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13. The Klutzy Class Monitor & The Girl With The Short Skirt [mid]
14. Kill Blue [mid]
15. The Beginning After the End [bad]

THE SENPAI SCALE:
Amaze > Great > Good > Mid > Bad

7. The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten [great]
8. The Ramparts of Ice [good-great]
9. Gals Can’t be Kind to Otaku? [good]
10. Mao [good]
11. A 100 Scenes of AWAJIMA [mid-good]
12. Liar Game [mid-good]

Early rankings for the 2026 Spring #anime season (based on what I’ve watched so far)

1. Witch Hat Atelier [amaze]
2. MARRIAGETOXIN [amaze]
3. Dorohedoro [amaze]
4. Akane-banashi [great-amaze]
5. Go For It, Nakamura-kun [great]
6. Daemons of the Shadow Realm [great]

EPISODE LINKS:

Spotify: tinyurl.com/5cwttam3
Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/2sr8wkpx
YouTube: tinyurl.com/2s49x8dr

#anime

HOT TAKE: My Bride is a Mermaid is funnier than most modern romcoms and i will not be taking questions.

New Sakura Society episode out now, with @nessalpaca.bsky.social making her podcast debut to talk about this severely underrated gem from 2007 (she absolutely crushes it by the way).

World’s deadliest ninja has social anxiety. Welcome to this week’s Manga Monday, covering Shinobi Undercover, written by Ippon Takegushi and illustrated by Santa Mitarashi. #shinobiundercover #manga #... TikTok video by Bren | Anime & Manga Merchant

Spy x Family meets social anxiety. The world's deadliest ninja has to protect a high school heiress — and survive high school. Shinobi Undercover is brilliant.

Welcome to this week's Manga Monday

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#manga #shinobiundercover

The latest episode just dropped, and it might be my favorite yet! Over 90 minutes of episode one deep-dive Oshi no Ko discussion, perfect whether you’re a longtime fan, new to the series, or curious to start.

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BIG #anime announcements, even BIGGER reactions. Come get your anime news fix, served hot and fresh in *60 seconds.

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Winter 2026 #anime said NO MERCY ❄️🔥

These shows are about to dominate your watch list, don’t say I didn’t warn you.

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19. The Shiunji Family Children
20. Please Put Them On, Takamine-san
21. ZatsuTabi -That's Journey-
22. The Dinner Table Detective
23. Catch Me at the Ballpark!

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11. Aharen-san wa Hakarenai S2
12. My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
13. Your Forma
14. Lazarus
15. The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom
16. The Beginning After The End
17. Devil May Cry (complete)
18. From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman

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My early Spring 2025 #anime rankings:

1. Rock is a Lady's Modesty
2. Sword of the Demon Hunter
3. Kowloon Generic Romance
4. To Be Hero X
5. Witch Watch
6. Moonrise
7. WIND BREAKER S2
8. Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
9. Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?
10. Fire Force S3

Love coming home to new physical #manga for the collection 🥰🥰

You’re still beautiful regardless of hair length 🫶🏻

Man oh man do I love #Dandadan 👽👻

So Sung Suho is a great yin to Sung Jinwoo’s yang. The change up in abilities and personalities has put a fun spin on the SL world.

I’ve been really, really enjoying #SoloLeveling Ragnarok 🤘🏻

Me talking to the weather in #Melbourne

Devil May Cry Trailer Reaction YouTube video by Sakura Society

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So Sung Suho is a great yin to Sung Jinwoo’s yang. The change up in abilities and personalities has put a fun spin on the SL world.

I’ve been really, really enjoying #SoloLeveling Ragnarok 🤘🏻

Man oh man do I love #Dandadan 👽👻

Slow Saturdays with my boys…

#peaceandquiet 😌

As we near the final few episodes of the current Winter season, I thought I’d share my current top 5:

1. Flower & Asura
2. Solo Leveling
3. The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You
4. The Apothecary Diaries
5. Medalist

What’s your top 5?

#anime 🌸

As we near the final few episodes of the current Winter season, I thought I’d share my current top 5:

1. Flower & Asura
2. Solo Leveling
3. The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You
4. The Apothecary Diaries
5. Medalist

What’s your top 5?

#anime 🌸

This World Summons Too Many Heroes!! An isekai power fantasy TTRPG where new heroes and demon lords get reincarnated every day!

The Kickstarter campaign for isekai fantasy TTRPG This World Summons Too Many Heroes!! is now live! The definitive edition of the game comes with the core rules and all three expansions in digital and print format with new cover art and a fresh new layout.
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Maomao = Hannibal?! 😳

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#anime 🌸

We're back with a new look and a new sound!

In our first #podcast of 2025, we share the #AFL headline predictions we expect to hear throughout the year, from Chompers getting chomped to a new goal-kicking king!

Available on #Spotify and #itunes: shorturl.at/ohU2L

Dogs should live longer than most people…

I said what I said

When you order a 10 pack of nuggies only to find an 11th in the box

Drake is the all-time biggest loser of a rap feud and that includes people who have gotten shot and died as a result of rap feuds

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Episode 35 of More Than Headlines is here 📚 This week:

- Oshi no Ko Season 3 announcement
- New manga releases
- Sakamoto Days episode 5 recap and review
- and loads more

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