Thursday, July 29, 2021

Better Late Than Never

I shouted “MY BULMA!” when Ayame hugged Mine. The Kyoru hug looked like it was animated by James Baxter himself. I’m a little disappointed that the real story of the banquet was told entirely by Tohru instead of God and the animals all talking. If that had been the case, it would’ve been a missed opportunity not to have Liam O’Brien voice the cat (though I thought the animals should be voiced by the cursed characters and that God was Akira because they looked similar) since Matt Mercer is voicing God. His part was post-credits and the next episode where he tells Yuki he’s the last. I made a video with the orchestra version of “Don’t Think Twice," but Disney still copyright claimed it with ads. This is what I had been trying to avoid, but we’ll see if I ever get accused of advertising to kids. If I figure out another Helluva Boss or Hazbin Hotel video, I’ll use the Beer and Board Games clip at the end of that. I’m glad that a limited series was announced for the Kyoko/Katsuya backstory. It’s either an OVA covering three chapters, or it’s been called an anime series itself, so maybe they’ll flesh it out more? People are already saying that the age difference and power imbalance isn’t going to go over well with today’s audience. J. Michael Tatum is voicing Katsuya, so that'll be kinda weird. And I don’t normally watch reaction videos, but I liked FloraRed's reaction to the end scene: “Hajime!" I also liked HMK's reaction to Luxu taking Brain's body: “Luxu you son of a bitch!" 

Sailor Moon Eternal was my first time watching the new dub. The voice work was kinda stilted in spots, and the two movies suffered from pacing issues that a limited series could’ve rectified. I couldn’t help but groan and roll my eyes at times, as this story is more ridiculous than I remember. Otherwise, I like the voice cast and the animation was better than season 3. Robbie Daymond playing D&D reminds me of Will Friedle, by the way.

Ben & Jerry's tiramisu ice cream is probably my new favorite. Cannoli wasn't bad, but not exciting, maybe because the cannolis I'd get at the carnival had cherries, and I'm missing that. I'm glad chocolate Dunkaroos came back, and the lemon Pop-Tarts are pretty damn good.