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It’s Time for Star’s Hot Seat!

It’s one of my favorite times of the year–fall–but also, September. And what holiday is in September? Star’s Birthday! This year we had two separate celebrations, and now?…

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Day 6 of Hotsui Matsuri: Japanese Karma- Good Luck/Bad Fortune

Hey all, welcome back to Hotsui Matsuri, it’s our last and final day so we figured we talk a little bit about the funny and ironic use of…

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Day 5 of Hotsui Matsuri: The Beauty of Natsume Yuujinchou

It’s either your calming cup of tea or the most boring show you’ve ever seen. It paints gorgeous sceneries, touches on ancient mythologies, and crafts soothing and beautiful…

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Day 4 of Hotsui Matsuri: Highlighting More Traditional Instruments

It’s Hotsui Matsuri day four and Star and I have officially (hopefully) survived the heatwave in our city! Days of over 105 degrees really made me miss our…

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Day 3 of Hotsui Matsuri: Nihongo Legends-Sacred Weapons

Hey! Welcome to another day of Hotsui Matsuri! I wanted to write a little piece about these mystical objects in Japanese folklore since they are sprinkled in a…

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Day 2 of Hotsui Matsuri: Nihongo Legends-Tengu

Some people call them tricksters, others say they are ogres, and some yet liken them to angels instead. What mysterious creature do I speak of today? The Nihongo…

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Welcome to Day 1 of Hotsui Matsuri 2023!

Hello readers! We’re back for another year of Hotsui Matsuri, where we dive a little deeper into the culture of Japan’s spiritual world from urban legends, spirits and…

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Best Anime of Spring 2023

Welcome back to…Fandom Friday! As you know it’s been quiet around the blog what with so much of life and other projects going on. But despite all that,…

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Birdie–Why Did I watch This?

Hello and welcome back to Otaku Thursday! We’re not dead–well, at least I’m not. Just kidding neither is Star. No she has been working on our super special…

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Day 7 of Niji Nights: Representation! Characters of Color in Anime Part 4

Welcome back, to yet another night of Niji Nights! We’re bringing in another year of Characters of Color in celebration of Juneteenth. There’s nothing more that I love…

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Day 6: The Silent World of GL

Here we are, on day six of Niji Nights. We have done a lot of talking about boys love so far and only briefly mentioned girls love. Star…

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Day 5 of Niji Nights: Queer Characters in Anime Part 3

Hey all! Welcome to another day of Niji nights! I’m here bringing the 3rd year of Queer characters here is another 5 to our roster! If this interested…

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Day 4: 5 Anime I Wish Had Been BL

Welcome back to Niji Nights! I am so excited to get into the swing of things with this post. While yesterday we talked about a great BL live-action…

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Day 3: A Masterpiece: The Man Who Defies the World of BL

It is I, Luna, once again coming to you with a post focused on Boys Love. Why, you might ask yourself, do I always end up writing our…

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Day 2 of Niji Nights: Top 5 GL Anime from 2015s to 2020s

Hey all! Welcome to the next day of Niji Nights! I’ve been very passionate about GLs lately so I’m very excited to write this post! I have a…

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Day 1: 5 More LGBTQIA+ Webtoons

Happy first official day of Niji Nights! To kick us off for this holiday, I thought I’d throw us back to a post that I do almost every…

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Welcome to Niji Nights 2023!

Another year another rainbow, it’s Niji Nights! For those who are new, this is our special June event in honor of PRIDE month! So all of our content…

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What the What? First Impressions: Oshi no Ko

Hey fam, and welcome back to Otaku Thursday. Bet you thought I’d be skipping this week since I’ve been bad about posting. Well HA. Nope, Luna here delivering…

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Buddy Daddies: Found Family & Broken Childhoods

Hello, hello, and welcome to Otaku Thursday! It has been…a hot minute. I’m sure you’ve read Star’s catch-up post so you know that between illness, broken computers, imprompt…

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Housekeeping and what we’ve been up to~

Hey! For those of you who are wondering, “It’s been a minute since we saw a post” or asking “where’s the content?!” I, Star, am here to explain!…

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Hot Seat TIME! It’s Luna’s Bday post!

Sup y’all another year another set of anime related questions to our girl Luna! This year have her real thinkers as I mixed live action with animation. Anyways,…

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Top 5 Anime of Winter 2023

Welcome back to Otaku Thursday! I know last week we went on a bit of a break so that Star and I could make our way to Sakuracon.…

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April Fu-fu-fools: Demystifying Japanese humor- What’s so funny about nudity and chaos?

Heyo! Today, I’ve decided to focus on what comedy in Japan truly looks like. So like many shows Japan’s humor has evolved. Stand-up, Sketch (routine), or improvisation are…

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April Fu-Fu-Fus: Demystifying the Origin of Caramelldansen

Hey all! In the spirit of April Fools we have a lineup of random but hilarious posts. We decided to start with some of the biggest theme songs…

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Spring 2023 Anime – What We’re Watching

Welcome back to Otaku Thursday! We are now at least one week out from Sakuracon–which means Star and I are totally swamped with cosplay. Or at least I…

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Omedetou Grads- The significance of Graduation confessions

There’s something so poetic about confessing on the last day. There have been a number of live-action dramas and anime that have had a number of confessions because…

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Omedetou Grads- The significance of Graduation confessions

There’s something so poetic about confessing on the last day. There have been a number of live-action dramas and anime that have had a number of confessions because…

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Winter 2023: What Anime We’re Watching

Welcome back to Otaku Thursday! As the month heats up, I’m working on our annual anime awards which will be coming to a computer near you very soon.…

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Star’s experience of Idol anime- Shine Post

Honestly, it’s one of my, Star, favorite anime of 2022. I cried so many times. Maybe that’s because I have a soft spot for idol anime and always…

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Top 5 Anime of Fall 2022

Welcome back to the first official Otaku Thursday of 2023! Star and I recently sat down to plan out our ENTIRE year of posts, and we’re really excited…

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First impression: Futo PI

Alright so I, Star, am going to start with, neither of us had ever seen a Kamen Rider ANYTHING. We only knew of it but didn’t actually watch…

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Weebsmas Day 12: Another Weebsmas Carol to You- Weebsmas Belles

On the 12th day of Weebsmas, your best girls give to you — Another Weebsmas Carol from us to you. Okay so please do not take the fact…

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Weebsmas Day 11: A Very Weebsmas Bingo Card

On the 11th day of Weebsmas, we decided to play a game! I, Star, don’t know if any of you have heard of a little game called, “Party…

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Weebsmas Day 10: Top 5 Anime Openings of Fall 2022

On the 10th day of Weebsmas, my best girl gave to me, our top 5 anime openings. Happy Weebsmas version of Otaku Thursday! Despite one power outage and…

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Weebsmas Day 9: Anime for Humanity

On the 9th day of Weebsmas my best girl gave to me…some info about Anime for Humanity. So I’m going to preface this by saying that this last…

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Weebsmas Day 8: A Kpop/Jpop Holiday Playlist

On the 8th day of Weebsmas, we decided to make you a playlist of Christmas/Holiday music by some artists you may recognize… Now, let me preface to those…

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Weebsmas Day 7: Can we Stop Making Scarves Romantic?!

Gifts. It’s a thing that happens when it comes to the December yuletide holidays. If you were participating in Weebsmas or other related holidays, you’re likely to be…

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Weebsmas Day 6: Demystifying the Origins of the Virgin Killing Sweater

On the 6th day of Weebsmas, we decided to do a culture-specific blog to talk about the, Doutei wo Korosu Sētā or you know, That Sweater (Rei no…

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Weebsmas Day 5: Wintertime Anime Conventions

On the fifth day of Weebsmas, your best girl gives to you–wintertime anime cons you may or may not be able to go to. Yes, today I’ve decided…

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Weebsmas Day 4: Holiday-Themed Anime Promo

It’s the 4th day of weebsmas and honestly I, Star, am shocked that we haven’t done this yet and it’s been around forever! For those of you who…

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Weebsmas Day 3: Mystic Messenger Holiday DLC

On the third day of Weebsmas I-I became a mystic mess once again. Well, I’m sort of kidding. I wouldn’t fully describe myself as a Mystic Mess but…

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Weebsmas Day 2: Our Weebsmas Wishlist

On the second day of Weebsmas my best girl gave to me~ I mean, she asked me and I gave her a wishlist haha! Anyways it’s highly unlikely…

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Weebsmas Day 1: Introduction to Weebsmas

It’s the most wonderful time of the yeaaaaaaar~ SO much content is coming your way as we bring oldies but goodies back like a new carol and a…

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First Impressions: Blue Lock

December 1st. 2022. Japan’s soccer team is up against the powerhouse that is known as Spain. The score is 2-1. Japan wins. Project Blue Lock is working. If…

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First impressions: Raven of the inner palace- Let me love so I learn to love myseeeelf

I’m going to start my saying after watching c-dramas I understand the storytelling of Wuxia shows. Anime isn’t exempt of this tradition. For those of you that don’t…

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First Impressions – My Master Has No Tail

Hello and welcome back to Otaku Thursday! And happy first day of December! Tis the season of holiday cheer, cold weather, hot chocolate, power outages, presents and lights,…

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First impressions: Play it cool, guys- Sooooo embarrassing

I, Star, will start by saying that everyone I’ve of us know one of the main characters in this anime. If you think you don’t, then you are…

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Thanksgiving Special – Best Anime Families of 2022

Hello and welcome back to Otaku Thursday! And more importantly, welcome back to our annual Thanksgiving special. Now, while we’re both not exactly down with celebrating a day…

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