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The (Absolute) State of Crunchyroll Original Anime
Crunchyroll Originals have a reputation for being awful. Which makes sense, some of them REALLY ARE. But are they all that bad? With the label basically dead, it's…
In/Spectre, Noblesse, So I'm a Spider, So What?, Tower of God, Blade Runner: Black Lotus
The State of the Stream
From HBO Max to Retrocrush to Crunchyroll to Funimation to HIDIVE, here's some thoughts on these streaming services in this week's Please Save My Money.
Into The Garden Of Absolute Delight
I feel the post is about to turn a tad poetic but other night I returned to a wondrous garden where flowers of are constantly blooming.
State of the Blog #3
Hello, and welcome to the third State of the Blog post. Keeping up with the semi-consistent update schedule that I have managed so far I have been making a…
The State of Isekai Anime
Miles Atherton Thomas crunched the data on one of anime's biggest sub-genres. What makes isekai anime popular, and what kinds of isekai are fans watching the most?
State of the Blog #2
Hello, and welcome to the second State of the Blog post. As of last month I have been making a concerted effort to update the blog and cover more…
State of the Blog #1
Hello, and welcome to the first State of the Blog post. Here we discuss important things that are going on with the blog. These mostly consist of bigger changes, which…
State of the Blog 2024
I’m happy to anounce I have found an editor for the blog: Rickie Paszek.
The Current State of Margaret
Margaret magazine is a shoujo manga anthology that will be celebrating 60 years of publishing as of 2023. But the magazine is unfortunately becoming less loved in recent…
State of the Blog #4
Hello, and welcome to the fourth State of the Blog post. I slacked a little last month and didn’t get to finally cover the OAV of Ancient Magus Bride…
State of mind
In case you didn’t know, I joined this thing so you should all check it out (all 5 of you). Which leaves me with this blog.I’m going to…
State of Wapchan
Discussing the current state of wapchan.org and ideas for it's future, as well as showing replays of the April EOSD contest.
The State of the Stream 2
“The streaming wars are dead. Long live streaming”. That’s a section title from a CNN article this month called “The streaming wars are over”. While that seems somewhat…
The State of the Stream 3
Krystallina takes a look at a couple streaming services and what they've been up to start 2023 in this week's Please Save My Money.
A State-of-the-Blog Post
Ahh, to be a cozy little mummy… thing. Hi Friends. With the end of the year coming up swiftly I wanted to do a little “state of the…
State of the Season – Spring 2020
Amun: Welcome to this lost spring of anime 2020. I hope everyone is staying safe and watching this B-team of a season. While we didn’t get the heavy…
State of the Season – Fall 2020
Mario: With 3 house-moving among the staff and everyone rushing to get their whatchamacallit done before Christmas, this Fall season (and Spring here!) has undeniably been…
State of the Proxy December 2019
So I’m trying to find the patience to go through the rest of fall 2019 anime. Sometimes I watch older anime (with some that I haven’t seen yet),…
Banner of the Stars, Last Exile, New Game!, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Space Patrol Luluco
State of the Season – Winter 2020
Wooper: Give yourselves a round of applause for making it to mid-February, everyone! Your reward is our third ever State of the Season post, where our regular contributors…
State of the Season – Winter 2021
Wooper: If you’ve been keeping your finger on the pulse of the anime fandom this winter, you’ve seen no shortage of proclamations that this is the best seasonal…
State of the Season – Spring 2021
Amun: Of all the authors here, I think I’m watching the most shows this spring (20), so it’s fitting that I lead us off on the State of…
State of the Season: Fall 2021
Lenlo: It’s that time of the season again everyone! The time when we get all the writers together to fight about the best show of the season and…
The Current State Of Chainsaw Man
The Chainsaw Man manga. Let's talk about it. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maskedasura Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/masked_asura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_masked_asura/?igshid=OGQ2MjdiOTE%3D ► "Copyright Disclaimer, Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for…
The State of 文芸誌
The newsletter is online, which means so is the podcast: This month I wrote about the 文壇 (bundan, literary world), which is most easily accessible in monthly literary…
State of the Season – Summer 2020
Armitage: With the entire world slowly returning to order after being kicked in the shin and knocked around in 19 ways, it’s only fitting that we check-in to…
State of the Season – Summer 2021
Mario: This surely is one of the sparest seasons in recent memory. Ironically, with the current lockdown in my city, I managed to touch base with all the…
State of the Herald: Dawn of the Next Era
It’s hard to believe, but we’re already halfway toward our fourteenth anniversary. With the holidays behind us and the winter anime season well underway,
State of the Herald: Dawn of the Next Era
It’s hard to believe, but we’re already halfway toward our fourteenth anniversary. With the holidays behind us and the winter anime season well underway,
The History of AMVs: A Treasure Trove of Resources
Made using Canva.com assets.For those interested in the evolution of anime music videos (AMVs), we’re excited to share some incredible resources that discuss the history and techniques of…
The History of AMVs: A Treasure Trove of Resources
Made using Canva.com assets. For those interested in the evolution of anime music videos (AMVs), we’re excited to share some incredible resources that discuss the history and techniques…
On the current state of Studio Ordet
I guess it’s time for a new post on Studio Ordet since their first TV anime ‘Black Rock Shooter’ is currently airing. Let me say right from…
Spiraken State of the Podcast October 2018
Greetings Faithful Listeners! Xan and the many other podcast hosts from Spiraken Review Podcasts have returned from our slight Hiatus energized and revitalized. So Since it has been a…
State of the US Manga Industry 2018
Viz Media massively upgrading to the digital era, Seven Seas becoming one of the most beloved publishers, and newcomers and comebacks in the physical/digital manga scene. *DISCLAIMER* I…
STATE OF THE BLOG: October update Post
In which I assure you that I am definitely not dead.
State of Jump, June 2023
This last month saw me reading the highest number of Jump manga in a single day, at 15 series. It’s intermittent, with Ayakashi Triangle publishing on a “three…
State of Jump, August 2023
July is over, and while there weren’t any major shakeups to the magazine over the last month, I still have plenty to say about each series.
State of Jump, May 2023
It’s been another big month for Jump. Out with the old and in with the new. Tokyo Demon Bride Story, Ginka & Glüna, and Ichigoki’s Under Control all…
State of Jump, November 2023
I’ve lost a lot of enthusiasm for Jump lately. The series that are just sort of okay or outright bad outnumber the series which are fine to good,…
State of Anime 2021 Edition
The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast look back on the biggest events of anime in 2021 and how the industry is changing. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OtakuSpirit …
State of Jump, December 2023
I mentioned last month that Weekly Shounen Jump was in something of a dire state due to a dearth of good series, and, unfortunately that hasn’t changed. Another…
State of Jump, September 2023
August was a fairly mellow month, with the second week being a well-deserved break for the magazine. Most series are still going strong, although several seem to be…
State of Jump, July 2023
With summer fully underway, and several new Jump manga to discuss, I cover the manga in WSJ that I’ve been reading over the last month.
Favorite AMVs of 2023 (#50-#41)
50. SakuraBipolar 2023 AMV Compilationeditor: SakuraBipolaranime: variousmusic: variousVPR Warning: Severe flashing, strobing, high contrast Wasting absolutely no time in starting off this countdow…
Favorite AMVs of 2021 (#20-#11)
20. she lost controleditor: Ethel Gummvideo source: Balan Wonderworldmusic: Polygon Window – “Quoth (Hidden Mix)”warning: SEVERE flashing/strobe effects I’ve watched this video se…
Favorite AMVs of 2024 (#40-#31)
40. Softly Througheditor: CrackTheSkyanime: Alice and Therese’s Illusion Factorymusic: Nick Ward – “Aubrey Plaza” Almost anytime I spot a group of young people having fun, o…
Favorite AMVs of 2023 (#40-#31)
40. Run Makoto Runeditor: qwaqaanime: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, variousmusic: Apollo 440 – “Don’t Stop the Rock”VPR Warning: All qwaqa’s return to editing was n…
Favorite AMVs of 2024 (#30-#21)
30. and she waseditor: bleubeardanime: Paprikamusic: Talking Heads – “And She Was” Over the years of writing these lists, I’m repeatedly confronted by the possibility that, not unlike…
Favorite AMVs of 2023 (#30-#21)
30. The Argonautseditor: MegaAMVanime: Made In Abyssmusic: Steve Reich – “Three Movements – Movement I” I’ve read the editor’s description of “The Argonauts” sev…
Favorite AMVs of 2023 (#20-#11)
20. Starstruckeditor: alchemyminiAMVanime: Bocchi the Rock!music: Skye Sweetnam – “Sharada” Outside of the biggest shonen series, which sort of have a life of their own outside of…