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Ao Haru Ride
Basketball is coming back, and I cannot wait to be disappointed by yet another team I have picked up. I didn’t choose the Bears or White Sox, but…
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Ao Haru Ride Volume 11 by Io Sakisaka Throughout this series, nostalgia and feelings of being haunted by the past have come up in a variety of ways,…
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Ao Haru Ride Volume 13 by Io Sakisaka I have this issue sometimes when I really like a series and the final volume comes out, I tend to…
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“… tenderness that doesn’t go anywhere and that doesn’t lead to anything.”
Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 8
Ao Haru Ride, Volume 8 by Ao Sakisaka Ao Haru Ride continues to provide a unique shoujo story by combining teen romance against a backdrop of grief. Kou…
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It’s a tricky thing to engage in a new romantic relationships when you’re still entangled in a past one, or at least in one that you desired would…
Ao Haru Ride – Learning to Love Again
Genre: Romance, Drama Episodes: 12 Studio: Production I.G. With love comes a window of opportunity to pursue it. What happens when you wait too long, and…
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Ao Haru Ride Pt. 1 (with Shojo Beat Senior Editor Nancy Thistlethwaite)
Covers volumes 1–7 of Ao Haru Ride (aka Blue Spring Ride) by Io Sakisaka.Ao Haru Ride is the story of sweethearts Futaba and Kou after they were separated…
Ao Haru Ride Pt. 2 (with Shojo Beat Senior Editor Nancy Thistlethwaite)
Covers volumes 8–13 of Ao Haru Ride by Io Sakisaka.One year after recording about the first half of Ao Haru Ride, we’re back on the bandwagon to talk…
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Ride Your Wave
Information for the upcoming light novel movie adaptation Ride Your Wave, The official English release is by Seven Seas.
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Ao Ashi – 10
「譲れないこと」 (Yuzurenai koto) "No Compromises" Ao Ashi continues to cruise both on and off-screen.
Ao Ashi – 05
「オレンジ色の景色」 (Orenji-iro no keshiki) "Orange Scenery" Now the pedigree really shines through.
Ao Ashi – 08
「夜練」 (Yoru neri) "Night Training" It's a Togashi sort of week.
Ao Ashi – 02
This is a genre where the great ones are always marathon and never sprint. Read more
Ao Ashi – 19
I would very much appreciate no more breaks from Ao Ashi. Read more
Ao Ashi – 06
This showdown between Hoozuki and Sugimoto could get interesting... Read more
Ao Ashi – 04
「CROW」 (Crow) "Crow" Ao Ashi is a more straightforward show than Danseur, as you'd expect - but that's not a criticism.
Ao Ashi – 11
「東京都リーグ第1節 成京高校戦」 (Toukyouto riigu dai 1-setsu narikyou koukou-sen) "Tokyo Metropolis League Section 1 Seikyo High School Match" It's not only freemasons who're obsessed with triangles.
Ao Ashi – 11
It's not only freemasons who're obsessed with triangles. Read more
Ao Ashi – 18
These are pretty decent times to be a sports anime fan. Read more
Ao Ashi – 07
「ユース初陣」 (Yuusu uijin) "The First Youth Match" Once more I'm struck by the parallels between the two superficially disparate series Ao Ashi and Dance Dance Danseur.
Ao Ashi – 09
「広がるサッカー」 (Hirogaru sakkaa) "Broad Soccer" Gotta walk before you can run.
Ao Ashi – 13
If Production I.G. felt they needed to do something special for the occasion, they succeeded. Read more
Ao Ashi – 06
「最初のファン」 (Saisho no fan) "First Fan" This showdown between Hoozuki and Sugimoto could get interesting…
Ao Ashi – 15
That was the most interesting pure soccer episode I've seen since Giant Killing. Read more
Ao Ashi – 03
「最終試験開始」 (Saishuu shiken kaishi) "Final Test Start" The really good days in anime, when they happen, still get my juices flowing.
Ao Ashi – 12
「EAGLE EYE」 "EAGLE EYE" The beautiful game is not simple.
Ao Ashi – 16
It's only when one sufficiently masters a skill (or position) to the point where they can act on instinct that they can really succeed. Read more
Ao Ashi – 02
「東京シティ・エスペリオン」 (Toukyou shiti esuperion) "Tokyo City Esperion" This is a genre where the great ones are always marathon and never sprint.
Ao Ashi – 23
I'm going to be seriously pissed off if Ao Ashi is a one-and-done adaptation. Read more
Ao Ashi – 07
Once more I'm struck by the parallels between the two superficially disparate series Ao Ashi and Dance Dance Danseur. Read more
Ao Ashi – 10
Ao Ashi continues to cruise both on and off-screen. Read more
Ao Ashi – 04
Ao Ashi is a more straightforward show than Dance Dance Danseur, as you'd expect - but that's not a criticism. Read more
Ao Ashi – 05
Now the pedigree really shines through. Read more
Ao Ashi – 03
The really good days in anime, when they happen, still get my juices flowing. Read more
Ao Ashi – 01
「ファーストタッチ」 (Faasutotatchi) "First Touch" I’m not prepared to say whether Ao Ashi will be the next great soccer anime, but I am prepared to say this premiere met my expectations…