june media 2026

01 Jul, 2026

Spoilers ahead!

finished:

• mysterious skin
• dungeon meshi finally! after taking a two year break lol. i think it's really solid storytelling with a great concept to boot. i jumped back in to where i left off last time so i forgot some smaller details but still a great read (which i suppose is evidence for it being a great manga all round..?). fave is probably izutsumi (her ending realisation is so true...).
• rina fujimoto commus 01-03
• rina fujimoto SSR1 Lovemory☆Party
• takumi mukai SSR1 First Class Fiery Fist
• the idolm@ster cinderella girls: magic hour special #12
• taskmaster s21 very delightful! everyone had something i liked about them which makes for a great cast, although i think amy is my fave this season, i really love her laugh.
• miki hoshii solo showcase: THE FUTURE SPOTLIGHT
• big fat quiz of everything 2025
• sukeban & tenkousei very cute and i wish it didn't get the chopping block because in some aspects it probably affected my feelings towards the way things were done (like i would've liked to see homophobia explored a little more as was hinted briefly throughout in conjunction with the progression of riri and atsuko's relationship). also it kind of made me better articulate/get a clearer sense that i don't like stuff when the attainment of a romantic relationship is the primary point of it AND nothing else accompanying it is really anything (like i think a focus on a new romantic relationship is fine but i don't want that to be the only thing/would love more insight into other matters that affect the relationship like the individuals' issues and etc.). But an enjoyable and quick read! (sorry i feel kind of bad this turned into a jumping board to sound out all my issues that frankly go beyond the manga).
• sandira intro and skill fate eps i mourn what could've been. gbf is such a mixed bag ughh.....
• the idolm@ster we did it!!!!!! i think i like it overall although i have small nitpicks for some side characters as someone getting to know them for the first time (i reckon their depictions here are more for pre-existing fans like easter eggs or whatever) and the obvious dating of the show. but the strengths it has as an idol anime to me is strong. iori is my fave i think...
• guy montgomery's guy mont-spelling bee s1 guy williams' attempt to spell feliz navidad i think about and chuckle sometimes (i got the first two letters right? NO!!!)
• the snake and horse's to-do list (indala and sandira cross-fate ep)
• bang dream! it's mygo!!!!! i didn't think i had it in me to finish an anime in two days anymore but i did. i can't lie i watched it mainly to get to ave mujica (i've got a bunch of questions that i hope most are answered/elaborated on there) but still quite compelling and yes it is that serious. honestly i can't really decide on a fave though; i'll see if ave mujica does anything for that.
• bang dream! ave mujica - the die is cast hey guys (also finished in two days). idk what my overall thoughts on this are but i will not be forgetting this anytime soon. mutsumi you will live in my garden of heaven forever. (i also like taki and umiri, i think that's my top 3 rounded out, but tbh i like them all more as a collective of 10¹).

ongoing:

• star blossom i didn't expect biwa and brian relationship to get me (i guess i personally relate)... i've complained about boane's treatment of injuries/physical conditions so i really like star blossom's approach and how they are taken seriously.
• veil tbh i wrote this off before because it kind of seemed like to me a typical romantic hetero relationship but someone online was promoting it like it was more/different than that so. i guess we'll see. the art is gorgeous though.
• deadlock
• RHOA S17
• stolen man on stolen land i spotted this from an event the Sydney Writers' Festival was holding earlier this year but i couldn't go so i just made note of the book.
• monster hunter world back on monhun! i'm excited since i've only played rise (which isn't a mainline game) so looking forward to seeing what's up. tbh though, i'm really only playing this so i can reach iceborne... (i love an ice/snow/winter theme i can't lie..)
• no more jockeys
• spqr: a history of ancient rome i finally got this back from my friend lol (we are doing like a sort of joint read?)
• the hundred years' war on palestine
• the raven boys omg i have to keep this moving. it's a reread though since i read it in high school maybe almost a decade ago?? but i wanna get to the later books i never got around to!!
• guy montgomery's guy-mont spelling bee s2
• hades ii got it finally (my friend is happy). i'm overall enjoying it as a sequel (as a standalone game i feel like the pace is a bit fast? but that also might be impacted by my time playing hades). very curious to see what goes on and how everything plays out in this next stage of epic family drama.