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My Favourite Anime Make-Up Looks
A lot of anime characters don’t wear make-up. And fair enough! It’s a lot of work for the studio! I would do the same. But sometimes there are…
The Manga Review, 5/13/22
April sales figures are in, and manga continues to dominate the NPD Adult Graphic Novels list. Though the list includes some perennial favorites–Berserk, Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia—Spy…
Cosplay Beats! Who Should Paris Cosplay as Next?
You’ve seen Paris cosplay all sorts of characters on this column, from C.C. (Code Geass) to Sailor Mars, and Misa (Death Note) to Tifa (FF7). Now we’re throwing…
Battle Game in 5 Seconds
Akira is not your average gamer. He owns records on every leaderboard he climbs, he has forum threads and articles written about him, and he is bored with…
Manga the Week of 5/11/22
SEAN: The week of Mother’s Day, and what manga will moms be reading? Yen On has a 5th volume of Bofuri: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so…
Death Note, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? II, Juliet, Saga of Tanya the Evil
All Hail! – 18 Anime Series About Conquering The World
If you lead a sufficient amount of people, eventually your only goal will become to lead all people. Played straight and played for laughs, world
Death Note, Jormungand, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Love After World Domination, Squid Girl
#49 School Judgment (Ft. Zach Logan from The One Piece Podcast)
Episode Text: How well does Phoenix Wright for kids hold up in court? We and our guest Zach Logan from The One Piece Podcast discuss Takeshi Obata (Art)…
#48.5 First Thoughts on School Judgment
How can you object to having a teenage lawyer? David and Jordan give their first thoughts on the Shonen Jump manga School Judgment. Listen in as they give…
Is Fruits Basket Overrated?
I understand that I am pushing my luck here. When I rip into Evangelion or Death Note, I am spared by the fact that those shows have a…
This Week in Anime - Where Did Platinum End Go Wrong?
Platinum End plummeted to the bottom of the series ranking episode after episode. How did a show with a pedigree like "from the creators of Death Note" crash…
What Platinum End Says About My Past and Present
(TW for discussion of death, suicide, suicide ideation and trauma.)
Is Destroying the World Actually A Decent Motive?
"I want to destroy the world!" Um... you mean the world you are actually standing on and live on? How does that make sense? Is destroying the world…
Is Black Lagoon still one of my favourite anime of all time?
Madhouse was killing it in the late 2000’s. Death Note, Nana, Kaiji, Dennou Coil, One Outs, Kaiba. One of their most highly regarded anime from the that period…
“So what is my favourite anime” project begins
I don’t know what my favourite anime is. I used to know. I even found a word document I made in 2009 where I had a list of…
AniMarch Madness 2022: Round 1, Day 3
We’re now halfway through round one of AniMarch Madness! But not to fear: That still leaves 16 matches this week, including eight more today featuring 16 wonderful anime!…
Chihayafuru, Death Note, Fairy Tail, One Piece, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Help Select our “Bubble Anime” For AniMarch Madness 2022!
AniMarch Madness, where you decide the anime to rule them all by voting on our social media platforms, begins in under two weeks, on February 28th! We’re nearing…
“Monster”: and the beauty still left to behold
I’ll go on record to say that the manga for Urusawa Naoki’s Monster has possibly the best written story in the medium of manga. I still stand by…
Newman’s Nook: Bakuman and Women
For 2022, I decided to tackle a number of manga that I had not yet read. Some I owned digitally via older Humble Bundles. Others were planned based…
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Ajin : Demi Human [ Review ]
Upon the 21st Century’s Golden Age of Television around the early 2000s, antiheroes became a prominent figure in media entertainment once again. From Mad Men to The Sopranos,…
Anime Characters With the Highest Kill Count!
I am a big fan of horror in any context. Horror movies, books, anime and anything else. I have seen a list of the scary movie serial killers…
This Week in Anime - Is Platinum End the Successor of Death Note?
Death Note captured anime and manga readers' attention with the exploits of Light Yagami. The creators' new series Platinum End introduces a different type of death game and…
Top 5 Characters Voiced By Miyano Mamoru
I don't give voice actors enough credit on my blog. They can really make or break a character and an anime, but other than Daisuke Ono I've never…
Feature – I Want To Be The Very Best
How many anime characters want to be the very best? And what do they get if they achieve it?
Death Note: The Musical
Was anyone going to tell me there’s a Death Note musical? Or was I just supposed to find out because of this TikTok with a song that is…
18 Best Anime Series For Absolute Beginners
It has occurred to me that I’ve never written this article. The recommendations on this site are indeed for any level of anime fandom, but for many of…
My Hero Academia, To Your Eternity, 91 Days, Black Clover, Fullmetal Alchemist
Show-ha Shoten Has Struck Comedy Gold
They say comedy is subjective…
Anime Series Like Platinum End
After his parents died, Mirai Kakehashi was left in the care of abusive relatives. On the day he graduated from middle school, he decided to end his life.…
Platinum End, Shaman King, AJIN: Demi-Human, Death Note, Future Diary
“You Need to Subscribe, Silly!” A Throwback Thursday Look at NewType USA
In life, we have loads of inadvertent “Time Capsules”; items that capture what life was like in any given moment in time. It could be something as ordinary…
Gurren Lagann, Death Note, Eureka Seven, Fullmetal Alchemist, Grave of the Fireflies
Man vs Man – We’ve Got A Problem Here
Man vs Man is a pretty typical conflict in a story and anime has some great exampls.
Platinum End Review: Sharp Edge, Handle With Caution
Studio: Signal.MD Director: Kazuchika Kise Streaming on: Crunchyroll, Funimation I consider myself a reluctant fan of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The manga-making duo have collaborated thrice i…
NRN 2 - Death Note (2017)
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Platinum End: So Much Edge, So Little Fun
I’m not embarrassed to count 2006’s grim edge-a-thon Death Note among my favourite anime…
Netflix’s Live Action version of Cowboy Bebop is clearly trying to be respectful to the source material
More so given the overwhelmingly negative reception it’s received so far from fans of the Anime. I get it, everyone remembers the disaster that was Netflix’s Death…
To-Y Blu-ray
To-Y is a 1987 OVA about a Japanese indie rock band and its lead singer. It is based on a ten-volume manga by Kamijou Atsuji. To-Y …
Death Note, Karuizawa Syndrome, Satsujin Kippu wa Heart-iro, VINLAND SAGA, Black Lion
Sorry, My Hero Academia – Black Clover is my stand-out shounen of 2021.
Shounen is the most popular genre of anime by a country mile. Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, Attack on Titan, One Piece, Bleach, Death Note, Fullmetal Alchemist, Haikyuu!!, My…
Death Note, Dragon Ball, Fullmetal Alchemist, HAIKYU!!, My Hero Academia
Day 3- He took a chip…AND ATE IT: The Impact of Death Note
Yes. Yes you truly did just read that as the title of this post. We are going to talk about how he took a chip…and ate it. Welcome…
This Is Where I Came In...
I just had the pleasure of editing the Blu-ray version of episode 58 of Yawara! - the last one I had never touched (or seen) before -…
Death Note, Eguchi Hisashi no Kotobuki Gorou Show, Black Jack, Shin Chan, Shigeru
Platinum End’s first episode exceeded my expectations
In this post, I give my controversial opinion on the first episode of the Platinum End anime adaptation.
Platinum End Episode 1 Review – Heavy-Handed Backstory Leading up to the Looming Battle Royale
Post sponsored by Matt Doyle (Author of Ailuros) From the creator of Death Note and Bakuman we now get Platinum End (that is kind of looking like Future…
First Impression: Platinum End
Orphaned, abused, and without any comfort or hope, Mirai Kakehashi leaps off a skyscraper the day of his high school graduation, resolute in his decision to commit suicide.…
PODCAST: Death Parade Episodes 5-8
Join Shadon and Doc as they tackle the next block of four episodes and have some strong disagreements over the show, particularly focused around Episode 6! There’s also…
Yet Another Top 10 Guilty Pleasure Anime
As much as I love anime, I find it hard to talk about it to other people who aren’t into anime. Some feel OK to talk about like…
Anime I’d Recommend
A Short Anime: Death Parade An Anime with Lovable Characters: Haikyuu! A Beautifully Animated Anime: Demon Slayer A Funny Anime: The Disastrous Life of Saiki K A Romantic…
Death Note, Death Parade, JUJUTSU KAISEN, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan
Sensou Douwa: Kiku-chan to Ookami
Sensou Douwa ( War Fables or War Tales ) was a series of TV specials by Shin-Ei Animation that ran annually from 2002 to 2009. In…
Wedding Peach, Cool Cool Bye, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Fire Emblem, Maison Ikkoku
Food in Anime – It Looks Delicious.
I’ve been watching anime for over a decade now. There’s one simple truth when it comes to this form of media. No matter the show. No matter how…
Food in Anime – It Looks Delicious.
I’ve been watching anime for over a decade now. There’s one simple truth when it...
Food in Anime – It Looks Delicious.
I’ve been watching anime for over a decade now. There's one simple truth when it comes to this form of media. No matter the show. No matter how…
Food in Anime – It Looks Delicious.
I’ve been watching anime for over a decade now. There's one simple truth when it comes to this form of media. No matter the show. No matter how…
Top 5: Supernatural Anime – They aren’t always creepy but these anime all do something a little beyond the ordinary.
I love a good supernatural anime so cutting a list down to just 5 was quite the challenge. Here are my 5 favourite supernatural anime but I'd love…
Shonen is Ready to Grow Up
In the world of manga and anime, battle shonen indisputably reigns supreme. Of the top ten most popular anime on MAL, seven are specifically battle anime, not counting…