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JoJo’s Bizarre Encyclopedia: 2024 Year in Review
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A Very GLORIO 2024: Gee’s Year in Review
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2024 Anime Year in Review Part II: #11-20
In historical terms this list is probably 2024's strongest group.


2024 Anime Year in Review: The Top 10 – Honorable Mention
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2024 in Review: The Best and Strangest of the Year
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Year in Review: 2018
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Year in Review 2022
Can you believe this will be the fifth time I get to write this post? Technically the blog is just over 6 years old at this point, but…
Year in Review: 2019
Can you believe another year has passed already? With 2019 behind us, let’s take a look back at some of the best things it had to offer.


Year In Review: 2020
With 2020 finally in the rear-view mirror, let’s take a look at some of the highlights in the world of anime, manga and video games. I really slacked…


Year in review 2021
As I sit at my desk typing up this long overdue post, I’m reflecting on all that has changed over these last 6 months. Normally this post would…
Year in Review 2023
A new year, a new reflection on the past year’s events. These posts have become somewhat therapeutic over the past few years, helping me look back at the…


2023 Year in Review
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2020 Year in Review
2020 is over and I can imagineI’m not the only one breathing a big sigh of relief. I’m sure just like many of you reading this, 2020 came…


2023 Year in Review and Plans for 2024 (Including Winter 2024 Anime Season Preview)
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Year in Review: A Look Back at 2024 on Blerdy Otome
Hey there Blerdy Tribe! Its the end of another year and I’ll be honest, this year was a test. 2024 brought with it some amazing opportunities and growth…


Stínolez’s Year-in-review (2021)
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2023 Gunpla Year In Review
This guide marks a major milestone for Gunpla 101: our TENTH year-in-review post in a row! Gunpla 101 has been around for an entire decade! John and I…
Ty’s Year in Review (2019)
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2018 Anime Year in Review
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GeGeGe no Kitaro, Golden Kamuy, Karakuri Circus, March Comes in Like a Lion, My Hero Academia


2021 Gunpla Year in Review
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2022 Gunpla Year in Review
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OTAKU YEAR IN REVIEW 2021
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2016 Anime Year in Review
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2019 Anime Year in Review
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2021 Anime Year in Review
Hi everyone I’ve returned with my regular yearly round-up! For those who are new every year, I go through all the anime and manga I consumed and discuss…
2019 Manga Year in Review
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2017 Anime Year in Review
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Gabriel DropOut, Hozuki's Coolheadedness, Little Witch Academia, My Hero Academia, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
2024 in Review
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Blue Flames, Chalk-iro no People, Gakkou no Yuurei, The Apothecary Diaries, Dance Till Tomorrow


Doctorkev’s 2024 Postmortem — A Year in Anime Disembodied
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Winter 2025 Anime Season Preview, 2024 Year in Review and Future Plans
While I am a bit late with the yearly posts today, I guess it’s time to share what I plan to watch in the upcoming season, along with…


2024 Anime Year in Review Part III: Wrap-up and Reader Poll
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Happy New Year 2024!
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Happy New Year 2024
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A Lot Has Changed… 2024 Year End Review
Sending off 2024 with something of a year end review.


2022 Year in Review - Part 1
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OtakuGeneration.net :: (Show #603) Year in Review
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2022 Year in Review - Part 2
Part 2 of our 2022 year in review, in which we cover series that began in or near last year, as well as a commemoration of series we…
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Happy New Year: 2022 in Review
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2021 – An Anime Year in Review
Happy New Year! Or, at least, I hope that this new year has the potential to be happier than the last couple have been. As many… critiques as…
The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 138: The 2024 Year in Review with MDi
Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This episode is sponsored in par...
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At the beginning of 2023, I vowed to post one review or essay per month, a goal I met for the first half of the year. Then work…


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Ah, 2021 what a fun and chaotic year it was. From seasonal to non-seasonal discovery 2021 never failed to amaze me of it’s unpredictableness. I even go as…


JoJo’s Bizarre Encyclopedia: 2023 Year in Review
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