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Every RETCON in Modern Dragon Ball

Before we get to Every Retcon in Modern Dragon Ball, I wanted to correct the record on my last list and retcon it so to speak. This was…

Totally Not Mark

Review: BOKURANO:OURS

We got a lot of original mecha stories around the turn of the millennium, most of which were anime originals.  This is one of the rare excep...

The Manga Test Drive

Review: BOKURANO:OURS

We got a lot of original mecha stories around the turn of the millennium, most of which were anime originals.  This is one of the rare excep...

The Manga Test Drive

Sunday Hitmaker: Translation of an interview with editor Katsumasa Ogura.

Hey all! In what has become a tradition on my birthday, I bring a new interview translation. This time it's with Katsumata Ogura who is a pr...

Weekly Shounen Sunday Edition

The Mystery of the Yellow Room

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

ボクの事件簿

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Those Who Sneer Like the Mountain Fiend / 山魔の如き嗤うもの

Another Genya Toujou  book, another series of bizarre murders in a remote village that are entangled with the local folklore. Those Who Snee...

Bad Player's Good Reviews

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Yen Press Announces New Licenses at New York Comic Con

At New York Comic Con, Yen Press announced 21 new licenses covering different genres and adaptations of previously released series!With a majority of the titles scheduled to release…

Behind the Manga

Invaders of the Rokujouma!?, Vol. 45

By Takehaya and Poco. Released in Japan as “Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?” by HJ Bunko. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Warnis. After the events of…

Manga Bookshelf

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Oshi no Ko episode 24 (season finale)

Rating: A The titles for episodes of this series are always carefully-chosen single words which pack layered meaning and significance, and the second season’s finale is no exception.…

USA Anime

Nogizaka46- Ano Hikari

Rating : 66/100 Man, it seems like visual novel adaptations are starting to come back. Not a whole lot compared to the previous decades, but the fact that…

joyousmenma93

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Manga Review | Delivery for You! by Teku Rin

Izumi Fukaya is a shut-in. When he’s not working at the local laundromat, he spends his days playing games or ordering hero figurines on the computer. The only…

BL Library

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Most Shonens are Mid | Reading Your Questions and Comments

00:32 - Centuria has many shortcomings 09:23 - Is Kero Riripaddo a Rage Baiter? 11:56 - Weekly Shonen manga needs to start out exceptionally strong within it first ten chapters 15:41…

Kero Riripaddo

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Sequential art at the 60th Venice Biennale, 2024

There are very few comics-related artworks this year. It hasn’t entirely gone out of fashion to arrange images in juxtaposed panels, but hardly ever in a meaningful sequence.…

The 650-Cent Plague

Physician, Murder Thyself

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

ボクの事件簿

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Oshi no Ko episode 23

Rating: A- Oshi no Ko can be brutally harsh at times, but rarely is it outright mean. The cliffhanger ending of this episode is one of those exceptions.…

USA Anime

A Hole of My Own Making / /自分の穴の中で / Jibun no ana no nakade (1955)

  Obscure Japanese Film #134 Rentaro Mikuni, Mie Kitahara and Jukichi Uno Tamiko (Mie Kitahara) is a young woman living at home with her s...

Martin Dowsing

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The Disgusting Ted Lasso

I have suffered through two episodes of Ted Lasso! Each episode has cause me immense suffering. Episode one was my garden of Gentsemany. The second episode had me…

What To Consume

New to Sunday: Jinsuke Honma's "Ichika bachika."

Here's the second of four fall Shonen Sunday new serializations! Jinsuke Honma-sensei's pureblood WSS through and through, and has a ton of ...

Weekly Shounen Sunday Edition

A Golden Finish

This update is in the same vein as the previous one, but it’ll also be the last of its type. Today’s update adds a new section for Golden Brave…

MAHQ

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My First Video Game In 15 Years

I haven't been a "gamer" for 15 years. With one exception, I havent even TOUCHED a console in 15 years! And I think it's high time I work…

Totally Not Mark

Review: HIGH SCHOOL DXD

There was a time when you couldn't swing a stick without hitting a manga adaptation of a light novel series where some horny doofus and his ...

The Manga Test Drive

Review: HIGH SCHOOL DXD

There was a time when you couldn't swing a stick without hitting a manga adaptation of a light novel series where some horny doofus and his ...

The Manga Test Drive

Fire Emblem Fates OST

Rating : 75/100 Oh, Kanon . I watched the 2006 version of this anime back when it first aired and got fansubs, and while I did get a…

joyousmenma93

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Sonny Boy’s visual identity – creative freedom as a way to convey the artistic intent

Anime, just like pretty much any other creative medium nowadays, is heavily commercialised, hence a lot of the decision making is done by the producers and not by…

artist_unknown

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Back to School, and Back Again – Sakurada Reset Spoiler Review

Time Travel anime. Much like Video Game Anime (aside from the Visual Novel set) have a bad habit of coming out mediocre at best, Time Travel shows have…

Harper Anime Reviews

Michite Kuru Toki no Mukou ni

This has been on my wish list for a very long time: the 1992 TV special Michite Kuru Toki no Mukou ni ( Across the Surging Times…

Collectr's Blog

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Introducing Our New Team Member: Yukako

Welcome, Yukako! We are excited to welcome Yukako Wrenn to the CJFC team! Yukako has been a key contributor as our festival photographer, capturing special moments…

News - Chicago Japan Film Collective

Against the Rules

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

ボクの事件簿

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Oshi no Ko episode 20

Rating: A- The first episode of Oshi no Ko is rightfully famous for its numerous big twists, but since then its episode-ending cliffhangers have mostly followed an expected…

USA Anime

Ghost of the Dusk

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

ボクの事件簿

Bonds of Love / 愛のきずな / Ai no kizuna (1969)

Obscure Japanese Film #125   Mari Sono and Makoto Fujita Suzuki (Makoto Fujita) is a low-level manager at a travel agency who drives a mod...

Martin Dowsing

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The Traditional Catholic Weeb Speaks: Musical Numbers

GUESS WHO’S BACK? BACK AGAIN? MONDAY POSTS, TELL A FRIEND!!!!! Anime North Idol. I’ve said it many times, but it’s one of the highlights of my convention experience…

The Traditional Catholic Weeb

Reevaluating the Films of Hayao Miyazaki and the Anglophone Discourse Around Him and His Works

Promoting "Porco Rosso" in 1992 A few months ago I saw that a new version of the “Director Hayao Miyazaki's Works Collection” blu-ray box wa...

The Melancholic Middle Aged Anime Fan

The Pass – Last Days of the Samurai / 峠 最後のサムライ / Tōge saigo no samurai (2020)

Obscure Japanese Film #123 Koji Yakusho This Shochiku production stars Koji Yakusho, well-known for his leading roles in international hit...

Martin Dowsing

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This Week in Anime - Isekai Fans Are Eating Good This Season

Chris and Steve do the seasonal isekai anime gauntlet and find that summer's is looking exceptionally good in another world.

Anime News Network - Views

Will Love in Spring | A Drama Review

"Will Love in Spring" is a Chinese drama based on a novel, portraying the contrasting lives and relationships of its characters. It explores love, healing, and imperfections through…

Otaku Central

Too Many Losing Heroines!, Vol. 1

By Takibi Amamori and Imigimuru. Released in Japan as “Make Heroine ga Ōsugiru!” by Gagaga Bunko. Released in North America by Airship. Translated by Matthew Jackson. Hoo boy.…

Manga Bookshelf

Puzzle for Pilgrims

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

ボクの事件簿

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CR's Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan Subs Are Trash

The official subs for My Deer Friend Nokotan are bad. Like, exceedingly, exceptionally, horrifically bad. Let's take a look at why.

Fansubbing

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How Takanashi Kiara’s Retro Outfit Reflects Changing Beauty Standards

hololive VTuber Takanashi Kiara revealed a new outfit last month: a 1980s aerobics ensemble that ties into one of her songs, the vaporwave retro–themed “Fever Night.” The look…

OGIUE MANIAX

Firechick's Game Reviews: Stella of the End

Rating : 84/100 As of mid-2024, a good majority of the games Key/Visual Arts have put out are legally available in English, with the exceptions of Air, Kud…

joyousmenma93

Loser Ranger #11 — Hot Potato

  Maybe stop giving speeches for fifteen seconds. Impressions: The writing's not getting any more cohesive at any point. Whether it's a dude getting his lungs evaporated and…

Tenka Seiha

I Finally Went to a Perfume Concert

I’ve made a few posts over the years about Perfume; a J-Pop trio originally from Hiroshima, who went from local idols to nationwide stardom....

The Melancholic Middle Aged Anime Fan

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Look Back: An Exceptional Production To Embrace The Paradox Of The Artist [Annecy 2024]

Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Look Back presents the creative process as inherently isolating and frustrating, yet inevitable and a means of connection. Now, its stunning film engages with those ideas…

Sakuga Blog

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Genesis Climber Mospeada Streaming Anime Review

Mospeada is a work very much of its time, riffing on ideas and tropes that were all the rage when it was made, and doesn't do anything exceptional…

Anime News Network - Views

The Princess of Convenient Plot Devices, Vol. 5

By Mamecyoro and Mitsuya Fuji. Released in Japan as “Watashi wa Gotsugou Shugi na Kaiketsu Tantou no Oujo de aru” by B’s-LOG Bunko. Released in North America by…

Manga Bookshelf

Rinkai! — Episode 6 — 10 Second Anime

The track cyclists in training see the harsh consequences of professional sports. But success has more than one path. Rinkai! — Episode 6

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

Judai no seiten / 十代の性典 (‘Teenage Sex Book’, 1953)

Obscure Japanese Film #114 Ayako Wakao   When high school student Fusae (Yoko Minamida) is excused from PE one day due to having her perio...

Martin Dowsing