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Tony K.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 4:52 pm Reply with quote


(A) Girl & Her Guard Dog (TV)

Source: Manga (ongoing @ 8 volumes, by Hatsuharu)

Demographic: Shoujo

Animation Studio: Project No. 9

Genres: comedy, drama, romance

Themes: school, taboo, yakuza

Plot Summary: Isaku never asked to be the daughter of a yakuza boss, but after her parents died in a car accident at age 5, her gangster grandfather took her in and raised her as part of the clan.

After years of being avoided by her schoolmates because of her family ties, Isaku is finally ready to make her high-school debut, live a normal life, and maybe even find love...until loyal family servant and Isaku's dedicated guardian, 26-year-old Keiya, enters high school right alongside her and vows to protect her from all of the above. Now she's got a chain-smoking, pistol-wielding knight-in-shining-armor to deal with.

Air Date & Platform:
September 28, 2023 (Thursday)
Available on: Crunchyroll

Episode Count / Runtime: 13 episodes
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The bodyguard is voiced by Goblin Slayer and the girl is Nezuko from KnY. Could be fun to see what kind of range they have. Although, I feel like the girl is gonna' slowly start falling for the bodyguard. However, I could also see it being like Ranma where they like each other, but never actually get together and just endlessly bicker amidst romantic tensions.


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PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 6:07 pm Reply with quote
She's "entering" high school? Which means she's, like, 15? And he's 26? If they do go the romantic route that could get creepy. This one has the potential to make me chuckle... or royally pee me off. I guess we'll find out.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 6:10 pm Reply with quote
I go back and forth, as someone who keeps reading the manga and saying to herself, "Why am I still reading this manga?" spoiler[And yes, it goes romantic.]
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 6:26 pm Reply with quote
spoiler[Oh dear. *sigh*. Oh well, on the bright side it can't possibly get grosser than] spoiler[Bunny Drop.]
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2023 1:04 pm Reply with quote
You say that Blood, but from the first episode it already feels plenty creepy and yucky. At least Usagi stayed innocent for a fair bit. This is also my first drop of the season, there is too much to watch to spend it on this.....muck.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2023 1:07 pm Reply with quote
I actually watched half the episode even though I had a super strong instinct this would not be for me. I was right. I'm gonna be honest... I'm enough of a slimebag that if this inappropriate age gap love story had actually been funny and/or interesting, I would have swallowed my objection to the premise and carried on. But not funny and/or interesting? Bye.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2023 1:15 pm Reply with quote
In a way I am kind of grateful, I struggle to drop shows even when I know it is not for me. An anime like this is as easy to drop as they come.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2023 4:12 am Reply with quote
Was anyone else feeling incredibly creeped out when he invited himself into her room, laid down in the bed with her, and then said she was cute? I was like Jesus, she is a kid and you are a full grown adult.

smurky turkey wrote:
In a way I am kind of grateful, I struggle to drop shows even when I know it is not for me. An anime like this is as easy to drop as they come.

I feel that. I was thinking that I can't just be against one of the first more feminine romance anime of the season. But I am allowed to feel icked out and not alone in that.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2023 12:16 pm Reply with quote
I give is a shot, it had a bit of a Skip Beat, but boy this isn't Skip Beat, not at all.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 2:48 pm Reply with quote
Hearing from friends about recent episodes of this sure was something, apparently it got significantly worse in the creep department, there even being one creep which makes the pedophile look mild in comparison.
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