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Heavy. An obscure anime OVA from 1990, made by the director behind Legend of the Galactic Heroes and the studio behind Mushishi. This series piqued my interest due…
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Translation of Pericles’ Funeral Oration via the University of Minnesota: Personally, what I found hardest about this reading was understanding the vocabulary and grammar structures used. Bec…
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A Traveler’s Top 4 Isekai Anime
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A look at Lackadaisy
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MAPPA: A look at a modern anime studio
Written by Saumar Praan Saikia MAPPA (Maruyama Animation Produce Project Association) is a Japanese animation studio founded in the year 2011. It was founded by Masao Maruyama, who…
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A Look-See at Azuki
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A First Look at YashaHime
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A Look At – Succubus Academia
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A Look At – Re;Lord
This is a story where demons lived among the denizens of the world. And it’s the demon realm that was about to face an unprecented crisis when three…
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Following a chance encounter with Mr Kato, the caretaker of a prestigious dormitory of the all girls Shukusei Music Academy, Shuusaku, a letch derived of morality, has infiltrated…
A Cheerful Look at Some Fall 2018 Anime Premieres
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A Look At “Eroko-san on the Attack”
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A Look at the Cliffhanger LaserDisc Arcade Game
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A Look at Shonen Battle Protagonists
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A look at Kizuna no Allele
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Yuru Camp – A Simple Look at Life.
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A Look at Beastrings (Japanese Tankoubon #ビーストリングス)
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A look at some obscure punctuation marks
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A look at Visions 2021 Illustrators Book
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A Look at Income Inequality in Japan
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A Look At – No Tears Rebirth – A Revolution in the Republic
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This Week in Anime - A Look Back at Tatsuki Fujimoto Of The Prophecy
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A Closer Look at the Outer Gods of Elden Ring
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Healer Girl Episode 10: A Look at the Sweet One
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