Introduction In terms of manga, 2023 was a pretty unique year. I don’t think I finished a single manga which is why I didn’t write any reviews. Though, I have been reading manga weekly or monthly t…
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My Manga Favorites from 2023
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Summer 2023 Closing Thoughts
Do it for her. Yeah, so much for the brilliant return, huh? Covering Charlotte pretty much took my newfound motivation and I could not find the energy to…
{Manga} Beauty Bunny – Final Thoughts
Beauty Bunny follows a transfer student from Hokkaido, Kohane Yuzuhara, who is portrayed as a plain girl compared to her beauty of a mother. When Iori Yashima, the…
Summer 2023 Anime: Thoughts So Far
Ah, it’s that time of the season again: the halfway point – or, in this case, a little bit after the halfway point. It’s the time that I…
Spy Classroom Season 2, BanG Dream!, BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation, One Piece, Spy Classroom
Spring 2023 Anime: Thoughts So Far
You probably know the drill by now: it’s (just after) the middle of the season of anime, so I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the shows I decided…
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, One Piece, Soaring Sky! Precure, alice gear aegis Expansion, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 2
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: SPRING 2023
It’s here! The season of romance! I never thought I’d see one of these again, but boy am I glad. There were so many that, for once, I…
The Dangers in My Heart, KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World, TOO CUTE CRISIS, Insomniacs after school, Stella of the Theater: World Dai Star
Autumn 2023 Anime: Thoughts So Far
We are around the halfway point of the autumn 2023 season of anime, so I’ll be sharing my thoughts on each of the shows I have been watching…
One Piece, The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess, I'm in Love with the Villainess, Kizuna no Allele, Kizuna no Allele 2nd Season
Winter 2023 Anime: Thoughts So Far
Now we’re more than halfway through February, it’s about time for me to share my opinions of the anime that I have been watching during the winter 2023…
D4DJ All Mix, My Hero Academia, My Hero Academia Season 6, Naruto, Pretty Cure
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: FALL 2023
Fall arrives, and with it, my two most anticipated shows of the year: 16bit Sensation and Sousou no Frieren. That doesn’t mean I think they’ll be good, but…
I Shall Survive Using Potions!, SHY, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, 16bit Sensation: Another Layer, GOBLIN SLAYER
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: SUMMER 2023
We’re almost done with 2023 if you can believe it, and Summer has basically come to an end… ignoring a few straggling shows that have fallen behind in…
BanG Dream!, BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!, Helck, The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior, The Duke of Death and His Maid
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: WINTER 2023
Yo yo I made a Visual Novel! It’s free, it looks pretty, go read it. That’s why I’m almost a week late posting this, but uh… I did…
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill, The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World, Farming Life in Another World, In/Spectre
(#MechaMarch2024) Mecha Anime From 2023
More Mecha Then 2022 This year has been pretty great because there actually has been some mecha to talk about. It isn’t just the second portion of The…
AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline, BULLBUSTER, Mobile Suit Gundam, Synduality Noir
Letters from Japan: Goodbye 2023
Savvy Tokyo's resident "Love in Japan" columnist, Hilary Keyes, answers anonymous questions from readers on everything from dating in Japan to women’s health issues. Got a question you’d…
Letters from Japan: “Valentines 2023”
Savvy Tokyo's resident "Love in Japan" columnist, Hilary Keyes, answers anonymous questions from readers on everything from dating in Japan to women’s health issues. Got a question you’d…
Doki Doki News: Anime, Manga, and Gaming News from Anime Expo 2023!
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of July 2nd! Uvie delivers the news our…
Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy, Gurren Lagann, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten
Thoughts on My Alcoholic Escape from Reality
Nagata Kabi, of My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness and My Solo Exchange Diary fame, returns with another manga memoir. Whilst her previous works did provide fascinating insights into…
Top Manga of 2023
Shohei Ohtani signed a record sports contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and there was much consternation...
March Manga Madness 2023
It’s March! I recently found out that this is Manga Madness, where people discuss the manga series they enjoy or recommend. Since my last video on YouTube about…
Top Manga of 2023
Shohei Ohtani signed a record sports contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and there was much consternation...
2023 Favorite Anime & Manga
This episode I take a look at my favorite anime and manga that I got to check out this year. Lots of choices and I see my backlog…
January 2023 Manga Review
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Thoughts on Isekai Anime 2023-07-21
I have watched the latest episodes of three seasonal isekai anime, and here are my thoughts about these anime: My Unique Skill Makes Me OP even at Level…
MORE MANGA PAGES FROM CTJ
Here's a quick follow-up for folks that haven't dug into my overview post on the great Concerned Theatre Japan, which ran from 1969 to 1973...
My Manga favorites from 2022
This is the first time I publish my top 10 manga of the year on Substack instead of Twitter. The focus will therefore be more on my writing…
10 awesomesauce manga from 2015
2015 came and went so fast and I feel like I haven’t read enough manga. OTL. More like, I feel […]
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[Letter from the Editor] Goodbye 2023!
Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve and each of us at The Anime View will be closing out here for the year. As we come to the end of another year, I…
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[Letter from the Editor] Goodbye 2023!
Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve and each of us at The Anime View will be closing out here for the year. As we come to the end of…
479 – Manga Machinations Awards 2023
Happy holidays everyone! Welcome to our annual awards show! dakazu, Darfox8, Morgana, and seamus2389 celebrate with their individual awards, such as Why Are These Boy Problems™ So Fucking…
The Spring 2023 Manga Guide
The spring manga guide is here! We'll share first impressions of series published from March to May for the next two weeks! TODAY: Insomniacs After School, Call the…
Manga I Enjoyed in 2023
It's been another great year for manga. And I don't think we wouldn't have it any other way, right? I got to read a bunch of manga, old and…
Manga Jiman 2023 Competition Details
The good folks at the Embassy of Japan in the UK have just revealed the details for the 17th Manga Jiman Competition. The annual competition...
Issue 9, 2023 - Manga Meat
Yes, the manga meat bone is real. This week we discuss Weekly Shounen Jump Issue 9, published on January 23rd, 2023.This week's Manga Show and Tell is Kinnikujima…
The Best Manga of 2023
As part of Anime News Network's "Best Anime of 2023" event, I talk about my pick for the best manga of the year. Check it out here!
The Fall 2023 Manga Guide
This season's guide includes over 70 new series to discover! Today's series includes the sumptuously gothic #DCRL, Tatsuya Endo's Blade Of The Moon Princess, the spicy I Can't…
The Fall 2023 Manga Guide
This season's guide includes over 70 new series to discover! Today's series includes the sumptuously gothic #DCRL, Tatsuya Endo's Blade Of The Moon Princess, the spicy I Can't…
Thoughts on Otherside Picnic Volume 6 (Manga)
Sorawo and Toriko find themselves in Okinawa in the sixth volume of Eita Mizuno’s manga adaptation of Otherside Picnic. They decide to head to a beach; preferably a…
Thoughts on Otherside Picnic Volume 1 (Manga)
Originally a light novel series written by Iori Miyazawa, Otherside Picnic received both anime and manga adaptations. This post shall be focusing on the manga adaptation by Eita…
Thoughts on Otherside Picnic Volume 4 (Manga)
Sorawo and Kozakura are on the search for Toriko in the fourth volume of Eita Mizuno’s manga adaptation of Otherside Picnic. This volume contains chapters eighteen to twenty-four.
Thoughts on Otherside Picnic Volume 2 (Manga)
Sorawo and Toriko return to the Otherside for the third time in the second volume of Eita Mizuno’s Otherside Picnic manga adaptation. Inadvertently, though… This volume contains chapter…
Thoughts on Otherside Picnic Volume 8 (Manga)
Toriko’s search for Satsuki continues in the eighth volume of Eita Mizuno’s Otherside Picnic manga adaptation, and a visit to the DS Research lab may just provide a…
Thoughts on Otherside Picnic Volume 5 (Manga)
Another volume, another trip into the Otherside for Sorawo and Toriko. It’s a planned trip this time, and they are going there with one objective in mind: to…
Thoughts on Otherside Picnic Volume 7 (Manga)
A girl comes to Sorawo with a rather unique problem in the seventh volume of Eita Mizuno’s manga adaptation of Otherside Picnic. One that she would rather avoid…
Thoughts on Otherside Picnic Volume 3 (Manga)
In this volume of Eita Mizuno’s Otherside Picnic manga adaptation, the February Station arc concludes… for now. Then Toriko pulls a vanishing act. This volume contains chapters eleven…
My Thoughts on Reddit’s Summer 2023 Survey Results
Summer 2023 will go down as one of the least good anime seasons within the past 10 years. Fall 2023 looks like a beast of a season so…
Fall 2023 Anime: Tier List and Closing Thoughts
January 5th, 2024 Here is my comprehensive list of anime reviews of every show that I watched in the Fall 2023 anime season. I watched a staggering 34…
Summer 2023 Anime: Tier List and Closing Thoughts
October 5th, 2023 Here is my comprehensive list of anime reviews from every show that I watched in Summer 2023. This is easily one of the longest things…
My Thoughts on Reddit’s Spring 2023 Survey Results
I went on Reddit, and I participated in a survey about the Spring 2023 Anime Season. The Spring 2023 anime season was one of the best anime seasons…
Spring 2023 Anime: Tier List and Closing Thoughts
And so the Spring season is finally over! Spring already feels so far away with a bunch of Summer shows already airing. I’m already itching to write about…
Final Thoughts: Mobile Suit Gundam – The Witch from Mercury
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury will haunt me for years
Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
Thoughts from Girls und Panzer das Finale Part 3
As Sentai Filmworks gradually releases the Girls und Panzer das Finale films, I look forward to watching them and following the tank girls on this last endeavor. This…