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Pick of the Week: Mixed-Up Picks
SEAN: Lotsa stuff this week, including 80 gabillion Yen On light novels, as well as a new Shojo Beat title. But I’m gonna go with the new volume…
Yowamushi Pedal, Chihayafuru, My Love Story!!, Yona of the Dawn
Animecast: Anime Databases and Review Brigading
The Hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast decide to dive into the interesting realm of anime databases (commonly referred to as Anime Lists). Not only this, but the…
17 Sports Anime With a Female Lead
Serious sports anime is a bit of a boy’s club, and it’s easy to see why when you do find the occasional anime with a female lead. It’s,…
Teekyuu, Bamboo Blade, Chihayafuru, Scorching Ping Pong Girls, Taisho Baseball Girls
My 10 Favorite Anime Episodes
Alright time to talk about my 10 favorite anime episodes of all time. As I saw this video on youtube ranking the highest rated episodes all time. So…
Anime Series Like Those Snow White Notes
After watching his grandfather perform the shamisen at a young age, Setsu became entranced. However, after his grandfather’s death, he runs away from his small village and quits…
Those Snow White Notes, Chihayafuru, Kids on the Slope, March Comes in Like a Lion, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Kageki Shoujo!! – 01 (First Impressions) – The Immovable Beanpole vs the Unmovable Idol
The apathetic, man-loathing, recently disgraced idol Narata Ai (Hanamori Numiri in top form) enrolls and is accepted into the exclusive Kouka School for Musical and Theatrical Arts, which…
S4E10 - Chihayafuru, A Certain Scientific Railgun
In this episode of ScreenTone Club, Elliot and Andy have a card-slapping, raingun-firing good time!Series Discussed: Chihayafuru Vol. 1, A Certain Scientific Railgun Vol. 1Assignments for next Episode:…
A Certain Scientific Railgun, Berserk, Berserk, Chihayafuru, Fire Force
S4E09 - How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift?, A School Frozen in Time
In this episode of ScreenTone Club, Elliot and Andy get locked in a school and forced to learn about exercise! How will they survive???Series Discussed: How Heavy are…
Chihayafuru, Heavy, The Girl from the Other Side, A Certain Scientific Railgun
TOP 5 SPORTS ANIME COACHES!!
Hello! I’m back at it with another ‘top 5’ post. They are fun and easy to make, but hard to find interesting topics. Irina does a wonderful job…
Life in Japan Episode 2: Socially Distanced Sakurapalooza (and Chihayafuru)
Kyoto abides. Read more
On Kodansha US’s New Tagline
One of the North American manga publishers recently got a new revamp as Kodansha Comics became consolidated into a more centralized Kodansha with a new logo and also a…
Manga Therapy - Where Psychology & Manga Meet
Attack on Titan, Chobits, Knights of Sidonia, Tokyo Ghoul, A Silent Voice
Doki Doki News: Anime Awards, Demon Slayer, and Playstation State of Play
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of February 21st through 27th! Check out latest…
Bookshelf Briefs 2/20/21
Chihayafuru, Vol. 24 | By Yuki Suetsugu | Kodansha Comics (digital only) – Hooray, I’m finally caught up again on Chihayafuru! This volume finds Chihaya and friends lending…
Jujutsu Kaisen – 03 – Gauging the Crazy
Here I thought we’d be spending more times in the woods of Tokyo’s outskirts, but Yuuji joins Gojou and Megumi to Harajuku to pick up Jujutsu Tech’s third…
Anime Feminist’s Top Picks for 2020
In an exceptionally hellish year, good anime managed to provide some brief moments of reprieve. Here are the staff's 2020 favorites!
Princess Connect! Re: Dive, Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, APPARE-RANMAN!, Ascendance of a Bookworm, BNA
Reader’s Choice – Best of Anime 2020 Poll
The end of the year is here and it's time for the 15th Annual Reader's Choice poll. Do you have a favorite series you'd like to see win?…
Tower of God, My Hero Academia, Chihayafuru, Chihayafuru 3, Sword Art Online
Why I Blog About Anime, Japan, and Tokyo
Life takes funny turns. Way back in 2003 I really wasn't terribly interested in Japan or anime or manga. This is even though I had grown up...
Golden Kamuy, Naruto, Red Baron, Saga of Tanya the Evil, Gasaraki
Pick of the Week: Yona and Friends
MICHELLE: There are a few things coming out this week that appeal to me a great deal, not least of which is the latest Yona of the Dawn,…
Oldtaku no Radio #048 – Chihayafuru (Season Three)
Six years after the end of its second season, the Chihayafuru anime that adapts Yuki Suetsugu’s josei manga returned for its third season. After what seemed like a…
Chihayafuru Volume 10 Review
The Mizusawa Karuta Club's next challenge awaits as the All Japan Senior High School Karuta Championship kicks off Chihayafuru Volume 10.
Gunslinger Girl Anime Review – 57/100 – Throwback Thursday
I really wanted to like Gunslinger Girl. Made by MADHOUSE, Directed by Morio Asaka of Chihayafuru and Card Captor Sakura: Clear Card fame, Gunslinger Girl has a simple but compelling…
Sensou Douwa: The Cake Tree in the Ruins
Sensou Douwa ( War Tales or War Fables ) was a series of TV specials by Shin-Ei Animation that ran annually from 2002 to 2009. In…
Peter Pan & Wendy, Kuro ga Ita Natsu, Lupin III, Obocchama-kun, Yakeato no, Okashi no Ki
Twwk’s Top 30 Anime Series
Professional otaku ProZD tweeted out his top 30 anime, anime movies, and manga this week, and I enjoyed his recommendations greatly—they cover series old and new, and lift…
Amagi Brilliant Park: Maybe Brilliant, Maybe Not…(TBR/W Post)
Some of the references in this might have gone over my head…
Inari Kon Kon, Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist, Outbreak Company, Amagi Brilliant Park, Chihayafuru
Pick of the Week: I Spy
MICHELLE: I suspect this’ll be another of those weeks where most or all of us say the same thing. So, before I get to the inevitable, I’ll also…
Top 50 Anime of the Decade
A new decade starts and immediately everyone is stuck inside. I can’t really do much, so what better time to think about the past? The ’10s are well…
Harmonie, Flavors of Youth, Tsuredure Children, The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior, Digimon: Digital Monsters
Kuro’s Favorite Anime: #8 Chihayafuru
It’s Monday and time for my #8 favorite anime! Today’s anime is one that I didn’t initially see entering my favorites list when I first watched it but…
Year 1 Issue 19
Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 19 May 6 - 12, 2020 Hello all! Welcome back to Arcadia Dragnet, thank you…
Ascendance of a Bookworm, BABYLON, Beyblade Burst, The Perfect Insider, Dragon Ball Z Kai
I Found an Online Karuta Game
I was watching the third season of Chihayafuru (I still haven’t finished it) and I suddenly had the urge to search for something similar to Karuta to play.…
OSMcast! Show #158: Chihayafuru 3
When I listen up atThe wide-stretched plain of podcasts,Is the audio the sameThat peach on Mount MomoconIn the land of Taiiku?We never thought we would have the excuse…
Chihayafuru 3: Worth the Wait
We finally get a third season after six years, and it's the best season yet.
Top 5 Anime Series to Binge-watch In Quarantine!
Has this quarantine been way longer than you expected? Are you bored out of your mind and have no idea of what to do to pass this extra…
[Post #900] Chihayafuru Season 3: Growing Up Sucks
It’s so strange to write a complete season review for a show that I looked into with episode reviews. A rare scenario for me where I look at…
OSMinterview! Deva Marie on 4/15/2020
Our boy John is back with yet another amazing interview! This time, he sits down virtually with the wondrous Deva Marie. You may recognize her voice best as…
Chihayafuru S3 – Episode 24
Well shit, guys. We’re really in the depths of it now, aren’t we? Taichi at last confessed, was rejected, and responded in the most dramatic possible way: by…
CRUNCHYROLL ANIME 2020 Trailers And New Anime
The latest CRUNCHYROLL ANIME 2020 Trailers And New Anime + announcements! In this video were breaking down the latest and greatest currently streaming on Crunchyroll and what is…
Anime Feminist Recommendations of Winter 2020
As if to balance out the light lists of 2019, the new year roared in with so many quality shows we almost didn't have space to recommend them…
Year 1 Issue 15
Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 15 April 8 - 14, 2020 Welcome back to Arcadia Dragnet! My back…
Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Kaiketsu Zorori, Kizuna, Witch Girl Meg, Ore-sama Kingdom
The Decade in Review: The Japanese Industry
I said I wouldn’t be updating this blog for a while, but I remembered that I was working on a two-post "decade in review" which I had star...
In This Corner of the World, Macross, Sailor Moon Crystal, Space Adventure Cobra, Blood Blockade Battlefront
Some Thoughts on the Winter 2020 Anime Season
A quite reasonable reason to get back into watching anime more regularly, I’d say. As you may remember, back in January I said that I was going to…
A Seasonal Review — Winter 2020
Dropped: Ahiru no Sora, Aikatsu on Parade!, ARP Backstage Pass, Boku no Tonari ni Ankoku Hakaishin ga Imasu, Chihayafuru S3, Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia, Haikyuu!! To…
Chihayafuru Podcast with Arkada (Glass Reflection) and Daniel (Trickster's Treatise)
Welcome to the Subtitled Podcast! Today Arakada of Glass Reflection and Daniel from Trickster's Treatise join me to discuss studio Madhouse's hit Chihayafuru. We have done a few…
Year 1 Issue 13
Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 13 March 25 - 31, 2020 Welcome back to Arcadia Dragnet, everyone, hope all…
ISEKAI QUARTET, Scissor Seven, Beyblade Burst, Birdy the Mighty Decode, Kaiketsu Zorori
Chihayafuru 3 – 24 (END)
The love triangle of the decade has parted ways...for now. I know this is almost a week…
Chihayafuru Season 3 Episode 24 (Finale): Investments Payoff
I had the hardest time hitting the button to start this episode. You know, for a lot of reasons really. For instance, you guys mostly know I am…
Chihayafuru S3 – Episode 23
Hello again, everyone. You all ready for Taichi’s Birthday Party Tournament? I know I certainly am – frankly, I wasn’t aware quite how much stress I was carrying…
Year 1 Issue 12
Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 12 March 18 - 24, 2020 Well folks, I've had a tough week to…
ISEKAI QUARTET, Interspecies Reviewers, Kaiketsu Zorori, Laughing Salesman, A Certain Scientific Railgun
Weekly Round-Up, 18-24 March 2020: Gender-Neutral Dresses in Animal Crossing, Chihayafuru Behind-the-Scenes, and How to Support Stars Align
AniFem Round-Up How Kingdom Hearts helped me assert my gender identity Latonya Pennington shares their struggles with the strict binary often enforced by character creators, and how they…
Why It Works: A Lifetime of Competition: Growing Up in Chihayafuru
With the spring season rapidly approaching, it felt like about time to write some sort of thematic wrap-up for this season of Chihayafuru. I’ve been thrilled by Chihayafuru’s…
Chihayafuru Season 3 Episode 23: Dark Taichi Crossroads
I’m finding this review hard to write. It’s not because I’ve sat in front of a keyboard more then I’m used to today. That does have an effect…