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NARUTO - A Massive Review
Once upon a time I reviewed every chapter of Naruto and loved the journey it took me on! It's a masterpiece of a series and one I dedicated…
Pluto: Thoughts on Episodes 5 and 6
Once upon a time, there was a botanist who always grew the most beautiful flowers and plants. He loved his homeland, but it was a desert. The botanist…
Review: Flaming Cloud (2023)
Flaming Cloud 三贵情史 China, 2023, colour, 2.35:1, 106 mins. Director: Liu Siyi 刘斯逸. Rating: 6/10. Mainland actress Yao Chen is the main delight in this post-modern fairytale that…
Review Index: 70-79/100
Heres the index for all reviews rated 70-79 out of 100. Arte - 79/100 Ascendance of a Bookworm - 79/100 Astra: Lost In Space - 79/100 The Case…
Bloom Into You, Kemono Friends, Little Women, Little Women, Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy
Anime’s Ancient Capital to Fall For!
Kyoto was once upon a time the capital city of Japan, and is still the center for Japanese traditions and elegance. And the season that this historic city…
Dekoboko Majo no Oyako Jijou Episodes #01 & #02
Once upon a time, there was a witch named Alyssa who found an abandoned baby that has magic powers. Rather than leaving it alone, Alyssa took the baby…
Boy Meets Girl Meets Tick-Throw Spinning Piledriver: Hi Score Girl
I’m happy and grateful that the full Hi Score Girl manga series by Otoi Rekomaru is out in English. It’s one of those manga where, once upon a…
My Happy Marriage – 01 – (Belated First Impressions) – A Sliver of Light
I’ve got some catching up to do with this series, but it’s been a light season volume-wise and I’ve heard good things, so here goes… Once upon a…
‘Zom 100’ is a Hilarious Jab at How Corporate Jobs Can be Hell!
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Review Once upon a time, working an office job for a big corporation seemed like the ideal life. To get paid working…
Oshi no Ko: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
I was a bit nervous about breaking my ‘no-episode’ review rule, but in the end I am glad I did. Because the first episode and what this anime…
[DarkWispers-Inka] Break-Age OVA
Once upon a time, Kirio Nimura said to his friend Daisuke, "Man, I love it when a woman can kick my ass in a virtual reality mecha simulator...
[DarkWispers-Inka] Break-Age OVA
Once upon a time, Kirio Nimura said to his friend Daisuke, "Man, I love it when a woman can kick my ass in a virtual reality mecha simulator...
Ever After
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
Sanada 10 Special
Once upon a time, in the ancient days of the mid-oughts, there was a TV series with the rather long title of Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyuu Densets...
Fire Tripper, Hellsing, Magic Knight Rayearth, Wild 7, My Hero Academia
Record of Ragnarok (Episode 15) – Birth of a Monster
Jack the Ripper keeps his cards hidden, constantly changing the game in his favour. Life shaped him this way. Once upon a time, he used to be happy.…
Looking Back on Newtype USA 15 Years Later
Once upon a time (or, before internet access was as accessible as it is today) anime magazines played a key role in keeping anime fans plugged in to…
Trigun Stampede – 06
「ワンス・アポン・ア・タイム・イン・ホープランド」 (Wansu Apon a Taimu in Houpurando) "Once Upon a Time in Hopeland" More than a brother and a little less than a wife.
Missing the Forest for the Chainsaws
We’re delighted to welcome back an old friend and once-upon-a-time staffer here, Matthew, for this eye-opening reassessment of the controversial mega-hit, Chainsaw Man. May we all have ears…
Revenger – 01
「Once Upon a Time in Nagasaki」 The Urobutcher getting up to what he does best.
Pre-2000s Anime with Multi-Channel Audio
Had this in Drafts for about a year because I lost interest. Obviously this is an incomplete list, so I may come back and update it if I…
Mononoke, Jungle Emperor Leo, Devilman, Gunsmith Cats, Jungle Emperor Leo
Don't Monkey With Murder
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
I’ve Started Watching Movies. That’s Been A Good Idea So Far.
Check out these 10 cool movies that you might or might not have heard about before.
Arisa Good Luck
Here's a true bluebird: the 1999 one-shot OVA Arisa Good Luck . Last month, Tennouji, translator and proprietor of SakuraCircle, contacted m...
Nagasarete Airantou, Natsume's Book of Friends, Wedding Peach, Inukami!, Minion
Death Casts a Spell
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
Fullmetal Alchemist, Once Upon A Time, Ace Attorney, Alice in Wonderland
First Impression: YUREI DECO
Once upon a time, a narrator shares an obscure fable about a many-eyed giant, a just society turned murderous, and peacock feathers while a psychedelic world unfolds on…
Assassin Seduces War Hero in Fantasy Land, What Will He Do?
Windaria is a tragic fantasy movie from 1986. Music credit to: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio retro recaps, anime recaps, windaria, retro anime, 80s anime
Mutsumi Inomata and Atsuko Ishida Discussion on 80s Cute Girls Anime
A retrospective between Mutsumi Inomata and Atsuko Ishida from 2012 on 80s cute girls anime, where they talk about working at Kaname Pro on projects such as Plawres…
Anime World Order Show # 207 – Interview With Jim Kaposztas, Creator of the First AMV
Once upon a time, this would have been labeled as a “bonus” episode since we don’t even introduce ourselves or say the episode number, but since the last…
PODCAST: Princess Tutu
Once upon a time, there was a man who died…then that man befriended another man, and they went on to do a Bad Anime Podcast which would one…
Charles Bronson Centennial
He was an iconic action star who was one of The Magnificent Seven, one of The Dirty Dozen and one of three who made good The Great Escape.…
Murder is no Fairy Tale
detective fiction, 推理小説、games,
Blue Sonnet
Akai Kiba Blue Sonnet ( Crimson Fang Blue Sonnet ), usually known as just Blue Sonnet , is a five-episode OVA series from 1989. It is based...
Maps, Nozomi Witches, Reign: The Conqueror, AWOL - Absent WithOut Leave, Kiba
Peach Boy Riverside – 04
「姫と桃」 (Hime to Momo) "The Princess and the Peach" "Once upon a time, in a faraway land, lived an old man and an old lady. The old man went to…
Merry Month of Manga: PRINCESS PRINCE
Once upon a time, if you wanted a fairy-tale-style shojo fantasy, you had to settle for books like this. Thank goodness for progress. PRINC...
A brief history of Kaname Pro
Unlike other great and influential studios with a distinct animation philosophy, like A Pro, Ghibli, Sunrise or Kyoto Animation, the Kanada school never had a single, durable place…
Dallos, Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Once Upon A Time
Focus Hong Kong Launches Easter Edition
Focus Hong Kong Launches Easter Edition
Doujinshi Round-up: Plague Edition
Once upon a time, people gathered in great numbers in large halls in odd corners of cities around the world to browse the fine wares of many a…
Winter 2021 – Week 1 in Review
Hello everyone, and welcome to 2021! Last year was an abject horror show, but things are already somewhat looking up in my country, and presumably the world doesn’t…
Your Story, Our Story, My Story: When and Why Queer Representation Misses the Mark
Once upon a time, a long, long, time ago, a few devoted fans of anime sat hunched over their computer keyboards. The sound of the modem was loud…
NaNoWriMo Update (Week Four)
And that’s it! NaNoWriMo is over for another year. So, I guess the big question on everyone’s lips is how did I do? Well, have a seat and…
How Empathy Is Born From Stories
Once upon a time… there was a young traveller. During his journey, he gave money to everyone he met that told him sad, sad stories: a mother, who…
The Witch’s Journey: The Journey of Elaina Episode 1 First Impression Review
Once upon a time, there was a witch named Elaina, who set off on a journey across the world. Along the way, she would meet all kinds of…
Majo no Tabitabi (First Impression)
“Once upon a time, there was a witch named Elaina, who set off on a journey across the world. Along the way, she would meet all kinds of…
Year 1 Issue 14
Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 14 April 1 - 7, 2020 Welcome back to Arcadia Dragnet, are you all…
Cool Cool Bye, Demon City Shinjuku, Initial D First Stage, ISEKAI QUARTET, Magical DoReMi
Ranking the Oscars 2020 Best Picture Candidates
This is historically the part where I provide a disclaimer that I haven’t seen every film nominated for Best Picture. That will not change today… however, I have…
Yuri Light Novel – Sexiled: My Sexist Party Leader Kicked Me Out, So I Teamed Up With a Mythical Sorceress! Volume 2
Once upon a time there were three women who were just fucking done with the everyday sexism of the sexist society in which they lived. They had all…
I read “Otto no Chinpo ga Hairanai”
The cover. Once upon a time while reading Yaraon, I stumbled upon THIS article. “Otto no Chinpo ga Hairanai” (or “My Husband’s Cock Won’t Fit”) by Kodama –…
Dispelling the Heat Haze: Ashita no Nadja and A Prince’s Shadow
Once upon a time there was a chivalrous knight, of lithe limb and dazzling smile, virtue incarnate. Cutting a remarkably gallant figure, Francis Harcourt emerges from the well-thumbed…
Mecha Monday: Escaflowne
ESCAFLOWNE, OH NO, IT’S HOT TAKE TIME WELL the scheduled post system for WordPress let me down big-time this week… Can a hot take be had for a…
[Film] Has Yoji Yamada reached an artistic plateau?
Once upon a time, I was having this “Yoji Yamada phase”. It began circa 2002 when I first saw The Twilight Samurai [たそがれ清兵衛] (2002) – which was to me an…