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Visual Kei&Anime – SIAM SHADE
Welcome back to your favorite Monthly Feature, Visual Kei and Anime! This time we have a short and sweet entry with none other than, SIAM SHADE! Without further…
Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan
Rurouni Kenshin, Rurouni Kenshin: Review Special, Samurai X Recap


Why Does Anyone Care About That New Rurouni Kenshin Anime?
I like how amongst all the debate regarding its creator and the manga’s legacy and such, no one seems to be questioning whether it’s actually going to be…


9 Samurai Anime About The Shinsengumi
In the simplest terms, the Shinsengumi were a paramilitary force charged with keeping the peace in Kyoto during the turbulent Bakumatsu period of the 1860's.
Gintama, Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom (2010), Peacemaker, Rurouni Kenshin, Samurai Jam-Bakumatsu Rock


Tangle x Cast 6: Forgiveness in Naruto, Kenshin, Demon Slayer, and Furuba (REPOST)
Our original posting of episode six had audio issues. So here it is again (for the first time). We guarantee you haven’t listened to this episode yet, so…


Kazemakase Tsukikage Ran
After the very disappointing Samurai Deeper Kyo, it would be bad for me to have negative thoughts on period samurai animes for the foreseeable future (yeah, I must…
Chua Tek Ming~*Anime Power*~ !LiVe FoR AnImE, aNiMe FoR LiFe!
Samurai 7, Samurai Champloo, Samurai Deeper Kyo, Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran, Rurouni Kenshin


Girl Simps for Chair | S CLASS Podcast Ep 39
It's the October episode, and...we talk nothing about Halloween - Anime/Manga: Ginka and Gluna, Radiant, Pokemon:Metwo Strikes Back Evolution, Isekai Oujisama, Tokyo Demon Bride Story, Aliens Area, Blue Lock Video Games:…
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


The Only 100 Anime You Need To Watch
100 Anime Recommendations These are the only 100 anime you need to see! Some of the old.. some of the new, I’m sure there are dozens that are perfect…


40 Powerful and Iconic Anime Weapons
Anime is awash with weapons, but not all of them are particularly remarkable or memorable. No one fondly recalls the many times the lowly kunai saved the
Berserk, Blue Exorcist, Hellsing, Beyond the Boundary, Black Clover


Making the Shonen Jump to Shoujo
It's the momentous return of EVERYONE'S favorite series! Making the Shonen Jump to Shoujo is back but this time on Youtube. Thank you to my friends who appeared in…
Dead Justice
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,


#51 Gun Blaze West (Ft. Josh from the Volume One Podcast)
We bite the bullet and read what if One Piece was about cowboys. We and our guest Josh from the Volume One Podcast discuss Nobuhiro Watsuki’s (Rurouni…


#51 Gun Blaze West (Ft. Josh from the Volume One Podcast)
We bite the bullet and read what if One Piece was about cowboys. We and our guest Josh from the Volume One Podcast discuss Nobuhiro Watsuki’s (Rurouni…
Choujikuu Romanesque Samy: Missing 99
Choujikuu Romanesque Samy: MISSING 99 ( Superdimensional Romanesque Samy: MISSING 99 ) is a 1986 sci-fi fantasy that makes no sense along m...
Katte ni Shirokuma, Rurouni Kenshin, Sangokushi, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings, Reign: The Conqueror


Otaku Collision Series #3: Homura’s Persevering Faith
Over the next few months, we’ll be posting pieces written by Micah, a former Christian aniblogger. While his site, Otaku Collision, is no longer extant, we’ve arranged to…


Playing Dumb – 15 Anime Series Where The Main Character Pretends to be Oblivious
We all expect our main characters to be a certain level of talented and clever, but them playing coy is a common character defense. Maybe they want to…
Rurouni Kenshin, Talentless Nana, Trigun, Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor, Classroom of the Elite


Scars: From the Battousai to the Cross (to You)
When I was a child, I dreamed of having a scar on my face or maybe across my chest. It would be the mark of an adventurer, of…


Otaku Collision Series #2: The Full-Suffering Alchemist
Over the next few months, we’ll be posting pieces written by Micah, a former Christian aniblogger. While his site, Otaku Collision, is no longer extant, we’ve arranged to…


That Time When Depression Tried to Swallow Up My Favorite Fictional Heroes…And Me, Too
Manga is my happy place. I think I’ve known this for a while honestly, but it wasn’t something I fully admitted to myself until recently. Or maybe it…


Otaku Collision Series, #1: You are Forgiven
Over the next few months, we’ll be posting pieces written by Micah, a former Christian aniblogger. While his site, Otaku Collision, is no longer extant, we’ve arranged to…
Episode 732: Realist Megalo Box 2 Rebuilt
This week on Anime Pulse we got Mangakas going to jail, Christmas gifts, and Rock'em Sock'em Megalo 2. Up first the IRL news sees the 3rd Annual Anime…
Megalobox, Rurouni Kenshin, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom


Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021) review
“Ohtome succeeds in giving Himura’s bloody and tragic coming-into-being its rich and engaging emotional texture.”


Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021) review
“Ohtomo’s does not only preserve the essence of Watsuki’s narrative but delivers this essence with necessary emotionality and adorns it with many breathtaking sword-fighting moments that neit…


The Top 8 Samurai and Ninja Anime of the 90s
The 90s produced a slew of great samurai and ninja shows. See our top picks and set out on your next violent adventure!
The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn’t Kill (Japan, 2021) [NYAFF 2021]
Jason Maher reviews Kan Eguchi's sequel The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill.


Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021) by Keishi Otomo
Kenshin Himura (Takeru Sato) joins an anti-shogunate force led by Katsura Kogoro (Issey Takahashi), soon becoming one of their greatest assessins due to his unmatched skills with a…


Doki Doki News: Live-Action Pokemon, ACNH Updates, and Guest Host Christina Kelly!
Our special month-long promotion of Doki Doki News concludes today with our good friend, Christina Kelly, who joins us as our final guest newscaster. You’ll recognize her voice…


Animecast: Funimation Streams Backwards for Aussies
The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to give the rundown on anime news of today. Listen in and get caught up, or just get their…
Gingitsune: Messenger Fox of the Gods, JUJUTSU KAISEN, Platinum End, Death Note


The Anti-Social Geniuses Review: Romance of the Imperial Capital Kotogami: A Tale of Living Alongside Spirits
The Anti-Social Geniuses review Romance of the Imperial Capital Kotogami: A Tale of Living Alongside Spirits, an intriguing fantasy novel.


Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021) by Keishi Otomo
Taking place several years after the previous film, Himura Kenshin’s (Takeru Sato) peace is once again disturbed by a figure from his past. Enishi Yukishiro (Mackenyu Arata) bears…


Rurouni Kenshin 3: The Legend Ends (2014) by Keishi Otomo
The final part of the Rurouni Kenshin trilogy tells the story of the legendary swordsman Kenshin Himura (Takeru Sato) as he battles against Shishio (Tatsuya Fujiwara), a fellow…


Rurouni Kenshin 2: Kyoto Inferno (2014) by Keishi Otomo
The film opens with an atmospheric sequence in which we see police chief Hajime Saito (Yosuke Eguchi) tracking down the dangerous gang-boss Makoto Shishio (Tatsuya Fujiwara), a figure…


Rurouni Kenshin (2012) by Keishi Otomo
A new age is dawning in Japan, one of peace following the bloody struggles of rival samurai. After the last battle of a long war, legendary swordsman Battosai…


Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning Film Review
My review of Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning is now up over on Anime News Network.
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
On the thematic side of things, Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning tells the story of two broken people, each driven only by their own singular, all-consuming goals.


The Best Watch-Order for the Kenshin Live-Action Films
This past week, the final Rurouni Kenshin live-action film, Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning, was released here in Japan. And given that it is a prequel, not a sequel…


Doki Doki News: Coco Retires, Kenshin to Netflix, and Yoko Kanno Returns
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of June 6th through 12th! Check out latest…
Cowboy Bebop, Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Rurouni Kenshin


colorless, Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning, Brothers in Brothel, Mune ga Naru no wa Kimi no Sei, Gray Zone Japanese Film Trailers
colorless, Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning, Brothers in Brothel, Mune ga Naru no wa Kimi no Sei, Gray Zone Japanese Film Trailers


Rurouni Kenshin: The Final Film Review
My review of Rurouni Kenshin: The Final is now up over on Anime News Network.


6 Years and I give you my Top Ten favourite anime. . . what????
I’m sorry what?!? Wait. . . this is a post most bloggers would avoid writing. . . about favourites ?? I’m sure you’re confused.


10 Anime OVAs Actually Worth Watching
For many, OVAs can serve as a nice treat for those that are fans of the source material or are left wanting more after a full anime series.…


Age Gap Romance: 20 Romnace Anime Series That Deal With Large Age Gaps
Relationships with a girthy age gap are still one of those things that have a big of a stigma to them, and you know how much anime in…
Junjo Romantica, Kamisama Kiss, Kodomo no Jikan, Loveless, My Wife is a High School Girl


Top 10 Most Iconic Swordsmen in Anime
Anime is known for strong fighters, especially swordsmen. Here's Swords of Northshire top 10 best characters who use a sword as their main weapon.
Fairy Tail, Rurouni Kenshin, Afro Samurai, Berserk, One Piece


20 Best Action Romance Anime Series
While some may not readily admit it, a little romance in your action anime can be a great addition. You root for the hero, and you also root…
Absolute Duo, Naruto, Shakugan no Shana, Beyond the Boundary, Btooom!


Amatsuki Re-Revisited
You might wonder, with good reason, why Orphan is releasing a new version of Amatsuki , six years after our first release. That release is q...
Ghost in the Shell, Hand Maid Mai, High Score, Joker: Marginal City, Shuten Doji - The Star Hand Kid
Rescue Romances – 15 Anime Series Where Lovers Rescue Each Other From Peril
It is one of the the oldest and most effective romance cliches in the book. A heroine finds herself in danger, and a hero sweeps in to save…
Berserk, Chrono Crusade, Escaflowne, Gosick, Rosario + Vampire
Doki Doki News: Sunshine Girl, Delayed as a Slime, and More Final Fantasy
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of May 24th through 30th! Check out latest…
12 Anime Characters With an Unwavering Sense of Honor
To have honor is to know your ideals and be stalwart in upholding them. It may be easier to claim a victory through underhanded means, but to these…
The Otakusphere: Bad manufacturing, inner lives and a whole lot of spiky hair
So I have to start by being honest. I feel like every time I do one of these lately, I’m apologizing for skipping a week. I suppose really…
5 Inner Me Concepts That Won Me Over
Finishing To The Abandoned Sacred Beasts recently sparked the idea to look at characters having split personality or entity inside themselves. They cannot control, the suffering of…