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Well, it’s certainly been A While since I last updated. More than half a year, I think?

► I’ve been watching Digimon Ghost Game with my older brother (though we’re perpetually a week behind, since neither of us have Crunchyroll Premium), and I am so deeply charmed. I feel like it does such an excellent job of taking the Digimon concept and doing its own unique thing with it, while still maintaining the spirit of Digimon. Just… it’s making me really happy. ♥ I love the horror elements, and also just love the aesthetic of how it looks when the Digital World overlayers with the real world—cityscapes overgrown with nature, yes!
( more beneath the cut; potential spoilers )

► The other bit of media that I’ve been spending a lot of time with lately is a game called Cozy Grove. Which also has ghosts! I don’t have too much to say about it, but it really fills the Animal Crossing-shaped hole in my life while simultaneously doing something quite different. I love the setting and atmosphere and art style, and playing it is such a good way to unwind after work.
( mild spoilers )

► I also streamed all three episodes of TAZ Imbalance with a friend, and I have a few brief thoughts about it. Overall, I found it a fun return to the Balance universe—though I did think the ending was a bit abrupt—I had a, “wait, is that really it?” moment after the Time Dragon left. But mostly I really enjoyed it.
( mild spoilers beneath the cut )

► Since my last update, I’ve listened to the live shows for The Adventure Zone (plus one and a...third, maybe? of the Switcheroo episodes). A few thoughts: ( beneath the cut )

► I also finished my first playthrough of Devil Survivor Overclocked recently. Well, I say first—I did a playthrough of the original version on the DS back in 2012, so I was already familiar with the game. ( thoughts + spoilers beneath the cut )

And that ended up being much longer than I expected (I thought I only had 1-2 paragraphs of things to say about this game, ahahahaha), so I think I’ll cut this update off here.