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It’s Spooky Season! – Day 28: Shiki
There’s almost nothing as satisfying to me as revisiting something I enjoyed in the past and realizing just how correct I was about it. Case in point: Shiki.…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 23: Dorohedoro
So far this month we’ve tackled psychological horror, comedic horror, and horror-adjacent titles and episodes. However, as far as I can see, we haven’t yet looked at the…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 8: Hakaba Kitaro
We’ve gotten more than a week into this Halloween list without talking much about Yokai, so I figure it’s about time to remedy that. Yokai are a category…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 29: Otherside Picnic
There are relatively few anime series that star adult characters, so when I find one I definitely take notice, even if the end product is somewhat uneven. Take…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 6: Night World
I’ve heard it said that the dreams we have during the night are part of our brain’s way of processing the events of the day. It’s one of…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 21: Shadows House
When I started this month-long project, part of the reason I’d had the idea in the first place was because I wanted to call attention to some lesser-known,…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 26: Blood-C
Hey look, it’s time for vampires again. Or is it? Over the years there have been a few different entries in the Blood franchise, which began in 2000 with Blood: The…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 16: School-Live!
As a long time anime fan, something I rarely experience is feeling “fooled” by something that I watch. There are certainly many anime with plot twists and turns,…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 13: Mars Red
I felt like it was about time for some more vampires, so I wanted to revisit an interesting series from a couple of years ago that I really…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 5: Vampire in the Garden
I feel like I’m starting to get into the groove with parenting my baby (now that I’ve said that, he’s going to start crawling and none of this…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 10: Hyouka Episode 7
For many years I was kind of the de-facto anime provider for the anime club I attend. Mostly this was because I had been maintaining a version of…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 11: Backflip!! Episode 5
I always tell people that I’m a fan of sports anime, but that comes with the caveat that I’m extremely picky about the sports anime that I actually…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 24: Raven of the Inner Palace
I may have mentioned this, but over the last year my ability to keep up with new anime was severely disrupted due to health issues, so when it…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 12: Came the Mirror & Other Tales
Rumiko Takahashi is probably best known for her more famous, long-running manga series. For my fandom generation, that would be Ranma 1/2, and for many others they probably…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 1: Healer Girl Episode 10
While it may be the case that, for some of us, our anticipation of Halloween never really wanes, once the calendar flips to the month of October it…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 27: Kakurenbo: Hide and Seek
Mou ii kai? Mou ii yo. Thus begins a game of kakurenbo. When you’re part of a group for a long time, you get to see the culture of…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 2 – Wasurenagumo (Li’l Spider Girl)
A few days ago I was doing some chores, and as I was unloading some laundry from the dryer I happened to notice a bit of movement out…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 7: The Girl From the Other Side
We human beings consider ourselves to be intellectually and culturally advanced. We’ve conquered the world and wield technology and innovation the likes of which would be unimaginable to…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 20: Shinsekai Yori (From the New World)
There are some anime each season that I watch, enjoy, and then mostly forget about after a few months. There are many fewer anime that I watch and…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 22: Ayakashi Samurai Horror Tales – Bakeneko
Because I’m standing on the cusp of returning to work after an extended leave-of-absence, I thought I’d take today to write about one of my favorite pieces of…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 31: Some You Already Probably Know
Well, somehow I managed to make it to the end of October having put up a post each day about some of my favorite obscure, and less-obscure spooky,…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 30: Some Shorts and One-Shots
Have you ever had a memory that you weren’t exactly sure was real? Recently, when I was coming up with the list of episodes and series to cover…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 17: Aoi Bungaku Episodes 11-12
When one hears the phrase “blue literature,” one might first believe that the phrase describes literature with a lot of inappropriate humor. However, the adjective blue or “aoi…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 14: Lupin the Third (Part 4, Episode 8)
The fun of long-running entertainment franchises is that they occasionally enter a stage where they become more like anthologies – playgrounds where many different stories are told using…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 18: Level-E Episode 4 “From the Darkness”
While Halloween is typically thought of as a holiday revolving around spooky and scary things, I find that I have a lot more fun when there’s some spooky…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 9: Help! I’ve Turned Into A Gengar
I’ve never been much of a Pokémon fan. I played the first-gen game when it was released in the US (as well as about three weeks worth of…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 3: Spriggan Episode 3 “The Forest of No Return”
So apparently there was a new “Indiana Jones” film released this Summer. My life’s been a bit hectic the last couple of months, so though I had some…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 4: Adam by Eve: A Live in Animation
When I think of Halloween, I don’t always immediately think of music. While Christmas has its share of iconic carols, Halloween’s contributions to the musical canon are somewhat…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 19: Golden Kamuy Episode 11 “Everybody, Get Together! It’s a Murder Hotel!”
I’m sure this goes for most fans of any type of media, but it’s a fact that there are certain anime series that I really enjoy that I…
It’s Spooky Season! – Day 25: Den-noh Coil Episode 9 “Miss Michiko From The Other Side”
It’s no secret that I love Den-noh Coil (or Dennou Coil if you prefer the classic romanization of the title). One look at my user icon across the various social media I…
Tsugu Tsugumomo (Episode 6) – The Lost Village
Kazuya’s sensei approached the troubleshooters club with some startling information. She remembered that someone gave her the pillow. Kiriha is furious as she believes someone is creating Amasogis,…
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And temps are near zero But no need to cry Here comes Santa Nero! Yes, I get the unfortunate connection between said character, the historical figure, and Christendom,…
It’s Pokemon Day!
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Games to Play During Spooky Season
The spooky season is here and I have a short list of games that I find great to play during this time. As someone who was forbidden from…
NaNoRenO – Yoshioka ~Day 15~
Continuing on from where we left off before the break, let’s check in on the current state of Aoi’s sprite. I’ve talked about the pose switching before, but…
Top 10 Spooky Season Anime to Watch
Hey everyone! It’s my favorite season, spooky season!!! With Halloween just around the corner, you’re probably like me and watching all the creepy, psychological, gory anime you can…
Dragon Ball Lost in Translation: It’s NOT TRANING!
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30 Day Anime Challenge Two: Day 15
It is day 15 of the second 30 Day Anime Challenge. #15: Manga That Was Better Than the Anime “Tokyo Ghoul,” no question. Tokyo Ghoul’s manga is one…
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The rainy season has begun, stranding Rudeus and his party at Doldia Village, home of the beast-people. With some time to kill, Eris decides to teach some of…
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This episode was an emotional roller coaster! It begins by rewinding from Yuki-onna’s request to Kotoko to the police detectives questioning Masayuki. Their reasons for suspecting him of…
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In this post, I recommend 4 vaguely horror themed anime that I think are perfect to watch during the Halloween season.
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Heaven’s Lost Property (Season One)
Tomoki is just your average teenage boy who wants nothing more than peace and quiet, but with the help of a beautiful Angeloid, he has to power to…
Heaven’s Lost Property (Season One)
Tomoki is just your average teenage boy who wants nothing more than peace and quiet, but with the help of a beautiful Angeloid, he has to power to…
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The spooky season is here once again and it’s time for spooks and scares galore! Whether you’re a fan of the macabre or just a casual fan looking…
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Heaven’s Lost Property (Season Two) Forte
Tomoki is determined to return to his quiet and peaceful life, but living with two Angeloids is not helping. If he thought that was bad, a third Angeloid…
Spooky Summer Anime!
Though in Western cultures Autumn is the season for all things spooky, in Japan and a few other Asian cultures the time for ghosts and all things scary…
Spooky Winter Anime
The dead of Winter : ( IT IS COLD! The weather out side is more than just frightful, it’s down right traumatizing. Jagged icicles are clinging to every…
