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Bakuen Campus Guardress

When I first watched Bakuen Campus Guardress ( Combustible Campus Guardress ), a four-episode episode OVA from 1994, I was gobsmacked by ho...

Collectr's Blog

Holiday Review #16: THE SHIUNJI FAMILY CHILDREN

As if that last review wasn't enough to make you question if The Straights Are Alright, here comes Rent-A-Girlfriend creator Reiji Miyajima...

The Manga Test Drive

Holiday Review #16: THE SHIUNJI FAMILY CHILDREN

As if that last review wasn't enough to make you question if The Straights Are Alright, here comes Rent-A-Girlfriend creator Reiji Miyajima...

The Manga Test Drive

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Closet Metaphors in Monogatari and OreImo

Nadeko Sengoku and Kirino Kousaku are, on a fundamental level, the same character. This isn’t simply passing similarities that have added up. Major aspects of their personalities, stories,…

Ostensibly Extant

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11 Anime Characters Who Cosplay Their Favorite Anime Characters

Do you know more passionate anime characters who cosplay? Let fans know in the comments section below.

Recommend Me Anime

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The Learned Helplessness of Male Protagonists in Anime and Manga

How many anime have you watched or manga you’ve read where the female characters dote on the male protagonist? You often see women argue over who is going…

Japan Powered

Disaster Report: EL HAZARD - THE WANDERERS

There are a lot of reasons I cover shows here on Disaster Report.   Some of them are famous failures.   Others are shows I wouldn’t even kno...

Renaissance Josei

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Mobseka 01 – Isekai life start as a mob character

I haven’t done episodic blog posts before, but for some reason I felt like doing it for Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu. Anyway, here…

Anime Ataraxia

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The most important anime of the 2010’s might have been Saekano

Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata might very well be the most important anime of the decade. The fact  that such a funny idea blossomed within my mind throughout the…

Artificial Night Sky

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Incest is MORAL in Anime

If you couldn't tell from the video, this video is 100% sarcastic. Please don't do anything to your sister unless you're from the 2nd dimension. Twitter: https://twitter.com/RedJoker0808?s=09 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/redjoker0808 Some footage…

RedJoker

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Otakon 2022 Interview: Voice Actor Ise Mariya

This interview was conducted at Otakon 2022 in Washington, DC. My first question is about a role you had in the Precure series, Cure Lemonade. Precure is a…

OGIUE MANIAX

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It's STILL Impossible to Live as a Crunchyroll Translator | The Canipa Effect

Following on from his 2020 video, Canipa revisits the topic of low pay for translators and how the one billion dollar Funimation buyout makes that even more ridiculous. It's…

The Canipa Effect

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Basing my entire personality on this one Genshiken manga page

By this point, I was already too far gone; my eyes were glazed over and the only thing left on my mind was the fantastic content within. I…

Artificial Night Sky

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Unfinished Requiem (103,000 Grimoires)

To get a better understanding of what exactly is “chuuni-kei” let’s examine music for a moment. Chuuni-kei within music is more so an inspiration and a visual element…

Artificial Night Sky

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Bi-Weekly Booty: Kirino from Oreimo

This is a series I’ve been meaning to get around to, if only for the memes! The Bi-Weekly Booty is Kirino from Oreimo!

Shallow Dives in Anime

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All my idols have been she/her’ed

“My ideals were tested and ultimately came out victorious, but not without a few scars. To recreate myself I had to kill something. She was beautiful, but now…

Artificial Night Sky

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My beautifully dark escapist fantasy

This 2.5D dream has finally been realized in the way not many might have been expecting, but offers an interesting proposition to the onlooker: Vtubers present casual escapism.…

Artificial Night Sky

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This Thanksgiving, We’re (Least) Thankful For…

This Thanksgiving, We're (Least) Thankful For... via @KhakiBlueSocks @stardf29 @laura_a_grace @JeskaiAngel

Beneath the Tangles

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Gamers! Review

Gamers! is by far not the worst school rom com show ever, but it's a show that can fill up your time, and nothing more.

TheOASG

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slowdeath of moé

We live in a post-Love-Live world.

Artificial Night Sky

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“World Famous Moe Artist” ~ An UNDER17 Retrospective

UNDER17 is undoubtedly my favorite band. Prior to this, I didn’t really have a particular attachment towards a specific music group beyond a passing interest in the albums…

Artificial Night Sky

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Episode 116 - Oreimo Revisited

This week, Sadistic Shaun returns to subject Rem to absolute degenerate trash by forcing him to watch a further 6 episodes of the infamous  Ore no Imōto ga…

Anime Out of Context

The “ideological warrior”

“No reservation, no hesitation, no discrimination, no limitation, just liberation (alt. Caramelldansen)”

Artificial Night Sky

10 Year Retrospective, Month #1: Throwback to January 2010

As we celebrate our tenth anniversary on Beneath the Tangles, we want to take some time each month to look into the past, not only to commemorate our…

Beneath the Tangles

The Beauty of Koi Kaze

While many anime toy with the idea of being attracted to a sibling thanks to the popularity of the "cute little sister" archetype, none of them…

Anime Locale

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Is Your Anime Illegal? The Trouble With the Miller Test

Amidst memes of the FBI raiding your house for watching a cartoon, there’s a general anxiety about the place of lolicon media in the West. In some states…

Unnecessary exclamation mark!

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Flashback Friday #1: October Edition

First, let’s make things clear: I used to collect Megami magazines. The first time was merely out of curiosity. Back then, there were hardly any Japanese periodicals available in my…

animananime

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In Defence of Ore Imo

I recently rewatched Ore Imo and thought I’d better get something off my chest: I really like Ore Imo, you could even say that I love it! But…

Washi's Blog

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Episode 6: Oreimo

In this episode, Shaun punishes Remington with the anime Oreimo (or, My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute) which highlights romance, visual novels, and the love between a brother…

Anime Out of Context

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Is it Fair to Compare Works by the Same Studio?

The critical evaluation of anime (and media in general) is driven by comparison. This is only natural since we base all our opinions off of previous experiences. If…

Purposefully Lackluster

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The ‘A-1 Protagonist’

Spoilers for the first episode of Darling in the Franxx below. The first episode of Darling in the Franxx, a collaboration project between the studios Trigger and A-1…

Purposefully Lackluster

r#47 – oreimo

Having someone to lean on is an amazing thing. Some things that can’t be done alone can be achieved with the courage of two. And in times when…

#moe404, the not so great anime BLOG

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fall 2017 season preview part 4 Sequels all the way down

anime blog with series series overviews editorials and other interesting bits of writing.

Jeckyllcast and blog

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If Light Novels Were Used On the SAT?

Argh. I hate standardized tests. Just thinking about how the SAT made me read a long boring passage and answer questions regarding the sam...

RThor's Anime Blog

OtakuGeneration (Show #478) InterventionCON

  Shownotes :: (show 478) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With InterventionCON, recorded live August 6th, 2014. This week we talked with…

otakugeneration's Podcast

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Anime Characters That Look Alike 2.0

Here's the second batch of look alike anime characters.  If you want to see the previous one, here it is.  Anime Character…

RThor's Anime Blog

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Anibros Podcast Episode 65 – A Fabulous Italian Dish

The Anibros talk about so very much this week… Gundam, Dragon Ball, Toonami, Astro Boy, and more. We also learn about Willis’s soft…

ANIBROS ☆ CREATIVE

2010: ANIME IS DEAD, LONG LIVE ANIME

Mike (@ cinco_bajeena ), a lapsed anime blogger, has the same origin story as plenty of other fans of a certain geography and age: a cloud...

The Golden Ani-Versary of Anime (1963-2013)

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Spring Anime 2013 [Belated Final Impressions]

Here are my belated final impressions on the series that ended this past Spring 2013. In no particular order: [Hataraku Maou-sama!, Kakumeik...

Cely_belly nonsense | Anime blog

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OreImo: Godzilla Tea Time

Each season, we at Classy seek to bring you the best analysis of the classiest anime. This season, we have decided that there is no better way to…

The Classiest Anime

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OreImo: Made in Japan

Each season, we at Classy seek to bring you the best analysis of the classiest anime. This season, we have decided that there is no better way to…

The Classiest Anime

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OreImo: Sightseeing in Pyongyang

Each season, we at Classy seek to bring you the best analysis of the classiest anime. This season, we have decided that there is no better way to…

The Classiest Anime

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OreImo: The Fall of Vancouver

Each season, we at Classy seek to bring you the best analysis of the classiest anime. This season, we have decided that there is no better way to…

The Classiest Anime

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“Oreimo” and its objectives – Season Two

I’m so slow on anime release news, I had no idea this even existed. Some quick notes. First impressions aside, the first episode of OreImo served as a…

Ambivalence , or is it ambiguity?

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So what’s the deal with brocon and siscon in anime?

Disclaimer: I’ve tried my best to tread lightly on many topics throughout this post. If you are headhunting in search of charged words or semantics in regard to…

A Certain Judgment-al Anime Review

OtakuGeneration (Show #403) Time of Eve

  Shownotes :: (show 403 :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Time of Eve, recorded live February 20th, 2013. This week we watched…

otakugeneration's Podcast

OtakuGeneration (Show #402) They Were 11

  Shownotes :: (show 402 :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With They Were 11, recorded live February 17th, 2013. This week we watched…

otakugeneration's Podcast

OtakuGeneration (Show #401) Hakaba Kitaro

  Shownotes :: (show 401 :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Hakaba Kitaro, recorded live February 10th, 2013. This week we discussed a…

otakugeneration's Podcast

OtakuGeneration (Show #400) Baccano!

  Shownotes :: (show 400 :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Baccano!, recorded live February 3rd, 2013. This week we watched and discussed…

otakugeneration's Podcast