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The Girl Who Stole Time (时间之子, Yu Ao & Zhou Tienan, 2025)
All Qian Xiao (voiced by Liu Xiaoyu) wants to escape her boring island life where time runs slowing to experience the fast-paced life of the city, though her…
The Netflix One Piece Series is Bigger and Better in Season 2!
One Piece Season 2 Review Everyone, would you do me the honors and come sail with me to the Grand Line in search of the One Piece? Three…
Tongari Boushi no Memole - Episode 18
Oscar does some digging around for information surrounding the "shooting star" (AKA the ship that Memole & her people arrived to Earth on) and ultimately discovers a small…
Good Faith on the Grand Line: OPLA Season 2 [REVIEW]
Season 2 of Netflix’s One Piece isn’t just a good adaptation. It’s becoming its own essential version of the story. A full-spoiler review covering the Garp-Roger brotherhood, the…
Vtuber Spotlight: Furbisms!
Tell me if you’ve been asked this question before. If you were stranded on a deserted island, what is one thing you would take with you? My answer…
Libido / 性の起原 / Sei no kigen (‘The Origin of Sex’, 1967)
Obscure Japanese Film #253Taiji Tonoyama An unnamed 51-year-old man (Taiji Tonoyama) suffering from some kind of nervous breakdown is recuperating in a mental hospital when he learns about the death of an…
Yuri News Network – (百合ネットワークニュース) – March 14, 2026
Yuri Manga in English Kodansha took to the socials to let people know Sal Jiang’s Wicked Spot will be headed our way in May! I managed to squeak…
Yokohama Station SF
Two hundred years after the end of a devastating global conflict, Yokohama Station has expanded to cover almost all of Honshu, Japan’s central island. Once governed by artificial…
Trapped At Sea
Under the seaDarling, it's betterDown where it's wetter Take it from me"Under the Sea" (Samuel E. Wright) Hmm, I only reviewed two mystery games last year! I definitely hope to…
The Toei Douga Project
As I mentioned in the 2025 review, Orphan is planning to redo "some" of the early Toei Douga (today, Toei Animation) feature-length cartoons; they weren't called anime back…
Hans Christian Andersen Stories, Animal Treasure Island, Mazinger Z, Panda no Daibouken, The Little Norse Prince
The Most Terrifying Anime Villain Introductions Ever
Most anime villains wait for the plot. These guys ARE the plot. Volume 1 broke the comments section — so we're back with even more villains who decided to…
Naruto, Shangri-La, Undead Unluck, Fire Force, JUJUTSU KAISEN
NextFest: The least bad part of February this year (part 2)
God, let me forget. I wish I could just forget everything. So I’m thankful for more demos from Steam’s NextFest to help with that (see part one here.)…
Requiem for a Falling Star
What if that star is not to come?Will their dreams fade to nothing?"Wind's Nocturne" (Lunar: Silver Story)The more I think about it, the more I think this series…
One Piece: Season 1 Review
One Piece is going seasonal, which means we've finally finished Season 1! So we figured we'd upload our 15 hour review of the entire one piece series. From…
Shounen Jack to Mahou Tsukai
As promised (or threatened), Orphan is releasing more of the early Toei Douga anime movies; in this case, the 1967 tenth anniversary release, Shounen Jack to Mahou Tsukai…
Chibikko Remi to Meiken Kapi, Chocchan Monogatari, Fushigi na Melmo, Mitsume ga Tooru, Sangokushi
The Stolen Show
「へええええ」『トリビアの泉』 "Wo-----w""The Fountain of Trivia" I do love quiz programs on Japan, though I am not really a fan of the QuizKnock-type of quizzes often seen on television now... Trivia…
The Lying Detective
"Lies — and again lies. It amazes me, the amount of lies we had told to us this morning""Murder on the Orient Express" Huh, I always saw this book…
Solo Leveling’s Adaptation and the Echoes of Anti-Korean Sentiment and Japanese Imperialism
Solo Leveling's Japanese release removed all references to Korea, changing both character and location names to Japanese alternatives--a decision that becomes especially glaring when the Jeju Island Arc…
The Fake Heir
"By the power of Grayskull!""He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" Now I think about it, this is probably the first time I ever read (listened to) anything by…
Double Jeopardy
"Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your habits, your attitude of mind, and your soul is revealed by your actions.""And…
Death on Gokumon Island / 獄門島
I’ve read several Kindaichi stories that I just haven’t reviewed because they’ve all been bad, but not quite as bad as It Walks By Night, so it felt…
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…
2025 in Review
2025 turned out to be even more calamitous than I had feared. I couldn't bear to watch the news, as one horror followed another.Orphan FansubsDespite the adverse conditions…
KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE, The Apothecary Diaries, Princess Knight, Zetsuai 1989, Apocalypse Hotel
The Sound of Waves
Seishun Anime Zenshuu (translated as Animated Classics of Japanese Literature for its English release) is a 1986 anthology series that retold well-known stories from modern Japanese literature. It's…
Urusei Yatsura, AWOL - Absent WithOut Leave, My Hero Academia, GeGeGe no Kitaro, Nora
Turnabout Memories - Part 15
"I have to go over everything that's happened. I have to remember" Another Code R: Journey into Lost Memories Another year has passed, so it's time for the annual recap…
Do you think Yuna effectively utilized girl power by funneling gil to her paramilitary looting squad on the Celsius?
12 Days of Anime 2025, Day 2Final Fantasy X-2 cold-opens with everyone’s favorite doomed priestess Yuna doing a magical girl transformation into a racy stage outfit and putting…
Why is Being Human so Hard?
We often appeal to the sense that man is more than mere animal; but is this common thinking part of why we suffer so easily? Why is being…
The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 147: ReView: Bride of Deimos OVA
Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode!Treat yourself or a loved one this Halloween! TokyoTreat…
Tokyo Babylon, Unico, Unico in the Island of Magic, Wicked City, BABYLON
World Heritage Yakushima Sound Art Premium Tour
Off the southern coast of Kyushu, Yakushima is an island where nature writes its own symphony. Waves break rhy […] 投稿 World Heritage Yakushima Sound Art Premium Tour は WAttention.com に最初に表示されました。
Vinland Saga's HIDDEN Battle
Vinland Saga boasts a ton of violence but one battle that only gets a fleeting acknowledgement through Askeladd could quite possibly have been the most bloody and unfortunate…
McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure: Truth in Advertising
To continue last month's unwavering nostalgia current, what might be your favorite McDonald’s thing? Should you even have one? Criticism of the fast-food titan is nearly as commonplace as…
Popcorn Pulse 250: Yakuza Yakuza Yakuza
In a turn of events we decided to take a trip to the island of Japan as a theme. What kind of theme could we pluck out of…
Patreon Unlocked: Gun Dragon Sigma ft KC Green
We're taking a small summer break so enjoy this previously Patreon-only episode on H Kamen featuring KC Green of Gunshow and Anime Club fame! We'll be back on…
Crystal Pyramid / 水晶のピラミッド
Crystal Pyramid is a grand, larger-than-life mystery that is perhaps a bit too grand and larger-than-life. Souji Shimada’s recurring detective Kiyoshi Mitarai investigates a murder that occurred at…
She moved to this Japanese island to FARM INDIGO?! (Sally Hancox of AiAii) | Japan Station 168
On this episode of Japan Station, we learn about traditional Japanese indigo dyeing from Sally Hancox, one of the co-owners of AiAii Worshop & Shop on Awaji island.…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
I'm Walking Across KYŪSHŪ! About the Kyūshū Challenge | Japan Station 159
On this episode of Japan Station, I talk about my upcoming walk across the island of Kyushu. This fall I will be walking roughly 500 km from Iwakuni…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
Yokai Fantasy Life Sim ‘Tales of Seikyu’ Launches May 21st on Steam Early Access
Discover a fantastical world of Yokai, harness legendary powers of shapeshifting and settle into a magical new life in Tales of Seikyu, an enchanting fantasy life sim launching May…
Aharen-san wa Hakarenai – S2 05 – A Sunrise Is Just as Good
With the addition of Riku, Aharen and Raidou have amassed a solid friend group…I just wish Riku realized she’s a legitimate member of that group and that everyone…
Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: April 14 – April 20, 2025
The overall hardware sales for the week experienced another drop in performance, though much narrower than the steeper decline of 28.53% the week before. This time by 3.20%…
Tantei Bokumetsu (Process of Elimination)
Process of Elimination is a VN about a group of detectives trapped on an island. They had been gathered together to solve the mystery behind the serial killer…
Spring 2025 – Week 4 in Review
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. This was a productive week in One Piece writing, as I finally broke down the main thematic concerns of…
Brush of the God – Movie Review
Pre-show, and as the last screening of Asian Pop-Up Cinema this season, I had no idea how crowded this particular showing would be. I figured between the die-hard…
One Piece Episode 1123: “The World Shakes! The Straw Hats’ Hostage Situation”
One Piece Episode 1123, Kizaru arrives to Egghead Island and York betrayal isn't going as planned, as the Marines don't want to save her.
Hot Spot Review
Endo Kiyomi is a single mother living in the countryside in Japan. He works at a business hotel located at the foot of Mount Fuji. One day on…
First Look: Summer Pockets
Following the death of his grandmother, Hairi Takahara has traveled to the rural island where she lived to handle her remaining possessions. Once he begins exploring the island,…
First Impression: Summer Pockets
Hairi Takahara is an out-of-town student who has come to Torishirojima Island to help settle the estate of his deceased grandmother (I guess she was bored to death…
Review: Keep Rolling (2024)
Keep Rolling 大场面 China, 2024, colour, 2.35:1, 99 mins. Director: Li Ji 李季. Rating: 7/10. Modestly produced black comedy on the film industry and human selfishness doesn’t run…
Mahjong Hishouden: Naki no Ryuu
As I promised/threatened in my blog post about Naki no Ryuu '91 , here is the predecessor three volume OVA, Mahjong Hishouden: Naki no Ryuu...
Dallos, Doukyuusei -Classmates-, Fullmetal Alchemist, Treasure Island, Secret of the Seal
Throw Away The Suit Together, Volume 3
By Matt Marcus, Staff Writer “…This has been a really great conversation. We’re really excited for the possibility of you joining our team here at Island Industries.” “It’s…
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…