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The Flop Era of a Fujoshi Icon | Hiroko Utsumi's Bucchigiri?!
Watch This Video Extended & Uncensored: https://www.patreon.com/KrisPNatz Tokyo Revengers Chart: https://twitter.com/kizu_skip/status/1760019921474552282 Hiroko Utsumi is an anime director known to fans for her very specific brand of appeal through acclaimed…
Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club, Free! Eternal Summer, Revenger, Tokyo Revengers, Brave Bang Bravern!
Ranking the 16 Manga I Read in 2023
I set a goal for myself to read 16 new titles in 2023 and it is now time to rank those titles. Thank you Walt's Comic Shop for sponsoring…
Ace of the Diamond, Land of the Lustrous, The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window
"Not Like Other Shoujo"
"These aren't like other shoujo, these are cooooool shoujo" and the myth of competitive femininity. Other Great Video Essays on the Topic: Sarah Z https://youtu.be/BNCWW80WTPY?si=V6NdXhRWTEf3k1gT Tiffany Ferg https://youtu.be/7nL-kgbbcBA?si=K_YqAgEC-c-zNXTg Maia C https://youtu.be/3n0pofzTutw?si=cI_Eoq8p1gytL4kA Jordan Theresa https://youtu.be/Ngz0D1J8Zb0?si=7GThZZszsPlqdPRI SOCIAL MEDIA: https://beacons.ai/colleensmangarecs SUPPORT ME ON…
15 Shoujo Anime Not About Romance
Shoujo anime has long been the demographic genre of choice for the love-addled anime fan. Unlike the shounen genre where series of big action and epic
Midnight Occult Civil Servants, Natsume's Book of Friends, Yona of the Dawn, Children of the Whales, Hell Girl
The Movie That Inspired Banana Fish
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASH LYNX! Banana Fish is mostly known from its 2018 anime adaptation by MAPPA but the Banana Fish manga by Akimi Yoshida actually began publishing way back…
Anime Like Gungrave
Brandon Heat and Harry MacDowel grew up on the streets together and both turned to crime in order to get by. However, when their activities are noticed by…
Cowboy Bebop, Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo, Heat Guy J, Hellsing, 91 Days
20 Chronic Damsels in Distress Anime Characters That Always Need Rescue
Everybody needs a little help sometimes. Even the most plot-armored shounen hero needs to get into a sticky situation they may need saving from every now
Birfday Post for Star
IT’S HER BIRTHDAY. That’s right ya’ll–it is Star’s birthday. Well, it was yesterday. While we were ren fairing then, today I am coming at you with our annual…
Episode 212 - Banana Fish
This week, June may be over, but that doesn't mean we get to neglect our BL fans! Shaun feels that we need more LGBTQ content, and what would…
398 – Triple Dip 62 – Bad Boys, Happy Home, A White Rose in Bloom, Banana Fish
Happy Pride Month everyone! Just like last year, we’re dedicating our episodes in June to LGBTQ+ manga/anime! This year we’re calling it Pride and Panels! We’re starting with…
Anime Series Like Yuri on Ice
After a crushing defeat at the Grand Prix finale, Yuuri Katsuki returns home no longer as Japan’s most promising figure skater. With his window for
Big Windup!, Carole & Tuesday, Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club, Skate-Leading Stars, Welcome to the Ballroom
Anime Series Like Gangsta
Nicholas Brown and Worick Arcangelo work as handymen, mercenaries that will do anything for the right price. Working for the mob and police alike, they
Blood Blockade Battlefront, Dorohedoro, Great Pretender, Gungrave, Jormungand
Banana Fish Anime Review
Animation: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Story/Plot: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ Theme song/s and animation: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Pick of the Week: It’s Up to You
KATE: I suspect everyone on the Manga Bookshelf crew will give a shout-out to New York, New York–I mean, Manga Bookshelf’s most beloved feature was our Banana Fish…
How Anime Creates Appealing Fanservice | The Canipa Effect
Follow the link to play GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon now: https://bit.ly/3LQ4Vj3 #ad Canipa discusses the work that goes into great anime fanservice and what separates it from the boring ecchi…
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, Neon Genesis Evangelion, The Case Study of Vanitas, The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter, Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club
Anime Series Like Sasaki and Miyano
Much of his life at his all-boy’s school for Miyano is worrying about how girly his face looks and hiding his secret love of boy’s love manga. However,…
My Top 5 Anime Yakuza Characters
So I just finished JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind a little while ago, …
Day 4 Doki Doki Days – Till Death Do Us Part
What up everybody? It’s ya girl Luna and we’re here for another day of Doki Doki Days! Remember yesterday how I said that my focus on Adam’s twisted…
Anime Series Like 91 Days
Set during Prohibition, a man named Avilio returns to Lawless, a town famed for brewing illegal liquor, after the murder of his family by the mafia. A mysterious…
Terror in Resonance, VINLAND SAGA, 91 Days, Black Lagoon, Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
Should We Stop Mocking Stories For Trying?
It’s become a fairly common criticism of a number of shows. It’s trying too hard to be…It’s just trying to be edgy…It’s trying too hard to be deep…And…
Banana Fish Manga and Representation
The great Raving Otaku generously shared with us a post about Banana Fish …
Guest Post – Banana Fish Anime Review
Raving Otaku gives us a wonderful Banana Fish review just in time for St-Valentine's day. Some loves are short but passionate!
Day 9: All Halloweeb – American References in Anime, Anime with Halloween References
Hello and welcome back to 13 Days of Otakutober! Thank you all for joining us today for day 9! We have been doing a LOT of writing. Like,…
Day 7 of Hotsui Matsuri: Girls/Boys Day Sibling Spotlight
Hey everyone! Welcome to the last day of Hotsui Matsuri and the second annual sibling post! Best Duo Nezuko & Tanjirou So this year for best duo, I…
The Case Study of Vanitas Review: Behind Blue Eyes
Studio: Bones Director: Tomoyuki Itamura Streaming on: Funimation Longtime readers will know of my great weakness for the bishonen subgenre, the pretty boys. SK8 The Infinity, Banana Fish,…
Representation! Character of Color Part 2
Hey all! It’s time for another post where I showcase BIPOC characters in anime! I, Star, had a lot of fun the first time around making the post…
Day 6 of Niji Nights: Wing Symbolism and Boys Love
Hello and welcome back to Otaku Thursday! And this of course is not just any Otaku Thursday, no this is our very own special Niji Nights edition of…
Day 5 of Niji Nights: 5 Boys Love Anime to Watch
Hello and welcome back to Day 5 of Niji Nights! I know Star came at you yesterday with some definitions of Girls Love and Yuri, but for the…
To Love and Be Loved – Ash’s Legacy in “Banana Fish”
Note: This post contains spoilers through the very end of Banana Fish. I suspect it’s common to go through periods of questioning one’s value to the world. At…
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Banana fish [Anime review]
ISeasons: 1 Episodes: 24 Runtime: 24min/Eps Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Shounen-ai I have just finished watching banana fish and I have a lot of feelings as a result.…
Representation! Characters of Color– An Appreciation Post
Hey! It’s time we write a post about BIPOC characters in Anime! Honestly, it’s surprising we didn’t already have a post so what better time than the last…
Pet Shop of Horrors (with Morgana Santilli)
Covers all 10 volumes of the original Pet Shop of Horrors series by Matsuri Akino.Welcome to Count D's pet shop, where you can find the rarest pets that…
Devilman Crybaby, Fruits Basket, Gravitation TV, Rose of Versailles, Sailor Moon
“Freedom,” (OP 2) from the anime “Banana Fish” (English)
I’ve been ignoring everyone I’ve been wandering around I’ve been deceived everything at that time Then you appeared in front of me You ignited my pale heart We’ve…
“It’s not Banana Fish, but it has the **vibes**” — Review of “Jie Yao” (Antidote)
I found out about this show from the Yu Alexius Anime Portal. Yu Alexius painted a very complete picture of what one might expect if they chose to…
Yaoi Free Downloadable Anime Calendar 2021
Here is the first of my free downloadable anime calendars for the year. I shall be releasing a calendar a day for the next week. I am currently…
Twittering Birds Never Fly: The Clouds Gather, Hitorijime My Hero, Junjo Romantica, One Piece
Banana Fish | Anime Universe
First impressions are important and this show accomplishes that with the aesthetic story setting. It shows New York in a crime driven state and conflicts dealing with mature…
Anime Series Like IWGP: Ikebukuro West Gate Park
Ikebukuro is a haven for violent gangs, and also the home to Makoto Majima. In order to protect his friends, Makoto mediates different disputes. However, when things go…
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens, Heaven's Memo Pad, Ikebukuro West Gate Park, Maji, No Guns Life
6th Day of Weebsmas: 6 anime to watch around the holidays
Hey everyone! We’re following through this reoccurring series of Top Anime to watch around the holidays for this year’s 12 days of Weebsmas! The theme is get wrecking…
Anime Series Like Great Pretender
After life turned him down the path of crime, Makoto Edamura cockily thinks himself the best swindler in Japan. However, after trying to swindle a tourist only for…
Bungo Stray Dogs, Cowboy Bebop, Durarara!!, Great Pretender, Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
Hurts so good–Our Favorite Gang related Anime of all time
I think it’s finally time to set the records straight, here are our favorite Gang related anime! Banana Fish Such. A. Good. Show. Banana Fish delves right into…
12 Anime Characters That Had to Kill Something They Loved
Anime series occasionally make the mindless slaughter of background characters unrelated to the main characters look easy. However, it is a heavy burden to end a life, but…
My Hero Academia, Naruto, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Assassination Classroom, Attack on Titan
Part 5- American references in anime- Anime that takes place in America
This is all about animes that take place on America! Remember when I did that post that was all about McDonald’s, Starbucks and Denny’s? Here we go again…
A Review of Given
Early in 2014, when I was just getting into anime, I decided to watch Free! Iwatobi Swim Club, the now-famous sports anime by Kyoto Animation. Being in the…
Star’s experience in BL: Banana Fish
So this had me in my feels. Wow no wonder why Luna was raging about it. This is incredible and this time, I’ll be the one to tell…
[Weekly Roundup] 22-28 January 2020: Noir Caesar Anime Trailer, Gambling Addiction in Japan, and Older Women Anime Fans
AniFem Round-Up Beautiful, Broken, and Queer: The complicated interplay of sexuality and trauma in Banana Fish Sara Connor grapples poignantly with both Banana Fish’s troubling stereotypes about queerness…
Beautiful, Broken, and Queer: The complicated interplay of sexuality and trauma in Banana Fish
Ash is a problematic depiction of a queer assault survivor, but also one that claws open some of my most private, difficult wounds. The post Beautiful, Broken, and Queer:…
A Decade of Anime – 2018
Here we are at 2018 and it honestly feels fairly recent. These anime have had less opportunities to be rewatched but I still have a great list of…
12 Days of Anime: Ash Lynx is Dead, Long Live Ash Lynx
On this day last year, the awaited final episode to Studio MAPPA’s anime adaptation of Banana Fish aired. Some viewers had dreaded it ever since the anime’s announcement,…
Banana Fish and The Golden Sheep
Whoops, it’s been two week and I completely forgot to edit this episode, so here’s what’s about...