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Paranoia and Abuse in Blood on the Tracks Volume Four
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Things are Getting Weirder: Blood on the Tracks Volume Two
A look at volume two of Blood on the Tracks.
Blood on the Tracks, Vol. 1 by Shūzō Oshimi—Review
Volume 1 of Blood on the Tracks by Shūzō Oshimi is great, but terrifying. Here are my thoughts on the first seven chapters.
Turning Up the Creepy to Eleven in Blood on the Tracks Volume Three
Talking about Blood on the Tracks volume three.
Things Get…Freudian? Exploring the Psychosexual in Blood on the Tracks Volume 5
Analyzing the strange relationships of Seiko, Seiichi and Yuiko in Blood on the Tracks volume five.
Blood on the Tracks Manga Creator Shūzō Oshimi Can't Help But Get Personal
We met with Oshimi at the Kodansha House pop-up in NYC to look back at Flowers of Evil, gender themes in his work, and what might come next.
317 – Triple Dip 44 – Chainsaw Man, Blood on the Tracks, Super-Dimensional Love Gun
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The Penguin & The Bloody Tracks Home
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Blood on the Dance Floor Retrospective: Scissors
I discuss Blood on the Dance Floor’s eight studio album: Scissors. Being the final album to feature Jayy Von Monroe, with a Synthpop sound, how does it hold…
Blood on the Dance Floor Retrospective: Haunted
I discuss Blood on the Dance Floor’s tenth studio album: Haunted. Being a more gloomy and atmospheric album in the bands discography, how does it hold up?
Jumping the Tracks IV: Change the plot
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Jumping the Tracks II: Streeeeetching the ploooootttttt
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Blood on the Dance Floor Retrospective: Cruel Pornography
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I discuss Blood on the Dance Floor’s ninth studio album: Kawaii Monster. Being the first album to feature female vocalist, Fallon Vendetta, and being yet another odd shift…
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I discuss Blood on the Dance Floor’s eleventh studio album: Cinema Erotica. Being the last album to feature Fallon Vendetta, how does it hold up?
Ranked: VIXX’s title tracks
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Off the Tracks I: Just Keep Going
Going off the tracks happens when the writers lose track of the story’s meta-plot, the storyline that defines the end of the story. Was that technical, or what?…
Blood on the Dance Floor Retrospective: You Are The Heart
I discuss what’s probably the most inconsequential album in Blood on the Dance Floor’s discography: You Are The Heart. Being the last EP released by the band, is…
Blood on the Dance Floor Retrospective: Hollywood Death Star
I discuss the final Blood on the Dance Floor album: Hollywood Death Star. Being the final album in the bands discography, how does it hold up?
Blood of the Wise, Blood of the Fool
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Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
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Jumping the Tracks III: Throw in more characters
I’ve had a bug in a delicate place about stories that Jump the Tracks, that is, lose track of progress in the main meta-plot of a series, for…
Blood on the Dance Floor Retrospective: Sinners Are Winners – The Invocation
I discuss the second, and final, album from Dahvie Vanity’s solo project Sinners are Winners: The Invocation. Being an even heavier, gloomier and darker follow-up to the already…
Strike the Blood
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Blood on the Snow: The Horrifying Implosion of Japan’s United Red Army
Pushed underground by vigilant police surveillance, Japan's militant far left went down a dark path that would tarnish its name in infamy for decades to come.
Blood on the Dance Floor Retrospective: Sinners are Winners – For Beginners
I discuss the first album from Dahvie Vanity’s solo project Sinners are Winners: For Beginners. Being an Industrial Metal project with a much darker aesthetic, how does this…
Strike The Blood IV
Wooh, wooh, wooh… For the longest time… Wooh, wooh, wooh… For the longest time… Yeah. That is how it feels while waiting for Strike The Blood IV to…
Blood: The Last Vampire
Blood: The Last Vampire (2001) Vampire fiction often brings an erotic sub-text along with the horror but Blood: The Last Vampire focuses on the dread. Not only because…
Strike The Blood Final
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The Promised Neverland Exhibiton Booklet: Tracks to the Neverland (Dec. 2020)
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Train to the End of the World Episode 2: Water Tracks
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The game was originally available for both Android and iOS, but is now on Steam for $24.99.
Shin no Nakama – 03 – Off the Path of Blood, On the Path of…COOKIEEES!!!
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Strike the Blood, Vol. 15
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Strike the Blood, Vol. 20
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Strike the Blood, Vol. 16
By Gakuto Mikumo and Manyako. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Jeremiah Bourque. After the last volume, which as…
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Strike the Blood, Vol. 17
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Strike the Blood, Vol. 21
By Gakuto Mikumo and Manyako. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Jeremiah Bourque. For once I have actual things…