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The Fear of Transformation
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The White Fear of Mediocrity
For the past couple of years, I’ve been listening over and over to the song “Deacon Blues” by Steely Dan. Despite being from the 70s, it was only…
Fear Of Beauty
This is a video about the Sublime. What is it? watch the damn video pls. I erratically jump from media to media, from video games like Legend of…
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Fear of “Flying”
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Fear of the Future in The Heike Story
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The God of High School – 06 [fear/SIX]
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Tsukishima & The Fear of Discovering your Limits | Haikyuu
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The Danger of Being Myopic - Akane-banashi
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Classroom of the Elite – S2 12 – Introduction to Fear
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Genuine Gentlemen Otome Game Translation Progress Update
This is a small update on the translation project of a free short otome game I previously mentioned in this post and some more sneak peeks. (The game…
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Oregairu 3 – 12 (Fin) – A Genuine Something
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The Difficulty of Animation and Being Mindful of the Industry
Have you thought about how the anime you watch works? Animation results from the stickiness of our minds and vision. We take this stickiness for granted, but without…
some criticisms of fear and hunger 2
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Downs of Being Semi-Otaku
Hi, I’m SleepySlacker (or Sleepy for short) and one of the new writers on the blog, Doozo Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu! Seeing that this is The Otaku’s Blog, it would…
The Well-Being of Fans Living in the West
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The Essence of Being a Muse GN 1
What if Blue Period was less enamored with art history and the nitty-gritty of making art and more about an artist beaten down by perceived failures, trying to…
Manga Review: The Essence of Being a Muse
Miyuu used to be an aspiring artist. All through high school, she studied hard, practiced her craft, and honed her skills with pencils and brushes, paints and canvases.…
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Yuiga Satoru // further on being the victim of tracing
As my previous post on the events surrounding Yuiga Satoru’s situation had gotten fairly long and a fairly lengthy period of time has passed, I’ve opted to use…
Youjo Senki: Parallels and the Mistake of Being X
Youjo Senki’s finale was utterly fantastic. It concluded its story in a way that felt like the creators had accomplished everything they set out to do while still…
Kemono Friends and the Understated Heroism of Being Yourself
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Classroom of the Elite - Are Humans Being Treated Equally?
A short video revolving around the 2017 summer anime, Classroom of the Elite. Are Humans Being Treated Equally? The anime starts off with a rather conspicuous question that…
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Tune of the Week(ish) Shakugan no Shana’s being
The School Day vibes are strong with this one. The Tune of the Week is the second opening to Shakugan no Shana: being by KOTOKO!
Being Entertaining Over Being Great (ft. Listeners)
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Being Entertaining Over Being Great (ft. Listeners)
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Adachi & Shimamura – 04 – The Joy of Being Patted on the Head
Shimamura calls Adachi to ask if she can do a sit-up. It’s a weird and random conversation, but who cares? They’re enjoying talking on the phone together; the…
To Your Eternity, Episode 1: The Fear and Failure of Leaving Home
I didn’t know what to expect going into episode one of To Your Eternity. After watching it, I honestly still don’t know much regarding this series and where…
Episode 660, "Fear Is Nami"
On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have hosts Zach, Ed, Steve & Alex with special guests Stephen Paul (translator of One Piece in Shonen Jump and…
Episode 660, "Fear Is Nami"
On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have hosts Zach, Ed, Steve & Alex with special guests Stephen Paul (translator of One Piece in Shonen Jump and…
Episode 660, "Fear Is Nami"
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Sankarea: Undying Love (Volume 3) – Fear the Foreigner
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Blue Reflection Ray Episode 16: Fear the Hunger
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Ten Years of Being Pretty and Curecure
Whatever that means. Welcome to Sandra’s post on ten years of Precure. What that entails is actually aimless and completely pointless ramblings about each series (no movies, sorry),…
Days of Being Wild (1990) [Film Review]
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The 11 Rules Of Being A Good Journalist In Japan
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Mieruko-chan – 09 – The Joy of Being Able to React
The arrival of Toono Zen as her substitute homeroom teacher is an extremely vexing proposition for Miko. There are an inordinate number of intense cat-demons constantly surrounding the…
12 Days of HOTBLOOD 2013, Day 2: The Perfect Being
This is it! We’ve reached the epic final showdown – the final battle with the final Pillar Man for the Red Stone and the fate of the world.
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead – 11 – Warring States of Being
Kencho manages to track down Anju, thank goodness, who went after her dog, the only family she has left, but the older baddie ends up cornering them atop…
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Summary: The Jovians are turning the previous events of the last episode to their own advantage. Yurika decides that they need to go to Mars because she might…
The Eminence in Shadow – 19 – Fear Is the Mind-Killer
Prior to her match with Mundane Mann, Iris practices her swordsmanship alone in the dark rain, all the while remembering all the times she was praised and admired…
Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible – 10 – Fear of Heights
While Junta remains stubbornly, irritatingly oblivious to what’s going on, that doesn’t stop Nagisa from having fun wherever she can get. She wins a staring contest, then snuggles…
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Attack on Titan – The Final Episode – Fear and Love
Hoo boy, this was a ride and a half. I’m always a little overwhelmed trying to review a movie-length episode, and that did not change with this nearly…
Let us Not Grow Weary of Being on the Cheer Squad
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Through its characters and their relationships, MY love STORY!! supports a vision of masculinity where boys and men can be openly emotional and not be shamed for it.