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This Side of Japan's Top 100 Songs of 2023
Highlighting the year's best Japanese songs from Ano, PeanutsKun, Conton Candy and many more
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[Text list] Idol Watch's Top 100 Idol Songs of 2023
The simple text list of the newsletter's favorite idol songs of the year from AMEFURASSHI, Sakurazaka46, HATE and TEARS and more
This Side of Japan's Top 50 TikTok Songs of 2024
Listing the songs that defined my TikTok feed this year from Cho Tokimeki Sendenbu, NewJeans, andymori and more
This Side of Japan's 50 Best Anime Songs of 2023
We count down our favorite anime songs by Kana Hanazawa, Inori Minase, Liella and more
This Side of Japan's Best of 2023: The Friends List
We wrap up our best of 2023 coverage with selections picked by friends of the newsletter
This Side of Japan's 50 Favorite Japanese Songs of 2023 (So Far)
Half way done with the year, we compile the standouts from the year so far
This Side of Japan's 50 Favorite Songs of 2024 (So Far)
The newsletter's best Japanese music half way into the year
Idol Watch's Top 100 Idol Songs of 2023
Looking back at the year's favorites in idol from AMEFURASSHI, Sakurazaka46, HATE and TEARS and more
This Side of Japan's 50 Favorite Anison of 2024
Our favorite songs by voice actors and anime shows from TOGENASHI TOGEARI, TRUE, Akari Kito and many more
Top 100 Ending Songs in Anime
Another year, another list that cost me my sanity. The Top 100 Ending Songs in anime. Hope you enjoy it everyone!
Top List Review: MyAnimeList’s Top Five of Spring 2023 Anime
A very fragile top five considering three of the shows on it haven’t even finished yet.
Zom 100: Bucket List Of The Dead (2023) review
A fun romp, yes, but also quite forgettable.
sola heads Japan's list of favorite 2007 anime?!
Matsuri, YOU'RE WINNER! Yeah, it's so shocking it's worth stealing and reposting from Danny Choo's barely five-minute-old post. I happen to...
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Gintama, Gurren Lagann, Hidamari Sketch, Kanon
Revisiting My Top 100 Anime List in 2024!
Back in 2019, I was still grinding out my undergrad and staying with my parents when Kinksy and I decided to do one of our podcasts…
Idol Watch's Top 50 Idol Songs of 2023: Boys Edition
And here are our favorite boy groups songs of the year from SixTones, DXTEEN, THE SUPER FRUIT and many more
THIS JUST IN!! D&A Anime Blog Makes The Top 100 Anime Blogs List Of 2021!
Looks like we’re famous now! According to blog.feedspot.com; which reviews and selects various blogs from around the globe to be a part of their Top 100 selection each…
The Year in Japan's Rap in 10 Songs
plus a list of the 50 best Japanese rap songs of the year
IZZY STARS’ Top songs of 2021
Only nine days in before I put all of the previous year behind me? That feels like a record, especially since I actually did more than I usually…
2023 Anime Awards and Top 10 List
Wooper: At this point in the lifespan of Star Crossed Anime, we publish whatever we want, whenever we want. Sometimes that means timely season previews and first impressions,…
Greats or Favorites? How to Make a List of 100 Top Films
The recent Sight and Sound list of The Critics’ Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time and the Variety list of 100 Greatest Movies of All Time got…
Top List Review: Anime Corner Top Ten Anime of the Season (Spring 2023)
Well this should be fun.
The Best Anime Songs of 2023
As part of Anime News Network's "Best Anime of 2023" event, I talk about my pick for the best anime song of the year. Check it out here!
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Side by Side (2023) review [OAFF 2023]
A peaceful dream-like visual experience that celebrates both the impact subjects have on each other as well as the manner in which the subject remains opaque to himself…
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is currently streaming on Crunchyroll and Hulu....
Text Hickeys
The form, spectacle, and popularity of yaoi (boy and boy love comics) has always been of high debate and controversy. Most experts and pundits can't even settle on…
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Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead – 2 [Bucket List of the Dead]
Welcome all, to the last of the new shows I will be covering this season: Zom 100! I couldn’t let it go by without talking about it, so…
Top List Review: Anime Trending Final Week (Spring 2023)
Not going to give attention to the best boy/girl/couple lists. Don’t give a shit.
Top List Review: Anime Trending Week 4 (Summer 2023)
Hey, we finally got an Anime Trending ranking that has interesting shake-ups.
Top List Review: Anime Trending Week 1 (Summer 2023)
It’s Gojo’s time to shine baby.
Top List Review: Anime Corner Week 2 (Summer 2023)
Can we get a sample size in the five digits please? I know Jujutsu Kaisen has more than 614 fans.
Top List Review: Anime Corner Week 1 (Summer 2023)
How did it take me this long to realize I wasn’t labeling these posts by season? My mistake.
Top List Review: Anime Corner Week 3 (Summer 2023)
Turns out you can actually vote for Link Click in both the Corner and Trending polls. Hey I’m not complaining.
Top List Review: Anime Corner Week 4 (Summer 2023)
We’re almost to the five digits now, boys!
Top 5 Aikatsu Planet Songs
Since moving to Japan, I have been casually playing Aikatsu! card collecting arcade game. I have been interested in playing this game ever since I discovered one of…
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (Episode 2) – Bucket List of the Dead
Akira’s next goal was to clean his apartment for the first time in three years. Once done, it was time to indulge in some day drinking, however, Akira…
Most played songs in my personal list — Round of October 2020
It has been more than two years since…
Top Manga of 2023
Shohei Ohtani signed a record sports contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and there was much consternation...
Top Manga of 2023
Shohei Ohtani signed a record sports contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and there was much consternation...
Top Anime of 2023
Iowa State legends Brock Purdy and David Montgomery are in the NFC Championship game against each other,...
Top Bishoujos of 2023
Welcome back. So it has been already a year, huh? Either time flew like a race car or it was crawling like a snail pace, depending on how…
Top Anime of 2023
Iowa State legends Brock Purdy and David Montgomery are in the NFC Championship game against each other,...
Top 10 insert songs in anime
Honorable mention for Initial D.
Berserk, Berserk, Girls und Panzer, Initial D First Stage, Melody
2023: The Year Japan's Sun Rose Again
Read to the end for a holiday bonus!
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead – Ep. 1
For this guy, a zombie apocalypse is the best day of his life.
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead – Ep. 2
I’ll have you know that beer is an essential survival item.
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (Season One)
After three years working in a soul-sucking corporate job, Akira had given up on life. He certainly wasn’t living as it was. But then, he woke one morning…
Episode 282 - Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
This week, Shaun has heard your requests and agrees that it's time to give Remington a little bit of a treat now that Haunt season is technically over,…
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Vol. 1
If your chief criticism of King of Eden was “not enough boobs,” have I got the manga for you: Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, a comedy…