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Matsuricon 2024 Review: I Was An Unimportant VIP In An Otherwise Entertaining Weekend
So it’s no secret that Matsuricon is one of my favorite events and it’s one that is very near and dear to me. This year makes my fifth…
Bandai / Toei messed up?
A Precure event for children was held in Tokyo. They're popular, featuring all sorts of activities, including a live-action stage battle and dress-up corner. A mother took Bandai/Toei…


GT's Messed Up Colors... Fixed!
inb4 "i like the objectively messed up colors better" Edited/Written by @TeeHallumsYT SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME…


A Weekend in my Life (in Japan)
While the vast majority of my uploads these days are my diary entries instead of travel posts, I recently realised that I could make things even more personal.…


Evil Flowers and Messed Up Teenagers
I kept avoiding Aku no Hana (The Flowers of Evil) for years now because I usually like to stay away from over-hyped Shounen series (there are exceptions but…


The Weird Way Viz Messed Up Dragon Ball
inby "i cant tell the difference" or "my version at home is fine!" Edited/Written by @TeeHallumsYT SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME ON…


Partly Relevant Aside: Comic Book Weekend
Okay, so I have a writing buddy named Kate Kulig. She writes a series called the Bloody Murder Mysteries. Yeah, that’s a link to her Amazon page. I’ve…


Your DBS Blu Rays are Messed Up
Toei Tries Not To Mess Up A Dragon Ball Home Release Challenge (Impossible) Edited by @TeeHallumsYT SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME ON…
Review: THE LIFE-CHANGING MANGA OF TIDYING UP
A month like this gives me room to talk about manga that don't really fit any theme, which itself is fitting for a manga that's all about fi...
Review: THE LIFE-CHANGING MANGA OF TIDYING UP
A month like this gives me room to talk about manga that don't really fit any theme, which itself is fitting for a manga that's all about fi...


Seriously Single Movie Review
Hi friends, I hope you’re all doing well! Today I wanted to do a movie review! Wow! Lots of new and exciting content coming to the blog! Besides…
Spending the Weekend in Manila
After seeing Bohol and exploring two of Cebu’s best diving spots, I decided to kick back and take it slow in Manila for a weekend. I’ve heard both…


Being Dead Otherwise
Being Dead Otherwise is an anthropological account of the shifting cultures of death and dying in contemporary Japan. Despite its seemingly grim topic, this is one of the…


My Dress-Up Darling – 05 – I Seriously Can’t!
The longer Kitagawa is in her new Shizuku-tan cosplay, the more she notices how perfectly Gojou got all the details, and the more giddy she gets. She’s just overflowing…


Review: BLACK JACK
Once again it's Old School Month, and I can't believe it's taken me this far into the pandemic to talk about this particular series. BLACK ...


Literary Review: The Book of Disquiet
In spite of much procrastination, and a few false starts, I have finally gotten through a copy of Fernando Pessoa’s The Book of Disquiet that a friend of mine…


Black Jack in the 22nd Century: Gene of AI
My initial impression of the anime Gene of AI was that it reminded me of Urasawa Naoki, manga author of Pluto, 20th Century Boys, and more. Urasawa has…
Spiraken Book Club January 2014: Part 2- Bloody Jack
Welcome to the another installment of THE SPIRAKEN BOOK CLUB. In this episode of the new podcast, Lethal talks about a historical fiction book from 2002 by L.A.…


Change is the only constant in life — Babymetal — The Other One — Album Review.
Japanese metal sensation, Babymetal released their fourth full-length studio album called The Other One, an album that focuses on a…


Heart Fragment | Book One: Fantasy Fragments | Game Review
Determine your fate and find your happy ending in ‘Heart Fragment’ – a psychological otome game written and directed by Casper Swann of Starfield Gaming…


Jack Jeanne Otome Review
Jack Jeanne Otome Review: Jack Jeanne is a otome and rhythm game developed by Broccoli & published by Aksys Game for Nintendo Switch.


Daughter of the Siren Queen book review
Daughter of the Siren Queen is a direct sequel to the Daughter of the Pirate King book by Tricia Levenseller. The sequel jumps right back into the action…


The Book of Bantorra (Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra)
Book of Bantorra is definitely more than its fan service – though if you need some, then the costumes for Noloty and Chesty La Rue Hamyuts Meseta will…


The Executioner and Her Way of Life (Season One)
Menou is a just and true priestess who searches for Lost Ones, people that have been summoned from another world without their consent. These Lost Ones all develop…
OSMcast! The Legend of Korra: Book One, Air 9-16-2013
Mmmm, cartoons! They are the best. So, you may have heard about this Korra cartoon THING that just had it’s second season opener and you may wonder if you…
OSMcast! Anime, Games, Interviews, & More!
Gatchaman, Gatchaman Crowds, Mazinger Z, Penguindrum, Revolutionary Girl Utena
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 87: Osamu Tezuka’s Black Jack (or Black Jack- The Man With The Hands Of God)
In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review Podcast, Xan reviews the famous Osamu Tezuka Medical Drama Series, Black Jack ----more---- While he does talk a bit about Osamu Tezuka,…


The American Horror of Jack Stauber's OPAL
#OPAL #AdultSwim Jack Stauber is a multitalented artist and creator of the Adult Swim Small OPAL. This video is a brief analysis of the way OPAL as…


Ani-Gamers Book Club #004: The Executioner and Her Way of Life
Anime, manga, and video game reviews, podcasts, interviews, and more.


Jack Jeanne ジャックジャンヌ Demo – Review
The heroine, Kisa Tachibana (CV: Terasaki Yuka; she’s a voiced heroine!!) grew up doing plays along with her brother and childhood friend, Yonaga Soushiro. The heroine’s brother attende…


Jack Jeanne ジャックジャンヌ – Review / Summary
Kisa Tachibana has always dreamed of pursuing theater and she always wanted to attend a opera academy called ‘Univeil’ where the students play male characters called “Jack” …
Un-Go (2011)
Un-Go (2011) This series was fascinating. It’s hard for me to accurately describe why I found it so – probably because of the contradictions within. On one hand…
Out For the Weekend
I'm out of town for the weekend to see some friends and/or visit some wineries for only about the second time since 2020 due to obvious reasons. It's…
One Giant Step: Looking Back at the Anime “Jack and the Beanstalk”
This anime feature celebrates the 50th anniversary of its release in Japan - on July 20th, 1974.


Tune of the Week(ish): Solo Leveling’s Un-Apex!
He’s got the Zoolander construction body! The Tune of the Week is the ending theme to the second season of Solo Leveling: by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure


Ghost In The Shell SAC_2045 Official Visual Book Review
While it seems like the 2020–2022 anime series Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 may be generally disliked (unfairly in my opinion) by the vast…


Book Round-Up: August 13, 2019
Another book round-up! We’ve been super busy handling some work-related drama, so there hasn’t been a lot of time to blog between resting and just all of the…


Book Round-up: July 27, 2019
This is just a quick book round-up of the books I’ve completed reading (and haven’t done a full review on yet) and ones that are in progress. I…


Book Round-up: February 22, 2020
How long has it been?! Holy moly, the last time either of us posted a book round-up was summer 2019? I have a bunch of ARCs to review!…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 408: Machi Maho-I Messed Up And Made The Wrong Girl Into A Magical Girl
In this episode, Xan reviews a more twisted version of the magical girl genre. Is it good? Well sit back and find out as he reviews Machi Maho: I…


A Playthrough of a Certain Dude’s VRMMO Life Season One Review:
On a whim I decided to watch a show that already had a full season ready to watch online and well this wound up being it. The story stars…


The Fascinating Life of Stand-Up Comedian Shuhei "Shoe" Murakami
Shuhei "Shoe" Murakami is a stand-up comedian and actor from Tokyo. Currently Murakami is based in Toronto, Canada but he has also performed stand-up comedy
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle – My Weekend of Rest and Relaxation
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle is a cute show about a cute princess that does very uncute things...to demons.


Wave Jack Series: Fighting Piracy With Pin-Up Girls
Famicom Disk System series with opulent pack-ins.
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MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 42, THE ANALYSIS OF GHOST IN THE SHELL
----- There're some Mamoru Oshii book lists on the Internet, but they don't have detailed explanations about the contents. My Mamoru Oshii book collection is far from complete,…


Letting Go Of Anger Book Review
While I may not follow the advice from this book, I did learn a lot.
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[Review] Kuroshitsuji OVA: Book of Murder
I should be sleeping because I have to go to work tomorrow but you know what the problem is with turning nocturnal? It’s HARD getting back to a…


Book ‘The Early Reception of Manga in the West’ published
I’m thrilled and excited that my PhD thesis has now been published in print: The Early Reception of Manga in the WestCh. A. Bachmann Verlag 2023ISBN 978-3-96234-077-3 It…


Murder in the Hall of the Eye: The Book / 眼球堂の殺人 ~The Book~
Eye see you, heheheh… The best way I can describe Murder in the Hall of the Eye is “discount Hiroshi Mori .” Which on one hand…