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The Weekly Orbit [2/11/25]

On this week’s Weekly Orbit: The return of Flower and Asura. Plus: more toxic yuri than you can shake a spider lily at.

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Feb 11, 2025 • Subscribe

Asura, Flower and Asura

The Weekly Orbit [2/24/25]

Things are finally looking the slightest bit up for Ave Mujica, but is that the light at the end of the tunnel we see, or the headlights of…

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Feb 24, 2025 • Subscribe

Asura, Flower and Asura

Weekly Orbit Archive

Here you’ll find an archive of every series I’ve written about in the Weekly Orbit. These are listed alphabetically—by the English title if available, by the most common…

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Jun 13, 2024 • Subscribe

The Weekly Orbit [7/22/24]

The Weekly Orbit is a weekly column collecting and refining my more casual anime- and manga-related thoughts from the previous week. Mostly, these are taken from my tumblr blog, and…

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Jul 22, 2024 • Subscribe

2.5 Dimensional Seduction, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture, MAYONAKA PUNCH, My Deer Friend Nokotan

The Weekly Orbit [7/15/24]

This week on a late-night edition of the Weekly Orbit; isekai new and old, rejected scripts, and a cameo that threw me for a complete loop.

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Jul 16, 2024 • Subscribe

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture, Magic Knight Rayearth, Quality Assurance in Another World

The Weekly Orbit [8/11/24]

This week: band girls, giant robots, theater kids, and demonic samurai.

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Aug 12, 2024 • Subscribe

Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture, The Elusive Samurai, BanG Dream!

The Weekly Orbit [4/29/24]

Despite a solid week of anime featuring standout episodes from the likes of Dungeon Meshi, this week’s column is largely about an anime that aired nearly 20 years…

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Apr 29, 2024 • Subscribe

A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, Delicious in Dungeon, Mysterious Disappearances

The Weekly Orbit [5/20/24]

In this probably too-long edition of The Weekly Orbit; what the hell is going on in Train to The End of The World? Plus, seasonal highlights, coverage of…

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May 20, 2024 • Subscribe

Asura, Asura Cryin', Gabriel DropOut

The Weekly Orbit [4/15/24]

Things are mostly smooth sailing as we move into the second week of the new season.

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Apr 15, 2024 • Subscribe

A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, Bucchigiri, Delicious in Dungeon, Himitsu no AiPri, Mysterious Disappearances

The Weekly Orbit [7/29/24]

This week; a weird amount of talking about anime EDs.

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Jul 29, 2024 • Subscribe

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, Quality Assurance in Another World, The Elusive Samurai

The Weekly Orbit [6/10/24]

The Weekly Orbit is a weekly column collecting and refining my more casual anime- and manga-related thoughts from the previous week. Mostly, these are taken from my tumblr blog, and…

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Jun 10, 2024 • Subscribe

Rozen Maiden, Train to the End of the World, Delicious in Dungeon, Mysterious Disappearances, Pokémon

The Weekly Orbit [7/1/24]

This week, in the inter-season doldrums, we take a look at the second Rozé of the Recapture episode and a particularly great Pokémon Horizons episode. Plus, Mysterious Disappearances,…

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Jul 1, 2024 • Subscribe

Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture, Mysterious Disappearances, Pokémon

The Weekly Orbit [5/6/24]

This week on the Weekly Orbit; surprising developments in Jellyfish Can’t Swim in The Night, a disappointing turn from Salad Bowl, and some great Pretty Cure episodes.

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May 6, 2024 • Subscribe

Pretty Cure, Train to the End of the World, Delicious in Dungeon

The Weekly Orbit [6/3/24]

In this week’s Weekly Orbit, the anime girl band wars heat back up, and Train to The End of The World gets back on track. Plus, retrospective coverage…

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Jun 3, 2024 • Subscribe

Train to the End of the World, Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night, A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, Asura, Asura Cryin'

The Weekly Orbit [4/7/24]

This week, in The Weekly Orbit, one season ends and another begins. Finale writeups for Bang Bravern, The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic, and Metallic Rouge. Dungeon…

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Apr 8, 2024 • Subscribe

Metallic Rouge, Sengoku Youko, The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic, Train to the End of the World, A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics

The Weekly Orbit [5/27/24]

It’s the week of no regrets here on the Weekly Orbit, with gripping, emotionally intense episodes from Girls Band Cry and….Wonderful Precure? Plus, Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the…

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May 27, 2024 • Subscribe

Girls Band Cry, Pokémon, Pretty Cure

The Weekly Orbit [6/24/24]

Three anime end as the season starts winding down. Which had the best finale between Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night, A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, and Shuumatsu…

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Jun 24, 2024 • Subscribe

Girls Band Cry, Mysterious Disappearances, Pokémon, Ruin Explorers, Train to the End of the World

The Weekly Orbit [4/22/24]

This week; strange developments in Shuumatsu Train, a surprising and moody Precure episode, plus the premieres of The Grimm Variations and Unnamed Memory

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Apr 22, 2024 • Subscribe

The Grimm Variations, Mysterious Disappearances, Delicious in Dungeon, Girls Band Cry, Himitsu no AiPri

The Weekly Orbit [6/17/24]

This week is all about the gay girl band arms race. Girls Band Cry delivers the single best episode of the season, and Jellyfish Can’t Swim in The…

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Jun 17, 2024 • Subscribe

The Grimm Variations, Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night, Delicious in Dungeon, Girls Band Cry, Mysterious Disappearances

The Weekly Orbit [3/4/25]

This week: Ave Mujica, Gundam GQuuuuuuX, and yuri manga.

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Mar 4, 2025 • Subscribe

Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX

The Weekly Orbit [5/13/24]

This week on a light Weekly Orbit: Dungeon Meshi, the Girl Band Wars rage on with a new dark horse candidate. Plus; what the hell is the Mysterious…

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May 13, 2024 • Subscribe

Delicious in Dungeon, Girls Band Cry, Mysterious Disappearances, Pokémon, A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics

The Weekly Orbit [8/5/24]

This week, emotions run high with vampire tragedies, theater kids at each other’s throats, and shot-down love confessions.

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Aug 5, 2024 • Subscribe

Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!, MAYONAKA PUNCH, The Elusive Samurai, BanG Dream!

Anime Orbit Weekly [6/5/22]

This week; the emotional core of Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, a farewell to Estab Life, a brief visit with Birdie Wing, and a shockingly strong episode from…

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Jun 5, 2022 • Subscribe

ESTAB LIFE: Great Escape

Anime Orbit Weekly [4/17/22]

This week: Birdie Wing gets surprisingly sane, Estab-Life gets pervy, and Executioner keeps it on the level. Also; some non-seasonal anime for once.

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Apr 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Witch Craft Works, The Executioner and Her Way of Life

Anime Orbit Weekly [5/15/22]

This week; I am a sucker for pop idols with sad backstories. Plus; Executioner, Estab-Life, and…is Birdie Wing based?

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May 15, 2022 • Subscribe

ESTAB LIFE: Great Escape, The Executioner and Her Way of Life

Anime Orbit Weekly [5/1/22]

This week on Anime Orbit Weekly; Birdie Wing cannot stop topping itself, Nijigasaki stumbles into a low point, and the low-key merits of Shikimori Isn’t Just a Cutie!

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May 1, 2022 • Subscribe

The Executioner and Her Way of Life

Anime Orbit Weekly [6/19/22]

This week: a springtime of thrills draws towards its end. Plus; Birdie Wing prepares for its last round.

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Jun 19, 2022 • Subscribe

The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Summer Time Rendering

Anime Orbit Weekly [4/24/22]

This week: the sincerity of Ya Boy Kongming! and the expert eeriness of Summertime Rendering. Plus: Estab-Life gets a dub and it’s actually pretty good.

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Apr 24, 2022 • Subscribe

The Demon Girl Next Door, Summer Time Rendering, Ya Boy Kongming!

Anime Orbit Weekly [5/22/22]

Anime Orbit Weekly is a weekly column where I summarize my journey through anime, manga, and the related spheres of popular culture over the past week. Expect spoilers for covered ma…

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May 22, 2022 • Subscribe

ESTAB LIFE: Great Escape

Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2025 Week 2

Table of Contents My Happy Marriage S2Honey Lemon SodaBlue BoxAquarion: Myth of EmotionsDragon Ball DaimaThe Apothecary Dairies S2Sorairo UtilityOrbMedalistWonderful PrecureToilet-bound Hanako-Kun …

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Jan 13, 2025 • Subscribe

Medalist, My Happy Marriage, Sorairo Utility, Aquarion, Blue Box

Weekly Seasonal Watches: Spring 2025 Week 2

Table of Contents Apothecary Diary S2You and Idol PrecureMobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuXApocalypse HotelRock is a Lady’s ModestyMoonriseYour FormaAnne ShirleyKowloon Generic RomanceYaiba: Samura…

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4 days ago • Subscribe

Moonrise, YOUR FORMA, Anne Shirley, KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE, LAZARUS

Site Update: The End of Anime Orbit Weekly & Other Future Plans

As one door closes, another opens.

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Jun 28, 2022 • Subscribe

TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: February 24 – March 2, 2025

There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. All of the data you find…

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Mar 3, 2025 • Subscribe

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, mono, Ansatsusha de Aru Ore no Status ga Yuusha yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi no da ga, Blue Giant, GOBLIN SLAYER

TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: January 27 – February 2, 2025

There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. All of the data you find…

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Feb 4, 2025 • Subscribe

Maku, mono, A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: February 24 – March 2, 2025

The overall hardware sales charts for consoles tracked and listed by Famitsu via their latest posting showed a significant increase in total units sold with PlayStation 5 leading…

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Mar 7, 2025 • Subscribe

Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh!, mono, Utawarerumono, Wizardry

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: January 27 – February 2, 2025

The overall hardware sales for the week for the ones tracked and listed by Famitsu in its latest weekly posting has noted a small respite in sales by…

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Feb 12, 2025 • Subscribe

Cardfight Vanguard

Anime Orbit Archive

Here you’ll find a simple list of every Anime Orbit article, from most to least recent, top to bottom. 2022 FallSeasonal Check-in: Hell is Other Vampires in CALL…

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Aug 31, 2022 • Subscribe

SHINEPOST

Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2025 Week

Table of Contents My Happy Marriage S2Honey Lemon SodaBlue BoxAquarion: Myth of EmotionsDragon Ball DaimaThe Apothecary Dairies S2Sorairo UtilityOrbMedalistWitchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~Wonderful Pr…

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Jan 20, 2025 • Subscribe

Medalist, My Happy Marriage, Sorairo Utility, Witchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~, Aquarion

New Winter 2025 2

We start this post with Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hougen Sugite Tsura Sugiru, where we meet Teru, a high school boy who just transferred to…

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Jan 8, 2025 • Subscribe

I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons, Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms, OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She's Saying, Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four!

Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2025 Week 9

Table of Contents My Happy Marriage S2Honey Lemon SodaBlue BoxAquarion: Myth of EmotionsDragon Ball DaimaThe Apothecary Dairies S2Sorairo UtilityOrbMedalistWitchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~You and Idol…

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Mar 3, 2025 • Subscribe

Blue Box, Dragon Ball, Honey Lemon Soda, Medalist, My Happy Marriage

Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2025 Week 1

Table of Contents Fate/Strange FakeBlue BoxDragon Ball DaimaSorairo UtilityOrbMedalistWonderful Precure Fate/Strange Fake Episode 1 (Premiere) I haven’t watched the original OVA for a while, …

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Jan 6, 2025 • Subscribe

Blue Box, Dragon Ball, Medalist, Sorairo Utility

Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2025 Week 7

Table of Contents My Happy Marriage S2Honey Lemon SodaBlue BoxAquarion: Myth of EmotionsDragon Ball DaimaThe Apothecary Dairies S2Sorairo UtilityOrbMedalistWitchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~You and Idol…

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Feb 17, 2025 • Subscribe

Honey Lemon Soda, Medalist, My Happy Marriage, Sorairo Utility, Witchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~

Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2025 Week 8

Table of Contents My Happy Marriage S2Honey Lemon SodaBlue BoxAquarion: Myth of EmotionsDragon Ball DaimaThe Apothecary Dairies S2Sorairo UtilityOrbMedalistWitchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~You and Idol…

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Feb 24, 2025 • Subscribe

Sorairo Utility, Witchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~, Aquarion, Blue Box, Dragon Ball

Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2025 Week 10

Table of Contents My Happy Marriage S2Honey Lemon SodaBlue BoxAquarion: Myth of EmotionsThe Apothecary Dairies S2Sorairo UtilityOrbMedalistWitchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~You and Idol PrecureToilet-bo…

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Mar 10, 2025 • Subscribe

Aquarion, Blue Box, Honey Lemon Soda, Medalist, My Happy Marriage

Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2025 Week 4

Table of Contents My Happy Marriage S2Honey Lemon SodaBlue BoxAquarion: Myth of EmotionsDragon Ball DaimaThe Apothecary Dairies S2Sorairo UtilityOrbMedalistWitchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~Wonderful Pr…

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Jan 27, 2025 • Subscribe

Aquarion, Blue Box, Dragon Ball, Honey Lemon Soda, Medalist

Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2025 Week 5

Table of Contents My Happy Marriage S2Honey Lemon SodaBlue BoxAquarion: Myth of EmotionsDragon Ball DaimaThe Apothecary Dairies S2Sorairo UtilityOrbMedalistWitchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~You and Idol…

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Feb 3, 2025 • Subscribe

Medalist, My Happy Marriage, Sorairo Utility, Witchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~, Aquarion

Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2025 Week 12

Table of Contents My Happy Marriage S2Honey Lemon SodaBlue BoxAquarion: Myth of EmotionsThe Apothecary Dairies S2Sorairo UtilityOrbMedalistWitchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~You and Idol PrecureToilet-bo…

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Witchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~, Aquarion, Blue Box, Honey Lemon Soda, Medalist

Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2025 Week 11

Table of Contents My Happy Marriage S2Honey Lemon SodaBlue BoxAquarion: Myth of EmotionsThe Apothecary Dairies S2Sorairo UtilityOrbMedalistWitchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~You and Idol PrecureToilet-bo…

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Mar 17, 2025 • Subscribe

Blue Box, Honey Lemon Soda, Medalist, My Happy Marriage, Sorairo Utility

Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2025 Week 13

Table of Contents My Happy Marriage S2Honey Lemon SodaBlue BoxAquarion: Myth of EmotionsThe Apothecary Dairies S2MedalistWitchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~You and Idol PrecureToilet-bound Hanako-Kun S2T…

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18 days ago • Subscribe

Aquarion, Blue Box, Honey Lemon Soda, Medalist, My Happy Marriage

Weekly Seasonal Watches: Spring 2025 Week 1

Table of Contents Apothecary Diary S2You and Idol PrecureRock is a Lady’s ModestAnne ShirleyKowloon Generic RomanceLazarus Winter 2025 Holdovers Apothecary Diary S2 Episode 13 Found on Crunch…

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11 days ago • Subscribe

Anne Shirley, KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE, Lazarus