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The Frugal Priestess Becomes a Saint

By Hanami Nishine and Suzuka Oda. Released in Japan as “Isekai kara Seijo wo Yobe to Muchaburisareta Shinkan wa, Cost Performance no Tsugou de Seijo ni Naru” by…

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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 Volume 7 (Manga Review)

AstroNerdBoy reviews Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 Volume 7. Myne has to help the Knight's Order as they deal with a giant trombe.

AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog

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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 Volume 6 (Manga Review)

AstroNerdBoy reviews Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 Volume 6. Myne creates her first book, shocking Ferdinand & Benno for different reasons.

AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog

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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 Volume 5 (Manga Review)

AstroNerdBoy reviews Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 Volume 5. Myne has to deal w/ her new attendant, who's only interested in playing music.

AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog

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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 Volume 4 (Manga Review)

AstroNerdBoy reviews Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 Volume 4. Lutz and his parents have a meeting to discuss his plans for the future.

AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog

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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 Volume 2 (Manga Review)

AstroNerdBoy reviews Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 Volume 2. Myne discovers the horrors of the orphanage and decides to rectify things.

AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog

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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 Volume 1 (Manga Review)

AstroNerdBoy reviews Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 Volume 1. Myne gets inducted into the Temple and is assigned three assistants.

AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog

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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1 (Manga Review)

AstroNerdBoy reviews Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1, which covers all seven volumes of this section of the manga from J-Novel Club.

AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog

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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1 Volume 7 (Manga Review)

AstroNerdBoy reviews Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1 Volume 7. Myne has her baptism. She decides to join the Temple to access books.

AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog

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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1 Volume 6 (Manga Review)

AstroNerdBoy reviews Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1 Volume 6. Myne learns the terrible choice she has to make if she wants to live.

AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog

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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1 Volume 5 (Manga Review)

AstroNerdBoy reviews Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1 Volume 5. To help speed up production of hair ornaments, Myne hires her mom and sister.

AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog

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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1 Volume 4 (Manga Review)

AstroNerdBoy reviews Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1 Volume 4. Lutz confronts Myne over her true identity. Myne meets a new girl.

AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog

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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1 Volume 3 (Manga Review)

AstroNerdBoy reviews Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1 Volume 3. Otto connects Myne and Lutz to a powerful merchant named Benno to aide them.

AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog

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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1 Volume 2 (Manga Review)

AstroNerdBoy reviews Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1 Volume 2. Motosu-Myne attempts to create something to write text upon.

AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog

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Do Unto Others (2023) review

While many spectators will shed tears at the emotional unfolding, our tears lament Maeda’s choice to go full melodrama.

psycho-cinematography

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The Geisha (陽暉楼, Hideo Gosha, 1983)

The coming of the railroad spells doom for one of the most prestigious geisha houses in Japan in Hideo Gosha’s adaptation of the Tomiko Miyao novel.

Windows on Worlds

Uma Musume - Pretty Derby S3 - Episode 10 - Kitasan Black Bangs Drum

Kitasan Black beat the drum for the last event at the community festival for friends of the Tracen Academy. Uma Musume - Pretty Derby S3 - Episode 10

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

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Killer Ending: Black Lagoon

The ending of a narrative is supposed to do two things, resolve the central conflict and wrap up the loose ends. A good ending gets those two jobs…

Confessions of an Overage otaku

Overtake! – 06

「鈴鹿, 雨 -I don`t want you to race.-」 (Suzuka, Ame: I Don`t Want You to Race.) "Suzuka, Rain -I don`t want you to race.-" When it rains, it pours.

Random Curiosity

Uma Musume - Pretty Derby S3 - Episode 2 - Kitasan Black Celebrates Victory

Kitasan Black needed to reconcile her feelings at not racing a rematch against an injured Duramente. She won! Uma Musume - Pretty Derby S3 - Episode 2

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

Uma Musume - Pretty Derby S3 - Episode 1 - Kitasan Black Pain Wince

Satono Diamond is always ready with a Band-Aid for the clumsy yet helpful Kitasan Black. Uma Musume - Pretty Derby S3 - Episode 1

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

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The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (夏へのトンネル、さよならの出口, Tomohisa Taguchi, 2022)

A pair of teenagers search for a way out of their mutual anxieties while exploring a mysterious tunnel in Tomohisa Taguchi’s animated sci-fi romance.

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Revving Up: The Japanese Grand Prix Delivers Thrills and Spills

Celebrates the rich motorsports heritage of Japan. Taking place at the iconic Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, the Japanese Grand Prix is a unique experience showcasing the best…

GaijinPot

News Update - Mon, 8 May 2023

SuzuME, not SuzuKA. That's what I had to continuously tell myself as I put Allen's pick of the week, Suzume, up on the site. It's another Makoto Shinkai masterpiece…

THEM Anime Reviews

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Fuuka

Fuuka is a manga written by Seo Kouji, who was previously well known for Suzuka and Kimi no Iru Machi. Both were romance focused manga rooted heavily in…

Hexa Blog

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Three reasons why you should watch 2022’s ‘silent’

I don’t think I’m too far off in saying that silent was the series to watch this past drama season. It had an advertising roll-out that was inescapable…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

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Skeleton Flowers (2021) review

A serene narrative that touchingly explores the possibility of reaching each other as subject despite the misrecognition that structures speech.  

psycho-cinematography

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The Approach of Autumn (秋立ちぬ, Mikio Naruse, 1960)

A small boy finds himself trapped between the new society and the old in Mikio Naruse’s often deceptively cheerful childhood drama.

Windows on Worlds

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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…

animebackwhen

Ghost in the Shell - SAC_2045 S2 - Episode 12 [END] - 10 Second Anime

Section 9 acts as if they never encountered post-humans. Major Kusanagi feels askew and discovers the nature of N. Season Finale. SAC_2045 S2 - Ep 12

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

Ghost in the Shell - SAC_2045 S2 - Episode 11 - 10 Second Anime

Motoko and Section 9 do everything they can to stop the American preemptive attack against Old Tokyo. Ghost in the Shell - SAC_2045 S2 - Episode 11

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

Ghost in the Shell - SAC_2045 S2 - Episode 10 - 10 Second Anime

Takashi wakes up, confronting Section 9 and the SEALs. Purin joins the fray, forcing Takashi’s hand. Ghost in the Shell - SAC_2045 S2 - Episode 10

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

Ghost in the Shell - SAC_2045 S2 - Episode 9 - 10 Second Anime

The Section 9 teams target the post-humans. American forces and Purin complicate their efforts. Ghost in the Shell - SAC_2045 S2 - Episode 9

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

Ghost in the Shell - SAC_2045 S2 - Episode 8 - 10 Second Anime

Batou catches up with Standard. Motoko connects with Section 9 as Purin enters Old Tokyo. Ghost in the Shell - SAC_2045 S2 - Episode 8

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

Ghost in the Shell - SAC_2045 S2 - Episode 7 - 10 Second Anime

Purin awakens in a full-body prosthetic and hitches a ride to Old Tokyo. Ghost in the Shell - SAC_2045 S2 - Episode 7

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

405 – Guest Gaiden 11 – Glaeolia 3 with Emuh Ruh & zhuchka of Glacier Bay Books

On this episode we’re joined by Emuh Ruh and zhuchka from Glacier Bay Books! We’ll be talking about how Glacier Bay Books got started and learn more about everything involved with being a small manga…

Manga Machinations

Ghost in the Shell - SAC_2045 S2 - Episode 5 - 10 Second Anime

Togusa escapes a maze of personal memories and finds himself near the Tokyo Reconstruction Project. Ghost in the Shell - SAC_2045 S2 - Episode 5.

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

Ghost in the Shell - SAC_2045 S2 - Episode 1 - 10 Second Anime

Section 9 and Motoko try to apprehend a foreigner who has clues on how to create post-humans. Ghost in the Shell - SAC_2045 S2 - Episode 1.

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

Review: PARADISE RESIDENCE

It's always hard for a mangaka known for one long-running series to branch out and try something new.  This series is certainly proof of tha...

The Manga Test Drive

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Switchback (スイッチバック, Shunnosuke Iwata, 2022)

A group of children are uncertain how to react on learning the charming adventure they’ve been on may have been a setup in Shunnosuke Iwata’s empathetic drama.

Windows on Worlds

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Skeleton Flowers (かそけきサンカヨウ, Rikiya Imaizumi, 2021)

A pair of preoccupied teens learn to work through their difficulties with maturity and empathy in Rikiya Imaizumi’s wholesome coming-of-age drama

Windows on Worlds

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Angry Son (世界は僕らに気づかない, Kasho Iizuka, 2022)

A resentful young man comes to a better understanding of his place in the world while searching for his estranged father in Kasho Iizuka’s sensitive coming-of-age drama

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Terror at High Tide

detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,

ボクの事件簿

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Seven Samurai (七人の侍, Akira Kurosawa, 1954)

Desperate peasants recruit samurai protectors in Akira Kurosawa’s classic historical epic back in UK cinemas Oct. 29

Windows on Worlds

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Kita no Onna ni Tamesaretai (北の女に試されたい)

Hokuryuu Aya, who is a tall, cool woman, meets Kuromizu Suzuka who is also a tall, cool woman and both are surprised that the other is as tall…

Okazu

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Pretty Boy Detective Club Volume 1 Review

TheOASG's reviewed the novel version, now they review NISIOISIN's Pretty Boy Detective Club in manga form, but drawn by Suzuka Oda!

TheOASG

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Anime On the Big Screen: “Josee, the Tiger and the Fish”

Venue: Hoyts Belconnen, Westfield Belconnen, Level 3, 18 Benjamin Way, Belconnen, ACT Date: Thursday 10 June 2021 Distributor: Madman E...

The Melancholic Middle Aged Anime Fan

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Super Cub Episode #03

Let’s start this episode with Reiko where she has big plans with her Postal Cub such as travelling around Japan. Heck, Reiko wants to go to Suzuka Circuit…

The Anime Rambler – By Benigmatica

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Uma Musume - Pretty Derby S2 - Episode 13 [END] - Teiou Catches Up to Biwa

Uma Musume - Pretty Derby S2 - Episode 13 [END]. Heavy favorite Biwa Hayahide was on track to win the Arima Kinen race, but Teiou had a higher…

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds