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Initial Results: High Card
My initial thoughts on High Card.
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Initial Results: Wolf’s Rain
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Initial Results: Sonny Boy
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Initial Results: Hell’s Paradise
My opinions on the opening episodes of Hell’s Paradise.
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Initial Results: Elden Ring
Elden Ring is an exceptional game, with a few caveats
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Initial Results: Street Fighter 6
Street Fighter 6 is out and it is really good…for the most part.
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Initial Results: Komi Can’t Communicate
A comedy series with some problems but a lot of potential.
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Initial Results: Skip and Loafer
A discussion of Skip and Loafer’s opening episodes.
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Initial Results: Naoki Urasawa’s Monster
Talking about the opening episodes of Naoki Urasawa’s Monster.
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Initial Results: Revolutionary Girl Utena
Starting one of the most influential series of all time.
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Blue Period
Blue Period is currently streaming on Netflix....
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Blue Period
Rating: 10/10 Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Genres: Drama, Slice of Life Premiered: Fall 2021 Trailer Synopsis Second-year high school student Yatora Yaguchi is a delinquent with excellent grades,…
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Initial Results: My Dress-Up Darling
The show’s first few episodes are somewhat disappointing, but not without potential.
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Initial Results: Kaguya-Sama Season Three
Kaguya-sama is off to a strong start.
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Blue Period – 04
The desire to express one's soul, once awakened, can never be extinguished - only suppressed at cost. Read more
Blue Period – 03
「予備校デビュー・オブ・ザ・デッド」 (Yobikō debyuu Obu za deddo) "Prep School Debut of the Dead" Self-discovery is a long process and rarely smooth sailing.
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Blue Period – 06
If there was a theme here, I would say it comes down to "the grass is always greener". Read more
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Blue Period – 11
In many ways teachers are the stars of Blue Period as much as the students. Read more
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Blue Period – 10
I still puzzle over how these two mismatched kids became so intimate. Read more
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Blue Period – 08
It inspires me so much when an anime is really about something. Read more
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Blue Period – 03
Self-discovery is a long process and rarely smooth sailing. Read more
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Blue Period – 02
As any Shinkai Makoto fan knows, art can capture the essence of something more deeply than any photograph. Read more
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Blue Period – 05
Whenever the closed-eyes character opens them, you better pay close attention to the next thing they say. Read more
Blue Period – 02
「全然焼けてねえ」 (Zenzen yake tenē) "I'm Not Burned At All" As any Shinkai Makoto fan knows, art can capture the essence of something more deeply than any photograph.
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Blue Period – 07
"That path is for your steps alone", as the song goes - and you have to take ownership of it. Read more
Blue Period – 04
「我々はどこへ行くのか」 (Wareware wa doko e iku no ka) "Where Are We Going?" The desire to express one’s soul, once awakened, can never be extinguished – only suppressed at cost.
Blue Period – 01
「Episode 1」 I don't know much about art, but I know what I like.
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Initial Results: The Ichinose Family’s Deadly Sins
A look at one of the weirdest manga in serialization right now.
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Initial Results: In the Land of Leadale
A few first impressions on the isekai series In the Land of Leadale.
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Initial Results: The Aquatope on White Sand
An interesting new slice of life with a lot of potential.
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First Impressions: Blue Period
Hello and welcome back to Otaku Thursday! It sure does feel like it’s been a while since I did a post, when in reality we were only gone…
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Blue Period – Episode 5
Yatora really went through quite the range of emotions this week and to be honest there were quite the range of emotions from the rest of the cast…
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Blue Period (Burū Piriodo)
There was hardly a single moment I didn’t enjoy in Blue Period. Obviously, I do like coming of age stories. And for me, it was great to remember…
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Blue Period – Episode 11
It's the second exam and I knew I was going to be stressed for Yatora, but I wasn't expecting to be this stressed. Sure, last week's episode left…
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Review: Blue Period [Netflix]
Yatora Yaguchi lives the life of a delinquent, and yet is still able to get good grades in class. A big weight has been placed on his shoulders…
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First Impressions – Blue Period
I don't know much about art, but I know what I like. Read more
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First Impression: Blue Period
Yatora Yaguchi is a walking contradiction, embodying what are usually the mutually exclusive extremes of the teenaged delinquent and the honor student. He spends his nights hanging out…
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Blue Period – Episode 1
Yaguchi Yatora wants to become an artist, but is torn between following his true passion or choicing a more stable career.
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First Look: Blue Period
Manga Adaptation by Seven Arcs Streaming on Netflix Premise Yatora Yaguchi is in his second year of high school and bored with a life spent studying and hanging…
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Blue Period Anime Review
Another bright slice-of-life series has entered the fray! See how this series holds up in our review.
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Blue Period – Episode 6
Exam season is looming and the stress everyone is feeling is practically tangible. As always, there was a lot to cover in just this single episode, but if…
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The Blue Period Arc
A slight explanation as to why I haven’t been uploading lately, and an introduction to a possible blue period arc on the website.
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Manga Review: Blue Period
Spoilers for the first four chapters of Blue Period! Yatora is in many ways a typical high school student, dealing with questions of who he is and what…
Blue Period (1-12 Streaming)
Yatora Yaguchi is a fairly popular student who excels in school, but secretly grapples with feelings of emptiness and frustration. When visi...
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Manga First Impression – Blue Period
Bleu Period is an interesting manga with a lot to offer, but it also follows a lot of classical tropes and structures.
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The Observation Deck: Blue Period
Despite what some detractors would have you believe, Blue Period is a wonderful and artistic experience.
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Anime Taste Testing: Blue Period
This is one of those shows that I quite want to like, but am still in the process of working out if I actually do.
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OtakuGeneration.net :: (Show #937) Blue Period
Shownotes :: (show 937) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Blue Period, recorded live May 21st, 2023. This week, we talked about an anime…
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Blue Period – Episode 3 & 4
Episode 3 Yatora has 'graduated' from the art club and joins Yuka at the trade school and it's an incredible shock for him. It looks like he still…
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Blue Period – Episode 7 & 8
Episode 7 I've never been more stressed for an exam, than I am right now and it's someone else taking it. And on that note, who am I…