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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…
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
Blade of the Immortal, Golden Kamuy, ONIHEI, Rurouni Kenshin, Shigurui: Death Frenzy
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…
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…
Bloom Into You, Kemono Friends, Little Women, Little Women, Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy
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
Tree in the Sun, House of Five Leaves, Hyouge Mono, Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama, Raven of the Inner Palace
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
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea, The Fire Hunter, The Heike Story, The Twelve Kingdoms, To Your Eternity
Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha – 10
Ironically, that was the most faithful anime adaptation ever of Heike Monogatari. Read more
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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.
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.…
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…
Ya Boy Kongming!, Akiba Maid War, Call of the Night, Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness, Lycoris Recoil
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…
Lycoris Recoil, Naruto, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, Ranking of Kings, Raven of the Inner Palace
As the Buddha’s Temple Bells Toll: Looking Back to Kyoto Animation
On July 18, 2019, an arson attack at the studio Kyoto Animation (“KyoAni”) killed 36 people and injured 34 more. Three years later, its influence
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
Fractale, Kyousougiga, Penguindrum, Welcome to Irabu's Office, YUREI DECO
30 Actually Satisfying Short Anime Series You Can Finish in a Day
Well, if you worked hard enough, technically you can watch most anime series in a day. However, just because you can wedge 48 episodes into a day doesn't
Charlotte, Katanagatari, Kiznaiver, Devilman, Kids on the Slope
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…
Lycoris Recoil, One Piece, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, The Heike Story, Blue Exorcist
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…
17 Anime Series With Exceptionally Satisfying Endings
There are a lot of ways to end an anime. You could cleanly cut off at the end of an arc or leave things particularly vague in hopes…
Fullmetal Alchemist, Gosick, Gurren Lagann, Kids on the Slope, Tsukigakirei
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.
The Heike Story, A Silent Voice, Liz and the Blue Bird, Lu Over the Wall
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…
March Comes in Like a Lion, The Heike Story, Attack on Titan, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, The Great Passage
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Heike Story, Urusei Yatsura, Ascendance of a Bookworm, Wandering Son, Boys Over Flowers
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…
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…
Anime Cult Classics: 15 Anime Series Lacking a Broad Audience Appeal
It is easy to forget sometimes that anime in and of itself is an art form, and art is an explosion! I mean, art is expression, and experimentation,…
The Heike Story, The Tatami Galaxy, From the New World, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Ranking of Kings
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!
Laid-Back Camp, ODDTAXI, Sonny Boy, The Heike Story, ZOMBIE LAND SAGA
Anime Feminist Recommendations of Fall 2021
In which a late-game contender for anime of the year makes its appearance!
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…
The Heike Story, ODDTAXI, Ranking of Kings, SK8 the Infinity, Sonny Boy
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…
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…
A Silent Voice, Baki Hanma, Sonny Boy, The Heike Story, Keijo!!!!!!!!
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…
Returning to Anime? The Best Anime Series of 2021 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…
Horimiya, ODDTAXI, Sonny Boy, The Case Study of Vanitas, The Duke of Death and His Maid
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…
~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…
Deiji Meets Girl, Tawawa on Monday, KAGINADO, Mieruko-chan, The Faraway Paladin
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…
Kurozuka, ONIHEI, Shigurui: Death Frenzy, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, The Heike Story
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…
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…
Selection Project, Sonny Boy, VLAD LOVE, Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop, Revue Starlight
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…
Fruits Basket, Ranking of Kings, Sonny Boy, The Heike Story, Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-
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.
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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 Heike Story, Pretty Cure, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, SSSS.DYNAZENON, takt op.Destiny
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…
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…