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Anime Like Mayonaka Punch
Masaki was once a member of the famous NewTube group, the Harikiri Sisters, which she helped found back in high school. However, after losing her temper and
Stardust Telepath, The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess, Viral Hit, VLAD LOVE, Call of the Night
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“We’re all Iso’s children” – Interview with Ken’ichi Kutsuna [Part 1]
An exclusive interview with animator, director and anime historian Ken’Ichi Kutsuna about his work on Vlad Love and Magical Destroyers.
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“We’re all Iso’s children” – Interview with Ken’ichi Kutsuna [Part 1]
An exclusive interview with animator, director and anime historian Ken’Ichi Kutsuna about his work on Vlad Love and Magical Destroyers.
Anime Like The Vampire Dies in No Time
Vampire hunter Ronald has received a job to rescue the son of a woman from the castle of what is said to be a legendarily powerful vampire.
The Vampire Dies in No Time, VLAD LOVE, Blood Lad, Cuticle Detective Inaba, Gintama
Anime Series Like Urusei Yatsura
For skirt-chasing Ataru Moroboshi, the only notable thing about him is his extraordinary bad luck. That luck kicks in when aliens suddenly invade Earth
High School DxD, Love Hina, Mr. Osomatsu, Urusei Yatsura, VLAD LOVE
Yofukashi no Uta Anime Review 68/100
Vampires. Anime absolutely loves vampires. From Monogatari to Jojo, Mars Red to Vlad Love. Something about this western monster has captured Japan’s imagination so much that we see…
Anime Series Like Call of the Night
After rejecting a confession from a girl at school because he doesn't understand love, Kou stops going to school and starts wandering the night with
Dagashi Kashi, Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut, Magical Sempai, The Case Study of Vanitas, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
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
Why Does Vlad Love Exist?
It’s not everyday that you hear about Mamoru Oshii being behind a new anime production. You know, the guy behind the original Ghost in the Shell Film, Patlabor…
Anime Review: Vlad Love
Year: 2021 Length: 12 Episodes Genre: Comedy, School, Supernatural, Vampire Studio: Production I.G / Drive Synopsis: Mitsugu Banba is a high school girl who finds meaning in donating…
Mamoru Oshii’s Vlad Love, Guest Review by Megan
Welcome to another Guest Review Wednesday on Okazu! I’m ecstatic to be welcoming back Guest Reviewer Megan who is once again here to talk to us about Mamoru…
Winter 2021 Anime Awards
Another season of anime has come and gone, so once again I’ll be looking back at some of the things I enjoyed most from what I was watching.…
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Idoly Pride, Non Non Biyori Nonstop, One Piece, World Witches Take Off!
Winter 2021 Final Thoughts
Yeah, I know, would you believe it? For Great Justice lives! Everything looked on the upswing heading into 2021, and a truly stacked season—arguably the most stacked season…
2021 Winter Anime Season: Final Thoughts
It’s that time of the year again, so enjoy our Final Thoughts of the winter anime season that just came to an end~ JUJUTSU KAISEN Hands down, Jujutsu…
JUJUTSU KAISEN, Otherside Picnic, Attack on Titan, VLAD LOVE
Ani-Gamers Podcast #156 – Molcar, the Ultimate Lifeform
Pui Pui! This episode Evan and David review the recently completed series of stop-motion anime shorts Pui Pui Molcar, which has been a huge success in Japan. Plus,…
Vlad Love – 12 (Fin) – Interview with Vampire Girl A
The Vlad Love finale begins with one of its typical pop culture tangents, this time with Maki talking about the 1994 film Interview With the Vampire, which not only affirmed…
Vlad Love – 11 – Undead Bait
Here it is: the Vlad Love Beach episode. When the Blood Donation Club requests a “training camp” trip to cut loose, Chihiro brings up the club’s utter lack…
Vlad Love – 10 – The Incredible Cyber-Franken-Kong
I have myself been blasted in these hopes, yet another may succeed.—Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein In a return to “conventional” Vlad Love, Chihiro-sensei introduces the new transfer…
Vlad Love – 09 – Nuts and Bolts
Going into this episode cold, I spent half the time wondering what the heck was going on and why there was little to know animation, and the other…
Vlad Love – 08 – The Hematologist’s Lament
Chihiro describes her daily battle as school nurse, Blood Donation Club advisor, night class instructor, and researcher, while gazing at the moon and grasping a bottle of blood…
Vlad Love – 07 – Vla Vla Vland
Vlad Love goes from the “cultural festival play” episode to the “let’s make a movie” episode, with Maki as the director and Mai, Mitsugu and Katsuno starring (Katsuno…
Vlad Love Review
“you really have to be an older, more experienced anime fan to get all of Vlad Love’s shtick”
Vlad Love – Final Review
Vlad Love is one of those comedy shows that makes you wonder what is about. It’s basically a girl meets vampire girl. Yes, it’s starting to sound like…
Yuri Quickie: VLADLOVE
Originally the plan was to review the show in its entirety once all 12 episodes were made available. That time had come. However, as readers will soon find…
Winter 2021 Anime: Thoughts So Far
Ah, it appears we are roughly halfway though the winter 2021 season of anime. That must mean it is time for me to once again share my impressions…
Cells at Work!, Laid-Back Camp, Non Non Biyori Nonstop, World Witches Take Off!, VLAD LOVE
Vlad Love – 06 – The World’s a Stage, Not at Stake
The title above is essentially the thesis for my review: by not involving combat aircraft or blowing up entire cities and simply focusing on something, Vlad Love’s quirky hyperactivity can…
Vlad Love – 05 – Bleed the Parents
First, I must issue a correction: Vlad Love doesn’t forget everything that happens from week to week. That said, it forgets quite a bit, or at least hand-waves it away.…
Vlad Love – 04 – All Concerned Parties
In a particularly chaotic episode, Mitsugu is captured by the president of the Torture Club for allegedly getting to close to Nami, the Dance Club president, whom he…
Vlad Love – 03 – Quite Unconcerned by Crosses
The zoo fiasco forgotten (like all things from episode to episode), Mitsugu and Mai catch a vampire flick at the movies…and Mai is so inspired she can’t help…
Vlad Love – 02 – The Blood Defines the Drinker
It’s been over a month since the first episode of Vlad Love,but five more episodes have arrived just in time for Valentine’s Day. I just wish the episode…
Nostalgia
Sometimes I’m accused of nostalgia for older anime. My youth makes that impossible, though: a person can only feel nostalgia for something they’ve known. I’m relatively young. I…
Winter 2021 Anime Overview And The State Of The Anime Industry
Enjoy this deep dive into the unusual Winter 2021 anime season: let’s talk about its extraordinary concentration of brilliant creators and robust teams capable of supporting their ideas,…
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, The Promised Neverland, VLAD LOVE, WONDER EGG PRIORITY, Horimiya
Yuri Anime 2021
Just like our Yuri Anime 2013, Yuri Anime 2014, Yuri Anime 2015, Yuri Anime 2016, Yuri Anime 2017, Yuri Anime 2018, Yuri Anime 2019, and Yuri Anime 2020…
Princess Principal, Revue Starlight, VLAD LOVE, KINMOZA!, Otherside Picnic
Seasonal Anime Impressions - Winter 2021 - Part 5
Seasonal Anime ImpressionsWinter 2021Part 5It's the grand finale! Are you excited? No? Well, that's fine. Below these last impressions there will be some overall thoughts on this season…
Dr. Ramune -Mysterious Disease Specialist-, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, SK8 the Infinity, VLAD LOVE, Laid-Back Camp
2021 Winter Anime Season: First Impressions
It’s a brand-new year, so enjoy our First Impressions of the winter anime season that just started~ Otherside Picnic Studio: Felix Film, LIDENFILMS | Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery,…
Seasonal Anime Impressions - Winter 2021 - Part 1
Seasonal Anime ImpressionsWinter 2021Part 1Hi and welcome to "this thing with the title above", the only series of blog posts where I give my impressions of the first…
The Promised Neverland Season 2, Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, The Promised Neverland, Otherside Picnic, Steins;Gate
Vlad Love Episode 1 Review
“It was funny – really funny, even – by virtue of great direction and that chipper pacing, but the gags themselves were just okay slapstick”
Yuri News Update: January 2021
It’s an all-new year but the same ol’ Yuri News Update that you know and don’t seem to hate too much. :D This month’s update seems to be…
Vlad Love – 01 (First Impressions) – Not-So-Fresh Blood
I tend to be drawn to simple anime premises. Takagi teases Nishikata, Tanaka is listless, Titans Attack, etc. Along comes Vlad Love, which immediately impresses with its gritty retro…
VLADLOVE Premiere Date Announced
I mentioned in my Winter 2021 anime picks post it would be nice if VLADLOVE got a surprise Winter premiere announcement. Well, it kinda did. According to this…
My Most Anticipated Anime of Winter 2021
This upcoming season has a ton of highly anticipated sequels—but there are more than a few new shows that shouldn’t be overlooked as well.
Let’s Talk About 2020 – A Yuri Recap
With this post, I would like to put aside all of the bad that has happened in 2020 and instead focus on what people that come here actually…
Vlad Love (ぶらどらぶ) Guest Review by Megan
Today is my favorite kind of day – we have a brand new Guest Reviewer here on Okazu! Many of you will have noticed that Megan has been…
Vlad Love Episode 1: In the Name of Blood
I mentioned in my Winter 2021 Anime Picks post the Vlad Love team would post an early screening of the first episode. That time has come so let’s…
Yuri News Update: December 2020
First up, it looks like Wataten will be getting a new anime project, at some point in the near future. The first season was a pleasant surprise, so…
Yuri News Update: August 2020
It’s that time of the month again, time to go over what’s been happening in the world of yuri anime, manga, and visual novels. So sit back, relax,…
Ninja Nonsense, Revue Starlight, Strike Witches, YuruYuri, YUKI YUNA IS A HERO
Yuri News Update: July 2020
Summer is officially here, and with it comes another Yuri News Update. As has been the case lately, there’s a lot to get to, and as always, if…
Yuri News Update: June 2020
It’s the first Wednesday in June, which means it’s time for yet another Yuri News Update. If I missed a news story worth mentioning, feel free to mention…
Adachi and Shimamura, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, Non Non Biyori, Revue Starlight, Symphogear