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Omedetou Grads- The significance of Graduation confessions

There’s something so poetic about confessing on the last day. There have been a number of live-action dramas and anime that have had a number of confessions because…

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Omedetou Grads- The significance of Graduation confessions

There’s something so poetic about confessing on the last day. There have been a number of live-action dramas and anime that have had a number of confessions because…

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Omedetou Grads~ Favorite Class trips in Anime

I, Star, am excited! This trope is one of my favorites to watch since it can have many spins to the main plot. Sometimes it’s a fluff episode…

Nerdy Bloggers | Y0uC4n7kn0w | Star & Luna

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AniMarch Madness 2023: Sweet Sixteen, Day 2

Today we conclude round three of AniMarch Madness with the final four matches of the Sweet Sixteen! We’ll compile all the votes and determine the winners by tomorrow…

Beneath the Tangles

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AniMarch Madness 2023: Round 1, Day 3

Sixteen matches down, 16 to go! We’re on day three of the first round of AniMarch Madness, where you vote to decide which anime will win in our…

Beneath the Tangles

YCK’s Top Anime recommendations about Highschool

Alright everyone! We surprisingly have never done this one before! So we’re going to have some fun with this one. Luna has watched and read a lot more…

Nerdy Bloggers | Y0uC4n7kn0w | Star & Luna

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Medium Matters: Fruits Basket

Okay, not really medium, since there are two Fruits Basket anime, and anime is just one medium. But there ARE two Fruits Basket anime and you don’t have…

Confessions of an Overage otaku

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Fruits Basket Another Volume 4 Review

The finale of Fruits Basket Another is good. But overall, the final volume of Fruits Basket Another is not.

TheOASG

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Weekly Round-Up, 22-28 February 2023: Protest for Higher Wages, Sci-Fi Yuri, and Steamy Otome

AniFem Round-Up The Transient Queerness of Fruits Basket For all the series does well, it also treats gender nonconformity and queerness as passing phases its characters discard by…

Anime Feminist

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What Would a NEW HUNTER X HUNTER Anime Look Like?

Make sure to tune into CodeX's debut concert streaming live on Sunday, March 5th 2023 at 6pm EST/3pm PST! You can watch the entire concert for free at…

The Canipa Effect

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The Warmth of Winter: Kotatsu!

Lately I have gotten into the healthy habit of going for a walk after work. Yay, making New Year’s resolutions into reality! Well today, I checked the weather…

Anime Hanabi

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The Transient Queerness of Fruits Basket

This show makes me laugh, it makes me cry, but more than anything, it makes me hope. It makes me hope that no matter how bad things get,…

Anime Feminist

Fruits Basket Another volume 4 (manga review)

A review of "Fruits Basket Another" volume 4 by Natsuki Takaya published by Yen Press

Yuri Stargirl

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Valentine’s day and White day in Anime!

Though most people in the Western World are familiar with Valentine’s Day, the Japanese celebration of White Day might not be as well known. As you might have…

Anime Hanabi

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Doki Doki Days 3: Best Kiss

It’s the 3rd day of Doki Doki Days! I’ll be talking about the best kiss? Honestly, this is a hard thing to judge. In fact, I’m not even…

Nerdy Bloggers | Y0uC4n7kn0w | Star & Luna

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Why older protagonists hit different

Welcome back to Otaku Thursday all my weebs and weeaboos! I hope you all enjoyed the You Can’t Know Anime Awards that came out at the end of…

Nerdy Bloggers | Y0uC4n7kn0w | Star & Luna

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What is the Number One Anime? – Examining the Metrics

It is an age-old question – what is the number one anime? What is the best anime out there? The highest echelon of the art form and the…

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Manga Pulse 484: Fruit King

The weather outside is delightful but the fire is so frightful. As long as you tune into this show you can find some solace from the wonderful snow…

Anime Pulse

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Tangle x Cast 6: Forgiveness in Naruto, Kenshin, Demon Slayer, and Furuba (REPOST)

Our original posting of episode six had audio issues. So here it is again (for the first time). We guarantee you haven’t listened to this episode yet, so…

Beneath the Tangles

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Family: Shelter & Butchershop

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.They may not mean to, but they do.They fill you with the faults they hadAnd add some extra, just for you.…

Tea Time

Star Dust

Orphan's last release for 2022. The 1992 sci-fi OVA Star Dust is the brainchild of Itano Ichirou, a well-known action director who worked o...

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Secret Santa Review: Fruits Basket Season 1 (2019)

Welcome to Anime Secret Santa, a gift exchange — founded by our friends at Reverse Thieves and currently run by the AGC Podcast — where the gifts are…

Ani-Gamers

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Anime/Manga of the Year 2022 | S CLASS Podcast Ep 45

Our final podcast of the year... prepare for the battle to determine the strongest under the heavens! Spoiler warning for every game we’ve played this year. In alphabetical order…

S CLASS Anime

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Weebsmas Day 4: Holiday-Themed Anime Promo

It’s the 4th day of weebsmas and honestly I, Star, am shocked that we haven’t done this yet and it’s been around forever! For those of you who…

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423 – Chainsaw Man part 4

Order is up for our final Retrospective episode on Chainsaw Man! We’re joined by Darfox’s friend Amber to discuss the end of the Public Safety Arc with volumes…

Manga Machinations

Camping Out For Black Friday (Anime Style)

Happy Post-Thanksgiving Day, friends! It’s hard to believe that it’s already that time of the year again, when some of the best deals of the season are happening.…

Beneath the Tangles

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Anime Review 257 Fruits Basket Prelude

This review contains spoilers for Fruits Basket Prelude. When I heard that Fruits Basket was getting new content after the final season had finished I was very uber…

TakaTempest Reviews

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15 Romance Anime Series Where They Go From Friends to Lovers

While there is certainly something charming about two people falling in love at first sight, typically the best romances start with the characters

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Anime Recommendations by Demographic

Here is a complete list of all anime I’ve watched that are at least 8/10s in my book. The demographic categories they belong to are determined by the…

Blubbyweb

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Anime Recommendations by Demographic

Here is a complete list of all anime I’ve watched that are at least 8/10s in my book. The demographic categories they belong to are determined by the…

Blubbyweb

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Anime Series Like Romantic Killer

All high schooler Anzu Hoshino loves is video games, chocolate, and her cat, Momohiko. She has shunned everything else, especially a romantic life.

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Kimami ni Idol

Kimama ni Idol (Free-Spirited Idols) is a 1990 comedy OVA based on a manga by Kotani Kenichi. It tells the madcap tale of three teenage girl...

Collectr's Blog

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How Fruits Basket Helped Me Work Towards a Better Life

This will be a personal reflective piece about what this show means to me rather than analysis of some overarching significance from the creators. Fruits Basket is the…

The Illusion of Memories

Arisa Good Luck

Here's a true bluebird: the 1999 one-shot OVA Arisa Good Luck . Last month, Tennouji, translator and proprietor of SakuraCircle, contacted m...

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Baccano! and Durarara!! are Masterpieces!!! | The Canipa Effect

Download the Manta app here: https://manta.onelink.me/LvhZ/u9r9fgyw And use this link for a 7-day free, unlimited membership to Manta - https://manta.onelink.me/LvhZ/u9r9fgyw #ad Canipa discusses the creation of two of his…

The Canipa Effect

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Anime OVAs You Missed: Animation Runner Kuromi

https://myanimelist.net/profile/animebackwhen Special Shout out to Lord Cobi for the Recommendation! If I was to ask most of you which anime did a great job of giving an insightful experience on…

animebackwhen

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Anime Under Construction

Every Summer I take on a major project for my home. Some times it’s re-landscaping the yard, sometimes it’s moving the driveway, some times it’s renovating the garden…

Anime Hanabi

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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5 Anime Contradicting Hotties

Crow what a piece of hot work When was the last time I did a list post? I have to thank someone in my life for the inspiration…

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How to Build a Series: Fruits Basket

Fruits Basket is one of those things that looks like a delightful piece of fluff but is actually a masterclass in story construction when you look at it…

Confessions of an Overage otaku

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INFP Anime Characters | MBTI Personality Anime

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Personality Types also known as MBTI are zodiac signs for the left brained but determined by a test and with 16 different options you can…

KrisPNatz

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Fruits Basket (2019) – 1st Season

A more intentional, palatable remake than the original. Characters get a bit more depth and the story as a whole is treated with a bit more respect.

At a Glance Anime

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Fruits Basket (2001)

While definitely an “Early 2000’s shojo anime” there is a lot here that really endures (and endears) that makes it worthwhile as more than just an important contextual…

At a Glance Anime

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Shaman King (Remake)

Here is another old classic anime that has been given the remake treatment. Yup, after Fruits Basket decided that the original TV anime needed some new breath of…

Chua Tek Ming~*Anime Power*~ !LiVe FoR AnImE, aNiMe FoR LiFe!

My Favourite Anime of the Last Four Years 2019 - 2022 Part 1

  It's more than halfway through 2022 when I write this.  When I started this article, I really didn't think there were too many anime that ...

Tokyo Excess

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Anime Weeds

Weeds, dandelions, puffballs, to gardeners of the Western world they are a menace to our lawns and the invaders of our flower beds. Though some might look cute…

Anime Hanabi

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October 2022 Solicitations for US Anime Home Video Releases

The final part of Fruits Basket and Higurashi each make their appearances alongside the second-half of Slime Isekai!

The Normanic Vault

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…

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