Backlog Dialogues

Politics. The science and art of convincing others to do what you want them to. For many, it's a dirty word, a thing to be avoided. But if you want to save the life of a child, if you want to change the nature of a village, if you want to tear through fate itself, it is a skill one must master. But even more important than mastering the skill is knowing who to use the skill on. To save Satoko, Keiichi must convince the head of the ...

The human heart is fragile, and must guard itself with the armor of hope to endure hardships. Rika has strengthened her armor, as she finds more and more cause to hope... only to have that armor stripped away. As if to mock her, the world has set up hope after hope, just so that it can lead to her deepest despair. When faced with this reality for a hundred years, who could blame anyone that wants to abandon the fight?

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Ah, you're finally aware of where we are. This infinite expanse of possibilities across time and space has brought us together here and now. As we travel it, it falls to us to understand not just what is happening around us, but who is impacted by it, as we are the only ones truly aware of it. You are almost at the truth you seek, but there is still much to learn before it can make sense. Come, let us see the world finally through ...

It's time once more for a Minilog, this time covering the first season of the anime Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World! Join us as we go over this time looping isekai that defies the usual expectations of isekai by not being a total power fantasy! We talk about Subaru and his persistent inability to die, and how that does very little to actually help him solve the issues he faces in Lugnica which mostly stem from him having to ...

And I face you now tonight, And we'll fight this more than ever And if you only play this right, We'll be playing here forever And we'll only be making us win, Because neither of us will lose Together we can face off at the top of this roof Your hand is right in front of me offering the truth I don't know what to do, and I'm still in this dark, But were standing on this building top and GIVING OFF SPARKS I really need you ton...

I went to a nurse Who thought that I was cursed She said it's parasites that are getting me down I went to my friend On who I do depend He said he'd listen to what's getting me down

Sometimes that van gives me the creeps Sometimes those gardeners play tricks on me It all keeps adding up The whole world's cracking up Surely I'm not paranoid Oh no no no

Grasping to control So I better hold on

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Somewhere in this little town. Someone's feeling way more down. Wish that made my heart feel sound. Wish I didn't hide a frown.

The world's kyutest violin really needs an audience. So if I do not find somebody soon.

I'll cut my problems into bits And try to find a spot that fits While hiding in my secret place To keep a smile on my face I know ive tried my very best to once more find my happiness But now i stand upon the sta...

This week brings another Minilog, with the sci fi kung fu multiverse flick, Everything Everywhere All At Once! We discuss the struggles of laundromat proprietress Evelyn Wang as she tries to file her taxes properly but keeps getting distracted by things such as her daughter coming out as a lesbian, her husband seemingly seeking a divorce, and the entire multiverse deciding that she needs to fight the mysterious omnidimensional supe...

All Cast Review Sessions may be done, but Ryukishi07 has some things to say to launch us into our first postgame discussion of an Answer Arc! We discuss all that we have learned, and John continues his exploration of the adaptations. From the excellent manga adaptation that elevates the work almost as well as Tatarigoroshi did and an almost good anime adaptation that has a good run for the first few episodes then perpetually steps ...

How did everything go so wrong for Shion? As victory over the three families approaches, she finds herself constantly thwarted. By Rika, strangely acting violent. By Satoko, refusing to give in to her torture. By Keiichi, who never gives up on her, even as she claims a demon has taken hold. And by her sister Mion, who reveals the terrifying truth that the three families have nothing to do with the strange happenings in Hinamizawa. ...

The year advances to 1983 and things start to get a little more familiar, as we experience some of the events of Watanagashi through Shion Sonozaki's eyes. It's still different in some places, but eerily similar in others, but with Shion's perspective we get to see her hearing mind Satoshi and getting closer and closer to the truth, guided by her intricate behind the scenes knowledge... and her stun gun. We have watched Shion ascen...

Things take a turn for the worse for Shion, as Satoshi comes under the scrutiny of the law after killing his aunt and she reveals her true identity to cover for him, bringing the wrath of the wicked matriarch of the Sonozakis upon her. Fingernails are removed and old wounds start to open, and she becomes increasingly suspicious of all the murders that have been happening in town while the Sonozakis seem to do nothing. The persisten...

Shion has a problem. The hot guy she likes is not doing well. He's skipping baseball practice and acting real strange. What's a girl to do? Why, pose as her sister to cause severe damage to her social life, of course! She encounters the peculiar Rena Ryuugu, who proselytizes for Oyashiro-sama as a way to show how much trouble she knows Satoshi is in, and then takes Mion's place at school to solve what's really causing Satoshi probl...

The answer arcs begin with our new Protagonist, Shion Sonozaki! This demon of a twin sister breaks out of catholic school to seek freedom in Okinomiya, no matter what her mafia boss grandma has to say about it! But this tough teenager has a weakness - cute boys with sad puppy faces that like to say 'mmph!' Can she navigate the politics of the Sonozaki Crime Family to get familiar with the hot stud who saved her from biker thugs (no...