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Arte – 06 [Trade Guild]
Hello and welcome to the review of another episode of Arte, the Soccer Ace. The halfway point in the story of Arte has finally arrived and this…
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Deciding to tentatively trust Shinpe, Hizuru and Nezu fill him in on some details about the Shadows. For one thing, if you destroy a Shadow, like Hizuru just…
The Lion's Smile
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The Princess' Smile Novel
Seeing our leads blossom and thrive in each other's company is the major draw of this light novel, but it holds our attention by also having an especially…
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Advocacy group proposes fair trade anime label
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Forza Horizon 5 Season Trade: Useless Like Me
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Smile for Me Review: Smile Puns Don’t Bring Happiness
Developed by Gabe Lane and Yugo Limbo, the two people behind publisher LimboLane, Smile For Me is a 2019 point-and-click adventure game. After visiting Dr. Habit’s GeoCities website…
Smile Down the Runway – Episode 1
What’s it about? From a young age, Chiyuki looked to have a promising future as a model: she was tall, beautiful, and had plenty of connections with her…
First Impression: Smile Down the Runway
Chiyuki Fujito is a teenage model who dreams of walking down the runway of Paris Fashion Week one day. However, her short stature prevents her from even getting…
Episode 619, "Robin's Smile"
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Episode 619, "Robin's Smile"
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Examining Animation: Marin’s Smile
In this article, I’ll attempt to show you an exercise I used to do when I was working on my animation undergraduate degree. The exercise has you take…
Episode 619, "Robin's Smile"
On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have hosts Zach, Alex, Steve, & Ed with special guests Sam Leach (our Anime Recap host), Jo (our Discord moderator) and David Bednar…
Episode 619, "Robin's Smile"
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First Impression: Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation
Two girls are on watch in a city of towers high up in the mountains. That is, one is faithfully scanning the horizon (and scenting the air), while…
Episode 17: The Smile of the Mountain Witch
“Yamamba” from Bakemono no e, circa 1700 (via Wikimedia Commons) Check out Episode 17 of the Read Literature podcast. In this episode… Is she a man-eating crone? Is…
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Five girls in a magic academy sit down for tea and scones.
Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation – Episode 1
A magical girl slice of life that seems to be potentially positioning itself to step into the mary jane's of many a dark magical girl series before it...…
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Beautiful smiles speak the same language — proper dental care.
Runway de Waratte (Smile Down the Runway)
This anime is themed around fashion and modelling, but that’s really just the backdrop. Before I started this anime I knew essentially nothing about fashion and modelling, and…
OtakuGeneration.net :: (Show #777) Smile Down the Runway
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Runway de Waratte – 3 [Smile Down the Runway]
Welcome to another week of Runway de Waratte! This week is pretty straight forward, finishing up the fashion show and letting our leads get a win. The question…
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Fire Force (Episode 23) – Smile
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How Sendai Shiro, a man in Japan's city of Sendai, became regarded as a "god of good fortune" whose reputation still persists today.
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Are we really doing this? Impressions: Man, I thought things couldn't get more excrutiating than the previous show, and here comes this one. I haven't even yet…
Smile Down the Runway Volumes 1 and 2 Review
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Smile of the Ars Notoria #02 — Not Combat Ready
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Smile Down the Runway Volumes 3 and 4 Review
Too many baffling decisions and choices on fashion designs and themes hurt Volumes 3 and 4 of Smile Down the Runway.
Episode 87 – We Lost Our Smile
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My Dress-Up Darling has been quite the darling of the anime season so far. Let me tell you all about the latest episode.
Treasure tropes – Closed eyes Big Smile
I’m sure you’ve all come across a character that almost never seems to open his or her eyes (although in my experience it’s more commonly “his”). Although this…
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Happiness vs. Greatness: Hasegawa Kokoro in Smile Down the Runway
Smile Down the Runway is a manga and anime series about pursuing dreams that are supposedly impossible. Whether it’s an aspiring fashion model whose short stature is seen…
Mecha Smile Impact 2023: #MODEROID Curiosity Pieces
I initially had some of these reveals in my top picks post, but I decided to separate those I consider to be more of curiosity pieces. So, here…
Mecha Smile Impact 2023: #MODEROID Variable Mechanics
One thing I really like about MODEROID kits is sometimes they push the boundaries of model kits in terms of transformation in the same vein as SMP [Shokugan…
Good Smile Delivers Again: Altair from Re:CREATORS!
If you read my recent post inducting Re:CREATORS into the Caw of Frame, then you might have gotten the hint that I kinda liked the series. You’d be…
Anime Instant Reactions: Smile, Laugh, Clap, Cheer!
As I was furiously trying to watch all of the Winter anime season premiers in one binge watching dash (I’m a little behind because I’ve been distracted by…
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Nanashi’s Smile in Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul
Although Made in Abyss is among my favorite series, I delayed watching the sequel film, Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul, for quite some time. You…
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The Apocalyptic End of Akudama Drive: Swindling Death with a Smile
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Smile Down the Runway: A Lot of Average Material Joined Together
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