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Marvel Rivals and the Ever-Changing Nature of the Invisible Woman
Marvel Rivals has recently introduced the Fantastic Four to its roster, and like the other heroes and villains, they’ve received designs meant to capture the spirits of the…
Thinking About Mazinger Legs
I’ve been looking at the Kakumei Shinka Mazinger line from Soul of Chogokin, and the first thing that stood out to me was the legs. They’re slimmer than…
hololive’s FLOW GLOW and the Door to a New Direction
It’s been a couple months since FLOW GLOW arrived on the VTuber scene. hololive’s rap-focused generation is fairly different from what has come before them, and I want…
King Arthur and the Knights of Justice Has a Comic
I was recently surprised to discover a King Arthur and the Knights of Justice comic, based on the 1990s cartoon. As a kid, I thought that show was…
A Lasting Legacy: Love Live! Superstar!! 3rd Season
Love Live! Superstar!! is one of my favorite entries in the Love Live! franchise, but even I was unsure if the third season was necessary. The previous season…
Snake? Snaaaake!!!: Ogiue Maniax Status Update for January 2025
It’s customary to see the New Year as a fresh start, and an opportunity to say farewell to the previous year. I don’t expect 2025 to be an…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights December 2024
New web chapter of Spotted Flower. This one reveals a plan by Ogino-sensei to be engaged to both her partners! “A new Gundam by Studio Khara. Wheeew, what…
Best Anime Characters of 2024
BEST MALE CHARACTER Laios Touden (Delicious in Dungeon) Finding characters you can relate to is part of the fun of fiction. Over the years, I’ve found a fair…
Blogger17: The (Belated) Ogiue Maniax 17th Anniversary
I completely forgot that November is the anniversary month of this blog. I guess I was bound to do this eventually after 17 years, though the tumultuous nature…
A Fine Roast: Fantôme Thief’s Revenge
If there was ever any sign that I’ve become a serious fan of VTubers, it would have to be the fact that I went to the Fantôme Thief’s…
Birds of a Feather Conspire Together, but Also Separately: “Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master”
Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master stands out as an anime that deftly combines different genres together to make a smart, compelling adaptation of the novel…
“Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky” Is More Politically Relevant than Ever
I’ve known about Riki-Oh (aka The Story of Ricky) and its supremely over-the-top violence for decades. Whether it was seeing grotesque(ly awesome) moments from the original manga by…
Critical Role, the Weave Mind, and a Most Satisfying Confrontation
WARNING: SPOILERS FOR CRITICAL ROLE CAMPAIGN 3 A couple years ago, I started watching the popular Dungeon & Dragons roleplaying stream Critical Role, following the adventures of the…
Chainsaw Man as Self-Reflective Edgelord Media
Video essayist F.D Signifier has made various videos about what he calls edgelord movies—media featuring cool lone-wolf heroes—and the way they interact with the portion of their fanbase…
Getter Beam vs. Mangekyou Sharingan: Ishikawa Hideo Otakon 2024 Interview
Ishikawa Hideo is a veteran voice actor who has been in anime since the early 1990s. His famous roles include Ryouma in the Getter Robo franchise and Uchiha…
Sakamata Chloe, Ceres Fauna, and the View Beyond
On Nov 29, 2024, hololive Japan VTuber Sakamata Chloe announced on her third anniversary that she would be ceasing her streaming activities with hololive at the end of…
Rawhide Kobayashi’s Favorite Anime: Delusional Monthly Magazine
Delusional Monthly Magazine feels like a show that, by all rights, shouldn’t exist. When I was first getting into anime, one of the selling points was simply the…
Well, Here We Are: Ogiue Maniax Status Update for December 2024
To say I’m disappointed in the direction the world is going is an understatement. But this is the position we find ourselves in, and I hope that we…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights November 2024
I want to preface this month’s Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights acknowledging the recent exodus of Twitter users. There’s always a chance that the site might go under, which…
The Insular Nature of VTuber Fan Humor
I’ve been thinking more about one peculiar quality I see in the VTuber community: the extremely insular humor from the fans. Sometimes, humor is meant to be broadly…
Childhood Nostalgia, Fleeting Media Memories, and Gen Alpha
Streaming is the norm now. Many media works even exist solely on streaming platforms. And as more of them get removed without any physical media, I start to…
Let the King Show You How It’s Done! Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc
A part of me can’t believe that I got to watch an all-new Kinnikuman anime in 2024. While I didn’t really get into the series until the late…
Look Back vs. Chainsaw Man
Look Back is a one-shot manga by Fujimoto Tatsuki, author of Chainsaw Man. It’s an excellent work about a young girl driven by a love of drawing and…
Instant Curry from the Japan Railway Museum
When I visited Japan’s Railway Museum last year, I wasn’t able to eat at the museum itself. However, I did stop by the gift shop, where they were…
A Few Words on the Election
The events of the past few days have me switching constantly between grief and rage over the fact that the US re-elected a man whose party and policies…
I Finally Get Hunter x Hunter
Last year, I started reading Hunter x Hunter by Togashi Yoshihiro. Its reputation was known to me: I had often seen people online (and even sometimes offline) mention…
The Ballot Is Cast: Ogiue Maniax Status Update for November 2024
I haven’t forgotten what the world was like four years ago. I’d long been hesitant to talk about anything political on Ogiue Maniax, but the importance of the…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights October 2024
This month, Kio enjoyed various media, but his PC might need replacing! Kio has been thinking up the plot of an eromanga (different from the one he’s currently…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights October 2024
This month, Kio enjoyed various media, but his PC might need replacing! Kio has been thinking up the plot of an eromanga (different from the one he’s currently…
VTubing and the Dancer’s Conundrum
With the 3D debut of hololive’s ReGLOSS, we have the arrival of another fantastic VTuber dancer. Todoroki Hajime might very well be the best yet, her experience as…
Tanaka Atsuko, Shinohara Emi, Ohyama Nobuo: Goodbye to Voice-Acting Greats
I wanted to express my brief thoughts on three different Japanese voice actors who passed away recently. I don’t mean to diminish any of them, but I’ve been…
Good-Character Jammer Canceler: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom
Last year, I got the chance to interview Tanaka Rie, the voice of Lacus Clyne in Gundam SEED. She mentioned to me that there were certain answers I…
Gaogaigar, Godannar, and Gundam X: Kakazu Yumi Otakon 2024 Interview
Kakazu Yumi is a voice actor arguably best known for her role as Yuffie Kisaragi in the Final Fantasy franchise. I had the opportunity to interview her at…
Genshiken, Childhood Comics, and More: Kio Shimoku at Umeda Lateral Talk Notes
Kio recently had a talk at Umeda Lateral, an Osaka-based live music house and talk venue, to celebrate the release of his new artbook. Below are my notes…
My Challenges Writing About VTubers (It’s Not Just About VTubers)
I’ve been struggling a bit with the blog lately. I decided to re-read some of my posts from the last year or so, and I noticed that my…
Bringing It Home—Gundam Reconguista in G Part V: Crossing the Line Between Life and Death
Ever since the original Mobile Suit Gundam, works in the Gundam franchise have tended to end in space. Whether it’s a sequel or an alternate universe, they typically…
Where’d the Time Go?: Ogiue Maniax Status Update for October 2024
Actually kind of cold weather—can you believe it? This past month was a real rollercoaster, not least of which was due to hololive talent Amelia Watson announcing that…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights September 2024
This month featured a special live talk with Kio-sensei himself, as well as reactions to his artbook! Kio enjoyed a panpanya interview in Rakuen. Having seen the anime…
The Will and Aspirations of Cannon Fodder: Go! Go! Loser Ranger
Creating a story with a good antihero lead can be a challenge. It’s all too easy to end up with a character who’s more of a shallow reactionary…
Love Live’s Minami Kotori: Uchida Aya Otakon 2024 Interview
This interview was conducted at Otakon 2024. Uchida Aya is a Japanese voice actor, famous for playing the character Minami Kotori in Love Live! School Idol Project. Many…
She’s Not Just a Detective, She’s a Legend: Thank You, Amelia Watson
A few days ago, I felt an urge to write an essay dedicated to Amelia Watson. It’s something I’ve been doing for all my favorite VTubers over the…
See Kio Shimoku Talk About His Career!
To celebrate the release of his new artbook, Mata Ashita, Bushitsu de (See You Tomorrow in the Clubroom), Genshiken author Kio Shimoku had a special 2+ hour talk…
The Nonstop VTuber Experience at Anime NYC 2024
Anime NYC 2024 was a focal point for many areas of Japanese pop culture, but the one that caught my attention the most was the massive presence of…
Fear and Loathing, and That’s It
September 11 is a day that always makes me just a bit more introspective. Sometimes I express it on this blog and sometimes I approach things more lightly—it’s…
The Sequel Was Better: hololive EN Breaking Dimensions
In July of 2023, I went to hololive English’s first full concert, Connect the World. I was grateful for the opportunity to be part of that milestone, and…
I Want a Jet Alone Isekai
I’ve come to realize that I like isekai spin-offs that are about giving lesser characters another chance. After all, they’ve got the skills, and are often just overshadowed…
Busy as a Bee-Beaver Mutant Hybrid: Ogiue Maniax Status Update for September 2024
The fall weather is slowly coming in, and I’m hoping that we get away from the record-breaking summer heat for at least a little while. Last month was…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights August 2024
The latest side chapter of Spotted Flower! Available for free only for a limited time. The site for Kio’s artbook is showing off updated samples. Kio visiting his…
Respect for 30 Years: Otakon 2024
Otakon celebrated its 30th anniversary this year in Washington DC from August 2 through 4. Somehow, despite growing from a humble event to one over 70 times bigger,…