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Iczelion – Promises Unfulfilled
I am back for the third, and final installation of the Iczer series. This of course being 1995’s Iczer-Girl Iczelion, or less word-y Iczelion. Considering that I, quite…


Fighting On!! with Adventure! Iczer-3!
So I’ve been bouncing around with all sorts of cyber-punk, space and sci-fi series. Mostly because those are genres that will always get me curious, and eventually I’ll…


Armitage III: Duel-Matrix and Polymatrix
Even after absolutely loving the original Armitage III OVA, I ended up getting distracted by other anime and stuff. It happens a lot because I saw other cool…
Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan
Armitage III, Armitage III: Dual Matrix, Armitage III: Poly-Matrix


An Uncomfortable Look at Who I Could Have Been – Gachikoi Nenchakujuu
Well, well, well if it isn’t another live action adaptation of a manga series I’ve never read. This comes as a surprise to no one at this point,…


Library Loot: Behind the Scenes!!
Welcome to the second edition of Library Loot! This time is me revisiting a very long shelved manga series – Behind the Scenes!! by Bisco Hatori. It’s funny,…


Fighting on my PTW – Fight! Iczer-1
This title came to mind to due to Scott’s influence, and had been rotting away on my plan-to-watch list for a little too long. It was one of…


Tokyo Mew Mew New Two Review!
Starting Note: There are minor spoilers in this review. Mostly about stylistic choices and character dynamics. Well, you all knew it was coming based on the fact that…


Library Loot x Instagram Recommended – Crossplay Love Otaku x Punk
Welcome to the newest installation(s) of a running theme of posts for my blog. This one being Library Loot, first and foremost. Library Loot (LL for short in…


The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t A Guy At All – A Revist
I think a few of you might recognize the lime green backgrounds with the grey scale characters. Or maybe you have an inkling about this series due to…


October 2023 Monthly Favorites
Hello there folks! I hope your October was another solid edition to your 2023. My October consisted of a few side-trips around my area to see some local-ish…


‘Rare’ Manga, Relicensing + Reprinting, and Tokyo Babylon
I went to an in-person Kinokuniya not too long ago. Just to keep everyone in the loop, Kinokuniya is a Japanese bookstore chain, that has online and in-person…


OVA October: Armitage III
Welcome back to OVA October, 2023 installation. For our final entry we have, the cyberpunk story that was overshadowed by my all time favorite – Armitage III. I…


Asian Pop-Up Cinema Japan Showcase Report
Featured Image is from Asian Pop-Up Cinema’s Official Instagram Account. Specifically this post. Asian Pop-Up Cinema was something I had only discovered early into 2018, in it’s 6th…


Why I -Actually- Hate Modern Isekai’s
Featured Image: I’m not creative so the meme used as my feature image is from twitter. Sourced from here. Note: When referring to modern isekai’s I am referring…


OVA October: Denpa-teki na Kanojo
We’re back with my second selection for this year! Which was… completely at random. To tell the truth I had a different very modern OVA in mind to…


Everything has changed, Nothing has changed – Manga is at Target, and Gachapon machines in American malls
Note: the featured image is not mine. I found it via this reddit post. It was odd in 2022 when I went to Target, a big-box store better…


Well that was a drama I guess – Ciguatera (drama review)
I think it would surprise most people that for the majority of my life, I never got the whole ‘be hype due to a single name in a…


OVA October: Robotica*Robotics
Welcome back to the second year of me doing OVA October. Or Original Video Animation October for those curious about what the full title would be. Just a…


Ordinary Mask – Manga Review
It’s been a long time coming. I swear I haven’t given up on reading or reviewing manga. I have just been taking time to read throughly. Then make…


Hot Snow – Ah, Snow Man as true Juniors
Back in 2018 when I was getting more into Johnny’s Entertainment, and specifically Snow Man – I discovered this movie existed. It was already a whopping seven years…


September 2023 Monthly Favorites
Welcome back to your favorite feature! This month is surprisingly stacked since I was pretty intentional about finding new blogs, at least to me!, to follow. Do forgive…


What I Watched on Hiatus
During my hiatus, you can guess that I watched a fair amount of stuff due to re-adjusting from jet lag and such. There are quite a few titles…


September Chills: Alive
It’s the second installment of September Chills, 2023 edition! I pulled this one from Kitamura Ryuhei’s body of work as a screenwriter and director since I was so…


Well, they’re unavailable now… All Grey / Red and Tasty / Twilight People
I’m very torn about the concept of “limited time viewing” events. On one hand, it does make me feel extra special when I get to participate. It’s a…


The Shojo Starter Pack – According to Rise
I know a good idea when I steal one. I am absolutely kidding folks, but on a genuine note: I am not embarrassed to borrow an idea when…


September Chills: Audition
Fingers crossed I can make this particular theme/feature a yearly event going forward. Maybe every other year given what I’ve written so far? We’ll have to wait and…


Everyone’s Song or Sana… – The Movie Review!
It’s a movie featuring all the members of Generations from EXILE TRIBE, and it was showing before I moved. You guys know the drill by now – I…


August 2023 Monthly Favorites + Personal Update
Well… This past month didn’t go quite as planned. Better then expected in regards to blogging (I got out 3! whole posts), but personally… a bit odd.


500 words or less on Miyazaki’s “How Do You Live?” (spoiler free!)
I’ve had this one drafted for awhile because… I am genuinely unsure of how it will go over. It will remain spoiler free of course, but this is…


About Sunday Night… (the drama review!)
As someone who is chronically on Instagram, I am overly up-to-date on what my favorite entertainment groups and actors are up to. Back in March/April, it was announced…


Japanese Media to Watch Instead of The Weeknd’s “The Idol”
Ideally by the time I’m posting this I’ll have watched The Idol. It’s only five episodes after all. I usually make a point to give a piece of…


On Hiatus!
Just a little reminder – currently on hiatus until… September-ish? I’ll keep you guys posted as I can. See you around the blog-o-sphere!


July 2023 Monthly Favorites
It’s been a pretty intense month for me off-line at least. Online, I’m been pretty impressed that I’ve kept my schedule for awhile. I’m still trying to take…


Visual Kei&Anime – Miyavi Part: II
Hello, hello and welcome back to Visual Kei&Anime, this time we’re revisiting one of my earliest entries for a brief addition, with it being all about Miyavi! For…


500 Words or Less on: Cresendo De Susume
I do my best to ride the waves of interest I have accordingly, and this drama was one of them. Given it’s forty-five episodes on average of five…


Sugarless – One of My Preferred Yankee Dramas
“Keep on Keepin’ On, マダダ マダマダ,マダダ BRAVE IT OUT” is the ending chorus for the song, “BRAVE IT OUT” by GENERATIONS FROM EXILE TRIBE. It’s a bit dated…


Even If You Don’t Do It – The Drama Review
I hate when affairs/infidelity are central themes in dramas. I don’t mind it as a secondary plot device, or something that happens off screen but as a main…


Host Sozoku Shichimashita – Hey! I finally noticed propaganda all on my own!
This is another title due to me being chronically on Instagram, that I was overly aware of if only because Yagi Yusei of Fantastics and My Beautiful Man…


Acting Hot Takes About Arashi
I’ve had an idea of going through dramas and movies of popular Japanese entertainment groups for awhile since I’m a fan of so many. Nothing serious, but still…


My Top Anime Cats
I mean, I couldn’t not make a follow up after the dog post. For whatever reason, we collectively as a society decided cats and dogs are opposites. You’re…


Brief Check-In Post
Hi folks! So my life got really interesting these past few months, as a sudden hiatus, comeback and now just this. I also tend to shy away from…


June 2023 Monthly Favorites
Welcome back one and all to the Monthly Favorites! It feels like it’s been forever since… it has been quite awhile for me to sit down and write.…


Tokyo Babylon 1999 – potentially the worst Japanese live action adaptation to exist
Credit for the full dusk jacket image from miyamo_7 on twitter. I’m not sure exactly how I came across the knowledge that Tokyo Babylon, had a live action…


Visual Kei&Anime – Merry
Welcome one, welcome all to your favorite monthly featurette – Visual Kei&Anime! Now we are approaching a group who I’ve never listened to, but have heard of extensively…


Oniichan Gacha – A Sweet Sibling Story?
I’ve had this drama on my radar way back when it was first airing. A good friend of mine at the time, who wasn’t a huge drama fan…


Zeiram 2 – A Bombastic Sequel
I mean, you all knew it was coming right? I couldn’t review the first film, and not jump into the sequel. I did give myself some breathing room,…


Zeiram (1991) – The Best Tokusatsu has to Offer
Ever since Scott reviewed that Iria: Zeiram The Animation – and casually mentioned there was a live action counter part, I knew I had to watch it. At…


Acting Hot Takes about JSB3
I’ve had an idea of going through dramas and movies of popular Japanese entertainment groups for awhile since I’m a fan of so many. Nothing serious, but still…


The Irony of finding out Black Jack the manga is getting an AI generated sequel at the doctor’s office
**Header image was sourced from NHK news article linked below** In Japan, the only major downside to the healthcare system is waiting. For some reason, a lot of…


My Top Anime Dogs
As a kid, I was the type that was obsessed with dogs. It started with 101 Dalmatians, and pretty much spiraled from there. Books with dogs, math with…