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Anime Like The Elusive Samurai

In the year 1333, the Kamakura shogunate government is toppled after the betrayal of Ashikaga Takauji, a once-trusted retainer who was responsible for

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Garden of Remembrance

Yamada Naoki is a modern anime auteur. She started at Kyoto Animation, where she became one of the youngest directors in its history, helmin...

Collectr's Blog

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Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction – 1-4

Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.   The last seasonal anime I blogged was Heike Monogatari in the fall of 2021. Since…

Star Crossed Anime

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FLY | Heike x Inu-Oh AMV (+ announcement)

Anime: Heike Monogatari Inu-Oh Song: QUESTION! by System of a Down 00:00 announcement 00:32 AMV I'll be at Anime Boston next week hosting a panel with Best Guy Ever! It's "ONE PIECE: The Legacy and…

Caribou-kun

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Anime Like Meiji Gekken – 1874

Once a samurai until the warrior caste was disbanded, Shizuma Origasa began working as a rickshaw puller after the samurai rebellion in his home province of

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Another Look At Heike Monogatari’s Incredible Final Act

This article was originally published on 16th December 2021, shortly after Heike Monogatari had finished airing on streaming platforms. While my observations are still relevant, I have decided to…

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Review Index: 70-79/100

Heres the index for all reviews rated 70-79 out of 100. Arte - 79/100 Ascendance of a Bookworm - 79/100 Astra: Lost In Space - 79/100 The Case…

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Anime Like Ooku: The Inner Chambers

In the Edo period of Japan, a strange disease started in the mountains and rapidly spread across the country. This version of small pox, named the Redface

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Anime Like The Fire Hunter

After repeated wars, human biology changed. Now when humans get too close to natural fire, they combust. However, society has not completely collapsed without

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Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha – 10

Ironically, that was the most faithful anime adaptation ever of Heike Monogatari. Read more

Lost in Anime

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Old and New: Ekura Animal’s Heike Monogatari – Interview with Hitomi Toyonaga [JETRO x Kickstarter]

Interview with animation studio Ekura Animal about their oncoming anime Heike Monogatari and its crowdfunding campaign.

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First Impression: The Fire Hunter

A man armed with a sickle battles to overcome a vicious beast in the forest, saving the life of a little girl at the cost of his own.…

Beneath the Tangles

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Returning to Anime? The Best Anime Series of 2022 That You Missed

Been away from anime for awhile? We understand. You go out and have your life, anime will always be waiting for you when you come back. They always…

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THE GOLDEN YEAR OF ANIME! (2022)

#animeoftheyear #bleachtybw #chainsawman #bocchitherock Happy New Year Weebs! I watched every anime this year and these are highlights! 00:00 What's going on in this video? 01:00 Yearly Recap 04:25…

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Anime Series Like Yurei Deco

The city of Tom Sawyer is an augmented reality society where citizens buy and sell services and appearance augmentations with Love, a currency akin to

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The Labor Day Anime Cookout!

Ah, Labor Day. To some, this could mean the unofficial end of summer. To others, this could mean putting away our white-colored clothes because of some arbitrary fashion…

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First Impression: YUREI DECO

Once upon a time, a narrator shares an obscure fable about a many-eyed giant, a just society turned murderous, and peacock feathers while a psychedelic world unfolds on…

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A Glimpse of Garden of Remembrance with Naoko Yamada

A summary of Naoko Yamada and Eunyoung Choi’s presentation of Garden of Remembrance at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.

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Studying Water & Visual Storytelling In Anime | GITM Podcast Ep. 114

Water is extremely versatile in the real world and the same can be said for its place in animated filmmaking. In this episode of Get In The Mecha…

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Of Artists, Minstrels & Drowning Friends

How far would you go to save a friend? We never expect it will be that far; that it will be too far, and will push beyond the…

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Fear of the Future in The Heike Story

Have you ever been afraid of the future? Have you ever looked at the horizon and worried about what lay ahead, hidden just beyond sight? The hardships to…

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Weekly Round-Up, 16-22 March 2022: AceAro TV Series, Gendered Labor Statistics, and Revisiting K-On!!

AniFem Round-Up In the Name of Art: Academic burnout in Blue Period Olivia “Livi” Burke discusses the normalization of burnout among students and creatives and how Blue Period…

Anime Feminist

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Unsung Heroes: The women of The Heike Story

The creators of The Heike Story go a step further beyond tribute with the character of Biwa: by presenting her as the epic’s original author-performer, the anime adaptation…

Anime Feminist

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An Ode to the Women of Anime, Manga, & Light Novels

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…

Beneath the Tangles

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The Anime Staff That I Discovered In 2021 | GITM Podcast Ep. 111

I know we’re already in March but let’s talk about the anime staff I discovered for the first time in 2021! 2021 was a really great year for…

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Ani-Gamers Podcast #169 – Best of 2021

It’s time for our annual Best of 2021 show! Evan and David run down their favorite video games, manga, and anime of last year. We managed to fit…

Ani-Gamers

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Anime Feminist’s Top Picks for 2021

This year had a range of anime for just about every taste, and the result is one of our biggest year-end lists ever!

Anime Feminist

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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Fall 2021

In which a late-game contender for anime of the year makes its appearance!

Anime Feminist

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Top Anime of 2021 (and Year in Review)

I was going to open this article with “it’s been a year, huh,” but then looked back and saw that’s exactly how I opened my last Year in Review, which…

Wrong Every Time

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Interview: The Heike Story Music Composer Kensuke Ushio

Composer kensuke ushio, who has collaborated before with director Naoko Yamada on critically-acclaimed films such as A Silent Voice and Liz and the Blue Bird, talks about the…

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Staff Picks: Our Favorite Anime of 2021

The final entry in our 2021 Staff Picks series ranks not kings, but anime — specifically those that aired in their entirety this year or ended in it. There…

Ani-Gamers

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First Impression: Akebi’s Sailor Uniform

Rice paddies and those that call them home: a songbird, a couple of farmers and a girl who runs for the pure joy of it. She pauses to…

Beneath the Tangles

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The Heike Story: A Tale of Forgiveness?

There are many lessons to learn from The Heike Story: the cost of pride, the trauma of war, the insidiousness of bitterness. Every episode conveys these truths with…

Beneath the Tangles

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~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: FALL 2021

Huh… We got a pretty good season this time. It’s been a long while since I’ve watched so many shows in a single season, and miraculously I came…

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Anime Series Like The Heike Story

The Taira Clan, also known as the Heike, have developed authority in Japan. When a young girl disrespect a representative of the clan, her father pays the price…

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A Very GLORIO 2021: The Top 10

2021 had a lot of good anime. What shows made the top 10? What made #1? Has our running gag of choosing an ironic header image for this…

The Glorio Blog

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Sakugabooru Animation Awards 2021

Our yearly animation awards have once again gathered animators, directors, producers, writers, translators, fans, and everything in between to pick the greatest contributions to anime and the world…

Sakuga Blog

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BtT’s Top 10 Anime of 2021

They made us laugh; they made us cry. They wowed us with their artistry, inspired us with their soundtracks, and moved us with their depth of emotion. But…

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A Very GLORIO 2021: Zigg’s State of the Union

Zigg talks about how 2021 saw a resurgence in high quality, creator creator-driven anime, and how that resulted in the strongest slate of shows in quite some time.

The Glorio Blog

Animecast: Fall 2021 Anime Season Review Part 1

With the wrap up of the Fall 2021 Anime Season, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to give their reviews of 15 amazing titles for…

Otaku Spirit

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A Very GLORIO 2021: Gee’s Year in Review

2021 was an unbelievably strong year with some legitimate generational contenders. I look back on the year and for as much shit as I love to give anime…

The Glorio Blog

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Storytelling in the Midst of History: Reflections on Heike Monogatari

While the initial reception has been relatively subdued, many will no doubt look back on Heike Monogatari both for what it is and for what it represents; a…

Animétudes

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[12 Days of Anime] Day 2: The Heike Story

Let me preface these next two posts by saying that it was ridiculously difficult to order them—both The Heike Story and ODDTAXI took my breath away with their…

Anime B&B

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A Very GLORIO 2021: Iro’s Year of Surprisingly Good Shows

We’ve done this for another year somehow, and Iro’s back to give a brief look at the shows he thinks are worth mentioning. There’s more than usual this…

The Glorio Blog

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Special Review: The Heike Story

Rating: 4.5 (of 5) The Tale of the Heiki is a 12-chapter epic assembled no later than the early 14th century from a collection of oral traditions. It…

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The Five Most Magical Anime of 2021

2021 is pretty much done. What were the 5 most magical, bewitching, fantastical anime of the year? Let’s find out.

The Magic Planet

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Kaiseki Anime Ep. 89 — Tale of the Heike

Come listen to us chat about one of our favorite shows of the year! We’ll be taking a short break after this until early January. 00:00 Intro 01:13…

Draggle's Anime Blog

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Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 089 – The Heike Story (Also, Happy Holidays!)

00:00 Intro01:13 The Heike Story23:29 Outro You can find Kaiseki Anime Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play. Subscribe to us now! Please also take a moment…

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Sakuga Espresso – Heike Monogatari

A visual analysis of the climax scene to the ninth episode of Heike Monogatari through the lens of cinematography.

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Heike Monogatari – Why Do Visual Metaphors Matter? | GITM Podcast Ep. 108

What ties rich historical narratives like Heike Monogatari together? On this episode of Get In The Mecha I complete my trilogy of discussions on Heike Monogatari by taking…

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