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The Quintessential Quintuplets – 15 – Leaving the Nest
Nino insists Fuutarou take a shower to thoroughly wash off the river, but mostly wanted someone to talk to and break the monotony of her solitary hotel life…plus…
Sentai Shows Are Leaving Crunchyroll
Hidive will not die!
Life Update 5: Leaving England
I leave to start my new life in just under a week’s time, and it doesn’t feel a hundred percent true. But it is definitely happening.
ODDTAXI – The Importance of Leaving on a Bang
ODDTAXI certainly lives up to its name. It's an unusual anime with strong Western influences in the narrative.
Sayonara Toppa, Vanikawa Is Leaving Home..
But hey don’t worry, my very few dedicated readers, I have good news in store for you. This actually won’t be the last you hear from me, I’m…
Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun 2nd Stage – 11 – Leaving the Garden
At the first meeting of the cast for Fuuka’s play the mood is a little stiff, but Hinami helps break the ice by acting out a line as…
Life Update: Leaving ANN and Future Plans
Last month, I resigned from Anime News Network. I met a lot of great people and learned a lot during my time there, but ultimately I decided earlier…
Leaving 2022: The Continuing Blogging Story Lines of Mechanical Anime Reviews
This is a blog post that I’ve thought about writing for a while now, but this felt a like something to put at the end of the year.…
The Letter “J” is Leaving Me Jilted With Shojo Manga Picks!
It’s been quite a few letters (or videos) since I struggled with finding at least one shojo title for a letter, but unfortunately, this is exactly what happened…
Series and Chapters Leaving Azuki on May 1
Due to content licensing restrictions from Kodansha, the following chapters will be leaving Azuki on May 1. This is part of Kodansha’s policy of removing simulpub chapters from…
Is Rudy Making a Mistake Leaving Like This?
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation S2 Ep 19 Review Rudeus has made up his mind: he’s going to the Begaritt Continent to help rescue his Mother. It’s going to be…
Everything You Need to Do Before Leaving Japan
When leaving Japan, you'll have to deal with just as many bureaucratic procedures as when you first arrived. Here's what you need to know.
To Your Eternity, Episode 1: The Fear and Failure of Leaving Home
I didn’t know what to expect going into episode one of To Your Eternity. After watching it, I honestly still don’t know much regarding this series and where…
Chihayafuru S3 – 11 [Leaving a Hovering Mist Above the Trees and Grass]
So that’s why Harada’s match was omitted last week – Sudo yielded the game before it could even begin. I suppose I ought to be happy that we…
Tourists Are Flocking to Japan – and Leaving Their Luggage
Tourists to Japan are leaving a lot behind - in some cases, including their broken luggage. One hotel found a neat solution to the problem.
Higurashi: When They Cry – Gou – 10 – Leaving No Marks
Keiichi wakes up from a dream of beating Satoko’s Uncle Teppei to death with a metal bat, only to find Satoko is late for school. Keiichi doesn’ have…
Experiences After Leaving Twitter – Two Years Later And The WordPress Drama, The Implications on the AniBlogosphere
It’s almost coming to two years of leaving Twitter. You might be wondering, how are things going? Yes, there are a lot of challenges in cutting myself
Zombie Land Saga Revenge Episode 7: Leaving for a Distant Journey
Zombie Land Saga Revenge Episode 7: Maimai follows in Sakura's footsteps; it's a bar of soap instead of truck-kun. Can she join Franchouchou?
Zombieland Saga: Revenge – 12 (Fin) – Not Leaving It Up to God
ZSR’s totally epic saga of a finale starts out very stodgily, at the Saga Prefectural Office’s Special Task Force HQ. There’s a wonky procedural flavor to the proceedings reminisc…
Leaving Home at 13! Why is This a Thing In Anime?
I’ve been pondering this question for quite some time now. Why are there so many anime that feature main characters leaving home and living on their own at…
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, Episode 17: Sukuna’s rampage continues leaving Yuji devastated
Megumi has been teasing us with the summoning of Eight-Handled Sword Divergent Sila Divine General Mahoraga since early in the series.
Anime Blogging after Leaving Twitter – Blogging Frustrations and Feeling Left out of the Community. The Case to Rebuild the Anime Blogging Community
It’s coming to a 1-month mark of finally leaving the dumpster fire known as Twitter. But, of course, interacting with other anime bloggers has been a challenging aspect…
PSA: Officially Leaving Twitter as the Situation is Unsafe and There is No Free Speech, and You Should Now Too
As mentioned last Friday, I appealed to people to leave Twitter. However, given the recent bans, I decided to double down my activity on Mastodon. Twitter has decided…
Thoughts on Yamada Naoko Leaving Kyo-Ani (why I like slice of life better than action)
On one hand, I’m glad to see that arguably my favorite director is not just anime but cinema returning with a new show. On the other hand, I…
Weekly Round-Up, 1-7 September 2021: Yamada Naoko Leaving KyoAni, Olympia Soiree, and Shortcomings of “Cool Japan”
AniFem Round-Up Queer Subtext and Representation in Kamen Rider Nerissa Mercer traces the long tradition of homoeroticism in the flagship tokusatsu franchise and its comparatively short and bumpy…
“King Of The Octagon” – The Fight. The Passion. The Money.
When you pick up King of the Octagon, prepare for an amazing cast of characters, a protagonist you'll cheer for, hilarious moments that will make you laugh out…
Disliking The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
An award-winning critical darling, that I unfortunately cannot stand.
The Duel, The Who and The Where
This is one segment in an anthology of videos about Star Wars Visions you can watch here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQoVKoEXurCu8XN4i5E2uSRC4KLdo-_n3 Peep my Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CaribouCoon Channel 2: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8y4X8xL_jMWvYn2IM26apQ Video used: Star Wars Visions Afro Samurai
The Past, the Present and the Future
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the father in the caves (The Survivalist)
A dark cave, a lonely hum, and the end of the world. What can it teach us? The Father in the Caves, also known as the survivalists logs or…
The Antagonist: The System
“The System,” some kind of deeply hidden procedure or agency, makes a great antagonist. Tell you why in a sec. You see “The System” in a lot of…
Confessions of an Overage otaku
Neon Genesis Evangelion, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Revolutionary Girl Utena, WONDER EGG PRIORITY
The Slime Diaries – The Calm Before the Tempest
In theory an isekai slice of life sounds like the exact anime I want to see. So how did I liked The Slime Diaries?
Movie Review: The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil
As a fan of actor Ma Dong-seok, whose previous works include stellar performances in films like “Train to Busan,” “Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds,” and “Along…
The Way of the Househusband: The Queen Bee
There has been some hubbub about this series, and while it wasn’t on my radar, I couldn’t help but check it out, and I am glad I did,…
The House of the Lost on the Cape
By Jonathan Clements. “I’m sure lots of us are struggling right now. But even so, let’s unite our efforts and give it our best shot!” These words are…
Anime cats: the surly, the sneaky, the sweet!
Cats and anime, the perfect match! Cats are huge in anime. I don’t just mean the anime episodes like in Card Captor Sakura (Sakura’s little adventure) where an…
The Man at the End of the Garden
“Who is the girl at the top of the stairs?” Sometimes a line or a moment in an audio story can really send shivers down your spine. I…
Anime vampires: The cute, the steamy, the scary.
Look at those champers! There isn’t a dearth of vampires in anime. If anything, vampires have found a new lair for their un-dead hearts in the pages of…
The ANN Aftershow - The Fate of the Village Hangs in the Balance
Faputa is on the war path as Reg's memories of their time together come flooding back. Also: the latest anime news including when to watch Bleach, why we…
Josee, The Tiger and the Fish - Between the Beasts and the Sea
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish is an oft-adapted piece of writing. Originally penned by Seiko Tanabe and weighing in at only a handful of pages, its multiple…
Anime NYC 2021: The Good, the Mixed, the Bad, and the Abysmal
An Anti-Social Genius returned to Anime NYC, and has feelings of joy about returning, but plenty of concerns regarding how the return went.
Bocchi the Rock! – The More Outrageous The Comedy Animation, The More Compelling The Loneliness And Growth
Bocchi the Rock is an outrageous comedy bursting with the bombastic creativity of its young team, and at the same time, it’s also a genuinely compelling coming-of-age story…
The Beauty Of The Ruins
This video looks at the video game Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, a manga called Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, and Dark Souls, or more specifically at how…
The History of the Seifuku
Seifuku are a staple design of anime. The instantly recognizable sailor school uniform is synonymous with anime girls in otaku's minds, but do you know the history?
The Boy and the Oscar
By Andrew Osmond. Hooray, The Boy and the Heron has won! When it snagged the Best Animated Feature Oscar last night (sorry, Spider-Verse fans), it marked only the…
The Permissibility of the Impossible
Inside 'Proving Ground' by Anatoly Petrov.
The Boy and the Beast
The Boy and the Beast is a 2015 Supernatural Adventure anime film by one of the most followed Japanese animations, Studio Chizu. At the same time, this studio…
The Boy and the Heron
By Helen McCarthy. None of us believed that the ostentatiously non-marketed event known as “the last Hayao Miyazaki film” was actually the last Hayao Miyazaki film, and we…
The Summit of the Gods
If possible, I recommend watching this film in theaters (with a jacket and a mask) and lose yourself to the grand beauty and brutality of Mount Everest.
The Destruction of the System
The look at Gen Urobuchi tropes continues in this post. What is another thing that signifies what a Gen Urobuchi anime is about? The first one was covered…