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An Introvert's Anime

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 •*´¨`*•.¸¸.•*´¨`*•.¸¸.•*´¨`*•.¸¸.•* This is about a gem of an anime called Hitoribocchi. I know introversion isn't social anxiety but introvert sounds better sociophobe. Hitoribocchi is about an introverted girl who makes a promise to her childhood friend to make friends with everyone in her middle school and if she doesn’t, she will not be friends with her anymore. This slice of life anime is the most relatable anime I have ever watched, for me; as it’s the prime example of social anxiety or phobia in anime that does it perfectly in every way. Of course, it’s anime, so everything is very exaggerated to get the point across and so it is light-hearted in nature. I love this anime because it brings my favourite genre, slice of life, moe blob and very personal topic for me all together into an original premise for the school slice of life genre that is quite overdone, but this anime brings unique character that all iconic; every character in this anime is very purposeful for Bocchi a

Gleipnir Anime was a Letdown

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 I recently finished Gleipnir and it made me so baffled, I had to write this so yeah. Contains spoilers This had so much potential to be a very good anime and when I say that I mean it, think of how good Parasyte, Parasite was and this could have been at the tier, but of course, the main character is too wimpy for that. Do you love wimpy shrimp main characters or, aka the Shinji syndrome, do you love a show that keeps on making you question every decision? Then “oh boy, do I have a show for you”. I can see why some people liked this, but after finishing it, I have a lot more dissatisfaction than anything. Have you ever wanted to like something, but it keeps on disappointing, well that’s what I felt watching this all the way through. This anime had a fascinating and eye-catching beginning, the concept of the show I really loved; with the whole collecting coins for wishes, but as I saw more and more, the whole thing left more to be desired and questions than a coherent story. Now, it’s h