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Digimon Chronicle Archive (Pendulum X)
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Summer Time Render #19 — Spear vs Hammer vs Gun
Dude with a sniper rifle gonna help out here or what? Impressions: There's something funny to me about these teams. In team A, we have an accomplished…
The unfortunate state of Pendulum Monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh!
A story of ups and downs Ah, Yu-Gi-Oh! A game full of iconic cards and mechanics such as Fusion monsters, Synchro monsters, and… Hang on, what’s that? A…
HAZBIN HOTEL | Time to Check-In: Your Room is Ready
Hazbin Hotel, the eagerly awaited series by Vivienne Medrano (VivziePop), finally arrived!
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
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Room of the April Witch: Review
Those of us on the internet, especially those that frequent the official sites of anime, manga, game, and/or visual novel companies and/or authors, have quite a time and…
The 4.5 Tatami Room of Forking Paths
After finishing Tatami Galaxy, I am pretty sure that anime needs more Borgesian labyrinths. Actually, everything needs more Borgesian labyrinths, but especially anime. Because. Anyway, Tatami Galax…
Media Room Tour
Sorry for the late post I got busy with work, but here is what I promised to do a media room tour.
Writer’s Room #1
Dive into the minds of the Burning Sky writers as they take you into the Writer's Room of Chapters 1 - 3.
Room for Precedent
Contrary to how hush-hush some of anime production is, you can predict certain things from patterns and the like.
Time and time again, a classic island ghost story where K-Drama meets Anime: Tale of the Nine-Tailed vs. Summer Time Rendering
So the story goes, a person is drawn to an island off the coast of a city. Once there, they start to discover an eerie secret plaguing the…
I Read Strange Manga: One Room of Happiness
Think of a world as I shaved. Then I brought a high school girl home, except Sayu is a middle schooler, Yoshida is a masking-wearing stalker and instead…
Tatami Room: The Heart Of Japan’s Contemporary Home
A luxury that only the wealthy could afford, a tatami room retains its exclusivity today, now treasured for its tradition and adaptability.
Hyouge Mono 02 – “Fantasy of the Tea Room”
Episode 2 begins by introducing us to Sen no Soeki, who seems to be standing in for Nobunaga`s historical tea master Sen no Rikyū. The writers likely have…
Episode 131 - One Room
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Hotel Dusk: Room 215
A blog focused on gaining experience about art. Writing in particular.
Short Takes – Room Camp
Japan’s most relaxing fetch-quest. Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Manga. Sequel to Laid-Back Camp Read my first impressions here!Read my review of Laid-Back Camp here! Review: Na…
Monsters of Time
Time isn’t the enemy it once was in video games. Modern titles might rank and penalize players based on how long it takes to clear a stage, ...
Bond and Book: The Devotion of “The Surgery Room”
By Mizuki Nomura and Miho Takeoka. Released in Japan as “Musubu to Hon: “Gekashitsu” no Ichizu” by Famitsu Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by…
In Her Room (2022) review
For those who succeed in looking past the phallus during Ito’s narrative will find a renewed respect of the complexity of the feminine position.
Anime Series Like One Room
This is the tale of your interaction with three unrelated girls who live in different circumstances throughout Tokyo. I usually give POV anime series the big ol’ skip,…
Slow Start, Tsuredure Children, Clannad, <DOGEZA>I Tried Asking While Kowtowing., Honobono Log
Spy Room #01 — Espionage Optional
At least the 'room' half of the title is accurate. Aaah, the nostalgia of when for days after broadcast, the only raw available would be some random…
Spy Room #05 — Cooking Montage
Such spy. Very intrigue. Impressions: It continues to amaze me how they have eight characters who all supposedly have some kind of gimmick, and the writers can't…
Spy Room #06 — Oliver Twistless
Where did an orphan get tasteless fast acting non deadly poison exactly? Impressions: You'd think just ripping off Oliver Twist's whole orphanage/child thief ring schtick wouldn't turn…
Spy Room #04 — Bad Girls
Please stop saying that. It's creeping me out. Impressions: Well, there was the skeleton of an okay episode here, so I feel slightly more charitable towards this than I…
The Passage of Time…
Time: Valuable Cosmic Mysterious Universal And as it pertains to our lives, unfortunately brief. But beyond that, we measure our life against this unit. Time. The progression of…
The Hands of Time
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The Case Study of Vanitas ep.8 – Read the Room
The Case Study of Vanitas is shaping up to be one of my favourite shows of the season. It's silly and stylish and just a little bloody.
Conceptual Log: Archived Research on Digital World and Digimon (1998~2000 Digimon Pendulum)
IntroductionDigimon Pendulum 1.0 Nature SpiritsMagazines and BooksDigimon Pendulum 2.0 Deep SaversMagazines and BooksDeep Savers ProfilesDigimon Museum – The Last SummaryDigimon Pendulum 3.0 …
Conceptual Log: Archived Research on Digital World and Digimon (1998~1999 Digimon Pendulum)
IntroductionDigimon Pendulum 1.0 Nature SpiritsMagazines and BooksDigimon Pendulum 2.0 Deep SaversMagazines and BooksDeep Savers ProfilesDigimon Museum – The Last SummaryDigimon Pendulum 3.0 …
Is Time of Eve still one of my favourite anime of all time?
2008 was the first year I watched anime as it aired in Japan. The first was Spice and Wolf in winter. Then I watched a whole bunch of…
Boys vs Girls, Japan vs America
Japan doesn't have a "manosphere." The reasons why might surprise.
We’re Back, for the First Time! Confessions by Kanae Minato: Book vs. Movie
No, this podcast was not about Naruto, but I’m going to borrow that theme song. We’re back! Maybe not so much like Shounen Jump heroes, but more like…
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The Town of Abu vs. The Gambler
A small town accidentally gave a man a small fortune. What the man did next has made national headlines in Japan.
Pick of the Week: Frieren vs. Ciguatera
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MechaMarch2025 Mazinkaizer vs Great General of Darkness
The Original 2001 ova of Mazinkaizer is a lot of fun. Had great action, some really bad ass moments, some goofy things, and a fanservice episode that I…
First Impression: ROOM CAMP (HEYA CAMP)
Have you ever heard of a stamp rally? The premise is simple and you’ve probably participated an analogous activity before (we did one for the Alita: Battle Angel…
An ode to the otaku room
The otaku room is a nothing more than a microcosm of the otaku identity. A private stand-alone simulation created solely to nurture one’s indulgent hobbies. This is an…
Review: Someone in the Room (2022)
Someone in the Room 屋内有人 China, 2022, colour, 2.35:1, 89 mins. Director: Bian Yuan 边原. Rating: 6/10. Low-budget horror/thriller is inventive and meticulously plotted, and doesn’t go in…
Revenger Room #02 — Clowns and Whores
What a combination. Impressions: I'm totally fine with a show about a multifaceted A-Team, running covert missions with a diverse set of talents and personalities, but these…
Review: Someone in the Room (2022)
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Lv1 Maou To One Room Yuusha
Long ago, once great enemies fought each other. The hero being the victor of course. But the vanquished Demon Lord isn’t dead, not by a long shot. He…
THIS WHAT MY ROOM LOOMS LIKE
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Harley Quinn #24 — Read the Room
Was this version of Batman ever not a horrible detective? Impressions: Another episode that feels largely okay, but would've worked a lot better with a few nudges here and…
Lv1 Maou to One Room Yuusha
A manga about the newly resurrected demon lord who wants a rematch against the legendary hero but finds him in a sorry state and living out of a…
One Room Hiatari Futsuu Tenshi-tsuki
Imagine one day finding yourself living with an angel. No, I am not talking about the day you realize that your mom has always been an angel in…
12 Days of Anime 2019 – My Collection Gets Room to Grow
2019 has, overall, been a fantastic year for me. I bought my first car, an adorable little Mini Cooper, adopted my first pet, a 17 pound chonker of…
