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News Update - Mon, 8 May 2023
SuzuME, not SuzuKA. That's what I had to continuously tell myself as I put Allen's pick of the week, Suzume, up on the site. It's another Makoto Shinkai masterpiece…
News Update - Mon, 8 Jan 2024
Cause Bustin' Makes Me Feel Good? The point Allen makes in his opening line of his review for Bullbuster isn't lost on me, of course, but I also kinda…
News Update - Mon, 8 Aug 2022
A Kick to the Shin. Allen's pick of the week belongs to the Ikki Tousen series, one of the pioneers in sexy, somewhat uncomfortable clothes-shredders of fighting anime. Namely,…
News Update - Mon, 8 Nov 2021
The Other Half a Million? So yeah, Allen gets around to watching the second half of I'm Standing on a Million Lives, which apparently had a bit of a…
News Update - Mon, 8 Apr 2024
"Can You Sign What I Sign?" Allen goes full power Shoujo this week with A Sign of Affection this week, which he finds a reasonably appealing show, if a…
Netflix Animated Expansions
There have been a lot of interesting trends in the world of streaming recently. More streaming services taking anime including Disney + (yuck), Star Wars Visions, and Netflix…
Animated Patlabor Statistics
Sourced from the 25th anniversary book
Animated Observations Update #8: "Its Been a While" and Going on Break
Cmon, don’t look at me like that, life is hard, okay. But, seriously, I apologize for the lack of serious updates outside of random tweets in the last…
Animated Life / Otaku Futurism
In doing so, the Animated Life / Otaku Futurism recounts the same creation myth most people have heard a dozen times over already.
Best Adult Animated Show?
I predict people will skew the term "adult animation". Edited/Written by: @TeeHallumsYT SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME ON…
Animated Movie August: Promare
Welcome back to AMA or Animated Movie August. I enjoyed this feature that I tried out back in 2022, so I figured I’d bring it back. It’s rather…
Keiichi Arawi’s animated works
With his unique sense of humor and round, cute character designs, Keiichi Arawi is an artist whose work always makes you feel good whenever you encounter it.
Doki Doki News (Week of March 8 -14)
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of March 8th through 14th! Check out latest…
Lupin III News – First New Full-Length Animated Film in 30 Years Announced, Koike Directs
At long last, the popular Lupin III franchise is receiving a new full-length animated film. What we know so far, below.
Animated Movie August: Doukyuusei (movie)
Well, talk about a tonal change for this pick of mine in comparison to the last one. It’s a modern choice too. If I’m not mistaken, I think…
Books: Batman – The Animated Series
By Raz Greenberg. Perhaps the most surprising thing about Joe Sutliff Sanders new book, Batman: The Animated Series, which analyzes the superhero show as part of Wayne State…
Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic
“In the middle of the journey of our life I found myself within a dark woods where the straight way was lost” – Dante Alighieri Back in the…
The Art of Animated Titles
During their mid-century boom.
Books: 100 Animated Feature Films
By Jonathan Clements. Twelve years after its first publication, the British Film Institute’s 100 Animated Feature Films gets burnished and buffed up by its original author, Andrew Osmond,…
Classic Adventures: Animated Literary Tales
I have a box set of “Classic Adventures,” consisting of ten 48-minute animated adaptations of classic literary adventures, nine based on novels and one based on a true-life…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – May 8, 2021
Yuri Events Toronto Comics Arts Festival, on Wednesday, May 12 at 7 PM Eastern NA Time will host Deb Aoki talking with creator Kabi Nagata. This is a…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – July 8, 2023
Yuri Manga Kodansha announced the license for I Can’t Say No To The Lonely Girl by Kashikaze at Anime Expo. I haven’t reviewed volumes of that, but I…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – June 8, 2024
Yuri Manga On the Yuricon Store this week: The Moon On A Rainy Night, Volume 5 hits shelves this week! Do not miss this wonderful story by Kuzushiro…
NEWS: Kaiju No. 8 Anime Coming To Crunchyroll 2024
.Crunchyroll announced at NYCC that the Kaiju No 8 anime will be streaming exclusively on their platform Spring 2024.
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – March 8, 2025
It’s going to be short today, as I have a lot on my schedule! I’m participating in my local International Women’s Day March among other things. Okazu News…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – February 8, 2020
Yuri Manga Via YNN Senior Correspondent Eric P. we have news of Love Me For Who I Am, Volume 1, a “An LGBT+ manga about finding friendship and…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – October 8, 2022
Yuri and LGBTQ+ Manga She Loves to Cook, She Loves to Eat by Sakaomi Yuzaki is available from Yen Press! This story is about food, and learning to…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – August 8, 2020
Week after week, I put this news report together and am absolute amazed at how much news there is from the Yuri Network. It’s a great time to…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 8, 2024
Because this week wasn’t bad enough, I have lost my job once more and can face the uncertainty of the future with that to stress about as well.…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – December 8, 2022
Yuri Anime Crunchyroll has picked up Liz and the Blue Bird, say ANN’s Alex Mateo. I really hope you’ll watch this, if you haven’t already. It was quite…
Animated Movie August: Chirin no Suzu
Welcome to the first edition of Animated Movie August. A pretty self-explanatory title if I do say so myself. I watch an animated movie of my choice, these…
How They Animated 'The Wolf House'
Plus: news and mid-century Yugoslav animation.
Every Animated Wukong - The Monkey King
Sun Wukong, aka the monkey king aka son goku, has appeared in film and TV for almost 100 years. Here is a quick look at the appearances of…
Kidults Are Getting Animated About Anime
The 13 and older toy sector now accounts for over a quarter of all toy sales in North America!
+15: The Master of Animated Dance
Peeking into the artistry of Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo.
Horrors of Animated Food Hygiene #2
Today: Polar Bear Cafe Episode 20 In the second story from this episode, “Summer Festival“, Polar Bear and Grizzly jointly run a stall at the local Summer Festival…
+16: The First Animated Christmas Special
When UPA mashed up Charles Dickens with its most famous character.
[News] Rayearth News!
What has been cooking for Rayearth these days? Music, art exhibition, official releases, and more!
RWBY Might Just be the Most Cynical Animated Program of All Time (Second Impressions, Volumes 1-8)
When I did my first review of Rooster Teeth’s RWBY, I watched the first five seasons and walked out of it pretty stoked to finish the series. It…
NEWS: Crunchyroll Will Stream “Kaiju No.8” Simultaneously With Japanese Broadcast
It is almost time for Kaiju No. 8 and I am so excited! As April 13 draws close, more exciting…
[News] Rayearth News (Update)
This time, we have some updates on past Rayearth news. Art exhibition, official releases, and more!
Three Local 3D Animated Films in 2019
Okay I’m going to stray a little bit off anime but this sis still on the topic of animation. There are three local animation movies that are released…
Animated in Akiba - An Otaku Fairy Tale
Animated in Akiba is an urban fantasy story about an anime fan who works in Akiba having an amazing adventure. It is from my book, Tokyo Int...
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NATSU GA HAJIMARU — AN ANIMATED SHORT RECOMMENDATION
Today, I salute you with a quick post on a short web movie I came across while I was going through Aoki Jun’s works. I previously did two…
A Macabre Animated Gem for the Ages
Plus: global animation news and retro ads.
Animated Movie August: Sword of the Stranger
Welcome back to the second installation of Animated Movie August, 2024 edition. It’s pretty self explanatory, so I’ll keep it moving. This particular film came onto my radar…
Video Media: An Animated View On People.
For years there has been a stigma about games and television and how people who surround theirselves with it are lazy, unmotivated, and uncreative. However, what people don’t…
Wolfwalkers: An Example of Peak Animated Cinema
Is COVID STILL ongoing right now? Holy crap… that thing is immortal. Anyway, I’m bringing it up because today’s review is of a 2020 film: Cartoon Saloon’s Wolfwalkers,…