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Holiday Review #7 - I'LL NEVER BE YOUR CROWN PRINCESS!
Speaking of ladies, this year was better than average for josei manga. Seven Seas has been dabbling in it for a little bit, but this year ...
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I'll Never Be Your Crown Princess! GN 1
Yes, it's another isekai title, but hear me out before you run screaming into the night – it's from a type of isekai that we don't get very…
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I'll Never Be Your Crown Princess v. 1-2
A review of the first volume & first impressions
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Princess Principal: Crown Handler
The recent BD English release of the second installment in the Princess Principal: Crown Handler OVA series led me to realize that I never did get around to…
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Anime Review – Princess Principal: Crown Handler 1
Year: 2021 Length: 54 Minutes Genre: Action, Historical, Mystery Studio: Actas Synopsis: The film is set in London at the end of the 19th century and after the…
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Princess Principal: Crown Handler – Chapter 1 Film Review
My review of Princess Principal: Crown Handler - Chapter 1 is now up over on Anime News Network. Check it out!
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Princess Principal: Crown Handler – Chapter 2 Film Review
My review of Princess Principal: Crown Handler - Chapter 2 is now up over on Anime News Network.
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Princess Principal: Crown Handler – Chapter 3 Film Review
My review of Princess Principal: Crown Handler - Chapter 3 is now up over on Anime News Network. Check it out!
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I'll Never Finish My Anime Backlog...and that's ok
In today's video I discuss my anime plan-to-watch list and my methods for adding and watching anime from it. I take a different approach to my backlog than…
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Princess Principal: Crown Handler - Chapter 2
With an assassin on the loose and the Queen bedridden, the Royal Family is on high alert in this second high-stakes spy romp.
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Princess Principal: Crown Handler - Chapter 1
Overall, Crown Handler – Chapter 1 is both a high-stakes spy story and a personally emotional tale all in one.
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Princess Principal: Crown Handler - Chapter 3
While the animation sequences are nothing to write home about, the third installment in the Crown Handler film series is the best yet.
Princess Principal, Princess Principal: Crown Handler - Chapter 3
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Holiday Review: WHO SAYS WARRIORS CAN'T BE BABES?
That being said, there was a lot more fantasy manga starring women this year, especially after the success of series like Ascendance of a Bo...
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You’ll never be ready to review THAT anime
Reviewing influential anime can be daunting when you're new. Don't worry, it'll still be daunting years later.
Monster Crown Review: The Unfortunate Paper Birthday Crown
Monster Crown was developed by Studio Aurum, an independent development team composed of lead developer Jason Walsh and designer/writer Shad Schwarck, along with their music team. According to…
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Princess Principal: Crown Handler Movie 2 – Growing Tension
Returning to Princess Principal I can’t believe it’s been more than two years since I’ve watched anything Princess Principal. I say this despite it being on Hi Dive…
Holiday Review #6 - BE VERY AFRAID OF KANAKO INUKI!
Even Kodansha got in on the horror manga craze, picking up an anthology from one of Junji Ito's peers who has been somewhat neglected by Eng...
Holiday Review #6 - BE VERY AFRAID OF KANAKO INUKI!
Even Kodansha got in on the horror manga craze, picking up an anthology from one of Junji Ito's peers who has been somewhat neglected by Eng...
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How to Be a Princess Manhua Review
Another reincarnation into the body of a princess but our protagonist, Elsa, is fated to be sacrificed to her brother, Ossa. Until one day, Elsa’s life changed upon…
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Guilty Crown: A Review
Guilty Crown starts off as a melodramatic horny weeb show that devolves into something else
Be Your All
Anime is full of incredible couples. Destiny-bound, society-defying and whatever else comes to mind. And to top it all off, they are usually far more than each other’s…
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Otherside Picnic Episode 7 – Holiday!
More than halfway through Otherside Picnic and we get a beach episode? Well that was unexpected. It had some ups and downs!
Holiday Review: MAGICAL ANGEL CREAMY MAMI AND THE SPOILED PRINCESS
Speaking of child-like imagination, one of my personal favorites of the year was this modern take on a classic 80s magical girl anime. MAGI...
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Manabi Straight Will Never Be Forgotten
Just an school girls with happy days come up smiling in everyday life.
Holiday Review #7: A HERO IN THE DEMON'S CASTLE
This year was a good one for Denpa Books and the same is true for their BL imprint Kuma. It was sincerely hard for me to choose whether…
Holiday Review #7: A HERO IN THE DEMON'S CASTLE
This year was a good one for Denpa Books and the same is true for their BL imprint Kuma. It was sincerely hard for me to choose whether…
Review: Never Say Never (2023)
Never Say Never 八角笼中 China, 2023, colour, 2.35:1, 117 mins. Director: Wang Baoqiang 王宝强. Rating: 6/10. In his second outing as a director, popular goofy comedian Wang Baoqiang…
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Your 2022 Holiday Gunpla Gift Guide
We’re barely into November and it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but for some reason, my local mall has a Christmas tree up. That’s right, it’s ALREADY time to…
Weekly Review — Princess Connect! Re:Dive Episode 7
My review of Princess Connect! Re:Dive episode 7 is up over on Anime News Network.
Goblin Slayer: Goblin’s Crown Review
The Hero and Heroine of the movie. After too long since I had my fix of dead goblins in animated form, Goblin Crown was streamed and I got…
Goblin Slayer Goblin’s Crown Review
Isn’t it messed up that a goblet is a tiny cup and not a tiny goblin?
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We Must Never Fall in Love! Volume 7 Review
Kaede and Sakura's relationship is on hold...or is it? More romantic fluff occurs in Volume 7 of shoujo manga We Must Never Fall in Love!.
Holiday Review #14: MY [REPAIR] SKILL BECAME A VERSATILE CHEAT, SO I THINK I'LL OPEN A WEAPON SHOP
The ongoing tsunami of fantasy light novel manga adaptations continued into 2022, although it started to take on a different quality. Amid...
Holiday Review #14: MY [REPAIR] SKILL BECAME A VERSATILE CHEAT, SO I THINK I'LL OPEN A WEAPON SHOP
The ongoing tsunami of fantasy light novel manga adaptations continued into 2022, although it started to take on a different quality. Amid...
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Never Meet Your Heroes, Right, Renton?
Your heroes will all eventually let you down. This was a particularly hard lesson for me to learn as I transitioned from childhood into adolescence. We all encounter…
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You Will Never Achieve Your Dreams.
Go to https://partner.bokksu.com/gigguk and use code GIGGUK to get $15 off your first Bokksu Japanese snack box! Unless you have a cute anime girl to sort you out of…
Holiday Review #13: LADY ROSE JUST WANTS TO BE A COMMONER
There were more otome-inspired isekai books (with or without explicit villainesses) than ever this year. This is just one of many titles J-N...
Holiday Review #13: LADY ROSE JUST WANTS TO BE A COMMONER
There were more otome-inspired isekai books (with or without explicit villainesses) than ever this year. This is just one of many titles J-N...
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Princess Principal: Crown Handler Movie 1 – A Start to Espionage
I’m so glad that the Princess Principal films have been taken in by hi-dive. At the very least, it means being able to watch these films as they…
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Holiday Review: GIGANT
This year saw the announcement of a lot of new titles from established creators. Unfortunately, that included Hiroya Oku. GIGANT ( Giganto ...
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Guyabano Holiday Review
A lot of manga will catch your attention, but you would be doing yourself a disservice if you can't make time to check Guyabano Holiday out.
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Holiday Review: MEDALIST
Sports manga continue to thrive and I'm really glad it has because otherwise we might not have gotten a title like this one, even if it's di...
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Holiday Review: SENSOR
Horror manga has taken off in a big way, and the man at the forefront of this trend has been Junji Ito. It's been too long since we've…
Books: I Could Never be a Succubus
By Shelley Pallis. The story of I Could Never be a Succubus begins with a striking Gotterdammerung, as a bold hero and an evil demon lord fight for…
Bibliophile Princess, Vol. 7
By Yui and Satsuki Sheena. Released in Japan as “Mushikaburi-hime” by Ichijinsha Bunko Iris NEO. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Tara Quinn. I suppose…
Princess Principal – Ep. 7
Team White Pigeon sure has a lot of daddy issues.
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Guilty Crown
Despite having all the ingredients to be the next anime classic, it ended up feeling like Magical Index meets the bad of Evangelion with unrealistic characters that betray…
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Holiday Reviews: KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF EIZOUKEN!
We've spent most of this month honoring some of the best (and worst) art that manga in 2020 had to offer. It's only fitting then that we lo...
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Weekly Review — Combatants Will Be Dispatched! Episode 7
My review of Combatants Will Be Dispatched! episode 7 is up over on Anime News Network.
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Anime Review: Guilty Crown Episode 2
Anime Review: Guilty Crown Episode 2 What this is about: Separating the anime wheat from the chaff! Reviewing every subtitled anime show from 2010 and 2011! For more…