Potato-kun’s Dungeon Chibi Adventure, episodes 1-3

This sucked far less than expected. I can’t explain why. Maybe it’s the way Our Hero has a healthy home and school life, complete with supportive friends, a cute girl-next-door whose crush he’s oblivious to, and parents who treat him well. Maybe it’s the professionalism of the fully-dressed busty guild receptionist dodging the stereotype. Maybe it’s the way he treats the chibi summonettes as (extremely powerful) little sisters without a hint of lolicon interest. Maybe it’s the slow reveal of why Crush-chan doesn’t want him going into the dungeon. Maybe it’s just the hope that Hot Naginata Gal and friends show up frequently, as promised in the OP.

It’s definitely not the music, production quality, or CGI integration. Or the oversized irises that are often drawn as lifeless circles. Or Kana Hanazawa snorting helium.

(Our Hero might not have a lolicon, but the ED animation does…)

Pom-Pom Girls, episode 2

Cute cheer girls facing cute cheer setbacks. Lead Gal has a touch of PTSD, Best Friend faces a bunch of PT, Fairy Princess sang so badly that Parkour Gal fell out of a tree, etc, etc.

Verdict: so far, Pom-Poms beat Pon-Pons, and I made it all the way through that show…

(Crunchyroll is not quite simulcasting this one; they release it several hours after it airs in Japan)

Trickle-Down Journalism

The Usual Suspects really don’t want an honest discussion about the attempt to assassinate Trump. Accountability and honest reporting are in short supply, which shouldn’t surprise anyone any more. I’m going to give it another 48 hours before accepting most of the fog-of-war “facts”; for now, it’s sufficient that someone came way too close to throwing the entire country into violent turmoil. And, sadly, that an innocent was murdered in the process.

Unrelated unicorn chaser:

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