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Hey everyone! It’s Star and today on the third day of Otakutober, I’m bringing you back to the early 2000s for my favorite anime and also very cute…
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Hello ghosts, ghouls, and ghastly groupies! Thank you for joining us for day two of 13 Days of Otakutober. Today, we’re going to take a step away from…
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Day 1 of Otakutober: I’ll Put a Spell on You! – Curses in Anime
Hey everybody! Welcome to the start of 13 days of Otakutober 2023! This year, I’ll be talking about a very familiar trope anime. Now, it would be ridiculous…
Episode 83, "Back In Black"
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Day 6 of Otakutober: Trigger Town– Most Horrific Anime Deaths
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Day 12 of Otakutober: It’s getting haunted in here- Haunted Houses and Tests of Courage
Alright, everyone here’s another trope blog where I, Star, get a little heated in our 13 Days of Otakutober event. Because we know that you love to read…
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Hey everyone, we’re back for another post! This time we’re expanding the list from last year’s Naruto Headbands in the time of Pumpkins – Life is Hard for…
Day 10 of Otakutober: It’s a Monster Mash!: Shoujo “monster” tropes
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The Mother Figure of Female Gothic Horror in ‘The Babadook’ (2014)
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On the eighth day of Weebsmas Luna gets to write something fun! The Top 5 anime of Fall 2021… Okay nah who am I kidding that’s not going…
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Over on Anime News Network, as part of "The Spring 2021 Preview Guide," I've reviewed the first episodes of The World Ends with You the Animation and Blue…
Summer 2021 Anime Premiere Reviews – Day 8
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Fall 2021 Anime Premiere Reviews – Day 8
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