Anime Blog Tracker

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 [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 [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 [8/5/24]

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

The Magic Planet

Aug 5, 2024 • Subscribe

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

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 [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 [4/7/24]

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 [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 [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…

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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 [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

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.

The Magic Planet

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 [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…

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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 [4/29/24]

Despite a solid week of anime featuring standout episodes from the likes of Dungeon Meshi, this week’s column is largely about an anime that aired nearly 20 years…

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Apr 29, 2024 • Subscribe

A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, Delicious in Dungeon, Mysterious Disappearances

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 [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 [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 [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!

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!

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 [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 [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…

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Jun 5, 2022 • Subscribe

ESTAB LIFE: Great Escape

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

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…

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Jun 13, 2024 • Subscribe

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

Anime Orbit Weekly [6/19/22]

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

The Magic Planet

Jun 19, 2022 • Subscribe

The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Summer Time Rendering

Weekly Digest 10/24/20 – Haikyuu!! To the Top 2nd Season, Jujutsu Kaisen

Might as well Jump. Read more

Lost in Anime

Oct 25, 2020 • Subscribe

HAIKYU!!, JUJUTSU KAISEN

Manga the Week of 5/20/20

SEAN: STILL no sign of land. How long is it? Cross Infinite World has seen which way the trends are blowing and is here for you with The…

Manga Bookshelf

May 14, 2020 • Subscribe

Manga the Week of 11/20/24

SEAN: November continues to be Almost Christmas. ASH: So close and yet so far away. SEAN: Airship has a print bonanza, as we see The Case Files of…

Manga Bookshelf

7 days ago • Subscribe

Loner Life in Another World, The Case Files of Jeweler Richard, The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash

Manga the Week of 3/20/24

SEAN: ALERT! ALERT! YEN PRESS HAS BREACHED THE CONTAINMENT SHIELD! AWOOGAH! AWOOGAH! ABANDON SHIP! ASH: It's happening! ANNA: I'm going to run off and take cover! SEAN: Yen…

Manga Bookshelf

Mar 14, 2024 • Subscribe

Manga the Week of 6/24/20

SEAN: Look out, folks. The danger of COVID-19 may still be here, but the dam has broken. There are SO MANY BOOKS next week. ASH: Woo! SEAN: We’ll…

Manga Bookshelf

Jun 18, 2020 • Subscribe

Orphen, Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, Ascendance of a Bookworm, Mob Psycho 100

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. —

The Magic Planet

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

Weekly Digest 5/26/20 – Fruits Basket 2nd Season, Kitsutsuki Tanteidokoro

I seriously have no idea if literally anyone else in the English-speaking world is watching this series. Read more

Lost in Anime

Jun 2, 2020 • Subscribe

Fruits Basket

Weekly Digest 5/12/20 – Kitsutsuki Tanteidokoro, Fruits Basket 2nd Season

I'll say this for Kitsutsuki Tanteidokoro, though whether it's a compliment or not I don't know - it sure doesn't try very hard to ingratiate itself. Read more

Lost in Anime

May 12, 2020 • Subscribe

Weekly Digest 5/26/20 – Fruits Basket 2nd Season, Kitsutsuki Tanteidokoro

What is it about Japanese mysteries and two-sen copper coins? Read more

Lost in Anime

May 26, 2020 • Subscribe

Fruits Basket

Weekly Digest 5/19/20 – Fruits Basket 2nd Season, Kitsutsuki Tanteidokoro

Things are already interesting even before Akito arrives to spoil everybody's fun, because it's with this core group of characters that the strength of Furuba lies. Read more

Lost in Anime

May 19, 2020 • Subscribe

Fruits Basket

Weekly Roundup – 2014/03/20

Shows discussed: Mikakunin de Shinkoukei; Noragami; Space Dandy.

Rapid Brush Movements

Mar 20, 2014 • Subscribe

Noragami, Space Dandy, Engaged to the Unidentified, Nora

Weekly Review — Plunderer Episode 20

My review of the twentieth episode of Plunderer is up over on Anime News Network.

Biggest In Japan

May 31, 2020 • Subscribe

Plunderer

The Manga Review, 5/20/22

This year’s Eisner nominations have just been announced. In the Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia category, VIZ Media garnered five of the six nominations with crowd-pleasers such as…

Manga Bookshelf

May 20, 2022 • Subscribe

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

Manga the Week of 5/22/24

SEAN: As May starts to dwindle... oh, wait, it's Yen week. No dwindling allowed. But first, Airship. In print, we see Modern Dungeon Capture Starting with Broken Skills…

Manga Bookshelf

May 16, 2024 • Subscribe

Reincarnated as a Sword, Ayakashi, Ayakashi Triangle

Manga the Week of 5/24/23

SEAN: Bad news, folks, it's Yen Press week. Can we make it out alive? ASH: Fingers crossed! SEAN: We start with Yen On, who have a number of…

Manga Bookshelf

May 18, 2023 • Subscribe

Manga the Week of 6/5/24

SEAN: June manga, and the temperature is rising as I type this. ASH: It's been pretty warm here where I am already; I'm not looking forward to the…

Manga Bookshelf

May 30, 2024 • Subscribe

Kokuhaku, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes, Yes, No, or Maybe?

Manga the Week of 5/1/24

SEAN: End of April, start of May, it's all the same to me. Just one straggler from Yen On: Once Upon a Witch's Death: The Tale of the…

Manga Bookshelf

Apr 25, 2024 • Subscribe

Blade of the Immortal

Manga the Week of 5/8/24

SEAN: May day, may day! ASH: Danger, danger! SEAN: We start with Airship. In print, they have a 4th volume of There’s No Freaking Way I’ll be Your…

Manga Bookshelf

May 2, 2024 • Subscribe

Manga the Week of 5/15/24

SEAN: Mid-May, and the summer is on the horizon but not yet here. Yen Press has a 3rd volume of Kaoru Mori's Scribbles sketchbook. ASH: These have been…

Manga Bookshelf

May 9, 2024 • Subscribe

Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Super, Helck, Everlasting Heart, Pokémon

Anime Orbit Archive

Here you’ll find a simple list of every Anime Orbit article, from most to least recent, top to bottom. 2022 FallSeasonal Check-in: Hell is Other Vampires in CALL…

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Aug 31, 2022 • Subscribe

SHINEPOST

KADOKAWA’s Weekly Top 5 Manga and Light Novel: January 24 – January 30, 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

Jan 31, 2024 • Subscribe

Days with My Stepsister, Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World, Sasaki and Peeps, Saga of Tanya the Evil

KADOKAWA’s Weekly Top 5 Manga and Light Novel: September 18 – September 24, 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

Sep 25, 2024 • Subscribe

Nichijou - My Ordinary Life, Solo Leveling, The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady

Manga the Week of 8/5/20

SEAN: Get ready for a brutal month. Every week in August is huge. Soooo much stuff. ASH: Let’s go! SEAN: First of all, hey, remember when I somehow…

Manga Bookshelf

Jul 30, 2020 • Subscribe

Soul Eater