I’m pleased to announce a new addition to the blog: Spotlight.Starting this week, every Friday, I’ll shine a spotlight on various aspects of anime, movies, books, and other media, tailored to…
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Introducing Theme Weeks + Masterpost
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Introducing The Motley Baka
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Introducing: Content Dollar Store
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Introducing the Hashikko Ensemble Playlist
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Director Spotlight #11:
Dir. SATO Yoshinori (Shinjuku Tiger) Yoshinori Sato was born in Aichi, Japan on February 1975. After graduating high school, he went to the…
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Director Spotlight #12:
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