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My life before and after anime
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My life before and after anime
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Japan Society Monthly Classics: After Life
Screening at Japan Society New York on Aug. 12.


The Orbital Children’s Rejection of Ecofascist Ideas
The Orbital Children rejects the ecofascist idea that humans need to be controlled and culled in the name of someone’s idea of “humanity” and demands we imagine a…


Makeine Review — A-
A bunch of losers hang out in a club.
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Episode #66 (S9E4) – After Life [ワンダフルライフ] (1998)
In the latest episode, Perry is joined by story coach Erin Rodgers to discuss Hirokazu Kore-eda’s 1998 film, After Life. They share their memories of discovering this film…


Life After Death: Dog & Scissors Anime Review
Introduction The tale begins with Harumi Kazuhito, an awkward guy who always lost himself in reading especially when it came to his favorite author Shinobu Akiyama. Due to…


The First SLAM DUNK Review: Life After Loss
This review contains major spoilers for The First Slam Dunk. When I envisioned myself watching The First Slam Dunk, I…


Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess (Volume 1) – Second Life After Death
Kotone’s little sister won a copy of the first full-dive VRMMO and is giving it to her. It’s not the sort of thing Kotone would normally do, but…


Unexpected changes in my life after moving to Japan.
Felt like writing a blog post, so here we are. Since moving to Japan a lot has changed in my life. I mean really I could never have…
Spiraken Mini Movie Review: After Life of the Party
In this mini-movie review, Xan and Gretta review a Netflix exclusive supernatural comedy about getting into heaven. Was it too formulaic? Well sit back and find out as…


Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! is currently streaming on Crunchyroll....


Makeine is An UNHINGED Masterpiece
Shh, nobody tell Dandadan fans this is anime of the year. ▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂ 0:00 Intro 0:47 Absurdity 1:49 What the hell is Makeine even about? 3:39 Standout Production 4:46 ED Discussion 6:13 Soundtrack 7:01 Calorie…
Too Many Losing Heroines! Makeine
Too Many Losing Heroines!, also known as Makeine takes a different perspective on the usual romantic-comedy story. In a normal shonen romantic-comedy (Notice that young men, the main…


Anime After Life: Anime Ghosts I Wouldn’t Mind Haunting Me!
The autumn trees are as bright orange as pumpkins, the frosty cool nights are slinking every earlier into what was once daytime hours, and the stores and shops…


Makeine is NOT a Romance Anime.
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! is my favorite anime. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:11 Its Different 3:52 The Characters 8:41 Its Hilarious 9:51 It Gets Serious 11:58 The Passion For Quality This anime is a romantic comedy…


Ergo Proxy Episode 18: Sign of The End (Life After God)
Welcome to all guys, gals, and enby pals. Today we're continuing my episode-by-episode analysis of the 2006 sci-fi anime Ergo Proxy. Links are provided below for the…


Euro-style Slice of Life – After-school Dice Club Spoiler Review
Cute anime girls form a board game club. Enough said? Apparently not, I’ve got a full review to do.


Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – Ep. 5
Should’ve hired a PI with Anna’s supply of somen.


Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – Ep. 9
It becomes increasingly clear that Chika is trying to get as much work done on her own.


Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – Ep. 7
Even though it is a bit of a stretch, I am nevertheless content with the outcome.


Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – Ep. 6
One slip up is enough to ruin everything.


First Impression: Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
When Kazuhiko witnesses his beautiful classmate Anna getting dumped by her childhood friend, and then when she looks up to discover that not only has he seen the…


Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – Ep. 4
I’m biased but evidently, the show seems to be just as guilty.


Anime Like Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
Nukumizu Kazuhiko is a high school boy that is content with just blending in with the crowd. One day, he watched a popular classmate, Yanami Anna, get dumped
Hyouka, Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, O Maidens in Your Savage Season, Pseudo Harem


Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – Ep. 8
Of course Anna would come up with something food related.


Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – Ep. 11
There are two ways to view Kazuhiko’s decision and either one is valid to me.


First Look: Makeine — Too Many Losing Heroines!
By mere coincidence, Kazuhiki Nukumizu witnesses his classmate Anna Yanami having her heart broken by the boy she has been in love with for years. Much against his…


Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – Ep. 10
Out of the three heroines, I think Chika handled being dumped the best.


Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – Ep. 2
Such devastating news shouldn’t be so funny.


Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – Ep. 3
Well gee, I wonder what will happen next?


Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – Episode 1
This show is an example of just how much strong animation and adaptation can elevate even the most banal of premises.


12 Days of Christmas – Day 9 – “Life After Death” by Notorious B.I.G
2012 was the year of Jojo, in more ways than one. Even before the show got announced, I started putting in the effort to catch up to the…
Ever After
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
After You
Author: Ukari (translated with author’s permission, please visit their website to see the original Japanese works!) To say here is far, The post After You first appeared on Kowabana.


After God
By: Sumi Eno Disclaimer: This review is based on volume 1 (chapters 1-6) of the series. Summary: Japan has been invaded by gods—and they’ve left nothing but death…


Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – 04 – Zero Balance
Chika’s sudden confession catches both Shintarou and Koto completely off guard. Kazuhiko, Anna, and Lemon can only stand by and watch as All The Drama unfolds: Shintarou asks…


Makeine: To Many Losing Heroines – Beautiful and Unremarkable
Rejection is not easy to go through. Emotions are a mess and have no idea to exactly move forward. It also tough to mend the ties between individuals…


Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – 08 – Edible Readings
Anna and Lemon have had their little arcs, and now it’s Komari Chika’s turn. The school festival is coming up and Chika wants to do something special, but…


Tangle x Cast 15: Christina Kelly on Voice Acting, Dealing With Rejection, and Cosplay
We received such great feedback on our episode about disappointment last month that we decided to continue the conversation, but with a different anime-related slant. We invited Christina…
Jojo Fan Comes Back to Life After Hearing That Friends Haven’t Seen it
Man comes back to life after hearing about people not watching Jojo’s.


Na Nare Hana Nare – Episode 1 – Kanata and Life After Cheer, For Now
Episode impressions of Na Nare Hana Nare Episode 1 as Kanata dreamed about participating in a cheerleading tournament until something stuck as she woke up. What is the…


Magic Planet Monthly Movies: Is There Life After Death for ALICE IN DEADLY SCHOOL?
The 40-minute dark horse Gekidol OVA is a surprisingly intense examination of how we deal with loss, and carry on for those left behind.


Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – 05 – Sigma Drive Resonating
After a cold open in which Lemon is fixing her hair when her face lights up at the arrival of an unknown date, Kazuhiko arrives home to find…


Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – Ep. 12 (Series Finale)
I won’t get my hopes up but I’m not at all opposed to a second season.


Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – 11 – No Backing Out
With the rousing success of the Tsuwabaki Fest and Chika getting to bid farewell to her first love, I thought we were done with her arc. Boy was I…


Makeine vs Alya – A Journey of Self Aware Otakus
Everyone and their mother has compared these shows already. From looking at Frog-Kun’s twitter feed, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian and Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines…


Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – 12 (Fin) – True Lies
The final Makeine episode focuses on plans to fool Anna’s friends, online and otherwise, into thinking she has a boyfriend when she doesn’t. While this is a plan she…