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Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 18

Holy plot twist.

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Karas, YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 12

Wakamiya may just be entering magnificent bastard territory. Read more

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Karas, YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 06

Another five minute episode of Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai in the books. Or so it felt like, anyway.

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May 12, 2024 • Subscribe

Karas, YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 14

The return of Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai is certainly a lot like welcoming back an old friend.

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Jul 21, 2024 • Subscribe

Karas, YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 19

The phrase "never a dull moment" could have been invented for Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai.

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Karas, YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 16

When an anime comes along that captures the best of what fantasy is, it's utterly uplifting.

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Aug 25, 2024 • Subscribe

Karas, YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 05

There's literally no studio I would trust more with any work of this genre that I cared about.

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Karas, YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 15

Skipping so many weeks certainly didn't do Yatagarasu any favors in terms of keeping its hard-won audience.

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Aug 18, 2024 • Subscribe

Karas, YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 13

There isn't an Olympic slalom course that has the twists and turns Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai has.

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Jun 30, 2024 • Subscribe

YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master, Karas

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Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 17

One could say that Nige Jouzu and Karasu this week were a good demonstration of the different routes shounen and seinen take to greatness.

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Sep 1, 2024 • Subscribe

Karas, YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 07

Not to come over all X-Files, but with very few exceptions "trust no one" seems to be the order of the day.

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May 19, 2024 • Subscribe

exception, Karas, YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 03

Looking at the whole picture, Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai is probably the best series of the season to this point.

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Apr 21, 2024 • Subscribe

Karas, YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 04

This is all, in a word, great. It's the clear best episode of the series despite the first three being excellent.

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Apr 28, 2024 • Subscribe

Karas, YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 09

I continue to find Hamayuu the most interesting of the candidates, and her backstory reveal certainly does nothing to change that.

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Jun 2, 2024 • Subscribe

Karas, YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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First Impressions – Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master)

If I had to pick the most underrated studio in anime, I'm pretty sure it would be Pierrot.

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Apr 14, 2024 • Subscribe

Karas, YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 20 (End) and Series Review

Series which thrill our imagination like this are why I was drawn to anime in the first place.

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Sep 22, 2024 • Subscribe

Karas, YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master is currently streaming on Crunchyroll....

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Jul 22, 2024 • Subscribe

YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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Anime Like Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

In the world of Yamauchi, the Yatagarasu clan rules over all. The Yatagarasu are those who possess the ability to transform between human and giant crow forms.

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Jul 9, 2024 • Subscribe

Raven of the Inner Palace, Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, The Apothecary Diaries, Yona of the Dawn

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First Impression: YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

A kid runs through the forest, taking his sick younger sibling on a piggyback ride as he flees from strange lights. Suddenly, he loses his footing and falls.…

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YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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First Look: Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

A bunch of ladies stand around and talk and stuff because they all want to be the one to marry a prince. Also there are supernatural creatures who…

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Apr 16, 2024 • Subscribe

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YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master – Episode 1

Yatagarasu’s focus on the women themselves grants them a little narrative autonomy even if the system itself reduces them to political pawns.

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YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master – One Wild Prince

Blah blah blah, another show that I missed when it was airing. That is part of the problem of having too many shows that I am interested in.…

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YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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Shiny New Anime Prep – “Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master”

Title: Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master Episodes: 20 Streaming: Crunchyroll I’m trying something a little different this year – right now I’m prepping for an…

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Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai 

Plot: Welcome to Yamauchi, a world inhabited by the Yatagarasu, a race of three-legged ravens who shapeshift into humans. The land is divided into four regions—North, South, East,…

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Nov 20, 2024 • Subscribe

Karas, YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai – Episode 01-02 Review

「場違いな姫君/ぼんくら次男」 (Bachigaina Himegimi/ Bonkura Jinan) "Princess Out of Place/Bonkura Second Son" Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai is everything I hoped it would be – and I was doing…

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Karas

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The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master – Episodes 1 and 2 Discussion

Ravens are birds of poetry and dark magic. Throughout recorded literature, they have played important roles in everything from mythology to contemporary fiction. Ravens are also extremely intellige…

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Apr 20, 2024 • Subscribe

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Anime Taste Testing: Black Butler Public School Arc and Yatagarasu – The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

And so endeth my first impressions for the spring 2024 anime season on a fairly lackluster note.

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Black Butler: Public School Arc, Black Butler

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Birds of a Feather Conspire Together, but Also Separately: “Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master”

Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master stands out as an anime that deftly combines different genres together to make a smart, compelling adaptation of the novel…

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Dec 22, 2024 • Subscribe

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Spring 2024 Impressions: Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai, Whisper Me a Love Song, THE NEW GATE

Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai Short Synopsis: As four women from four different provinces vie for a prince’s hand in marriage, a male representative from the northern province…

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Karas, YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master, THE NEW GATE, Whisper Me a Love Song

The Crow Doesn’t Choose Its Master #01 — Courtly Disintrigue

  If I wasn't sick of imperial courts before, I definitely am now. This is actually a Saturday show, but it's NHK only with no streaming at the…

Tenka Seiha

Apr 8, 2024 • Subscribe

Yatagarasu Series - Master Post

  Yatagarasu Series Volume 1:  Ravens Shouldn't  Wear Kimono Author: Chisato Abe MASTER POST VOLUME 1 …

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Jul 1, 2024 • Subscribe

Gloria, mono

Yatagarasu Series - Volume 1 Master Post

  Yatagarasu Series Volume 1:  Ravens Shouldn't  Wear Kimono Author: Chisato Abe VOLUME 1 - MASTER POSTOffline Files: TBD Table of ContentsSakura Palace…

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Gloria, mono

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The Big O – Episode 18

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m delighted to be returning to The Big O, where the assumptions that define Roger’s world are collapsing…

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The Big O

Dororo Adventure Novel: Choose Your Own Adventure - Master Post

 Dororo Adventure Novel: Choose Your Own AdventureDororo created by Tezuka OsamuText written by Toriumi Jinzō & Suzuki YoshitakeTranslated by Ainikki the Archivist Introduction       This novel is based on Osamu…

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Dororo, Dororo

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The Sun Does Not Move (2021) review

“A highly pleasant action spy thriller that will satisfy both those hungry for exciting action and those who love a dense narrative with twist and turns.”

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Jojo Anime does not exist

Jojos Bizzare Adventure Does Not Exist There was a 2007 animated film of Phantom Blood the first part of Jojos. However, you can find it anywhere. There are recreations…

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RahXephon does NOT equal Evangelion

I am writing this post in the hope of ending a needless and futile debate. I’m writing it knowing that I’m talking about the anime community, and unnecessary…

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Mar 20, 2021 • Subscribe

RahXephon, Harmony, Macross, Neon Genesis Evangelion

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How Odaiba Got its “O”: A Brief Tokyo History

The island of Odaiba is one of Tokyo's major landmark. But not long ago, it didn't even exist. Discover Tokyo history rising from the depths.

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Jan 27, 2023 • Subscribe

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The Big O – 17/18 [Leviathan/The Greatest Villain] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to another week of The Big O! This is a fun week, a week of villains. Both of my favorites make a return, with Schwarzwald and…

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Nov 24, 2023 • Subscribe

Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, The Big O

Kubo-san wa Mob o Yurusanai – 01

「ヒロイン女子とモブ男子」 (Hiroin Joshi to Mobu Dansh) "Heroine and Background Character" One thing that will never change: extroverts trying to “fix” introverts.

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Jan 12, 2023 • Subscribe

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Artist wa Hana o Fumanai: Kohinata Marco

Books so often just sort of happen to me, and I love it that I’ve managed to set my life up in such a way that this is…

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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Nightingale

By Hajime Kamoshida and Keji Mizoguchi. Released in Japan as “Seishun Buta Yarou wa Nightingale no Yume wo Minai” by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen…

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“Aoba no Basuke“ – Size does (not) matter

A tall body is the ultimate weapon in basketball… or maybe not? Aoba Taiju is roughly 2m (~6.6ft) tall. He has played basketball since primary school, and yet,…

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Rascal Does Not Dream of His Student

By Hajime Kamoshida and Keji Mizoguchi. Released in Japan as “Seishun Buta Yarou wa My Student no Yume wo Minai” by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by…

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Rascal Does Not Dream of Siscon Idol

By Hajime Kamoshida and Keji Mizoguchi. Released in Japan as “Seishun Buta Yarou wa Siscon Idol no Yume wo Minai” by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by…

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“Aoba no Basuke“ – Size does (not) matter

A tall body is the ultimate weapon in basketball… or maybe not? Aoba Taiju is roughly 2m (~6.6ft) tall. He has played basketball since primary school,…

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Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus

By Hajime Kamoshida and Keji Mizoguchi. Released in Japan as “Seishun Buta Yarou wa Santa Claus no Yume wo Minai” by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by…

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Rascal Does Not Dream of Logical Witch

By Hajime Kamoshida and Keji Mizoguchi. Released in Japan as “Seishun Buta Yarou wa Logical Witch no Yume wo Minai” by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by…

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Rascal Does Not Dream of Altruistic Girls

I hope you caught the airing this weekend of Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl, the excellent movie for the Rascal Does not Dream of Bunny…

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Representation: Why Does It Matter and What Are Its Limits?

Years ago I wrote about representation in media. I think I made some good points, but I also feel like it was a bit vapid. My thoughts on…

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Japan’s Not Eating Its Vegetables. Is The Economy to Blame?

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says people aren't eating enough veggies. Japanese people say they can't afford them.

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