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Perfect Gold: The Alchemy of Happiness Review
Note: Review Code provided by Yangyang Mobile. The first all yuri game by Yangyang Mobile who subtly included it in their debut title, The Letter. Now we get…
2011: The Year of the 'Dokes
Patrick George Jones (@ Whats_Ur_Name ) is just another guy on the planet Earth living in the Milky Way. He puts the "Pat" in "Psychopath...
The Golden Ani-Versary of Anime (1963-2013)
Bunny Drop, Future Diary, Mobile Suit Gundam, Sailor Moon R, Sweet Blue Flowers
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Fanart Friday: Eyes of the Flame Hashira
Demon Slayer returns October 10th! And although I’d love to jump straight into the “Entertainment District” arc, getting a series retelling of Mugen Train won’t be so bad,…
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12 Faces of 2011
Between watching the new season of That Metal Show on VH1 Classic, blasting Black Country Communion late at night to stay awake, and the usual end-of-semester scramble, the…
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The Planet of Eternal Dream Pursuit
The Planet of Eternal Dream Pursuit TV Episode 101 TV Episode Summary: The Conductor announces the next stop as the “Planet…
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Perfect Gold: The Alchemy of Happiness Yuri Game Review
Perfect Gold: The Alchemy of Happiness is a short slice-of-life yuri visual novel developed by Yangyang Mobile, an indie game studio based in the Philippines. This isn’t my first…
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Rekka no Honoo (Flame of Recca)
Flame of Recca is a manga that ran from 1995 to 2002 that strongly embodies a lot of shounen tropes and structures that came into being during that…
OSMcast: Otakon 2011 8-22-2011
Continuing our Otakon podcast extravaganza, on the OSMcast proper we are joined by Hisui of Reserve Thieves fame as we talk about Otakon on a Saturday. The sights,…
Eternal sunshine of the JAV-less mind
Fill my fond heart with 2D alone, for it Alone can rival, can succeed to thee. How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot! The world forgetting, by the…
Review: TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE ETERNAL HEART
Once again, we're doing a month of BL manga reviews here at the Test Drive, but this year it's going to be double the reviews! We're starti...
Review: TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE ETERNAL HEART
Once again, we're doing a month of BL manga reviews here at the Test Drive, but this year it's going to be double the reviews! We're starti...
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Spring 2011
The magnificent nelson☆彡 and The Cart Driver provide a preview of Spring 2011, for those interested. Praise their enthusiasm.
Otakuthon 2011
As usual we will be at Otakuthon , although this year it will not be as a guest but simply as exhibitors. The convention will be…
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The Eternal Triangle: Waltz
I keep telling people that Shuzo Oshimi is my favorite magaka. That’s not a lie. You might know him from The Flowers of Evil if you’re more into…
The Eternal Parallelogram: FLCL
So I subscribe to an anime goodie box services. Sometimes they send me real crap, as in someone there thought it would be cute to send The World’s…
In Defense of the 2011 Adaptation of Hunter x Hunter
Hunter x Hunter recently made its long awaited return to JUMP serialization. As such, there's no better time than the present to look back on its pair of…
Accel World: Sun God of Absolute Flame
By Reki Kawahara and Hima. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Jocelyne Allen. In general, one step forward and…
Accel World, Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online: Alicization
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Kingdom III: Flame of Destiny (2023) review
A straightforward action-epic that delivers everything fans of the manga and the anime desire.
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The Fire Hunter – 4 [Flickering Flame]
Welcome everyone, to another episode of Fire Hunter! This week was… It was a disappointment, to put it lightly. I’m really starting to lose faith. Why? Well lets…
OSMcast: Anime Weekend Atlanta 2011 10-17-2011
Anime Weekend Atlanta, September 28th - 30th, 2012 It’s that time again! The OSMcast continues it’s tradition of being a podcast where we cover conventions lately and occasionally some…
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Heroes of 2015: Leon (Garoooooo: Carved Seal of Flame)
When you think about it, the premise of Garo is actually pretty fucked up. Horrors exist because human beings are weak, imperfect creatures. Makai knights are granted that…
Eternal 381
By Shelley Pallis. Suzushiro might seem a little bit old to be doing a paper round, but he’s a college student on a “newspaper scholarship” who needs the…
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Shorts Spotlight: Primitive Flame
Credit: 猴houge on YouTube / @nian4111 on Twitter I wanted to talk about this a week ago, but I didn’t have time until today. In fact, I still…
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FROM THIS FLAME REVIEW
Hello and hello! Hopefully, the new anime season that just started is interesting so far. I know my blog kind of turned into a place that heavily reviews…
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Anime Expo 2011
I will be there tomorrow, and I expect to see you there.
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Saimecha 2011 Nominations!
2011? Let’s thinking positive! And spread robot love! Also, I forget if it was you who was a Zeke h8er, but please don’t kill me, ExecutiveOtaku, lol.
Un-Go (2011)
Un-Go (2011) This series was fascinating. It’s hard for me to accurately describe why I found it so – probably because of the contradictions within. On one hand…
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Spring 2011 – *Update*
April is approaching, so here are the updated versions of the Spring 11 preview charts, provided by the superb nelson☆彡 and The Cart Driver respectively. Remember that the…
Octave (2008 – 2011)
Written and Drawn by Akiyama Haru Link This is actually one of my favorite manga’s. The story revolves around a former idol of a not-so-popular group when she…
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 53) – Flame of Vengeance
Mustang got Envy to confess to murdering Maes Hughes, and that’s all the fuel he needs to burn Envy to a crisp. It’s finally time to avenge Maes’…
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NRN 9 - Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy (2022)
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The Abandoned Heiress Gets Rich with Alchemy Novel
The slavery trope crops again with little thought or consideration for how its utilized.
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Blog Growth, the Eternal Struggle
Anyone with a blog has at some point been interested in blog growth. More specifically how to get more of it!
Sunday Select: 7 Favorite Anime of 2011
Welcome to this week’s Sunday Select, where we’ll look at my seven favorite anime series from 2011. Movies, OVAs, or anime continuing from previous years are not included.…
Total Eclipse of the Eternal Heart – BL Manga Review
Released by Seven Seas Entertainment, Syundei’s Total Eclipse of the Eternal Heart centers one Hoshino Terumichi, a young man who’s fallen in love with his classmate, Yamada Omihito,…
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Sailor Moon Eternal: Look Up Eternal Sailor Moon and Eternal Sailor Chibi Moon
MegaHouse is releasing Eternal Sailor Moon & Eternal Sailor Chibi Moon in their figure series...
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Fullmetal Alchemist (2003): Making Anime Alchemy
Greetings, fabulous people of the Internet! Hanime on Anime here, and welcome to another brand new review! The only thing different about today’s review is that I’ll be…
The Apothecary Diaries #07 — The Eternal Monologues of an Empty Mind
Don't strain the budget too much here. Impressions: There's only so long that I can stand a recap monologue, and almost half of this episode was consumed…
OSMcast: House of Five Leaves 7-25-2011
Because a house certainly cannot have four, or six leaves. That just wouldn't do. What’s this?! A podcast releasing on schedule?! Why yes… yes it is! The OSMcast_!_ once…
#1 — Mawaru Penguindrum (2011)
Seizon senryaku, bitches. (I don’t usually spoiler tag things because I expect people to realize that this is a very spoilery blog, but just in case, MAJOR CONTENT…
Wolverine – Episode 1 (2011)
This is the first episode of the second of the four Marvel anime TV series (Iron Man, Wolverine, X-Men, Blade). Directed by Hiroshi Aoyama (Top Secret ~The Revelation~), story by…
OSMcast: Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos 9-5-2011
The gang's all... here? Just when you thought we were going to post our review of the new Makoto Shinkai movie first, we double back and release our FMA…
OSMcast! Anime, Games, Interviews, & More!
Trigun, Trigun: Badlands Rumble, Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, Redline
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Brief Thoughts On: The Eternal Aseria
Based on a series of obscure RPGs, The Eternal Aseria is an isekai action anime that follows a teenager called Yuuto.
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The Hood: Sailor Moon Eternal Collection
The Hood is an accessory company based out of Hong Kong. They ship worldwide and...
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Eternal Sunshine of the JAV-less Mind ~Last Ray of Sun☆Shine~
I swore to break free from the chains of the eternal cycle I’ve bound myself to, for one last final…
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Sailor Moon Cosmos: Eternal Sailor Jupiter & Eternal Sailor Venus
Eternal Sailor Jupiter and Eternal Sailor Venus from the movie Sailor Moon Cosmos will be...
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The Faraway Paladin – 01 (First Impressions) – Enduring the Holy Flame
When we meet Will, looking every bit like the little brother of Chise and Shirayuki (which is very apropos), his world is very small. There are only three…
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Does MF Ghost Carry the Flame of Initial D? Season 1 Anime Review
Today's anime review covers MF Ghost Season 1, the fall 2023 anime continuing several years after the events of Initial D. Please consider supporting these videos: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bobsamurai Etsy Store:…
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Sailor Moon Store: Eternal Sailor Venus & Eternal Sailor Pluto Kewpies
Product Details From the Sailor Moon Costume Kewpie® series, Eternal Sailor Venus & Eternal Sailor...