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Reader’s Corner: Laid-Back Camp (Vol. 15), Dandadan (Vol. 9), and Usotoki Rhetoric (Vol. 9)

We have some very cool releases to talk about this week! Our reviews include a couple volumes of series we love that haven’t had new releases in about…

Beneath the Tangles

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Weekly Round-Up, 14-20 August 2024: Hyperfeminine Expectations, Kimi ni Todoke Season 3, and Lowered JET Salaries

AniFem Round-Up Show Time!: Mixing erotica, sex positivity, and TV idols Its goals are simple, but it’s worth discussing how this short series uses its erotic elements to…

Anime Feminist

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Kimi ni Todoke - From Me to You Season 3 Anime Series Review

With excellent performances from both English and Japanese returning casts and cleaner character designs and animation, this is a worthy follow-up and one that was worth waiting for.

Anime News Network - Views

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Summer 2024 Update: Kimi ni Todoke and Other Thoughts

Greetings. I have a quick update regarding Summer 2024 anime now that we’re about halfway through the season. There are three items to address, outlined below.

Anime Rants

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Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 151 – Summer 2024 First Impressions

00:00 Intro Dropped 01:07 A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring 01:26 A Nobody’s Way Up to an Exploration Hero 01:55 My Deer Friend Nokotan 02:30…

Anime B&B

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First Impression: Kimi ni Todoke, Season 3

Sometimes a first date is more than just a first date. For Kazeyaha and Kuronuma, it’s the culmination of the feelings that have been developing and growing between…

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Fanart Friday: Kuronuma + Kazehaya

Season three of Kimi ni Todoke is OUT NOW on Netflix! Hurrah! ★ 【鬽】「 四月は君の嘘 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission

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Reader’s Corner: Helck (Vol. 10), Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You: Soulmate (Vol. 2), and Battle Royale Enforcers (Vol. 1)

Helck vs. Claes, Class F vs. each other, Kurumi vs. herself, and Mirai vs. the expectations weighing on her? Challenges for the characters in the series Twwk is…

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Pick of the Week: We’ve Got The Picks

MICHELLE: I enjoyed the first volume of Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You: Soulmate, so I'll make the second volume my pick this week. SEAN: I'll pick…

Manga Bookshelf

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Anime Like A Condition Called Love

After an event in her childhood, Hotaru Hinase believes that she is just incapable of understanding the concept of romantic love, and believes that falling in

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Reader’s Corner: Dandadan (Vol. 7), Kimi ni Todoke Soulmate (Vol. 1), and Mr. Villain’s Day Off (Vol. 3)

A blend of old and new releases, and first volumes and those more toward the middle fill our selections in this week’s column. As usual, love stories are…

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Pick of the Week: Turn the Skip Beat Around

SEAN: Once again, tempted to just say "Viz". We get so much good shoujo this week, with a new sequel for Kimi ni Todoke, the next Neighborhood Story,…

Manga Bookshelf

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Manga the Week of 4/3/24

SEAN: It's time for April manga! The best month! MICHELLE: All the cool people were born in it! SEAN: We start off with Viz Media, who have a…

Manga Bookshelf

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Anime Like A Sign of Affection

Born with a hearing impairment, Yuki Itose is college student who rarely interacts with others because of her disability. However, when she has an awkward

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Doki Doki News: State of Play and English Versions of Fate/Stay Night and Kimi ni Todoke

Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of January 28th! Check out the latest episode…

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479 – Manga Machinations Awards 2023

Happy holidays everyone! Welcome to our annual awards show! dakazu, Darfox8, Morgana, and seamus2389 celebrate with their individual awards, such as Why Are These Boy Problems™ So Fucking…

Manga Machinations

477 – Triple Dip 78 – Innocent, Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, Under Ninja

All the hosts are back to talk about Ireland riots, collapsing stairs, The Boy and the Heron, and more! Then we rally ourselves for the final Triple Dip…

Manga Machinations

475 – Shojo Showdown 6 – Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Deborah is My Rival, Ceres: Celestial Legend

In this episode Morgana leads the charge as we examine Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Deborah is My Rival, and Ceres: Celestial Legend for a Shojo…

Manga Machinations

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“K”ind-Hearted Heroines Thrive In These Shojo Manga!

I continue the ABCs of Shojo Manga with these kind-hearted heroines are sure to win over your heart in these series that start with the letter “K”! From…

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Anime Flu: What Is It and Why Is It So Dramatic?

A detailed and engaging article about anime flu, a common trope in anime where a character gets sick from a minor exposure to cold or rain.

ForMyAnime

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Anime Like My Love Story

With his tall stature, bulky muscles, and mean face, Takeo Gouda is not exactly a hit with the ladies. Men and women alike find him terrifying, but he…

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Tangle x Cast 17: Good Samaritans of Anime

One of Jesus’ most beloved parables is “The Good Samaritan,” the tale of the most unexpected person showing the greatest care for a victim on the side of…

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Anime Like Skip and Loafer

In order to pursue a career in politics to make a positive change for Japan, Mitsumi leaves her rural town to go to high school in Tokyo. While…

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Anime Like My Clueless First Friend

Akane Nishimura is a quiet girl with an intimidating gaze. As such, her classmates gave her the ominous nickname of “The Grim Reaper” and started avoiding her

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First Impression: Kimi ni Todoke (Netflix, Live-Action)

Kuronuma Sawako is a curiosity. While she insists to a friend from her middle school days that she isn’t being bullied, Kuronuma is still treated like an outcast.…

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30 Anime Tomboys With a Lovable Boyish Personality

Tomboys were always enjoyed in anime, but seeing such a blatant one like Tomo as a main character is finally giving anime tomboys the spotlight that they

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Holiday Review #21: NO LONGER HEROINE

 This next one won't be for everyone, but I appreciate the way to tries to interject some weirdness and awfulness into the standard shojo ro...

The Manga Test Drive

Holiday Review #21: NO LONGER HEROINE

 This next one won't be for everyone, but I appreciate the way to tries to interject some weirdness and awfulness into the standard shojo ro...

The Manga Test Drive

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Anime Like Bocchi the Rock!

Having social anxiety but still wishing to make friends, Hitori Gotou started learning the guitar to help lure people into talking to her. Years later, she

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Doki Doki News: Bleach at NYCC, Kimi ni Todoke Drama, and Tearmoon Empire Anime

Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of September 4th through September 10th! Check out…

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How to make a best friend, shojo manga-style

In a throwback to an early tongue-in-cheek blog entry listing some of the best romantic tips shojo manga has to offer, I thought I’d write a similar post…

Shojo Corner

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My Top 15 Manga

Thank you so much my hoejos for 15 THOUSAND subscribers!!! It is absolutely wild that I have hit this milestone and I can't thank you all enough for…

Colleen's Manga Recs

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Anime Series Like Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie

Izumi is a normal guy, albeit with a predilection for attracting misfortune. However, the one piece of shining fortune in his life is his girlfriend,

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“Kimi ni Todoke” Manga First Impressions – Trying to Get Into Shoujo Romance

As a straight guy, shoujo romance has never really been on my radar all that much. This is especially true since they’re rarely in the conversation outside of…

Hermit Blogger

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AniMarch Madness 2022: Round 2, Day 3

Round two of AniMarch Madness 2022 continues with our next four matches! For those coming here for the first time, AniMarch Madness is our annual one-on-one anime tournament…

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AniMarch Madness 2022: Round 1, Day 2

Day one of AniMarch Madness was so much fun! Results are still being tabulated, with a few polls still open, but look for those results to pop up…

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Pick of the Week: A Wide Variety

SEAN: This week I am torn between debuts and final volumes. I really should be picking When Will Ayumu Make His Move?, as I love the author’s other…

Manga Bookshelf

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Anime Series Like Blue Spring Ride

Futaba Yoshioka was an attractive middle schooler, popular with boys, but not with girls. It left her feeling lonely, but none of that mattered as long as her…

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Reader’s Corner: 86, After-School Hanako-kun, Batmanga, and Marie Kondo

86–Eighty-Six, Vol. 1 The recent anime adaptation piqued my curiosity about this series, and the first volume didn’t disappoint. A country steeped in racism and greed uses child…

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Kimi ni Todoke Review

“Kimi ni Todoke makes its whole raison d’etre putting a bit more depth into every aspect of the banal anime rom-com genre tropes”

SpaceWhales Anime Blog

Waiting for Spring Part 1 (with Kelly Quinn Chiu)

Covers volumes 1–7 of Waiting for Spring by Anashin.The wait is finally over! We're FINALLY talking about the basketball boys! Waiting for Spring is one of the most…

Shojo & Tell: A Manga Podcast

Waiting for Spring Part 1 (with Kelly Quinn Chiu)

Covers volumes 1–7 of Waiting for Spring by Anashin.The wait is finally over! We're FINALLY talking about the basketball boys! Waiting for Spring is one of the most…

Shojo & Tell: A Manga Podcast

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Shoujo and the Bride of Christ (I)

I was fourteen years old, Shinji Ikari´s age, when A Bridge to Terabithia made its movie debut. Like his fated stay in Misato’s house, only in time have…

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Anime Series Like Horimiya

Although lauded for being likable and intelligent, Kyouko Hori hides the fact that she has to take care of her brother and the housework because her parents are…

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Pure Love in Tonikawa

#tonikawa #tonikaku #kawaii Tonikaku Kawaii starts after the marriage...but why? Discord (Not Mine): https://discord.gg/fourplateaus Twitter: https://twitter.com/pauseandselect Patreon: https://patreon.com/pauseandselect Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pauseandselect TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pauseandselect Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:33 Background 3:38 Tonikawa 8:50 Credits Stray Notes: - I forgot to white balance…

Pause and Select

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[Repost] The Great Pretender Review: Cases 1 through 3

The following is my review of Cases 1 through 3 of The Great Pretender that I wrote for Anime Quarterly back in September. If you like what you read…

Sakura Sunrise