I guess the only time of amusement was me asking how Ash wasn't instantly dead by space. You can justify it that he was with Victini but what about the other mf? He just flies in just like that.

Terrible terrible film

131. Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!: Victini to Shiroki Eiyuu Reshiram (Directed by: Kunihiko Yuyama, 2011)

Something something Pokemon movie yada yada Victini something something about freeing them and plan gone out of control.

It's a story about family, about finding a place with someone to be happy with, and continue to living on with a connection we can define as family.

You are not alone.

You can find family, even if people say it doesn't make sense.

It's powerful and I super hard recommend to read it.

There is this sincere exploration over asexuality and what comes with being unable to feel love. And while the story makes it clear it isn't something they will experience, perhaps love doesn't need to be attached with only what others define but something special to us.

And honestly, there is a lot that resonated with me.

But one moment that stood out to me was this one. I have experienced unrequited love, and it is scary to feel the way Gaku feels, all alone while dealing with this. Having this kind of support is what makes someone less lonely.

+ of both being literally being unable to be in love with each other but what I mean is that it doesn't end with them loving them each other, but rather, being comfortable with their own unique brand of what we could call "love" for them (even if it's not).

Whether it was for a family pressure or not, seeing how Yuriko and Gaku ended up in a relationship where they can call each other family and ending up feeling comfortable with the situation is a nice break from the usual "forced marriage" shenanigans.

It was already breaking it through the subject+

130. Watashi wa Kabe ni Naritai (Written & Illustrated by: Honami Shirono, 2019)

A gay man and an asexual women get together in marriage in agreement to fight the societal pressure from their families.

Even if it was a formality, with time, they find solace within each other.

For real, great comedy, great cast of charas, some neat romance developing here and there and I had a blast watching this with friends.

Visually it ain't remarkable but who cares? It isn't about being visually stunning, but delivering when you need it and delivering it did.

Great show.

129. Denki-Gai no Honya-san (Directed by: Masafumi Satou, 2014)

A simple show (lie) about guys working at a bookstore for anime.

Visually, it was amazing. Great production effort by Enishiya and direction wise by Shinya Iino.

I think Takopi is great and I regret dumping it alongside the "Jump slope" just because I hate Shounen Jump currently.

I recommend it with only doing it at the right time as the biggest heads up.

If it was to add the "dilemma over Shizuka dying so Marina can be happy", ehh, perhaps there is a point there, but I feel the story didn't need that question to begin with because it is a story about understanding, not solving.

Knowing wasn't bad, don't get me wrong and it doesn't ruin it for me, but I find it redundant because, up to that point, Takopi was a very clear and direct story, explaining that part wasn't necessary as we can piece it with what we were shown before that point.

+ Shizuka, I think I could've gone without it, because I think we already understand more than enough on the first two by seeing the current Marina's death situation play out. And for the third thing, I could've gone out without ever knowing and I would be okay with it.

+ lives less miserable.

It is a great story BUT I do have one thing that rubs me the wrong way.

The twist wasn't bad, it doesn't ruin it but I find it redundant. Worst of it is, even if it was to understand why Marina acts the way she does or why Shizuka is dangerous or what led Takopi to meet +

+ to take the worst of them.

The best thing the ending could do was just... Making them talk and some take separate ways (Azuma to be clear).

It ain't a hopeful ending, as their situation is still bad, but now Marina and Shizuka are in a better place because now they can talk and make their+

Marina was a victim of domestic abuse, the kind that makes you think that one person out is what it takes to make things better. It is through this we understand why she went as far as she did but never justifies it at all.

All of them have lives that are beyond fucked up, which only leads+

+ situation after Marina's death of course.

Azuma was a victim of big expectations. Never able to come out on top and being abandoned by his mother. Ofc, the best to come out of this was talking to his brother in that timeline but everything still went south out of it.

Shizuka was neglected, often never given the love she needed and it allowed for the more fucked up parts of her to shine through once Marina died. She becomes manipulative and enacts similar kinda of abuse to people around her. As a response to everything she went through and the severity of the+