Spot Reviews 01/02/26
Jan 02 2026
Hotaru no Hikari: It's Only_Little Light In My Life s1 (2007) and s2 (2010) [-] Live action series of a light romantic manga. Hotaru Amemiya (Haruka Ayase) is a young professional office lady who is secretly a lazy slob at home (Himong Onna or Dried Fish Woman, which this manga coined and it became a popular term) - wearing comfy clothes and drinking beer. She ends up with a new housemate, Seichi Takang (Naohito Fujiki), who happens to be her much older manager. In the first season they eventually settle on being boyfriend/girlfriend and in the second season (set three years later) is all about whether or not they will get married... May have been better as an anime as a live action woman who is that naive, unobservant, and ADHD-like is kind of annoying rather than cute/charming. The cast was overturned in s2 with the two leads and the strongest two supporting characters -- Yamada Sachiko (Yuka Itaya) as Hotaru's older and wiser co-worker/friend and Shoji Futatsugi (Ken Yasuda) as
Seich's friend (and also fellow co-worker) -- returning.
Jet Dragon (2023) [/] "Nurturing simulator" is an apt description. You run a dragon racing team and have to manage training riders and dragons (and not exhausting them), upgrading your facilities, and actually racing in events. Races are on rails in that there is no steering so you concentrate on triggering your boost and abilities (including attacks and defenses). Pretty graphics, appropriate fantasy/medieval background music, character dialogs and maybe an actual plot. Not my kind of game in that I either want management but not control racing or just racing with minimal management.
Trader Joe's Alfredo Pasta Sauce [+] $3.50 for 16oz good for a few meals. Alfredo sauce I think you use more than Marinara or Pesto in a given meal. By itself it tastes fine but really shines with Parmesan cheese.
Seich's friend (and also fellow co-worker) -- returning.
Jet Dragon (2023) [/] "Nurturing simulator" is an apt description. You run a dragon racing team and have to manage training riders and dragons (and not exhausting them), upgrading your facilities, and actually racing in events. Races are on rails in that there is no steering so you concentrate on triggering your boost and abilities (including attacks and defenses). Pretty graphics, appropriate fantasy/medieval background music, character dialogs and maybe an actual plot. Not my kind of game in that I either want management but not control racing or just racing with minimal management.
Trader Joe's Alfredo Pasta Sauce [+] $3.50 for 16oz good for a few meals. Alfredo sauce I think you use more than Marinara or Pesto in a given meal. By itself it tastes fine but really shines with Parmesan cheese.