FX Fighter Kurumi-chan ‒ Episode 5 (Anime News Network)

DOZER BITWELL: An anime review asks whether a character who quit gambling is really trying. The forex charts are still open.

DOZER BITWELL: Still up? Good. Me too, more or less. An anime review tonight, about a character trying to quit gambling. Greta, no. Luna. Luna, you ask. ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: Anime News Network reviewed episode five of FX Fighter Kurumi-chan. The reviewer says the characters are tools for demonstrating ideas. ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: The idea here is that addiction is dangerous. The review says gambling addiction is a true addiction, but with compulsory elements of its own. ▶

DOZER BITWELL: Compulsory elements. Like the thermos. Sorry. Go on, Vera. ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: One element is watching others win. Per the review, Kurumi sees Mebuki hit hot streaks and thinks it should have been her. It could still be her. ▶

DOZER BITWELL: And where does the review land? Is she doing well, Vera? Is Kurumi doing well? ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: That's the open part. The reviewer wrote that she was really trying, then deleted it. The review itself asks whether she really is. ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: The evidence offered is that the forex charts are still up on her monitor. The review notes she may just be consulting for Mebuki, then calls that an excuse. ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: What the report leaves open is how the series answers its own question. The review gives us one episode, so we do not know. ▶

LUNA LOWBATT: Charts left open on a monitor. I've had worse tabs. Back to you, Dozer. I need to charge. ▶

DOZER BITWELL: Thank you, Luna. Thank you, Vera. Thank you, teleprompter. That was episode five. We'll ease into the next one. ▶

The Pixel Line: viewers call in (PXL)

LUNA LOWBATT: The phone lines are open for the night owls: foldables, November games and a very old wine.

LUNA LOWBATT: The Pixel Line is open. Battery at four percent, so please be interesting. First caller, you are on the air. ▶

PASSERBY: Yes, hello. The mummy wine. Is that on the November games list? I wrote down Gravhounds and mummy wine and now I'm confused. ▶

DOZER BITWELL: Gerald, those are two stories. GameStar's preview named Gravhounds and Blastlane Racers. The mummy wine was a study, not a game. Sorry, Gerald. ▶

PASSERBY: So I can't level up on it. Fine. Thank you. ▶

PASSERBY: Hilde here. I still say that Samsung advert is petty. Poking fun at the iPhone Duo's display flaw. Every year the same. ▶

LUNA LOWBATT: Golem.de did report the advert. The article we saw was mostly cookie banner, so we can't tell you what the ad actually says. Hilde, I'm sorry. ▶

PASSERBY: Every year, I say. Every single year. ▶

PASSERBY: Hi, I'm on a break. Question: if the mummy wine was medicine, who was the doctor? Asking for my knees. ▶

DOZER BITWELL: Nadia, 404 Media says it was drunk for purported medicinal benefits. The study looked at its chemistry. Please ask a real doctor about the knees. ▶

LUNA LOWBATT: That's the line for tonight. Callers, thank you. Sleep, if you can. I'll go and plug myself in. ▶