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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The trailer looks good... Shame the story in manga didn't excite me the way I thought it might. One of those "loved by everyone but me" type of things

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Autumnal colors of today. I wish this type of palette kept on going, but it's too fleeting... Boy do I love autumn, and it even has nothing to do with my birthday 🍂

Vines of burgundy color entwining white columns along the path with autumn leaves

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Last read: Nagiko no Hanashi by Gotou. I thought it was going to be a garden-variety love triangle story, but it surprised me. It had sadness written all over it, and 3 POVs was actually a very good touch to show how much frank and open conversations could've changed everything

Manga cover for Nagiko no Hanashi by Gotou: two boys standing with their faces to the audience while the girl is standing in between them with her back turned to us

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Ousama no Mimi: Himitsu no Bar e Youkoso by est em has the premise that I love in mystery mangas: an unusual inn, bar, hotel, shop, etc. where people come to reveal their stories. It doesn't dive too deep so far, but the ending of vol. 2 was something I didn't expect. At all. Wonder what's next

Manga cover of King's Ear: Welcome to the Secret Bar by est em: a man in a suit is offering a cocktail at the bar

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'd love to be part of this movie screenshot today. It's just that kind of mood...

Movie screenshot from Petal Dance (ペタルダンス): three young women sitting at a Japanese restaurant looking out of the window with the view over a winter sea and a tree

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Does Famiresu Iko. have an actual viable storyline? The best thing about it is obviously relationship between Kyouji and Satomi, but that's a logical development from Karaoke. What was the rest of the characters for? 🤔

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Last watch: Departures (2008) Dealing with the topic of death is never easy, but I loved how much focus was given to the elegance of the ritual part. When emotions are in turmoil and grief is overwhelming, such calming presence is a blessing. It might be an autumnal influence on my movie choices

Poster for the Japanese movie Departures showing a main character playing the cello and a scene from the movie where an encoffinment ritual is performed

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I don't get it when people treat rotary phones, floppy disks, compact cassettes, mp3 players or any similar tech as some sort of ancient and obscure phenomena. I'm in my 30s and I used all of those. I mean, they are old but not THAT old

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Ishikawa Sayuri singing the version of The House of the Rising Sun in Perfect Days is so... perfect. I wish there existed a full version of it

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Such a wonderful chapter. Sweet, domestic, but with that additional "next year" element that made me really wonder what's going to happen to these boys

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Re-reading Tokyo Babylon. Paid more attention to the translation choices this time. Seishirou's "I'm only a mistress" made me wonder what the original was. 日陰の身 (one living in the shadows). "Mistress" certainly was a choice and an interesting one at that. No complaints 😎

Manga panel with Hokuto and Seishirou with his speech bubble ending in 日陰の身

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

You raise your eyes to the ceiling, and the ceiling is looking right back at you

Decorative elements of the ceiling and the bureau at the restored mansion, including lions and demonic faces

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

One more reason to love Natsume Ono's manga: her fascination with Italy. Making those men Italian and moving the setting to whatever Italian city she wants? Yep, that's right up my alley. (Gad Sfortunato was an interesting read...)

Black and white manga cover for Gad Sfortunato by basso: a young man standing on the balcony with his back to the audience

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Korean movie My First Client (2019). It's devastating. And the most devastating part is that it's based on a true story. When a kid has to die for adults to start caring, you know something is deeply wrong with this world...

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The fact that I liked Undercurrent by Toyoda Tetsuya didn't help with Coffee Jikan by the same mangaka. If someone could explain to me what the point was of this entire collection of stories, I'd be grateful since I don't see it AT ALL

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I read this manga a while ago now, but whenever panels from it pop up on my TL... I pause. Very impactful imagery.

Panel from A Cruel God Reigns manga by Moto Hagio: a vessel full of small people and an open tab through which they are flowing out drop by drop. Speech bubble saying: "I have to turn it off, so stuff doesn't come out"

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Just watched Korean movie Forgotten (2017), and I'm pretty sure its genre changed in my head for about 5 times while I watched it. I even suspected horror at some point... Very deceiving indeed.

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I don't understand it when people go to posts with positive impressions of smth just to leave "I didn't like it" comment, especially when the OP didn't ask for anyone else's opinion. Why is it so hard for people to just go past something that doesn't really require their contribution??

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Yuminari by Kuroda Sakaki had an unexpectedly melancholic feel to it. Loved the idea of not aiming for the final result but rather focusing on the process, thus shaping a new way of getting through life and accepting it. But I have to admit it's the largest age gap in BL I've come across thus far

Manga cover for Yuminari by Kuroda Sakaki: a young man and an older gentleman in archery gear with sakura blooming in the background

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It's the second time already that I'm lured into reading Irie Aki's manga with the beautiful artwork, but then got disappointed with the storytelling

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

At first it made me smile. But then I remember how relatable (even though I don't like using this word when it comes to fiction) Arita feels to me, and it made me wonder...

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

You have a Star Trek wannabe manga with intriguing dynamic between the Captain and his First Officer (90s design is chef's kiss for both), but it's also wordy technical sci-fi that I can hardly stand with almost non-existent emotions. Damn it. It even has a gay marriage, so the potential was there 😅

Black and white manga panel: a young spacecraft captain in his uniform holding a necktie with his teeth

Black and white manga panel: a young man with long blonde hair in an unbuttoned uniform of the first officer

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

You know clip thinking truly becomes a modern day curse when you read multiple comments about "dragging pace" and "too slow and stuffy" and it's just an absolutely normal procedural series with decent character development...

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Me after the latest released chapter: You know what? To hell with that... I want a sappy happy ending for Yashiro. Unreasonable? Yep. I wonder if Yoneda-sensei has a reputation for killing off main characters, but none of her other BL sprang to mind with the tragedy tag...

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I was certain "bromance" is NOT applicable to f/m pairings. But I'm reading comments about Tim and Lucy (aka Chenford) from The Rookie and I've come across this descriptor multiple times already. Have people's vocabulary become that poor or is it me who doesn't know about usages of the word??

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Currently reading Tsukikage Baby and got slightly surprised with the weird level of communication in the story. Hotaruko is completely clammed up, so neither other characters nor us as readers know her motivations or intentions. Hikaru is trying but backs down at crucial points >

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Decided to watch Move to Heaven (2021) kdrama for a change of pace. One episode in and I already cried for 2 separate reasons. Looks promising. Also I'm not an expert on the matter, but I'd say from the actor's perspective it's pretty challenging to play a person with Asperger's being the lead

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Started Cantarella by Higuri You, which looked promising, but I can already feel the flaws piling up. One of them being lost relationship potential. I mean these are the characters... how could you not? 👇

Manga cover of Cantarella by Higuri You: Cesare is leaning on Chiaro's shoulder while holding a cross

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Finally caught up with Saezuru. I picked it up quite some time ago, but stopped just before the time skip. Now I'm up-to-date with the story, and it got me really wonder which direction Yoneda-sensei is moving the pieces

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Omoide Teiryuujo by Kunihiko Ikeda. Its genre says "slice of life" but given the time period, it paints the whole atmosphere in rather sad tones. It's ordinary life, but the aftermath is there. The last story echoes with some of Fumiyo Kouno's works. Rare non-English license that I'm glad I have

Manga cover for Omoide Teiryuujo by Kunihiko Ikeda

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Last time I saw him in a movie he was an elegant ballroom dancer in 10 Dance... If I could whistle, I would, because this one is quite a transformation

Keita Machida as Kengo Mibu in Sins of Kujo (2026): blond tough-looking yakuza with lots of tatoos

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Oh no... Anthony Stewart Head... I could recognize his voice immediately for the sheer number of stuff I listened with him over the years. And that contagious laugh of his from Merlin's behind-the-scenes that warms my heart to this day. And all those roles he brought to life. R.I.P. good sir

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Sometimes I feel inexplicably anxious when I receive messages from people in my past. Happened wirh a former colleague of mine with whom I haven't talked for ten years. Turned out he just had a nostalgic episode. Well, I guess it's not all that bad going down memory lane once in a while

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

THIS video with THIS version of the song. I remember watching this exact video years ago. Still vivid in my heart. And I couldn't care less about the 240p video quality youtu.be/nzh-espyGts?...

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Daniel Lavoie - Ils s'aiment.flv

YouTube video by zlanulya

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Every time I see "You're my home" as part of a confession in fiction, I get really emotional. Somehow this sentiment always gets me. Doesn't even matter whether it's platonic, romantic or has any other connotations, it just feels so deep to me

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I read Fukigen Na Mononokean hoping that it was going to be Natsume Yuujinchou 2.0. vibe-wise. Nope, not even close. 92 chapters and hardly any emotional depth. Too surface-level for my liking. I'd better go read a darkish shoujo set at the military academy, that one feels more promising...

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Reading Hibari no Asa by Yamashita Tomoko was hard. For the theme covered. And for the way it was covered. Even though for some reason I don't often click with her manga, my admiration to the author in this case for not shying away from the topic.

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Read 4 BL mangas/manhwas and 1 danmei novel, all of which somehow included mental health issues and/or trauma (coincidence, truly!). And it's ridiculous how much I'm disappointed. 2 of them made the person "heal" behind the scenes (reunion trope... erm... really?), 1 introduced the perpetrator...>

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The moment I had my suspicion that #CLAMP might've been involved in the character design. And... they really were

Mouryou no Hako anime screenshot: a dark-haired girl with green eyes partially covered with white roses

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I really don't like it when authors introduce more characters to the story without dealing properly with the ones we already have. I know it's fun to play around with diverse cast, but character development? Consistent storytelling? No?

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

And here we are! Threatening inquisition with those wonderful deep blue eyes of yours and sad expression? Olruggio, dear, as if we'd ever believe that. Your soft heart is showing and I'm here for that

Anime screenshot: dark-haired young man with a goatee is holding a flattened cup and looking straight at the viewer being lit with a warm light fron the fireplace

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Kast read: Fukuyadou Honpo by Yuchi Yayomi. SO worth reading for the characters. Not a single perfect one, all made mistakes, behaved irrationally, illogically, impulsively. One minute, you want to shake them and knock some sense into their head, another you feel sorry for them or admire them >

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I'm sure there was a reason why I took this screenshot while watching this episode. Or it might be just me thinking he looks so... well... pretty

Anime screenshot: Matoba from Natsume's Book of Friends standing with his eyes closed holding a dark green umbrella, blooming sakura trees in the background

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みなはむ @minahamu.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

私の幽霊

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

If I see one more person compare Quifrey to Gojo, I'd try to think of a way to block a combination of their names everywhere. It's painfully unoriginal and stupid. And feels like people watched one (1) anime and have no other points of reference. At least broaden the range...

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I have to admit that the first two episodes of Witch Hat Atelier turned out really charming. Totally in line with the manga vibe. I'm always prepared for the worst, but in this case the production isn't disappointing

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Last read: wonderful manga, which easily falls into my comfort reads category. Princess Maison by Ikebe Aoi. The beauty of the mundane, the comfortable recognition of everyday little things, the whole experience of single life >

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Now THAT's an intriguing rating for a manga. Two people cared enough to rate and that's the result lol. People sure love extremes

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I'm sort of used to reading manga with moderate following. But today I was the 9th person who marked manga as 'Completed' on anilist. That's not even moderate, that's basically non-existent 🫠

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ivaliya.bsky.social @ivaliya.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Nothing is currently blooming in our neck of the woods, so my tiny old cactus decided it's time to shine... sweetheart, really 🥹 #bloomscrolling

A small pot cactus with a single white flower

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