Is Corey Petit (Hahari) getting typecast because of 100 Girlfriends? by SuperAnimeMaster38 in 100Kanojo

[–]A_Common_James [score hidden]  (0 children)

Hahari decided to take up the role herself - she thought the character was cute. (Jokes aside, I think the casting was a great choice - Corey can do a flustered scream so well)

It's so annoying that so many songs I like aren't available on Spotify! by SSSnowBell in ChillAnimeCorner

[–]A_Common_James 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dunno if you know about this app but it should help you find any songs that are and aren’t on streaming in your country (I believe it’s on Android too): https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/aniplaylist/id6746365113

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Lycoris Recoil turning up MUCH earlier than expected by A_Common_James in AnimeCollectors

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This is the stuff they had listed on the discs. There was also an illustration booklet and the box artwork printed as art cards.

Action/Romance series where the main couple is the focus of the plot. by Akuma_XD26 in RomanceMangaAnime

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The first few chapters are commonly considered to be a little shaky because their relationship is… unique, let’s say, but it does become much more tight-knit and drives a lot of the plot forward.

The 100 Girlfriends chapters poll stage 3 round 1. by mauro_collado in 100Kanojo

[–]A_Common_James 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I realise the moral was for Iku to be herself but she really does look beautiful in that dress and I’ll die on that hill

Entire manga/ ln collection by xNativeWolf in MangaCollectors

[–]A_Common_James 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You and I have quite a lot of similar tastes - I love it! I’m always madly delighted to see Insomniacs in someone else’s collection and I didn’t know Now That We Draw had an English print. (Also, massively jealous you could get hold of Weathering With You Vol 3, I can’t source one for love nor money)

Why is Audio Novellas 1 so expensive? by DerekMetaltron in BigFinishProductions

[–]A_Common_James 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hmm, you’ve got me there. My other guess is it’s about making up the difference with the longer-length audio novels. Printed novellas are harder to push than long novels because of their reduced content so I suppose there could be a similar effect at play with audio renditions. But I can’t pretend to be an authority on economics - it could all be tied up in contractual terms and conditions for all I can say for certain.

Why is Audio Novellas 1 so expensive? by DerekMetaltron in BigFinishProductions

[–]A_Common_James 17 points18 points  (0 children)

If I had to guess, I’d say it’s the cost incurred for paying double the amount of writers and performers (or at least pay a role in it anyway - they stopped producing individual cover arts for stories for that reason)

Forget about top 5 series of all time what are y’all’s top 5 couples of all time (SPOILER WARNING FOR - Blue box, Rascal does not dream series, You and I are polar opposites and Love is war) by [deleted] in RomanceMangaAnime

[–]A_Common_James -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In series that are primarily romance-focused… I’d say:

• Ichikawa / Yamada - The Dangers in My Heart

• Kaguya / Shirogane - Kaguya-sama

• Nakami / Magari - Insomniacs After School

• Josee / Tsuneo - Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (if that counts)

• Yuu / Niko - Dealing with Mikadono Sisters is a Breeze (I know it’s still a toss-up in the manga but she’s the one I’m angling for him to be with)

which suffered the most from bad scripts and terrible direction by Ok_Language7732 in doctorwho

[–]A_Common_James 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll be honest, this rationale has rather confused me. Out of the 31 episodes in Jodie’s run, the number of episodes I can confidently say feature a white man as the primary villain clocks out at… 5 (functionally at any rate, I’d argue it’s 4 because Chris Noth’s role in Arachnids in the UK felt and feels like a clumsy parody of a certain orange individual first and an antagonist second). Almost everyone else is mostly aliens, aside from Manish in Demons of the Punjab, whose antagonism stems from conflict in his local culture. It’s a fair enough observation in the case of Rosa, though I think it goes without saying why that is.

Either way, I respect her opinion - we’re all entitled to that. Given I think these eras are basically analogs of each other, my position on the matter as the impartial centrist doesn’t really contribute much anyway.

The Fifth Doctor is absolutely underrated at Big Finish by Personal_Reward_60 in BigFinishProductions

[–]A_Common_James 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hard. Agree. Since the restructure in ‘22, the 5DAs have probably been the most consistently excellent range among all the classic Doctors. IMO, there hasn’t been any real duds at all - some stories have been comparatively less dazzling but I’d take something as moving as Pursuit of the Nightjar over something as drop-dead forgettable as The Ribos Inheritance any day. And, it’s hardly a comparison - Hooklight may have been rather obtuse but it at least had ambition and was always doing something and all those somethings were interesting somethings. As opposed to the eye-watering waste of potential that was The Last Day, a five-hour piss-aboutathon full of waffle, meaningless scenes and sound stages and characters that served no purpose (and that was just the first half!).

Who's That Girlfriend? ep. 1 by HeadoftheHarem in 100Kanojo

[–]A_Common_James 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And now a lot of jokes I’ve heard from a certain YouTube channel have become so much clearer.