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19 Most Beloved Shoujo Recs
Fun Lists 19 Most Beloved Shoujo Recs Shoujo Henshin shoujo, shojo, anime, manga, manga blog, anime blog


The Only 100 Anime You Need To Watch
100 Anime Recommendations These are the only 100 anime you need to see! Some of the old.. some of the new, I’m sure there are dozens that are perfect…
CONventional Sunday (Otakon 2022 in review)
Hey, long time no talk, It’s Jecka with our adventures in Otakon 2022! A bit out of order since this actually happened a week before CRX, bu...
One Piece, One Pound Gospel, Cross Game, Dragon Ball Z, Maison Ikkoku


25 Wealthy and Elegant Oujo-sama Characters in Anime
She is beauty and she is grace, she is sometimes laughing right in your face. The ojou-sama, or proper young lady archetype, is one widely utilized in
Boys Over Flowers, Hi Score Girl, Hyouka, Kyousougiga, Ladies Versus Butlers


10 Romance Anime Where The Main Character Suddenly Becomes Popular
You know what they say, all it takes is the attentions of one popular person to shine even the biggest turd into a diamond. It certainly isn't a
Masamune-kun's Revenge, Chivalry of a Failed Knight, Haganai, Boys Over Flowers, Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You


An Ode to the Women of Anime, Manga, & Light Novels
Happy International Women’s Day, everyone! In honor of the day, we here at BtT are excited to celebrate some of our favorite women working in anime, manga, and…
The Heike Story, Urusei Yatsura, Ascendance of a Bookworm, Wandering Son, Boys Over Flowers


10 Favorite First Volumes
Fun Lists 10 Favorite First Volumes Shoujo Henshin shoujo, shojo, anime, manga, manga blog, anime blog
Skip Beat!, Fruits Basket, Full Moon, Boys Over Flowers, Sailor Moon


Weekly Round-Up, 9-15 February 2022: Otome Games on PC, Fishbowl Women, and Yuri DJ Manga
AniFem Round-Up Girls Over Flowers: My resonance with Makino Tsukushi’s burden of parenting Sky shares her love for Boys Over Flowers (Hana Yori Dango)’s beleaguered heroine, who keeps…


Girls Over Flowers: My resonance with Makino Tsukushi’s burden of parenting
Tsukushi faces more than just bullying from her peers and the controlling grasp of Domyouji. She also must carry the additional burden of financial instability and the pressure…


Anime to re-live 2021!
The year is running out in a hurry! A year can fly by so quickly it can feel like it’s ending before you’ve really had a chance to…
Anime Series Like Lovely Complex
Risa is very tall for a girl. Atsushi is very short for a boy. They are both in love with different people who actually end up dating each…
Boys Over Flowers, His and Her Circumstances, Lovely Complex, Monster, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun


The Anime That Didn’t Make Us #17 – Lensman, Boys Over Flowers, Vampire Princess Miyu
Sheena Duffy joins us to discuss three more anime that we were unable to watch growing up due to the curse of geography. Lensman (1984) – EE ‘Doc’…
The Dynamite In The Brain Anime Podcast
Boys Over Flowers, Lensman, Vampire Princess Miyu, Vampire Princess Miyu
That Wolf-Boy is Mine! (with letterer Sara Linsley)
Covers all 4 volumes of That Wolf-Boy is Mine! by Yoko NogiriThat Wolf-Boy is Mine! is a lot cuter and more innocent than its title suggests. Four hot…
Basara Pt. 3 (with Caitlin)
Covers volumes 19–27 of Basara by Yumi Tamura (the last third of the series).The war epic that is Basara finally comes to an end in this long denouement…
Newman’s Nook: Every Story Has an End
So, there I was in early December, minding my own business, when an announcement that Boys Over Flowers Season 2 was coming to an end showed up on…
Moto Hagio’s They Were Eleven, A,A', and A Drunken Dream (with Kate Dacey)
Covers They Were Eleven, A, A Prime, and A Drunken Dream, all short works by Moto HagioIn honor of the release of The Poe Clan by Moto Hagio,…
Ouran High School Host Club Pt. 2 (with Rose Bridges and Aisha Soleil)
Covers volumes 10-18 of OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB by Bisco Hatori OURAN superfan Rose Bridges, manga reviewer Aisha Soleil chat, and Shojo & Tell host Ashley are back…
Fruits Basket Part 1 (with ANN’s Jacob Chapman)
Covers volumes 1-8 of Fruits Basket by Natsuki TakayaAt the height of the mid-2000s manga boom in the US, there was no bigger series than Fruits Basket. And…


Boys Over Flowers 17 – Double Dating Means Double Drama
Photo taken by me of my own copy. Strangely there aren’t many high resolution images of covers floating around anymore. Oh well. As you can see, I lucked…


Happily ever after for everyone! – beta couples in shojo manga
One of the most common elements of shojo romantic-comedies is the presence of beta couples. Beta couples are secondary romantic relationships, which often serve as a contrast to…


Foxy Lady: My Girlfriend Is A Gumiho
He freed her heart and soul. Even mythological creatures need love. I didn’t fly through this week’s romantic Kdrama as fast as I did with previous series such…


While I’m at it - it being manga spoilerz? - I called this...
While I'm at it - it being manga spoilerz? - I called this last year. Ayane x Pin shit is getting real. You can tell whenever somebody gets…


Gokinjo Monogatari My reaction to the news, from Ojisan, that I...
Gokinjo Monogatari My reaction to the news, from Ojisan, that I am being pitted against some other proper anime blog in the AniBlog Tourney has left me with the…
Neighborhood Stories, Boys Over Flowers, Paradise Kiss, Sailor Moon
OtakuGeneration (Show #220) PONYO
NOTE: This was also cross posted in the otakugeneration LJ community. Shownotes :: (show 220) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With PONYO, recorded…
Dokkoida?!, Genshiken 2, Destiny of the Shrine Maiden, Devil May Cry, His and Her Circumstances
Complete version means ...
I'm asked a question about complete version. I wrote it in new titles. Almost manga books are published as normal editon. It's called 'Shin...