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Doki Doki Days 2: Best Love Triangles

February 9, 2024

If there was one thing that is quintessential to every good romantic drama anime/manga, it would be the inevitable love triangle. No matter how well or how terribly a romantic couple is going, you just know that someone else is going to pop up to stir up some trouble. It’s a tried and true method … More Doki Doki Days 2: Best Love Triangles

7 Doki Doki Days – Introducing Doki Doki Days 2022

February 6, 2022

Welcome to another year of Doki Doki Days! This is our season special where we break down some anime-related tropes, shows, and characters with a rose-tinted lens. Our blogs will be a mix of new topics and old topics ranging from fluttering heartbeats to tragically romantic. We’re also changing up our turn based blogging for … More 7 Doki Doki Days – Introducing Doki Doki Days 2022

A Weebs Guide to Spending Valentine’s Alone

February 14, 2020

Just because you’re flying your mech suit solo doesn’t mean you’ve gotta crash. It’s Valentine’s Day again, and for those who are in relationships. Great. But for the rest of us who remain single, Valentine’s Day can be anything from just your average day to a day of melancholy for being single. But y’know what? … More A Weebs Guide to Spending Valentine’s Alone

Sex & Love & Hentai, oh my!– Quick and Dirty for the normies

February 14, 2020

Alright everyone, it’s time. Let’s talk about it. So for a long time anime has had a bad rap for being too sexual. But we otaku know it’s much more than that. Anime has the cute, the aggressive and the steamy, there’s something for everyone. But here’s the thing. I think most normies just don’t … More Sex & Love & Hentai, oh my!– Quick and Dirty for the normies

The Complexity of Yaoi (the good and the bad)

February 12, 2020

So yesterday Star covered the very important and very lovely topic of Yuri. But today, today it’s all about something I love and have lots of thoughts about—Yaoi. The forbidden boys love genre whose fanbase is LOUD. And I mean really, really loud. But yaoi, to me is both a enjoyable, but complicated, genre…that a … More The Complexity of Yaoi (the good and the bad)

Yuri through the ages– GL and the like

February 12, 2020

Heyo everybody! Let’s about GL! At first I, Star, didn’t think I had a lot to contribute on the subject since I stayed away from most romance story lines but some have really stood out over the years. Utena x Anthy from Revolutionary Girl Utena circa 1997. Utena’s entire goal is become a prince and … More Yuri through the ages– GL and the like

The Ships I’m Captain Of – Luna’s Top 5 Couples of the year

February 10, 2020

Hello all and welcome back to Doki Doki Days! Last year I gave you all a list of my all time favorite shoujo manga go read for Valentine’s day, but obviously there is a world of anime and manga and webtoons that are shoujo out there in the world. So here are my top 5 … More The Ships I’m Captain Of – Luna’s Top 5 Couples of the year

Bishoujo vs. Bishonen– Another definition

February 9, 2020

Hello everyone! It’s time I did another explanation post! This time I’m going give some brief explanations of Bishoujo and Bishounen. “Bi” is short for Beauty so in the world of anime and manga these topics tend to show a cast of gorgeous characters. Shoujo is referring to audiences of the female kind so put … More Bishoujo vs. Bishonen– Another definition

Happy DokiDoki Days 2020!

February 8, 2020

Ya’ll it is the week of Valentine’s day. Whether you have someone to share a mecha suit with that day or whether you’re flying solo, we’re going to be busting out some romance themed content up until Valentine’s day! This year we’ll be covering everything from shoujo anime/manga, to love in the cosplay community, to … More Happy DokiDoki Days 2020!