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Hotarubi no Tomoru Koro ni Prologue Translated
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Somali to Mori no Kamisama – 01
「旅する親子」 (Tabisuru Oyako) "Journeying Parent and Child" Golem for best dad 2020.
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「幼子と緑の砦」 (Osanago to Midori no Toride) "The Infant Child and the Green Boulder" The bond between Somali and Golem is so frickin wholesome and it hurts my heart to think…
Somali to Mori no Kamisama – 03
「ほら穴の底の海」 (Horaana no Soko no Umi) "The Sea at the Bottom of the Cave" All good things come to an end.
Somali to Mori no Kamisama – 02
「くさびらと鬼の住処」 (Kusabira to Oni no Sumika) "Edible Herbs and the Oni's Dwelling" Just when we were getting all nice and comfy.
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「祈り語る出会いと絆 / 小さな日々の思い出」 (Inori Kataru Deai to Kizuna / Chiisana Hibi no Omoide) "Meetings and Bonds Prayed For / Memories of Minor Days" I'm sure glad that there weren't any…
Somali to Mori no Kamisama – 04
「叶える花と願う約束」 (Kanaeru Hana to Negau Yakusoku) "The Wishing Flower and the Promise Request" The golem learned an extremely valuable lesson. Sometimes, the journey can matter more than the destination.
Sacrificial Princess Tutu
Princess Tutu is a dark and complex anime hidden behind the guise of a childish magical girl show. Initially, it tells the story of a duck who is…
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The cleaning of Fuchi no Mori, a forest located near Hayao Miyazaki’s residence, gathers volunteers to help the director maintain the place, ensuring its cleanliness
Episode 667: Pupipo to Mori no Kamisama
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Glass no Mori// All Routes and Thoughts
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Memento Mori
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Fumetsu no Anata e – 04
World building involves a lot of heavy lifting, and that isn't always the most gripping or elegant part of a story to watch play out. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 13
「高みへの意志」 (Takami e no ishi) "Aspiring to Go Higher?" What really strikes be about this episode – and it’s a major element of this series’ appeal – is the quiet…
Fumetsu no Anata e – 10
Fumetsu no Anata e reaches its anime halfway point with a remarkably eventful episode. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 19
I loathe this arc to an irrational degree - and that's taking into account that I loathe it rationally too. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 09
「深い記憶」 (Fukai kioku) "Deep Memories" It really is funny how there's an inverse relationship between how hard Fumetsu no Anata e tries to be heartbreaking, and how heartbreaking it actually…
Fumetsu no Anata e – 15
「トナリという名の少女」 (Tonari to iu na no shoujo) "The Girl Named Tonari" It’s rather ironic that Gugu always went barefoot, because he left some mighty big shoes to fill.
Fumetsu no Anata e – 01
「最後のひとり」 (Saigo no hitori) "The Last One" As Harry Caray used to say, “The Big Possums Walk Late”.
Fumetsu no Anata e – 05
The contrast between permanence and impermanence is very much at the heart of this story, and that's a subject inherently laden with melancholy. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 09
It really is funny how there's an inverse relationship between how hard Fumetsu no Anata e tries to be heartbreaking, and how heartbreaking it actually is. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 02
「おとなしくない少女」 (Otonashikunai shōjo) "The Immature Girl" While this episode is not close to the masterpiece the premiere was, it has a different job to do and it does it well.
Fumetsu no Anata e – 14
Tonally speaking, you could hardly ask for a greater contrast than last week's episode of Fumetsu no Anata e and this one. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 13
What really strikes be about this episode - and it's a major element of this series' appeal - is the quiet dignity with which is approaches deep emotional…
Fumetsu no Anata e – 12
There's a larger arc to To Your Eternity, one that transcends all the supporting characters. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 07
Fumetsu no Anata e has a strange and often wonderful way of looking at the world, and the less hard it tries to be ingratiating the more charming…
Fumetsu no Anata e – 15
It's rather ironic that Gugu always went barefoot, because he left some mighty big shoes to fill. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 18
「進み行くために」 (Susumi iku tame ni) "To Continue On" We're gonna need a bigger doodle wall.
Fumetsu no Anata e – 03
I'd have taken one look at that battleship with hair and decided by arrows weren't going to do any good whatsoever. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 04
「大きな器」 (Ookina utsuwa) "Large Vessel" World building involves a lot of heavy lifting, and that isn’t always the most gripping or elegant part of a story to watch play out.
Fumetsu no Anata e – 07
「変わりたい少年」 (Kawaritai shounen) "The Boy Who Wants to Change" Fumetsu no Anata e has a strange and often wonderful way of looking at the world, and the less hard it…
Fumetsu no Anata e – 12
「目覚め」 (Mezame) "Awakening" There's a larger arc to To Your Eternity, one that transcends all the supporting characters.
Fumetsu no Anata e – 02
While this episode is not close to the masterpiece the premiere was, it has a different job to do and it does it well. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 18
We're gonna need a bigger doodle wall. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 06
Now that was more like it. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 08
"Kaibutsu banzai!" indeed. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 16
What sort of a universe is it where Gugu and Parona are dead, and Tonari lives on? Read more
Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi
Plot: Urashima Tunnel – Once you enter that tunnel, you can get whatever you want, but at a price. Tohno Kaoru, who seems to have an elusive personality…
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"One for the dreamers, yes, but not necessarily one for the thinkers."
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If I can’t have more Natsume Yuujinchou, I can at least enjoy its more innocent, less melancholy cousin. Either far in the past or perhaps even in a…
