Just the Ticket

Article by Sean Wilkinson, a.k.a. The Animeister. Valentine's Day is this Saturday, so the week is more packed than it usually would be (not that I don't just randomly do this to myself when there isn't a holiday reason to do so). So it's a good thing I'm reviewing a chill, slice-of-life anime to start off the madness. As is usually the case (when I'm not absolutely backlogged with series I want to catch up on and I've actually been watching episodes of things as they come out), I choose which anime I'm going to watch and/or review based on the seasonal recommendation videos of Mother's Basement (and maybe some generic trash that catches my eye after a few episodes), and today's series up for discussion is from way back in January 2022, but I didn't review it then because I and the insane state of the world at the time were too busy making my life suck and I didn't feel like it. If you've been following my content for at least the p...

Content Calendar Announcement, Week of February 8, 2026 by Sean Wilkinson, a.k.a. The Ticketmaster. This week and weekend have been absolute crunch as I prepare for the week ahead. And speaking of weak in the head, before I began writing this, I had just finished watching A Clockwork Orange  for the first time in preparation for my Six "Sextant" L'Orange Redeux post on Tuesday, and my brain is spinning with ideas of how to approach her re-worked origin story. But before that, I have to watch the last six episodes of My Dress-Up Darling Season Two for Monday's Anime Spotlight (which I haven't started writing yet) and after that, I have to read Robyn Hood Volume One for Wednesday and edit together a playlist video and an  Instagram  short for Thursday's new piece of content. Also, I messed up in my King Kong vs Godzilla review when I said that I would be reviewing Mothra vs Godzilla on Friday because anxiety and crunch insomnia are bad for my sense of ...

Article by Sean Wilkinson, a.k.a. The Master Of Crossovers. Yeah; I changed things up with the byline this week because "Master Of the Tickets" (a "King Of the Monsters"-inspired take on my usual Ticketmaster alias, not to be confused with the byline for my One Piece Multi-Piece reviews) is awkward to say, and I've done more than my fair share of crossovers on this platform. It may be called Just the Ticket , but if you're reading my content for the first time, I review anime , comic books , music , books , and TV series as well as movies , and I have occasion to mash them together or create themed weeks if there's a common thread. Also, welcome (back?) to the Month Of Love , and to Goj -Year- ra ! Over the past several years (possibly the last decade or more), there has been much critical conversation about tonal consistency in big-budget cinema, particularly the toxic derision of " Marvel humor" or " James Gunn humor" by media-...

Article by Sean Wilkinson, a.k.a. The Omnibeaster. The Month Of Love 2026 rolls dysfunctionally onward, Ticketholders! It's been awhile since I did one of these Myths & Legends Volumes ( The Little Mermaid last April, preceded by Little Red Riding Hood in November 2024), so you may not remember that, aside from the sixth and seventh issues (shut up, fellow kids!) being part of The Dream Eater Saga , the series so far has been an anthology of sequels to popular early issues of the Grimm Fairy Tales series, as well as a replacement for the canceled Grimm Tales  ongoing series that would have starred Samantha Darren . As sequels, each Volume has featured a reprint of their original issue(s) as bonus material for those who wish to catch up and avoid (or be reminded of) as much continuity whiplash as possible. If it wasn't obvious enough, the third Volume of Myths & Legends is a sequel series to the two-part Beauty & the Beast Collection . Grimm Fairy Tales Myth...

Article by Sean Wilkinson, a.k.a. The Animeister. In 2024, even before the anime had finished airing its first season, The Apothecary Diaries was the first series I chose to review for the Month Of Love . So when I found out there was going to be a second season, it seemed obvious that I should keep that trend going this year. So, let's kick off Month Of Love 2026 by looking at The Apothecary Diaries : Season 2. The problem is, everything I said about the first season is still true, so that doesn't leave me with much new to say about it. The Apothecary Diaries is a long-running (fifteen years!) multimedia franchise written by Hyūganatsu (I think her name was originally rendered with a space, so in my first season review, I incorrectly identified her as Natsu Hyūga; she's an extremely private person and uses Hyūganatsu as a one-word pen name), including novels, a light-novel series, and now three manga (a spinoff from the perspective of Xiaolan—Mao Mao's gossiping b...

Content Calendar Announcement, Week of February 1, 2026 by Sean Wilkinson, a.k.a. The Ticketmaster. I may be getting scammed, Ticketholders! I was billed by BlogPros again this month even though I communicated that I wished to close my account with them. Their new/change campaign page says they are "revamping their business model" and have paused enrollment. If that's the case, why are they still billing existing clients for services that they haven't been providing for at least two months now, and not communicating with their clients about these circumstances and the progress of said changes? It's unusual behavior, to say the very least, but I hesitate to take action against a company that had been so reliable for several years until the end of last November. Your thoughts on the matter would be greatly appreciated. That said, February is the Month Of Love , so I'll be bringing the Anime Spotlight to some saccharine series and seasons, getting Omnibuste...