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Rediscovering the Sea of Stars: Ogiue Maniax Status Update for March 2023
The end of last month hit with some tough news as the world learned that Matsumoto Leiji had passed away at the age of 85. I’m still thinking…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights February 2023
This month’s Kio Shimoku tweets are a real treat, as he’s been posting a bunch of old Genshiken art without any text, including at least one piece that’s…
I Almost Forgot the Power of Tsundere, or “Ogiue and Me”
It’s been many years since the late-2000s peak of the tsundere archetype, when the girls with prickly personalities all but captivated anime and its fandom. I was no…
“Love Letter”
I find myself frequently looking back over my shoulder; a phantom of a memory that exists just out of mind and out of sight lingers somewhere back there.…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights January 2023
In amazing news for people who run blogs called Ogiue Maniax, Kio actually retweeted one of my blog posts this month! He also drew a bunch of Year…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights January 2023
In amazing news for people who run blogs called Ogiue Maniax, Kio actually retweeted one of my blog posts this month! He also drew a bunch of Year…
“Keiko” Debuts in Spotted Flower with Baby
Last month, another Genshiken side character analogue finally appeared in Spotted Flower: the editor’s sister, Not-Keiko. I’m not sure if her having a kid (named Mani) should come…
Bitter doomer is disgusted with a vanilla romcom anime
I remembered the itch in the back of my mind that bothered me enough to put my beloved Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai- a manga I was otherwise…
Tokimeki Memorial, Genshiken, The World God Only Knows, Haruka Nogizaka's Secret
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.…
Chihayafuru, Fruits Basket, Genshiken, Interviews with Monster Girls, Kanon
Inktober 2022 Archive: My First Time!
After years of hemming and hawing, I decided to actually do Inktober this past October. The results were, well, results. Especially with the state of Twitter being extremely…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights October 2022
More tortoise talk (and a COVID booster) for our beloved Genshiken creator this month! Kio loves ICO, and is making jokes with others about treating September like the…
The most important anime of the 2010’s might have been Saekano
Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata might very well be the most important anime of the decade. The fact that such a funny idea blossomed within my mind throughout the…
The Only 100 Anime You Need To Watch
100 Anime Recommendations These are the only 100 anime you need to see! Some of the old.. some of the new, I’m sure there are dozens that are perfect…
Falling Falling Let’s Enjoy: Ogiue Maniax Status Update for September 2022
The summer of 2022 is starting to wind down, and it feels somehow different from even recent years. Maybe it’s that Japan hit a milestone with Comic Market…
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…
Gurren Lagann, Otaku no Video, Animation Runner Kuromi, FLCL, Genshiken
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights August 2022
There was a hodgepodge of topics this month from Kio Shimoku’s tweets. Kio has always had a problem with the air conditioner in his work area, where 28°C…
“Angela” Arrives in Spotted Flower and Is Powerful Indeed
I made a mistake when it comes to Spotted Flower. In a story where the characters are like older, alternate-universe doppelgangers of the cast of Genshiken, not everything…
What Manga Do You Regret Reading?
AstroNerdBoy is asked about what manga he regretted reading. Initially, he couldn't think of a title. Then Spotted Flower came to mind.
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…
Ah My Buddha!!, The Story of Saiunkoku, Waza no Tabibito, Ai no Kusabi, Batman: Gotham Knight
I Asked Kio Shimoku About Star Wars
(Cover by Yasuhiko Yoshikazu) I purchased the artbook Star Wars: Tribute to Star Wars for one reason: Among the many manga artists who contributed their talents to this…
Basing my entire personality on this one Genshiken manga page
By this point, I was already too far gone; my eyes were glazed over and the only thing left on my mind was the fantastic content within. I…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights May 2022
Kio Shimoku provides a few more insights into the Hashikko Ensemble creative process this month. Kio realizes that Menturm and Mentholatum are different products. Kio posts a Hashikko…
Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu is brilliant you fools!
I initially was interested in Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu simply due to its surface-level similarities with the previously enumerated list of “meta” anime. Though I mostly wanted…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights April 2022
Kio’s tweets this month feature lots of his preliminary sketches for Hashikko Ensemble! It’s worth a look if you want to see how the characters began. All the…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights March 2022
This month was the release of the 8th and final volume o f Hashikko Ensemble! Kio saw the anime film Goodbye, Don Glees! and enjoyed it. He’s particularly…
Some hard thinking after 5 years of anime blogging: 1000 anime later
It was the heart of winter at the opening of 2017; my high school days had just started to fade bitterly but were not yet “sweet.” I was…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights February 2022
This month was pretty light when it came to Kio Shimoku tweeting. Kio stumbles on a new technique while doing art for the final volume of Hashikko Ensemble.…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights January 2022
This month’s tweet highlights for Kio Shimoku are a little different: I’m doing them in chronological order rather than grouping them by subject. Tell me what you think!…
Settling the Score: Hashikko Ensemble, Final Chapter
48 chapters later, friends compete for the first time in this conclusion to Hashikko Ensemble. Summary It’s shortly after the start of the new school year at Hashimoto…
Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru - Episode 1 - 10 Second Anime
Aspiring Hina dollmaker Wakana Gojou joins popular girl Marin Kitagawa in a fun clash of cultures. Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru - Episode 1.
BNA, Genshiken, HINAMATSURI, My Dress-Up Darling, My First Girlfriend is a Gal
My beautifully dark escapist fantasy
This 2.5D dream has finally been realized in the way not many might have been expecting, but offers an interesting proposition to the onlooker: Vtubers present casual escapism.…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights December 2021
Every month, I collect highlights from Genshiken author, Kio Shimoku’s, tweets. This month’s provide some interesting insight into Kio’s work history beyond the manga he’s known for! Professional…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights November 2021
Another month of Kio Shimoku tweets. The real highlight this month is his opinion on ero manga artists. Hashikko Ensemble Kio promoting Hashikko Ensemble Chapter 46. He doesn’t…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights October 2021
Kio Shimoku claims at the beginning of October that there won’t be as much tweeting, but that turns out not to be so much the case. This month…
365 – One Shot 44 – Gogo Monster
October Extravaganza continues with Night 3 as we do a One Shot on Taiyo Matsumoto’s Gogo Monster! dakazu also read the end of Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, watched Ranking of Kings, talks about Kamen…
An ode to caramelldansen
Old MemoRies Before the days of apartment raves, hearing the muffled nightcore-inspired mix through your walls, or even the Doomer remixes, the internet was a different place. Some…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights September 2021
Much of Kio’s tweeting this month has had to do with the fact that Hashikko Ensemble Volume 7 went on sale on the 22nd, and Spotted Flower Volume…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights August 2021
Much of Kio’s tweeting this month has had to do with the fact that Hashikko Ensemble Volume 7 went on sale on the 22nd, and Spotted Flower Volume…
Sensou Douwa: Kiku-chan to Ookami
Sensou Douwa ( War Fables or War Tales ) was a series of TV specials by Shin-Ei Animation that ran annually from 2002 to 2009. In…
Wedding Peach, Cool Cool Bye, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Fire Emblem, Maison Ikkoku
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights August 2021
Not a ton of tweets this month, but if you’re interested in Kio’s thoughts about Rebuild of Evangelion (as well as his bout with work exhaustion and illness),…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights July 2021
Once again, here are more interesting Kio Shimoku tweets for the past month. Not many drawings in July! Works-Related This is a small honor for me: Kio Shimoku…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights June 2021
Kio Shimoku June 2021 These are tweets from manga author Kio Shimoku from June 2021 that I found notable and informative. They include a number of early sketches…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights May 2021
Tweets of interest from Kio Shioku’s official Twitter for May 2021: This past month saw the unfortunate passing of Miura Kentaro, author of Berserk. “Whaaaaaa?!” “I can’t believe…
“World Famous Moe Artist” ~ An UNDER17 Retrospective
UNDER17 is undoubtedly my favorite band. Prior to this, I didn’t really have a particular attachment towards a specific music group beyond a passing interest in the albums…
Spotted Flower and Fusion Characters?
Spotted Flower is Kio Shimoku’s refracted-universe version of his hit manga Genshiken, but as the series goes on, more and more major differences crop up. Recently, I realized…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights April 2021
Another month of Kio Shimoku tweets is here! The guy has finally learned how to thread tweets, which makes things easier for me. A lot of the month…
Genshiken’s Kio Shimoku Is Now on Twitter!
In one of the biggest pieces of Genshiken-related news to come out in a long time, author Kio Shimoku finally has a Twitter account, @kioshimoku1! He’s genuinely new…
Eternal Sunshine of the JAV-less Mind ~Last Ray of Sun☆Shine~
I swore to break free from the chains of the eternal cycle I’ve bound myself to, for one last final…
When censorship makes anime stronger
Admirable vessel
An ode to the otaku room
The otaku room is a nothing more than a microcosm of the otaku identity. A private stand-alone simulation created solely to nurture one’s indulgent hobbies. This is an…