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Anime Like The Grimm Variations
The Grimm Variations tell new re-imaginings of six classic Grimms Brothers fairy tales including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, The
Death Parade, Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics, Mononoke, Ranking of Kings, The Grimm Variations
Anime Like Onmyouji
Abe no Seimei is a renowned onmyouji that serves the emperor and whose expertise is often sought for on various spiritual matters.
The Morose Mononokean, Tokyo Ravens, Hell Girl, Midnight Occult Civil Servants, MUSHI-SHI
15 Shoujo Anime Not About Romance
Shoujo anime has long been the demographic genre of choice for the love-addled anime fan. Unlike the shounen genre where series of big action and epic
Midnight Occult Civil Servants, Natsume's Book of Friends, Yona of the Dawn, Children of the Whales, Hell Girl
Sanada 10 - The End of the Beginning... Actually, Just "The End" (Ep10-12)
The final episodes of Sanada 10 bring the series to a close... sort of. In fact, there are so many loose ends that it's clear the creators…
Dallos, Gintama, Hell Girl, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Anime Like Revenger
After being tricked into killing his future father-in-law, samurai Raizou Kurima is riddled with guilt.
Moriarty the Patriot, Revenger, Samurai Champloo, Shigurui: Death Frenzy, Black Lagoon
Anime Like Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
Junji Ito Maniace brings to life 20 stories from the collected library of legendary horror manga artist Junji Ito. Adapted stories include works from Tomie,
Ayakashi, Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales, Ghost Hunt, Hell Girl, Mononoke
Guest Post – 8 Animes to Watch During Autumn
Edit – Today’s post is brought to us by the wonderful Grace. You can find her on Twitter at @graciewrites8. It’s that time of year. The leaves are…
How to Keep a Mummy, Little Witch Academia, Spice and Wolf, The Familiar of Zero
Anime Series Like Requiem of the Rose King
In the Middle Ages, the English Crown has been hotly contested in a civil war, dubbed the War of the Roses. The Duke of York seeks to unseat…
Juliet, Le Chevalier D'Eon, Moriarty the Patriot, Rose of Versailles, Blast of Tempest
Secret Santa Review: Mononoke
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…
Lupin III: The First, Mononoke, Princess Mononoke, Thermae Romae, Yasuke
13 Anime for Halloween Night!
Happy Halloween! The long wait is over and Halloween night is finally here! You’ve got your spooky snacks, you’ve got a huge bowl of lame candy to inflict…
Revenge Anime: 20 Anime Series Featuring the Sweet Taste of Vengeance
While there are moments when it can go a little over the top, watching an anime character enact their most clever or brutal plan of revenge can be…
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens, Hell Girl, Shigurui: Death Frenzy, Terror in Resonance, Berserk
Anime Series Like Dr. Ramune – Mysterious Disease Specialist
If something takes root deep enough in someone’s heart, it can attract spirits that will cause mysterious diseases that modern medicine cannot cure. For those that have these…
Natsume's Book of Friends, The Morose Mononokean, Welcome to Irabu's Office, Haibane Renmei, Hell Girl
Anime Ancients – 17 Anime Characters That are Hundreds of Years Old
When you bend reality as anime does, it opens up tons of possibilities, including characters whose life and influence can span centuries. Demons, gods, lolis – anime has…
Hell Girl (Manga) Volume 3 Review
Chapter 11: A Gloomy Job Another story that wasn’t mirrored in the anime, A Gloomy Job focuses on a middleschooler named Mayu who is trying to save up…
Hell Girl: Three Vessels Episode 13 – Six-Scripted Lanterns Review
Plot: As the festival of the Six-Scripted Lanterns arrives, Yuzuki tries her best to forget about Hell Girl. However, she can’t hold herself back for long when she…
Good vs. Evil [Moriarty the Patriot Episode 4]
Anime: Moriarty the Patriot This anime follows a similar format as Hell Girl/Jigoku Shoujo, except there’s a focus on rich versus poor. The formula is the following: Rich…
Animating Halloween (Finale) | Hell Girl: Three Vessels Episode 12 – Midsummer Graph Review
Plot: Nobuo Nomura is an aspiring mangaka who spends his days getting irritated by pretty much everyone around him. It’s gotten so bad that he’s created a graph…
Animating Halloween | Hell Girl: Three Vessels Episode 11 – Blotted Page Review
Plot: Kamisaka has recently found a surge of popularity in his novel, Skyscraper’s Shadow, but not for good reasons. People are connecting the story in his book to…
Animating Halloween | Hell Girl: Three Vessels Episode 10 – The Goldfish in the Mirror Review
Plot: Kazuya’s parents are constantly at odds with each other. His mother is obsessed with being viewed as beautiful and is addicted to buying new elegant kimonos. His…
Animating Halloween | Hell Girl: Three Vessels Episode 9 – Stray Inari Review
Plot: Kaede Inao was a girl everyone overlooked until she took up the art of fortune-telling, claiming she was guided by a mystical fox called Gon-san. One day,…
Animating Halloween | Hell Girl: Three Vessels Episode 8 – Neighbor Review
Plot: Mioi adores her dog, Momo, but her neighbor, Shintani, isn’t nearly as fond of him. Breakdown: Aurghghghghghghghghghg….. The next episode preview for this one started with “So…
Animating Halloween | Hell Girl: Three Vessels Episode 7 – Liar Review
Plot: The new kid in town, Atsushi, seems like a great guy. He’s good at sports, the girls love him and he’s even spending his free time taking…
Animating Halloween | Hell Girl: Three Vessels Episode 6 – My Teacher Review
Plot: The hell team is shocked when someone puts in a request to have Ren sent to hell! Who’s doing this, and why? Breakdown: Hey, do you guys…
Animating Halloween | Hell Girl – Three Vessels Episode 5: This Mundane World
Plot: After a very kind teacher at Yuzuki’s school, Niiyama, has a harmless run-in with her student, Ririka, she finds herself in hot water as Ririka’s bull-headed grandmother…
Animating Halloween: Hell Girl – Three Vessels Episode 4: Elder Brother Review
Plot: Yuzuki’s classmate, Yukawa, is constantly beaten and bullied by a group of three terrible boys. He resigns himself to this fate, however, because it’s been like this…
Animating Halloween: Hell Girl – Three Vessels Episode 3: Rotten Fruit Review
Plot: Yuzuki and Akie save pop idol and actress Jun Moriyama from a creepy pervert. As a reward, Jun invites them to dinner. Along the way, they meet…
Animating Halloween: Hell Girl – Three Vessels Episode 2: Caged Bird
Plot: Yuzuki’s friend, Akira, struggles with using Hell Girl to get rid of a man who is abusing his wife – a woman Akira has developed feelings for.…
Animating Halloween – Hell Girl: Three Vessels Episode 1 – The Girl Who Was Taken
Plot: Yuzuki Mikage is dragged into Hell Girl’s world when Ai suddenly reappears and establishes a link with the girl. Why is Ai back in the land of…
Hell Girl (Manga) Volume 2 Review
Chapter 6: Ice Shadows This chapter was not one mirrored in the anime, but it is very well-written and quite intriguing. Saeki is a great ice skater and…
On Pacing: Filler
“This unimportant ‘filler’ is actually really crucial to see the characters and world existing outside of the plots, and it is where writing can easily add another dimension.̶…
Hell Girl (Manga) Volume 1 Review
Plot: A horror anthology that chronicles the stories of the clients of Hell Girl – a mysterious girl behind a website where you can input the name of…
Shinigami no Ballad (Momo: The Girl God of Death) Review
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Hell Girl: Two Mirrors (Hell Girl Season 2) Full Series Review
Rating: 7.5/10 Plot: The second season of the horror anthology, Hell Girl. Ai continues to do her job, taking requests on her website to send people to hell…
Hell Girl: Two Mirrors/Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori Review Archive
Episode 1: The Girl in the Dark Episode 2: Bubbles Episode 3: Beloved Kei Episode 4: Secret Episode 5: Barreling Towards Hell Episode 6: Where the Sun Shines…
Hell Girl: Two Mirrors Episode 26 (FINALE) Indigo Dye Review
Plot: One last doll. One last red string pulled. Hotaru sends Takuma to hell in order to stop the cycle of revenge, but is this truly the end?…
Hell Girl: Two Mirrors Episode 25 – Wandering Review
Plot: Takuma’s town continues to fall apart, and now the neighborhood watch group wants his head in order to return their lives to normal. They’ve viciously beaten Detective…
Hell Girl – Two Mirrors Episode 24: Chain Reaction Review
Plot: Everyone in town has been going insane with Hell Girl’s power. People are disappearing left and right, and each client is using Takuma as a scapegoat to…
Hell Girl: Two Mirrors Episode 23 – Distrust Review
Plot: Takuma continues to be targeted by people in the neighborhood with glares and rumors, and they’re getting worse every day. Now, he’s being directly blamed for disappearances…
Hell Girl: Two Mirrors Episode 22 – Longing Review
Plot: A familiar face, Takuma, shows back up on Ai’s radar. He meets a wandering girl named Seri who quickly forms a bond with him – something he…
Hell Girl: Two Mirrors Episode 21 – Paper Balloons Wafting Review
Plot: The backstory of Hone Onna unfolds as she follows a case in current day that reminds her a lot of her past. Breakdown: Barring Ai, Hone Onna…
Hell Girl: Two Mirrors Episode 20 – A Maiden’s Album Review
Plot: A girl named Mari is under the firm thumb of her supposed best friend Juri. Until recently, they had actually been legitimately great friends – dressing alike,…
The Garden of Sinners (Films)
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Bottom Two Anime of 2017, and All the Rest
And good-bye to 2017. Having covered my top shows for the year, it’s time to hit up the worsts and all the rest. Shows marked with an asterisk…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 198: I Can’t Sleep Alone (or Horror Anthology for the Holidays)
Xan is feeling much better. He is still healing from the accident and there is some things which will take a while to heal but he is psyched…
OtakuGeneration (Show #349) Arrietty
Shownotes :: (show 349) :: () :: () :: () :: () With The Secret World of Arrietty, recorded live February 12th, 2012. This week we were lucky enough…
Broken Blade, Broken Blade, Chrome Shelled Regios, Hell Girl, Princess Jellyfish
OtakuGeneration (Show #348) Redline
Shownotes :: (show 348) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Redline, recorded live February 5th, 2012. This week we finally watched Redline.…
Hell Girl, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Tales of the Abyss, Arakawa Under the Bridge
OtakuGeneration (Show #332) Autumn Show Impressions
Shownotes :: (show 332) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Autumn Show Impressions, recorded live October 16th, 2011. This week reviewed some of the new fall…
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid, Hell Girl, Demon City Shinjuku, Dragon Ball Z, Oreimo
OtakuGeneration (Show #331) Dominion Tank Police
Shownotes :: (show 331) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Dominion Tank Police, recorded live October 9th, 2011. This week talked about the OVA series Dominion…
Naruto: Shippuden, Oreimo, The Girl Who Leapt Through Space, Demon City Shinjuku, Dominion Tank Police
OtakuGeneration (Show #330) NieA_7
Shownotes :: (show 330) :: () :: () :: () :: () With NieA_7, recorded live October 3rd, 2011. This week discussed the anime NieA_7. Plus, feedback and more.…
Blue Exorcist, Macross, Negima!? Magister Negi Magi, Rurouni Kenshin, Tales of the Abyss
OtakuGeneration (Show #286) Yakitate Japan!!
Shownotes :: (show 286) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Yakitate Japan!!, recorded live November 28th, 2010. This week we discussed the anime Yakitate Japan!!…