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Interesting review of the streaming anime service OceanVeil from my friend @KhakiBlueSocks

Check it out.

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Whoa, the first episode of #clevatess was one that I wasn't expecting. Did you guys see those fodder heroes, 😂 they didn't last longer than their name cards. Clevatess schooled them like they were lvl 1 noobs in a dungeon

why not can check out my episode 1 review ➤ https://wp.me/pen1zs-1Qn

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#Nyaightofthelivingcat

put your paws up!! First impression ➜ https://scribbbleanime.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/nyaight-of-the-living-cat-first-impression/

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Inthecubbyhole turned 10 and I didn’t even know

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May 4th 2015 is the day inthecubbyhole was born and the demise of an old blog.

I’ll be taking a leaf out of Litakinos own 10 year post & Scott’s own post

I know you’re all wondering, it seems so weird to be celebrating a different blog’s 10 yr anniversary. Well, let me explain. Hello peeps, I used to go by the pen name Rocco B on inthecubbyhole. Prior to the birth of inthecubbyhole. I had two blogs that are deleted (funny enough, cubbyhole’s first post back links to one of them) to the annals of time, most will never know I even had. Let alone knowing I’ve been around since 09.

As to why I’m kind of celebrating it here. Well, the email to inthecubbyhole was A) disposable B) it got compromised, meaning I can’t remember the details to get it back as I inputted things that were random or made up. It sucks.

Anyway …

So why did I restart? good question, it’s not I can recall specifically. I do remember thinking inthecubyyhole was a virtual space for myself though. Cubbyhole literally means small room or space. The irony of it is – it is a place where I posted things and then left it.

I’ll try not to meander. It was around 2015, when I started actively looking for other fellow anime bloggers. I previously met Takuto of anime cafe, back around late 2013-2014. Yes, that Takuto. Jesus, we go way back, in a way, he was my first and only protegee. Well, I think of it like that. Around 2015-2016 I met fellow bloggers like Lita, Scott, Matt from Matt in the hat, yes even Karandi. And a whole host of others, yeah, I was pretty much the bloodhound of the anime blogging community, unearthing small, new anime bloggers. To this day, I consider 2013-2018 the golden age of anime blogging.

As the anime blogging community grew, around 2017 onwards. I began to notice that I was being left behind. This will be tie in to something. Whilst I am pretty independent, I didn’t mind doing collabs etc. Sadly, no one really made the effort, once they made their little groups. I felt left out. I always made everyone feel welcome. Sadly, cliques are inevitable.

So much effort, just to be slowly erased away….

Didn’t help the fact that over on X or twitter as it was once known, I bounced around A LOT there. Bouncing meaning I constantly made new account, ppl just got fed up, I guess. I saw it as no one was really paying attention really.

To them, I vanished. To me, I persisted

I did learn a fair bit over at intecubbyhole in terms of blogging. Like slugs, using imgur as a means to save space – I was also being a scrooge on saving space with 3GB of wordpress internal for freebies back then, haha look at me now using it!

To tie back to why I bounced around a lot. Simple. I was unhappy and frustrated. The whole reason why I left inthecubbyhole behind in the first place is exactly that. I was unhappy and frustrated. Same with solitarycubbyhole – I did end up seeing that as something of an experiment towards the dying days of it.

You’re probably thinking, am or rather will I be unhappy with scribbbleanime – and the answer is no. For once, I’m happy. I’ve found the place I was searching for. Took me a decade to find it – sure aniblogging community is dwindling, however along the way, I learnt so much from my time at inthecubbyhole. How to edit, insert images and use gifs, embeds etc. All this cumulating into me creating my own homepage, that I’m really chuffed about.

Meandering here…

The most important lesson – I became a better communicator. I came in to blogging world without anyone. And I kept on quietly hitting that publish button, wherever I went.

#AnimeBlog #Anniversary #Blogging

What anime shows for Summer 2025 are you watching?

#anime #animeblog #summeranime2025

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https://scribbbleanime.wordpress.com/2025/06/18/which-shows-have-i-picked-for-summer-2025/

What anime shows for Summer 2025 are you watching?

#anime #animeblog #summeranime2025

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https://scribbbleanime.wordpress.com/2025/06/18/which-shows-have-i-picked-for-summer-2025/

The catcher in the ballpark Episode 10 review

Thoughts on Episode 10 of Catch me in the ballpark

Vignette 1: Us back then

Natsume Uda a failing actress and former idol, is having a hard time landing gigs, she makes her way to the stadium where she is recognised by Kohinata. Natsume worked as a vendor girl at the same time as Kohinata. Both look back at the club and their time together. Natsume compares her ailing career to that of the club.

It’s really great they added a backstory to the episode where they showed Kohinata and a former worker together in a pic. Well, this is that worker. I do feel bad for Natsume, all her efforts aren’t being rewarded, no matter how hard she tries. It is pretty funny how she compares herself to Motorsuns – both try but not achieving what they want. It’s funny, because they are now in a position to be in the playoffs. So, I suspect, Natsume could be getting a major gig as well. Kohinata is close 2nd after Ruriko.

Vignette 2: Whack that bottom!

Dennis is wondering why his fellow teammate Bryan is getting the team’s ass pat. Bryan hinted that, the issue is Dennis not making eye contact with his teammates. With him up to bat, he gets a homerun, with a very nice outfield shot.

I am laughing at this vignette. The english is pretty much your typical Engrish, where the VA’s do their best in speaking English. However, that isn’t the only thing that got me laughing, and it is a nice nod back to episode 9 where Ruriko mentions Murata by name. She finds it awkward to look him in the eye, Dennis who witnessed Murata being friendly with her, is outright staring daggers into his soul. In a bid to show his worth, he hits a homerun. The hilariousness is that his homerun smacked Ruriko on the butt, you lucky damn ball! and finally, he gets to meet his baseball goddess who gives him a receipt.

Vignette 3: The double T-duo

Koijo is being congratulated for his first born. Everyone except his best friend Tsubaki is informed. So, he decides to use a spare empty room to give his best friend that he is expecting. They both remanence on how they couldn’t join up together. With Tsubaki leaving for the states. However, the phone call led to a startling revelation.

This vignette is quite touching. The two friends that wanted to play together in the same team, their fates and destiny weren’t aligned. With Tsubaki having to leave Japan. Throughout the series, they have been mentioned. As the call went on, it is slowly hinting at something. I didn’t expect the revelation

Tsubaki is Sun-shiro, Motosun’s mascot

I really enjoyed watching the final scene with Kojiro.

Overall Conclusion: 

I got what Natsume is going through, always trying and never really getting that break, whilst others who also try, eventually get that break much earlier than you. And that is demoralising. Whilst keep trying is a thing, there is also diminishing effort. Meaning that, you’re wasting energy in pursuing something that might not happen occur. The second vignette got a laugh out of me, that baseball is lucky to hit Ruriko in the ass. The final one is very touching.

Thanks for stopping by, till the next post!

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The catcher in the ballpark Episode 09 review

Thoughts on Episode 9 of the catcher in the ballpark

Vignette 1: Tommy’s melancholy

Ruriko is late for work as she slept in, whilst getting scolded for it, she inadvertently gets held up by a dog who is sitting at the door. Meanwhile the staff at the stadium is looking for the same dog. At the end of it, Ruriko learnt an important lesson, whilst still getting scolded again.

This was a very amusing vignette, it told the story of Tommy the baseball dog and how tired he actually is of fetching balls for his hoomans. It also told me that Ruriko is more of a cat person, hell yeah same here! I did get to chuckle at how good she is at pitching, trying to get Tommy to leave her. In the end she bonded with Tommy on how tired they are of working. Pretty much everyone gets tired of working, so it’s pretty universal. I did laugh at the end of my fav vendor girl getting scolded yet again.

Vignette 2: Mr Murata

Ruriko is selling her usual, this time something caught Murata’s eye, she was wearing a motorsun scarf. He explains that he has merch of the team too, that he values. A wallet. Ruriko finds Murata’s wallet on the floor, she goes off to find and return his wallet.

This vignette is a sweet one. The underlying message is pretty obvious; it’s has been pushed throughout the series. Ruriko and Murata finding or re-finding each other, in a romantic way. They do it in a cheesy cliched way, she goes around looking for him, however they kept missing each other by a few seconds. You know, those romance shows that do that. Then they find each other at the end. My fav vendor girl getting scolded again is just funny. Whilst it is nice that Ruriko went looking for him, what would have been logical is to have reported the wallet missing first, logic isn’t her strong suite.

Vignette 3: Show your sun

The vendor team are having a meeting, Nakaizumi thinks Ruriko is doing a good thing by having sun towel on as a way to show support and advertise the merch. Meanwhile the team are gunning for the climax playoff. However, Yuki is spamming Kojiro’s phone for a strange reason.

I do love how Nakaizumi is taking a leaf out of the fashionista herself, in hopes to show support and sell merch. My fave girl does the towel well. I found it funny when her, Sara and Kohinata got scolded by him, they aren’t perfect workers, that’s nice to see. Kojiro as captain is asked to give a speech to the team to inspire them to reach the playoff. And boy hell he hits it out of the park. I was also surprised by Yuki’s behaviour; she refused to drink. There’s a specific reason why she refused the drink, I do love the little twist reveal as to why. A nice episode.

Overall Conclusion: 

Another sweet episode all around. Despite the first vignette being amusing, it is sweet that Ruriko bonded with Tommy who is just tired from all the hard work his hoomans put him through. The second vignette is the real sweet one, it was obvious from the very episode that there is attraction between Ruriko and Murata, and she finally finds out his name instead of calling him mister is nice. The team finally getting a massive break and not being seen as a banter club is also sweet, especially for Kojiro.

Thanks for stopping by, till the next post!

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The catcher in the ballpark Episode 08 review

Thoughts on Episode 8 of the catcher in the ballpark

Vignette 1: It’s the winds fault – The Motorsuns stadium is open roofed, so they are exposed to the elements, this time a strong-gust of wind is around. With Ruriko making her rounds, well only you can guess what happened.

This vignette got a lot of smiles from me, wouldn’t mind taking a peak or two myself Ruriko! not much really happened here – really short vignette, I do love how Murata tried to play it off as if he didn’t see anything, focusing on the homerun, when you know he pretty much did – can’t really miss it she’s standing right in front of him. Really love how charmingly gullible my fav vendor girl is, actually believing him that easily. When she thinks he is the oblivious one. Honestly, her teasing is something I do love about her.

Vignette 2: Signs – Kokoro, Aona and Ruriko came to the stadium on their off days, all three caught the eyes of the two gents, who wondered how they came together. Ruriko went off and caught Murata also at the stadium. The encounter didn’t quite go as she hoped.

Going on from what Ruriko said in the previous vignette, she does have a little point about Murata. She wasn’t in uniform and this being the first time attending a baseball game on her off day as well. She caught Murata and proceeded to pace in front of him, then sitting next to him. Sadly, he made the mistake of pretending in not noticing her, which is understandable that upset her, he only picked up on her when she spoke. Bad mistake man. I have to say he did rectify the following meeting. And yeah, Ruriko stands out in more ways than one. Have to say, de ja vu when you annoy ladies.

Vignette 3: Watch out for online news! – A reporter has been asked to get some dirt and write a hit piece on the workers in Motorsuns. Aona has been asked to show the reporter around. However, the reporter has a change of heart.

This was an interesting one, and it focused on Aona who wants to be a teacher. I do love how Sara thinks Ruriko is a bit of a dunce when it comes to maths and thinks it’s a mistake asking her for help. They squabble like siblings. The point of the final vignette is Aona realising that she enjoys her workplace and can teach people things, even though might not be a qualified teacher. The reporter looked a bit seedy, though with a good heart, this is down to his editor-in-chief being an arse. I do love the five W’s gyaru uses. Can’t remember what they were, had me chuckling though.

Overall Conclusion: 

Had me smiling in the first vignette. A bit of fan service for me, though not explicit. Felt for Murata, never annoy a lady who may have interest in you. Or just want to be noticed by you. A decent episode overall. Not much really happened, even though things might look it might have a dark cloud, due to the reporter, it turned out okay. Nothing wrong with that. The catcher in the ballpark never meant to be anything serious. A lighthearted episode.

Would you like to see more fanservice on Ruriko?

Thanks for stopping by, till the next post!

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Do you agree with my spicy take, or want to be a rebel?

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