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The Drinking Problem
(…no, I don’t mean I have one…)
Books: Japanese Drinking
By Shelley Pallis. Masaaki Watanabe’s anime series Bartender is part of a long tradition of TV shows about smart loners who help others in secret. Its leading man…
The Gridman Problem
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The Apothecary’s Diaries #09 — Day Drinking
I like how it looks like she's just done with Japan. Oh man, a telop (tsunami warning due to earthquake) in this day and age when 95% of the…
The Problem With Bleach
Learn Japanese with $120 OFF a LIFETIME of Rosetta Stone: https://tryrosettastone.com/mothers-basement-4 There are few anime I've had a rockier relationship with than Bleach. But since I got around to…
The Problem With Satoko
It's finally time to address the squid in the room. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/keksiweksi TWITTER: https://twitter.com/keksiweksi thanks for watching guys this costed me a lot of money
The Problem With Isekai
With every passing year, it seems like we're getting more and more isekai shows. Most of them aren't even good and keep flopping so I took it upon…
The Haida Problem | Aggretsuko
Support Me Maybe? 🟠Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HidinginPublic 🔵Twitter- https://twitter.com/Hiding_n_Public 🟣Twitch- https://www.twitch.tv/hidingkun Aggretsuko season 5 was a lot better than Aggretsuko season 4 - but I can't help but feel sad about the…
Pokemon’s Problem
Note: This was written literally days before the announcement of the Sinnoh Remakes and Legend of Arceus. Some information might be out of date, but as these games…
Drinking Bomb and Shooting Meth
Alexander, Jeffrey Drinking Bomb and Shooting Meth: Alcohol and Drug Use in Japan Ann Arbor: Association for Asian Studies, 2018 https://w...
Northern War #09 — Day Drinking
Does nobody know how to use a chair in this show? Impressions: I miss when this show was about insane clown posses. All the pontificating nonsense about…
Top 5 Anime Drinking Spots
I’ve actually been trying to put together a top list of anime bars more or less since I started this blog but, these are surprisingly rare. Maybe this…
The Problem With Anime Girls
Whether its a Best Girl, Waifu, Oneesan, Okaasan, Imouto or Loli - Anime Girls are at the center of anime discourse no matter where you go on the…
The Problem with Nagatoro’s “Sus”
In this article, I discuss the issues with anime series translations using dead memes and slang that's out of style.
The Problem With New Anime
This is a problem that I haven't seen a single other person ever talk about. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/keksiweksi TWITTER: https://twitter.com/keksiweksi MUSIC: Angel's Egg OST - Prelude Do It Yourself!! Opening Pokemon OST - The Enigma Nichijou…
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Elise: The Problem With The Ingenue
What make a good ingenue? What is an ingenue? We will explore this by way of Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp.
The Problem of the Phantom Parlor
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Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo, The File of Young Kindaichi Returns, Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo (TV)
Funimation's Mouthflap Problem
He's talkin, but he sure aint talkin... Edited by @TeeHallumsYT SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME ON TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@totallynotmark
Shy #11 — Day Drinking With Children
The best Christmas activity. Impressions: This stupid fight started back in episode 8 after an entire episode of flashbacks, and ends, with another episode mainly of flashbacks.…
The Central Problem with Idol Anime
Really, I just have some serious problems with how Ensemble Stars was handled.
The Problem With Best Anime Lists
Have you read all those best anime of the year lists that have been coming out? What do you think of them?
Steins;Gate and the Trolley Problem
Note: this post contains heavy spoilers for the original Steins;Gate anime. If you had the power to change the natural course of things for the better, would you…
Disney+ and the Summertime Rendering Problem
I’ve heard disturbing rumours about the way Disney+ handles its Asian media acquisitions, mainly from my sweaty, unkempt K-drama-obsessed…
Their Problem is Our Problem: The Promised Neverland, “Coronavirus,” and the Systems that Force Inequality
WARNING: THE PROMISED NEVERLAND MANGA SPOILERS In Chapter 172 of The Promised Neverland, there’s a collage that’s rather conspicuous, given the actual pandemic hitting the world at this…
Loner Rock! #06 — Day Drinking With Teenagers
Someone definitely has their life together. Impressions: I'm not sure what the stranger part of this episode was; that they felt like there was so much story…
AniTAY Podcast S6 E21: Drinking of Kings
It’s finally the end of the year, and the AniTAY crew finish it off by discussing their favorite anime and drinks.
Jujutsu Kaisen's Biggest Problem
Jujutsu Kaisen has one MAJOR flaw!!! #jujutsukaisen #ontherise #jjk Thanks for watching! Music Used in The Video: Special Z Lofi Cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUWdvODMmwU More than Words Cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pjo2p-_XzY Give…
Hinode Musings: The problem with otome protagonists
Anyone who has been following my blog for a while knows I’m a little partial to romance, I love romantic anime and manga and especially games were you…
Hinode Musings: The problem with otome protagonists
Anyone who has been following my blog for a while knows I'm a little partial to romance, I love romantic anime and manga and especially games were you…
Male Suicide and the Problem of Workism
Japan has seen a recent increase in male suicides in the wake of the pandemic. In September 2020, 705 working-age men between 20-50 years old killed themselves. This…
Chapter 21 - Introducing the Manga Musings Drinking Game (5/23/2022)
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I Survived 2020 by Drinking and Watching Anime
And I highly recommend it to all of you! Well, here we are, another year down. This is probably my most cherished blogging tradition. Every year, on January…
Under Ninja #01 — Day Drinking With Loose Women
*gasp* An origami!? Impressions: I know I said this in the season preview, but after an episode, I still really don't know what to make of this.…
STARMYU Renewed My Love for Anime Drinking Games
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Just Funky: Sailor Moon Carafe with Drinking Glass
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The Biggest Problem with Cyberpunk 2077 isn’t the Glitches
From interface issues and sound errors to broken skills and game crashes, it’s fair to say Cyberpunk 2077 is more than a bit of a glitchy mess. But…
The Big Problem with She-Ra’s Final Season
She-Ra’s fifth season brings everything to a dramatic close. It’s exciting, fun, and full of great character development as it heads to the series’ final ending. That said,…
Noi Problem: The Awesomely Weird Characters of Dorohedoro
Looking like a cross between professional wrestlers and the Cenobites of Hellraiser, the characters of Dorohedoro are awesomely weird. Weird because it’s like watching Pinhead and Freddy Krueger…
The Problem With Vagabond Fans #vagabond #myheroacademia #anime
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SHY, Stardust, disability, and the double empathy problem
Shy’s embrace of a Double Empathy Problem framing reveals larger tensions in the struggle for autistic self-determination, both allowing a deeper understanding of the process of Stardust’s self-conception…
In My View: What’s the problem with problematic?
I watched a lot of X-Files back in the day. I remember seeing the second season when it was still new and being in an Ames, Iowa apartment…
The Problem with Shock Value — an #Anitwitwatches post
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In/Spectre’s Problem of Atonement
The last episode of In/Spectre S2 unveiled a fascinating moral problem. The episode stands outside of the other story arcs, so all the spoilers below only relate to…
Anime has a curation problem
Over the past year I’ve seen an ever increasing amount of critics and viewers who are angry that anime is still spurned by those outside of the medium…
Anime Has a Villainess Problem
In this existential crisis of a cooking class/video essay, I explore why there are so few memorable female anime villainesses compared to male villains. If you haven't organically…
Crunchyroll's Union Problem Got Worse
They thought it was going away, but it's probably not... #Shorts #Crunchyroll #MobPsycho100
The GLORIO Chat Episode 104: The Problem with Anime Awards
We discuss Crunchyroll’s 2022 Anime Awards, some shocking Nintendo Direct news, the Shenmue anime, and of course, the backlog. More Thunderbolt Fantasy!
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Kabukicho Club Shut Down over Illegal Porn Star Drinking
An adult video company made millions with a bar in Kabukicho. Now the CEO's under arrest because he never paid for the right piece of paper.
Japan’s Sex Industry and the Problem of Sex Slavery
Japan’s sex industry exists because of the narrow definition of prostitution found in the 1956 law that ended licensed prostitution in Japan. Namely, the law defines sex as…