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DESTINY! – Mawaru Penguindrum Spoiler Review

IMAGINE! Imagine a setting where nothing makes sense. Something that blends the irreverent bombast of an early Trigger production like Kill la Kill with the philosophizing fakery of…

Harper Anime Reviews

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Finales, and Monogatari Off 10

A pretty look for Komari. I didn’t get to Make Heroine last post, so here are the final three episodes starting with 10, another lingering goodbye episode, this…

Too Old for Anime

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Tens and an eleven (how did Tokidoki Bosotto get ahead, anyway?)

Yuki and Kuze show off their scary looks. Tokidoki Bosotto 11 gets back to the story, well, after some cute “Kuze-kun’s sick so I have to go and…

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Anime Like Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary

Jougorou Kobato has a bad habit of inserting himself into other people's problems, using excellent detective skills to unravel their small mysteries. However,

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Eights and a nine (late, sorry)

I’ll do that for this episode. Tokidoki Bosotto 9 wastes an episode with only one meaningful thing in it. Alya, though she won the debate, feels sorry for…

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Bookshelf Briefs 9/8/24

Bakemonogatari, Vol. 22 | By NISIOISIN and Oh!great | Kodansha Manga - The manga ends here, but of course, the novels are ongoing, and there's almost twenty more…

Manga Bookshelf

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Sevens and an eight

Dramatic camera framing. “Should teachers recommend or appoint student council officers” or something like that, is the story in Tokidoki Bosotto this week, or rather, the big debate.…

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Monogatari’s Past, Present, And Future: Director Midori Yoshizawa And The Synergistic Storytelling In Off & Monster Season

Series director Midori Yoshizawa has ushered in a new era of visual creativity in the Monogatari series that synergizes with its themes of time, identity, and creation. And…

Sakuga Blog

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Sevens and sixes

Yeshi-yeshi. Onto the sevens, mostly. Tokidoki Bossoto etc’s episode spends most of its time examining the relationships between most of the main characters. First we get the odd…

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Pick of the Week: Calling it Mystery Again

SEAN: My pick this week is the final manga volume of Bakemonogatari. Starting off as an impossible attempt to have a manga version live up to NISIOISIN's prose…

Manga Bookshelf

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Twos and threes where they’ve all reached four

Suou-chan is a handful. Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru 2 is a bit of a surprise. It feels like a mid-season episode and more of a character study…

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New shows Summer 2024 2

It’s a lovely sunny day to start 2.5-Jigen. 2.5-Jigen no Ririsa stars a high school otaku named, er, what’s his name again? Anyway, he’s the lone surviving member…

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Anime Like Mysteries, Maidens, And Mysterious Disappearances

Sumireko Ogawa is a bookstore clerk who, despite celebrating some literary success in high school, has been unable to produce any more quality writing in her

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I Ranked “Redditcore” Anime From Five Years Ago

I did a so called “Redditcore” anime tier list and this is how it came out.

Animated Observations

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Bookshelf Briefs 6/9/24

Bakemonogatari, Vol. 21 | By NISIOISIN and Oh!great | Kodansha Manga - Gonna say something controversial here: is the manga the best version of this series? The anime…

Manga Bookshelf

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Chatty AF 206: Bakemonogatari Watchalong – Episodes 9-15

Toni, Vrai, and Peter return for Nadeko Snake and Tsubasa Cat and anguish over the now-unfinished streaming status of the series.

Anime Feminist

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Chatty AF 204: Bakemonogatari Watchalong – Episodes 1-8

Toni leads Vrai and Peter on a watchalong through the first eight episodes of the late ‘00s collaboration between NIsioisin and Studio SHAFT that was as infamous as…

Anime Feminist

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7 Dialogue-Dense Romantic Comedy Anime That Prioritize Deep Conversations

If you enjoy romantic comedies that are heavy on the dialogue, put an above average amount of effort into witticisms and sarcasm, and often require more than

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Bookshelf Briefs 2/2/24

Bakemonogatari, Vol. 20 | By NISIOISIN and Oh!Great | Kodansha Manga - This continues to take all the remaining arcs that Oh!Great wasn't going to have time to…

Manga Bookshelf

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Interview with Chiwa Saito at Anime Frontier 2023: On Homura’s Return, Harrison Ford, and Finding Time for Yourself

Chiwa Saito is one of anime’s most notable and skilled seiyuu, with a career spanning more than twenty years. But as she sat in front of press at…

Beneath the Tangles

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The Beauty Of Anime Backgrounds

https://www.apari-shop.com/?ref=internetpitstop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apariart/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ApariArt Shoutout @inakyu for the collab shoutout to https://twitter.com/Holdsworthands for the decades of the backgrounds pixel art map! A very short analysis deep dive into anime background art and…

Internet Pitstop

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15 Tsundere Romance Anime Where Communicating Feelings is Painful

While tsunderes are a little less popular than the used to be, tsundere and romance will always go together like wine and cheese. In fact, you could say…

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Bakemonogatari Manga Not Worthwhile After Watching the Anime

I have been reading a couple of manga of Nisio Isin: Bakemonogatari and Imperfect Girl. Both were part of a deal on Humble Bundle which I took advantage…

Medieval Otaku

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Anime Like Undead Murder Farce

In an alternate 19th century, supernatural creatures exist among humans, but have been hunted and persecuted to the point where they have become quite rare.

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Anime Like Nisekoi

Ten years ago, Raku Ichijou made a promise with a childhood friend to meet again and use the key she holds to open the locket he wears around…

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13 Weird Anime Girls Beloved for Their Eccentricity

However, when you see a weird anime girl out in the wild, they tend to stick out. You tend to not forget them as a character, and if…

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Bookshelf Briefs 7/9/23

Bakemonogatari, Vol. 18 | By NISIOISIN and Oh!great | Kodansha Manga - I hadn't been reviewing the manga version of Bakemonogatari, as, while stylistically fantastic, it was pretty…

Manga Bookshelf

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15 Dialogue-Heavy Anime Where Talking Carries The Plot

Dialogue-dense anime certainly isn't for everyone, and it certainly isn't for those who watch with subtitles and have slower reading comprehension. Sometimes

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Sasaki and Peeps: The Psychics and the Magical Girl Drag the Death Game Crew into the Fight ~Alert! Giant Sea Monster Approaching Japan~

By Buncololi and Kantoku. Released in Japan as “Sasaki to Pi-chan” by Media Factory. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Alice Prowse. I observed as…

Manga Bookshelf

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Anime’s Many Monster Monikers!

In the Japanese language, there are sooooo many words to describe “monsters”. The variety of terms and the subtle connotations of the words, all so people could talk…

Anime Hanabi

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Anime Series Like Call of the Night

After rejecting a confession from a girl at school because he doesn't understand love, Kou stops going to school and starts wandering the night with

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Anime Series Like Odd Taxi

Blunt walrus Hiroshi Odokawa drives a taxi for a living which has caused him to get to know his various eccentric customers. One day, his simple life is

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Juni Taisen And The Inevitability of War

Over the course of his career, author NISIOISIN has earned a reputation for marrying genre tropes with exploration of heady philosophical themes. In

Anime Herald

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Azumanga Daioh 20th Anniversary Special

It's been exactly twenty years since the greatest anime ever crafted by human hands hit the airwaves, and in that time many strange and interesting things have followed…

PicotheSpicyWarlord

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Anime OST’s on my music journey!

I recently started learning how to play the piano, something I’ve wanted to learn since I was a little kid. Like, I remember watching my older sister playing…

Anime Hanabi

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The Existential Horror of Monogatari

I don't know about you guys but something seems a little off about Hachikuji... PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/keksiweksi TWITTER: https://twitter.com/keksiweksi ~Music~ Bakemonogatari OST - Date Bakemonogatari OST - Doutokutosetsu Bakemonogatari OST - Suteki Meppou Kizumonogatari OST - Spasibo! Welcome…

Keksi

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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…

The Canipa Effect

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Favorite AMVs of 2020 (#50-#41)

This is the first entry in my top 50 AMVs of 2021. More will be posted every day this week, hopefully. In the event that this does not…

Cutfilm Tovent

Nisemonogatari

Title: NisemonogatariGenre: Comedy, Psychological, SupernaturalRating: 7.4/10 Summary: In Bakemonogatari, the story centers on Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student who has recently survived a vampire attack, and finds himself mixed up…

Anime Anthology

Bakemonogatari

Title: BakemonogatariGenre: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Psychological, Romance, SupernaturalRating: 9.8/10 Summary: Although there are still traces of the brief period he became a vampire, third year high school student Koyomi Araragi is human…

Anime Anthology

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The Otakusphere: Hello? Is this thing on?

Good morning, afternoon or evening wherever you are out in Internet land. I have returned from my sojourn in the wilderness of the hinterlands for another trip around…

In Search of Number Nine — An anime blog

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In-depth Analysis of Bakemonogatari: Hitagi Crab Episode 1 and visuals

This series will be an analysis of Bakemonogatari, attempting to look at every single element of the show, frame by frame, for me to truly understand why I…

Convoluted Situation

A Story of Monsters, Feelings, and Wordplay – Bakemonogatari Spoiler Review

So, Bakemonogatari is arguably the starting entry of the Monogatari series. As a series it’s long, storied, a little strange, and somewhat confusing. Which, I suppose is fair…

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2nd Anniversary Special: Top 10 Anime Openings (Action and Non-Action lists)

Well, it’s that time of year again – time for a Top 10 list! This is one that’s probably going to be deeply contentious: there are so many…

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The Animation of Rick and Morty

Canipa discusses the animation of Rick and Morty and how it differs from the creation of Japanese anime, from the advantages to the disadvantages. Support the channel on Patreon…

The Canipa Effect

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The Tsubasa Cat Arc (Bakemonogatari Analysis & Review) | GITM Podcast Ep. 96

It has been a long journey… but we finally made it to the final arc of Bakemonogatari, The Tsubasa Cat Arc! In this episode, let’s talk about the…

Get In The Mecha

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The Nadeko Snake Arc (Bakemonogatari Analysis & Review) | GITM Podcast Ep. 93

The Bakemonogatari re-watch is back! This week let’s discuss the fourth arc of the series, The Nadeko Snake Arc. This arc marked a real turning point for me…

Get In The Mecha

Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, Vol. 6

By Kumanano and 029. Released in Japan by PASH! Books. Released in North America by Seven Seas. Translated by Jan Cash & Vincent Castaneda. Adapted by M.B. Hare.…

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Shounen Isn't For Me

Or is it? It's been bugging me so allow me to talk about why some of the ways in which people praise the things they like doesn't sit…

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