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The Weekly Orbit [7/29/24]

This week; a weird amount of talking about anime EDs.

The Magic Planet

Jul 29, 2024 • Subscribe

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, Quality Assurance in Another World, The Elusive Samurai

The Weekly Orbit [4/7/24]

This week, in The Weekly Orbit, one season ends and another begins. Finale writeups for Bang Bravern, The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic, and Metallic Rouge. Dungeon…

The Magic Planet

Apr 8, 2024 • Subscribe

Metallic Rouge, Sengoku Youko, The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic, Train to the End of the World, A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics

The Weekly Orbit [4/22/24]

This week; strange developments in Shuumatsu Train, a surprising and moody Precure episode, plus the premieres of The Grimm Variations and Unnamed Memory

The Magic Planet

Apr 22, 2024 • Subscribe

The Grimm Variations, Mysterious Disappearances, Delicious in Dungeon, Girls Band Cry, Himitsu no AiPri

The Weekly Orbit [4/15/24]

Things are mostly smooth sailing as we move into the second week of the new season.

The Magic Planet

Apr 15, 2024 • Subscribe

A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, Bucchigiri, Delicious in Dungeon, Himitsu no AiPri, Mysterious Disappearances

Anime Orbit Weekly [4/24/22]

This week: the sincerity of Ya Boy Kongming! and the expert eeriness of Summertime Rendering. Plus: Estab-Life gets a dub and it’s actually pretty good.

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Apr 24, 2022 • Subscribe

The Demon Girl Next Door, Summer Time Rendering, Ya Boy Kongming!

The Weekly Orbit [6/24/24]

Three anime end as the season starts winding down. Which had the best finale between Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night, A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, and Shuumatsu…

The Magic Planet

Jun 24, 2024 • Subscribe

Girls Band Cry, Mysterious Disappearances, Pokémon, Ruin Explorers, Train to the End of the World

The Weekly Orbit [6/17/24]

This week is all about the gay girl band arms race. Girls Band Cry delivers the single best episode of the season, and Jellyfish Can’t Swim in The…

The Magic Planet

Jun 17, 2024 • Subscribe

The Grimm Variations, Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night, Delicious in Dungeon, Girls Band Cry, Mysterious Disappearances

The Weekly Orbit [8/11/24]

This week: band girls, giant robots, theater kids, and demonic samurai.

The Magic Planet

Aug 12, 2024 • Subscribe

Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture, The Elusive Samurai, BanG Dream!

The Weekly Orbit [7/1/24]

This week, in the inter-season doldrums, we take a look at the second Rozé of the Recapture episode and a particularly great Pokémon Horizons episode. Plus, Mysterious Disappearances,…

The Magic Planet

Jul 1, 2024 • Subscribe

Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture, Mysterious Disappearances, Pokémon

The Weekly Orbit [5/20/24]

In this probably too-long edition of The Weekly Orbit; what the hell is going on in Train to The End of The World? Plus, seasonal highlights, coverage of…

The Magic Planet

May 20, 2024 • Subscribe

Asura, Asura Cryin', Gabriel DropOut

The Weekly Orbit [8/5/24]

This week, emotions run high with vampire tragedies, theater kids at each other’s throats, and shot-down love confessions.

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Aug 5, 2024 • Subscribe

Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!, MAYONAKA PUNCH, The Elusive Samurai, BanG Dream!

The Weekly Orbit [5/27/24]

It’s the week of no regrets here on the Weekly Orbit, with gripping, emotionally intense episodes from Girls Band Cry and….Wonderful Precure? Plus, Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the…

The Magic Planet

May 27, 2024 • Subscribe

Girls Band Cry, Pokémon, Pretty Cure

The Weekly Orbit [5/6/24]

This week on the Weekly Orbit; surprising developments in Jellyfish Can’t Swim in The Night, a disappointing turn from Salad Bowl, and some great Pretty Cure episodes.

The Magic Planet

May 6, 2024 • Subscribe

Pretty Cure, Train to the End of the World, Delicious in Dungeon

The Weekly Orbit [7/22/24]

The Weekly Orbit is a weekly column collecting and refining my more casual anime- and manga-related thoughts from the previous week. Mostly, these are taken from my tumblr blog, and…

The Magic Planet

Jul 22, 2024 • Subscribe

2.5 Dimensional Seduction, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture, MAYONAKA PUNCH, My Deer Friend Nokotan

The Weekly Orbit [7/15/24]

This week on a late-night edition of the Weekly Orbit; isekai new and old, rejected scripts, and a cameo that threw me for a complete loop.

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Jul 16, 2024 • Subscribe

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture, Magic Knight Rayearth, Quality Assurance in Another World

The Weekly Orbit [6/10/24]

The Weekly Orbit is a weekly column collecting and refining my more casual anime- and manga-related thoughts from the previous week. Mostly, these are taken from my tumblr blog, and…

The Magic Planet

Jun 10, 2024 • Subscribe

Rozen Maiden, Train to the End of the World, Delicious in Dungeon, Mysterious Disappearances, Pokémon

The Weekly Orbit [5/13/24]

This week on a light Weekly Orbit: Dungeon Meshi, the Girl Band Wars rage on with a new dark horse candidate. Plus; what the hell is the Mysterious…

The Magic Planet

May 13, 2024 • Subscribe

Delicious in Dungeon, Girls Band Cry, Mysterious Disappearances, Pokémon, A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics

The Weekly Orbit [6/3/24]

In this week’s Weekly Orbit, the anime girl band wars heat back up, and Train to The End of The World gets back on track. Plus, retrospective coverage…

The Magic Planet

Jun 3, 2024 • Subscribe

Train to the End of the World, Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night, A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, Asura, Asura Cryin'

The Weekly Orbit [2/24/25]

Things are finally looking the slightest bit up for Ave Mujica, but is that the light at the end of the tunnel we see, or the headlights of…

The Magic Planet

Feb 24, 2025 • Subscribe

Asura, Flower and Asura

The Weekly Orbit [3/4/25]

This week: Ave Mujica, Gundam GQuuuuuuX, and yuri manga.

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a month ago • Subscribe

Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX

Anime Orbit Weekly [4/17/22]

This week: Birdie Wing gets surprisingly sane, Estab-Life gets pervy, and Executioner keeps it on the level. Also; some non-seasonal anime for once.

The Magic Planet

Apr 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Witch Craft Works, The Executioner and Her Way of Life

Weekly Orbit Archive

Here you’ll find an archive of every series I’ve written about in the Weekly Orbit. These are listed alphabetically—by the English title if available, by the most common…

The Magic Planet

Jun 13, 2024 • Subscribe

Weekly Wrap-up (April 24-29, 2022)

Welcome to what I’ve decided to call my Weekly Wrap-up! Here, I figured I’d talk about the media I consumed throughout the week: Anime, movies, shows, games, and…

Hermit Blogger

May 1, 2022 • Subscribe

The Weekly Orbit [2/11/25]

On this week’s Weekly Orbit: The return of Flower and Asura. Plus: more toxic yuri than you can shake a spider lily at.

The Magic Planet

Feb 11, 2025 • Subscribe

Asura, Flower and Asura

The Weekly Orbit [2/2/2025]

In the first Weekly Orbit column in a few months, we dive into the warped world of Ave Mujica. Plus: horse girls and (even more) toxic yuri.

The Magic Planet

Feb 2, 2025 • Subscribe

BanG Dream!

Anime Orbit Weekly [5/15/22]

This week; I am a sucker for pop idols with sad backstories. Plus; Executioner, Estab-Life, and…is Birdie Wing based?

The Magic Planet

May 15, 2022 • Subscribe

ESTAB LIFE: Great Escape, The Executioner and Her Way of Life

Anime Orbit Weekly [5/22/22]

Anime Orbit Weekly is a weekly column where I summarize my journey through anime, manga, and the related spheres of popular culture over the past week. Expect spoilers for covered ma…

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May 22, 2022 • Subscribe

ESTAB LIFE: Great Escape

Anime Orbit Weekly [6/19/22]

This week: a springtime of thrills draws towards its end. Plus; Birdie Wing prepares for its last round.

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Jun 19, 2022 • Subscribe

The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Summer Time Rendering

Anime Orbit Weekly [5/1/22]

This week on Anime Orbit Weekly; Birdie Wing cannot stop topping itself, Nijigasaki stumbles into a low point, and the low-key merits of Shikimori Isn’t Just a Cutie!

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May 1, 2022 • Subscribe

The Executioner and Her Way of Life

Anime Orbit Weekly [6/5/22]

This week; the emotional core of Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, a farewell to Estab Life, a brief visit with Birdie Wing, and a shockingly strong episode from…

The Magic Planet

Jun 5, 2022 • Subscribe

ESTAB LIFE: Great Escape

Weekly Digest 1/29/24 – Yubisaki to Renren, Meiji Gekken 1874

For some reason I can’t necessarily put my finger on, I found this episode of Yubisaki to Renren a bit more engaging than the first three.

Lost in Anime

Jan 29, 2024 • Subscribe

Salaryman's Club, A Sign of Affection

Manga the Week of 5/29/24

SEAN: May comes to a close in a quiet, peaceful way... mostly. We start with Yen Press, which has some stray manga that got delayed from this week.…

Manga Bookshelf

May 23, 2024 • Subscribe

Bungo Stray Dogs, Pokémon, Teasing Master Takagi-san

Top Weekly Manga Sold in the US: October 29 – November 4, 2023

There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. All the data you find below…

Erzat

Nov 20, 2023 • Subscribe

My Dress-Up Darling

TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: January 29 – February 4, 2024

There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. All of the data you find…

Erzat

Feb 5, 2024 • Subscribe

Mobile Suit Gundam, Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life, Black Clover

TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: July 29 – August 4, 2024

There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. All of the data you find…

Erzat

Aug 5, 2024 • Subscribe

Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, Everlasting Heart, Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

Manga the Week of 4/24/24

SEAN: April is lurching towards its conclusion. What can we find? ASH: Hopefully my mind; try as I might, it's convinced that March comes next. SEAN: There's a…

Manga Bookshelf

Apr 18, 2024 • Subscribe

Kokuhaku, She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man, The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior, The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes, The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash

The Manga Review, 4/29/22

Back in March, Titan Comics announced that it would launching its own manga imprint, Titan Manga, with the publication of a new “director’s cut” of Takashi Okazaki’s Afro-Samurai. This…

Manga Bookshelf

Apr 29, 2022 • Subscribe

Atom: The Beginning, veil

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 29 – August 4, 2024

Overall hardware sales tracked by Famitsu for the week were mixed as three brands noted a drag in sales with the PlayStation 4 settling at 44.09% lower than…

Erzat

Aug 8, 2024 • Subscribe

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: January 29 – February 4, 2024

The hardware sales for the week have witnessed all brands registering lower total units sold against their performance the week before with the PlayStation 5 the hardest hit,…

Erzat

Feb 8, 2024 • Subscribe

JUJUTSU KAISEN

Anime Orbit: The Immaculate Vibes of PlutoTV’s 24/7 SAILOR MOON Channel

Fighting evil by moonlight, on a loop ’til the end of time. —

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Jun 16, 2023 • Subscribe

Sailor Moon

Site Update: The End of Anime Orbit Weekly & Other Future Plans

As one door closes, another opens.

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Jun 28, 2022 • Subscribe

Manga the Week of 4/29/20

SEAN: The last week of April, and the last week of normal manga releases. Also, I want to go in reverse order. Yen On has a debut light…

Manga Bookshelf

Apr 23, 2020 • Subscribe

Weekly Chapter Update: July 29, 2021

The struggles of growing up take center stage on Azuki this week with a little bit of drama and a whole lot of love! Drama and Romance Take…

Azuki

Jul 29, 2021 • Subscribe

Flowers of Evil

COMIC ZIN Weekly Manga Sales Ranking via Natalie: July 29 – August 4, 2024

There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. It is thanks to the amazing…

Erzat

Aug 6, 2024 • Subscribe

My Hero Academia, Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, Whisper Me a Love Song

COMIC ZIN Weekly Manga Sales Ranking via Natalie: January 29 – February 4, 2024

There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. It is thanks to the amazing…

Erzat

Feb 6, 2024 • Subscribe

BOCCHI THE ROCK!, Chained Soldier

KADOKAWA’s Weekly Top 5 Manga and Light Novel: May 29 – June 4, 2024

Please note that from the looks of it, the rankings provided by KADOKAWA are limited to that of Japan only. The methodology is not provided, however, it is…

Erzat

Jun 5, 2024 • Subscribe

KADOKAWA’s Weekly Top 5 Manga and Light Novel: January 29 – February 4, 2025

Please note that from the looks of it, the rankings provided by KADOKAWA are limited to that of Japan only. The methodology is not provided, however, it is…

Erzat

Feb 5, 2025 • Subscribe

Bungo Stray Dogs

Kingdom 4 – 24-25

There's no disguising what this dream of Zheng's really is no matter how noble its supposed aim. Read more

Lost in Anime

Sep 25, 2022 • Subscribe

Kingdom Season 4

29 Life Lessons Before 29 (4+ Years in Japan Edition)

It’s that time of year again: the annual birthday post! However, instead of writing a completely brand new idea, I thought that this year I could revisit my…

IGIRISUJEN (AGAIN)

Jul 31, 2022 • Subscribe

Manga the Week of 4/3/24

SEAN: It's time for April manga! The best month! MICHELLE: All the cool people were born in it! SEAN: We start off with Viz Media, who have a…

Manga Bookshelf

Mar 29, 2024 • Subscribe

Skip Beat!, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Moriarty the Patriot, Naruto