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Review: PRETEAR
Spring is finally springing forth at last, and with it comes a month of magical girl manga here at the Manga Test Drive. Our first title is...
Review: PRETEAR
Spring is finally springing forth at last, and with it comes a month of magical girl manga here at the Manga Test Drive. Our first title is...
The Shojo Starter Pack – According to Rise
I know a good idea when I steal one. I am absolutely kidding folks, but on a genuine note: I am not embarrassed to borrow an idea when…
8 Romance Anime Inspired By Fairy Tales
A good number of romance anime use fairy tale motifs to quickly establish characters – a dashing prince, a beautiful princess, an evil queen. Sometimes they
Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Melody, Princess Tutu, Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, Snow White with the Red Hair
Celebrating the Women of the Anime, Manga & Light Novel Industries
Happy International Women’s Day, everyone! In honor of the day, we here at BtT are excited to celebrate some of our favorite women working in anime, manga, and…
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Emma: A Victorian Romance, Princess Tutu, Star Wars: Visions, Tower of God
Fanart Friday, Too: Princess Tutu
Have you ever watched Princess Tutu? It’s one of those series that didn’t draw the audience it deserved when released, but still looms large in viewers’ minds, a…
6 Reasons To Watch: Princess Tutu
A magical girl anime about ballet dancing? It may sound weird, but Princess Tutu is not to be underestimated.
Weekly Round-Up, 24-30 August 2022: Princess Tutu Anniversary, Sailor Moon Exhibit, and Queer Icon Miwa Akihiro
AniFem Round-Up Carole & Tuesday director Hori Motonobu on the series’ writing process and trans characters AniFem spoke with Watanabe’s co-director about the series’ production and how they…
Weekly Round-Up, 24-30 August 2022: Princess Tutu Anniversary, Sailor Moon Exhibit, and Queer Icon Miwa Akihiro
AniFem Round-Up Carole & Tuesday director Hori Motonobu on the series’ writing process and trans characters AniFem spoke with Watanabe’s co-director about the series’ production and how they…
Princess Tutu: Rewriting Your Narrative
Source: Episode 12, Princess Tutu By: Beata Garrett | @clearsummers On the surface, Princess Tutu is a simple and formulaic story: Ahiru, a duck, is transformed one day…
Dance Dance Danseur Anime Review 86/100
Everyone has a type. Whether it be fighting games, Shounen battle anime, even who they like to date. Everyone has something that they can point to and say…
10 “Dark” Magical Girl Anime Series That Twist The Trope
You know what they say, you can't have something cute and wholesome become a trope without having it eventually be deconstructed into the exact opposite.
Blue Reflection Ray, Day Break Illusion, Magical Girl Raising Project, Princess Tutu, WONDER EGG PRIORITY
The Ultimate Magical Girl Tier List - Part 5: The Final Bosses
To verify, codify and close this list forever, we appeal to the highest authority: Ph.D's of and around magical girls. Final list image: https://ibb.co/Tv8y5LH Alex's Reddit Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/5ik524/i_just_finished_teaching_a_college_course_themed/ An essay by…
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…
Princess Tutu Zwei: The Fan Sequel You Need to Follow
I stumbled upon this on YouTube by accident, and I’m glad I did. A Princess Tutu fan called Noctural-Impala is making a second season of the anime called…
Anime to watch if you love Disney Princesses!
Disney Princess worthy wave There is always something that people insist is meant for kids, that sometimes you just can’t go out of. Maybe it’s spending your Saturday…
Anime Perfect Pairings
Like cranberries go with turkey November (at least in the US) is a month of food. Old recipes are dug out of family recipe books, everybody has to…
Anime Alphabet Aerobics
Thank you Blackalicious, absolutely alphabetically awesome! Okay, so the goal of the game is to name an anime for each letter of the alphabet and then describe the…
Princess Tutu – Of Adorable Ducklings and Frightening Swans
Princess Tutu is considered by some to be a classic Magical Girl anime but I had never known why, until now.
Anime ABC’s, My Favorite Anime Character for Each Letter of the Alphabet
So I know a good idea when I steal one. This being one of said ideas. Of course, I kid. We give credit where it’s due; always. I…
Dororo, Ghost in the Shell, Princess Tutu, The Cat Returns, Tokyo Babylon
The Anime Curriculum- What Anime can teach you
Hey peeps! As some of the world gets back into school we thought it would be amusing to talking about anime that you can actually learn things from.…
15 Anime Series That Look Happy But Are Actually Depressing
You can look at some anime series and know exactly what you are getting with it. However, there is this thing that can happen – a thing that…
Magical Girl Raising Project, Shadow Star Narutaru, When They Cry, Girls' Last Tour, Happy Sugar Life
Characters I Would Cosplay If I Still Sewed
I think most people who have been in the anime/manga sphere for awhile are aware of cosplay, i.e. costume play. It’s the practice of dressing up as a…
Shoujo and the Bride of Christ (and IV): Just Because!, Utena, and Princess Tutu
Just Because! starts with a certain Haruto trying again and again to achieve a home run in an empty school field. If he does, he will confess his…
Weekly Round-Up, 21-27 April 2021: Free Otome Games, Yasuke, and Grown-Up Magical Girls
AniFem Round-Up The Mazinger Problem: On “different times,” “lost in translation,” and the role of translators Kara Dennison shares her approach to the ethical dilemmas translators face when…
20 Best Magical Girl Anime Series
Although its not quite as talked about as other genres, the magical girl genre of anime remains one of the most popular genres of anime because it has…
Cardcaptor Sakura, Magical Girl Raising Project, Sailor Moon, Shugo Chara!, Day Break Illusion
“Morning Grace” — Princess Tutu OP — English Translation
VERSEA voice is calling to me: “Come on, wake up” Wiping my tear-stained faceA dazzling light and the dew on the treesAre born CHORUSOn a secret shore that…
All My Darling Daughters (with Asher Sofman)
Covers All My Darling Daughters by Fumi YoshinagaThis one-volume manga about three generations of women in a family is masterfully told and extremely relatable. Shojo & Tell host…
Creator Chemistry in A Whisker Away
The Japanese anime film A Whisker Away caught my attention early on due to its writer-director combination of Okada Mari and Sato Jun’ichi. Okada has worked on some…
“Morning Grace” — Princess Tutu OP
VERSEyonde iru koe saa me o samashite nakigao nuguttemabushii hikari kigi no tsuyuumareru CHORUSdaremo shiranai himitsu no mizube deodore inochi no PA DO DU kyou mo yume miteru sore…
Princess Tutu Anime Review – 91/100 – Throwback Thursday
Despite not being a Mahou Shoujo fan, dismissing the entire genre as "girl" and self-describing as "Shounen Trash", I love Princess Tutu and you should to.
Princess Tutu – 25/26 – Throwback Thursday
Welcome one and all to the finale of our Princess Tutu watch! It’s been a long and surprising road for me. I thought this was going to be…
Princess Tutu – 23/24 – Throwback Thursday
The penultimate week of our Princess Tutu watch! Will Fakir save Ahiru? Will Rue free the Raven or Drosselmeyer stop acting like a creepy old man? Find out!
Princess Tutu – 21/22 – Throwback Thursday
Ladies and Gentleman, this is the time when Princess Tutu starts to get weird. As this week we upend almost the entire story. Who is the main antagonist…
Princess Tutu – 19/20 – Throwback Thursday
Welcome one and all to another week of Princess Tutu! This time we cover episodes 19 and 20, where we tackle “Love” in all it’s forms, across the…
Princess Tutu – 17/18 – Throwback Thursday
A shounen fan continues his journey through one of the most critically acclaimed magical girl shows ever. This week, episodes 17 and 18 of Princess Tutu!
Princess Tutu – 15/16 – Throwback Thursday
Another week, another double feature of Princess Tutu! This week see’s the Raven start to make some moves, Fakir get ostracized and Mytho struggle internally. Does any of…
Year 1 Issue 18
Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 18 April 29 - May 5, 2020 Oh gosh I'm so sorry for…
Natsume's Book of Friends, Breakers, Gal & Dino, Ghost in the Shell, Kimagure Orange Road
Princess Tutu – 13/14 – Throwback Thursday
Welcome all to the end of the first season of Princess Tutu and the start of the second! A lot happened this week. Fakir confronted his fears, Kraehe…
Princess Tutu – 11/12 – Throwback Thursday
Welcome to the halfway point of Princess Tutu! It’s hard to believe, considering how this has all the makings of a finale. But considering Kraehe’s arc, Drosselmeyer’s position…
Princess Tutu – 9/10 – Throwback Thursday
Hello once again to week 5 of Throwback Thursday with Princess Tutu! I hope everyone is doing well, what with all this Corona Virus business floating around. I’d…
Princess Tutu – 7/8 – Throwback Thursday
Every week I go in to Princess Tutu expecting it to fall off, to finally disappoint me. And every week Princess Tutu manages to shut me up with…
Princess Tutu – 7/8 – Throwback Thursday
Every week I go in to Princess Tutu expecting it to fall off, to finally disappoint me. And every week Princess Tutu manages to shut me up with…
Princess Tutu – 5/6 – Throwback Thursday
Welcome all to week 3 of Princess Tutu! A bit early this week, but that ain’t so bad. There’s a bit of a global emergency going on right…
Princess Tutu – 3/4 – Throwback Thursday
Welcome to week 2 of Princess Tutu! This week continues Ahiru’s quest to save the prince in distress. Meanwhile we learn more about our possible villains, the world,…
3 Anime I Liked That Have Dumb Titles
To quote the Bard, “What’s in a name?” Don’t be fooled. These anime are better than their names make you think. 1. Princess Jellyfish (Kurage-hime) A kids’ anime…
Basara Pt. 1 (with Caitlin)
Covers volumes 1–9 of Basara by Yumi Tamura (the first third of the series)Strap in for a classic epic fantasy shojo series with Basara. Though it never quite…
Anime Taste Testing: Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden
Magia Record feels like if this next instalment Madoka Magica franchise had secretly been directed by Sato Junichi (of Sailor Moon, Princess Tutu and Kaleido Star fame). And…
Sacrificial Princess Tutu
Princess Tutu is a dark and complex anime hidden behind the guise of a childish magical girl show. Initially, it tells the story of a duck who is…
23rd Birthday Top Anime List
Gonna start making a Top 25 list every birthday of mine then update it every year. Here’s my current for December 2nd, 2019: 1. Aria 2. Cowboy Bebop…
Princess Tutu, Spirited Away, Wolf Children, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Cowboy Bebop