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Seirei Gensouki Episode 3 Impressions – Blame the Commoner
Episode 3 of Seirei Gensouki seems to have wrapped up Rio's time at school. I still kind of wish the side characters had a bit more personality about…
I whole-heartedly love this – Girl Gun Lady
Before I even start this series, Girl Gun Lady much like SK8 (review coming I promise) is a series that when I explained the premise to my friends…
AKLIMDAN GEÇENLER — BLOGGING IN A LEARNED LANGUAGE
Greetings! Today I wanted to ramble on something that might not be prevalent to some of you. And it’ll be somewhat personal but I’ll try to make it…
A-Z Drama Challenge: Jimi ni Sugoi!
So… it’s been quite awhile since I’ve posted about my challenge. I promise it hasn’t been forgotten. I just ended up getting distracted as always. I really am…
June 2021 Yuri Game News and Updates
Another month into 2021, another post sharing recently announced new games with yuri potential and reminders of previously announced games.
How 'She-Ra' Delivered on Queer Promises and Helped Revolutionized LGBTQ Representation
yurimother: DreamWorks’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power has already cemented its place among the short but rapidly growing list of children’s animated shows with impactful LGBTQ representation. Showrunner Noelle Stevenson made it…
A Promise of Friendship – Re: Zero S1 Episode 5 Rewatch
This is a review and rewatch of the Re: Zero – Starting Life in Another World anime series. Covering Season one Episode five (Director’s Cut Edition).
Osamake Isn’t Quite What I Asked For
Do you know those sleazy genies? Ok, remember that line. I doubt I'll ever start a post off as odd as that, but I promise it makes sense.…
Guilty Crown, Hatena Illusion, Overlord, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Toradora!
Manga Pulse 447: Captain Girlfriend
We may have had one strike and a couple of balls. We’ve got two more chances coach. It’s the bottom of the eighth and we’re losing but the…
Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song – 06 – Grace Under Fire
Vivy once again saves Kakitani along with a handful of Toak operatives, but Kakitani is once again ungrateful and Matsumoto determines it will be hard to conceal the…
Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song – 05 – The Machine City
As last week marked the end of the Space Hotel Sunrise operation, it was anyone’s guess where and when Vivy would end up next time. This week begins with…
Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song – 04
「Ensemble for Polaris -私たちの約束-」 (Ansanburu fō Porarisu -Watashitachi no Yakusoku-) "Ensemble for Polaris - Our Promise" I'm not crying, you're crying.
Black Rain (1989) review
Imamura’s ‘Black Rain’ is, without a doubt, one of the most important films about the atomic bomb ever made and should be mandatory viewing for anyone who holds…
Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song – 04 – Be Our Guest
In a cryptic and haunting Blade Runner-esque cold open, Estella holds a bird in her hand beside a second caged bird, and when she smiles, another AI lying…
LGBTQ Manga Review — I’m in Love with the Villainess Vol. 1 (Manga)A New Look on a Compelling...
LGBTQ Manga Review — I’m in Love with the Villainess Vol. 1 (Manga)A New Look on a Compelling and Innovative SeriesA manga adaptation of one of the best…
Tokyo Revengers #01 — Ugly Crying
Not so much revenge here, or even the promise of any. Impressions: There's significant irony here in what, by the swelling triumphant background music, is meant to…
Week off, no post
Yeah, like it says, I’m taking this week off because I am CRANKING on my novel. Be back next week. Pinky promise!
The Otakusphere: Shinsengumi, old news and pining for an acorn
It’s a bright, shiny Easter morning, and I have been gifted with chocolate and a week off from work. The start of my vacations always have so much…
The Promised Neverland (Episode 23) – Daijuuichiwa
Can Emma convince Peter Ratri to join them as they flee to the human world or will he turn on them once more? Not that anyone besides Emma…
Uma Musume 2 – Episode 13 (END) – The Miracle Victory
Episode impressions of Uma Musume 2 Episode 13 as Teio made the promise that she will win the next race, will she pull it off?
Women Empowerment I’m Here! – Female Tag
She’s not in this post but one of my favs. I’m trying to uphold my own promise to myself this backlog of tags won’t be added to and…
WIXOSS Diva (A) Live Episode 9: Top Divas in Da House
Last time we’re promised the A Rank team of Deus Ex Machina in action. That promise was kept but we got something neat before the big match.
The Promised Neverland – 20 – Emma
Instead of being slaughtered for meat, Norman was introduced to Peter Ratri, his “new father”, and asked to assist with his research. No matter how much they up…
Anime World Order Show # 197 – You Grew All That Human Tissue in Orbit and It Doesn’t Even Work
We flip-flop a bit on our promise to be the anime podcast that sticks to talking about anime, but after a while Clarissa gets us back on track…
Characters With Irreconcilable Differences This Week In Anime
While The Promised Neverland isn’t quite living up to the promise of season one, it isn’t terrible and the conflict between Emma and Norman is an interesting path…
The Promised Neverland – 19 – A Future Without Regret
By bringing up Mujika and Sonju, Emma clues Norman in on a major threat to his plan. He’s never met either, but heard stories about a mutation of…
Oreimo
Spoilers past marked point. (Live edit note I realized I’m doubling down on the incest posts, this wasn’t on purpose I promise) What I am about to write…
“Yakusoku” (trans. “Promise”) — Tegami Bachi: Reverse OP 2 — English Translation
VERSEThrough a break in the cloudsA streak of light shone throughThat clear orange beamConnects the sky to the street Aspiration, pride, and jealousyAre always said to be idealsThey’re…
Technology Continues to March On
In previous posts, I've written about advances in technology that have enabled Orphan, and other fansub teams, to get more out of analog sources. These included:The Domesday Duplicator,…
Re:ZERO Season 2 Part 2 Episode 44 – A World Full of Love
Re:ZERO Season 2 Part 2 Episode 44: Pandora has trapped the solitary Emilia. Can Emilia keep her promise to Fortuna? Will Pandora let her?
Re: Zero – 44 – Prediction of a Happy Future
Lil’ Lia is all alone when Pandora approaches her. With Kugimiya Rie’s soft, sweet yet oddly menacing voice, Pandora begins the mind games, thanking Lia for bringing the…
Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table Episode 4 Review
Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table Episode 4: Lenessia made a bold promise, and now Shiroe wants her to fulfill it. Will mama agree?
“Yakusoku” (trans. “Promise”) — Tegami Bachi Reverse OP 2
VERSEkumo to kumo no kirema karasashikonda hikari no sujisono sukitotta ORENJI gasora to machi o tsunaide iru akogare PURAIDO shittoitsumo risou ttedareka no yume no yoseatsumenanimo ushinaitakunai…
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation – 05 – Taking the Tsun with the Dere
Via a handwritten letter from Paul instructing him to read it out loud (Ghislaine can’t read), Rudeus learns about his new job as academic and magic tutor to…
Blerdy Otome Monthly Recap – January 2021
Hey there Blerdy Tribe, we’ve successfully completed the first chapter of 2021! The new year brings with it the promise of brand new opportunities and I hope everyone…
Harukana Receive (Episode 8) – I’ll Keep Our Promise
Emily and Claire’s mother has returned to Okinawa and is keen to start training Haruka and Kanata. As she’s known Kanata for years, she’s delighted to see that…
LOVE BAKUDAN Now Available and Ova Magica Kickstarter
I said in this post I would follow up on both these announcements and I shall keep my promise.
Visual Kei at the Movies – Longinus
We’ve reached the fourth installation of this series, for the moment. I promise it will come back to it later. For now, we get to end on a…
Dirty Pair (TV Series) – Too Hot for Space!
I told you guys I would write a post about Dirty Pair in January. Surprise, it happened. Yay, I kept a promise. Dirty Pair December was a whole…
Visual Kei at the Movies – Bride of Rose
This is the second edition for this month. Gotta keep the momentum going, and keep up with the chronological order. This time we’re jumping forward from 1993 to…
Anime Taste Testing: 2.43 – Seiin Koukou Danshi Volley-bu
Come for the promise of a decent sports anime, stay for the Fukui-ben.
Canola Confession: On “Mental Carrying Capacity”, Currently Airing Series, and Balancing it All
This title sounds significantly more academic then this blog will be. Promise. The past year was pretty interesting, especially in terms of media consumption and things like that.…
Melanin Friendly Games – High Elo Girls
Hey Blerdy Tribe!! Happy New Year! The dumpster fire that was 2020 is officially behind us and with it the promise of better things in the new year!…
Chivalry of a Failed Knight (Episode 11) – Another One: The Uncrowned Sword King I
Ikki and Stella are asked to help the student council once more and Ikki gets some insight into Toudou’s abilities. When they get back, a new story has…
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World – 11 – When It Rains Princesses, It Pours
Sisbell comes offering some kind of magical bracelet to Iska, as well as the promise of restoring his status, honor, and more. All he has to do is…
A Promise to Aspire to
“Don’t you want to create a world without shipments? A world where you don’t have to compete with friends? Don’t you want to change this world to one…
Floating Catacombs is Back
The show must go on. I’ll be doing the 12 Days of Anime challenge again, one blog post for each day leading up to Christmas. I don’t have an…
Anime Series Like Talentless Nana
Earth has been assaulted by monsters that have come to be known as the enemy of humanity. To combat this, secluded schools were formed to train children with…
Charlotte, From the New World, My Hero Academia, Riddle Story of Devil, Classroom of the Elite
Yakusoku no Neverland | Anime Universe
Welcome to The Promised Neverland (Yakusoku no Neverland), a series that managed to make a new breed of itself among the popular Jump manga family. Consisting of 12…
The Place Promised in Our Early Days Review
The Place Promised in Our Early Days is worth visiting as a Shinkai fan or to compare to the anime, but the novel feels dated and unpolished.