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As a lifelong anime fan, Hideaki Anno’s magnum opus Neon Genesis Evangelion holds a special — if tortured — place in my heart…
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We talk a lot about manga on our podcast, but in truth, comics are a worldwide phenomenon. For instance, Dark Mage, the comic we covered on our most…
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Fugou Keiji: Balance: UNLIMITED – 2 []
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SK8 – Thrilling, Emotional and Lovely
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Manga and Anime Emotional Damage
There is always the argument over which is the better media: anime or manga. Honestly, there isn’t too much of a difference lately. Animes have been more loyal…
Emotional Abuse & Post Traumatic Growth: A Fruits Basket Character Study
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Wanting a sequel to be on par with original is an understandable expectation. Regardless if it just more or the same or doing something a little different. Sony…
Fugou Keiji Balance: UNLIMITED Episode 2
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Pokémon Emerald: Harmony and Balance
Pokémon Emerald is thematically the most interesting game in the franchise I’ve played until now. Hoenn as a region is just so distinct and stands for something so…
Gundam – Witch from Mercury 2: Emotional Damage
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The Reliable Catharsis of Film
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Finding Balance
I have been posting on this blog every day for over 5 years now. Pretty impressive right?? Huh, huh!!! Ok, it’s no great accomplishment but it was something…
Vivy Flourite Eye’s Song – Thrilling and emotional
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Those Snow White Notes and Emotional Manipulation
I like watching anime that center around a game, sport, or practice more common in Japan as a way of introducing myself to them. It just so happens…
Asayake no Ato pump out Picture perfect post-rock.
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Rock and Roll Sometimes and Party Never: Bocchi the Rock!
I’m a little late to the Bocchi the Rock! party. I saw the positive reactions every week, from the discussion to the clips of creative animation to the…
Shine Post – Episode 2
Now that TINGS has secured a manager, they are now ready to start filling out venues. And even though they've been on the idol scene for a little…
Bocchi the Rock! – Episode 2
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m eager to jump back into the misadventures of Bocchi and her friends, as we explore the second…
BOCCHI THE ROCK! – Ep. 2
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Shadows House 2 episode 5 – Friends
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SK8 The Infinity: Skateboarding Thrills and Emotional Chills
In my review of SK8 The Infinity, I spent a majority of my time highlighting the production quality of Studio Bones’ strange take on the sports anime genre,…
Tattoos and Books of Friends
I have been thinking about getting a tattoo and I just want to blabber on about it with you guys!
Shonen Flop Recommends #9: Inuyasha
So, last episode we covered Bone Collection, which is absolute trash. However, aspects of the manga (the constant gags, the romance plot, a boy and a girl as…
Shonen Flop Recommends #9: Inuyasha
So, last episode we covered Bone Collection, which is absolute trash. However, aspects of the manga (the constant gags, the romance plot, a boy and a girl as…
Emotional Continuity in Anime
What does it mean for a work of fiction to feel “realistic?” It’s a question I return to over and over because of how subjective the answer can…
New Rock and Happy End – Origins of Japanese Rock
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To Your Eternity 2 ep. 3- Friends
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Sonny Boy: Friends Convenient and True
A Tower of Babel in episode seven of Sonny Boy—that I expected. What I didn’t expect was a tearful goodbye scene. Near the end of this episode, after…
Shonen Flop Recommends #5: Cowboy Bebop
It feels kind of redundant to write an article recommending Cowboy Bebop. It’s the perennial “anime for people who don’t like anime” because it’s so damn cool that…
Shonen Flop Recommends #5: Cowboy Bebop
It feels kind of redundant to write an article recommending Cowboy Bebop. It’s the perennial “anime for people who don’t like anime” because it’s so damn cool that…
Shonen Flop Recommends #8: Shaman King
In our upcoming episode, we will be discussing Bone Collection. Not to spoil the episode but we don’t like it. It’s a shame because the concept of supernatural…
Shonen Flop Recommends #8: Shaman King
In our upcoming episode, we will be discussing Bone Collection. Not to spoil the episode but we don’t like it. It’s a shame because the concept of supernatural…
Frieren - Emotional Support for Everyone
“Children aren’t the only ones who need emotional support.” One of my favorite manga in recent memory has to be Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. It’s a charming medieval fantasy…
Viewer Emotional Response in Anime
The dichotomy of emotion vs logic is treated very similarly to the dichotomy of subjective vs objective. Emotion is seen as biased, as a way to cloud your…
VG Pulse 289: Emotional Rollercoaster
This week on VG Pulse, we have some extremely sad news to share, followed by some much happier news! We start off with side notes of the passing…
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury – 04 – New Friends from the Third Rock
Suletta responds to Guel’s proposal, on which he immediately tries to backpedal, as you’d expect: running back into her Gundam and booking it out of there. The next…
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Search and Destroy Master Post
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Post #400, fantasy, and reality
I didn’t even realize this milestone had come up, but hey, this is the 400th post I’ve put up. Seems strange to think after nine years and over…
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Last week I labeled Mizusawa’s class trip an obvious maneuver to isolate Chihaya from the rest of her Class A rivals. To the show’s credit, though, it made…
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Pick of the Week: Yona and Friends
MICHELLE: There are a few things coming out this week that appeal to me a great deal, not least of which is the latest Yona of the Dawn,…