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Starting Over: Regrets and Redemption in Reincarnation Isekai Anime

ZeroReq011 looks at reincarnation through the Buddhist religion and how the plot device gives protagonists another opportunity to live...and suffer.

Anime News Network - Views

Dec 11, 2023 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Roleplaying in Re: Zero, the Dark Souls of Isekai”

Non-management: Re: Zero partially inspired that Dark Souls fanfic I wrote a while ago, an influence that lives on in all the Dark Souls comparisons I made in…

therefore it is

Mar 18, 2024 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Everything Changes in Folktales and Frieren”

Management: Hi, it’s been another while since I’ve written something. After 5 years, I’m back from Japan and back in America. I felt melancholic about leaving, feel melancholic…

therefore it is

Nov 29, 2023 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Welcome Back, Spice and Wolf”

Non-management: Spice and Wolf is such a blast from the past. It’s not the first anime I watched, but it is one of the first I enjoyed back when…

therefore it is

May 16, 2024 • Subscribe

Spice and Wolf

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation – 14 – The Dedoldia Redemption

Rudeus begins this episode by giving us a wonderfully sarcastic tour of his not-so-luxurious, insect-infested accommodations in the Ewok demihuman village in the trees. It’s yet another gorge…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

Oct 17, 2021 • Subscribe

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

Cooling Down and Starting Over with RE-MAIN

Water polo champion Minato wakes from a coma with amnesia. Will he fight his way back to being the best? or remain on the edges of the pool?

AniTAY-Official - Medium

Jul 29, 2021 • Subscribe

RE-MAIN

[Anime News Network Article] “‘Gekokujo’ and Revolution in Ascendance of a Bookworm”

It’s a recurring trope in history and fiction: outsiders are salad tossed into a pre-established society. Due to a whole world of difference, these immigrants arrive with fresh…

therefore it is

Jul 5, 2020 • Subscribe

Ascendance of a Bookworm

[Anime News Network] “History and Momotaro in One Piece’s Wano Country Arc”

Non-management: I think it was one of my Japanese language college courses when I first got acquainted with the actual story of Momotaro. It was told in kami shibai style,…

therefore it is

Aug 27, 2020 • Subscribe

One Piece

[Anime News Network] “A Song of Refugees and Fire”

Non-management: I work at a school in Japan, at the moment of this writing. I assist in teaching English, and one of my English teaching colleagues here loves…

therefore it is

Jan 26, 2020 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “A History of Takarazuka Revue Influences in Anime”

Non-management: I’ve always been fascinated by the intersectional synthesis of cultures, which partly explains why I find the Taisho period such an aesthetic delight. Western culture meets Ja…

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Sep 16, 2021 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “The Horror and Romance of Rural Higurashi”

Non-management: Before coronavirus really took off in Japan and everyone started taking it seriously here, I was able to manage a trip with a friend to rural Shirakawa-go in…

therefore it is

Mar 12, 2021 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “How Anime Helped Save Superman”

Non-management: I’ve been getting very busy with my new full-time job. It been demanding more of my time and focus than my previous one, which has unfortunately led me…

therefore it is

Feb 16, 2024 • Subscribe

The Anime News Network Holiday Gift Guide

Unlike boring catalogs, our gift guide is designed to help you find what the otaku in your life might be missing, from fancy Blu-ray sets to a Demon…

Anime News Network - Views

Nov 25, 2024 • Subscribe

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Volume 1: Starting Life in Another World

Our look at the light novels of Jobless Reincarnation begins! I don’t know if these will be novel by novel. There are quite a few, and I have…

Shallow Dives in Anime

Jan 21, 2022 • Subscribe

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

Lycoris Recoil – Episode 6 – Takina Sleeps Over at Chisato’s and Kurumi’s Redemption

Episode impressions of Lycoris Recoil Episode 6 as the DA have four of their Lycoris assassinated, they are now on high alert. So, of course, Takina decides to…

Chikorita157's Anime Blog

Aug 6, 2022 • Subscribe

Lycoris Recoil

My Relationship With Isekai Anime Over Time

We live in a time when isekai anime is everywhere. Ever since I got into anime, I saw the dominant setting shift from Japanese high schools to medieval…

Advanced495's Anime Blog

Jan 11, 2023 • Subscribe

This Week in Games - Starting Over from Zenless Zone Zero

Fresh off the success of Genshin Impact, miHoYo unveils the brand new Zenless Zone Zero. Plus, Heidi breaks down what's hilariously wrong with Activision Blizzard's Diversity Space Tool…

Anime News Network - Views

May 20, 2022 • Subscribe

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[Anime News Network] “The Enemy Within in the War of 86”

Non-management: Japan is fairly experienced with making anti-war stories, given the sheer devastation it suffered in the Pacific War and the pacifism it adopted afterwards. It is not so…

therefore it is

Jun 9, 2021 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “The Ultimate Madoka Recap and Homura’s Lost Paradise”

Non-management: I know it’s been so long since the film came out (and just thinking about it gets me thinking “God damn, that was literally over a decade ago-OW…

therefore it is

Feb 18, 2024 • Subscribe

Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – Yuri Network News April 30, 2022

Yuri Literature Mark Your Calendars! By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga pre-orders officially open up on May 2! I’ll launch a page…

Okazu

Apr 30, 2022 • Subscribe

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle – 07 – Starting Over from Zzzzero

While there was no danger of Syalis’ antics growing stale at the Demon Castle, there’s nothing like a change of venue to freshen things up. That change occurs…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

Nov 16, 2020 • Subscribe

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle

No Yuri Network News Today

Beautiful summer day, I’m taking off. Be back in the office later tomorrow. ^_^  

Okazu

Jul 24, 2021 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Urobuchi, History, and the Wuxia Hero of Thunderbolt Fantasy”

Non-management: “Urobutcher” is a name that’s stuck onto Gen Urobuchi, for better or worse. One of his earliest camps of detractors accuse Urobuchi of torturing idealistic hero ch…

therefore it is

May 31, 2021 • Subscribe

NEWS: Crunchyroll Takes Over Anime NYC – Panels & More

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Anime NYC season! With only a few weeks to go, information about…

The Wonder Of Anime

Oct 20, 2023 • Subscribe

Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-)

Re:Zero is an isekai anime that features a protagonist with a special power that makes him very unique: Return by Death, which results in his mind being sent…

Hexa Blog

Jan 10, 2023 • Subscribe

Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-

Anime News Network Tokyo Game Show 2022 Coverage Roundup

Head on over to Anime News Network to read up on all the games I got to try out at TGS 2022!

Biggest In Japan

Sep 17, 2022 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “The History Behind Osamu Tezuka’s Dororo”

Non-management: I wrote before in a previous article that I thought Land of the Lustrous had the makings of a modern Buddhist classic. Well, I got a second story…

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Apr 1, 2019 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Log Horizon, Undertale, and the Tales Game Mechanics Can Tell

Non-management: I really don’t have that much time for the older hobbies I enjoyed back in college, what with  newer priorities like Japanese and a full-time job. I…

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Apr 21, 2021 • Subscribe

Log Horizon

Anime and the Costs of Starting Battles

I think a lot of people who read my blog posts know how I feel about wars and fighting. I hate them. Not because they aren’t necessary sometimes,…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

Dec 3, 2022 • Subscribe

Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Macross, Space Battleship Yamato

Redemption and Retribution: Female antagonists in Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood

Fordola and Yotsuyu's treatment and ultimate fate in the story are starkly different, and in this way they clearly expose underlying gendered biases in how their writers think…

Anime Feminist

Aug 16, 2024 • Subscribe

Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Review: Your Typical Isekai, and That’s Alright

Studio: Studio Bind Director: Manobu Okamoto Streaming on: Funimation Update: This was written before the abhorrent episode six was broadcast, and while the body of the review has…

The Otaku Exhibition

Mar 1, 2021 • Subscribe

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

The 35 Interest Articles I Wrote For Anime News Network

These past two weeks, I've been writing the vast majority of Anime News Network's Interest articles while Kim Morrissy relocates from Japan to Australia. Here they all are…

Biggest In Japan

Aug 10, 2022 • Subscribe

Kadokawa World Entertainment agrees deal to purchase Anime News Network

Kadokawa Corporation, Japanese media conglomerate, announces the purchase of Anime News Network's media business, via their US holding compa...

Otaku News - World Edition

Nov 9, 2022 • Subscribe

The 9 Interest Articles I Wrote For Anime News Network

This past week, I've been writing some of Anime News Network's Interest articles. Here they all are for your perusal!

Biggest In Japan

Feb 12, 2023 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “How Similar is Beastars to Zootopia, Really?”

As more and more people watch, come to like, and recommend 

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Jul 4, 2020 • Subscribe

Episode 581: Dying Over and Over and Over Again

Anime Pulse has finally made it out of the previews for the Fall season, meaning we're back into reviews. We start off with Joseph burning an old computer…

Anime Pulse

Dec 1, 2018 • Subscribe

My Sister, My Writer

Consequences and Starting Anew in Suits Season Six

Talking about Suits season six, where Mike goes to prison and Harvey, Jessica, and Louis are left to pick up the pieces of their failing law firm.

Animated Observations

14 days ago • Subscribe

Starting an anime discord

Chatting with folks about anime on Discord is something I’ve discovered is quite fun. So fun in fact that I set up my own discord for you to…

Day with the Cart Driver

Mar 27, 2021 • Subscribe

[One] Over and Over Again

A little over three and a half months ago, I found myself lying awake in the middle of the night in a hotel room on the other side…

A Carriage Return

Dec 25, 2019 • Subscribe

“Isekai Convoy” Protests Right to Run People Over in Their Trucks

OTTAWA, Canada – A gathering of thousands of truck drivers, calling themselves the “Isekai Convoy”, has gathered in the capital city of Ottawa intending to protest legislation that…

Anime Maru

Feb 3, 2022 • Subscribe

On Haibane Renmei: life, loss and redemption

By almost any measure, Haibane Renmei is odd. Perhaps because its creator came from a different type of artistic training from most people in the anime and manga…

Spilled Pixels

Jun 3, 2023 • Subscribe

Haibane Renmei

The Anime I re-watch over and over again #WeebProblems

As I reach the tender age of 24 for this year I have officially been watching anime for 8 years now and as I still continue to update…

Art Of Anime

Mar 12, 2022 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Home is the Battlefield for the Young 86”

Non-management: Scrawny as I was, then and even now, I used to fantacize a lot about playing soldier. With an escrima stick or two in hand, I’d imagine myself…

therefore it is

Dec 29, 2021 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Vivy: a Robot Ode to Life Vividly Lived”

Non-management: I love me a good story about existentialism, and Vivy is one of the better written ones in anime. Most people don’t usually think about why they…

therefore it is

Jul 27, 2021 • Subscribe

This Week in Games - I Have Many Regrets

A tribute to video game pioneer Masayuki Uemura, a welcome bunch of fighting game updates, and... sigh... The Game Awards. Heidi breaks it all down in today's beef-sized…

Anime News Network - Views

Dec 10, 2021 • Subscribe

The Art of Redemption: How Anime Villains Evolve and Find Forgiveness

From Itachi to Meruem

Nihon Narratives

Apr 27, 2023 • Subscribe