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An Overweight Otaku’s Weight Loss Journey
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An Update
So it’s been a little over two weeks since my dear Washington passed away. Not gonna lie… it’s been rough. Habits I’ve developed over the past 11 years…
Japan’s First-Ever Weight Loss Drug Is Approved. But Does It Need It?
Japan - already one of the world's thinnest nations - has its first-ever approved weight loss drug. Will users dig its nasty side effects?
An Otaku’s journey towards Japanese fluencey part ２: Beware the burnout
Did anyone ever tell you that Japanese homes lack a central heating system? Standing in my appartment on a cold Chrsitmas morning is like standing in a the…
An Autumn Update
The beginning of Autumn (in the UK) is one of my favourite times of year. There’s just something about the colour of the sunlight, especially in the mornings,…
Weight Distribution
High-speed sports car, high-speed open-wheel cars, angel butts, booth babes, scared cameramen, flying drones, and family restaurants. This is podracing.
Processing Overseas Loss And Grief As An Expat
Grieving from halfway across the world is a heavy feat. Savvy Tokyo spoke with Dr. Mira Simic-Yamashita for some insight on dealing with expat grief.
Anime Playlist – an update.
Haven’t posted anything about my anime playlist in a bit, so I guess it’s time to update with my latest additions and thoughts. Recent Additions: Recovery of an…
Another Chapter: An Update
Those of you who follow me on Twitter will know that I was planning to publish a review yesterday. Instead, you get this post - a little update.…
Hey look an update!
Well, not exactly… Metablogging time! Ok so not that my update schedule was ever great, but this has been a particularly long drought of content and believe me…
An Otaku’s journey towards Japanese fluencey part 1: A Journey of one thousand steps
The Beginning Siting at the window of a hotel room 40 floors above the empty Tokyo streets, I took a moment to take in the city’s skyline. I…
An Update on my Reviews
An anime and manga blog, devoted to all kinds of amazing things from Japan. Reviews, articles, lists and more!
The Weight of Failure.
An update thinking over this last year of work on the P4G analysis series. For my subscribers, since I didn't finish the Naoto segment in time. …
An Update on the Next Season
Perry shares an update on what’s happening with the next season of Japan On Film and has an important request for all fans of the show.
Love, Loss, & Violet Evergarden
Violet Evergarden is a good show, no, an amazing show. Its story, animation, and characters are part of what I believe to be probably the best anime Kyoto…
February Update 2021: Aka the 700th post is an Update Post
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EP 88: The Weight of Humanity
I have returned after some time. I got to watch some interesting and thought provoking shows and movies like Oppenheimer and Ooku of the Inner Chambers. They really…
Tabletop Game Review: Acceptable Loss
It’s been a while since I reviewed one of these narrative games, but a recent conversation about the RPG Dread and its use of a physical, inevitable death…
The Loss Experienced in Change
What can living, breathing gemstones teach us about being human? Quite a lot actually. Land of the Lustrous (Houseki no Kuni) is a 2017 manga adaptation set in a…
The Loss of a Voice
Today, the passing of Tanaka Atsuko, was announced.Today, I cried.It’s a strange feeling, really…She had a voice that I heard often as a child and even more often…
Chainsaw Man - Dealing with LOSS
#chainsawman #manga Thanks to my supporters over on Patreon, I hit my first goal!! Which, as a reward, led to a video on the infamous Chainsaw Man…
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[66] -Peculiar Lands- An Update on the Journey
Finding my muse on greener pastures. This is my first journey through the “100 Days of Anime” Challenge, an ambitious project that I’ll be taking. For the full…
Sorry For The Wait, So Here’s An Update!
Hey guys n’ gals! We’re hoping that you’re all doing well and staying safe, as things for us have been a little bit hectic this week. Last weekend…
Spooky Season Coming Soon: An October Blog Update
Spooky season is upon us once again.
Urobuchi and the Weight of Carrying Weapons
I will have a post on Revenger appearing on Friday. This show has reawakened some thoughts on Gen Urobuchi’s writing. I say this after being put off by…
An update, looking forward, and some mid-season reviews.
So anyhow, I have managed to catch up on a few anime… Some I’m watching and some we’re watching. Since we’re coming up on mid-season, I decided to…
12 Days of Hardcore Marathoning Begins with An Update
I’ve been slacking. I don’t think it’s any real secret that I’ve been nearly absent from the blogosphere since I went on my road trip about four months…
The Weight We Carry: Spirit Circle, Volume 3
As Kouko drives him forward and Rune cheers him on, it’s becoming more and more clear that our young Fuuta is beginning to come apart at the seams.…
On Haibane Renmei: life, loss and redemption
By almost any measure, Haibane Renmei is odd. Perhaps because its creator came from a different type of artistic training from most people in the anime and manga…
2019 Update (A Masters Degree, Health Crisis and an Itasha)
Holy hell does time fly. While I doubt anyone is reading this now, since I’ve pretty much moved completely over to Facebook, I’ve been thinking of reviving my…
Claymore – The Weight of Life in a Cruel World
The mixed reviews left me very skeptical while starting and I understand why the views on this manga are so polarized however I fall in the category that…
[Review] Slow Loop – Loss, Healing, and Fish Fry
There was a time when I would have likely avoided Slow Loop the second I saw the word “fishing”, but that time is in the past. This anime…
Relating Anime Characters’ Grieving to My Own Loss
A personal essay on relating my grief at the loss of my father to certain anime characters in similar circumstances.
Shin Kamen Rider – Coping With Grief and Loss
The Movie Theater and My Kamen Rider Experience As usual, I need to start these movie posts by talking about the movie theater experience. In all honesty, it…
The Asterisk War Episode 5: A Victorious Loss
The Asterisk War Episode 5: Ayato and Julis hone their teamwork. Meanwhile, Ayato collides with Kirin and glimpses her uncle's malevolence.
Update
As you may have noticed, I haven’t been posting on this site very much. Unfortunately, that will not be changing in the near future. I have been occupied…
Update
We’re not dead. Just very tired. Remember, we don’t have as much staff as we used to. Here’s…
Update
We’re not dead. Just very tired. Remember, we don’t have as much staff as we used to. Here’s…
Update!
Long story short, I got a job and now, I'm in a different country. Took me a while to get set up, but things so far have been…
update
Hello! I’ve decided that I’m going to attempt to update this site regularly again. I checked my analytics recently and honestly I’m very surprised and happy to see…
The Unbearable Weight of the Past: Space Battleship Yamato 2202
I consider Space Battleship Yamato 2199 to be perhaps the best franchise remake ever. Outside of legacy and possibly 2D vs. 3D animation preference for battles, it improves…
Space Battleship Yamato, Space Battleship Yamato 2199, Space Battleship Yamato 2202
Tales of Wedding Rings – 11 – Bearing the Weight of Destiny
After buying clothes to blend in with Satou’s world and having a meal at a local family restaurant, everyone tries to put a good face on things, but…
RJ Learns the True Meaning of Fanfic | An Update on Other Projects
For those that I don’t speak to on a daily basis, let me inform you that I am always thirsty, and the Ikemen Princes are a group of…
You are going to carry that weight: Revisiting Cowboy Bebop [Editorial]
Men always seem to think about their past before they die, as though they were frantically searching for proof that they truly lived. ~ Je...
(REVIEW) A Strange Dream About the Sky – The Weight of AIR
(This Is) The Dream of Misuzu and Kanna.
Animated Observations Update #13: “Aku no Hana” and “Fusion Fight”: An Exciting month!
Talking about the last month on Animated Observations and what’s happening next.
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Haibane Renmei – 6 [End of Summer/Rain/Loss] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome all to the halfway point of Haibane Renmei! Or close enough to it at least since it’s thirteen episodes. We have a lot to cover this week…
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[OWLS Blog Tour: “Journey”] Growing through Loss and Regret: FMAB
I’m going to apologize again for being inactive on here. My interests have changed since starting this blog so I’m afraid I won’t be posting much anymore. I…
In Japan, Overpouring Combini Coffee Could Mean Prison, Job Loss
Japan's facing a minor crime wave of people pouring more combini coffee than they bought. Now, combinis are cracking down - with arrests.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Family Mourns Loss of Actor Mateo Ervin
Actor, improviser, tutor, and game enthusiast Mateo Ervin, best known in the Yu-Gi-Oh! community for playing Otes in Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS, died on August 4 at the age of…
