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The Shōjo Anime Renaissance
After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?


The Shoujosei Renaissance
Each year people have said a shoujosei renaissance is coming and each year I've resisted this temptation of hope. However on the second anniversary of my Decline of…


The Lost Anime of Renaissance Atlantic (Part 1) - Tales of the Lost
#anime #entertainment #documentary This was a long project in the making, and I'm really happy to be able to unveil the first half. It's a culminating two-part…


The One Piece Renaissance
AFTER 800 YEARS I HEAR THE VOICE OF LIBERATION BARONJOYBOY HAS RETURNED As we near the end of the Kaido fight, I decided to recap my experience with One Piece,…
2025 New Winter Anime Rundown and Lamentation of Elves
And a happy new year. Mercifully, I think we got the majority of recent Jump crap out of our system over the last couple seasons too, because it's…
The Nerd Renaissance: History of Cosplay in America!
Every year (before the pandemic) nerds and geeks from all walks of life would congregate together in sanctuaries of geekdoms known as ‘conventions’. Not matter if you’re an…


Magic-Kyun Renaissance: an anime in disguise
Hello friends! As I’m writing this, I’m still trying to catch up with my weekly anime things, but I’m in November of 2021, which was reverse harem month.…


Gainax and the Neo-Kanada Renaissance
1998 was one of the most important years in the history of the Kanada school. On the one hand, it was when Yoshinori Kanada himself left Japan—and, with…
His and Her Circumstances, Lupin III, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL, Gurren Lagann


Magic☆Kyun Renaissance Review
Why do I keep doing this to myself? XD another week, another mediocre reverse harem anime. In my defence there are some great anime of this type! Ouran…
Fruits Basket, Ouran High School Host Club, Yona of the Dawn


Magic☆Kyun Renaissance Review
Why do I keep doing this to myself? XD another week, another mediocre reverse harem anime. In my defence there are some great anime of this type! Ouran…
Fruits Basket, Ouran High School Host Club, Yona of the Dawn


The Need For A Renaissance Black Nerd
Black nerds, especially my fellow Black nerds who can trace their lineage to American slavery, you greatly disappoint me. How is it that we live in a time…


Welcome! To the Forest of Lewd Elves: Wisest and Fairest of all Beings.
Do you like elves? Do you like boobs? Do you like dark skinned elves? Do you liked dark skinned boobs? If you said yes to any of these…


Those Who Hunt Elves | KYOTO VIDEO
The isekai genre has always been associated with some pretty absurd premises over the years. So you would be pleased to know that one of the genre's earliest…


This Week in Anime - Did Birdie Wing Start a Golf Anime Renaissance?
With no less than three new golf anime coming this spring season, Chris and Steve as the big question: Is this Birdie Wing's fault?


Jujutsu Kaisen Second Cour: Renaissance Rise
I enjoyed the first cour, but how good will the second hold up? Pretty good from what the fans and viewers have been saying. And since I want…


Teenage Renaissance! David (Ft. Shaun Rollins)
It’s hard being a teenager. It’s even harder when you look like Michelangelo’s The David. We and Shaun Rollins from Anime Out of Context discuss Yuushin Kuroki’s Shonen…


First Thoughts on Teenage Renaissance! David
In this episode of Shonen Flop Chib, David and Jordan give their first thoughts on the Shonen Jump manga Teenage Renaissance! David, created by Yuushin Kuroki. Listen in…


First Thoughts on Teenage Renaissance! David
In this episode of Shonen Flop Chib, David and Jordan give their first thoughts on the Shonen Jump manga Teenage Renaissance! David, created by Yuushin Kuroki. Listen in…


Teenage Renaissance! David (Ft. Shaun Rollins)
It’s hard being a teenager. It’s even harder when you look like Michelangelo’s The David. We and Shaun Rollins from Anime Out of Context discuss Yuushin Kuroki’s Shonen…


The Anime That Didn’t Make Us #8 – Dragon Ball, Those Who Hunt Elves, GaoGaiGar
Ace Comical’s very own Greg Driver is here to clamber into the DITB time machine and send cartoons back to our childhood selves that they never got to…
OtakuGeneration (Show #495) Those Who Hunt Elves
Shownotes :: (show 495) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Those Who Hunt Elves, recorded live November 30th, 2014. This week…
Mazinger Z, Reideen, Sword Art Online, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell


5 Reasons To Skip: Those Who Hunt Elves
Rampant elf abuse
Kuri Kuri Click! 2 ~My Renaissance!~ out now!
Put those hands to good use and have your way with a cute girl!


Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise From The Shadows- Episode 2 Review – Ice Elves
The shadow warriors come in handy.


Parallel Paradise (Volume 13) – Beautiful Elves in One Life, Death in the Other!
Yota, Rumi, and Nishina make their way to Arlslayer in search of the witch who can adjust memories. Meanwhile, Yota’s life in his original world is about to…


Embracing Every Stereotype and Reviewing “Magic-kyun! Renaissance” (sub)
I cannot believe I haven’t reviewed this title. If anyone seeks an example of shoujo that makes obvious almost every facet and/or stereotype of the genre, I can…


Peter Grill and the Philosopher’s Time (Episode 3) – Peter Grill and Relationships with Elves
Peter Grill wakes from a strange dream involving Luvelia and the Guild Master to find an elf in his bed. What could she possibly want from him and…


On my Radar for Fall 2023: Season Twos and Long Lived Elves
Summer 2023 has all but ended, and now our eyes turn towards the Fall. There are plenty of shows, many of them second season to already big hits.…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 91: Record of Lodoss Wars- The Demon of Flame (or High Elves Are Just As Kinky And Nasty As Drows)
The 91st Episode of the Spiraken Manga Review is a truly momentous occasion. Due to The Paladin Malware Virus, Xan had to record this episode on... HIS IPOD…
Slime Taoshite 300-nen Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita – Episode 3 – Elves and the Flies
Episode impressions of Slime Taoshite 300-nen Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita Episode 3 as Azusa befriended two twin girls from slime spirts, Laika predicted who will…
12 Days of Anime: The Anime Standouts of the Decade
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Anime of the decade!
An elegiac rundown of my favourite anime of the last ten years. Dedicated to everyone that loves anime.
The Anime Of 2024
Another year has come to end so let‘s look at the anime of 2024 together!
Beyond The Mountain Lies A World Of Frills
The Grimm Variations, Gushing Over Magical Girls, The Witch and the Beast, Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End


The Unreality Of Anime
This is a video analyzing and interpreting the anime films and series directed by Satoshi Kon, more specifically looking at what they have to say about the nature…


The Anime Of 2022
Next time, I‘ll be more punctual. I can‘t promise next time the anime will be better however.
Beyond The Mountain Lies A World Of Frills
SHADOWS HOUSE, The Tatami Time Machine Blues, Encouragement of Climb, Encouragement of Climb: Next Summit, Dropkick on my Devil!
The Anime Of 2020
What is a GOAT if not an AOTY? Yup, that’s right, the goat is the animal of the year! And in the meanwhile, let’s look at 2020’s anime!
Beyond The Mountain Lies A World Of Frills
Blade of the Immortal, Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, DECA-DENCE, Dorohedoro


The Anime Of 2023
Have I ever been this punctual before?
Beyond The Mountain Lies A World Of Frills
Tengoku Daimakyo, Undead Murder Farce, 16bit Sensation: Another Layer, Golden Kamuy, The Fire Hunter


Anime of the Weird!
Sometimes the anime world gets a little weird. What we understand about reason, logic, and the laws of physics kind of get thrown out the window and we…


Those Who Hunt Elves / Elf wo Karu Mono-tachi (Volume 1) by Yagami Yu
An early ecchi isekai from 1994, Those Who Hunt Elves has the distinction of being one of 38 Japanese anime that was banned by the Chinese Ministry of…


American Anime Awards of 2007 – The Apex of the Anime Boom
Writer’s Note: I am still expanding on this article. I wanted a draft out the day of Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards Show held 11 years to the date. February…
The Tyranny of the Anime Underdog
I was watching a Sports! anime the other day, like one does, and something really odd happened. Something that almost never happens. The main characters’ team was up…


The Art of Anime: SHONEN (Anime Analysis)
Welcome Back to the Art of Anime! A series I made so I can ramble about thing that only make sense to me. In this video I go…


The Meta of Creating Anime About Anime
Anime about creating anime. Does that term really make sense to all of you? Especially with the sort of limitations behind the production of anime like that? At…
Best Anime of the Decade (2nd Day of Anime 2019)
By some accounts, we’ve hit the end of the decade. Most of my anime watching occurred in this decade…not only due to the sheer amount of stuff that…


The Worst Anime of 2021
As part of Anime News Network's "Best Anime of 2021" event, I talk about my pick for the worst anime of the year.


Anime of the Year 2023
These are the looks you get if you haven’t watched Migi and Dali yet. Around November I found myself wondering if this year was truly one of the…


The Best Anime of 2024
Find out the top 10 anime of the year, the characters that inspired us, the moments that we couldn't stop talking about, the songs that are still on…