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Josei January: Helter Skelter
Welcome to Josei January. It’s a rather self-explanatory little segment I’m trying out this year, so do bear with me on this one. I’d like to get everyone…
What Is Josei Manga?
Josei manga is often forgotten about when talking about the different manga demographics, but it doesn't help that the demo is pretty hard to differentiate from shoujo! Is…
Manga Review:Skip Beat!
Author:Yoshiki Nakamura Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he’s casting her out now…
Josei January: Hentai?? For Women??
When I first started developing the idea of Josei January, I knew I needed to do more research. I had the vague premise, and loosely knew definitions and…
What’s your favorite josei series?
What’s your favorite josei manga or anime? Do you have a favorite manga artist who mostly works in josei? What makes your fave so special?
Episode 10- Shoujo vs Josei
Let's talk about that genre that often gets lumped in with and confused for shoujo. Our girls break down some key differences and why despite being full grown…
Shojo Beat License Wishlist
I do have a giant wishlist of titles that I would love to see licensed in general, but in honor of the Shojo Beat MMF, I thought I…
The “Beat” Goes On
The Japanese really love their robots, whether it is the standard mechanical type, their Gundams or the AI versions. They all have a place in their society and…
Pick of the Week: Mermaid Josei
SEAN: Josei? From a magazine we almost never see anything licensed from? Complete in one volume? Sold! Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand also looks quite pretty,…
Josei Manga You NEED to Read
Ahhh, josei... The forgotten demographic of anime and manga... Well not on my watch. Read some josei manga expeditiously! Thank you Walt's Comic Shop for sponsoring a portion of…
Josei January: Ooku: The Inner Chambers
Welcome to the third entry into Josei January. While the title is rather self explanatory, do bear with me here. If you’re unsure of what exactly “josei” is…
IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 28
SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT!!!!! PLANS ARE BACKFIRING, AND SHIT IS HITTING THE FAN!!!
IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 9
We finally get to see the inbetweens during the bits and pieces we saw of this flashback back in season 2 from how Momo came into contact with…
IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 20
I knew coming into this episode as a Trigger fan, this was going to be an emotional one for me!
IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 3
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IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 11
Oh no.. oh no no no no no no… I knew this sort of thing was coming. Everything was essentially leading up to this, but it didn't make…
IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 25
Shadow's Impression Out of all the episodes so far this season, this one was probably the weakest in terms of pacing and storytelling. There was a lot of…
IDOLiSH7: Second Beat! Episode 9
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IDOLiSH7: Second Beat! Episode 14
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IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 5
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IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 4
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IDOLiSH7: Second Beat! Episode 6
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IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 26
Time for Friends Day!
IDOLiSH7: Second Beat! Episode 5
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IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 17
Shadow’s Impression Another banger of an episode with a lot of laughs. Why do I always end up laughing at all the episodes I cover so far lol.…
IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 22
It was nice to have a change of pace this week, somewhat less intense with the exception of the “Pen Incident”.
IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 16
Holy crap, so much happened this episode, so there's a lot to unpack here! To make this easier, we're going to break this down into sections just to…
Manga Hanabi Review: Skip Beat!
This is another post in my quest to try to add more manga into my mostly anime centric blog! One of the thing’s in my life that inspired…
IDOLiSH7: Second Beat! Episode 3
GOD DAMN IT! IORI, TENN! SIT YOUR ASSES DOWN! YOU FREAKING IDIOTS. What they did today was unbelievably unfair to Riku. He already has enough on his plate! Just…
IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 21
Shadow’s Impression While this episode's pacing felt a bit weird in the first half, there are quite a few things to talk about, such as all the different…
IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 8
Okay yes, the flashback is definitely better being watched than it was reading. Though it looks like this will be a two parter flashback, which is… questionable since…
IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 15
Shadow’s Impression It definitely feels like a good day to be Ryu fan today because he SHINED in this episode. So many things went into the lead up…
IDOLiSH7: Second Beat! Episode 10
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IDOLiSH7: Second Beat! Ep 4
After some emotional episodes, it was nice to have a bit of a breather where my heart wasn’t aching from start to finish! I can’t tell you how…
IDOLiSH7: Second Beat! Episode 7
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IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 6
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IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 24
It’s counter-strike time! Lets freaking gooooooooo!!!!
IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 10
This episode was an absolute RIOT. I honestly had to pause the episode and replay certain moments so many times through out because I was just dying of…
IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 23
Shadow's Impression I typically don't get too emotional when watching i7, but oh my gosh this episode nearly made me tear up several times. This is the last…
IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 12
Not gonna lie, this episode was a tad strange. Though most of it is probably due to it essentially half of the episode was composed of just recaps/flashbacks.…
IDOLiSH7: Second Beat! Episode 13
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Can Yuta ACTUALLY Beat Sukuna??
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IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 18
After everything that has gone down, it was a calmer week so to speak— though it still had its moments of intensity as it sure felt like we…
IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 27
Shadow's Impression Deeply exhales I know it just came back but, TIME TO BE CONTROVERSIAL. Where do I even start… I'm glad that i7 is back… but my…
IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 2
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IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 29
Shadow's Impression After the massive cliffhanger last episode left us on, I was incredibly curious to how everything was going to work out. And… I'm honestly not quite…
IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 19
You know stuff is about to go down when the opening doesn't even play and the credits immediately come in. This definitely felt like one of the more…
Wonder Beat Scramble - Pilot & Profile
https://nyaa.si/view/1411392 Fansubbing credits can be found in the torrent description in the above link. Here's a little something I've ...
IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 7
This episode felt both like a cool down and a build up episode. We finally get to relax a bit from the Yamato arc but also not quite…
What’s your top underrated shoujo/josei series?
Most underrated anime? Show that got an incomplete adaptation or none at all? Why must shojosei fans suffer like this?