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Abandoned #7 (Bumper Issue!)
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abandoned AMV projects, a list
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Abandoned #14 (The Black Cauldron)
This is perhaps a tweak on my usual ‘abandoned’ post, as it’s a DNF for a rewatch. A fair few years ago I saw this film and I…
To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts
By Andrew Osmond. War wracks you with terrible transformations, and turns you into a monster. To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts takes place in an alternate America, renamed Patria,…
To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts
A manga about how experimental monster soldiers who helped win a war are losing their humanity and becoming true monsters themselves. These sacred beasts are hunted down by…
The Abandoned Empress Vol 1 Review
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The Abandoned VTuber Finally Did It
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Secret Cargo
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Chobits and Heaven’s Design Team
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Tenshi Souzou Design-bu Reveiw
You know, if God really did ask for even half of Earth’s creatures to be made just on the whims of really vague requests, I’d believe it. Because…
Tenchi Souzou Design-bu – 07
It would be hard to imagine a show being ignored more thoroughly (in the West) than Kai Byoui Ramune, but Tenchi Souzou Design-bu fits the bill. Read more
Heaven’s Design Team, Dr. Ramune -Mysterious Disease Specialist-
Tenchi Souzou Design-bu – 09
I love this series but it does have a way of reminding you you're not as informed as you thought you were. Read more
Yamato 2205 mecha design notes
From the 2205 Chapter 2 program book: the elite mecha designers who updated the mecha world for The New Voyage all comment on their work with extensive art…
Tenchi Souzou Design-bu – 08
Rap battles as a kind of courtship display is pretty on the money, I have to say. Read more
First Impression: Heaven’s Design Team
In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth. Then He created the animals. Or so it was supposed to go, but it got too tedious so…
Tenchi Souzou Design-bu – 05
I've always admired the ability of a series to use comedy to enlighten something real, and this show absolutely demonstrates the ability to do that. Read more
Tenchi Souzou Design-bu – 10
Yakomaru? Is that you? Read more
Hachette design interview, May 2021
A conversation commemorating the extension of the Making Space Battleship Yamato 2202 series Aiming to create a “full-scale” model Junichiro Tamamori (series supervisor) & Ken Sato (Hachette Collections…
Heaven’s Design Team – Episode 1
Poor casting decisions notwithstanding, there's a lot to like about this imaginative, good-hearted edutainment series about endearing coworkers and buck-wild animal facts.
Tenchi Souzou Design-bu – 11
This series inspires more Googling than anything else on the schedule. Read more
Chobits and Heaven’s Design Team
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Tenchi Souzou Design-bu – 06
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Tenchi Souzou Design-bu – 01
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Tropical-Rouge! PreCure Episode 19: Abandoned Doll
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Abandoned #15 (Darling in the Franxx & Others)
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Secret Seven Mystery
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Secret Seven Adventure
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The Magician's Secret
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Review: Secret (2021)
Secret 秘不可言 China, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 90 mins. Director: Cao Yong 曹涌 [Cao Yong 曹勇]. Rating: 5/10. Intriguing, well-mounted psychodrama-cum-mystery starts well but becomes scarcely credible later on.…
Tenchi Souzou Design-bu (First Impression)
“In Heaven’s Animal Design Department, designers create a variety of new animals daily while contending with the unreasonable requests of their client: God. This series answers question…
HEAVEN’S DESIGN TEAM — WEEKLY REVIEW 7
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HEAVEN’S DESIGN TEAM — WEEKLY REVIEW 6
Another mentally busy period as I crammed last week’s shows whenever I could, some of them being left for this week, but couldn’t savor them as much as…
Sailor Moon Store: 7th Anniversary Design
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HEAVEN’S DESIGN TEAM REVIEW — WEEK 12
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My Favourite 5 Character Design Elements
I thought we could all use a nice light post that’s just a general excuse for thinking about anime characters we like. And while I was thinking about…
Tenchi Souzou Design-bu (Anime Review)
Synopsis In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. He also sought after a wide variety of animals to populate the planet. However, he felt that…
HEAVEN’S DESIGN TEAM — WEEKLY REVIEW 1
Welcome~ In the end, I decided on Heaven’s Design Team as the series I’m going to review this season. The first time I came to know about this…
HEAVEN’S DESIGN TEAM REVIEW — WEEK 10
Greetings fellow specimen. As we are nearing the end of the season, I’m trying to come to terms with not having Heaven’s Design Team in my life by…
HEAVEN’S DESIGN TEAM — WEEKLY REVIEW 2
Welcome to another week of wacky animal creation! Without stalling and unnecessary introduction, I’ll dive into my review. Enjoy ~ Quick Summary This week, my questions about whether…
HEAVEN’S DESIGN TEAM — WEEKLY REVIEW 8
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HEAVEN’S DESIGN TEAM — WEEKLY REVIEW 5
Hello from the other side of the screen! I can’t believe I’m managing to post weekly reviews, am I finally getting over my commitment issues? Was that too…
HEAVEN’S DESIGN TEAM — WEEKLY REVIEW 3
Welcome to another week of Heaven’s Design Team with Nora! Hopefully my reviews come close to the series in terms of being enjoyable. This week we have one…
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Heaven’s Design Team: AniTAY First Impressions
In TenDeBu, we explore the question: What if God outsourced the designs of all the animals?
7-Eleven Reveals New Logo Design
Convenience store chain 7-Eleven has revealed a new visual redesign of its logo, marking the first major rebranding for the company in decades. 7-Eleven states that the new…
First Impressions – Tenchi Souzou Design-bu
I don't know how much staying power this conceit has, but for an episode at least it's quite amusing. Read more
HEAVEN’S DESIGN TEAM — WEEKLY REVIEW 4
Greetings! This week we have some important changes in the series, the names of the characters. When I saw the preview of the manga and then saw the…
Second Impressions – Tenchi Souzou Design-bu
I liked this episode better than the first - or maybe I let myself buy in to the premise. Read more