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Sword Art Online: Alicization | E9 to E12 – Many thoughts in one place.
So I decided to do something I don’t normally do, which is provide my thoughts on four episodes. Episodes nine through twelve. I did this because, episodes nine…
Sword Art Online: Alicization, Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online II
Yami Shibai 2: There are still a million more series of this
Yami Shibai is a pretty decently sized horror franchise with nine series and a special. All from ILCA, the studio behind the unimpressive Kowabon. I have reviewed the…
Kowabon, Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories, Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 2
Medium Matters: Princess Jellyfish
I got the Princess Jellyfish manga a while back and found it delightful, a sweet, well-told story that spanned nine tankoban volumes. Then I FINALLY found the anime,…
Ikemen Vampire: Queen of Halloween | Current Events | Mobile Game Mondays #6
The spooky season is here, and no game is getting the party started quite like Ikemen Vampire. With nine events currently on the go, Ikemen Vampire is haunting…
Doctorkev’s Summer 2021 Anime Postmortem Part 2 — New Shows
Last time, I covered nine of the summer season’s continuing or sequel shows, now it’s time to appraise nine of the shiniest of shiny new…
First Impressions: Sakugan
The irresponsibility on behalf of the grown ass adults constantly encouraging a nine-year-old to go ‘adventuring’ in an area they know to be highly dangerous and even deadly,…
Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine Episode #13
It’s been more than 2 years since the TV anime adaptation of Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine was shown back in 2019. Based on a mobile game, it follows…
The Magician Who Rose from Failure: Tales of War and Magic, Vol. 3
By Hitsuji Gamei and Fushimi Saika. Released in Japan as “Shikkaku Kara Hajimeru Nariagari Madō Shidō! ~ Jumon Kaihatsu Tokidoki Senki ~” by GC Novels. Released in North…
Kaizoku Oujo Episode 9
With Kaizoku Oujo hitting episode nine, I was wondering how the show would handle the “turning point” before its big finale. I needn’t have worried though; it was…
The September JCS (Or My Clumsy attempt to celebrate bloggers)
To be fair, I always struggle with how to start The JCS. Even now, I’m considering deleting that first sentence, but I learned long ago that an imperfect…
Twin Peaks season two, episodes one through nine notes
Hey all, again. It’s part two of my Twin Peaks notes series, out of an undefined amount...
Twin Peaks season two (episodes one through nine) and Cestvs: The Roman Fighter
The Chicago Sky have won the first of a five game series against the Connecticut Sun in...
This Week in Anime - Visions of a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars: Visions takes audiences across vast space and time to showcase nine different stories. Jedi, Sith, found family, a pair of twins, and even a garage band…
Mahouka Koukou no Yuutousei Episode #13
Well everyone, here’s the last day of the Nine Schools Competition where one event shall determine the overall winner for the entire tournament. For Masaki Ichijou, he’s getting…
Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki | Episode 9 and 10 Review
Finally. If I were to sum up everything that had happened during both episodes nine and ten, it would be the word, finally? To be completely honest with…
Cutie and the Beast
Coming to Yuhi Azumi’s Cutie and the Beast, I really only had a recommendation from Brigid Alverson and a description from her too. So with that, I dived…
Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy – 11 – Playtime’s Over
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains a sequence of graphic violence. The last nine episodes and change of Moonlight Fantasy have largely consisted of Makoto, Tomoe, and Mio basically goofing…
Thoughts on Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka Volume 10
It is Chisato’s turn to step up in the tenth volume of Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka as the action continues in Russia. This volume contains chapters thirty-nine through…
Ascendance of a Bookworm: I’ll Do Anything to Become a Librarian!, Part 4: Founder of the Royal Academy’s So-Called Library Committee, Vol. 2
By Miya Kazuki and You Shiina. Released in Japan as “Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen” by TO Books. Released in North…
Shiroi Suna no Aquatope | Episode 9 Review
To sum up episode nine and the events that transpired, I would say it was two sides of the same coin. For sure, I believe that this episode…
This Week in Anime - The Supersized Laughs of Love Live! Superstar!!
This season's Love Live! Superstar!! sees the idol series downsize the cast from nine to five members but that doesn't mean the series has scaled down its personality.…
Mahouka Koukou no Yuutousei | Episodes 6 to 9 Review
So I’m going to be doing something I do not normally do. However, I assume that the remaining few episodes will be in relation to the “Nine Schools…
Dark Africa, colonizers and Galaxy Express 999
Back when I was a freshman in high school, we had what I expect is a right of passage for any high school student — the state history…
I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level, Vol. 10
By Kisetsu Morita and Benio. Released in Japan as “Slime Taoshite 300 Nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level MAX ni Nattemashita” by GA Novels. Released in North America by…
Don’t @ Me: Nine of my Anime Opinions: Faye Valentine Edition
It’s Monday, I took last week off, but it is still time for this! Welcome back to Don’t @ Me! The place where, like my amazement that apparently…
The Otakusphere: Controversy, more controversy and FIVE ALIVE!
Good morning, afternoon or evening to everyone out there on the internet. It’s Sunday in my corner of the hinterlands, which means it’s time for another trip around…
Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy, Flowers of Evil, Mirai
Reader’s Corner: Carole and Tuesday, SW Guardians of the Whills, and Laid-back Camp, Vol. 10
Laid-back Camp, Vol. 10 With the recent season long gone and months since volume nine was released, I’ve been suffering from Yuru Camp withdrawal. There’s nothing out there…
The Otakusphere: Wonder Egg, Dino King and can anyone stop Goku
Good morning, afternoon or evening wherever you are in the world. It’s Sunday in my corner of the hinterlands, which means it’s time for another trip around the…
Classroom of the Elite, RahXephon, Sword of the Stranger, WONDER EGG PRIORITY, X-Men
In Search of … Kaiji: The Ultimate Survivor
Hi, all you fine folks out there in the Otakusphere and beyond. Once again, it’s time for me to take another pick from the anime people have submitted…
What I Think of Evangelion FINALLY Ending
Yes, it has been nine years since the last movie released. Lots of things have changed since then. Let’s ignore all that and get to talking about Evangelion.
The Otakusphere: So many controversies and Eva
Good morning, afternoon or evening where you are in the world. It’s Sunday in my corner of the Hinterlands, which means it’s time for another trip around The…
Weekly Peep! (#115)
We’ve hit a few milestones lately with our two year anniversary a couple of months back, but we have another coming tomorrow. Unbelievably, Monday’s review will be our…
The Evil that Live After in Galaxy Express 999
So, it’s always felt that the Friends, Roman, Countrymen speech gets an unfair shake in popular culture. It’s never gets treated with the same gravity as the To…
The Honor at Magic High School Episode 6 Review – Best In Show
The Honor at Magic High School Episode 6: It's time for the Nine Schools Competition! Though not everyone appears ready for a fair contest!
Mahouka Koukou no Yuutousei Episode 6 Impressions – I Have A Few Questions For Miyuki Right Now
Post sponsored by Crow's World of Anime. Mahouka Koukou no Yuutousei kicks off the preparation and events for the Nine School's Competition in an episode that cuts through…
The Honor at Magic High School, The Irregular at Magic High School
The Otakusphere: Blizzard, Taco Bell and shows I’ve actually seen
Good morning, afternoon or evening wherever you are. It’s Sunday in my little corner of the hinterlands, so that means it’s time for another trip around the Otakusphere.…
Akudama Drive, Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy, ODDTAXI, Time of Eve
Mahouka Koukou no Yuutousei Episode #06
Let’s begin this episode where Tatsuya Shiba will coach the female competitors for the upcoming Nine Schools Competition. Sure that the guys rejected him because of their Bloom…
Mahouka Koukou no Yuutousei – 06
「九校戦、開幕です」 (Kyuukousen, Kaimaku Desu) "The Nine Schools Competition Begins" Honoka is going to do her best, one way or another.
In My View: Where fewer distributors, marketing and anime definitions meet
“It makes sense to basically everybody to imagine ‘non-Japanese anime’: this doesn’t provide any of the difficulties presented by imagining, for instance, a ‘square circle’; similarly, we can…
Science the destroyer in Galaxy Express 999
When I watch anime, I watch it from a Western viewpoint, or to be more accurate, a very American viewpoint. In a lot of ways, this is not…
The Otakusphere: Polyamory, School Days and beware the grease apocalypse
Good morning, afternoon or evening wherever you are in the world. It’s Sunday in my corner of the hinterlands, so that means it’s time to see what is…
Fruits Basket, School Days, Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan
5-toubun no Hanayome | Episode 9 through 12 Review
Episode Nine through twelve So I will be doing something I normally never do. Since episodes nine through twelve are all based around one arc the “Legend of…
Impressions: Let’s talk about the best or worst show from 2021
One of the hardest things for me to do is to separate my general proclivities from my analysis. See, at heart, I’m a contrarian. When everyone says something…
Reflections: How do I make a sexy headline about 100 posts?
Hello everybody. Today is Wednesday, so you should be getting my normal mid-week rambling about Galaxy Express 999. But… well… this is a special post. It’s a post…
17 Sports Anime With a Female Lead
Serious sports anime is a bit of a boy’s club, and it’s easy to see why when you do find the occasional anime with a female lead. It’s,…
Teekyuu, Bamboo Blade, Chihayafuru, Scorching Ping Pong Girls, Taisho Baseball Girls
Puritans, capitalism and hard work in Galaxy Express 999
(Note: I’m going to use U.S. and America interchangeably. I just want to say that I realize this is horribly unfair to our neighbors to the north and…
The Otakusphere: Devil’s Candy, moe Zombies and when did Lelouche get this popular?
Good morning, afternoon or evening wherever you are out there in Internet land. By my reckoning, it is Sunday in my little corner of the hinterlands, so it’s…
Argento Soma, Golgo 13: The Professional, Golgo 13, Gurren Lagann
Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? | Episode 9 and 10 Review
Episode Nine and Ten Thoughts An aspect of Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? is how random this show can be. You never know what to expect and that’s something…
All of the Colours from OUTER SPACE
Huzzah. I am back for another Saturday, and to be honest, I’m kind of wiped out today. I have some ideas for posts. I actually have some ideas…
Is it better to kill the babies in Galaxy Express 999?
I’m fascinated by the number of plants, animals, and even microbes that have traveled with people as they’ve moved from place to place. Once I listened to a…