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Now and Then, Here and There – 13 [Now and Then, Here and There]- Throwback Thursday

This is it everyone, we have made it to the end of Now and Then, Here and There. It’s been a wild ride, a tragic one to. Without…

May 12, 2022 • Subscribe

Now and Then, Here and There Anime Review 71/100 – Throwback Thursday

There are few anime that I’d describe as profoundly “uncomfortable”. I’m not talking about rampant pedophilia or the questionable relationship with the word “consent” in some series. I…

May 19, 2022 • Subscribe

Now and Then, Here and There – 5 [Murder] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone to another week of Now and Then, Here and There! This week Hamdo see’s some action, Shu figure’s out we aren’t in Kansas anymore and Nabuca…

Mar 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Now and Then, Here and There – 4 [Discord] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome back everyone to another episode of Now and Then, Here and There! This is normally where I say something snappy like, “You won’t believe how dark this…

Mar 10, 2022 • Subscribe

Now and Then, Here and There (Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku)

Now and Then, Here and There (Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku) 1999 This was no walk in the part – equal parts compelling and disturbing. And if you…

The Review Heap

Jan 23, 2021 • Subscribe

Now and Then, Here and There -7 [Night of Flight]- Throwback Thursday

Welcome back everyone to another week of Now and Then, Here and There! There’s a lot of posts coming, what with the new season, so glad you were…

Mar 31, 2022 • Subscribe

Now and Then, Here and There – 9 [In The Chasm] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to another week of Now and Then, Here and There! This week Lala Ru stumblse upon paradise, Hamdo escalates the situation and Shu learns that war…

veil, Now and Then, Here and There

Apr 15, 2022 • Subscribe

Now and Then, Here and There – 11 [Eve of Destruction]- Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to what is inevitably going to be a late post about Now and Then, Here and There! How do I know it will be late? Because…

Apr 29, 2022 • Subscribe

Now and Then, Here and There – 10 [Prelude to Chaos]- Throwback Thursday

Welcome back everybody, to another (late) week of Now and Then, Here and There! This week Hamdo starts to go on the offensive, Lala Ru gets found out…

Apr 22, 2022 • Subscribe

The Promised Neverland, Now and Then, Here and There

Now and Then, Here and There: The Promised Neverland of the ’90s

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING REVIEW CONTAINS SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT, AND MENTIONS INSTANCES OF RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CHILD ABUSE. Well, ladies and gentlemen, I guess if you can’t tell…

Hanime on Anime

Jul 18, 2021 • Subscribe

Now and Then, Here and There – 12 [This Bloody Earth]- Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to the penultimate episode of Now and Then, Here and There! This week sees… well, it sees a lot. Bullets fly, people die and Hamdo re-enters…

May 6, 2022 • Subscribe

Now and Then, Here and There – 8 [Two Lone Souls] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to another week of Now and Then, Here and There! This is a big week for me. Not because the episode was pretty good, though that…

Apr 8, 2022 • Subscribe

Now and Then, Here and There – 6 [Disappearance in a Sandstorm] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to the halfway point of Now and Then, Here and There! We have a big week ahead of us, lots to talk about, and basically all…

Mar 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Now and Then, Here and There – 3 [A Feast in the Dark] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone to what is a very late episode of Now and Then, Here and There! The only excuse I have is Elden Ring which, in my defense,…

Mar 4, 2022 • Subscribe

Now and Then, Here and There – 1 [A Girl Admiring The Sunset] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome one and all to another season of Throwback Thursday! We’ve been on a run of good shows recently, what with Haibane Renmei and The Vision of Escaflowne,…

Escaflowne, Haibane Renmei, Now and Then, Here and There

Feb 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Now and Then, Here and There – 2 [A Boy and a Mad King] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome back everyone, to another (late) episode of Now and Then, Here and There! Hey, remember when everyone kept telling me in the comments to get ready, it’s…

Feb 25, 2022 • Subscribe

Then and Now: Stop Motion

The '50s, the '60s and today.

Animation Obsessive

a month ago • Subscribe

Honey and Clover, Then and Now

Is Honey & Clover the perfect encapsulation of college life?

Feb 6, 2023 • Subscribe

Honey and Clover

And Then There Were Five | Winter 2020 Anime TKO

Another week, another round in the infamous Anime TKO. Has anything changed? See for yourself. Voyager: Hey, we’re almost there! EvilBob: Yeah. The end is in sight. You…

GALVANIC

Feb 25, 2020 • Subscribe

Demystifying Anime and the Olympics– Then to Now

Hey everyone! I couldn’t NOT do a post on the Olympics this year because of how many anime references were jammed in! Given this year it was in…

We be bloggin'

Aug 23, 2021 • Subscribe

Throwback Thursday: Madoka Then and Now

As we make our way through our tenth anniversary year, I’ll be doing throwback posts each month to some of noteworthy posts. For our first month, we go…

Beneath the Tangles

Jan 30, 2020 • Subscribe

Transgender Anime Characters — Then vs. Now

So today as part of our Niji Nights, we’re going to talk about something that I believe, has greatly improved in the realm of anime. And that? That…

We be bloggin'

Jun 23, 2020 • Subscribe

Slime 300 – 02 – And Then There Were Four

When Azusa tells Laika that all she did to reach her level was kill around 25 slimes per day, her pupil is a little surprised. She expected Azusa…

Apr 17, 2021 • Subscribe

Live Telly Digest: And Then There Were Five

Thoughts on some (non Japanese toon) TV shows.

golden realist

Jan 21, 2017 • Subscribe

RWBY: Then vs. Now

With the premiere of a new anime series, the impending release of Volume 9, and an upcoming film crossover with the Justice League, now is a good a…

Jul 8, 2022 • Subscribe

Skip and Loafer – 06 – Every Now and Then

When Fumi reports that there’s a boy she likes, Mitsumi does a milk spit take. She then asks Fumi how she knows it’s love. Fumi gives all the…

Soaring Sky! Precure, Pretty Cure

May 9, 2023 • Subscribe

Skip and Loafer

Pretty Cure Then and Now- Episode 01

In the last entry I introduced the project to compare episodes from the 2004 Futari Wa Precure with the new series, Hirogaru Sky! Precure. Here we look at…

Paul Kemner.com

Feb 22, 2023 • Subscribe

Spriggan Then vs Spriggan Now

Despite being based on the same story, these anime offer very distinct experiences. But for those unfamiliar with any version of Spriggan, what exactly is it?

Jul 1, 2022 • Subscribe

Spriggan

Both Then and Now: A Review of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s 17-21

Curious what Tatsuki Fujimoto wrote before Chainsaw Man? Read TheMamaLuigi’s review and thoughts on four of his first manga one-shots!

AniTAY-Official - Medium

Feb 4, 2023 • Subscribe

Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons Graphic Novel Review

It's kaiju and pirates in this ahistorical take on the dragons found on old treasure maps—but it doesn't quite deliver on its fantastic elevator pitch.

Apr 9, 2024 • Subscribe

Tokyo Mew Mew Then vs. Now

Shelby Tozier compares the classic to the currently airing magical girl series and finds charm that spans two decades.

Sep 19, 2022 • Subscribe

Tokyo Mew Mew

Here and There (Dito at Doon, JP Habac, 2021)

A pair of anxious youngsters find lockdown love, or something like it, in JP Habac’s sophisticated, zeitgeisty rom-com.

Windows on Worlds

Apr 6, 2021 • Subscribe

Tokyo Station Dining And Is There An Ichiran Here?

Tokyo Station is mile 0 for the train routes throughout Japan and has the most departures for any train station in Japan so you know it is a...

Tokyo Excess

Jun 19, 2024 • Subscribe

Demon Slayer Entertainment District Arc Episode 9 – And Then There Was One

The second season of Demon Slayer is finally starting in earnest with the introduction of the Entertainment District Arc!

I drink and watch anime

Jan 30, 2022 • Subscribe

Lum Through the Years: Urusei Yatsura’s gender roles, then and now

While Lum herself unquestionably remains an anime icon, looking to the different ways she’s depicted in the older anime versus the new can shed some light on changing…

Anime Feminist

Jun 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Urusei Yatsura

High Card #19 — We Do a Little Coup Now and Then

Oh, so now the cops are also trying to overthrow the monarchy? …Okay. Impressions: All of a sudden, offscreen, the entire police force has decided to throw…

Tenka Seiha

Feb 19, 2024 • Subscribe

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T – 14 – Here There Be Dragons (and Dancing)

With all other conflicts resolved, all that’s left is for Touma to capitalize on all of the breaks his allies have given him, charge in, and break that…

May 15, 2020 • Subscribe

There is Now a Level Zero – Little Witch Academia Spoiler Review

Little Witch Academia is a show with an interesting history. It first started as a half-hour special, introducing us to the major characters and at least a version…

Harper Anime Reviews

May 10, 2021 • Subscribe

Little Witch Academia

For the Love of the Game: Yu-Gi-Oh Parody Now and Then

At one point in the early 2000s, Yu-Gi-Oh (“The King of Games”) permeated United States popular culture. The average person may not have comprehended the characters or story,…

Coherent Cats

Mar 17, 2021 • Subscribe

There is now a Tokyo Stroll Facebook group

I have created a new public Facebook group called Tokyo Stroll related to my forthcoming book of the same name. This group is for discussi...

Koyagidō Kanwa子山羊堂閑話

Sep 5, 2021 • Subscribe

Bugshrugs: So Why Anime, Then?

In the anime Twitter sphere I’m a part of, there’s been a lot of discussion lately about animation. More specifically, about the role animation should play in the…

DaLadybugProductions

Sep 21, 2016 • Subscribe

Gleipnir – 13 (Fin) – The Truth is Out There…Not Here

As Honoka/Aiko’s “Ghost” “erases” another classmate (perhaps involved in the bullying that caused Aiko’s suicide) in front of Elena, Shuuichi and Claire ask Saya…