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How to Build a Story: Gunslinger Girl
You can tell that Gunslinger Girl is really old, and not just because the animation looks old. You can tell it’s really old because, despite the name, it…
Mechanista in G Episode 346: Skeith, The Terror of Death
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on March 8, 2026 We have to spoil ourselves every now and then around here. Sure, one can argue that Avatar Skeith is…
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…
Favorite AMVs of 2025 (#40-#31)
40. Sending Kindness to My Younger Selfeditor: keiichifaceanime: Only Yesterdaymusic: Liana Flores – “Cuckoo” The bittersweet experience of youthful reminiscence is expressed to its fullest in this AMV,…
The Problem of the Ghost Woman
It is indeed, a fearful place. The torrent, swollen by the melting snow,plunges into a tremendous abyss, from which the spray rolls up like the smoke from a burning…
Holiday Review #25: STOP!! HIBARI-KUN
With so many long-shot older manga releases coming out this year from so many different publishers, it was legitimately hard to pick one to close out this year's…
Holiday Review #25: STOP!! HIBARI-KUN
With so many long-shot older manga releases coming out this year from so many different publishers, it was legitimately hard to pick one to close out this year's…
Holiday Review #10: THE TOO-PERFECT SAINT: TOSSED ASIDE BY MY FIANCE AND SOLD TO ANOTHER KINGDOM
Of course, a lot of the romance manga these days comes in the form of light-novel adaptations, which are often just as much about the self-improvement of the…
Holiday Review #10: THE TOO-PERFECT SAINT: TOSSED ASIDE BY MY FIANCE AND SOLD TO ANOTHER KINGDOM
Of course, a lot of the romance manga these days comes in the form of light-novel adaptations, which are often just as much about the self-improvement of the…
The Sign of the Twisted Candles
A white flame still enveloped the building like a shroud, and, streaming far away into the quiet atmosphere, shot forth a glare of preternatural light;"Metzengerstein" As I also mention…
Sunday Master: Long interview with Kazuhiro Fujita (Part 1)
If you've hung around this site over the years-first, thank you, and second, you'll know that when my birthday comes a knockin' it's the fans who get the…
Musha, Spriggan, Ushio and Tora, Ushio and Tora, Karakuri Circus
Uzumaki Analysis: What is the Spiral?
Happy Halloween! For this year's spooky season I re-read the horror classic Uzumaki and came up with a general theory of what the spiral curse represents at its…
Fiction: A Letter On Ascension And Personality Fields
Disclaimer: This is one of three posts I originally intended to release during my birthday, but couldn’t finish due to timing reasons. This is a purely fictional text…
One Outs / ワンナウツ
If it isn’t already obvious from the blog, I’m a nerd. I don’t care for sports. So if you haven’t heard about One Outs before, it might seem…
Battle Beasts: Animal Collecting
If you asked me to pick my favorite toy from my childhood, I would consider that question carefully and wonder if you were surreptitiously sizing me up for…
Disaster Report: MY SISTER, MY WRITER
Is there any anime trend more regrettable than the imouto (little sister) romance? It started off simply enough, as creators in the late 2000s sought a way to distinguish their otaku-friendly…
My Sister, My Writer, Oreimo, Steins;Gate, Suzuka, Sword Art Online
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
While I enjoyed Baldur’s Gate I & II and understood why they made a big splash when released, they were notably dated and I didn’t think they rose…
Why are vegetables so insulting in Japanese? | Japan Station 162/Ichimon Japan 14
This episode of Japan Station is a rebroadcast of Ichimon Japan episode 12. On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Why are vegetables so unsulting in Japanese? On this episode we…
Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language
Murder in the Crimson Manor / 紅蓮館の殺人
Murder in the Crimson Manor is lit. Actually, I think it’s just okay, but “Murder in the Crimson Manor is lit” seemed like a snappier opening, and obliques…
Thinking About Soul of Chogokin Gold Lightan
Once in a great while, the Soul of Chogokin Gold Lightan goes on sale again in some form, and every time, I feel tempted to buy it. The…
The Quarry
I hope you didn’t think I was done with Supermassive Games just because I finished reviewing The Dark Pictures Anthology ! Just like any goo...
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, Vol. 19
By Dojyomaru and Fuyuyuki. Released in Japan as “Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki” by Overlap Bunko. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Sean McCann.…
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, The Irregular at Magic High School
Omae, Tanuki ni Narane ka?: Nagawa Tomo
Does the world seem more on fire than usual lately? I feel like it does? But maybe it’s just because the country next door to the one I…
Parade, Parade, Parade: Ogiue Maniax Status Update for March 2025
Given recent news in the world, I’m reminded of the biggest geek fallacy of all: The belief that just because you’re good and knowledgeable about one intellectual area…
An Introvert’s Hookup Hiccups: This Gyaru Is Head Over Heels for Me!, Vol. 9
By Yuishi and Kagachisaku. Released in Japan as “Inkya no Boku ni Batsu Game de Kokuhaku Shitekita Hazu no Gal ga, Dō Mitemo Boku ni Beta Bore Des”…
Pick of the Week: A Pick for All Seasons
ASH: The releases this week seem to have a bit more variety to them than some weeks bring, but maybe that's just because I'm paying closer attention. And…
Blue Box – 01 (First Impressions) – One-on-One
Inomata Taiki likes Kano Chinatsu, and not just because she offers him a KitKat as apology for smacking him in the forehead with an errant basketball pass. He…
Anime Like Days With My Stepsister
After his father suddenly remarries, Yuuta Asamura gains Saki Ayase as a stepsister, a beautiful girl from his school who has a dubious reputation due to her
Eromanga Sensei, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, A Couple of Cuckoos, After the Rain, Domestic Girlfriend
Manhwa Review | The Housekeeper’s Load by kang pu con
Choi Woojin is an erotic novel translator. Unfortunately, being a virgin, he has a hard time envisioning the scenes and understanding the emotions in them. But just because…
Spring 2024 – Finale Thoughts
This season’s high point was amazing… And not just because everything else was mid or worse. I’m guessing you can guess the high, but what about the rest? Hit…
I Don’t Want To Be the Dragon Duke’s Maid! Serving My Ex-Fiancé From My Past Life, Vol. 2
By Mashimesa Emoto and Masami. Released in Japan as “Ryū Taikō no Senzoku Jijo wa Goenryō Shitai! Tensei Saki no Okyūji Aite wa Zense no Moto Konyakusha Deshita”…
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Kimetsu no Yaiba S4 – 1 [To Defeat Muzan Kibutsuji]
Welcome back everyone, to the 4th season of Kimetsu no Yaiba! It’s been a while. Gotta say, with a title like “Hashira Training Arc” I’m not that excited…
Masamune-kun’s Revenge R Episode #12
Here’s Aki Adagaki where she decides to sacrifice everything to make Yoshino Koiwai happy. But seriously though, I feel bad that Aki-sama will have to dump Masamune Makabe…
The Sorceress' Revolt - Translator's Afterword
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The Sorceress' Revolt: Ko Eiji's Story - Part 8 Chapter 3
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A Sign of Affection – 09 – Laid-Back Mini-Glamp
While still primarily a shoujo romance, this week’s Sign offered up a heaping helping of iyashikei goodness, and not just because most of it took place during a camping trip.…
The Sorceress' Revolt - Ko Eiji's Story - Part 2 Chapter 1
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Tell Me Lies: Just because you bring a toxic relationship to light doesn’t mean you should write 370 pages about it and expect me to like it
Hi friends, I hope you’re all doing well! Today I wanted to kick off the new year’s resolution on me reading more books by doing a book review…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 18
By Fujino Omori and Suzuhito Yasuda. Released in Japan as “Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darou ka?” by GA Bunko. Released in North America…
126 - Petshop of Horrors vol. 1
It is horror season on our book club podcast, so it is horror manga time! Today’s manga is about a pet shop in Chinatown, where the mysterious manager…
Summer Ghost
By James L. Perkins. After working as an illustrator and character designer on light novels, manga and anime features such as the gut-punching and emotional I Want to…
This Misato Katsuragi Figure Is Amazing
Just because I want a mommy gf doesn't mean I don't have a motherly figure in my life. Also, I don't really see the problem if people who…
Being Born Again in Tearmoon Empire
Mia is an exceptional princess—and not just because she’s reincarnated back to her 12-year-old self after being parted from her head, Marie Antoinette-style, courtesy of Guillotine-san. She’s also…
The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor, Vol. 3
By Sasara Nagase and Mitsuya Fuji. Released in Japan as “Yarinaoshi Reijō wa Ryūtei Heika o Kōryaku-chū” by Kadokawa Beans Bunko. Released in North America by Cross Infinite…
The Sorceress' Revolt: Kobiji's Story - Part 1 Chapter 3
The Sorceress' Revolt Author: Toriumi Jinzō Translator: Ainikki the Archivist Kobiji's Story Part One: The Way of Shattering…
Anime Like The Dreaming Boy is a Realist
Wataru Sajo has been deeply in love with his classmate Aika Natsukawa for years. He persistently pursued her with the hopes of mutual love until one day he
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, The Dreaming Boy is a Realist, Masamune-kun's Revenge, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, Oreshura
Popcorn Pulse 205: Arthur’s Phallus
Ok, look. You see that sword over there? Yeah, the one stuck in that rock? Go over there and give it a little tug and come right back…
Summer 2023 – what I’ve been watching (non seasonal)
Just because I’m not watching anything seasonal (beyond my beloved Mix), that doesn’t mean I’m not watching anything. So, I thought I’d run down what I have been watching j…
Balls to the Wall Anime: Why These Shows NEED More Love
Just because an anime doesn't have an award winning story, doesn't mean its not a masterpiece. Music: Star Trash - CORRUPTED FILES https://startrashmusic.bandcamp.com/track/corrupted-files ⋆｡°✩ASTRO★NEET⋆˚☆˖° #anime #flcl #gurrenlagann