Returning to The Tatami Galaxy feels a bit like returning home. It was a show I initially watched early on in my post-college return to anime, and even wrote about for reddit back when I was writin…
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The Tatami Galaxy
By Tomihiko Morimi and Yusuke Nakamura. Released in Japan as “Yojōhan Shinwa Taikei” by Ohta Shuppan. Released in North America by HarperVia. Translated by Emily Balistrieri. I was…
Books: Tatami Galaxy
By Tom Wilmot. Any mention of The Tatami Galaxy usually brings to mind Masaaki Yuasa’s much-loved 2010 anime. The charming series has become something of a modern classic,…
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After nearly 5 years, I finally decided to muster up the wherewithal to participate in the Anime Secret Santa project by the fantastic folks over at Reverse Thieves. In…
Narration in Anime: The Tatami Galaxy and Beyond
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The Tatami Galaxy, Arakawa Under the Bridge, Baccano!, His and Her Circumstances, Kino's Journey
Galaxy Express 999 – Episode 3
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I am eager to hop back aboard the Galaxy Express, which most recently made its departure from the…
Is Tatami Galaxy still one of my favourite anime of all time?
The Tatami Galaxy is by the acclaimed auteur director Maasaki Yuasa. I saw it as it aired back in 2010, only 2 years after his previous work Kaiba,…
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
By Tomihiko Morimi and Yusuke Nakamura, based on the play “Summer Time Machine Blues” by Makoto Ueda. Released in Japan as “Yojōhan Time Machine Blues” by Kadokawa. Released…
Movie Talk: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
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Galaxy Angel 3: A Hop Back
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Anime Secret Santa 2022: Shiki, Tatami Galaxy, Otherside Picnic, Santa Company, SSSS.Gridman, Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
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Anime Secret Santa 2022: Shiki, Tatami Galaxy, Otherside Picnic, Santa Company, SSSS.Gridman, Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
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Tatami Time Machine Blues
As far as Science SARU productions go, this one threads the needle of accessible and off-beat better than most.
The 4.5 Tatami Room of Forking Paths
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Tensura Nikki - Episode 6 - Rimuru Enjoys Tatami Mats
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Galaxy Express 999 – Episode 1
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m delighted to announce we’re embarking on a journey through another beloved classic of anime, the TV adaptation…
Galaxy Express 999 – Episode 2
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I am beyond excited to be embarking on the Galaxy Express, and once more exploring the sights of…
Galaxy Express 999 – Episode 4
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I am eager to continue our journey aboard the Galaxy Express, and see what wonders the cosmos have…
Tatami Room: The Heart Of Japan’s Contemporary Home
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A Galaxy Next Door – Episode 1
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Tatami Time Machine Blues: The Journey of One Remote
Random Introduction Thoughts If you haven’t noticed, Disney has gotten into the anime licensing game. They are only taking a small amount of anime compared to Crunchyroll and…
Galaxy Express 999
By Helen McCarthy. Rintaro’s 1979 film Galaxy Express 999 travels a very considerable distance, goes faster than you might expect, but skips a number of stations. And the…
Review: GALAXY ANGEL
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Review: GALAXY ANGEL
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All aboard the Galaxy Express 999
I have a strange love for Leiji Matsumoto. What makes this strange is I’m not from the right generation to have watched Star Blazers as a teenager. Sure.…
PODCAST: Galaxy Express 999 The Movie
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A Galaxy Next Door
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Science the destroyer in Galaxy Express 999
When I watch anime, I watch it from a Western viewpoint, or to be more accurate, a very American viewpoint. In a lot of ways, this is not…
The Angriest Planet in Galaxy Express 999
I’ve been thinking a lot about subtlety and nuance lately. Yes, I know that isn’t the most exciting topic, but this is my blog, and I like to…
The Mysterious Maetel in Galaxy Express 999
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Galaxy Express 999 Episode 5: Melancholy on Pluto
As Tetsuro and Maetal continue their journey, they reach the final destination of their home solar system, the frigid dwarf planet Pluto; Maetal provides some key information by…
Higurashi: When They Cry – Gou – 12 – Rotten Tatami
Keiichi proves he can amass a grand army of protest against the CWS’ dithering on Satoko’s case, but he soon learns that numbers aren’t everything. He’s on the…
Cyborg 009 The Movie: The Legend of the Super Galaxy
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Cyborg 009 - Legend of the Super Galaxy (1980)
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December Bonus Review #2: Guardians of the Galaxy
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OSMcast! Guardians of the Galaxy 8-25-2014
That’s them, alright. Another podcast, another episode where we talk about Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun. We mean Marvel’s latest movie, Guardians of the Galaxy. Which once again proved to us here at OSM…
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Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy, GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka, Listeners, Sword Art Online
Cyborg 009 - Legend of the Super Galaxy (1980) v2
Thanks to MartyMcFlies for providing the LD audio source and CrashOveride for syncing everything up. Once again, thanks to Nanto and The Ska...
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie – Some Things Never Change
It’s Leijiverse Time Leiji Matsumoto was one of the most prominent and influential people in the anime industry. I say it was because Leiji Matsumoto died at the…
The Evil that Live After in Galaxy Express 999
So, it’s always felt that the Friends, Roman, Countrymen speech gets an unfair shake in popular culture. It’s never gets treated with the same gravity as the To…
Anime Shorts: The House Spirit Tatami-chan and Wacky TV Nanana Chase the Kraken Monster!
Welcome, all, again. I’ve been enjoying several shows this season, but only recently watched the above-mentioned two shorts to pass a little time. Wow, what was I thinking?! …
OtakuGeneration.net :: (Show #885) Musekinin Galaxy Tylor
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Galaxy With You (Victory Gundam AMV)
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First Impression: A Galaxy Next Door
Our bro Ichiro Kuga has had a pretty rough time of it recently. As is the case with many manga artists (and anime bloggers…), he finds himself with…
Anime Like A Galaxy Next Door
After the death of their father, Ichirou Kuga supported his two younger siblings on their inheritance and by taking up drawing manga. However, with tight
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First Look: A Galaxy Next Door
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Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night – 06 – Cutest In the Galaxy
When we first encountered Miiko, she had defaced Yoru’s mural with her posters and was singing a cover of one of Kano’s songs, a double-steal that didn’t exactly…
Lotus Eaters and Steam Trains: The Myth of the Galaxy Express
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