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( This post is part of a series I've tagged as " early manga days ", chronicling rare/weird gems from the beginning of manga's now 30+ ye...
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Any competent journalist here knows that the civil servant laws here (公務員法) and the State Secrets Law make it a crime for government officials to divulge confidential information…
The (Lack Of) Value in AI-Translated Manga
AI translation was going to be pushed by companies eventually, but I didn't expect a prominent series like this to be the guinea pig.
Introducing Shinya Mizuno
In designing Zecha Tactics, we sought inspiration from the past while also aiming to create an original game that looks new and unique. To achieve this, the visual…
Introducing Scott’s Muse
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Introducing: CLAMP Events
This website now offers an ongoing comprehensive (yet surely incomplete) record of past CLAMP events since their debut in 1989. This is something that I have been working…
Introducing Radiant Memories
In the early 2010s, an aspiring comic book artist had finally reached the point of no return. After nearly a decade in the French comics…
Introducing "Codename: RetRo"
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Monthly Halloween: How American Horror was Translated for Shoujo Manga
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A Writer’s Reflections: Introducing Responsibility to Great Power
A Writer’s Reflections Originally Posted: January 29, 2021 “The new year had just begun, and our cute(?) Oracle is faced yet again with a great dilemma. Such a…
Review: Article 20 (2024)
Article 20 第二十条 China, 2024, colour, 2.35:1, 139 mins. Director: Zhang Yimou 张艺谋. Rating: 6/10. Comedy-drama, set among a city’s public prosecutors, is entertaining enough due to its…
Guest Article on Zimmerit!
Hey listeners! While I'm putting the finishing touches on this month's podcast episode, you can check out this guest article I wrote fo...
Yoshiyuki Tomino Doesn't Want You To Read This Article
When Bandai Entertainment was preparing to license Mobile Suit Gundam in North America in 2006, director Yoshiyuki Tomino had an unusual request: Delete episode 15. Now it's inspiring…
Kuma-chan (1993) [LD]
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8 Man After (1993)
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The 2022 Translated Literature Challenge
Use the 2022 Translated Literature Challenge as an excuse to read translated literature with me with these prompts for the year!
Why You Shouldn’t Use Orange Inc.’s AI Translated Manga Service
A subpar experience with expensive titles hiding AI translated manga in the cracks, Orange Inc.'s Emaqi is more than just a waste of time.
Introducing Unsung Game Creators
I always like unearthing obscure things here. I don’t think I’m trying to show off to anyone; that would require this site to have readers. ...
Introducing The Motley Baka
Join the industry thoughtleaders as they lead their thoughts in audio form.
Introducing Theme Weeks + Masterpost
Image: Miyazawa Kenji no Shokutaku There are so many things I’m interested in. Things I want to experience, explore, learn more about. Some of them have been on…
Introducing: Content Dollar Store
Today I'm announcing a weird experiment: Content Dollar Store. You can now get more content from me for just 1$, and you can download this app below for…
Introducing Doctor Who-cember!
It’s December and regular followers of this blog should know what that means, it’s time for a theme month! In the past I’ve covered episodes of Batman, Scooby-Doo,…
Hikawa Ryusuke’s Akira Article(jp)
Hikawa Ryusuke is probably the most famous Japanese anime critic. He wrote an extensive article on the anime industry before and after Akira, articulating what lead to Akira…
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Guest Article on Yatta-Tachi!
I recently wrote a piece for Yatta-Tachi about the late, great Akira Toriyama that went up today! You can give it a read here.
ANN Guest article: Osamu Kobayashi
I had the honor of writing about the career of Osamu Kobayashi's career for ANN recently, though tragically due to the fact that he passed...
Anime Herald Guest article: Gunbuster
If you're a Patreon supporter of Anime Herald , you might have noticed that I recently wrote an article for them about how shojo was a maj...
The Heroic Trio (東方三俠, Johnnie To, 1993)
Female solidarity becomes an unexpected weapon against stealthy authoritarian take over in Johnnie To’s gloriously camp superhero action fest
1993 Anime Day File 3
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S4E9 - The Heroic Trio (1993)
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S2E7 - The Wedding Banquet (1993)
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ContAnimeTed October 22-24 1993
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Chapter 21 - Introducing the Manga Musings Drinking Game (5/23/2022)
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AI-translated anime news podcast debuts
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Translated Books I Read in 2022
Mini-translation reviews of the nine translated books I read in 2022. A mixture of fantasy, literary fiction, and non fiction.
Translated Books I Read in 2022
Mini-translation reviews of the nine translated books I read in 2022. A mixture of fantasy, literary fiction, and non fiction.
Flavors of Youth
A beautifully animated coming of age vignette piece with a professional polish, but not very memorable at the end of the day.
avoiding "wasted youth"
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Introducing the Hashikko Ensemble Playlist
Every month, I review the newest chapter of Kio Shimoku’s manga Hashikko Ensemble. Because it’s music-themed and a lot of real-world pieces play both major and minor (no…
Introducing a New Manga Podcast Series: My Taste is Better Than Yours
Spoiler: My taste is better.
Farewell My Concubine (1993) [Film Review]
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Shogakukan readies AI-translated digital light novels
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Introducing 13 Days of Otakutober 2020
Ghosts and ghouls gather round for our annual spooktacularly weebtastic celebration known as 13 Days of Otakutober! Every day for the rest of the month leading up to…
Introducing Niji Nights– Our Pride Event!
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Introducing Our New Team Member: Yukako
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Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2 (2024) [Japannual 2024]
Inoue delivers a heartfelt ode to the mini-cinema and subjective failure.
ANN Guest Article: Interview with Samuel Sattin
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ANN Guest Article: Interview with Hiroshi Nagahama
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March 2023 ANN Interest Article Round-Up
I've been writing some of Anime News Network's Interest articles as of late. Here they all are for your perusal!
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The latest MOE magazine was released this month and features an article about Unico: Awakening!