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Embrace Life's Worst Moments

What do you do when you have to become something new? Psycho-Pass (2012) is probably the best anime from Gen Urobuchi, the writer of series like Fate/Zero and Madoka…

ProfessorViral

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The Rise and Fall(?) of Gen Urobuchi

When it comes to writers in Anime, Manga and other mediums in Japan, one writer to me stands above them all as being one of the best but…

Chloe Sunflora

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Musings on Magical Boys (Of Different Stripes)

So…if you haven’t heard, Boueibu is coming back in 2024 and will drop a film in winter 2025. I owe a lot to Boueibu and I’m celebrating, sure,…

The Animanga Spellbook

Mellow

Another year, another ecchi OVA about cross-dressing from Knack. This time it's 1993's Mellow , which is based on a manga by Kasahara Rin th...

Collectr's Blog

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Fate/Extra: Last Encore: The beautiful nightmare.

You can go to many Fate fans and ask them what their favorite one of the franchise is. Many can talk about the original Fate/Stay Night from 2006,…

Anime Solstice

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The Necessity of Violence

Violence, while its form will change greatly with time and place, may always be a necessity in the meeting of beings. Psycho-Pass, the all-time great anime from Gen Urobuchi…

ProfessorViral

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The FATE WATCH ORDER IN 30 seconds

Honestly there are so many watch-order videos, just follow this! Here is the best watch order for the fate series Because I can First, you want to start off with Fate/Stay…

DecafisHere

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When Anime Just Hits Different.

Use my code GIGGUK at http://partner.bokksu.com/gigguk to get $15 off your first Bokksu Japanese snack box! They just hit different ok. 0:00 Intro 2:53 Kids on the Slope 5:46 When Supernatural Battles…

Gigguk

Sanada 10 Special

Once upon a time, in the ancient days of the mid-oughts, there was a TV series with the rather long title of Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyuu Densets...

Collectr's Blog

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30 Years of Anime in 13 Minutes

Anime is one of the most bright and vibrant art forms out there, often being quite wild and wacky. While animation allows it to tell some of the…

ProfessorViral

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The Best Sacrifices in Anime

The death of a beloved character is one of the fastest ways to draw emotion from a viewer, especially in great anime series. We build bonds with them,…

ProfessorViral

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OST Spotlight: “the beginning of the end” of Fate/Zero

While I liked and could recognize one or two tracks from Fate/Zero, that was about the extent of my engagement with it until I came across this interview…

The Moyatorium

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Composer Breaks Down Madoka Magica's OST (Episode 3 Reaction)

In this episode we react to and analyze the music in the iconic and pivotal episode 3 of Madoka Magica. Scored by Yuki Kajiura, known for her work…

AMP - Anime Music Podcast

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how to fight god

The problem of evil asks a simple question with huge implications; if God is good, then why does evil exist? As we all struggle through the suffering which…

ProfessorViral

Nana Toshi Monogatari

Here's another project that BlueFixer asked Orphan to redo: the two-part sci-fi OVA Nana Toshi Monogatari: Hokkyokukai Sensen ( A Tale of S...

Collectr's Blog

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Master List of Bible Verses in Anime

Anime has a fascination with Christianity. For decades, priests and nuns have filled out anime casts, the church has often been presented as a corrupt source of evil,…

Beneath the Tangles

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The Wish to be Complete | Madoka Magica

We all have regret and nostalgia, we all make wishes and find despair, but can we become our true selves despite this all? Madoka Magica is a 2011 classic…

ProfessorViral

Haruka Naru Toki no Naka de 2

Haruka Naru Toki no Naka de ( In a Distant Time ) is an otome game franchise developed by Ruby Party. It spans at least a dozen…

Collectr's Blog

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"Improving" All Your Favorite Anime in 10 Seconds | 2

The great 90's classic anime Trigun is back, getting a reboot in 2023 dubbed Stampede. To celebrate this great anime coming back, I think we should remember one…

ProfessorViral

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Villains that know they are evil and don’t care

(WARNING!! Slight spoilers ahead) So recently I just finished watching the dressrosa arc in one piece and I thought about dolfamingo and how he just didn’t care about…

Art Of Anime

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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…

Beneath the Tangles

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Third Impact Anime Episode # 120 – Girls’ Last Tour feat. BokuSatchii

To continue our recent seasonal theme of reviewing anime with snow in them (see: Fate/Zero), we’re back with a review of the post-apocalyptic iyashikei (meaning healing) series, 2017’s…

Third Impact Anime

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#120 - Girls’ Last Tour feat. BokuSatchii

To continue our recent seasonal theme of reviewing anime with snow in them (see: Fate/Zero), we're back with a review of the post-apocalyptic iyashikei (meaning healing) series, 2017's…

Third Impact Anime Podcast

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Waver Velvet Is Such a Relatable Character!

I say this after writing about Fate/Zero and watching the Lord El-Melloi’s II Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace Note -Special Episode- which came out last week over the…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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4 Best Anime Openings by Kalafina

4 Best Kalafina Anime Openings: Kalafina has sung some legendary anime openings. Here are the 4 best Kalafina anime openings!

Crow's World of Anime

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Third Impact Anime Episode # 118 – Fate/Zero

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and/or Saturday with your friends and loved ones! To celebrate the holiday season. we’re covering an entry in the long…

Third Impact Anime

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#118 - Fate/Zero

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and/or Saturday with your friends and loved ones! To celebrate the holiday season, we're covering an entry in the long…

Third Impact Anime Podcast

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Fate/Zero Series 2: They didn’t completely screw the ending?

The Fate franchise has pretty consistently started out promisingly enough only to fall apart towards the end with rubbish twists and very forced happy endings. Well, this time…

Anime Reviews

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Urobuchi December: Fate/Zero

This was never my introduction into the world of the Fate. For me, that was the Fate/Stay Night series from 2006 which placed me into it. With this…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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Lord El-Melloi II’s Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace Note

A fun (though verbose) Fate/Zero spinoff that channels the vibes of Sherlock Holmes, Hogwarts, and the Fate Universe, with a myriad of cameos from other Fate entries.

At a Glance Anime

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Review: TODAY'S MENU FOR THE EMIYA FAMILY

With Thanksgiving and its many bountiful meals on the horizon, now's as good as time as any to take a look at some food manga.   After all, ...

The Manga Test Drive

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The Recipe for Modern Anime

Anime has changed a lot in the last 60 years, with each decade being defined by the introduction of new technology. Today, anime isn't just defined by the…

The Canipa Effect

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The Frontline Report [7/18/21]

This week on The Frontline Report: The Detective is Already Dead, The aquatope on white sands, final thoughts on Fate/Zero

The Magic Planet

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It’s Getting Hot in Here… (Tag Post)

Taking on Shoujo’s open invitation, but I’m also going to leave this open for anyone else to take up.

The Animanga Spellbook

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Popularity vs Quality in the Anime Community

One of the most hotly debated topics in anime is the relationship between how good an anime is and how popular it is. Does popularity mean a show…

A Certain Dazed Producer

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Re:CREATORS

An ensemble Reverse Isekai piece with a strong (though slightly less brutal) Fate/Zero feel to it. This takes a hard meta route and is ample with rich philosophical…

At a Glance Anime

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Fate/Zero: Kiritsugu & How to Dream Impossible Dreams

I may have watched Fate/Zero for Yuki Kajiura’s soundtrack, but what stays with me is Emiya Kiritsugu’s journey. Or should I say, his failure to actually take the…

Beneath the Tangles

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Tune of the Week(ish): Fate/Zero’s To the Beginning!

It’s a damn shame that this music group disbanded, cause man did they have some really great music, and were no strangers to Fate. Our tune of the…

Shallow Dives in Anime

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Fate/Zero Episode 17-25: So this guy called Angry Matthew…

Our re-dive into the series Fate/Zero continues! Last week we looked at the first half, and while I had many nice things to say about it, I also…

Shallow Dives in Anime

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Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works- Lost it at the end

I’ve talked about ufotable’s Fate franchise before way back when I reviewed Fate/Zero. This one came out in ’14 and ’15. I’ll be looking at both series together…

Anime Reviews

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Fate/Zero Episodes 1-16: Yap Trap

Anyone who has run with this blog in the almost two and half years (damn) since I’ve been here knows that I’m a card carrying, dyed in the…

Shallow Dives in Anime

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Superfluous Tragedy In Fate/Zero

A discussion about Fate/Zero and the overwhelming darkness within.

Anime Rants

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The Fate Franchise: Does Watch Order Matter?

The greatest barrier to entry into the Fate franchise is the fandom. That’s a common enough complaint, as anime fans are no strangers to toxic communities that pride…

The Otaku Exhibition

I Just Read Gen Urobuchi’s Equilibrium Fan Fiction

If the title of this post already makes sense to you, then you are welcome to sit by me in our tiny sliver at the center of an…

Weebservations

Ufotable’s 20th Anniversary: A Tale of Wild But Meticulous Growth

Studio Ufotable recently hit their 20th anniversary, which they celebrated with their most successful title to date. Their history up till this point has been marked by consistent…

Sakuga Blog

A Review of Fate/Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front – Babylonia

It’s the end of Pride Month and I’ve somehow managed to waste another one not talking about any gay anime. Mostly because my review of Given went up…

Sakura Sunrise

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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…

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