#married shimono san

[nonokoko13]

How it's possible that there's supposedly a fandom of Mr Villain's day off but I haven't seen anything about them

What's their ship name do they have one where is the fanart where are the fans where it's something

[medea10]

My Review of My Stepmom’s Daughter is my Ex

How…?!

How do I live with myself? It’s not easy. You have to throw away your shame and remind yourself that you’re only human, you survived worse, and that you are trash. I’m sure it’ll be tame like Marmalade Boy and at most there’ll be a kiss scene halfway down the…

She’s half-naked on the couch and he’s on top of her. I think this is faster than Domestic Girlfriend.

Mizuto Irido is in an unconventional predicament. His father remarried! That’s not the crazy part though. With the addition of a stepmother comes the addition of a step-sister. And that step-sister happens to be Mizuto’s ex-girlfriend from middle school, Yume Ayai (now Irido). Neither Mizuto nor Yume are digging this new setup. For starters, their prior relationship ended badly so neither one looks upon the other favorably. But both are going to put up a happy face to not upset their parents.

While they put up a happy face around their parents, everywhere else they get snippy with each other. And the biggest part is both of them claiming they are the older sibling. Kinda hard when both characters were born on the same day and year! But Mizuto and Yume both play mind games with each other to make the other feel inferior. Call it a poor-man’s Kaguya-sama! Okay, let’s see how these dysfunctional step-siblings mess with each other.

BETWEEN THE SUB AND THE DUB: This is currently airing on Crunchyroll. It’s been nearly a year and so far, no dub to come from it. I still enjoyed myself hearing people like Hiro Shimono and Miyu Tomita. Here’s what you might recognize these folks from.

*Mizuto is played by Hiro Shimono (known for Zenitsu on Demon Slayer, Connie on Attack on Titan, Dabi on My Hero Academia, Aoba on Durarara, Syo on UtaPri, Akihisa on Baka and Test, and Hiro on Ef: a tale of memories)

*Yume is played by Rina Hidaka (known for Filo on Shield Hero, Silica on SAO, Last Order on Railgun, Ririchiyo on Inu x Boku SS, Kohane on xxxHOLiC, Nemesis on To Love Ru, and Yamai on Komi-san)

SHIPPING: Mizuto and Yume had a prior relationship during their middle school years, but they broke things off and had quite the bitter resentment towards each other in the aftermath. Nowadays, it feels like they have a Kaguya-sama: Love is War mind game relationship, but they’re step-siblings instead of student council members. It’s not going to sound any crazier if I say it again. They have to act normal or concede defeat and be the little brother or sister in this relationship. But we do get some naughty moments between these two including unsettling scenes with the other’s undergarment.

Now what I didn’t see coming was with this friend of Yume’s, Minami. She loves Yume so much that she is willing to marry Mizuto so she can be closer to Yume. I am not sure what to make of this and I don’t feel I have the strength to deal with her. I’m just going to tell myself that Minami will end up with that other idiot in this series. I forget his name.

And then there’s Higashira! She posed a real threat to Yume, yet Yume ends up trying to help the girl out with getting closer to Mizuto and eventually confessing to him. Did it work out for Higashira? Fuck naw! Dude has other priorities in the love department and we all know what he wants.

Now, this series does show how the main duo fell in love and fell apart. They became a couple during their middle school years with some seemingly cute moments here and there. It’s just that when school, friends, and real life interfere, things took a turn for the worst for this relationship. And watching it, kinda made me feel annoyed. I’m not taking anyone’s side in this as I feel like both Yume and Mizuto are at fault for different reasons. But I’d like to chalk this up to both of these idiots were in middle school. They’re both hella immature at that age. Though, they both do stupid stuff during high school. Then again, it’s only been a year between both times.

ENDING: Before the ending, we caught a glimpse of what went down between Yume and Mizuto during their relationship. What happened and who was the first to mess up? Actually, it went south during their final year of middle school when both were placed in separate classes. After that, Yume made new friends and Mizuto was kinda resentful towards her. Then, Yume got jealous once when Mizuto talked to another female classmate. This was followed by months and months of the two not speaking to each other resulting in an agreement of breaking up. It was obvious that BOTH OF THEM regret not speaking up during that time. It becomes very obvious that’s how Yume was during a family reunion. They both have a momentary lapse of judgment and go back in time for a few minutes.

The final episode revolved around a summer festival. This is something Yume and Mizuto have history with as they were both together for one. We get constant flashbacks of their past fling and one flash that’s thrown at us several times is Yume crying alone because she got lost and Mizuto finds her. In this episode, it goes the other way around as Mizuto hides from his family and finds something solitary. Yume finds him and she kinda makes a decision. It looks like she wants to win Mizuto over as Yume Irido instead of her past self of Yume Ayai. Yeah, they kiss. They still act like they’re the older sibling and bicker. But is there something there? We probably will never know unless we get a second season.

This was something I wasn’t expecting. I came in thinking that this was going to be as trashy as Domestic Girlfriend. I come out feeling like I watched the first 13 episodes of Marmalade Boy if it was taking lessons from Kaguya-sama. As of now, both the manga and the light novel are still in publication so there’s still more to come from Yume and Mizuto. However, the manga, light novel, and anime were mostly seen as just an okay story. That’s how I’m at with this anime. It was okay. Had some good parts. Got annoyed seeing their middle school split-up. Okay, I’m starting to sound old and bitter here. Probably because I went through something similar at a younger age and look back upon it with a thick layer of cringe. That and I’m at that age where I see this and scream, “you damn youngins, get the fuck over it”. Or something like that! Decide for yourselves if you want to sit through this series or not. It’s a short series to get through.

If you would like to watch this step-sibling/past-love anime, Crunchyroll has all of the episodes available.

[daily-shimonohiro]

Feat. Akesaka Satomi, Yamamoto Kazutomi, Saitō Momoko and Maeyamada Kenichi for Mitsudomoe, 2010

Shimonnu's blog entry 1 // Shimonnu's blog entry 2

Crunchy, laggy video 😘💌

[buruuhan]

So turns out Shimono-san has been married for 10+ years yet no one knew it until his recent announcement

...HE HID IT SO WELL OMG

[natsthinkitythinkthinkthonk]

Top Successful Seiyuu in 2019!

Below, I’ll do a quick sum up of why I think these seiyuu are climbing the ranks! Keep in mind, I don’t listen to a ton of their music. I’m just surmising based on seasonal anime and other contributing factors (not all of them happened in 2019). Seriously, this is from the top of my head. I only searched up the spellings.

Top 20 Female Seiyuu

Miyu Tomita’s role as Rizu Ogata in Bokuben really put her on the map for me, and the same goes for Miku Itou’s role as Miku in Gotoubun!

Mikako Komatsu placed high for this and the Newtype anime awards! Her career has remained consistent, and her music performances are strong!

Ai Fairouz just debuted this year with her role Dumbbell nan Kilo Motteru?

Reina Ueda voiced Kanao in Demon Slayer and had major roles in SSSS.Gridman, Wataten, and other various anime!

Sumire Morohoshi took the lead role as Emma in Yakusoku no Neverland, reprised her role as Kyouka in Bungou Stray Dogs, and debuted as a solo artist singing an anime opening for Honzuki no Gekokujou

Konomi Kohara cemented herself as a seiyuu with her leading roles in Tsuki ga Kirei, Asobi Asobase, and Kaguya-sama, made everyone laugh with the Kaguya radio show, and premiered her own radio show!

Maaya Sakamoto’s music career is forever strong. Her seiyuu career is forever strong. She’s still taking supporting roles. She’s amazing. Nothing needs to be said.

Sora Amamiya’s various roles in anime like Konosuba, Seven Deadly Sins, Dumbbell nan Kilo, and so many other things along with her blossoming music career both solo and with Trysail have boosted her even further!

Rie Takahashi’s roles in Konosuba, Takagi-san, and Fate: Grand Order along with her debut in Earphone have secured her a spot! I feel like it was just yesterday that she was in an anime about becoming a seiyuu.

Ayachi was in Gotoubun, continued her work in music, and got married to Kaji!

Ai Kayano has gotten various roles throughout the year including Gakkou no Juliet, Konosuba, and most importantly SAO! Oh yeah, and that isekai about being a reincarnated mom.

Nana Mizuki’s music career is going strong. She might be almost 40 but she’s still kicking harder than most of the 20-year-olds I know.

Saori Hayami is coming back for another season of Oregairu, plays Shinobu in Kimetsu no Yaiba, had a recurring role in Danmachi, and kept her roles consistent. Her music career has taken off even more!

Ayaneru has been getting a ton of roles while maintaining her old ones! Yotsuba in Gotoubun, Ochako in Hero Aca, and Iroha in Oregairu, and her radio shows have been successful too! According to people in the seiyuu fandom and her fellow seiyuu, she has good legs and assets. Their words not mine.

Aoi Yuuki’s role in dubbing the Spiderverse movie as Gwen as well as reprising many of her roles and getting new ones in various seasonal anime like Fire Force and Asobi Asobase. 

Inori Minase has recurring roles in Danmachi and Seishun Buta Yarou have really boosted her popularity!

Miyuki Sawashiro hasn’t even been in many seasonal anime recently. People just recognize her excellence and give her one of the top spots anyway. 

Kana Hanazawa hasn’t been landing as many roles as usual, but she has gotten roles in Kimetsu no Yaiba and Gotoubun!

Maaya Uchida has been boosting her music career and has a main character role in Yakusoku no Neverland!

Akari Kitou has had main roles in Kimetsu no Yaiba (which has boosted her career a lot), Wataten, and other popular anime

Top 20 Male Seiyuu

Sakurai takes so many roles every season. He’s usually in 2-3 anime in supporting roles. Mob Psycho 100 really solidified everything though. His performance as Reigen was undeniable. Furuba, Bungou, and Kimetsu no Yaiba also gave him major strong roles even if they were main character roles!

Tsuda has been in an unusual amount of anime. Way of the Househusband (even just the CVs alone), Hero Aca, Fire Force, Africa no Salaryman, Nakanohito Genome, have all given Tsuda important roles. It’s never been a better time to be an anime villain!

Shugo Nakamura just debuted as a solo artist. I honestly don’t know him. I think he was on SideM for Idolmaster.

Sugita got new supporting roles here and there. He’s popular in general. Gintama ending probably helps too. He was in Robihachi and some mobile game adaptation this year.

Ayumu Murase has Devilman: Crybaby, Haikyuu, and most recently, Sarazanmai (and to a lesser extent Dr. Stone).

Saitou recently had the second season of Piano no Mori... yeah, maybe his support for past anime like Haikyuu helped? I don’t know. Good for him though.

Nobuhiko recently had his own Accelerator Railgun anime where he went absolutely ham, Hero Aca is popular, and Meiji Tokyo Renka also got an adaptation. He has a future strong role in Kimetsu no Yaiba too!

Kaito Ishikawa has been trying so hard to be in everything. Seishun Buta Yarou, Hero Aca, Dumbbell nan Kilo, Tate no Yuusha, and One Punch Man just to add main roles. 

Jun Fukuyama had the revival of Code Geass along with some supporting roles here and there like in Kimetsu no Yaiba. Persona 5 and Mayonaka no Occult gave him main character roles too.

I have no idea what happened to no. 11

Nakamura is in everything. He sticks himself in everything whether you like it or not. Dr. Stone, Hero Aca (future role as Hawks), Furuba, Babylon, just to name a few.

Daiki Yamashita plays Deku which will always secure him a spot, and his role in Oresuki was so well-done.

Kento Itou was in Wotakoi and was a part of Hypmic! I don’t know why else he’s here.

Makoto Furukawa had Kaguya-sama, One Punch Man, Dr. Stone, Furuba, and Kono Oto Tomare. 

Yuuma Uchida has his older sister, his main roles in Banana Fish, Kono Oto Tomare, and Furuba! His music career has also been taking off. He recently got a seiyuu award too! gotta make his onee-chan proud!

Kamiya maintains his popularity through his DGS radio and anime like Saiki (which just ended), Attack on Titan (which is just about to end), and I’m not sure how it’s going right now but probably One Piece too. 

Matsuoka is in a lot of things. He’s trying his best to get roles, not get a massive social anxiety attack, and not to rely on Nobunaga. He’s got SAO, Danmachi, Gotoubun, and Kimetsu no Yaiba just to name main roles.

Mamo has been everywhere. Fire Force, Sarazanmai, and more importantly Bungou Stray Dogs. BSD is quite popular.

Shimono has Kimetsu no Yaiba! Trust me, his commitment to that series is commendable

Natsuki Hanae has his gaming channel, Kimetsu no Yaiba, Tokyo Ghoul, and other stuff!

Kaji married Ayachi

[trashexplorer]

BLCD 2019: September Releases

Legends:

✓ - have      

💡 - interested

✘ - not interested (but will probably still listen to)    

🙏 - dying for

1. Busamen Danshi ~ Ikemen Kareshi no Tsukurikata ~ Gokujun Summer ✘

Release Date: 2019/09/11

Cast: Hatano Wataru + Taniyama Kisho x Shimono Hiro

Synopsis: Extra. I have nothing more to say.

Comment: Dammit. Look at that cast! That’s NatsukiSho. Man, Taniyama’s been back twice this year and I don’t like any of his projects. 😢

2. Itoshi no XL Saizu 🙏

Release date: 2019/09/11

Cast: Nakajima Yoshiki x Saitou Souma

Synopsis: University student Aoi Yamamoto joins the Sake Research society hoping to get a girlfriend and lose his virginity, despite being unable to tolerate alcohol. At a club event, he gets wasted on liquor chocolates and is taken care of by Kobayashi-kun, a member of the same club. Despite being very handsome, Kobayashi-kun confesses that he is also a virgin... because of his enormous dick! How will the drunken Yamamoto deal with coming face to face with the ‘Anaconda’? A sweet and sexy comic romance between students, extra-large size! (Hero Scans)

Comment: Bitch, I’m fucking excited for this. Nakajima Yoshiki better do a great job, or Imma flip shit. 😂

3. Tadoru Yubi ✘

Release Date: 2019/09/13

Cast: Furukawa Makoto x Okitsu Kazyuki *sigh

Synopsis: Sequel to Tadoru Yubi, this is the story of how Aihara Ryou ended up in the clutches of a dangerously persistent and even more dangerously handsome man... (Shinkirou Scans)

4. Kirai Ja Nai Kedo Ningen te Kowai! 💡 

Release Date: 2019/09/20

Cast: 

Yoshino Hiroyuki x Nogami Shou *y they making ukes fuk each other?

Kumagai Kentarou x Furukawa Makoto *Kimi to Boku to Sekai no Hotori semes

Azakami Youhei x Kawanishi Kengo *new seiyuus

Synopsis: Takes place in a school where humans and demons coexist. Don’t look at me, I just copy pasted what BakaUpdates said.

5. Chibitora-san no Nichijou ✘

Release Date: 2019/09/27

Cast: 

Miyata Kouki + Toriumi Kousuke

Uchida Yuuma x Ono Yuuki *umm?

Synopsis: Features the busy daily lives of Chibitora and Ookami-san and also the love story of the Elder Wolf and the Tanuki.

Comment: I’m not really sure what this is about since it’s been a while. No, I’m not salty that Yusa’s not in here.

6. Kawaikunai Aniki wo Aegasu Houhou ✘

Release Date: 2019/09/27

Cast: Ishiya Haruki x Kijima Ryuuchi

Synopsis: “I finally get it - the only one I want to kiss is my big brother.”, handsome university student Jin thought. 

No matter what kind of teasing Souji was subjected to under his step-sibling’s hands, Souji was never the type to get angry over his antics. Unexpected as it was, even the kiss (and those kisses after) never phased him - until Jin gets hard.

7. Oretachi wa Shinkon-san Kamo Shirenai 💡

Release Date: 2019/09/27

Cast: Eguchi Takuya x Matsuoka Yoshitsugu

Synopsis: Shinkonsan’s sequel. This is the story of how elite office worker Kaburagi Mashiro and rationalist graduate student Nasukawa Yukari gets married in order to save money. 

Comment: Christ. I’m on the floor reading this shit. 😂 I hope someone scanlates this like the sequel. Kaburagi is def great husband material, I can completely understand why Yukari got bent over. HAHAHA

8. Paradise - KIWAME - Drama CD Vol. 3 Matsuda Hen & Vol. 4 Takara Hen ✘

Release Date: 2019/09/27

Cast: 

Furukawa Makoto x Kitayama Kyousuke

Nogami Sho x Kitayama Kyousuke

Synopsis: Extras for the BL Game of the same name.

9. Sakurada-senpai Kaizou Keikaku ✘

Release Date: 2019/09/27

Cast: Morikawa Toshiyuki x Yamanaka Masahiro WHY ARE YOU GUYS DOING THIS???

Synopsis: Sakurada, a useless salaryman, gets himself in a weird relationship with his high-spec perfectionist kouhai, Mibu. Mibu is determined to change his senpai’s body to his will, and Sakurada’s begins to actually feel pleasure from all their plays?

Comment: Where the hell did they get the budget for this?

10. Itoshi no Nekkoke 3 💡

Release Date: 2019/09/30

Cast:

Toriumi Kousuke x SUZUKI TATSUHISAAAAAA

Kishio Daisuke + Hirakawa Daisuke

Synopsis: Third installment of the BLCD adaptation.

11. Yoidore Koi wo Sezu Cheri + November 2019 Mini Drama CD 🙏

Release Date: 2019/09/30

Cast: Maeno Tomoaki x Saitou Souma

Synopsis: In title^

Man, it’s still veteran season, but no one’s really in things I can even force myself to listen to. I’m sad. 😢

[agatsumaraidne]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGATSUMA ZENITSU!! 0903

⚡️❤️🎂 09.03 marked the day Zenitsu Agatsuma was picked up by his master, jii-chan (Kuwajima Jigoro) and thus became his official birthday... T_T jiiichan...Anyway since I don't have any Zenitsu merchandise for now... I printed those pictures myself~ hahaha! gonna get my hands on his stuff on October ><~! Well since today is Zenitsu's birthday... let me explain why I LOVE AGATSUMA ZENITSU and when it's all started... hahaha! you can just scroll along if you don't wanna read~ and thanks for reading if you are interested ^^It was all started the day I knew his seiyuu, Shimono Hiro is going to be part of the main casts in KNY. At first I kind of hesitated to try watch this anime since... yep Shimono-san isn't the hero of the story... I am very bias to Shimono-san basically... aka Shimonotard hahaha! Back to our story... I checked his character... and I thought... hmmm his character design isn't that bad... in fact it looks cool... so checked wikipedia what KNY is all about... aaand... after knowing that the hero, Tanjirou's seiyuu is Hanae Natsuki, I decided to just give it a try since I like him in Tokyo Ghoul. Aah! Kaneki!! Haise!! <3 <3 <3 Darn it!! Okay back to KNY.My first impression of Zenitsu before I watch/read KNY... I thought his character probably like Senri Ichinose, a chuunibyou from Norn9... a very timid character who likes to curse others for bullying him hahahaha! Urgh!! Senri so cute! Or maybe Nai-chan from Karneval... a very innocent and purest boy in the planet... yes even more pure than Tanjirou because... he's not human... he's actually an animal... BUUUUUTTTBOY! I WAS WRONG!! Completely off the chart!! I watched the first 3 episodes....still no Zenitsu... and I was frustrated like... where the heck is Zenitsu?! Impatient I read the manga... at this point I still thought... hmmm he won't be my most fav top 3 Shimono-san characters... nah... because I thought he won't have his epic moment like Tanjirou or the others... I was fked up!After that very scene where he protected "Tanjirou's box" he immediately succeeded to win my heart in top 3 characters Shimono-san ever did! My top 3 rank for now...

Zeno (Akatsuki no Yona) : cuz DARN HE'S OLD BUT HE'S CUTE BUT HE'S WISE!!! I want this kind of man please!!

Zenitsu (KNY) : I'll explain later...

Miyoshi (Joker Game) : He's sexy with his monotone voice and gawd isn't he just brilliant!! uwaaa!! too bad he died!! damn! my one and only HUSBANDO!!

WHY I LOVE ZENITSU??

Because.... HE IS JUST THE BEST CHARACTER A MANGAKA HAS EVER MADE IN HISTORY!!! I'm not talking about his power or strength... I'm talking about Zenitsu as a person himself... a very very very messed up character! But in a good way... Thanks to Gotouge sensei and salute to him/her for creating such an amazing character like Zenitsu. Who in the right mind would ever make such a messed up character like Zenitsu...??!! Do you know the risk you have to take by creating an imbalance character like that?? You have this mixed feelings about him. At first I feel angry with him for being such a coward like YO! GET YOUR ASS OVER THERE AND FIGHT DAMN IT! I KNOW YOU'RE STRONG like no idea how strong but yeah you're strong SO DON'T PLAY DUMB! but then... as the story goes on... I started to understand and relate a whole lot with him... and I started to either consciously or unconsciously protect this baby. Oh... he likes to whine?? I never felt annoyed by that... him whining, crying and yelling is like music to my ear~~ compared to teaching a 200 kids at school who always screaming, yelling and whining for half of the day... Zenitsu's voice is waaay more adorable and cute~ so his voice is never a problem to me... the only problem I was having with him is him being scared and refused to fight. However after reading the manga so far... I tend to realize... WE ARE ACTUALLY HIM IN REAL LIFE! So I forgive his weakness and decided to just celebrate it :) who are we to judge and curse him? are we perfect enough not to be judged and cursed too? so the math is simple... Like in FMA it's touka koukan... or exact trade... and also what Zenitsu has said to Daki "Don't do unto others what you don't want others do unto you..." So yeah... that's my Zenitsu story... hahahaha! believe me... I can nag 100 more pages about this guy... but... that's it for today ^_^ and I'm tired too...AGATSUMA ZENITSU... THANK YOU FOR BEING CREATED INTO MY WORLD... YOU ARE MY SON AND I'M PROUD OF YOU~ MAY YOUR DAYS BLESSED WITH ALL THE HAPPINESS IN THE WORLD <3 <3 <3 and... pst... please marry Nezuko when the time is right ^_^ <3

[filmsnroses]

someone pls explain to me why shimono hiro-san is NOT MARRIED?! LIKE....am i just seeing the wrong news?? 

if this true tho...shimono-san, u may be a lot older than me but sir...i would gladly take your hand in marriage 😩 

[arimamary-main]

Tagged by @shawn-and-aiden-frost-9 :D

Rules: Answer these 85 statements about yourselves, then tag 20 people.

@emypony @atsuyafubukii @eterna09 @funips @producktions ah to hell with this this is was pain and I don’t want to make other fifteen people to suffer

Last

1. Drink - Water 2. Phone Call - A rl friend. Awkward af. 3. Text Message - I think it was “of course I’m going“ 4. Song you listened to - Circles by GUMI 5. Time you cried - This... Tuesday I think. I was a weird day.

Ever

6. Dated someone twice? - Nope! 7. Kissed someone and regretted it - I doubt it. 8. Been cheated on - Nope. But I might murder him/her. 9. Lost someone special - Yeah, it was painful, or at least it felt like I lost them back them. But I just got them back. 10. Been depressed - I just got out of that dark pit that swallow every bit of my self-worth, love, and aspirations. 11. Gotten drunk and thrown up - I can’t drink until that point XD.

Fave colors

12. Blue 13. Red 14. Orange/yellow/violet

In the last year, have you…

15. Made new friends - I have new people in the social media sites I have been for a while, so yes! 16. Fallen out of love - In, out, I don’t even know anymore. 17. Laughed until you cried - It’s been a while since that has happened :(. I love laughing tho. 18. Found out someone was talking about you - I feel like no one ever speaks about me XD. I don’t really care if it’s gossip or bad-mouthing. 19. Met someone who changed you - Do OCs count? Yeah, they do. 20. Found out who your friends are - Not really. 21. Kissed someone on your Facebook friends list - I wish XD.

General

22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know irl - Pretty much everyone. Not that I’m close to all of them. 23. Do you have any pets - I want a cat! Make them two! 24. Do you want to change your name -  It’s average af but nope. 25. What did you do for your last birthday - Don’t remind me.... 26. What time did you wake up today - Seven a.m I need sleep Zzzzzz 27. What were you doing at midnight last night - In my tablet talking to a friend. It was fun :3 28. What is something you can’t wait for - Of course it’s Inazuma Eleven. Also Heaven’s Feel and getting my first paycheck lol 29. [There is no number 29 in the list I got tagged in, so…] (I’m too lazy to delete this ha) 30. What are you listening to right now - Human voices. 31. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom - I really wonder if someone will ever answer this with “yeah, he was a jerk“ or “he was really nice“. 32. Something that’s getting on your nerves - Stereotypes and abuse :D 33. Most visited website - Tumblr and Kissanime. What is life? 34. Hair color - Black. 35. Long or short hair - Long-ish? It’s shoulder-length. 36. Do you have a crush on someone - Not anymore, I think. 37. What do you like about yourself - The fact that I make jokes 24/7 and no can stop mehh!!! 38. Want any piercings - Nope! 39. Blood type - O- 40. Nicknames - I like to be called Mary and online younger people call me Mary-san which is really cute. 41. Relationship status - Single. You shall not take my freedom! 42. Zodiac - Gemini~ 43. Pronouns - She/her 44. Fave TV show - Future Inazuma Eleven Ares :D. Otherwise My Cat From Hell and animal documentaries. 45. Tattoos - Nope. I’m not into that tho I respect tattoo artists. They are cool 46. Right or left handed - Right 47. Ever had surgery - Yeah, when I was younger. It wasn’t pretty... 48. Piercings - Are earlobe piercings still piercings. 49. Sport - I’m not dedicated to sports but I like gold and perhaps badminton. 50. Vacation - What is that? XD. Going to new places is like a vacation to me.

More general

52. Eating - 53. Drinking - 54. I’m about to watch - How I hurriedly edit my Valentine’s Day fic lol 55. Waiting for - My class to start XD. 56. Want - A cute plushie by Tokyo Otaku Mode, a commission from Zafiro, two cats, work hard and have fun! 57. Get married - I can barely take care of myself XD. 58. Career - Environmental Scientist or Graphic Designer :D

Which is better

59. Hugs or kisses - Hugs are good~ 60. Lips or eyes - 61. Shorter or taller - Tall people are intimidating so shorter XD 62. Older or younger - I don’t have a preference. I should be starting to act like an adult but I still act like a child haha. 63. Nice arms or stomach - Face is everything to me 64. Hookup or relationship - A nice long relationship <3 65. Troublemaker or hesitant - Damn it, hesitant is cute. I’m the troublemaker or so I tell myself XD.

Have you ever

66. Kissed a stranger - Kissing is a greeting where I was raised so I guess it’s a yes. 67. Drank hard liquor - I think vodka, tequila and rum. Rum is yummy X3. 68. Lost glasses - Not lost lost but from time to time I can’t find them for a day XD 69. Turned someone down - I remember doing so but it seemed like a joke so I’m not really counting it. 70. Sex on first date - No... 71. Broken someone’s heart - Perhaps not romantically but I can’t deny someone might have felt betrayed with something I have said or done. 72. Had your heart broken - My romantic life in a nutshell. 73. Been arrested - I pray that never happens. 74. Cried when someone died - I help back the tears 75. Fallen for a friend - My romantic life in a nutshell.

Do you believe in

76. Yourself - Of course! 77. Miracles - Yup! 78. Love at first sight - It’s attraction at first sight. 79. Santa Claus - Used to. Once, I spend the night in a plastic house with my cousin when we were little to catch him in the act XD. 80. Kiss on a first date - Never been on a date! It would be embarrassing af. 81. Angels - I do. Angels are cool

Other

82. Best friend’s name - I won’t disclose that info 83. Eye color - Very dark brown that looks back 84. Fave movie - I don’t actively rewatch movies but FullMetal Alchemist Conqueror of Shamballa had a special place in my otaku heart 85. Fave actor - Favorite voice actor in my case XD. Miyano Mamoru, Shimono Hiro, Kaji Yuuki, I forgot Erwin/Sebastian’s VA but that one, and others I don’t have on top of my head. But they are a lot.

This was hella long and I don’t want to do it again XD.

[natsspammityspamspamham]

Dino Watches Anime (Dec 31)

I haven’t done one of these in over a month, and I wanted to try to get this out before the year ends! It’s still 2019 here. Here are some anime I’ve been watching recently and what I thought of them.

Recently Completed

Dr Stone

This anime turned out so well!

I was hesitant at first. The character cast lacked a bit of diversity. I thought they were relying on the main character too much, but then I realized that that wasn’t necessarily a problem. Nobody will ever be as smart as this main character, and that’s okay. Everyone in this anime still plays a purpose, and even though that really showed more in the last episodes of the show, I think we’re in for a treat next season (that and I keep hearing that from my brother, thanks Kuya). The OPs and EDs were a lot of fun to listen to, the art was really good, the OST wasn’t the most memorable but I appreciated its service, and the casting was great! I don’t think I would stand for anyone else playing Senkuu at this point. Yuusuke Kobayashi has really proven how good of a seiyuu he is in recent years. He joined a little later in life and was more apparent in other types of work. Dr. Stone was a great anime, and even though it’s not even my favourite Shonen Jump series of this year (*cough* Kimetsu no Yaiba had a way stronger impact) it’s still worth the watch.

I rated this a 9/10 on MAL

Gamers!

You know how practically every romance anime has miscommunications which “add” to the plot? Now imagine that was an anime and that’s the only thing going on. That’s what “Gamers!” is, and it’s hilarious. I think I saw a YouTube comment that perfectly summed this up.

“This anime is great but it makes me want to bang my head against a wall”

It’s pretty much that! It’s hilarious in its writing, and even though it isn’t really about gaming, it showcases different types of gamers. We have a former gamer, a guy who’s terrible but plays to have fun, a hardcore gamer, an indie developer, and one person who doesn’t even like games! They make the cast really funny and inconvenient, and the seiyuu performances add to the hilarity. Seriously, this quickly became one of my favourite Toshiyuki Toyonaga roles. I think his best works come in the form of romances? Yuri on Ice, Zetsuen on Tempest, to a lesser extent Durarara, Gamers? It’s like he has experience with romance (he has a daughter and is married). Seriously, I almost want to make a post just dedicated to this anime. It has such a low rating on MAL because it is so cheesy, cliche, and it does sometimes drive you up the wall, but isn’t that all romance anime? I was okay watching socially inept people because I am socially inept.

Episode 2 came out of nowhere with it’s cliche yet fitting dialogue.

I rated this a 9/10 because I enjoyed it so much and it was the anime I needed at the time. I can definitely see why people wouldn’t watch it though.

Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara

I went to the other side of the romance spectrum and went with a rom-drama instead of a rom-com like Gamers! And... I feel like I enjoyed Gamers! far more. Irozuku was a bit mean to colour-blind people if I’m completely honest. The characters were flat and uninteresting, but they began to get personality in... episode 8 or something? Also, being colour-blind isn’t as big of a deal as this anime makes it seem. They were so fast to say a girl was from the future but wanted to keep it a secret that she’s colour-blind? She also has no personality because she’s colour-blind? In fact, her personality is that she’s colour-blind? Did I mention she’s colour-blind? Anyway, the ending was conclusive but still left some unfinished ends. P.A. Works made this anime beautiful, I really like the OP and ED, but I ironically didn’t like the casting for this. I give praise to almost every anime for casting, but this anime couldn’t sell me on Kaori Ishihara (who is actually part of Magi which I keep commending for having one of my favourite casts) and Shoya Chiba (who was good in Dororo). The chemistry between the characters and cast didn’t work for me on this one which was sad because the ending would’ve made more of an impact if they’d gotten me more attached. The OST was also amazing so I thought I would add that. Besides that, it was a good premise (with pretty good execution), great art, an amazing OST, beautiful OPs and EDs, but subpar characters.

Asobi Asobase

At the time, Konomi Kohara, Hina Kino, and Rika Nagae didn’t really have that many roles outside of a few (well, Kohara had Tsuki ga Kirei but this really cemented her talent). This anime’s art style threw me in for a loop, and even though the humour didn’t always hit, this anime made me laugh at some points. It was vulgar, full of humour, and I’m really surprised Kino is still alive after screeching a lot. Seriously, that’s a lot. The ED is just them screeching too! Random appearances from big seiyuu are also present, and the animation by Lerche is all over the place. It sheds every essence of the innocence you thought it was going to have in ep 1 and keeps the pace going throughout.

I rated this anime a 7/10 because when humour doesn’t hit for me, it bores me.

Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon

I actually didn’t enjoy Dragon Maid as much as I thought I would. That’s partially because of Quetzalcoatl. I’m sorry, but everything else besides her and a few questionable things (especially the OVA) was alright. The animation was beautiful (KyoAni is soooo good, please do the second season!!!)

The OP and ED were really catchy. I don’t think those songs will be leaving my head anytime soon. At its core, this anime was still heartwarming. The romance between the main two is one-sided but sweet. Kanna is such a cute kid, and Fafnir and Takiya are also funny. I gave this anime a 7/10 because it was still solid, just overhyped. 

Africa no Salaryman

This is mostly the same from the last time I reviewed Salaryman so if you read my past one, just skip this.

The story for this anime is mediocre, the animation is really bad, the music is poor, and it was still a fun anime. It’s one of those terrible anime that you end up kind of liking. Have you ever wanted to see a mix of bad CG and limited 2D animation by a studio that has no other notable anime (besides a flop from 2018)? Have you ever wanted to hear the villains of BNHA (All For One, Overhaul, and Dabi) voicing weird safari animals with quirky side characters? Seriously, they took the money that they should’ve put into animation and hired a bunch of famous seiyuu who seem to be having fun. We have Eri Kitamura, Yui Ogura, Akio Otsuka, Kenjiro Tsuda, Hiro Shimono, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Kengo Kawanishi, Akira Ishida, Hiroshi Kamiya, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, etc. It’s a lot of fun guessing them. Overall, this anime was pretty average. I wouldn’t recommend it unless they intended to watch the seiyuu (which is the only thing really going here)

And the ending itself wasn’t eventful either so I gave this anime a 5/10.

Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai! 3

This is mostly the same from the last time I reviewed this so if you read my past one, just skip this.

Another (slightly better animated) bad anime. It’s a collab between Japanese and Chinese studios (but is originally Chinese), but since Japanese dubbing is far more accessible, I went with that dub. Sora Amamiya, Yuuichi Nakamura, Kensho Ono, and Natsuki Hanae are part of the main cast here. Nothing is really notable besides the story. The sibling thing is kind of relatable. This anime ended recently, and it ended on a good note. The quality didn’t go down, and it kept more of the sibling and stupid antics from the first season. I liked that. I rated this a 7/10 because the art isn’t as clean as most anime, and some of the humour missed.

Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai!

This is mostly the same from the last time I reviewed this so if you read my past one, just skip this.

However, I added some stuff regarding the ending of this season.

I will eventually stop wasting my time with these bad romance series, but *cough* I need to fill my depressive void with something, and somehow other’s awkward situations distract me from my own. I mean, this feels like an anime that was supposed to fill the void that Nisekoi left after finishing in Shonen Jump. Hopefully, this time he’ll end up with the right girl. As usual in a lot of harems, the main character has several bad choices. But the overall message and whatever’s left of the plot is really nice and entertaining. The characters are actually intriguing when the fanservice isn’t glaring in your face. I hated how they ended this season. I get they didn’t want to make another season, but stretching an anime-only ending? That just sucks. They were going so well until the last few minutes too. The school festival arc was really nice and sweet. Overall, I still liked the second season. Minus the ending, it was just as strong, if not stronger, than the first. Together with the school festival and Furuhashi’s development, I really enjoyed this. I rated this an 8/10 (but it’s a higher 8 and was only hurt by the ending)

Ore wo Suki nano wa Omae dake ka yo

This is mostly the same from the last time I reviewed this so if you read my past one, just skip this.

However, I added some stuff regarding the ending of this season.

Everyone in this anime is a scumbag in one way or another. Everyone has their bad sides, and unlike a lot of series, this anime isn’t afraid to put them front in centre. This contrasts nicely with Bokuben which is mentioned above. Both are centred around harems, but this one is everything turned on its head with vengeance. Protag? May have a Deku voice, but he’s a pervert that’s described for being “Jekyll and Mr Hyde” which I find interesting because he’s truly nice to his best friend and doesn’t want to betray him, but he also really, really, really likes girls and would want nothing more than to have several of them all to himself. Best friend? Jealous as heck and would probably stab him if things truly went south, but he’s also his wingman. Class president? Talks like a samurai sometimes when nervous and uses MC. Childhood best friend? Terrible liar and uses MC. Then there’s a whole bunch of other people who use everyone. The score is not that great. It’s better than silence, but it hasn’t really been anything above that. The OP is catchy, but I’m not sure if I like it? The ED is nice. The voice acting for this anime is PERFECT for the MC anyway. Daiki Yamashita is really good at acting like this animal of an MC. 

I didn’t really feel satisfied with the ending of this season. It wasn’t as funny, and they relied too much on the 4th wall to make the last episode funny. It lacked the hijinks and chaos of the first episodes, and even though it kept character development and stuff throughout, this is the one time I wanted them to end on a less obvious note. I rated it an 8/10

Enen no Shouboutai

Okay, so they began picking up their act within the last few episodes and it shows, but that doesn’t mean everything in-between was saved because it wasn’t. After episode 2, this show plummets and doesn’t pick up in quality until episode 19 or something. To me, that makes this show not worth it. I almost want to make a post about the rise, fall, and slight rise of this anime.

The animation production is amazing, the first OP and the EDs are awesome (couldn’t say that the second OP lived up but it wasn’t bad), the voice acting was alright at most points (can’t say I’m a fan of hearing Asta), but the story went off the rails and was executed poorly during the majority of the series.

I gave this a 6/10. Maaya Sakamoto’s character tried to save the day, but Maki also saved it the best she could.

Kono Oto Tomare! 2nd Season

This went so slow and the manga’s art is so beautiful that the anime looks like a sad outline, but I really liked this overall. Just for hearing their performance, it was all worth it. Trust me, the sound makes it worth it, but if you like visuals, read the manga. The voice acting is good for establishing what you can imagine the character voices add, but the art in the manga is too pretty to pass up.

Sankarea

I just finished this today! I originally dropped it because of its uncomfortable content but picked it back up because Maaya Uchida’s birthday just passed and I wanted a bit more horror before we roll on into 2020. Was this the way to do it? I mean, the horror is very light so that’s good. I can sleep at night. Quality-wise? Hmm... Along with the special episodes 13, 14, and 0! Honestly, these last two anime are ecchi. I don’t know how I got here.

The story is a pretty cool concept. Imagine the idea of a story surrounding a guy (zombie-obsessed or not) helping this girl fulfill her lifelong dreams of being normal even though she’s an undead zombie. Slowly as time passes, her flesh begins to rot so he realizes he has to work faster to complete her wishes to make her life seem “normal”. Taking her to the park, shopping, walking her to school, this seems like a good set-up! If only it went that way.

The story was okay, but I found this anime was going a bit on the ridiculous side. It got cartoony at times, and the characters were a bit cringy at times. Characters in this series ship this character with the MC who certainly isn’t keeping a zombie girl around for no reason. Well, anyway, this girl that the characters keep shipping him with... is his cousin. And Sanka Rea’s dad... is a very uncomfortable character as well. Overall, these two elements are actually what made this anime extremely uncomfortable at times.

I liked the art for this despite all the ecchi. I liked the quirky character designs of our main two characters. Some of the head tilts from Studio Deen almost felt Shaft-esque. It was not that bad!

Umm... I never actually paid attention to the OP, ED, or OST because I was too busy skipping the ecchi. Maaya Uchida was a really cute zombie that made me really like Rea more than I would towards regular zombies (except for maybe the ones from Zombieland Saga). Ryohei Kimura was a pretty good zombie otaku. That’s about it for this one. I gave it a 5/10.

Junketsu no Maria

Another ecchi anime! They didn’t even categorize it as such, but the site I watched it on did. Seriously, I don’t know how MAL didn’t process this as one. Anime that criticize wars and the Catholic church (even fictionally) make me feel a little uncomfortable, but I pushed through this one because... actually, I have no idea why. I was depressed that day and needed some picking up through cheesy predictable anime.

Umm... the art was alright, the music was alright, the story was a little cringy at times, and the characters were pretty flat. They gave too much time explaining how some of these characters were virgins to the point where it just got annoying. Kensho Ono and Hisako Kanemoto were good in this anime (despite playing flat characters), Sakurai plays another insane villain, Yoko Hikasa plays another seductive character, and Mikako Komatsu plays another “male” character. I gave this anime a 5/10. 

Dropped/On-Hold

Aku no Hana

WHERE DO I START WITH THIS ONE?! THIS ANIME WAS SCARY. THERE WERE NO DEMONS, NO SUPERNATURAL, ONLY HUMAN BEINGS. 

Fun fact: I did not read the synopsis before heading in. I saw the poster and thought, “wow cool! let’s try this! middle-schoolers! what’s the worst that can happen?”

Okay, so I had to remind myself every two minutes that these kids are MIDDLE-SCHOOLERS?! Middle-schoolers? Ugh, I don’t know why?! What’s going on here? I know this is supposed to be a psychological anime, and it does its job seriously well. I was scared. I was genuinely scared. Everything in this anime added to the scariness. Read the synopsis, come back, and realize that I’ve made a mistake. I watched 3 episodes. As a person on the asexual spectrum, I don’t know what this anime is trying to get at. The art adds to the psychological effect. The characters are really messed up. The OP and ED add to this insanity. Aku no Hana lives up to the name (Flowers of Evil). I felt so disgusted. This anime showed an ugly part of humanity that made me want to take a shower, and that’s very out of character. 

Just watch a trailer, the OP, and the ED. It gives me the creeps. 

Senjou no Valkyria

I didn’t find this interesting. Maybe I’ll pick it back up. The art seems pale and soulless. The voice acting wasn’t enough to draw me in, and the characters weren’t that great. Honestly, this is probably going to be better than Junketsu no Maria, but timing is important.

Seikai no Monshou

1999 art probably hurts this too, but the same reasoning as above. This anime seems genuinely interesting, but I think I started it at the wrong time. 

Watching

Hanasaku Iroha

Hmm... this anime annoys me, but I really want to finish it!!!

This anime is about a girl who learned that she can rely on no one from a young age. She starts doing household chores and cooking at age 4. At her last year of middle school, her mom runs with her fiance and leaves her behind to go live with her grandma, and her grandma doesn’t like her. Keep in mind, this grandma is her maternal one. That woman who just dropped her daughter to run away... is her daughter. Ms. Grandma believes her daughter is a failure and projects these views on her daughter because “she raised you”. She forces her own granddaughter to work for her inn with no special treatment. At every single turn, you get introduced to characters you’d rather not. Every character is an absolute ass to the main character, and she keeps chasing, but I would rather see her refuse? Characters are straight-up telling her to die, telling her that she’s not doing everything she can, and kidnapping her. Seriously, someone in this series kidnaps her, ties her up, and sexualizes her and her coworkers. How does the grandma react? She says that they must respect the customer’s orders. ARE YOU F-- this anime has a really high review on MAL so I want to believe there’s good coming but it’s really rough so far. 

Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha

This anime is looking up! It has an interesting concept, and the execution has been mediocre so far! The OST is cool, and the characters have interesting designs and powers. I don’t want to say too much on this because I want to wait till the end!

Boku no Hero Academia 4th Season

No words for this one. I’m just going to wait until the season is over. It’s been slow so far, but I have hope. 

[kurooneko-rinko]

My Favourite Seiyuu

So, my friend once asked me about my favourite seiyuu. Well, i do favouriting some seiyuu (specially the male one

So this is my favourite seiyuu. If you favouriting him/her too, just contact me~^^ I want to have a lot of seiyuu fan :D

Nakamura Yuuichi

My number one favourite seiyuu boy, hahaha! Yeah, I’m one of Karamatsu GIRL lol. I love his peculiar side, he looks all manly with his big sturdy body, thin beard, yet he has a hello kitty heart (lol). Doesn’t drink alcohol, doesn’t smoke (as long as i know cmiiw), afraid of height, totally cat person (and cat lover!), game otaku, meat lover, and sometimes doesn’t even care that his game partner is a girl or women, he’ll crush them in game (lol).

And his voice….waaahhh…. I totally love it, totally my type

And the last, I totally ship him with Nakahara Mai, hahaha… I know, there are SugiNaka lovers everywhere and I do approve their bromance, but for female seiyuu, i do ship Nakamura and Nakahara, lol… Yeah, Gruvia for life

Uchiyama Kouki

My number two favourite seiyuu boy. Rarely smiling, but for me it’s one of his charm point. The moment when he smiling…really melt my heart, lol

Yeaahhh…protect Uchii’s innocent smile!!! >///

He’s my number 1 for ‘calm boy’ role. My favourite role of him are: Kanie Seiya (Amagi Brilliant Park), Kido Hiroshi (Barakamon), Tsukishima Kei (Haikyuu), Gin (Hotarubi Mori e, seriously I love this anime!!), Asaba Yuuta (Kimi to Boku), and Naoe Tsuyoshi (Nijiiro Days)

Kimura Ryouhei

Kimu-nii…!!!

Different from the previous two, who seems like doesn’t have any spirit left in their body lol, i like Kimu-nii since he looks cheerful, and i love his dimple

My favourite role of him are: Hirotaka Wakamatsu (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun), Hachiken Yuugo (Gin no Saji), Asaba Yuuki (Kimi to Boku), Kise Ryouta (Kuroko no Basket), Charles Grey (Kuroshitsuji), Judar (Magi), Yoake Ryou (ReLIFE)

Hiroshi Kamiya I really love his voice as Natsume Takashi on Natsume Yuujinchou, Orihara Izaya on Drrr!, Akashi Seijuurou (Kuroko no Basket), Edogawa Ranpo (Bungou Stray Dog), Yato (Noragami), Levi (Shingeki no Kyoujin), Beelzebub (Yondemasu yo Azazel-san). He’s my first favourite seiyuu when the first time I know about seiyuu.

S-Kami!! Sadist Kamiya and M OnoD, my another favourite bromance.

Shimono Hiro Shimo! Shimo! So innocent and baby faced seiyuu, hahaha… He really acted calm and accept everything when everyone bully him, but it’s so funny. So kid-like seiyuu!

I really love his voice as Ouryuu Zeno (Akatsuki no Yona), Miyoshi (Joker Game), Nai (Karneval), Tsubaki Sasuke (Sket Dance), Karino Tadashi (Special A), and Kurusu Shou (Uta no Prince-sama).

Nakahara Mai As I said on Nakamura Yuuichi’s section, I love her voice first as Juvia Lockser (Fairy Tail). Then I realize that she voicing Kashima Yuu (Gekkan shoujo Nozaki-kun), Ooishi Rinko (Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari), and Furukawa Nagisa (Clannad). Yes! Yes! Gruvia feel!!! Gruvia feel everywhere!! Especially this moment of Gruvia Seiyuu and I love how Nakahara ship Gray and Juvia too, and it put Nakamura Yuuichi into fluster and shy.

Sawashiro Miyuki Well said, the best female seiyuu in my opinion. I love her voice, I love how she act her roles perfectly. Celty Sturluson (Drrr!), Ul, Virgo, and Ultear (Fairy Tail), Ayane yano (Kimi ni Todoke), Bishamon (Noragami).

And another reason why I love her is, that I ship her with Junjun (Jun Fukuyama), sadly she’s already married!

Well, that’s are my favourite seiyuu all time. In list there will be:

Nakamura Yuuichi

Uchiyama Kouki

Kimura Ryouhei

Hiroshi Kamiya

Shimono Hiro

Tomokazu Sugita

Daisuke Ono

Ohsaka Ryouta

Miyano Mamoru

Irino Miyu

Yasumoto Hiroki

And for the female seiyuu, there are:

Nakahara Mai

Sawashiro Miyuki

Aoi Yuuki (Y.Aoi!)

Toyosaki Aki

Uchida Maaya

Well, that’s all about my seiyuu list. If you share the same favourite, please talk to me, hahaha. I want to chat a lot about seiyuu with you too! Or maybe you have a funny and interesting seiyuu event? I’d like it!

[dramacdlover]

Manga Drama CD Hanamuko-san

Manga Drama CD Hanamuko-san

Manga BLCD Hanamuko-san Information

Alternative : 花ムコさん; Hanamuko-san

Author(s) : Hoshino Lily

Cast: Shimono Hiro; Yusa Koji; Nojima Hirofumi

Release date: March 24, 2006

Category: Manga Drama CD

Story

The Souda family tradition of marrying off its younger sons to male clan members leaves no generation untouched! Childhood friends Ritsu and Kouichirou may have taken their first, tentative…

[memecucker]

dislike, but like the kind of dislike where you still admire something for its beauty despite the irritation: the occasional thing you do where you post like an entire wikipedia article or copypasta a giant post thread into its own thread

Old Dogs

(film)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Old Dogs

Theatrical release poster

Directed by

Walt Becker

Produced byAndrew Panay

Robert L. Levy

Peter Abrams

Written by

David Diamond

David Weissman

Starring

John Travolta

Robin Williams

Kelly Preston

Seth Green

Ella Bleu Travolta

Lori Loughlin

Matt Dillon

Music by

John Debney

Cinematography

Jeffrey L. Kimball

Edited byTom Lewis

Ryan Folsey

Production

company

Walt Disney Pictures

Tapestry Films

Distributed by

Walt Disney StudiosMotion Pictures

Release date

November 25, 2009

Running time88 minutes

CountryUnited States

LanguageEnglish

Budget$35 million

Box office$96.8 million

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Old Dogs is a 2009 American ensemble comedy film directed by Wild Hogs's Walt Becker and starring John Travolta and Robin Williams with an ensemble supporting cast played by Kelly Preston, Matt Dillon, Justin Long, Seth Green, Rita Wilson, Dax Shepard, Lori Loughlin, and Bernie Mac. It was released in theaters on November 25, 2009 and was released on DVD March 9, 2010.

The movie is dedicated to both Bernie Mac (who died in August 2008 and had his final acting role in the film) and Jett Travolta (John Travolta's son who died in January 2009). The film grossed $96.7 million worldwide on a $35 million budget.[1]

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams wrote the theme song for the film, "You've Been a Friend to Me".

At the 30th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony, Old Dogs was nominated in four categories: Worst Picture, Worst Actor for John Travolta, Worst Supporting Actress for Kelly Preston and Worst Director for Walt Becker.

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1Plot

2Cast

3Reception

4References

5External links

2.1Primary

2.2Minor

2.3Muppet performers

3.1Critical response

3.2Box office

Plot

Dan Rayburn (Robin Williams) and Charlie Reed (John Travolta) are best friends and co-owners of a successful sports marketing firm. Seven years prior, Dan, recently divorced, married Vicki (Kelly Preston) after being whisked away by Charlie for a tropical vacation. The marriage, however, is short lived. Seven years later, Vicki resurfaces to tell Dan that their short marriage resulted in something he never suspected: twins Zach (Conner Rayburn) and Emily (Ella Bleu Travolta).

Vicki, facing jail time for her work as an environmental activist, asks Dan to take care of the kids while she does her time. Thinking this might be his chance to get back with Vicki, Dan agrees, but only if Charlie will help him since neither have any experience taking care of kids. At the same time, the two must finalize a huge marketing deal with a Japanese company; something they've always dreamed of, but will take all of their talents to clinch.

Because Dan's condo does not allow children, he has to board with Charlie. Whilst this is happening, Charlie and Dan are close to securing the biggest account in the history of their careers with the Japanese corporation. Charlie and Dan's attempts to take care of the kids are well-intentioned, but very misguided. On a trip with the kids to an overnight camp, a hard-nosed camp instructor (Matt Dillon) becomes convinced that Dan and Charlie are homosexual partners. The trip ends with a bang after Dan accidentally sets a beloved statue of the camp's founder on fire.

The kids then proceed to spill and replace Charlie and Dan's prescriptions, mixing them up in the process. Dan then must play a game of golf with the Japanese executives while experiencing extreme side effects and Charlie tries to woo Amanda (Lori Loughlin) with a face frozen by the pills.

Desperate to help Dan communicate with the children despite his inexperience with children, Charlie recruits his friend Jimmy Lunchbox (Bernie Mac), a flamboyant children's entertainer, who is famous around the world. Jimmy comes by and straps Dan and Charlie in motion control puppet suits so Charlie can help Dan make all the right moves with his daughter while having a tea party. The suits malfunction, but Dan speaks from the heart, winning over Emily but his speech makes Jimmy emotional. Everything is great with Vicki as she returns home upon having served time in jail. However, the guys have sealed their Japanese deal, sending junior associate Craig (Seth Green) to Tokyo. When Craig goes missing after arriving there, Charlie and Dan must fly to Tokyo themselves to work. Dan must leave the kids and Vicki despite his (and their) desire to be a family.

Once in Tokyo, Dan realizes that what he really wants is to be a good father. He leaves the meeting without sealing the deal, rushing with Charlie to Vermont for the kids' birthday party. They aren't able to get into the Burlington Zoo in time and are forced to break in with the help of Craig. However, they mistakenly wind up in the gorilla enclosure. Though Dan and Charlie escape, Craig is captured by the gorilla (which takes a strong liking to him).

Dan then pays a birthday party performer hired by Vicki to use his jet pack and suit, flies into the ceremony and wins his kids back over. When the jet pack stops working in mid-air, he is taken to an ambulance on a stretcher. One year later, Dan and Vicki are together, Charlie has married Amanda, and Craig has become like a new "uncle" to the kids.

Cast

Primary

John Travolta as Charlie "Chuck" Reed

Robin Williams as Daniel "Dan" Rayburn

Kelly Preston as Vicki Greer

Seth Green as Craig White

Lori Loughlin as Amanda

Ella Bleu Travolta as Emily Greer

Conner Rayburn as Zachary "Zach" Greer

Minor

Sab Shimono as Yoshiro Nishamura (as Saburo Shimono)

Dax Shepard as Child Proofer Gary (uncredited)

Luis Guzmán as Child Proofer Nick (uncredited)

Bernie Mac as Jimmy Lunchbox

Matt Dillon as Troop Leader Barry

Rita Wilson as Jenna

Justin Long as Troop Leader Adam (uncredited)

Ann-Margret as Martha

Laura Allen as Kelly

Amy Sedaris as Condo Woman

Kevin W. Yamada as Riku

Bradley Steven Perry as Soccer Kid

Dylan Sprayberry as Soccer Kid

Paulo Costanzo as Zoo Maintenance (uncredited)

DeRay Davis as Zoo Security Guard (uncredited)

Paul Thornton as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Residente as Tattoo Artist

Muppet performers

The following have performed the puppets in Jimmy Lunchbox's show and are credited as "Muppet":

Bruce Connelly

Josh Cohen

Joe Kovacs

John Kennedy

Edward Noel MacNeal

Matt Vogel

Four of the puppets identified in Jimmy Lunchbox's show are Bozark the Elephant from Animal Jam, Beak the Bird and YesNo from the proposed series Muppetmobile, and Scales the Dragon from the pilot to Little Mermaid's Island.

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 5%, based on 108 reviews, with an average rating of 2.3/10. The site's consensus reads, "Its cast tries hard, but Old Dogs is a predictable, nearly witless attempt at physical comedy and moral uplift that misses the mark on both counts."[2] The film was ranked number three on their list of the ten most moldy films of 2009.[3] At Metacritic, Old Dogs received an aggregated rating of 19 out of 100, based on 22 reviews, indicating "overwhelming dislike."[4]

Film critic Roger Ebert gave Old Dogs a rating of one star out of a possible four.[5] Ebert opened his review commenting, "'Old Dogs' is stupefying dimwitted. What were John Travolta and Robin Williams thinking of? Apparently their agents weren't perceptive enough to smell the screenplay in its advanced state of decomposition".[5]

The Salt Lake Tribune gave Old Dogs a rating of zero stars out of a possible four, and criticized the film for "hammy acting and sledgehammer editing".[6] Film critic Roger Moore of The Orlando Sentinel gave Old Dogs a rating of one and a half stars out of a possible four.[7] "Trashing Old Dogs is a bit like kicking a puppy. But here goes. The new comedy from some of the folks who brought us Wild Hogs is badly written and broadly acted, shamelessly manipulative and not above stopping by the toilet for a laugh or two," wrote Moore.[7]

Bill Goodykoontz of The Star Press gave the film a critical review, and commented, "Old Dogs, which stars Robin Williams and John Travolta as a couple of aging bachelors who suddenly have twins thrust upon them, delivers everything you’d expect. Which is: not much."[8] He concluded his review with, "Let’s hope Williams, Travolta and the rest got a fabulous payday for Old Dogs. Because otherwise, you know, woof."[8] In a review for The Arizona Republic, Goodykoontz gave the film a rating of one and a half stars out of a possible five.[9]

Writing for the San Jose Mercury News in an analysis of movies that were released around Thanksgiving, Randy Myers placed Old Dogs below "The Scraps: Leftovers that should be immediately placed in Fido's bowl."[10] Myers commented, "We have a winner in the Thanksgiving movie turkey contest."[10] Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote, "Too bad this shrilly tuned comedy doesn't demand more than clock-punching effort from everyone involved."[11] Tim Robey of The Telegraph savaged the film, saying, "Old Dogs is so singularly dreadful it halts time, folds space and plays havoc with the very notion of the self."[12] He added to the review, "Being a film critic is a wonderful job, but there are weeks when the bad film delirium strikes and we’d all be better off in straitjackets. A colleague opined to me the other day that this might be the deadliest run of releases in his 20-year history on the job, and I can completely see that." He also said, "You'd have to hate your family to take them to this!" He gave the film zero stars.

Writing for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Carrie Rickey gave the film a rating of two and a half stars out of four.[13] Rickey commented of the multiple cameos in the film, "A child of 5 can see that these brief appearances serve to pad a gauze-thin script."[13] The review concluded, "Old Dogs may not be good. But the sight of pesky penguins pecking Travolta and Green in the embrace of an unlikely partner makes it just good enough."[13] Pete Hammond of Boxoffice gave the film 3/5 stars, and concluded, "Old Dogs may not reach the box office heights of Wild Hogs but its fun family friendly attitude should guarantee a healthy holiday haul."[14]

Box office

In its first day, Old Dogs opened in fifth place, with a take of $3.1 million.[15][16] It was beat out in first-day box office results by New Moon, The Blind Side, 2012, and Ninja Assassin.[15][16] The film came in fourth in its second day with $4.1 million, for a two-day pickup of $7.2 million.[17] The film remained in fourth place for its third day, with a box office take of $6.8 million.[18] Overall, the film grossed $96,753,696 worldwide on a budget of $35,000,000.[19]

The movie was also a moderate success on DVD, gaining more than $20,000,000 (20 million dollars) domestically during its first two months of release.[20]

References

^ Jump up to:a b "Old Dogs (2009) Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-08-09.

Jump up^ "Old Dogs (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2010-01-17.

Jump up^ "ROTTEN TOMATOES: 11th Annual Golden Tomato Awards: Moldy". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2010-01-17.

Jump up^ "Old Dogs". CBS Interactive Inc. Metacritic. 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-25.

^ Jump up to:a b Ebert, Roger (November 24, 2009). "Old Dogs". RogerEbert.com. Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2009-11-25.

Jump up^ The Salt Lake Tribune staff (November 24, 2009). "5-minute movie reviews: 'Old Dogs,' 'Ninja Assassin'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2009-11-24.

^ Jump up to:a b Moore, Roger (November 23, 2009). "Movie Review: Old Dogs, no new tricks". Movies with Roger Moore. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2009-11-24.

^ Jump up to:a b Goodykoontz, Bill (November 23, 2009). "REVIEW" 'Old Dogs' could use new tricks". The Star Press. Retrieved 2009-11-24.[dead link]

Jump up^ Goodykoontz, Bill (November 24, 2009). "'Old Dogs'". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2009-11-24.

^ Jump up to:a b Myers, Randy (November 24, 2009). "Thanksgiving Movie Guide: From the main courses to the doggie scraps". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2009-11-24.

Jump up^ Harvey, Dennis (November 24, 2009). "Old Dogs". Variety. Retrieved 2009-11-24.

Jump up^ "Old Dogs, review". The Daily Telegraph. London. 2010-03-18.

^ Jump up to:a b c Rickey, Carrie (November 24, 2009). "Old Dogs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2009-11-24.

Jump up^ Hammond, Pete (2009-11-25). "Old Dogs Movie Review". Boxoffice. www.boxoffice.com. Retrieved 2009-11-28.

^ Jump up to:a b DiOrio, Carl (November 26, 2009). ""Moon" begins long weekend atop box office". The Hollywood Reporter. Reuters. Retrieved 2009-11-27.

^ Jump up to:a b Ellwood, Gregory (November 26, 2009). "Box Office: 'New Moon's' $14.3 million dominates 'Ninja' and 'Old Dogs'". HitFlix. HitFix Inc. Retrieved 2009-11-27.

Jump up^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 27, 2009). "Football player elbows vampires on Turkey day". Variety. Reed. Retrieved 2009-11-28.

Jump up^ Briody, Tim (November 28, 2009). "Black Friday Box Office Analysis". Box Office Prophets. Box Office Prophets, a division of One Of Us, Inc. Retrieved 2009-11-28.

Jump up^ "Old Dogs (2009) Box Office". The-Numbers. Retrieved 2010-01-23.

Jump up^ "Old Dogs - DVD Sales". The-Numbers. Retrieved 19 November 2011.

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NDRV3 Character Thoughts

alternate title: i’ve been sick the past two darn weeks and i still haven’t written this so screw propriety HAVE SOME INCOHERENT RAMBLING (under cut)

includes either thoughts on students or their fates or whatever the heck else i feel like

akamatsu kaede: now with naegi and hinata out of the way, time to dominate trials with the POWER OF LIES (note: i am a baby and will avoid lying on my first run)

amami rantarou: gonna die like second and be the actual shsl detective or something. also all i hear is either ooc leon magnus or heero yuy save me

chashibara tenko: it’s like koizumi all over again

gokuhara gonta: bugs. my god.

harukawa maki: LOVE her design but she didn’t make much of an impression on me in the demo which is sad. at least she has a good head on her shoulders. probs gonna die early since she was revealed so quickly and then had info on her die out

hoshi ryouma: SO COOL??? that backstory man. i hope he survives until endgame at least and acts as a sort of coroner by regaling everyone with how the current trial parallels something he did to the mafia

iruma miu: it’s like everything i don’t like in a character rolled into one

kiibo: just don’t go jin kimosugi on me and we cool, robo-friend! though uh you prolly will die early like harukawa? why is everyone i like gonna die: the game

momota kaito: bakaito. would be hilarious if he actually was the pre-first trial death as a callback but he’ll probably survive longer because of those...special sprites of his

ouma kokichi: i could either like him or hate him? i liked saionji a lot before release and early game but then she got soured for me pretty fast SO EITHER WAY but hey at least hearing shimono-san go nuts is always great

saihara shuuichi: cute but unreliable. might not actually be the detective? get some lessons from kirigiri wow. can’t help but think his and amami’s talents were swapped for shits and giggles on monobear’s part

shinguuji korekiyo: if he isn’t the 4th killer i will be incredibly surprised. no one who goes HUMANS ARE INTERESTING ever lives. or is a law-abiding person.

shirogane tsumugi: i will be shocked and appalled if she doesn’t kill someone and take their place in the trial

toujou kirumi: marry me--i mean she better be in the survivor pool SHE’S SO COOL then again i said that about sakura-chan AND LOOK WHERE THAT GOT ME /SOBS INTO A PUDDLE

yonaga angie: this chick is gonna go blood sacrificing with a smile like halfway through the game

yumeno himiko: her speech patterns are adorable but her voice grates at me DISSONANCE much? looking forward to seeing her magic because it’s bound to be part of a trial

[trashexplorer]

BLCD 2018: May Releases

Legends:

✓ - have      

💡 - interested

✘ - not interested (but will probably still listen to)    

🙏 - dying for

1. Tadoru Yubi ✘

Release Date: 2018/05/02

Cast: Shingaki Tarusuke x Abe Atsushi

Synopsis: Naoya Hanamura, who works at a major manufacturer, hears that his crush and senior colleague, Sai, is engaged! Just when he's wallowing in heartbreak, Naoya's client, esteemed designer Shuji Takase, appears before him, enamored by Naoya's talent. One thing leads to another, and Shuji steals both Naoya's heart and his body. Naoya is then accepted into Shuji's design studio, where he finds himself becoming attracted to the ill-mannered, bossy and egotistical Shuji. But rumor has it his boss isn't the type to fall in love, and he can't seem to close the distance between them? (Renta!)

2. Shuchuu ni Otoshite Ii Desu ka ✘

Release Date: 2018/05/09

Cast: Yusa Koji x Kawanishi Kengo *what do I do, Yusa? Should I get you?

Synopsis: A real go-getter scout for gay porn videos, Mikajima, sets his eyes on Nitta, who has a wiry physique and hides his youthful face with glasses. He casually started talking to him downtown, and successfully lures Nitta using their common interest- books. Afterwards, in order to bring out Nitta's talent as a porn actor, Mikajima molests Nitta. With this obscene development, will Nitta fall into the hands of Mikajima? (Pink Litchi Scanlations)

3. Danshi Koukousei, Hajimete no ~ Second Secret ~ Keito x Haruhi Hen ✘

Release Date: 2018/05/11

Cast: Shirai Yuusuke x Masuda Toshiki

Synopsis: Step-brothers.

4. Kenkappuru ~reversible relation~ ✘

Release Date: 2018/05/11

Cast: Kousaka Atsushi x Nogami Shou

Synopsis: Genki boy x cool serious bro. Tatsuki and Yuki had the worst first meeting but, the tension between them is about to blur just like their position in bed???

5. Tomodachi wo Kudoku Houhou ✘

Release Date: 2018/05/15

Cast: Hatano Wataru x Nojima Hirofumi

Synopsis: Tattoo artist x ordinary salary man romance.

6. Danshi Koukousei, Hajimete no ~ Second Secret ~ Rokkou x Outa Hen ✘

Release Date: 2018/05/20

Cast: Yashiro Taku x Shingaki Tarusuke

Synopsis: Refreshing honor student x mysterious art teacher

7. Renai Fuyuki Todoki ✓

Release Date: 2018/05/23

Cast: Furukawa Makoto x Satou Takuya *just marry each other pls

Synopsis: Kurama Wakamiya is a closet gay who is in charge of the stage costumes for the theater club at his university. He has been constantly visualizing about being held by a man, particularly being physically violated by his junior club member named Kirishima CLOTHING/FABRIC STORE!. (Yaoi Desire Revolution)

8. Chintsubu vol. 4 ✘

Release Date: 2018/05/25

Cast: 

Okiayu Ryoutarou x Miyata Kouki

Yusa Kouji x Shimono Hiro

Synopsis: Fourth volume of the Chintsubu series.

9. Fruit, Gateau au Chocolat  ✓

Release Date: 2018/04/27

Cast: Okitsu Kazuyuki x Yamanaka Masahiro (I literally choked when I saw Okitsu’s name)

Synopsis: Shiina and Yonekura have a very special relationship - they meet up every Friday night to eat. Although the two of them are as different as two people could be, there is no denying that they share the same taste for food. THIS IS LITERALLY GELATERIA SUPERNOVA 2.O!!! CAN YOU HEAR ME SCREAMING???!!!

10. Mousou Sakuretsu Lovers ✘

Release Date: 2018/05/25

Cast: Shiraishi Minoru x Inoo Shikacho??? (伊野鹿超) *ain’t this a DBZ move?

Synopsis: Takigawa, the model uni student, is actually a closet fudanshi?! He falls for Takato, the campus playboy at first sight. Oddly enough, Takato confesses to him! Thus starts the erotic and delusional relationship between the two. I have no idea what I’m translating and I don’t want to know. 😂

11. Statuscode:100 ✘

Release Date: 2018/05/25

Cast: Yashiro Taku x Takanashi Kengo

Synopsis: Sora gets to intern at the company which develops the app that he likes. He somehow becomes involved with the cool Takasaka-san who’s not really in charge of the interns but, does anything he can to help them.

12. Yarichin Bitch-bu vol. 3 ✘

Release Date: 2018/05/25

Cast:

Hamano Daiki x Kobayashi Yuusuke

Yonoga Tusbasa x Yamanaka Masahiro

Okitsu Kazuyuki x Satou Takuya

Synopsis: Third installment of the series.

13. Kakkou no Yume ✓

Release Date: 2018/05/26

Pairings: *damn Saitou Souma 😂

Saitou Souma × Matsuoka Yoshitsugu

Saitou Souma × Kobayashi Yuusuke

Synopsis: Homie has an unrequited love with his childhood friend for four years. He’s sex friend’s with this guy as his childhood friend’s replacement but on one fateful day, the two find themselves in an accident. Once his sex friend comes to, he says that he was in fact, his childhood friend. Could this be the chance our home boy has been waiting for?

14. Scratch Blue ✘

Release Date: 2018/05/30

Cast: Terashima Junta x Furukawa Makoto

Synopsis:  Akito a high school delinquent, who is suffering from a nightmare of his airhead childhood friend, Ryouta. Akito takes care of his childhood friend during the day, but at night in his dream Ryouta would sadistically blame Akito. (SaltyPotatoesTrans)

15. Kusa no Kanmuri Hoshi no Kanmuri ―Koukyu Natsukoku― ✘

Release Date: 2018/05/31

Cast: Shingaki Tarusuke x Murase Ayumu

Synopsis: Because of an incident during one summer day, Kagetsu lost all contact with Hibana until they meet again three years later. The two met back in high school when Hibana, the transfer student, bumped into Kagetsu when he was running from the teacher. They have been close since that day but, Kagetsu realizes that he has developed feelings for his friend which probably made them drift apart - idk, my brain is not working sorry. 😂

16. Sanzen Sekai no Karasu wo Koroshi 15 ✘

Release Date: 2018/05/31

Cast: S C R E A M I N G ! ! !

Suwabe Junichi

Miki Shinichirou

Canna Nobutoshi

Miyake Kenta

Katsuki Masako

Kawasaki Eriko

Synopsis: Fifteenth? installment of the series.