Games

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (2026)
Social Simulation Game
April 12 - 21: 64 Hours Played
April 21 - May 15: 33 Hours
May 15 - Jun 30: 2 Hours
(will update this number at the end of the quarter)
3.5/5
Guys... I'm addicted...

Genshin Impact (2020) (Watching Partner Play 2.0-2.8)
Action Roleplaying Game
3.5/5
Does this count as playing a game? I think it does.

Minecraft (2011)

Deltarune Ch1 (2018) (Watching Partner Play)
Roleplaying Game
Finished: June 22
4/5
Start to a really fun game. I actually don't have many thoughts on this chapter. I like Lancer and of course I love Susie.

Deltarune Ch2 (2021) (Watching Partner Play)
Roleplaying Game
Finished: June 29
5/5
FAVORITE CHAPTER. The writing, the characters, the aesthetics, the music!! I loved it all so much!! Peakest of peak ever.

Movies

Summer Wars (2009)
Sci-Fi Anime Film
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Finished: April 1
4.5/5
AAAA! I really liked this movie. I thought it was an interesting critique of family structure, traditions, and what connects people... The animation is gorgeous and I love cringey concepts. I found the family a little relatable as someone with a huge family and eccentric grandmas. I was expecting a generic technophobic take but it actually explored nuance.

Belle (2021)
Sci-Fi Anime Film
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Finished: April 8
1/5
??? That was one of the worst movies I've ever watched. Hosoda, what happened man??? I was expecting better because last week's movie was also directed by him and I loved it. Didn't really like the virtual world in this one, or the characters, and I thought it was very shallow overall. AND it was boring as hell. The music was nice though.

Suzume (2022)
Fantasy Anime Film
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Finished: April 15
4.5/5
This movie was so enjoyable and I loved the themes about grief as an individual and a community, the acceptance of the cycle of life, and growing up. The soundtrack and animation style was so great as well. I heard it was about a girl that fell in love with a man that is also a chair, so I was a bit unsure... But somehow, they made that concept work so well.

Obsession (2025)
Psychological Horror Film
Director: Curry Barker
Finished: Jun 3
5/5
That was bonkers. I really enjoyed the movie and I thought it was really interesting incel-fantasy-gone-wrong story. I've already seen a ton of people say what the movie was about so I kinda knew what to expect but it was still fun. Definitely a movie I would rewatch at some point because I feel like I would find more details to analyze... Especially want to revist Nikki's poem...

Natchez (2025)
Documentary
Director: Suzannah Herbert
Finished: Jun 16
5/5
This was genuinely such a heartbreaking and frustrating watch, I could not stop crying at times. I'm so upset over how ignorant and passive agressive people choose to be. It's wild that dressing up as a slaveowner is a real form of tourism. I don't think I've ever watched a documentary without a voice over before, but I guess the footage speaks for itself. There's an Arabic saying...
Anyways you can watch it on Youtube so I totally recommend it !!

TV Shows

Witch Hat Atelier (2026) (Ep 1-6)
Fantasy Anime
Director: Ayumu Watanabe
Mangaka(Source Material): Kamome Shirahama
Finished: May 15
4.5/5
This show is really beautiful. It's weirdly quiet though which I think messes with the pacing and the jokes landing but other than that, it's good. I'm reading the manga so I already am excited for the story but I think it might be slow-starting for an anime-only (based on my sister's reaction as she's watching with me).
May 20 Edit: I watched eps 7-8 now and it's soo good!!

Webcomics

Bleating Heart (2023) (Intermission) Let's Pretend
Slice-of-Life (?)
Creator: @Flak0ps on Twitter
Finished: May 19
4.5/5
ehehe

The characters and art is very cute and I'm excited to read more. There are a ton of other comics already and I've been reading them for a while now!!

OVAs

Yokohama Shopping Log (1998)
Healing-Type Sci-Fi Anime
Director: Takashi Anno
Finished: April 22
3.5/5
This OVA was just the chapters of the manga animated. I really enjoyed how realistically the characters moved and the voice acting. I don't know if I liked the slow pace though? It feels more tense than relaxing. I liked the manga more because I have control over the pace of the story.

Books

Yokohama Shopping Log (1994)
Healing-Type Sci-Fi Manga
Mangaka: Hitoshi Ashinano
Finished: April 22
4/5
I really enjoy this manga! It's super sweet and moving even though it's pretty episodic. The story being about the "twilight of humanity" but portraying the wholesome relationships between all the human and robot characters was interesting. It's both beautiful but also anxiety inducing.