#Rareko

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Mahoiku colorings

Some colorings of the illustrations from the Magical Girl Raising Project series! You all should definitely read it.

these were all done on Procreate 😌

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✧・ﾟ:Today’s magical girl of the morning is: Rareko from Magical Girl Raising Project: breakdown!✧・ﾟ:

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i commissioned one of my best friends to draw rareko for me! 🐙 a little maiya in the corner there too... "damn woman, teaching me garbage staff technique that isn't useful!" thank you @kstnt 💜

twitter version here.

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Relatable.

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Aggretsuko S5 premieres today

The fifth season of Aggretsuko, the TV series from Rareko, is out today.

The final season has finally arrived! Is Retsuko running for political office?? What will be Retsuko’s final hurdle? And what will she see beyond it?! Plus, what will happen between Retsuko and Haida…

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Aggretsuko recap of seasons 1-4 of Aggretsuko before season 5 hits Netflix

Enjoy this quick recap of seasons 1-4 of Aggretsuko before season 5 hits Netflix in February! The Netflix Tudum Japan Livestream event on Sunday revealed that the fifth season of the Aggretsuko anime will premiere in February 2023. The new season will be the final season of the anime. The new season will focus on Retsuko running for office. Rareko is returning to direct the fifth season at Fanworks, and the anime's cast is also returning. Retsuko is a 25-year-old red panda who works in her dream company's accounting department. But it turns out that she is forced to keep doing more and more impossible tasks by her superiors and co-workers. She doesn't talk back to them, but she still has to let off steam, so she ends up going to karaoke by herself and singing death metal.      Read the full article

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Netflix Festival Japan 2021: una valanga di novità dall’Anime Day

Annunci, trailer e date di debutto per il 2022 della piattaforma, all’insegna dell’animazione giapponese.  

Di seguito trovate tutte le, numerosissime, novità presentate da Netflix durante la diretta streaming della prima delle due giornate del Netflix Festival Japan 2021, tutta dedicata agli anime. 

LE BIZZARRE AVVENTURE DI JOJO: STONE OCEAN

I primi 12 episodi dell’attesissima nuova serie basata sulla sesta parte della celebre saga generazionale ideata da Hirohiko Araki, il cui popolarissimo manga è edito in Italia da Star Comics, arriveranno in streaming dal 1 dicembre.

Inizialmente il Media Center di Netflix riportava una distribuzione mensile, ma ora quella dicitura è sparita.

TIGER & BUNNY 2

La seconda stagione dell’originale serie supereroistica sarà composta sempre da 25 episodi e arriverà in streaming divisa in due parti: i primi 13 episodi saranno disponibili a partire da aprile 2022. 

THERMAE ROMAE NOVAE

La nuova serie animata ispirata al manga “Thermae Romae” di Mari Yamazaki, farà il suo debutto sulla piattaforma nel 2022. 

Il protagonista, Lucius, sarà interpretato da Kenjio Tsuda (Tatsu in La via del grembiule - Lo yakuza casalingo).

KAKEGURUI TWIN

Annunciata la produzione, sempre da parte dello studio MAPPA (Jujutsu Kaisen, Dorohedoro), di una serie animata tratta dal manga prequel di “Kakegurui”, edito in Italia da J-POP Manga.  

A differenza della serie principale, questo fumetto ha come protagonista Mary Saotome, che sarà interpretata ancora una volta da Minami Tanaka (Nitocris in Fate/Grand Order The Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table - Camelot).

GHOST IN THE SHELL SAC_2045

Confermata una seconda stagione per la nuova serie animata in computer grafica della celebre saga fantascientifica, diretta da Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) assieme a Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed Alpha).

I nuovi episodi debutteranno globalmente nel corso del 2022.

THE SEVEN DEADLY SIN: GRUDGE OF EDINBURGH

Annunciato un nuovo film d’animazione in computer grafica ispirato al popolare manga shonen fantasy di Nakaba Suzuki, edito in Italia da Star Comics. La pellicola avrà come protagonista Tristan, il figlio di Meliodas, e racconterà una storia inedita scritta dall’autore. 

Il film prodotto dagli studi MARVY JACK e ALFRED IMAGEWORKS sarà diviso in due parti, che verranno distribuite nel corso del 2022. La regia è affidata a Bob Shirahata (Hetalia World Series), sotto la supervisione di Noriyuki Abe (The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky), mentre della sceneggiatura si sta occupando Rintaro Ikeda (The Seven Deadly Sins: Il giudizio del drago).

EXCEPTION

L’originale serie horror sci-fi diretta da Yuzo e sceneggiata da Hirotaka “Otsuichi” Adachi (My Capricorn Friend, Summer Ghost, Goth) debutterà in streaming nel 2022. 

Prodotta presso gli studi BAKKEN RECORD (Joran The Princess of Snow and Blood) e 5 INC (Make My Day), la serie si avvale del character design ad opera di Yoshitaka Amano, lo storico illustratore legato al celebre franchise di Final Fantasy.  

AGGRETSUKO

La quarta stagione della popolare commedia diretta e sceneggiata da Rareko, con protagonista l’adorabile e metallara mascotte di Sanrio, arriverà su Netflix il 16 dicembre.

ULTRAMAN

Svelato un nuovo teaser trailer per la seconda stagione della serie animata, che sbarcherà su Netflix nella primavera 2022.

L'adattamento in computer grafica si basa sull’omonimo manga di Eichi Shimizu e Tomohiro Shimoguchi (il duo dietro Linebarrels of Iron), edito in Italia da Star Comics, ispirato a sua volta allo storico supereroe protagonista della popolare serie tokusatsu anni ‘60 di Tsuburaya Productions.

VAMPIRE IN THE GARDEN

Il debutto dell’originale serie animata targata WIT STUDIO (Ousama Ranking, Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song) è stato spostato al 2022. Le due protagoniste della storia, Momo e Fine, saranno interpretate rispettivamente da Megumi Han (Atsuko Kagari in Little Witch Academia) e Yuu Kobayashi (Noi in Dorohedoro).

l progetto sta venendo diretto da Ryotaro Makihara (L’impero dei cadaveri, Hal) con l’assistenza di Hiroyuki Tanaka (Claymore). Il character design e il comparto animazioni sono supervisionati da Tetsuya Nishio (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations), mentre le musiche sono composte da Yoshihiro Ike (Takt Op. Destiny).

DETECTIVE CONAN

Netflix ha annunciato che distribuirà in esclusiva gli adattamenti animati di “The Culprit Hanzawa” e “Zero’s Tea Time”, due spinoff di “Detective Conan” che per il momento non hanno una data di debutto.

Il primo è un gag manga ad opera di Mayuko Kanba, che ha come protagonista la classica silhouette del colpevole misterioso, che incontriamo sempre nelle varie storie del celebre investigatore di Gosho Aoyama.

Il secondo ci porta invece dentro la vita quotidiana dell’uomo dalle molteplici identità, conosciuto come Bourbon, super agente degli Uomini in Nero, Rei Furuya, agente segreto della NPA e Toru Amuro, detective privato nonché cameriere del Café Poirot.

KOTARO LIVES ALONE

Mostrato un primo teaser trailer per l’anime tratto dal manga slice of life “Kotaro wa Hitorigurashi” di Mami Tsumura, che arriverà su Netflix nel corso della primavera 2022.

La serie sta venendo diretta da Tomoe Makino (Woodpecker Detective's Office) presso gli studi LIDENFILMS (Tokyo Revengers, Cells at Work! Black) e la sceneggiatura è stata affidata a Yu Sato (Space Battleship Tiramisu).

Il piccolo Kotaro è doppiato da Rie Kugimiya (Kagura in Gintama), mentre Toshiki Masuda (Eijiro Kirishima in My Hero Academia) ha il ruolo di Shin Karino, il mangaka che abita vicino al bambino.

THE ORBITAL CHILDREN

Il nuovo anime sci-fi del regista e sceneggiatore Mitsuo Iso (Denno Coil), dal titolo “Chikyugai Shonen Shojo” (Extra-Terrestrial Boys and Girls), arriverà in streaming sulla piattaforma dal 28 gennaio 2022.

I 6 episodi della miniserie sono stati realizzati presso PRODUCTION +H, un nuovo studio d’animazione, fondato appositamente per creare il titolo.

RILAKKUMA’S THEME PARK ADVENTURE

La nuova serie animata in stop-motion, dedicata all’adorabile orsacchiotto di San-X, arriverà su Netflix nel corso del 2022.

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Dust Watched: Aggressive Retsuko (Season 4)

Genres: Comedy, SoL // 10 episodes // S01 (x) | S02 (x) | S03 (x)

TFW capitalism.

✧  story  ✧

I recently watched a Drew Gooden video where he talked about the TV Show “Lost” and in that he mentioned that the creators wanted to end the show after 3 seasons and they had all of it perfectly planned out and ABC’s answer to that was:

“We don’t end a show as long as people watch it.”

This quote immediately came to mind when I saw the “Retsuko is returning (5)” text the end of the final episode... when this season was the most underwhelming one by far in the whole series. In my opinion, this show peaked in season 2 and while season 3 was servicable it already started going on a downward trajectory that I can only pray to God it can recover from somehow.

The pacing of this season is pretty bad. Almost every episode follows the same formula: good first 1-2 minutes, absolute boredom in the middle and then a “twist” at the end so people will be curious enough not to turn the show off. 

The comedy is scarce, some jokes not landing very well (alas there are some absolutely hilarious scenes that really reminded me while I liked this show in the first place). A lot of the plot doesn’t make much sense, a lot of things come out of nowhere and to my absolute astonishment, this season that was 99% grounded in reality, ends with Retsuko shooting a laser out of her mouth? Wtf.

✧  characters  ✧

This is where I’ll go most into specifics as Aggretsuko has always been a character driven show so if the characters’ arcs are satisfying, it can still salvage a bad story. Well, yeah, but that isn’t the case, even though the subject matter of this season was quite heavy and intriguing. Maybe coming from his own experience as someone who just turned 50, Rareko’s “relatable” characters of the season were the middle aged characters, Director Ton and Kabae. This was odd to me at first but it was interesting to see another perspective on corporate life. Unfortunately, neither of their arcs have a satisfying conclusion. And I highly suspect that is because of what I opened this review with - as long as there are more seasons incoming, they can’t make serious or drastic changes to the main cast or the main setting thus having to revert everything back to square one at the end. I’ve seen this many times before and it’s frustrating every time.

The other story arc mainly focuses on Haida and basically showing off how annoying he is. His infatuation for Retsuko was cute when it got mentioned in passing a few times but to see him *literally* a foot away from achieving his dream and not taking it becomes incredibly frustrating. Haida never really had a character so they really went all out on giving him one this season and I think he somehow managed to become the least likable person (animal?) in the entire cast. His low self-esteem damages his relationships, makes him take bad choices and then, because he is too cowardly to accept his own decisions, tries to blame it on other people. There’s some sort of a conclusion to all this but it’s such a small scene which is interrupted by Retsuko’s leaser beam and then never mentioned again.

Oh, yeah, and the villain of this season manifests out of nowhere, has no personality, I don’t even remember his name, and his... villanious deeds (lol) obviously doesn’t go anywhere so I won’t even talk about him.

✧  art  ✧

Everything is pretty much the same but I noticed a LOT of the same shot compositions being re-used. Someone count how many times they show someone’s lower legs as they’re walking, Imma bet 10$ that it’s over 10.

✧  sound ✧

Not enough Death Metal 0/10.

✧  overview ✧

I just recently found out that the bird Washimi is based off of is called “Secretary Bird” and I think that’s pretty neat.

My Rating: 5/10

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The Fourth Season of Aggretsuko to Premiere Worldwide on Netflix on December 16, 2021

The Fourth Season of Aggretsuko to Premiere Worldwide on Netflix on December 16, 2021

Netflix has announced that the fourth season of the Aggretsuko anime will premiere worldwide on the service on December 16, 2021. Rareko is returning to direct the anime at Fanworks, and the anime’s cast is also returning, , and the anime’s cast is also returning. The character’s first anime (which predated the Netflix anime) premiered in April 2016 within the Ō-sama no Brunch TBS Saturday…

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Fan art UwU Lovely husbando ~

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My Review of Aggretsuko

Her one bright spot in this day-in, day-out hellhole is her mic, a karaoke business, a solo room, and blazing death metal. Once she’s singing some hardcore death metal and unleashes her fury of her hectic workday, she’s ready to take on the world again. And just like with the Hello Kitty world, this series has many animals with quite the interesting line-up of quirks. For example we’ve got a sly fox who monitors Instagram, a suck-up dog, a hygena who is into rock, a fashionable gorilla who’s friends with a bird, a hippo that’s a spy, and yeah, the chauvinistic pig who’s also the boss. BETWEEN THE SUB AND THE DUB: So this anime is sort of exclusive to Netflix in every aspect (that includes in Japan). I’m noticing a lot of popular anime titles are being exclusive to Netflix. I mean, if they’re able to air them weekly as they air in Japan, I have no problem. It’s just the waiting for something to air and then they decide to bundle everything so you can binge watch is where I have a problem. Believe it or not, I’m not a binge-watcher. Every now and then I can breeze through at the most 6 episodes in a whole day, but a whole series or season, no! Yeah, Medea has a life outside of anime reviews (shocking)! I only did that once and that was a good eight years ago. But I digress! I will say that Netflix got their shit together better than Amazon. Anime Strike was such a major fuck-up from day one. Thank God it’s dead. Anyways, this does include an English dub. By the looks of all the Netflix exclusive animes, they all seem to be dubbed by VSI in L.A. (I guess a smaller version of Bang Zoom productions) with Patrick Seitz doing a lot of the casting. This was a very well casted dub (which is more than what I can say about a certain redub they did recently). But I really do love this dub with Erica Mendez, G.K. Bowes, Ben Diskin, Ray Chase, and many others. And oh my God, Jamison Boaz is like the best with the metal Retsuko moments! With the sub, you will not find much info on the voice of Retsuko. Rumor has it that she’s married to the guy who does the screaming death metal for Retsuko (who is also the director of Aggretsuko). Here’s what you might recognize these folks from. JAPANESE CAST: *Retsuko is played by Kaolip *Retsuko (metal version) is played by Rareko (director of Aggretsuko) *Haida is played by Shingo Katou *Fenneko is played by Marina Inoue (known for Aria on Pokemon XY, Armin on Attack on Titan, Yoko on Gurren Lagann, Jessica on Umineko, Kyouko on Skip Beat, Wataru on Hayate, and Rei on H.O.T.D.) ENGLISH CAST: *Retsuko is played by Erica Mendez (known for Ryuko on Kill la Kill, Haruka/Uranus on Sailor Moon redub, Emma on The Promised Neverland, Nico on Love Live, Yuuki on SAO II, Tsuruko on Anohana, and Tsubaki on Your Lie in April) *Retsuko (metal version) is played by Jamison Boaz *Haida is played by Ben Diskin (known for Sai on Naruto Shippuden, Satoru on ERASED, Joseph/Jojo on Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Umino on Sailor Moon redub, and Numba 1 on Kids Next Door) *Fenneko is played by Katelyn Gault (known for Prof Badcock on Little Witch Academia) FAVORITE CHARACTER: I’m a Fenneko fan. What’s not to like? Her mischievous behavior, her social media activity, and that freakin’ laugh! DISLIKED CHARACTER: It’s hard to find characters to hate here! Believe it or not once you get past the debut episode of an asshole character, you see them for more than just an asshole and think, maybe they’re not that much of an asshole. Yeah, in all good conscience I can’t really add Ton even if he’s a sexist pig. And Anai just needed to be pushed in the right direction so he can succeed. I don’t fully hate Anai…I fear him. Wait a second and I’ll talk a bit below! Then there are those characters who still rub on me the wrong way and those characters are Tsubone, Tsunoda, and Komiya. But I’m laying off Komiya. I don’t know why! Maybe it’s because Todd Haberkorn plays this little brown-noser that it makes me laugh to a point where I can’t hate on him. Yeah, Haberkorn is that good! Tsunoda knows the game and does what she has to do in order to survive in the office and on social media. I’m not thrilled to witness females put on the charm at the workplace the way she does, but you know it happens. Tsubone just seems like such a bitch so for the moment I’ll leave her on my dislike corner. Okay, anybody else? Shit. Retsuko’s mother!

Yeah, as I mentioned recently in my Top 10 Worst Anime Mothers list, I had to put Retsuko’s mother on there. She was such a pushy mama that she did so much damage to her daughter’s life. Okay lady, lay the fuck off! Your daughter is not living with you at home, she has a stable job, and she’s making the most of her life. She doesn’t need you giving her embarrassing clothes to wear, hooking her up with random bachelors, flat-out lie to her with photoshopped photos, force her on speed-dating, break into her apartment, and just be a complete hypocrite! SHIPPING: Retsuko has had quite the romantic cycle throughout the 20 episodes. Let’s go down this list, shall we? Retsuko x Haida: Ah, the little ship that can’t even leave port. Haida has had this humungous crush on Retsuko throughout the entire series. However this love is unrequited. Retsuko just sees Haida as a workmate and a friend, nothing more. Haida has been friend-zoned so many times. Even when he tries to release his feelings towards Retsuko, most of the time it would fall on deaf ears or in the case of season one’s finale/Christmas special, a rejection. Then again, it came right after a break-up and no one wants a rebound! But I do find myself rooting for this little ship to one day set sail. I know one day they’ll be together and I will await for that to happen. Retsuko x Resasuke: I really don’t know what drew Retsuko to this pot-plant. Yeah, I call Resasuke a pot-plant because of his nothing phases him attitude, his abundance of plants at home, and monotone voice. IT DOESN’T HELP THAT HE’S VOICED BY SAITAMA! It was pretty clear that there were a lot of loose connections between this couple that despite both Retsuko and Resasuke having some things in common, not going to work. It was not the best of ships. Retsuko x Tadano: Tadano was the man in Retsuko’s life that could have given her anything her heart desires. Everything except a family since Tadano doesn’t want to get married or start a family. Retsuko always dreamed of having a sugar daddy of a husband so that she could quit her soul-crushing job (at least that’s what she wanted in season one). But in season two she realized that she likes her job and wants to be with someone that resonates with her. As for wanting a family, Retsuko kind of grew to the idea of one day becoming a wife and mother. But Tadano wants nothing to do with that. Retsuko x Shirota: Aw, this was kinda cute even though these two were totally hooked up because of their nosy mothers. Retsuko at the time was scared at the prospect of getting married and Shirota completely understood. But when Retsuko asked about Shirota after some time had passed, Retsuko’s mother said that he was hooked up with another girl and it’s going well. I felt that sting all the way over here. I know he was the right guy at the wrong time, but I felt for Retsuko. Second place for me in the shipping department. Retsuko x Anai: GOOD FUCKDOM NO! Who would ask for this to happen?! TWO THINGS THAT FRIGHTEN ME: Yep, two things frighten me quite a bit. First thing would be whenever Ton smiles. I know most of the time when he’s smiling, it’s one of those fake as hell smiles, but they are frightening to see regardless. And the whole floor agrees as seeing that scared the ever-loving crap out of everyone there. And second…Anai! When you first meet him, you think he’s a positive go-getter. But when he’s behind his cellphone, he is downright scary. He ends up cyber-stalking half the office including Retsuko, Haida, and even Ton. ENDING TO SEASON ONE: We all know how much Haida has a this huge crush on Retsuko right? Let’s add a new love interest to spice things up! An absolute space cadet by the name of Resasuke! Retsuko has seen him around the office and on the train when she’s on the way to work. The only problem is, no one is able to get through to him…he’s so spacey! So one night, Retsuko gets roped into going on a speed date with some of the girls in the office. And the men they met are also some men from the office. And Retsuko surprisingly wound up having a meaningful conversation with Resasuke. Through text messages. Even though they’re right in front of each other. Sighs in disgust because I really hate that in real life as to showing my real age. Actually, I probably shouldn't scold the boy as he could be on the Autism Spectrum and has problems communicating normally with people in social interactions. Unfortunately, Retsuko winds up drinking too much alcohol that night and forgets key parts of what happened. All she knows is that when she woke up, her heart was all pitter-patter. It must be indegest…no, it’s love! Retsuko definitely sees something in Resasuke that no one else can see. Not even Washimi or Gouri can see it! But the important thing is that Retsuko is on cloud nine that nothing gets her down and when nothing gets her down, she’s not going to go “metal”. However, the “metal” side was ready to peak out. It’s clear that Resasuke doesn’t know much about relationships or other social interaction for that matter. He can’t tell when Retsuko is in pain and isn’t that considerate to her. Plus he wasn’t really the one who wanted to go on the dates. He was always put up by one of his co-workers. Meanwhile, Haida (who has had a major crush on Retsuko from the beginning) has been super moody. He gets so drunk one night and ends up the hospital because dumbass injured himself accidentally. So the following day at work was hectic for Retsuko, Fenneko, and Ton. During that long day of work, Retsuko’s boss (while always grumpy and insulting to Retsuko) made a little sense to her today. His words kinda hit Retsuko in the terms of the relationship dilemma. I know he meant it in terms of the accounting job, but I think it struck a nerve with how Retsuko is in her relationship with Resasuke. “If you keep giving out more than what you’re getting back in return, eventually there ain’t gonna be anything left” So…Retsuko took Resasuke to karaoke and expressed it all out. In the end, Retsuko and Resasuke split up. But could there be hope for Haida now? Well, we close things out in Haida’s hospital room and Retsuko visits him. And surprise, surprise, it looks like a love confession! What will Retsuko say? Tune in next ti…end of the season now! CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Unlike all the other episodes (which are 13 minutes long at most), this one is a full 22 minute special. We start the Christmas special with what Retsuko said to Haida. It was a rejection. So you know Haida was going to be a depressed basket case for a while. But let’s not worry about that now, it’s Christmas time! And the episode focuses on what everyone around the office is doing for the special holiday. Tsunoda’s going out with a guy (no surprise there). Kabae is spending it with her husband and three kids (and also hide the presents so the kids won’t find them). Before Retsuko could figure out what she wants to do, in comes Ton with paperwork that needs to be done by the end of the night. Retsuko still put up a brave front finishing her work and also fooling social media that she’s having a fabulous dinner. But Fenneko knew that was a lie when she saw the picture and told Haida that she’s at work suffering through paperwork. And being the hopeless romantic, Haida tries to get to the office to help her, but found she was no longer there when he arrived. After Retsuko finished, her friends Gouri and Washimi swooped in and treated her to dinner. But after dinner, Retsuko bumped into Haida…so Haida got a little lucky there. And he got to spend a few moments alone with Retsuko. SEASON TWO: After the success Aggretsuko made in 2018, strike twice while the iron is still hot! Season two dropped this June with brand new characters, new love interests, and so much METAL! Actually, not as many metal moments as season one, but still there. Retsuko had her hands full all through this season with her mother setting her up with “eligible” bachelors, work still giving her the business, a new guy at work who’s possessed by Beelzebub’s cellphone, getting her driver’s license, and possibly meeting the man of her dreams. And with all those, Retsuko’s going to need some time in the karaoke booth to let out this pile of rage. And this season we meet Retsuko’s mother (a different shade of panda than her daughter), a woman who is way too invasive of her daughter’s privacy and home life. Then we have Anai (a badger), a straight out of college newbie at work. If even one thing is said to him that even seems 1% offensive, he will break out his phone and cyber stalk that person and threaten them with a harassment charge. And then there’s Tadano (a donkey) who Retsuko meets in a driver’s education course. Oh, wait until you meet Tadano! END OF SEASON TWO: As it turns out, Tadano (the guy Retsuko meets at Driver’s Ed) isn’t really a slacker like she thought at first, but a multi-millionaire with his work in A.I. He’s a major celebrity in the tech world and Retsuko’s company wants to partner with him. Meanwhile Tadano has eyes for Retsuko…as a love interest! This could be it! This could be Retsuko’s chance at absolute happiness, where she can have anything in the world with this sugar daddy. There’s a drawback to this. Recently, Retsuko has been thinking if she’s really wife/mother material after seeing some of her coworkers (like Kabae and Ton with their families). Plus the whole marriage conversation with her mom probably got to her too. So she’s thinking more and more about starting a family. However… Tadano has NO interest in either marriage or having kids! For some time, Retsuko and Tadano were seeing each other privately. But somehow, someone got pictures of them together and it spread throughout the internet. And everyone, including Retsuko’s mother, friends, and co-workers were blown off their asses when they saw pictures of Retsuko with Tadano. Meanwhile, Haida got drunk and wound up on his back again! Retsuko tried her best to see the bright side of all this. But she kept running into hate-filled posts bashing her for dating Tadano. And the whole dilemma that she and Tadano aren’t on the same wavelengths when it comes to marriage and family is digging at her like a shiv. Add to that, Tadano wants Retsuko to quit her job since he believes her job will be obsolete once his A.I. business takes over. After some soul searching, Retsuko came back to work after a few days of being AWOL and was ready to hand Ton her resignation letter. Ton sat back and watched all this happen and wouldn’t accept this. He gives her shit literally every day of her job, even giving her the nickname “Calander” because her “days are numbered”. But he knows that all of this isn’t even her deciding. Tadano is doing all the talking and actions for her. Once again, Ton was able to reach Retsuko with his words. So Retsuko knows what she must do. Retsuko’s friends Washimi and Gouri put aside a heated fight they previously had in order to help. So they ambushed Tadano, had Haida take care of his entourage, and have Retsuko hijack his limo. Their destination, the karoke bar! And that’s when Retsuko released out everything through METAL! In short, Retsuko and Tadano split up. So she’s (once again) back at square one. But it was fun, right?! Wow, this is pretty…real to me. In fact, it’s almost on Bojack Horseman levels. Yeah, you can tell I’ve dived into Netflix. Cartoons with cute animals in it…but they deal with adult issues. Yeah, animation’s not always for kids (otherwise I would have watched a lot more Ralph Bakshi when I was 7). Anyways, this anime does speak to me and just about anyone with a job that causes you immense stress. Retsuko gets the shit-deal at her work which causes her to vent it out in a karaoke booth. A job that chips away at you every single day you’re there. Disappointment of every variety when some shred of hope pops through. Workers who take advantage of the hard work you put in. Drunk boss that stumbles into work late and passes out hungover. Working 10 hour days with no overtime pay! Having that drunk idiot boss always calling in sick because he’s hungover from the night before. Whoops, those last three were my bad experiences with a bad job. The working world can be cruel. I’m glad I left that nightmare job for the good old store that rhymes with Mole Goods. It has its ups and downs but it’s been kind enough to me for me to stay in the company for almost 12 years at this point and time. But everyone has their own reasons for staying at a job that abuses you. Mostly survival! Retsuko wishes that she could find a rich husband so that she could quit this horrible job. Don’t we all? Sadly things can’t be like the way they were in post-war era United States (or so I imagine). In my case, the middle class is a gangrene arm ready to be chopped off, cost of college is expeninential and I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to pay off my student loans 30 years after I die. Depending on what economic world you’re in, it’s almost impossible to quit your stable job to be a housewife. Unless you’re Marge Simpson or part of the elite 1% there’s no fucking way. And then Tadano shows up! But funny thing, money can’t buy you happiness! Sure it’s great if you could find a sugar daddy husband, but if there’s no real love or compatibility, it’s not gonna last. The love issues Retsuko had these last two seasons…I can’t really relate. Thankfully, my mother is not as neurotic about me finding a husband. As I have been butt-fucked in the relationship department, I don’t give a shit about finding a mate (at the moment) and my mother has accepted that. And I’ve never really felt anything for workmates nor have I ever met a young entrapeneur. I’m sure other people can relate to some of these issues, but not me. Thankfully we see different views on marriage from different characters. Fenneko believes people her age don’t even think about it and hopefully they’ll be the generation to kill the idea of marriage, Haida is still a hopeless romantic when it comes to Retsuko, Gouri will get back up after being heartbroken time and time again, Washimi thinks marriage isn’t worth it and even sheds light on an old marriage during the second season, Ton is married and has two kids (though he seems pretty put-off by them), and then you have Kabae who has a husband and three little kids and she’s happy with her family every single day! Back to the working world topic, Aggretsuko showed how much the working world impacts us. Without having a character say it, this anime brought out many thoughts when we see many of these characters. For example, Anai! Many fans hated this guy the second he started cyber-bullying Retsuko. But others see Anai as a guy with the adult world finally crushing down on him. An ugly glimpse at how life can be (particularly in Japan). He’s fresh out of college and sometimes college does NOT prepare you for the real working world. And as we all know this cruel statistic, Japan has the highest rate of suicides in several age brakets in the world. Including young teenagers! An atmosphere of failure can cause one to do that or act erraticly. Aggretsuko doesn’t necessarily say this, but it’s very much felt that it’s implied if you think about it. Yes, I still find Anai to be a bit of that millennial shit that feels offended by anything even when a co-worker is trying to help them. But if you think about it, all of this feels new and scary. I’m sure everybody in the office at the beginning of their job experience had felt this scary feeling before. Man, these shows really get me to think a bit! I do recommend this anime to just about anyone. Just note that this anime is NOT as depressing as Bojack Horseman. But it can get real at times that makes you step back and say, “Wow, I can totally relate.” And to anyone who is a total metal-head (like me) might enjoy those parts when Retsuko screams into a microphone. This anime is only available through Netflix. It shouldn’t take you too long to finish though as each episode is approximately 15 minutes each and there’s only 20 episodes overall (+ one special). Okay, now that Aggretsuko is done...what's next?

Little Witch Academia it is!

[nakanosorami]

don’t you want to squish rareko’s cheeks, too? 💜

twitter version here.

[alchemist767676]

Half-way through vol. 14 of Magical Girl Raising Project and I’m digging the mystery novel vibe here. Rareko seems like the obvious suspect on a bunch of levels, but I’m not discarding the idea that she’s a red herring yet.

[redsnerdden]

Aggretsuko is getting a third season

Aggretsuko is getting a third season #Aggretsuko #Netflix #Sanrio #Rareko #Yeti #Chthonic #Anime

That is right fans, our favorite Red Panda is going to get some paid overtime whether Ton likes it or not! Director Rarekocommented about the new Season announcement and said that he ‘squeezed’ everything he could for the two first seasons; there was nothing left to say. Still, even though he acknowledged that he is not ready yet after hearing the third season news, he is eager to get going…