Sasuke plays the fool rather a lot in this series, but that shouldn't gloss over the fact that he's both ruthless and clever. Read more
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Hyouge Mono – 37
Fiction or no, this is history we're watching here. Read more
Hyouge Mono – 26
Hyouge Mono would never be normal. Read more
Hyouge Mono – 29
I think this is the first time in 29 episodes that we've seen Rikyu truly rattled, and with good reason. Read more
Hyouge Mono – 31
Writing fictionalized history is a fascinating exercise. Read more
Hyouge Mono – 23
"Esoteric" is a word you don't get much chance to use when talking about anime these days. Read more
Hyouge Mono – 24
I suspect this series appears to be much more far-fetched than it actually is. Read more
Hyouge Mono – 38
Even if things didn't actually happen this way, it makes one hell of a poetic story. Read more
Hyouge Mono – 20
It's hard to overstate how important the way of tea and aesthetics generally were in court life at the end of the 16th-century. Read more
Hyouge Mono – 33
Rikyu speaks of his eye for detail here, but this series' eye for detail is remarkable. Read more
Hyouge Mono – 21
He may see it as mainly a way to supplement his considerable expenses as an aesthete, but Sasuke still has to succeed as a warrior to get by…
Hyouge Mono – 32
It's worth mentioning over and over - Hyouge Mono is a masterpiece. Read more
Hyouge Mono – 30
The wheels of fate continue to turn, drawing us closer to the events we know are coming. Read more
Hyouge Mono – 34
The gloves are off now... Read more
Hyouge Mono – 36
When they compile the list of the greatest anime almost nobody knows about, I imagine Hyouge Mono will be pretty highly placed. Read more
Hyouge Mono – 28
The aesthetes' world was a battleground of its own, in a sense. Read more
Hyouge Mono – 25
More than enough is too much. Read more
Hyouge Mono – 27
Over the years I've often pondered who the true protagonist of Hyouge Mono is, and whether it matters. Read more
Hyouge Mono – 19
I won't swear to it, but I may have skipped a week with this series. Read more
Hyouge Mono – 35
I'm not sure I've ever used Google more for a show than I do for this one. Read more
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It turns out that we do not get to see Kinkakuji in this episode, but rather Nobunaga’s rebuilt Azuchi castle – built not only to be a defensive…
Hyouge Mono – 39 (End) and Series Review
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Hyouge Mono 01 – “Would You Die for a Teakettle?” (with introduction and notes)
Boy, this show is rich. Incredibly rich. Hyouge Mono is a 13 episode series being produced by Bee Train – and more importantly, Japan’s public broadcasting station NHK…
Ninja Mono
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Just before the release of REBEL 3199 Chapter 1 in July 2024, Mono magazine No. 942 (published by World Photo Press) became the first to carry a Yamato…
Shinobi no mono: Resurrection (1963)
A satisfying conclusion resolves the thematical exploration of destructive capitalistic pleasure in a satisfactorily yet maybe somewhat naive way.
The Return of The Mono
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Monthly Manga – Ara Naru Mono
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Shinobi no Mono: Band of Assassins (1962)
Yamamoto expertly utilizes the game of disguises, traps, gadgets, concealed passages, hidden stairs, and trapdoors, to offer an allegorical tale of the post-war subject’s conundrum
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Helck – 22
I feel like there's a lot of ambling and preambling going on given how late in the series we are.
Plunderer – 22
「約束」 (Yakusoku) "Promise" Baby making is back on the menu.
Mononogatari – 22
I have one not insignificant beef with Mononogatari at the moment. Read more
Manga the Week of 6/22/22
SEAN: When a manga meets a manga, coming through the rye… ASH: None, they say, have I. (And they would be very wrong.) SEAN: Yen On gives us…
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Shijou Saikou no Daimaou 11 presents us with a couple of surprises. First, the demon lord, or “Complete Failure – Disaster rogue,” er, I’ll call him the demon…
Raccoon Rascal 22
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Ousama Ranking – 22
「魔神との約束」 (Majin to no yakusoku) "A Promise to the Demon" I have issues.
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The Sickos diagnose Media Brain, a mind-destroying affliction that affects every single person on TV who your dad trusts. Then, we talk about how open world games are…
Simoun – Episode 22
Let’s return to the tempestuous drama of Simoun! Last episode served as a crucial turn for the series, as a massive number of secrets were revealed all at…
Kingdom 4 – 22
A truly great story is often many great stories, and Kingdom is one such example. Read more
Tokyo Revengers – 22
It's all fun and games till someone loses an eye. Read more
Sengoku Youko – 22
「千夜と神雲」 (Sen'ya to Jinun) "Senya and Jinun" Stop crying and fight your father!