At the House of Light, you can experience an indoor neon sensation that contrasts with the outdoor lighting displaying a tatami room of art. Recently due to the chilling winter season, I’ve b…
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Hikari no Hako / Box of Light by Erisawa Seiko
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[Analysis] Hikari no Machi – City of Light
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「雷撃砲」 (Raigeki hou) "Lightning Cannon" Koushi's really leaped into a land mine (or rather, anti-aerial one)
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「旅立ち」 (Tabidachi) "Departure" There's a reason why it's always humans vs. nature, not humans and nature.
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「揺るる火」 (Yururu hi) "Flickering Flame" When will characters learn that if a creature is several orders of magnitude bigger than you are, bullets probably aren’t going to work?
Hikari no Ou – 07
I guess Touko never got the lecture about not accepting candy from a stranger. Read more
Hikari no Ou – 08
「神々の庭」 (Kamigami no niwa) "Garden of the Gods" Looks like it's the eve of destruction
Hikari no Ou – 06
「首都」 (Shuto) "The Capital" The spyders are coming
Hikari no Ou – 02
「三人の花嫁」 (Sannin no hanayome) "The Three Brides" Things look pretty grim between nature giving out, a crumbling government, and vicious beasts
Hikari no Ou – 05
OK, give me one more week. Read more
Hikari no Ou – 09
Not bad, but TaleSpin did it better. Read more
Hikari no Ou – 07
「邂逅」 (Kaikou) "Chance Meeting" History repeats itself, it seems.
Hikari no Ou – 05
「蜘蛛の子」 (Kumo no ko) "The Spider Child" Though they may be out of the forest, they are not out of the woods yet.
Hikari no Ou – 06
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Hikari no Ou – 03
「世界のかけら」 (Sekai no kakera) "Fractions of the World" 99 bottles of fire on the wall
Hikari no Ou – 03
This ep was likely, I suspect, a truer representation of what this series' lane is than either of its predecessors. Read more
Hikari no Ou – Episode 06
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Hikari no Ou – Episode 03
Episode Synopsys: In the capital, Koushi settles in to the Okibi household and meets his patron’s daughter Kira, and the lady of the house, Hibana. While the family…
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Hikari no Ou – Episode 04
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Hikari no Ou – Episode 05
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Hikari no Ou – Episode 09
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Hikari no Ou – Episode 08
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Hikari no Ou – Episode 02
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Hikari no Ou – Episode 01
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Second Impressions – Hikari no Ou
This is why we can't have nice things. Read more
Hikari no Ou – 10 (END)
「異形子ら」 (Ikei Kora) "Malformed Children" I wasn't expecting Part 1 to end so soon.
Hikari no Ou – Episode 07
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In the Dog “House”
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Light Novel: The Garden of Words by Makoto Shinkai
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Saint Elmo — Hikari no Raihousha (1986)
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The House in Fata Morgana and Full House: The Inherent Limits of “Pure” Translations
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Greetings! Here with another recommendation that I adore. I have to say I’m sadly just 15 episodes into the series because Lezhin is a damn expensive platform with…
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Anime Taste Testing: Hikari no Ou (The Fire Hunters)
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Character of the Month of April: William James Moriarty
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Senbazuru: One Thousand Steps to Happiness, Fold by Fold by Michael James Wong
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Hikari no ou episode 5 is looking pretty interesting with the continuation of the world. In campfire cooking Mukodah gets better at magic
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On this episode, two sides of the same story is told in Hikari no ou, whilst campfire cooking continues to make me drool over the food
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Hikari no Ou & Campfire cooking Epi 1
Hikari no Ou shows the hardships in a remade world, whilst Campfire cooking is how life can be without some hardships
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An insightful look in to the world of the fire hunters and Mukodah learns how to throw some fireballs around
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Hikari no Ou & Campfire cooking Epi 2
Episode 2 of Hikari no Ou and Campfire cooking were a delight to watch, loved the food on showing in campfire cooking
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Book: In High Sprits by Kate Danley (O'Hare House Mystery #4)
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