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COMIC ZIN Weekly Manga Sales Ranking via Natalie: August 5 – August 11, 2024
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. It is thanks to the amazing…
COMIC ZIN Weekly Manga Sales Ranking via Natalie: July 8 – July 14, 2024
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. It is thanks to the amazing…
OG’s 20-Gay-Three Anime Highlights
As usual a mix of laziness and highlights were what delayed this post. Anyway here is Part 2 of my celebration of 2023, aka 20-Gay-Three. One of the…
alice gear aegis Expansion, Ayakashi, Ayakashi Triangle, D4DJ All Mix, Ippon! again
COMIC ZIN Weekly Manga Sales Ranking via Natalie: February 5 – February 11, 2024
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. It is thanks to the amazing…
The Year in Magic: Looking Back on the Anime, and Beyond, of 2023
A ramble; the anime, manga, and more that got me through 2023.
Soaring Sky! Precure, Tengoku Daimakyo, Undead Murder Farce, Magical Destroyers, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
12 Days of Anime 2023 – Day 09: Himeno Tsumugi
All the characters in Mou Ippon! are just so good that it was really hard picking someone for this post. I suppose it being a hard decision ending…
News Update - Mon, 11 Sep 2023
Just Throwing It Out There. This week, Allen has given Ippon Again! a go, and he finds it a reasonably charming show. As one would with a show starring…
Ippon Again!
As of the last post, when I became a lifelong Mariners fan, it has been extremely peaceful...
Ippon Again!
As of the last post, when I became a lifelong Mariners fan, it has been extremely peaceful...
Winter 2023 Anime: Ippon Again
I was originally intending to watch more Winter 2023 shows to fit on this post like Revenger, but I haven’t felt like watching anything Gen Urobuchi related ever…
Summer 2023 – something of a bust
Apologies for no anticipation post… June got away from me, and as the annual Medieval Faire now happens late in the month the last two weeks were crazy…
Ippon Again – I am too easily influenced
Am I the only one who watched Ippon Again? I hope not, there are a few really cute things about this show!
Anime Feminist Recommendations of Winter 2023
This season had plenty of shows we liked, but only a handful that stood head and shoulders above the rest.
Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte, Technoroid OVERMIND, The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 121 – Winter 2023 Season Review
0:00:00 Intro 0:02:00 Ayakashi Triangle 0:03:02 BOFURI 0:04:18 Misfit of Demon King Academy 0:05:29 NieR Automata 0:06:39 Giant Beasts of Ars 0:07:30 Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold…
Naruto, Spy Classroom, The Fire Hunter, The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague, To Your Eternity
Randori Acts of Friendship: “Ippon” Again!
Anime is no stranger to judo, with titles like Yawara! being perennial favorites in Japan. “Ippon” Again! isn’t quite the same kind of work, but what it does…
Yuri Quickie: Mou Ippon!
It will not take long for readers to understand why I chose not to give this show a full G-View. It is a girls’ sports anime centered around…
Ippon Again! Review — C
Cute girls throw each other around.
Winter 2023 Anime Awards
All right, time to look back at the first anime season of the year 2023 and celebrate the things that I loved most about it. Admittedly not everything…
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, D4DJ All Mix, My Hero Academia, NIJIYON ANIMATION, One Piece
Anime Like Ippon Again
Before their last match in middle school, Michi Sonoda announces to her teammate Sanae that she won't be continuing judo in high school, believing that youth
Hinomaru Sumo, Laid-Back Camp, Slow Loop, Tsurune, Bamboo Blade
Mainstream Anime is Dead! Ft. @inakyu (Winter 2023)
#vinlandsaga #tomochan #nierautomata Less popular shows are still good, sometimes better! 00:00 Special Guest for the Season 00:32 Season Recap 02:10 The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague 03:19…
My Little Monster, Revenger, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, One Piece, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale
Mou Ippon! Episode 10: The Big Show
Round 2 was up next and the spotlight was on one big roadblock.
Mou Ippon! Episode 9: Judo Pride
Something that built up since Day 1 happened at last.
Mou Ippon! Episode 8: Clash 2
It’s time for the next judo tournament. Let’s see how our heroines prepared.
Mou Ippon! Episode 7: Secret Weapon Senpai
How can I post a “witty” title when the show did it for me?
Winter 2023 Anime: Thoughts So Far
Now we’re more than halfway through February, it’s about time for me to share my opinions of the anime that I have been watching during the winter 2023…
D4DJ All Mix, My Hero Academia, My Hero Academia Season 6, Naruto, Pretty Cure
Mou Ippon! Episode 6: Judo Hearts
Last time our favorite big brow cutie shocked Michi with a sudden announcement.
Mou Ippon! Episode 5: End of First Big Clash
The conclusion of our heroines’ first high school judo tournament.
Episode 788: Winter 2023 Previews #3
This week on Anime Pulse we got being fired after 30 years of solid service, sinus issues, and illegal body pillows. Up first Joseph is in pain and…
2023 Winter Three-Episode Check-In
The big forerunner this season? Girls in fantasy shows!
Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Technoroid OVERMIND, The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Kaina of the Great Snow Sea
Anime Orbit: The Fancy Footwork of IPPON! AGAIN
Judo anime Ippon! Again powers through a fairly limited production to put the focus where it really matters; on the judo itself.
Mou Ippon! Episode 4: To Settle the Score
It’s our heroines’ first competition since retiring post middle school. Let’s see how they did.
Winter 2023 Schedule
Sunday Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko 2 21:30 TOKYO MX (01/08) Nokemono-tachi…
Handyman Saitou in Another World, In/Spectre 2, Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Tomo-chan Is a Girl!
"Ippon" Again!
Ippon" Again! is currently streaming on HIDIVE....
Mou Ippon! Episode 3: Hot Coach and an Old Score
Title says it all.
Winter 2023: What Anime We’re Watching
Welcome back to Otaku Thursday! As the month heats up, I’m working on our annual anime awards which will be coming to a computer near you very soon.…
2023 Winter Premiere Digest
Things have cooled off from Fall, but there are still some excellent girls to root for this season.
Ayakashi Triangle, HIGH CARD, Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire, Spy Classroom, The tale of outcasts
Seasonal Sampler Winter 2023: Trigun Stampede, Tomo-chan Is a Girl!, and More
The Seasonal Sampler boys are back after a packed Fall 2022 anime season to discuss what they finished last time and take a look at the anime premieres…
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Tomo-chan Is a Girl!, Trigun, Buddy Daddies
Seasonal Sampler Winter 2023: Trigun Stampede, Tomo-chan Is a Girl!, and More
The Seasonal Sampler boys are back after a packed Fall 2022 anime season to discuss what they finished last time and take a look at the anime premieres…
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Tomo-chan Is a Girl!, Trigun, Buddy Daddies
D4DJ All Mix Episodes 1+2: Everyone is Here!
Glad to be back talking about them gay DJs again. Similar to Mou Ippon! I didn’t cover the premiere because something stopped me. In this case it’s because…
Mou Ippon! Episodes 1+2: Judo Girls
I skipped talking about the premiere because though I enjoyed it something irked me. The 2nd episode alleviated those concerns about a certain “gag”.
First Look: Ippon Again!
With her arrival in high school, Michi is determined to leave her old hobby of Judo behind her. Howeever, the girl who beat her in her final match,…
Winter 2023 Anime: First Impressions
The first episode of every show I have chosen to watch during this season of anime has now aired, so I shall be sharing my initial impressions of…
D4DJ All Mix, NieR:Automata Ver1.1a, NIJIYON ANIMATION, Spy Classroom, The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
Mou Ippon! – 01
「いっぽん」 (Ippon!) "Ippon!" I didn't think I wanted to learn anything about judo until I watched this premiere.
Winter 2023 Anime Premiere Reviews – Day 5
Over on Anime News Network, as part of "The Winter 2023 Preview Guide," I've reviewed the first episodes of The Tale of Outcasts, Handyman Saitō in Another World,…
First Impression: Ippon Again!
The cicadas are singing a summertime symphony when they are suddenly disturbed by a thudding sound. The dull thump repeats over and over, displacing the indolent hum of…
Ippon Again #01 — Judo is All Doing Flips, Right?
The apple heads are a little unsettling. Impressions: The sole sports show of the season, and it could not be more generic if it tried. I guess…
Winter Anime 2023 Season Preview
It's time to take a look at what caught our eye for the Winter 2023 Season!
The Fire Hunter, The tale of outcasts, Spy Classroom, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - Northern War, Tokyo Revengers Season 2
Winter 2023 Anime: What I Will Be Watching
New season of anime coming up, so as usual I’ll be sharing a list of the shows I intend to watch. Information is taken from LiveChart.me. Let’s just…
OG’s Winter 2023 Anime Picks
Maybe it’s a little early this season to post my picks but it’s tradition around to do so around Week 9 or 10 of the previous season so…
Ayakashi, Ayakashi Triangle, D4DJ All Mix, Ippon! again, Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire