: Clarice, Hrist Ayaka Maeda: Stella, Sylva Ayaka Ohashi: Elena, Elsa, Sortishia Ayako Kawasumi: Saber Azumi Asakura: Authumla, Osiris Chika Anzai: Fubuki, Nori Chiwa Saito: Akemi Homura, Skuld Eri Kitamura: Sayaka Miki Eri Sendai: Izuna, Rapunzel, Ultima Fumiko Orikasa: Chun-Li Haruka Terui: Liciela, Liesa, Matisse, Maully Haruna Ikezawa: Athena Asamiya, Lamina Hiromi Igarashi: Blodu, Chihaya, Forte, Livy & Lo, Tesla, Velfell Hisako Kanemoto: Tholin, Tinker Kaede Hondo: Porte, Viola Kana Ueda: Aquaria, Carliss, Estella, Rin Tohsaka, Risa, Sif, Urd Kanae Itou: Herja, Lorelei Kanako Nomura: Bylgja, Gaia, Oboro Kaori Mizuhashi: Arte, Mami Tomoe, Mimir Kaori Nazuka: Hervor, Roveria Konomi Kohara: Mervelin Kotono Mitsuishi: Misato Katsuragi Maaya Sakamoto: Hel, Mari Makinami Maaya Uchida: Esquire, Quarys Madoka Yonezawa: Forseti, Vili Mai Aizawa: Anubis, Idun, Luca, Mele Mai Kadowaki: Amaterasu, Illyasviel, Mia, Zodie Mamiko Noto: Frey, Lolo & Nana, Neviria Maria Naganawa: Camilly, Mogthrasir Maria Uno: Solstis Marina Inoue: Bertha, Dora, Ipsum Masumi Asano: Avencia (?), Brunhild, Litany, Muninn, Sakeko Megumi Han: Kubira, Michelle Megumi Hayashibara: Rei Ayanami Minami Takahashi: Hanna, Kaguya, Lorone Minami Tsuda: Materia, Sandra Miyu Tomita: Aurora, Frigg Miyuki Sawashiro: Cammy, Freya, Gullveig Nanaka Suwa: Beatrix, Eysith, Walpurgis Naomi Oozora: Angrboda, Marmalade, Niji, Noa, Passo, Zweilie Nozomi Sasaki: Grace, Yatsude Nozomi Yamamoto: Terra, Vesmeral Rie Kugimiya: Demolisha, Hymir, Norn, Nott Rie Murakawa: Rita, Ulin Rina Satou: Sara, Yvette Romi Paku: Hange Rumi Ookubo: Igna, Mei Hou, Radgrid Ryoko Shiraishi: Lu Ling, Siluria Saki Fujita: Hatsune Miku, Senna Saori Hayami: Bestla, Cherie, Mikagura, Nabby, Sanngrid Satomi Satou: Gardina, Medjed, Petra, Sol Sayaka Senbongi: Bear, Kagutsuchi, Lipka, Svipul Shiori Mikami: Flora, Mirka, Krista, Sinmara Shizuka Itou: Cleo, Fenia Sora Amamiya: Elizabeth Sumire Morohoshi: Nocturna, Tomoe Umeka Shouji: Corona, Skadi, Sonia Yoko Hikasa: Ayame, Bara, Dinna, Ran, Sentia Yui Ishikawa: Mikasa Yui Kano: Jest, Sasha, Shiena, Thrud, Vali Yukari Tamura: Pallone, Poelle Yuki Nagaku: Fei Lang, Sakura, Soara Yukiyo Fujii: Lyrist, Tsukuyomi Yumi Hara: Eleneige, Shuirin Yumi Kakazu: Kula Diamond, Mizuki Yumi Sudou: Aegir, Canon, Kili Yuu Asakawa: Megurine Luka Yuuki Kuwahara: Mona, Souffle, Vendetta Yuuko Miyamura: Asuka Langley Sohryu Yuuko Sumitomo: Curtana, Lumiere UNKNOWN OR UNVOICED 6th Angel Armored Titan Garm niconico televi-chan Pseudo DMS Unit-13 COMMENTS 1. Aoi Yuuki, Asami Shimoda, Marina Inoue, Megumi Han and Yukari Tamura are the only women I’ve found so far that play both male and female characters. 2. Listen to the differences between Taishi Murata’s characters. His range never ceases to amaze... the only English voice actors with similar ranges (that I know of) are Ben Diskin and Sean Chiplock. 3. On the female side, Umeka Shouji has a surprisingly large range. I’ve mostly heard her play deeper-voiced roles, and then Corona shows up... 4. I love Hiro Shimono’s evil laugh. He doesn’t go all out with Loki, but he sounds like an insane seagull when he does. 5. As a mythology fangirl, I’m a little annoyed by all the changes. Frey, Mani and Vali are supposed to be male; Skuld is supposed to be a Norn (with Verdandi and Urd); Hel, Fenrir and Jormungand are supposed to be Loki and Angrboda’s kids; Idun is supposed to be Bragi’s wife; Thrud is supposed to be Thor’s daughter and Magni and Modi his sons. I’ll update this “lore correction” once I find more characters.

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Kandagawa Jet Girls, presentato  il nuovo progetto multimediale di Kadokawa, Egg Firm e Marvelous

In arrivo il videogioco e la serie animata!

Annunciato da Kadokawa, Egg Firm e Marvelous il nuovo progetto multimediale intitolato “Kandagawa Jet Girls”, per il quale sono già online un sito web e un account Twitter. Al centro della produzione, che comprenderà un videogioco e una serie animata in arrivo questo autunno, ci saranno delle coppie di ragazze, armate di pistole ad acqua, che competono in della gare di moto d’acqua.

La serie tv è diretta da Hiraku Kaneko (Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid, Nande Koko ni Sensei ga!?) presso lo studio TNK (Seven Mortal Sins, Senran Kagura: Shinovi Master). La sceneggiatura sta venendo curata da Go Zappa (Blend S, Beatless), mentre il design dei personaggi è ad opera di Tsutomu Miyazawa (Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Bride, Soul Buster) e si basa su quello originale concepito da Hanaharu Naruko (Suisei no Gargantia, A.I.C.O. -Incarnation-). I futuristici acquascooter sono invece stati progettati da Koiichi Mugitani e Nanashiki Yamamoto.

Svelato anche il cast dell’anime al completo.

Rin Namiki: Yuu Sasahara 

Misa Aoi: Riko Kohara 

Kaguya Shijuin: Azusa Tadokoro 

Manpuku Kuromaru: Aya Suzaki 

Pan Ziyu: Rumi Okubo

Pan Dina: Naomi Ozora 

Jennifer Peach: Lynn 

Emily Orange: Ai Fairouz 

Manatsu Shiraishi: Chika Anzai 

Yuzu Midorikawa: Kaori Maeda 

Fuka Tamaki: Ayaka Asai 

Inori Misuda: Aya Uchida 

La sviluppo del videogioco per Playstation 4, da parte di Marvelous e Honey∞Parade Games, è in corso da circa un anno e mezzo. Il progetto sta venendo seguito da Kenichiro Takaki, producer della serie videoludica Senran Kagura.

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Shamiko Struggles in The Demon Girl Next Door Season 2 Teaser Trailer

  Don't think that this means that you've won! A new teaser trailer, the main staff, and the main cast have all been revealed for the second season of The Demon Girl Next Door (known in Japan as Machikado Mazoku 2Chome), an ongoing TV anime based on the supernatural comedy manga by Izumo Ito about a fledgling demon girl who accidentally becomes best friends with the local magical girl.

  The main staff for the second season of The Demon Girl Next Door includes:

  Original work: Izumo Ito

Director: Hiroaki Sakurai

Series composition: Keiichiro Ochi

Character design: Mai Otsuka

Animation production: J.C. Staff

  Additionally, the main voice cast from the first season will reprise their roles, including:

  Konomi Kohara as Yuko Yoshida.

Akari Kitō as Momo Chiyoda.

Minami Takahasi as Lilith.

Tomoyo Takayanagi as Mikan Hinatsuki.

Sayaka Senbongi as Anri Sata.

Ayaka Suwa as Sion Ogura.

Hitomi Ōwada as Ryoko Yoshida.

And Sayaka Ohara as Seiko Yoshida.

    The original The Demon Girl Next Door manga is published in Japan by Houbunsha in their Manga Time Kirara Carat seinen manga magazine. An English language version is available from Seven Seas Entertainment. HIDIVE currently streams the first season of The Demon Girl Next Door and describes the story as follows:

  Yuko Yoshida is just an ordinary schoolgirl — until Lilith unleashes her dormant, devilish powers. Now Yuko must defeat Momo Chiyoda, the shrine maiden of the Light Clan who just so happens to go to her school!

    Season two of The Demon Girl Next Door will broadcast in Japan on Tokyo Broadcasting System and BS11 beginning in April of 2022.

  Source: Comic Natalie

  Copyright notice: © Izumi Ito / Houbunsha / The Demon Girl Next Door Production Committee

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Paul Chapman is the host of The Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast and GME! Anime Fun Time.

By: Paul Chapman

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Gakuen Babysitters TV Anime new key visual, character designs and cast!! Airs January 2018.   

New CAST

Tomoaki Maeno as Yoshihito Usaida

Daisuke Ono as Keigo Saikawa

Tomoko Miyadera as Yōko Morinomiya

Ayaka Saito as Takuma Mamizuka

Atsumi Tanezaki as Kazuma Mamizuka

Konomi Kohara as Kirin Kumatsuka

Kaede Hondo as Midori Sawatari

NEW PV

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The Demon Girl Next Door Review

On July 1st, this supernatural slice-of-life comedy anime directed by Hiroaki Sakurai came to an end. This series, which recently concluded, is based on an ongoing six volume manga series by Izumo Itō of the same name.

Reprinted from Pop Culture Maniacs, my History Hermann WordPress blog on Feb. 7, 2023, and Wayback Machine. This was the twelfth article I wrote for Pop Culture Maniacs. This post was originally published on July 18, 2022. This article was originally supposed to be published on The Geekiary, but they rejected it, saying it was too similar to my previous review.

The Demon Girl Next Door tells the story of a demon girl, and her two magical girl companions, as they learn more about themselves and face unexpected challenges.

The last six episodes of this anime continue with the same levity as the first nineteen episodes, with continued comedic moments, especially when it comes to the relations between Shamiko (Konomi Kohara), also known as Yuko Yoshida, and two magical girls.

The latter have their own internal problems. Mikan Hinatsuki (Tomoyo Takayanagi) has a curse that causes others to experience calamities when she gets flustered. Momo Chiyoda (Akari Kitō) is on the precipice between the powers of light and dark.

Although Shamiko is similar to the protagonist of The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!, Jahy, in that she lives in a run-down apartment, she isn't alone in this. Mikan and Momo move in next door, and they all live in the same apartment complex. None of them are well-off.

Shamiko also gains a support network, of sorts, apart from help the magical girls give her. She has school friends like Anri Sata (Sayaka Senbongi) and Sion Ogura (Ayaka Suwa). The latter is a lover of the occult. She is able to conjure up recipes to help Momo, especially to stop her from slipping to the dark side. Notes left behind by Sakura Chiyoda (Hisako Kanemoto), the elder adopted sister of Momo, and magical girl, who gave her energy to keep Shamiko alive, assist her in this endeavor.

In another similarity with Jahy, Shamiko works in a part time job. Unlike that series, in The Demon Girl Next Door the bar is staffed by two magical beings: a demon tapir named Shirosawa, and a Hula jing fox named Lico.

As it turns out, Shirosawa (Takashi Matsuyama), who runs the coffee shop. He even created the mascot of the shopping district when the cat form of Sakura inspired him. As for Lico (Ayasa Itō), she is a waitress at the shop and she often uses magical leaves to bewitch people who eat the food that she makes. This includes, at one point, Shamiko.

Similar to other series in Western animation, like Amphibia, The Owl House, Steven Universe, gen:LOCK, and Inside Job, memories, manipulation, and mindscapes are an important part of this series.

Part of this is shown in the fact that Lilith (Minami Takahashi), an ancestor of Shamiko, can appear in the dreams of Shamiko. She can even take over Shamiko's body if a switch is flipped on her statue.

Lilith often guides Shamiko and Momo, especially when they enter mindscapes. However, she can only be connected to such mindscapes for a short period of time, and her connection can get fuzzy at times.

Then, there's times when Shirosawa has psychedelic hallucinations caused by eating Lico's food. The same is the case for Shamiko.

In one episode, Shamiko and Ryo go into Lilith's dreamspace, discovering she has a lot of manifestations of her loneliness there. Ultimately, she ends up defeating them all by changing her magic rod into stuff from video games she likes.

The final episodes of the series focus on Momo and Shamiko going into the heart of Mikan, with help from Lilith. They vow to tell the protective demon inside Mikan, Ugullu (Fairouz Ai) to calm down and end her curse once and for all. They are able to successfully negotiate with Ugullu and get her to realize the damage she is causing.

In a nice end to the series, Mikan's school friends help her out, by coming late one night to summon Ugullu into a new body, and a dish made at the cafe Shamiko works at. Ugullu comes into a new form and Mikan accepts her as part of her family.

In a post-credit scene, Ugullu clear has found her place, coming to terms with her new identity outside of Mikan, no longer tasked with defending Mikan from evil.

Like any other magical girl, or magical boy, series, magical transformations are a big part of the series. Similar to the aforementioned The Great Jahy, the magical girls and the demons can both transform. Shamiko can transform into the "crisis management form" which gives her some additional powers. In contrast, Momo and Mikan have their own specific magical girl forms.

At other points, Shamiko's sister Ryoko "Ryo" Yoshida (Hitomi Ōwada) helps create weapons with her magic rod. She realizes that Shamiko's subconscious is holding her back and helps her get over her mental hurdles. This is in-keeping with the series playing off many common elements of magical girls in anime and manga.

Unlike Mikan, Momo has a dark form which is known as "Darkness Peach". She occasionally transforms into this form when she is teetering on the edge of dark and light. At one point, she struggles to keep the two separated, but Shamiko helps her, as does Sion.

At another point, Shamiko tries to develop a special attack and inherits a wand from her father which can transform into anything she wants. She is helped in this task by Shamiko, and in coming up with a super special move. Both seem to have some feelings for each other.

There is also talk in the series as to how magical girls are ordinary girls who make a pact with the light clan, with demons getting a token for each magical girl they defeat. All the while, Shamiko often utters her line "don't think this means you've won". In a funny reference to this line, Momo says it at one point, almost becoming an in-joke of sorts.

Even worse is the fact that Momo's "Darkness Peach" form can break anything she touches. It turns out that when she is happy and content, the balance between the dark and light sides can come to a balance. She even goes to a hot healing spring said to be of therapeutic value, but it turns out to be a healing waterfall. What she finds there is turned into an elixir by Sion, which ends up helping her later on.

Related to this are the magic barriers put on doors, either with magic by Momo, Mikan, or Shamiko. Hilariously, these barriers are just weak pieces of paper, but apparently have all sorts of magical power.

In the final scene of the series, Ugullu declares that Shamiko is the boss of Momo, who is overjoyed. It ends with Momo teasing Shamiko, as they both walk off into the distance.

Since The Demon Girl Next Door is based on a manga parody series, it is no surprise that the series doesn't really take itself too seriously. The characters are never in series danger. Instead there are occasional breaks in the fourth wall. There's even a hilarious shirt worn by Lilith on multiple occasions which says "my blood sugar level is dangerous".

At other points there are faulty recaps which don't make sense and fun interplay between Momo and Shamiko. This involves Momo trying to motivate Shamiko to do homework and the fact that Momo wants to see a baby tiger at the zoo.

Also comedic is Momo's reaction when she drinks disgusting potions from Sion. At others, the characters are saying that they don't have many lines of dialogue or when Lilith tries to send a picture of herself into the camera but it doesn't work.

Its also funny how Mikan, who lives alone, is afraid of cockroaches even though she is an all-powerful magical girl. Shamiko helps her, even assisting in cleaning up her trash. It is a bit amazing that Shamiko, who has only known Momo for a few months, is able to help Mikan more than Momo, who has been a friend of Mikan for 10 years.

In some ways, Mikan is socially awkward. In the show's next to last episode, she worries about her school introduction as a transfer student. It ends up going well, however, with Anri helping her. She ropes in Momo to help with prepare with sports day preparations.

Family is an important theme in The Demon Girl Next Door too. Shamiko has a tight family, with a loving sister, Ryo, and mother, Seiko Yoshida (Sayaka Ohara). She has a smile on her face, no matter how absurd the situation is. In an interesting twist, Joshua (Hideyuki Umezu), the father of Ryo and Shamiko, was sealed in a cardboard box by Sakura, the same box they eat many meals on!

Family is important to Momo too. She deals with the past actions of her sister and tries to figure out why she did what she did. She and Mikan find a chosen family among Shamiko, her family, and many school friends.

While some have argued that the series is a "mid-tier offering" with animators told to not "overtax their assets", the series has a certain charm to it. This is due to the fact that J.C. Staff, responsible for recently ended The Executioner and Her Way of Life, and series such as Edens Zero, Sweet Blue Flowers, R.O.D.-The TV, Azumanga Daioh, and Revolutionary Girl Utena, animated this series. While the animation of this series does not have the same quality as the aforementioned series, it still fits with the slice-of-life vibe.

The show's voice actors have voiced characters in series ranging from Bloom Into You to Akebi's Sailor Uniform. Many of these series, and others, like Adachi and Shimamura, Asteroid in Love, Kageki Shojo!!, have direct and indirect yuri themes.

Others are about socially awkward characters, like Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu and Komi Can't Communicate. This undoubtedly set the groundwork for their voice acting in this series. The same can be said for those who voiced characters in slice-of-life series like Chronicles of the Going Home Club, Kin-iro Mosaic, Gabriel DropOut, and Let's Make a Mug Too.

I loved that some of the voice actors in this series voiced characters in Bodacious Space Pirates. The latter is a niche sci-fi adventure anime which has two supporting characters (Lynn Lambretta and Jenny Dolittle) in a romantic relationship.

The series director, Hiroaki Sakurai, is just as talented. He is known for directing comedies like Kodocha, Di Gi Charat, Di Gi Charat Nyo!, and Nanaka 6/17. He also directed a ninja anime, Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl, and a magical girl parody, Majokko Tsukune-chan. This directing experience, and that of other series, undoubtedly had a positive impact on The Demon Girl Next Door.

While the final episode of the series is a fitting season end, there is a possibility for continuation. A third season could be focused on the continued adventures of Mikan, Momo, and Shamiko. Another season would continue to be slice of life, with a continued focus on trying to make the town a place that's easy for everyone to live in as the narrator says at the end.

Perhaps even Momo and Shamiko could be shown as more than ambiguously together. They could be even closer like the protagonists of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Kobayashi and Tohru. It could be more than "shipping fodder" between them then, with often fanservicey outfits of Momo, Shamiko, and other characters. This series does not have any explicit queer representation, just heavy subtext.

In the end, while The Demon Girl Next Door is not my favorite anime series that I've watched this year, it is still a must-see for those interested in magical girls, demons, supernatural themes, and yuri subtext.

The Demon Girl Next Door can be watched on HIDIVE.

© 2022-2023 Burkely Hermann. All rights reserved.

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I got custom portraits to work! However, my method for adding additional info no longer works :( Here are my three lovely ladies:

Leni Kawaguchi (replacement for Muja Kina) -Is half-German half-Japanese -Can play the violin -Is friends with the Basu sisters, but that also makes her a target of Oka Ruto’s supernatural studies

Moriko Kikuchi (replacement for Mida Rana) -Is Japanese -Was born an albino and is extremely self-conscious of her hair color -Besides the classroom, she is rarely ever seen in crowded areas

Ayaka Kohara (replacement for Hanako Yamada) -Is Japanese -Similar to Kuudere, she likes to read, but only in the mornings before class -Is a fan of horror and gore