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5 Female Anime Characters That Cosplay

I recently relooked and updated a post of mine about cosplay from a few years ago. This got me thinking about the cosplayers in anime that I know…

All About Anime and Manga

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Educating with Anime

Can you learn something from anime? Your parents may disagree, but there are definitely anime out there that want to educate their viewers.

Reasons to Anime

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Tangle x Cast 5 x 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 8: Dragon Maid, Toradora, and Heavy Dumbbells

It’s the crossover of all crossovers! Yep, that’s right, the Tangle x Cast and the 12 Days of Christmas Anime join together today as our trio of Santas…

Beneath the Tangles

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3 Reasons To Watch: How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?

It's rare to see educational anime done this right, especially when it involves copious amounts of fanservice.

Reasons to Anime

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The Short History (and Strong Potential) of Fitness Anime

While there are plenty of stories out there about sports and other ways to stay in shape, few actually focus on how to healthily exercise at all. The…

Anime Herald

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How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?

A surprisingly funny, smart, and effective “edutainment” piece to get you excited about hitting the gym.

At a Glance Anime

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Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? | Anime Review

It’s been a long time coming, but I am happy that I get to cross off yet another anime from my ever-going “Plan to Watch” list. I will…

Otaku Central | Anime Review

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Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? | Episode 11 and 12 Review

Episode eleven and twelve thoughts Overall, I thought the last two episodes were a mixed bag. First, you had one episode (episode eleven) that was pretty boring, then…

Otaku Central | Anime Review

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Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? | Episode 9 and 10 Review

Episode Nine and Ten Thoughts An aspect of Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? is how random this show can be. You never know what to expect and that’s something…

Otaku Central | Anime Review

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Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? | Episode 7 and 8 Review

Episode Seven and Eight Thoughts Something I will admit is that the OP sang by “Onegai Muscle (お願いマッスル)” by Hibiki Sakura (Ai Fairuz), & Naruzou Machio (Kaito Ishikawa),…

Otaku Central | Anime Review

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Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? | Episode 5 and 6 Review

Episode Five and Six Thoughts There ware couple of things I enjoyed about each episode. One being that that more often than not, Hibiki’s motivation isn’t just to…

Otaku Central | Anime Review

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Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? | First Impressions

Overall, I’d say the first impressions were alright. I didn’t hate Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? , in fact I quite liked the first few episodes. The one thing…

Otaku Central | Anime Review

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Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? | Episode 3 and 4 Review

Episode Three and four THoughts Episode three was all about dieting. To be completely honest with you, I thought this episode was okay. I’m still adjusting to this…

Otaku Central | Anime Review

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Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? | Episode 2 Review

Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?, was an anime I watched to watch, but never got around to. I guess that shows how high it was on my ‘to-watch’ list.…

Otaku Central | Anime Review

S4E09 - How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift?, A School Frozen in Time

In this episode of ScreenTone Club, Elliot and Andy get locked in a school and forced to learn about exercise! How will they survive???Series Discussed: How Heavy are…

ScreenTone Club

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Episode 150 - How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?

This week, Shaun takes a long, hard look at his scrawny pandemic bod and decides to do something about it! Not by actually doing anything, but by making…

Anime Out of Context

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Anime March Madness Overview

Adding madness to the challenge title was a good call. Watching 31 anime in 31 days was quite the task to take on. I had not really planned…

All About Anime and Manga

Anime Review 162 How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift

The summer 19 season for anime was one of the most interesting and diverse anime seasons I’ve seen in a long along. It had a strong collection of…

TakamakiJoker Anime Reviews

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How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift? – Season 2 Premiere Date + Thoughts

Just finished watching this? This article will reveal the release date for the season 2 of How Heavy Are The Dumbells You Lift?

Cradle View

Anime to Watch During the Quarantine

At first, I thought such a topic was a ridiculous idea. How can there be anime that are specifically good for watching during the quarantine? I thought you…

A Certain Dazed Producer

8th Anniversary Quick Takes

This blog’s eighth anniversary came and went on April 5th without comment. Oops! Hopefully, I blog a little more regularly next month. May these quick takes in some…

Medieval Otaku

Dumbbells, Katsudon, and Fat Gum: Fat-shaming and body positivity in modern anime

Anime (like media in general) has a rough record when it comes to body positivity. Fat-shaming is frequent and even stories that attempt positivity often fall into fetishization.…

Anime Feminist

Top 10 Anime of 2019

This year hasn’t been as good of a year for anime to me. It is mainly my own fault. It is just harder to get into new anime…

A Certain Dazed Producer

Anime of the 2010’s I loved #66: How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?

Bad plot description: Girl works out so she can keep eating as much as she wants.

Day with the Cart Driver

How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?, Vol. 1

By Yabako Sandrovich. Released in Japan as “Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?” by Shogakukan, serialization ongoing in the magazine Ura Sunday. Released in North America by Seven Seas. Translated…

Manga Bookshelf

Pump Up the Jam: How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?

Sports anime have been a pillar of Japanese animation since its earliest days, but very rarely, if ever, have any shows focused specifically on exercise. In comes How…

OGIUE MANIAX

These Two Anime Are Connected By More than Just Ridiculous Muscles

Click to ReadThese Two Anime Are Connected By More than Just Ridiculous Muscles

Biggest In Japan

Summer 2019 Final Thoughts

Summer 2019 was one of the most stuffed anime seasons for the shounen genre in ages. Here at For Great Justice, we…mostly didn’t follow it. But hey, if…

FOR GREAT JUSTICE

[Podcast] Chatty AF 96: Summer 2019 Mid-Season Check-in

Vrai, Caitlin, and Peter check-in on the Summer 2019 season! Summer 2019 Premiere Digest 0:00:00 Intros Red Flags 0:01:33 Cop Craft 0:02:05 How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You…

Anime Feminist

[Links] 3-9 July 2019: Summer Premiere Reviews, SARAZANMAI as Queer Commentary, and Cannon Busters

This week: premiere round-up, SARAZANMAI as critique of commodified queer desire, and the upcoming Netflix premiere of LeSean Thomas’ Cannon Busters. AniFem Round-Up [Review] How Heavy Are the…

Anime Feminist

Spiraken Manga Review Ep 323: How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift? (or Nice Pose)

YES MUSCLE! In this muscle building episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan reviews a sports manga that will make you want to join a gym. So enjoy…

Spiraken Review Podcast