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Feature: I Am Human – But What Does That Mean?
Anime does a lot of things. It shows us amazing places and takes us on wild adventures. It can make us laugh or cry or wince or groan.…
Visual Kei&Anime – SID Part II
Welcome back to the second half of my discography dive into legendary band SID! This month, we have a few more entries to make it through for some…
Magi: The Kingdom of Magic, The Seven Deadly Sins, Altair: A Record of Battles, Black Butler, Black Butler: Book of Circus
Black Butler: Book of Circus Series Review
Ciel is asked by the Queen to investigate a circus after a number of children have gone missing and the police have no clues. In order to get…
Visual Kei&Anime – SID Part I
For the first, but not the last time in this section, we have a two part discography dive! Whoo! We’re jumping forward in the stream of VKei, but…
Black Butler, Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
Black Butler 2 Series Review
With The Promised Neverland Season 2 falling hard this year and How Not To Summon a Demon Lord quickly following in its wake, I was reminded of another…
Black Butler, The Promised Neverland, The Promised Neverland Season 2
Why Do We Criticise Main Characters For Being Overpowered?
Why is an overpowered main character considered a bad thing? Admittedly, I do like anime where the underdog comes forward and finally overcomes the seemingly unbeatable peril, but…
Sword Art Online, The Irregular at Magic High School, Black Butler
With a Sharp Grin: 15 Anime Characters With Shark Teeth
While there are those who enjoy the cute little moe fang, there are others who demand a whole mouth of sharp teeth. For some characters, they can come…
Black Butler, Gurren Lagann, Hamatora, Twin Star Exorcists, Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club
15 Anime Series That End Up Differently Than The Source Material
There are plenty of good anime adaptations out there, even if every single one comes with a fan of the manga who has a problem with it. The…
Rosario + Vampire, The Promised Neverland, Tokyo Ghoul, Trigun, Claymore
Gude Crest
Orphan's presents a new English release of the 1990 sword-and-sorcery OVA Onna Senshi Efe & Jira: Gude no Monshou ( Woman Warriors Efe & Ji...
The Fashion Boy is Cool, Twin Spica, Ai no Kusabi, All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku, Alpen Rose
Black Butler OVA: Book of Murder
Rating: 9/10 Episodes: 2 Source: Manga Genres: Mystery, demon,supernatural, historical Premiered: Winter 2015 Synopsis At the behest of the Queen, Earl Ciel Phantomhive hosts a lavish dinner party…
Black Butler Season 1 Series Review
Black Butler has for a long time been one of my favourite anime. For all the historical inaccuracies and potential plot problems, it remains a series that is…
Why Black Butler Season Two is the Worst Continuation in Anime Ever
Greetings, fabulous people of the Internet! Hanime on Anime here! And suppose you’re wondering why I’m bringing up Black Butler for no particular reason today. In that case, the short…
Tuesday’s Top 5: Top 5 Red-Heads (Female)
Here we are with my very first top 5 list. Naturally I chose a topic near and dear to my heart and that is counting down my favourite…
Original Anime ‘Auatrope of White Sand’ Announced for Summer 2021
On January 15, P.A. Works announced for its new original anime series Auatrope of White Sand (Shiro Suna no Auatrope). The studio uploaded a teaser PV and launching…
I Reincarnated as Evil Alice, So the Only Thing I’m Courting is Death Volume 1 Review
For Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or Black Butler fans, I Reincarnated as Evil Alice, So the Only Thing I'm Courting is Death is worth it.
Anime Series Like Moriarty the Patriot
William Moriarty is the second son of the noble Moriarty family. During the day, he is a mathematics professor, but at night he uses his keen mind in…
Amatsuki Re-Revisited
You might wonder, with good reason, why Orphan is releasing a new version of Amatsuki , six years after our first release. That release is q...
Ghost in the Shell, Hand Maid Mai, High Score, Joker: Marginal City, Shuten Doji - The Star Hand Kid
Black Butler: Book of Circus (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Black Butler’s 2014 anime series brings the adaptation back to canon and was released in the UK a few years ago, so here’s a look at Anime Limited’s…
Dropped – A look at what could have been – Manga Part III
Welcome back to the third installment of the “Dropped”, the manga edition. By now, you guys know the drill and may or may not be curious as to…
Dropped – A look at what could have been – Anime Part II
Welcome back to “Dropped”! This is a series of posts where I talk about a bunch of titles that at one point or another I started and then…
Black Butler, Naruto, Tokyo Ghoul, The Prince of Tennis, Prince of Tennis: Mini Theater
My 5 candidates to be my husbando
So Yesterday us Ani Bloggers on Twitter thanks to Scott over at @MechAnimeReview decided it would be fun to share our husbando list! Even though in my personal…
20 Anime “Dere” Character Types That You Have Never Heard Of
Permit me to be old for just a moment, but back in my day, we only had a handful of “dere” type classifications in anime. You had: the…
Death Note, Dragon Ball Z, Black Clover, Heaven's Lost Property, The World God Only Knows
Visual Kei&Anime – the GazettE
It is now the 8th edition of Visual Kei&Anime! What a time! This time, is a short and sweet, to the point post with only one connection. However,…
Day 5 of Otakutober: Nihongo Legends–Shinigami
Welcome to another Day of Otakutober and why not add to the series of blogs called Nihongo Legends where I set the records straight in a spark note…
Quarantine Watch List II
Is this still considered quarantine? I’m limiting my exposure to others, especially considering the health concerns of myself and loved ones. So I’ll be at home continuing to…
Yona of the Dawn, Black Butler, Holmes of Kyoto, Kuroko's Basketball, Rin-ne
Black Butler Volume 29 Review
Black Butler volume 29 proves that readers should be prepared to buckle in for quite a while after the events of this one.
The Sentiments of Others: Fred Abberline And The Humanity of Ciel Phantomhive
***SPOILERS AHEAD*** Ciel Phantomhive, was focused on his mission to pay retribution to those responsible for the death of his parents. He even made a pact with a…
Returning to Anime? The Best Anime Series of 2008 That You Missed
Been away from anime for awhile? We understand. You go out and have your life, anime will always be waiting for you when you come back. They always…
Birdy the Mighty, Casshern Sins, Junjo Romantica, Rosario + Vampire, Spice and Wolf
Black Butler Book Trilogy Anime Review
If you had been following for a while now then you guys have known that I had watched Black Butler before, around this time, I think, last year. I really…
Anime confessions
Are you a loyal anime fan? Do you stand by those shows which have brought you joy? Lately, I’ve read a few think pieces on how people’s preconceptions…
Ode to Anime Studios – A-1 Pictures/Cloverworks
Well, here goes nothing… After the 12 Days was over (I finished writing mine on the 23rd), I had no idea what to write on…until I realised I…
Weekly round-up
We’ve been in a Harry Potter kind of mood lately – must be all that festive spirit in the air. So we captured that and fed a little…
Code Geass and Black Butler creators team up for ice-skating anime
Are we ready for this after Yuri!!! on ICE? We’re not sure, but it’s happening anyway. J.C. Staff have announced their upcoming original anime Skate-Leading Stars, named after…
Reel Japan Episode 10 – Black Butler
The Reel Japan podcast crew reviews the 2014 Japanese live action movie adaptation of the Black Butler series.
Today’s Tub Manga: Frau Faust (volume 2)
When volume one of Frau Faust came out, all I saw were comparisons to Yamazaki’s other series The Ancient Magus’ Bride. I guess it’s to be expected being…
OtakuGeneration (Show #513) Spring Impressions
Shownotes :: (show 513) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Spring Impressions, recorded live April 5th, 2015. This week we started…
One Piece, Hayate the Combat Butler, Naruto: Shippuden, World Conquest Zvezda Plot, Mobile Suit Gundam
OtakuGeneration (Show #488) Fall Impressions
Shownotes :: (show 488) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Fall Impressions, recorded live October 12th, 2014. This week finished watching…
Gundam Build Fighters, Wolf Girl and Black Prince, Chaika -The Coffin Princess-, Ghost in the Shell, Fairy Tail
OtakuGeneration (Show #487) Fall Impressions
Shownotes :: (show 487) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Fall Impressions, recorded live October 5th, 2014. This week started watching…
MEGANEBU!, Naruto: Shippuden, Unico, Mobile Suit Gundam, Bodacious Space Pirates
Daily Animapocalypse: Fan Pandering Episode
On this episode, I invite 420Weedacolypse from the blog Pokemon Day Cares to talk about some stuff I’ll never watch, read or play. (Black Butler, Dramatical Murder and…
January-April 2014 Haul (both BL and non-BL)
I just want to keep track of everything I own. I’ve been buying and buying stuff recently. Like, when I’m having a break at work, I wander off…
2008: A Briton's Guide to Anime
@ IanWolf writes manga reviews and features for MyM Magazine , anime and manga reviews for Anime UK News , and a "Beginner's Guide to Ani...
Strike Witches, Black Butler, Bleach, Junjo Romantica, Rose of Versailles
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[1st episode] Arcana Famiglia
Ah well, I suppose I better get started on this new season since it rains and I haven't started working yet. So, La storia della Arcana…
When anime meets litterature
Just so you know, the idea from this post comes from the book Ikebukuro West Gate Park because, as normal it is that the first 2 volumes…
Blue Exorcist, Genji, Ikebukuro West Gate Park, Black Butler, Durarara!!
OtakuGeneration (Show #356) Chihayafuru
Shownotes :: (show 356) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Chihayafuru, recorded live April 1st, 2012. This week Paul made us watch Chihayafuru and no one…
Black Butler, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Golgo 13, Infinite Stratos, Naruto: Shippuden
Confessions of a Fujoshi: Realism in fiction.
NB: Fujoshi (腐女子, lit. “rotten girl”) refers to female fans of manga and novels that feature romantic relationships between men. I wasn’t always a fujoshi. Somewhere down the…
OtakuGeneration (Show #299) Bartender
Shownotes :: (show 299) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With the Bartender, recorded live February 27th, 2011. This week we discussed…
Clannad, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, Durarara!!, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Guin Saga
OtakuGeneration (Show #292) MAGFest
Shownotes :: (show 292) :: () :: () :: () :: () With MAGFest, recorded live January 12th, 2011. This week we talked with Nick from MAGFest, to…
Ghost Sweeper Mikami, Gravitation TV, Naruto, Naruto: Shippuden, Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom
OtakuGeneration (Show #266) Summer Preview
Shownotes :: (show 266) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Summer Preview, recorded live July 11th, 2010. This week we watched Bakemonogatari, but had such…
Amagami SS, Love Hina, Cat Planet Cuties, High School of the Dead, Mitsudomoe