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Welcome, all, again. 2020 was a rough year the world over, and almost everyone I know is feeling lingering effects in some way. I myself lost relatives, coworkers, ...
Welcome, all, again--and happy holidays(!), of whatever flavor you prefer. This time around, we'll be looking at I'm Standing on a Million Lives, a show that has me puzzled ...
Welcome, all, again. This last was a slow viewing season for me, with my favorite genre (slice-of-life) severely underrepresented. Only three new shows managed to catch my interest, ...
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Dorothy Elias-Fahn returns to the Korner to chew gum and kick butt; and she's all out of gum.
Welcome, all, again. As this viewing season winds down, at least one favorite show of mine is really ramping up: slice-of-life offering Comic Girls, which follows the efforts of ...
After what seems like forever, you can now listen to our interview with voice actress/singer/online personality Kayli Mills!
Did you ever play D&D and think that you'd rather stop talking and just run around and hit things? Dragon's Crown Pro is the game for you.
Today we have Ewen Cluney, who brought over the Maid RPG over to western shores.
Welcome, all, again. This new viewing season seems to have gotten off to a slow start, but I waited, and good things arrived! One of the best so ...
We got Cissy Jones here for you today. You may know her from such roles like Delilah from Firewatch or Sloane from Destiney 2.
Witness the ultimate fast food battle with Alejandro Saab!
Posted on May 29 2010
I think the mark of a well-developed character is that you sympathize with and root for him/her, even if you don't always agree with him/her or even totally like him/her.
Posted on May 22 2010
Sometimes I let my sarcastic nature and general cynicism about anime completely take over the HoungBlog - it's been pointed out to me, more than once, don't worry. But I'm about to say something that I need you to read as completely free of sarcasm and 100% serious: freakin' awesome episode! Oh, Durarara!!, you cheeky scamp...you do know how to keep a blogger on her tippy toes.
Posted on May 15 2010
I have good news and bad news. The bad news is: No festive gift baskets are being sent by me to the writers of the show. Better luck next time, guys! But the good news is: even though this episode had some big ups and downs, its downs were not the worst of the season and its ups illicited some genuine emotional reactions (different from the usual reactions of annoyance and eye-rolling). So...nice work on that!
Posted on May 08 2010
Remember last week when the episode left off on semi-major cliffhanger? Remember grabbing your monitor with both hands as the ending credits played and yelling, "WHAT?! WHAT?! WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?!" (You can admit it, I don't judge.) Well, apparently Durarara!! is all about the slow reveal and it takes nearly a full episode to get to the resolution of that cliffhanger, which made me a little bit crazy.
Posted on May 01 2010
Well, it looks like Durarara!! is back to its normal self (that is, a show that has an interesting premise but makes decisions that I think are dumb) so I guess I should return to normal, too (that is, a blogger who's critical and not totally convinced that this show is any good). You knew all the positivity wasn't going to last, right?
Posted on Apr 24 2010
This episode brings in a new OP and ED and you know what that means, right? The second arc of Durarara!! has officially begun! And...hey, are you sitting down for this?
I actually like it.
Posted on Apr 17 2010
Today I'd like to talk about love. It's no great revelation that we're bombarded with (often strange) messages about love and relationships every day. From movies to TV to songs to anime, there's countless examples of how love "should" be. But love is a very personal thing and it may take different forms for different people in different situations - and that's 100% okay.
Posted on Apr 10 2010
Oh, Durarara!!. There's so much WTFery in this episode that I don't even know how to go about unpacking it all. I mean...I just...I don't even know. I'm going to cut this sucker into bite-size pieces and deal with it that way.
Posted on Apr 03 2010
We made it to double digits! Everybody give yourself a pat on the back for coming this far. You've earned it.
Posted on Mar 28 2010
I don't know about you all, but this episode really excited me. As you know, I've been a little disappointed with Durararara!! lately but this episode totally makes up for it. OK, Durarara!!...I'm ready to be friends again.
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