Today is the last day of my PTO and I would need to go back to work tomorrow. I am not happy about it. Because I really do not like going to work. Not that my being at work makes me any less lazy. Because it actually makes me lazier. Actually me not wanting to do anything. So, my work days – though I get shit done – are normally spent debating if I actually want to do anything or not. As I said, I get shit done, but begrudgingly.

My hun and I finished Castlevania and The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting. We continued watching The Case Study of Vanitas. And we started watching Haikyu!!

Castlevania. OH GOODNESS. Episode 9 – The Endings was so good. I mean, I already knew coming into it that the episode will be full of action sequences. Jesus. I was so happy to see my favorite trio back in action. Trevor, Sypha, and Adrian as a whole just work. I still love the fact that you can leave Sypha alone and she will carry her own in a fight. I love it. The ending of the episode was a shock but I was okay with it. Episode 10 – It’s Been a Strange Ride was more of a clean-up. And it was a really clean ending, wrapped in a bow. I think the only thing that I was missing was Isaac. We did not see him in these last two episodes. I mean I wanted to have a more concrete path for him since I personally think that he has the most character development in the entire series. Overall, I did enjoy the anime. I was engaged the whole time, and it was one of those things where I keep thinking “I want to know what will happen next”. I have a feeling though that this is the last season for this arc since Netflix announced Castlevania: Nocturne which is set in the future. Oddly, I am okay with it. Adrian is back with Sypha and Trevor, with a new path to move on to, Sypha and Trevor are going to be parents and decide to stay in a new village with Adrian. So I cannot complain. 

The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting. This anime was a surprise. It was a ride. I came into this anime thinking that it will some kind of fun relaxed slice of life. And it was but damn, I was not expecting it to pull on my heartstrings. The last two episodes did hit hard for me. Toru Kirishima’s journey of finding who he is, accepting his past, and being okay with it – damn. Yaeka Sakuragi breaks out of her shell and starts to open up her world to other people. The anime is just so wholesome that it’s difficult not to feel for these two characters. I enjoyed it a lot, there were a lot of laughs, and there were tears. It was good. I do want a season 2. And it needs to be now. I feel like there is still some stuff left hanging by the end. No – there are definitely still some situations that need clearing up.

The Case Study of Vanitas. The anime as a whole is fun. I enjoy the backstories for sure. The fact of the matter is that this anime just goes from light-hearted to dark real quick. And I enjoy that, I’m just there for the ride. A romance seems to be blooming between Vanitas and Jeanne, which I am a little bit on defense about. But that is because I see Vanitas with Noe more. Them together make sense to me. I am still trying to understand what is going on between Noe and Domi, sure they were childhood friends but I don’t know. There was some consented blood drinking between the couples and I have no idea what made me so uncomfortable. But it did. Considering that I don’t shy away from those, it was a shock that I got really uncomfortable fast.

Since my hun and I finished Castlevania, he needed to pick a new anime to suggest. The first one that we tried was The Daily Life of the Immortal King. That didn’t last long. We stopped it five minutes in. My hun did not like how the female character was introduced – I’m assuming that she would’ve been an MC. So he decided to give Haikyu!! a chance. It was interesting. I mean you can already tell that it would be a character development anime. I mean, you have one character who kept on practicing volleyball even though his junior high had no volleyball team. And you have one character who has to learn how to play with a team. So I am excited about that. I mean, for the most part, these two characters are the ones who need to work together – a setter and a spiker. So we shall see. The anime for sure has promise.

I am still reading Guilty Pleasures. I am taking my time with it. But my hun suggested, if I am enjoying it, just keep on reading. So that’s what I’m going to do.