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2nd Anniversary Special: Top 10 Anime Openings (Action and Non-Action lists)
Well, it’s that time of year again – time for a Top 10 list! This is one that’s probably going to be deeply contentious: there are so many…
Dorohedoro, Future Diary, Neon Genesis Evangelion, The Promised Neverland, Bakemonogatari
15 Anime Series Where the Main Character is Wildly Underpowered
I’ve met my fair share of anime fans that like to jerk it to an overpowered main character, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Anime is fantasy, and…
World Trigger, A Certain Magical Index, Blood Blockade Battlefront, High School DxD, Rosario + Vampire
The Future Diary (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
The Future Diary, aka Mirai Nikki, makes its return to the UK with the Redial OVA from Anime Limited in their collector’s packaging.
“12” Angry People
At its core, this show is no different than “Future Diary” or “Eden of the East”, where a group of people (in this case, twelve) are brought together…
Abandoned #10 (Lupin III Part 4, Space Adventure Cobra, Cannon Busters, Space Dandy & The Future Diary)
While I procrastinate/struggle to finish my Perfect Blue review I thought I’d whip up another of my ‘Abandoned’ posts :D Standard disclaimer as usual: not ruling out one…
Space Adventure Cobra, Space Dandy, The Future Diary, Cannon Busters, Future Diary
The Future Diary
By Andrew Osmond. Mirai Nikki (The Future Diary) is a death game anime, in which the gamemaster is God Himself. Well, he calls himself Deus Ex Machina, and…
11 Anime Series Where Everyone Is Just a Terrible Person
In general, when anime tells a story, it clearly defines a hero and a villain. The hero is all gallantry and kindness while the villain is malevolence and…
Redo of Healer, School Days, Scum's Wish, Domestic Girlfriend, Flowers of Evil
10 Anime OVAs Actually Worth Watching
For many, OVAs can serve as a nice treat for those that are fans of the source material or are left wanting more after a full anime series.…
Anime Series Like High Rise Invasion
One day while sitting in class, 16-year-old Yuri Honjo sees a tower taller than anything she has ever seen in the distance. Suddenly, she finds herself transported to…
Future Diary, Gantz, Gleipnir, High School of the Dead, Terra Formars
Big Order
Spoiler free, this is technically the manga but I was lazy about getting the images. Honestly the source material is pretty much the same. Heads up this week…
5 Anime I’ve started but not finished yet
I’ve been an avid fan of anime since I was 15 and I’ve watched over 170 anime or even more since I haven’t updated my list since last…
Cosplay Beats: Yuno Gasai and Ibuki Mioda!
On this New Year’s Eve edition of Cosplay Beats, we’re featuring two characters that our staffer, Paris, is cosplaying: Everyone’s favorite yandere, Yuno Gasai, and Ibuki Mioda fr…
Tsunderes or Yanderes?
Which is better, The Tsunderes or the Yanderes? In my opinion I’ve got to go with the Tsunderes but Yanderes have a good argument too. So they both…
20 Anime “Dere” Character Types That You Have Never Heard Of
Permit me to be old for just a moment, but back in my day, we only had a handful of “dere” type classifications in anime. You had: the…
Death Note, Dragon Ball Z, Black Clover, Heaven's Lost Property, The World God Only Knows
A Look Into Yandere Love Part 1
yandere girls, Yuno Gasai, Satou Happy Sugar Life
14 Cute and Innocent-Looking Villains in Anime
Some anime characters you can look at and think, “Oh yeah, that’s definitively a villain,” but some of the best villains are exactly the opposite. Nothing hits harder…
The Promised Neverland, Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Future Diary, Promise
Understanding Isekai: A Basic Introduction
#isekai A brief introduction to some major general outlines on Isekai, otherworld stories. What are they? Where do they come from? Why did they proliferate? Warning: it heavily leans…
Wise Man’s Grandchild, Sword Art Online, Overlord, Ascendance of a Bookworm, Restaurant to Another World
18 Dark Romance Anime Series That Shatter The Fairy Tale
There is nothing wrong with a good gushy romance, but few relationships ever go like that. Sometimes you just want something that hits a little harder. Perhaps you…
Mysterious Girlfriend X, Domestic Girlfriend, Elfen Lied, Flowers of Evil, Kemonozume
Why Japan Sinks matters.
#JapanSinks Japan Sinks is pretty important, so hopefully I go a bit into why that's the case. Yes, I know I didn't cover everything. Watch until the end to…
Weathering With You, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Akira, Japan Sinks: 2020, Mirai
Gleipnir: The Animal I’ve become.
A few months ago during the height of the lock-down, I finally listened to a buddy of mine and watched the anime Mirai Nikki. By the time it…
10 Anime Series Where The Companions Are More Useful Than The Main Character
In some anime series, the main character is so perfect and ridiculously overpowered that he attracts companions (usually a harem) with zero effort. However, that is not the…
Future Diary, Neon Genesis Evangelion, When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace, Yona of the Dawn
Anime Series Like Gleipnir
One morning, Shuichi Kagaya woke up as a monster. Complete with brute strength, a strong sense of smell, and big fluffy paws, he struggles to hold onto his…
Dororo, Gleipnir, Tokyo Ghoul, Blood Blockade Battlefront, Claymore
Forget Darwin's Game - watch Mirai Nikki: The Future Diary for the unhinged death-game escapism you need right now.
What better way to occupy oneself during the increasingly bleak pandemic apocalypse than with a show that proudly bears the DVD cover tagline #You’re all gonna die? As…
9 Anime Series Possibly Ruined By Their Bad Endings
While I would argue that the initial episodes of an anime series are more important than its ultimate ending, the way a series ends can be crucial. You…
Returning to Anime? The Best Anime Series of 2011 That You Missed
Been away from anime for awhile? We understand. You go out and have your life, anime will always be waiting for you when you come back. They always…
The DilKokoro Podcast Episode 19- The Doctor Checks In (w/ DocKev)
On this episode, Dil is joined by DocKev to discuss DocKev’s long history with anime, the joys of sharing anime with the next generation, The Future Diary, Steins;…
My Top 50 Favorite Anime OPs (With Links)
[1] – “Air” OP 1 (Full Version) ~ [2] – “Re:Creators” OP 1 ~ [3] – “Steins;Gate” OP ~ [4] – “Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo” OP 2…
Sankarea, Steins;Gate, Mirai, Future Diary, The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
Mirai Nikki (Future diary): Examining a series 14 years later
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Tune of the Week(ish) Mirai Nikki’s Dead End
I have finished my thoughts on the teenage fueled car crash that is Mirai Nikki, but even I can’t deny that this second opening theme is killer. It…
Mirai Nikki Episodes 13-26 + Redial: Seeing what Sticks
In the year and half I have been running Shallow Dives in Anime, there have been only a handful of anime that have really left me thinking about…
Mirai Nikki Episodes 1-12: Just me and my Yandere
For years a friend of mine has been pestering me to watch this show, saying that I would really enjoy it, and that it was a fun wild…
Anime Studio Challenge: 12 Diary Holders' Mirai Nikki (Future Diary) (Review)
So the studio / producer this time is 12 Diary Holders, which only has Mirai Nikki under their belt, on MAL at least. I imagine this was something…
Tune of the Week(ish) Mirai Nikki’s Küsö Mesorogiwi
Mirai Nikki or Future Diary has been my list for a long time, and with all of this self isolation, it has finally given me the time to…
30 Day Anime Challenge Two: Day 28
It is day 28 of the second 30 Day Anime Challenge #28: Anime You Wouldn’t Mind Having Remade “Future Diary” is a pretty universally known anime in the…
Throwback Thursday: Valentines Past
Throughout 2020 we’ll be looking back at blog posts from the past we celebrate our 10th year. Ten years…that means ten Christmases, ten Pocky Days, ten birthdays for…
A Thousand Isekai, Part 1: Communications, Expression, Terms
PLEASE READ: This video comes with captions for Damien. If you do not have captions on, you'll find it under 'English'. --- First in a multi-video series! For this three (possibly four)…
No Game, No Life, Katri, Saga of Tanya the Evil, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Gate
r#59 – the future diary
Lemme ask you question. What would you do if you had something that can told you the future? If you already had all the answers for every upcoming…
OtakuGeneration (Show #532) Corpse Party
Shownotes :: (show 532) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Corpse Party, recorded live August 16th, 2015. This week we watched…
Fairy Tail, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge, Vampire Hunter D
OtakuGeneration (Show #531) Intervention 6
Shownotes :: (show 531) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Intervention 6, recorded live August 7th, 2015. We talked with Oni…
Fate/stay night, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, The Future Diary, Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge, Vampire Hunter D
OtakuGeneration (Show #530) Harbor Light Monogatari
Shownotes :: (show 530) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Harbor Light Monogatari, recorded live August 2nd, 2015. We watched an…
Natsume's Book of Friends, Space Brothers, The Future Diary, Daily Lives of High School Boys, Fairy Tail
OtakuGeneration (Show #505) Future Diary
Shownotes :: (show 505) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Future Diary, recorded live February 1st, 2015. This week we talked…
Diabolik Lovers, Engaged to the Unidentified, Flame of Recca, Tiger & Bunny: The Movie - The Rising, Future Diary
Anime Characters That Look Alike 1.0
Don't you ever get the feeling when you watch an anime with a familiar character, but you can't remember where you…
The Irregular at Magic High School, Future Diary, Angel Beats!, Gurren Lagann, Mayo Chiki!
2011: The Year of the 'Dokes
Patrick George Jones (@ Whats_Ur_Name ) is just another guy on the planet Earth living in the Milky Way. He puts the "Pat" in "Psychopath...
Bunny Drop, Future Diary, Mobile Suit Gundam, Sailor Moon R, Sweet Blue Flowers
OtakuGeneration (Show #432) Kamisama Kiss
Shownotes :: (show 432) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Kamisama Kiss, recorded live September 15th, 2013. This week we watched Kamisama…
Sword Art Online, Golgo 13: The Professional, Golgo 13, GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka, Kamisama Kiss
OtakuGeneration (Show #431) Dai-Guard
Shownotes :: (show 430) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Gintama, recorded live September 2nd, 2013. This week we watched Gintama. Join…
Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing, This Boy Caught a Merman, Bleach, Digimon Frontier, Gintama
OtakuGeneration (Show #430) Gintama
Shownotes :: (show 430) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Gintama, recorded live September 2nd, 2013. This week we watched Gintama. Join…
The Future Diary, Bleach, Future Diary, Gintama, Gintama Season 5
Crowning Moments Of DokiDoki: Spring 2012 Week 1
I’m giving a shout like everyone else, Spring 2012 is shaping up to be one of the best seasons for anime! I’m stuck with the biggest watchlist since…
