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Sailor Moon Eternal Part 2 Review
Sailor Moon Eternal Parts 1 and 2 are both currently streaming on Netflix. This is my review for the second film. You can also read my Part 1…
Chatty AF 143: 2021 Spring Wrap-up
Dee, Mercedez, and Peter look back at the mega-packed Spring 2021 season!
Pretty Boy Detective Club, SHADOWS HOUSE, SSSS.DYNAZENON, Super Cub, Those Snow White Notes
MARS RED Edge of the Nightmare
If you enjoyed the show, the story acts as a nice companion to the events of the anime, and several familiar characters from the Code Zero crew like…
Spring 2021 in Review
This past anime season, counting holdovers from the Winter 2021 season, I watched 26 anime. Of those, I completed 22. Normally, we at the Backloggers would do an…
The original English cast of Sailor Moon will be streaming a panel July 9th at 8pm
A Sailor Moon panel featuring the original English voice cast of the 90s Sailor Moon anime is going to be streamed on Friday July 9th at 8pm Easter…
Spring 2021 Anime...
My thoughts on Anime in the season of Spring 2021.
Tokyo Revengers, Clannad, Fruits Basket, MARS RED, Moriarty the Patriot
Summer 2021 First Impressions: Vanitas no Carte, Kanojo mo Kanojo, Re-Main
Vanitas no Carte Short Synopsis: Vampire Hunter V: Bookworm. Lenlo: I have to admit, Vanitas surprised me. I wasn’t expecting much from another vampire show, especially not after…
Girlfriend, Girlfriend, Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge, The Case Study of Vanitas
Mars Red Episode 13 — 100 Word Anime
The final episode of Mars Red concludes this vampire tale and Irina and …
Mars Red
I like this anime for a small handful of reasons. Otherwise it’s just confusing and therefore impossible to like or really even dislike overall.
Superhero Fans Are from Mars, Venus, Krypton, and Everywhere Else
It’s the 4th of July, so here I am to discuss my ever-changing relationship with American superhero comics fandom. I’ve been an avid comics reader since childhood, and…
Mars Red Episode 13 – The Curtain Falls on Our Historical Vampires
The final episode of Mars Red concludes this vampire tale and Irina and I look back on the episode and the series - and also offer some script…
Mars Red – 13 (End) and Series Review
Mars Red was a great series and its finale was an abject masterpiece, and it doesn't really matter who believes that and who doesn't. Read more
MARS RED: Edge of the Nightmare Game Review
MARS RED is a multimedia collaboration between Bun-O Fujisawa and mobile game publisher, Favary Inc. and entertainment company D-Techno. First conceived as a Japanese stage reading play in 2015,…
Mars Red – 13 (END)
「弱きもの、汝の名は」 (Yowaki Mono, Nanji no Na wa)"Frailty, Thy Name Is..." Mars Red begins and ends with Misaki.
Mars Red Episode 12 – From Glen to Glen
Irina and I review episode 12 of Mars Red over on her blog this week. Be sure to hop on over and check out the full post.
Mars Red Episode 12 – From Glen to Glen
Mars Red continues to be a very intriguing entry in a very strong season of anime. Come see what Karandi and I thought of the second episode.
Mars and Manly Appetites
The Clippers are yet again down 0-2 in a seven game playoff series, and they’re still without...
Mars Red – 12
A story which bore the mien of a full-on tragedy suddenly looks as if it might have other ideas. Read more
Mars Red – 12
「道化の王」 (Dōke no Ō)"King of Fools" A rapid descent follows the pinnacle of power.
Interview: Mars Red Director Kouhei Hatano and Screenwriter Jun'ichi Fujisaku
MARS RED has been taking anime viewers by surprise with its evocative tale of vampires living in Japan's Taisho era. ANN reached out to director Kouhei Hatano and…
Day 8 of Niji Nights: Queers in Anime
Here we go! Welcome to another day of Niji Nights! Let’s celebrate some representation of Queers! Now, before anyone gets crazy, we picked Queer characters that are popular…
Tetsujin #28 in three flavors. Happy Birthday, Mitsuteru Yokoyama!
Tetsujin #28 statue at Wakamatsu Park in Kobe I used to own a PS2 with mod chip, but I never saw this game… Today we celebrate the birthday…
Mars Red Episode 11 – The Amazing Flying Kurusu — 100 Word Anime
Mars Red Episode 11 leaves us with more questions than answers, though we …
Mars Red Episode 11 – The Amazing Flying Kurusu
Mars Red Episode 11 leaves us with more questions than answers, though we do have a flying Kurusu... Irina and Karandi discuss the latest happenings in this historical…
Mars Red – 11
Vampires have always been the tragic heroes of Mars Red, but never has their sad plight been more eloquently elucidated than here. Read more
Sailor Moon Eternal Part 1 review
The Sailor Moon Eternal films are both streaming on Netflix worldwide, outside of Japan, and it’s been nearly six years since I’ve been able to do a review…
Mars Red – 11
「黒翼」 (kokuyoku) "Dark Wings" Glenn certainly got his "happily ever after" today.
Mars Red Episode 10 – Hope
Check out our full review on Irina’s blog. Hello all, hi Karandi. I read on Twitter that you were a little too sick to post over the weekend,…
Mars Red Episode 10 – Hope
Mars Red continues to be a very intriguing entry in a very strong season of anime. Come see what Karandi and I thought of the second episode.
Mars Red Episode 9 Review — 100 Word Anime
Yep, it is super late and it is my fault. Here’s mine and … The post Mars Red Episode 9 Review — 100 Word Anime appeared first on…
Mars Red Episode 9 Review
Yep, it is super late and it is my fault. Here’s mine and Irina’s thoughts on Mars Red episode 9.
Mars Red – 10
On some level, I think it's shows like Mars Red that give me the most joy of all as an anime fan. Read more
Mars Red – 10
「通り過ぎし、夏の夜の夢」 (Tōrisugishi, Natsu no Yo no Yume) "A Midsummer Night's Dream Gone By" Do vampires dream?
Spring 2021.
Wanna hear something embarrassing? This post has been sitting, complete and ready to post, in my drafts for over a month now. I just lacked the energy to…
Mars Red – 09
I can't shake the feeling that - as with most good vampire stories - this series is at heart a tragedy. Read more
Mars Red – 09
「疑念」 (Ginen) "Suspicion" Glenn is the grand puppet master behind the stage set by Nakajima.
Weekly Seasonal Watches: Spring 2021 Anime Season Week 8
Seasonal Ratings: -Just because something is lower doesn’t mean that it’s a bad show to me. If I thought a show was bad, I would drop it.-Back Arrow…
Mars Red Episode 8 – Lost and Found
Welcome back to our Mars Red review. I have to admit, it took me a minute to get my bearings on this episode but once I was all…
Mars Red Episode 8 – Lost and Found
Mars Red continues to be a very intriguing entry in a very strong season of anime. Come see what Karandi and I thought of the second episode.
Otaku Thursday: Top 5 Anime Endings of Spring 2021
Hello and welcome back to Otaku Thursday! Today I had been planning on bringing you a first impressions of To Your Eternity, but unfortunately I think I’ve been…
Mars Red: Edge of The Nightmare Review
Mars red is a sound theatre originally written by Bun-O Fujisawa. It got adapted in an anime and was released on April 6 this year as part of…
Popcorn 152: Moon Buggy
What do you do with a drunken sailor? No idea. But what you do with a drunken popcorn pulse host? Hook them up with a nice single malt…
Mars Red – 08
「煉獄」 (Rengoku)"Purgatory" Despair pervades this episode, like smoke rising from the debris.
The Speakeasy #125: Mars Red, Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song, Horimiya, SK8 the Infinity
We talk about new and old in this episode. First we wrap up our first episode reviews of the spring 2021 season with: Jorun: The Princess of Snow…
Those Snow White Notes, Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-, Horimiya, Mars, SK8 the Infinity
Mars Red Episode 7 Review — 100 Word Anime
I just finished up writing my To Your Eternity post and I figured why not start the outline for Mars Red as well to help out Karandi a…
PODCAST: Vivy Fluorite Eye’s Song Episodes 6-8
Stream the podcast via Spotify VOD of the live pod Join Shads and The Subtle Doctor as they cover Episodes 6, 7 & 8 and dive head first…
Weekly Seasonal Watches: Spring 2021 Anime Season Week 7
Seasonal Ratings: -Just because something is lower doesn’t mean that it’s a bad show to me. If I thought a show was bad, I would drop it.-Back Arrow…
Mars Red Episode 7 Review
Irina and I discuss the latest happenings on Mars Red which is proving to be an interesting show to discuss. Check out our views on Mars Red Episode…