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Kingdom of Chaos: Born to Kill
At long last, another orphan project completed! In this case, it's a four-part OVA from 2003-2004, Kingdom of Chaos: Born to Kill . It is ba...
Blue Exorcist, Elfen Lied, Generation of Chaos, Golden Kamuy, Magical DoReMi
Anime Like Senpai is an Otokonoko
Despite his mother's disapproval of his love for cute things and dressing in cute clothes, Makoto Hanaoka secretly dresses like a girl at his high school.
Princess Jellyfish, Blue Period, The Troubled Life of Miss Kotoura, O Maidens in Your Savage Season, Senpai is an Otokonoko
Pick of the Week: Otonari Complex
MICHELLE: Otonari Complex for sure. True, the premise of a couple with confusing gender presentations is not new, but I haven't personally read one in ages. Also, Makoto…
Anime Like Astro Note
Takumi is a gifted, but newly unemployed chef. On his search for more long-term work, he takes a job cooking breakfast at a boarding house even though he…
A Galaxy Next Door, Astro Note, Tamako Market, Urusei Yatsura, Amagi Brilliant Park
Talking About Some Amazing Trans Characters for International Transgender Day of Visibility
Talking about some of my favorite trans characters!
Blue Period, Princess Jellyfish, Wandering Son, WONDER EGG PRIORITY
Anime to Make Any Train-o-phile Toot with Joy!
It’s no secret that Japan has one of the most modern, efficient, and extensive high speed train systems in the world. What some Japanophiles might not know is…
15 Social Anxiety Anime About Crippling Shyness
Perhaps it is the increase in social anxiety and depression that gave rise to the increase in anime about characters dealing with social anxiety. Sometimes
Hinako Note, My Roommate is a Cat, Recovery of an MMO Junkie, Big Windup!, The Troubled Life of Miss Kotoura
Character Analysis: Tsukimi Kurashita
Princess Jellyfish is one of those things that’s just so cleverly constructed that you have to wonder whether it was planned or it just worked out that way,…
🎉 75+ Manga, 350+ Volumes Available Now✨
Thanks to our friends at Kodansha, some of your favorite manga are returning to Azuki 💖 Now’s the time to catch up on/finish reading manga like Fire Force;…
A Silent Voice, Attack on Titan, EDENS ZERO, Fire Force, Kiss Him, Not Me
Episode 263 - Princess Jellyfish
This week, it's the last episode of June and Shaun is scrambling to find a pride-month-themed episode with better representation. Will 5 episodes of Princess Jellyfish break this…
Princess Jellyfish (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Princess Jellyfish returns to the UK, now on Blu-ray and from Anime Limited with a collector’s package that arrived early before its release.
Princess Jellyfish
By Andrew Osmond. Princess Jellyfish is an unusual name, which fits a most unusual anime. This eleven-part series is a sitcom that might turn into a romcom, in…
Dance With Devils
Episodes: 12 Summary: Join us for a musical delight about devils, danger, and love from the studio behind Princess Jellyfish. Ritsuka Tachibana goes from a normal life to…
3 Reasons To Watch: Princess Jellyfish
Princess Jellyfish explores what happens when deeply-introverted otaku are cast (unwillingly) into the world of beauty and fashion.
Anime Like Nana
This is the story of two girls, both named Nana.
Carole & Tuesday, Golden Time, Honey and Clover, Paradise Kiss, Peach Girl: Super Pop Love Hurricane
Tokyo Tarareba Girls – Manga Review
Tokyo Tarareba Girls is a manga by the creator of Princess Jellyfish. At least that's what the official synopsis tells me. That's not the only thing it's got…
An Intro course to Anime- Kid Edition
Hey everyone! I, Star, have decided to write a blog for all the parents who don’t have a CLUE what anime is. All you know, is its animation…
Is Princess Jellyfish still one of my favourite anime of all time
I do not think Princess Jellyfish will have aged well. Let’s just put that out there right now. It was one of the josei anime made back during…
Top 5 Anime Otaku Characters
Anime is full of great Otakus. So full in fact that a top 5 list seemed impossible so here's a numbered random 5 list.
Steins;Gate, The World God Only Knows, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Princess Jellyfish
Anime Series Like Aharen-san is Indecipherable
Excited to have a different and more social high school life, Raidou introduces himself to his seat neighbor on the first day. At first, he thinks this
High Score, Hi Score Girl, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, My Senpai is Annoying, Princess Jellyfish
Rating My Old Reviews: Huh?
A post where give some proper ratings to my old reviews.
Just Keep Drawing: Blank Canvas
I love the works of Higashimura Akiko. Whether it’s Princess Jellyfish, Tokyo Tarareba Girls, or even the recent Webtoon A Fake Affair, her stories about women feel utterly…
Anime Series Like My Dress-Up Darling
Living with his grandfather who makes beautiful Hina Dolls, Wakana Gojo has loved them since he was a child. He aspires to one day make Hina Dolls as…
Smile Down the Runway, Welcome to the Ballroom, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, Horimiya, My Dress-Up Darling
2021 End of the Year Wrap-Up for Animated Observations
Wrapping up the year as well as detailing my plans for 2022.
The Power of Two: Princess Jellyfish
I never know how much to summarize about a series when I start these essays. I mean, stuff like Cowboy Bebop I know everyone’s seen; on the other…
Kuragehime
Title: KuragehimeGenre: Comedy, Slice of LifeRating: 8.3/10 Summary: The story centers around Tsukimi Kurashita, a huge fan of jellyfish who moves to Tokyo to become an illustrator. She moves into “Amamizukan,” an…
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,…
Relevant Irrelevant Post: Book Out
So I did a thing. Well, I did a lot of things. Started the new semester. Watched Princess Jellyfish. Got rained on a few days ago. Went to…
Princess Jellyfish Reminded me That I’m a Princess
I did it! I finally watched Princess Jellyfish. I've been wanting to for ages. So did it live up to my expectations? Find out here!
My Top 10 Favorite Anime (As of August 2021)
My favorites list is certainly different, but some things never change.
Golden Time, No Game, No Life, Princess Jellyfish, Robotics;Notes, Terror in Resonance
The Observation Deck: Princess Jellyfish
Princess Jellyfish is something special, and has the writing to really back it up.
5 Anime Openings That Tell You Little About Their Shows
Taking a short break from the Nabu posts. They take a while to write, and this blog isn’t about him (or Winx Club), anyway. Let’s get back to…
The Power of Three: Princess Jellyfish
I briefly ran out of reading material … no, that’s not quite right. You all know it’s been a rugged time for a lot of us and I…
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou – Anime Review
Japanese Title: Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo Similar: Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Toradora Princess Jellyfish Watched in: Japanese Genre: Comedy Romance Slice of…
Princess Jellyfish, Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend, The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
Waiting for Spring Part 1 (with Kelly Quinn Chiu)
Covers volumes 1–7 of Waiting for Spring by Anashin.The wait is finally over! We're FINALLY talking about the basketball boys! Waiting for Spring is one of the most…
A Silent Voice, Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Kuroko's Basketball, My Hero Academia, Natsume's Book of Friends
Waiting for Spring Part 1 (with Kelly Quinn Chiu)
Covers volumes 1–7 of Waiting for Spring by Anashin.The wait is finally over! We're FINALLY talking about the basketball boys! Waiting for Spring is one of the most…
My Hero Academia, Natsume's Book of Friends, Princess Jellyfish, A Silent Voice, Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You
Baccano! & Immortality
Baccano! & ImmortalityThe Essence of Anime - Part IIntroBaccano! is a 2007 TV anime directed by Takahiro Oomori (Natsume Yuujinchou, Kuragehime, Samurai Flamenco, Pet and a lot more)…
Samurai Flamenco, Baccano!, Durarara!!, Princess Jellyfish, Natsume's Book of Friends
After School Nightmare Pt. 1 (with Mouna Toure)
Covers volumes 1–5 of After School Nightmare by Setona MizushiroWelcome to the most mysterious and frightening after school club you’ll ever join. Content warning for sexual assault and…
Tokyo Mew Mew, Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club, Fruits Basket, Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Ouran High School Host Club
Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden Pt. 1 (with Caitlin, Sara, and Zahra)
Covers volumes 1–6 of Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden by Yuu WataseGenbu Kaiden is Shojo & Tell host Ashley's second-favorite manga (behind only the illustrious Maid-Sama!), and so, this…
Your Lie in April, Maid-Sama!, Moomin, Moomin, Princess Jellyfish
Amon Saga
This one is a bit odd: a new release of the 1986 sword-and-sorcery movie Amon Saga , based on a laserdisc rip. Amon Saga has already been…
Amon Saga, Bavi Stock, Gintama, Golgo 13: The Professional, Joker
5 Awesome Anime Songs Available in the U.S. iTunes Store
In case it wasn’t obvious, I love anime music. But getting it legally can be difficult…unless it happens to be in the U.S. iTunes store! Here are four…
Paradise Kiss (with Lucy and Robin from CLAMPcast in Wonderland)
Covers all of Paradise Kiss by Ai Yazawa.Welcome to the world of high fashion (or at least, high drama). Paradise Kiss is one of those rare josei titles…
Ouran High School Host Club, Paradise Kiss, Princess Jellyfish
Let’s Cook a Series: Princess Jellyfish II
Princess Jellyfish was neat to see in that a lot of the characters were upside down in their construction; instead of having one key weakness, many of them…
Let’s Cook a Series: Princess Jellyfish
CONTENT WARNING: I haven’t seen the anime yet. On the flip side, I was able to pick up the Princess Jellyfish manga for a song (Mystery Girls by…
My Top 5 Anime Characters with Freckles
Lately I’ve been really digging freckles as a design trait in anime characters. Actually scratch that, freckles are adorable and I have always thought they looked amazing. It’s…
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, My Hero Academia, Princess Jellyfish, Attack on Titan, Bungo Stray Dogs
Meteor Prince (with Asher Sofman)
Covers both volumes of Meteor Prince by Meca Tanaka.A wild and whacky ride awaits in this super-short series about an alien named Io (who is essentially Tamaki Suoh…
Top 10 Must See Suda Masaki Dramas and Movies
Suda Masaki 菅田将暉 is one of the best young Japanese actors right now. He is known for his versatility as he plays different roles with ease.
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…
Anime Feminist’s Top 25 Anime of the Decade
The Roaring Twenties are right around the bend! Before we turn that corner and leave the Turbulent Tens behind us, we wanted to lavish some love on the…
12 Days of Anime 2019 – Dungeons and Dragons, Sorrel, and Kuranosuke
This year, in my ongoing quest to make friends and get out more, I joined a Dungeons and Dragons circle. Up until then I’d not played a single…
