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Seirei Gensouki, or, “Fourteen-Year-Old Giga-Chad (Who’s Definitely Not Kirito) Steals All Your Girls.”
…Chuck Norris has got nothing on Kiri– err… Haruto! Hi! Remember me? No? Well, uh, I’m gonna keep writing anyways. And if you do remember me for some…
Poplar’s Picks: Top Five (Non-Japanese) Rock/Metal Songs Which Sound Like Anime OSTs but Aren’t.
When doing manual labour for incompetent overseers, one often finds oneself searching– desperately– for means of entertainment. Inspiration can come from unlikely places, and in unusual…
Evening Meditations – 2021/01/20
[Context: a meditative exercise I do when my mind is in a bad place. I sit and consider the first questions and ideas that pop into my head.…
Houkago Teibou Nisshi – The “Cute Girls Doing Not-So-Cute Things” Anime Made Just for Me.
Hello again! I hope you’ve been enjoying the holiday season as much as I haven’t. Dare I explain where I disappeared to this time? Nah. I daresay I…
Nazo no Kanojo X, or: How I Got COVID by Drinking a Girl’s Drool.
How’s that for an eye-catching headline, hmm? This is a classic boy-meets-girl love story. Y’know, the sort where the guy becomes infatuated with the quirky new girl in…
Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle – Spittin’ Some Fire First Impressions For My Internet Homies, Yo.
Wow. So, uh… This anime is a thing. Yep. Definitely a thing. I don’t even know where I’m going with this review, which is in itself rare; and…
Senyoku no Sigrdrifa – An Unexpectedly Good First Impression.
A second Poplar post in the same month? NANI?! Yeah, I guess I’m as surprised as you are. I finally seem to be getting a break from IRL…
Do You Like Reading Anime Synopses?
Salutations, one and all, from the bleak break room of a typical Ottawan supermarket. I sit here, staring at a grungy cupboard half off its hinges, whilst being…
My Artist is Dead.
Hello again! Apologies for the long silence. It was not intentional! An unexpected spike in demand for my physical presence in the real world is to blame, combined…
Sunshine Blogger Award, Attempted by a Child of the Night.
Most trees flourish in daylight, but the Unpopular Poplar grows only by dark. Visit our grove ensconced in moonlight, see how the leaves shimmer. Watch the firebugs waltz…
My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong as I Expected – OreGairu: As Good as I Remember?
Welcome to the first installment of The Unpopular Poplar’s “As Good As I Remember?” Series. As the title suggests, this series will look back on anime that were…
A Theoretical Anarchy.
I’ll preface this by saying this is *not* an anime-related article. If you’re only here for my anime-related content, I won’t blame you for ignoring this post… though…
Poplar’s 90s Tag
Well, this should be an interesting one! A big thank you to Fred for the tag. You should check out his post about the 90s if you haven’t…