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AniMarch Madness 2026, Rounds Three and Four: The Road to the Final Four!
Rounds one and two are complete, and the bracket has been narrowed from 64 anime to just 16 remaining. Now the tournament arc intensifies as we move into…
Cowboy Bebop, Fruits Basket, Fullmetal Alchemist, My Happy Marriage
Review: GATE KEEPERS
Of course, for every successful sci-fi manga there are far more that fail to find an audience outside of Japan and this is just one of them.GATE KEEPERS…
Nobunagun, Rosario + Vampire, Sakura Wars, To Heart, Gate Keepers
Review: GATE KEEPERS
Of course, for every successful sci-fi manga there are far more that fail to find an audience outside of Japan and this is just one of them.GATE KEEPERS…
Gate Keepers, Gurren Lagann, Martian Successor Nadesico, mono, Nobunagun
New To Sunday: Shiishihi and Yuki Tsukikoshi's "Aga kimi chiruramu"
Happy New Year! 2026 is shaping up to be a fascinating year for Sunday (for more details, check out our 2025 write-up), with the serializations coming fast and…
Kyuukyoku no Chef wa Oishinbo Papa
A new year, a new Okizari hentai release. This time it's the 1990 OVA Kyuukyoku no Chef wa Oishinbo Papa (The Ultimate Chef Is Gourmet Papa), based on…
[Event Review] Art of Manga Exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco
Photo by Rachael Kahn, Art of Manga Exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, CA – December 2025By: Rachael Kahn | @TAVMediaCurrently exhibiting at the de…
Modern Military Portal Fantasy Novels and Kumotawa Confluence
Modern military portal fantasy is a subgenre of speculative fiction where contemporary armed forces—soldiers, vehicles, tactics, and technology—are transported through a portal or dimensional rift into a fantastical…
Debunking The Prosperity Gospel; A 900 Year Old Lie
Different religious movements form, regroup and transform from generation to generation, often leaving strange remnants in their wake. The Prosperity Gospel, popularized starting in the 50's was a…
She's Already A Vtuber Before It Was Cool
Asami Imai is probably the most familiar name among idol fans,as Chihaya Kisagari, followed closely by Makise Kurisu from the legendary Steins; Gate series. She also appeared in…
See How They Run
See How They Run is a movie eager to prove its view of murder mysteries correct. Unfortunately, that view seems to be that they are boring, arbitrary and…
The Larian Secret Sauce
12 Days of Anime 2025, Day 10I’ve poked at this idea a few times before, but people really hate cuckoldry in their anime and manga. In the eyes…
The Arima Kinen is Decadent and Depraved
12 Days of Anime 2025, Day 5Warnings for drug use, blending fact and fiction, and the invocation of gonzo.I got off the metro around nine, avoiding eye contact…
AH HA HA HA HA
12 Days of Anime 2025, Day 1There’s a scene about halfway through Final Fantasy X where the pope and cardinals of the game’s central religion reveal themselves all…
John’s 2025 Tokyo Trip Day 6
Phil & I began our day’s adventure by traveling to Asakusa. We exited the train station’s Senso-ji exit, turned left, then headed toward the crowd of people. The…
John’s 2025 Tokyo Trip Day 5
While trying to ignore the loud noises of the house next door being demolished, I slept in until 10:30. Eventually Phil & I left the house, headed for…
Bâan (2025) | Anime Short Film by Gigguk
If you'd like to support more projects like this, Bâan merch is available at: http://baananime.com Bâan -The Boundary of Adulthood - A story of two people in search of…
What's so scary about the hour of the ox? (About Ushi no Koku Mairi) | Japan Station 175/Ichimon Japan 21
This was originally broadcast as episode 21 of Ichimon Japan. On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What's so scary about the hour of the ox? Topics…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
Icewind Dale is the final game created in the Infinity Engine using Dungeons & Dragons 2e rules, after Baldur’s Gate and Planescape: Torment. Despite being made after those games,…
Disaster Report: MY SISTER, MY WRITER
Is there any anime trend more regrettable than the imouto (little sister) romance? It started off simply enough, as creators in the late 2000s sought a way to distinguish their otaku-friendly…
My Sister, My Writer, Oreimo, Steins;Gate, Suzuka, Sword Art Online
I Made My Own Anime. (Bâan - The Boundary of Adulthood)
Bâan -The Boundary of Adulthood - A story of two people in search of a new life, who leave their birthplaces - traveling to a whole different world…
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
While I enjoyed Baldur’s Gate I & II and understood why they made a big splash when released, they were notably dated and I didn’t think they rose…
Baldur's Gate (I & II)
In discussions of CRPGs, Baldur’s Gate is often held up as the holy grail. It was celebrated by its fans for being expansive and deep, and maintained a…
S5E5 - Dragon Inn
Hello everyone, In this episode of Heroic Purgatory we put on our wuxia hats and EastmanColor glasses for King Hu's 1967 iconic piece, Dragon Inn. It is a film…
Fanart Friday, Too: Kurisu’s Out of Time
All Kurisu wanted was to present her paper and drink her Dr. Pepper…sigh. ★ 【kieed】 「 kurisu 」 reprinted w/permission
Lazarus #04 — They’re Slurping My Apes
At least the action is staying shockingly well animated and choreographed. Impressions: Still waiting for this show to stop meandering around the gate and actually get going.…
Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga – Sigh…
I keep thinking about how frustrating this show is. Yes, right out of the gate I know. But there were a lot of hints that this one would…
Seasonal Anime First Impressions: UMA MUSUME CINDERELLA GREY at the Starting Gate
Being first out of the gate and winning the race are not the same thing.
Steins;Gate ELITE VS. Original Release: Retrospective
Steins;Gate needs no introduction, being one of if not arguably the most popular VN of all time. Originally releasing in 2009, Steins;Gate has since spawned adaptations, including an…
Solo Leveling – 25 (S2 Fin) – Good Hunting
Jinwoo’s only chance at saving Cha Hae-in is to use Shadow Exchange to resurrect Min Byung-gu. He makes the reporter switch off the camera. The shadow Byung-gu immediately…
Barred from Entry
In vague memories of boyhood, I recall the image of an interminably long and looming wooden fence that stood at the edge of the yard comprising my entire…
Game of the Month: March 2025
Video games. Going to keep this brief, so I’ll tell you now that I have two honourable mentions before the main feature. Let’s go.
AniMarch Madness 2025: The Sweet 16 and Elite Eight
And then there were sixteen… Our 64-anime, single-elimination, community-voted tournament is now in its third week and the real anime with a chance to win have risen from…
Cowboy Bebop, ERASED, Fruits Basket, Fullmetal Alchemist, One-Punch Man
Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: March 3 – March 9, 2025
The majority of hardware tracked and listed on Famitsu’s latest post has experienced a retreat in total sales most strongly felt with the PlayStation 5 which was down…
KADOKAWA’s Weekly Top 5 Manga and Light Novel: March 5 – March 11, 2025
Please note that from the looks of it, the rankings provided by KADOKAWA are limited to that of Japan only. The methodology is not provided, however, it is…
AniMarch Madness 2025: Round 2 Begins Today!
Round two of AniMarch Madness 2025 has begun! Our 64-anime, single-elimination, community-voted tournament began with a bang with round one last week. Some of the series expected to…
One-Punch Man, Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Mob Psycho 100
Episode 890: Run with the Gate
This week on Anime Pulse we got the real episode 890, workout BGMs, and oversized Pho bowls. Up first Joseph is starting to get impatient for the weather…
St. Pius V Corner: Fate, Free Will And Anime – Part #2
Three knowledges may be distinguished in God:… the third is middle knowledge which deals with the hypothetical or conditional future…. [it is] proper to Molinism; by virtue of…
THE GREAT BRAIGER READ 12 – The Gate of the Goblins
GALAXY CYCLONE BRAIGERPART THREE, CHAPTER TWO: The Gate of the GoblinsWRITTEN BY: Yuu YamamotoILLUSTRATED BY: Kazuo KomatsubaraPUBLICATION DATE: September 29, 1984 Prologue Part OneMerciless Fly-By…
Konami Confirms Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Sky Striker Animation Is a ‘Trailer’
Ever since Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel debuted the solo mode gate “The Sky Striker’s Burden” earlier this month, fans have been wondering what its purpose is and how its…
Sci-Fi Standouts
Explore the uncharted realms of futuristic worlds, where technology and humanity collide in thrilling tales of innovation and exploration. Steins;Gate Step into the labyrinth of time travel and…
Solo Leveling – 18 – No One in Particular
Now is as good a time as any to shout out Solo Leveling’s low-key but extremely effective use of comedy and levity. Jinwoo is becoming increasingly superhuman and…
The Gate of Youth / 青春の門 / Seishun no mon (1975)
Obscure Japanese Film #165 Tomohiro Tanabe and Sayuri Yoshinaga Based on the first part of a bestselling doorstop novel by Hiroyuki Itsu...
Solo Leveling – 17 – Scent of a Player
Cha Hae-in warns Jinwoo away from the doors to the dungeon boss, but before they part ways she gives him a big sniff. She’s shocked that this E-rank…
Three Reasons Why Kim Chul is a Chump
Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow S2 Ep 2 Review A few months ago, being trapped in a Red Gate dungeon would’ve been a worst-case scenario for Jin-woo.…
Character Analysis: 岡部 倫太郎 (Okabe Rintarou)
Who is Okabe Rintarou? Okabe Rintarou, also known by his self-proclaimed alias “Hououin Kyouma,” is a 19-year-old university student and the central figure of Steins;Gate. He is the…
TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: January 20 – January 26, 2025
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. All of the data you find…
Shibuya Station’s Hachiko Gate Just Became a Gigantic Mess
Going to Shibuya Station? Be warned that a change to the Hachiko Gate due to construction will slow you down.
Solo Leveling – 16 – Reassessment
Emerging from the Demon’s Castle Gate, Jinwoo acknowledges that he can’t hide his strength in the shadows forever, nor can he make decent enough money as long as…
Solo Leveling – 15 – Ever Upward
Fresh off the Red Gate, Jinwoo completes the agreed-upon 19 raids with Jinho, who doesn’t have to lift a finger in his fancy armor since Jinwoo’s shadow army…
Solo Leveling (Volume 9) – It Was War!
The appearance of an S-ranked Gate had Japan in a panic, especially after losing so many S-ranked hunters on Jeju Island. They needed a World-ranked Hunter, but those…