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Chained Soldier (Volume 1) – A Mato Mishap
Yuuki was preparing himself for life after school when he wandered through a gate to Mato, a demon city with gates all across Japan. He was sure it…


Gate 7 (Volume 1) by CLAMP
The great manga collection clean-up continues! As I continue to sort though the random manga I’ve collected over the years, we come to Gate 7 , which I…


17 Reverse Isekai Anime About Fantasy Creatures Sent To Our World
However, the definition of reverse isekai can be stretched into a fair few shapes. For example, having isekai'd heroes come back to our world with their
Blood Blockade Battlefront, Amagi Brilliant Park, Cop Craft, Dead Mount Death Play, Gabriel DropOut


Anime Series Like Maoyu – Archenemy and Hero
After fifteen years of warfare with the demon world, the Hero is unsatisfied with their advance and rushes forward to the Demon Queen's Castle. There, he not
Record of Grancrest War, Spice and Wolf, The Twelve Kingdoms, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, Lord Marksman and Vanadis


Talking Anime to the Normies
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while…. Wait that was even blunter than usual. I mean: Hi Guys! How is everyone? Enjoying early spring? Montreal has…


Anime Like Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement
After accidentally falling off a cliff, Mitsuha wakes up in a fantasy land.
Ascendance of a Bookworm, By the Grace of the Gods, Management of a Novice Alchemist, Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement, Spice and Wolf


the fear of love
Love. One of the things in this world most worthy of fear. Capable of building worlds up and destroying them in the same exact breath. Why some live,…


Dirty Pair (Episode 12) – The Little Dictator! Let Sleeping Top Secrets Lie
There’s been a breach in security at 3WA headquarters. Kei and Yuri have been specifically requested to complete this mission, although they will be reporting to the head…


Episode 79: 01: Piloting Spaghetti Monsters
In this episode of Boku No Stop! we discuss episodes 1-2 of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. Content Warnings: all-around violence, suicide, racism, ethnic cleansing (those last two…


Writing Prompt: What’s the worst anime scene you’ve ever seen?
When I initially wrote this question down I thought it’d be difficult, because it’s a pretty specific thing to have to remember. But after a few minutes it…


Welcome to my Manga Hanabi post?! Manga Review: Gate 7 by Clamp!
Though my blog is called Anime Hanabi, and it is indeed all about the wonderful world of anime, I realized recently that there is also a great big…


Anime Like Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don’t Believe in Humanity Will Save the World
Nick, Tiana, Zem, and Curran are all adventurers who have been pushed away, betrayed, and trampled on by their peers.
Beast Tamer, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don’t Believe in Humanity Will Save the World


Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2023 Anime Season Week 13
Seasonal Watches Aaaaah, the new season has started already with Hell’s Paradise right out of the gate. Plus, Heavenly Elusion is technically there…but it’s not on hulu yet…


Momo Kyun Sword (Episode 11) – The Last Battle! Momoko vs Jakiou!!
The Celestial Maiden Squad split up to take on the various Oni while Momoko goes for the peach. However, she’ll have to get past Lord Jakiou if she’s…


Gate 7: March Manga Madness Day 20
Day 20 of #MarchMangaMadness: Gate 7 by CLAMP published by Dark Horse I remember reading scans of Gate 7 back when…


Trigun Stampede 11 (Memory Flush #Trigun)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Trigun Stampede 11. Knives connects to Vash and other Plants to wipe Vash's memories and open a gate to the Plants.


Brief Thoughts On: Qualia the Purple
In many ways, Qualia the Purple feels comparable to the likes of Steins;Gate or In Search of the Lost Future.


AniMarch Madness 2023: Round 1, Day 4
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 our single-elimination…
Sword Art Online, The Quintessential Quintuplets, Fist of the North Star, Fullmetal Alchemist, My Dress-Up Darling


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…
Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Golden Boy, One Piece, Perfect Blue


Fanart Friday: Makise Kurisu
The experience of watching Steins;gate, when it was originally released, was like no other. Before YouTube was huge and Twitter and Reddit were mainstays, bloggers were losing their…


Is Steins;Gate still one of my favourite anime of all time
Visual novel adaptations used to be way more of a thing. I hated basically all of them, since they tended to fall into one of two categories: Dating…


Ranking MORE Dubbed Anime
Anime dubs are bad in general, and that includes the isekai genre. But are all of them really bad or could there be some good isekai dubs out…
Saga of Tanya the Evil, So I'm a Spider, So What?, I'm Standing on a Million Lives, ISEKAI QUARTET, Outbreak Company


Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 56) – The Return of the Fuhrer
Hohenheim tries to use the souls trapped within his philosopher’s stone to defeat Father, but he’s stronger than before. Fuhrer Bradley charges the main gate as he attempts…


Spotting the Rare Manga of Clamp Island!
I was recently reading a blog post on Drunken Anime Blog.com and Irina mentioned the lesser known manga by Clamp called Kobato. It had been so long since…


Summertime Render Vs. Steins;Gate: Comparative Analysis
Article ContentsIntroductionPart 1: CommonalitiesPart 2: Major DifferencesPart 3: Which is Better? Introduction One of my favorite anime tropes – and a relatively rare one – is characte…


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,…


Sabikui Bisco (Episode 2) – Soar on King Trumpets
Bisco Akaboshi is on a mission to save his mentor, Jabi and to do that he needs to find the Rust-eater mushroom. He tears up the town while…


Call of Fame Review: Gate
Gate: A gate opens between Japan and a fantasy world with elves, dragons -- and war. It landed in JSDF officer and otaku Youji Itami's lap!
Dante’s Gate – Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) Spoiler Review
“Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is Alchemy’s first law of Equivalent Exchange. In…


Anime Like The Devil is a Part-Timer
Right on the verge of taking over the world, evil Demon Lord Satan was foiled by the hero Emilia and was forced to retreat through a dimensional portal.
Noragami, Squid Girl, Blood Lad, Gabriel DropOut, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet


Episode 234 - Little Witch Academia
This week, Shaun's back! To celebrate his return and Remington's birthday he has prepared something special: 5 episodes of Little Witch Academia! Meanwhile, Remington ruins the episode right out…


The Lost Squid Girl Plush
HOLY CALAMARI NEW VIDEO!!! Sorry that this took a squiddle long to make, my tentacles got a little dry and I may have inked off more than I…
Laura, Squid Girl, Steins;Gate, Bamboo Blade, Hidamari Sketch


The Most Confusing Anime Ever
Hello and welcome back to another video today we will be taking a look at what I call the most confusing anime ever this anime is titled Island…


Visual Kei&Anime – Vistlip
Welcome back to Visual Kei&Anime! We’re taking a look at a group that’s been in the game since 2007, as well as being one I’ve yet to get…
Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan
Yu-Gi-Oh!, Samurai Jam-Bakumatsu Rock, Divine Gate, Duel Masters, Senjuushi: Kijuushi-tachi no Happy Birthday!


THE GREAT BAXINGAR REWATCH 13 – The Cherry Blossom Gate Incident
GALACTIC GALE BAXINGAR EPISODE 13: The Cherry Blossom Gate Incident WRITTEN BY: Yuu Yamamoto BROADCAST DATE: September 28, 1982 As always, this episode aired exactly 40 years ago…


Ikebukuro West Gate Park: The Tokyo Revengers I Wanted?
Greetings, fabulous people of the Internet! Hanime on Anime here, and welcome to another brand new review. And, believe it or not, today’s show has been on my…
Top 5 Anime Otaku Characters
Anime is full of great Otakus. So full in fact that a top 5 list seemed impossible so here's a numbered random 5 list.
Steins;Gate, The World God Only Knows, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Princess Jellyfish


Anime Series Like Lycoris Recoil
In order to cut down on crime and terrorism, an organization called Direct Attack was formed. They take orphaned girls and turn them into agents that
The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Warlords of Sigrdrifa, Gunslinger Girl, Lycoris Recoil, Princess Principal


Engage Kiss – 10 – Sister, Sister
Shuu, Kisara, Ayano, Akino, and a suit whose name escapes me meet with Sharon at the safe house where she’s wining and dining herself to go over the…


THE GREAT BAXINGAR REWATCH 6 – The Battle of SHELL GATE
GALACTIC GALE BAXINGAREPISODE 6: The Battle of SHELL GATE WRITTEN BY: Yuu Yamamoto BROADCAST DATE: August 10, 1982 And, as always, this episode aired exactly 40 years ago…


Fanart Friday, Too: Steins;kiss
I love Kurisu, Okabe, and Steins;gate in general so much. It may be time for a rewatch. By the way, the artist of this illustration, DIno, is doing…


Live-Action Knights of the Zodiac's Madison Iseman and Diego Tinoco
In the first of our three-part interview, Diego Tinoco (Nero) shares his thoughts on the anime to live-action trend: "I’m sure our film and One Piece are gonna…


Overlord IV – 04 – Away Game
As soon as Albedo departs from E-Rantel for her special envoy mission, Ainz takes a trip of his own, using Gate to slip into the Imperial capital of…


Summertime Render – 14 – Trouble Out of the Gate
As Shinpei and Ushio continue to watch Hizuru’s past interactions with Haine unfold, it’s clear Haine was not always evil incarnate, but more of a timid, frightened little…


What’s the Worst Anime Beginning You’ve Seen?
First impressions can really be make or break for some people – with some willing to watch a few episodes before dropping an anime and others not wanting…
Hataraku Maou-sama!! - Episode 1 - Apple Hands Catch Emi's Sword
Emi quickly blamed Maou for opening a dimensional gate and dropping a golden apple. Then that apple sprung arms! Hataraku Maou-sama!! - Episode 1.
The Devil is a Part-Timer!, The Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 2


Anime Series Like Summertime Render
After his parents died, Shinpei went to live with the Kofune family on Hitogashima Island. After leaving for school in Tokyo he has not been back since,


Summer Time Rendering is Steins;Gate Meets The Thing
As it started several weeks into the spring anime season and is only viewable on Disney+, there’s a good chance that Summer Time Rendering may have flown completely…