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Go! Princess Precure 02: A Wild Ojou Appears
Bandai wanted a princess-themed Precure after the success of Frozen. The Precure team wasn't about to follow the typical Disney princess narrative. Let's see how they subverted it…
Go! Princess Precure 01: Mastodon watch-along
Bandai wanted a princess-themed Precure after the success of Frozen. The Precure team wasn't about to follow the typical Disney princess narrative. Let's see how they subverted it!
Pretty Cure: Feminist From the First
If you’re a Precure fan in the US, articles on the series can be hard to find, and the few that appear often dismiss it as a toy-selling…
Subs vs Dubs – Here We Go!
This debate crops up with some regularity. First of all, it’s pointless and stupid to tell you which you should prefer. But there are some interesting things about…
Bandai / Toei messed up?
A Precure event for children was held in Tokyo. They're popular, featuring all sorts of activities, including a live-action stage battle and dress-up corner. A mother took Bandai/Toei…
Geeky Self-Improvement: Stella Women’s Academy, High School Division Class C3
There's a genre of anime i like, usually under slice-of-life or iyashikei, where the main character's dissatisfied with their life and wants to make a change. They want…
Pretty Cure: I love the writing!
I’ve been impressed by the writing on the Pretty Cure series from the very first. It’s a great example of Hopepunk, positive and uplifting, with the characters making…
Otaku Month – Time To Celebrate Your Passions!
What's an Otaku? An otaku is someone passionate about their unconventional interests, and spends considerable time, thought, and/or money in support of them. People usually think of anime…
Bocchi the Rock
Bocchi the Rock! is the new entry in the girl's rock band category. It's more of comedy to K-On!'s relaxing iyashekei. Bocchi's more succinct, with 12 episodes to…
Pretty Cure Then and Now- Episode 01
In the last entry I introduced the project to compare episodes from the 2004 Futari Wa Precure with the new series, Hirogaru Sky! Precure. Here we look at…