Anime Blog Tracker

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 [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…

The Magic Planet

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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [7/29/24]

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 [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…

The Magic Planet

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 [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 [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…

The Magic Planet

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 [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 [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 [7/1/24]

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 [5/20/24]

In this probably too-long edition of The Weekly Orbit; what the hell is going on in Train to The End of The World? Plus, seasonal highlights, coverage of…

The Magic Planet

May 20, 2024 • Subscribe

Asura, Asura Cryin', Gabriel DropOut

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.

The Magic Planet

Apr 24, 2022 • Subscribe

The Demon Girl Next Door, Summer Time Rendering, Ya Boy Kongming!

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…

The Magic Planet

Jun 13, 2024 • Subscribe

Visual Novel Translation Status (11/8/24)

Welcome to the Fuwanovel VNTS, where we share the latest translation updates.

Fuwanovel

Aug 14, 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

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!

The Magic Planet

May 1, 2022 • Subscribe

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…

The Magic Planet

Jun 5, 2022 • Subscribe

ESTAB LIFE: Great Escape

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 [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…

The Magic Planet

May 22, 2022 • Subscribe

ESTAB LIFE: Great Escape

Weekly Digest 2/11/24 – Bucchigiri?!, Yubisaki to Renren

I wouldn't call what he and Yuki have the romance of the century but it's progressing in a pretty believable way.

Lost in Anime

Feb 11, 2024 • Subscribe

A Sign of Affection, Bucchigiri

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.

The Magic Planet

Jun 28, 2022 • Subscribe

OSMcast: Nekocon 11 11-24-2008

This is the con we are talking about! Over two weeks past due, we bring you our Nekocon 11 con report! Short version: Totally fun. Long version: Listen to…

OSMcast! Anime, Games, Interviews, & More!

Nov 24, 2008 • Subscribe

Rosario + Vampire, Tytania

Tokyo 24-ku (11)

Episode Synopsis: The street battles intensify.  Koki, Ran, and Shu have all realized that some version of Asumi’s consciousness is inside the KANAE system, and is suffering greatly.…

The Con Artists

Apr 9, 2022 • Subscribe

Tokyo 24th Ward

Manga the Week of 8/24/22

SEAN: As August nears its end, we continue to see manga making its way towards us, zombie-like. No print for Airship this week, but we do get new…

Manga Bookshelf

Aug 18, 2022 • Subscribe

Full Metal Panic!, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

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 8/7/24

SEAN: The Dog Days and Cat Manga of August are here. ASH: How? How is it August already?? MICHELLE: I truly do not know. SEAN: No debuts for…

Manga Bookshelf

Aug 1, 2024 • Subscribe

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Dog Days, Naruto, Rainbow Days, The Elusive Samurai

Manga the Week of 8/14/24

SEAN: Typing out Manga the Week of in the short break between killer thunderstorms. ASH: There have been a few, haven't there? SEAN: Debuting in print for Airship…

Manga Bookshelf

Aug 8, 2024 • Subscribe

Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!, The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash

Manga the Week of 8/21/24

SEAN: Next week is Anime NYC and also Yen Press week. Yikes! ASH: Here we go! SEAN: Several debuts for Yen On. Hell Is Dark with No Flowers…

Manga Bookshelf

Aug 15, 2024 • Subscribe

Adachi and Shimamura

Manga the Week of 8/28/24

SEAN: This is the way the August ends. ASH: Not with a bang, but still plenty of manga. (And light novels.) SEAN: Four print titles from Airship, with…

Manga Bookshelf

a month ago • Subscribe

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

Manga the Week of 11/24/21

SEAN: No time to lose! What manga is out next week? ASH: Only a few titles, I’m sure. SEAN: Yen On has one title, a debut. Orc Eroica…

Manga Bookshelf

Nov 17, 2021 • Subscribe

Manga the Week of 9/11/24

SEAN: It is getting cooler? No? Ah well, had to ask. Back to manga. ASH: I had hope there for a moment. SEAN: Airship has two print titles…

Manga Bookshelf

11 days ago • Subscribe

She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man, Trigun

Bookshelf Briefs 8/3/24

Adults' Picture Book: New Edition, Vol. 2 | By Kei Itoi | Yen Press - This continues to be really well-written provided that you can deal with awkward…

Manga Bookshelf

Aug 3, 2024 • Subscribe

Bookshelf Briefs 9/8/24

Bakemonogatari, Vol. 22 | By NISIOISIN and Oh!great | Kodansha Manga - The manga ends here, but of course, the novels are ongoing, and there's almost twenty more…

Manga Bookshelf

8 days ago • Subscribe

Bakemonogatari

Japan Top 11 Weekly Light Novel Sales Ranking: September 18 – September 24, 2023

There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. It is thanks to the amazing…

Erzat

Sep 29, 2023 • Subscribe

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life

What I watched: 2/5/24 – 2/11/24

Hi everyone, I’ve decided to try out a new column on my blog where I go back and recap what I watched during a week. I think its…

Tiger and Hibiscus

Feb 12, 2024 • Subscribe

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…

The Magic Planet

Aug 31, 2022 • Subscribe

SHINEPOST

HAIKYU!! TO THE TOP — WEEKLY REVIEW 8

Another fun episode! Matches are nice to watch with all the cool movements and close up, well done animation sequences but there’s a different joy I get when…

IT'S YOUR FAULT THAT I'M NOT POPULAR!

Dec 7, 2020 • Subscribe

HAIKYU!!

HAIKYU!! TO THE TOP — WEEKLY REVIEW 11

I had no idea what to write about this episode apart from just typing the word ‘marvelous’ and that would be the whole review. If I was an…

IT'S YOUR FAULT THAT I'M NOT POPULAR!

Dec 18, 2020 • Subscribe

HAIKYU!!

Weekly Review — Plunderer Episode 24 [FINAL EPISODE]

My review of the twenty-fourth and final episode of Plunderer is up over on Anime News Network.

Biggest In Japan

Jun 25, 2020 • Subscribe

Plunderer

D&A Weekly Newsletter (October 24, 2022)

D&A Anime Blog / D&A Studios Entertainment Weekly Newsletter (October 24, 2022) A Founder’s Thoughts with D.J. Lewis: Old School vs. New School Anime Fans! Since the 80’s…

D&A Anime Blog

Oct 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Weekly Wrap-up (April 24-29, 2022)

Welcome to what I’ve decided to call my Weekly Wrap-up! Here, I figured I’d talk about the media I consumed throughout the week: Anime, movies, shows, games, and…

Hermit Blogger

May 1, 2022 • Subscribe

Weekly Review — Plunderer Episode 8

Click to ReadWeekly Review — <i>Plunderer</i> Episode 8

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Feb 28, 2020 • Subscribe