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the year without an AWA (almost)
Japanese animation, anime, cartoons, manga, 1960-1990, Tezuka, Miyazaki, Ishinomori, Matsumoto, Yamato, Gatchaman, Star Blazers, Captain Harlock


A New Year Is Almost Here!
We’ve all been through a lot in 2021! Over the past year, it’s impossible to completely detail everything we all went through and experienced as individuals. So, as…
Episode 25, "Up The Creek Without An Oars"
On this episode of the One Piece Podcast we’re joined by Firecrouch and Funkatron as we discuss the news, manga Chapter 555, “Oars and his Conical Hat,” a…
Episode 25, "Up The Creek Without An Oars"
On this episode of the One Piece Podcast we’re joined by Firecrouch and Funkatron as we discuss the news, manga Chapter 555, “Oars and his Conical Hat,” a…


OtakuGeneration (Show #120) with AWA
NOTE: This was also cross posted in the LJ community. Shownotes :: (show 120) :: () :: () :: () :: () With AWA, and recorded live on September…
OSMinterview: Gina Biggs @ AWA 14
Gina Biggs © Gina Biggs Here’s our first ever OSMinterview with one of the most awesome women in webcomics, Gina Biggs! She’s the creator of the romantic drama Red…
OSMcast: AWA 14 9-22-2008
It’s only the first day back from the Anime Weekend Atlanta 14 and we’ve already got our podcast up and running about it! Listen to us talk about…


BABYMETAL’s Fourth Album Almost Gave Me an Existential Crisis
So… I know I have normally rescinded doing single review posts of an album, as opposed to my much better bi-annual highlight reel. However, when writing the first…
Gundam AGE 48 Remembers the Show I Loved For Almost a Year Now
[Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 47] No. I’m not saying this makes up for the entire Kio arc. Also, there’s one more episode for it to all go to…
OSMcrap: “The REALLY real real AWA 15 Experience (abridged)”
The Ozone Commandos also keep things real Once again we bring the real scoop on what really goes down at anime cons. This time we went to the fifteenth…


1989, The Year in Japanese Cinema: An Introduction
Chief Cabinet Secretary Keizo Obuchi announces the Heisei era I was recently watching a few films in my collection and happened to notice ho...
The Melancholic Middle Aged Anime Fan
Blue Blink, Idol Densetsu Eriko, Princess Princess, Ranma ½, Singles


Tune of the Week(ish) Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War’s Without any words!
Dropping those beats like this season is gonna drop those Bankai! The Tune of the Week is the third opening theme to Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War: Without…


2021 – An Anime Year in Review
Happy New Year! Or, at least, I hope that this new year has the potential to be happier than the last couple have been. As many… critiques as…


St. Pius V Corner: An Unbloody Sacrifice Without A Divine Redeemer
Hence it is that Christ is not only God, but very God indeed – very God of very God, insomuch that He Himself is the Truth, If, then,…


An Objective* and Comprehensive** Look Back at the 2022 Anime Year
* Not objective ** Not comprehensive
BOCCHI THE ROCK!, Call of the Night, Encouragement of Climb, Healer Girl, The Case Study of Vanitas


Why I Can’t Pick An Anime Of The Year For 2021
Who knows? Maybe 2022 will change things.


The Girl Without A Face Review
TheOASG reviews tearontaron's manga involving a human and a yokai in a unique, loving relationship, since the yokai is a girl without a face!
Almost timely news recap
How was everyone’s Halloween? Did you have a chance to go to Universal Studios Osaka and get menaced by a zombie King Kong? (The page is gone now,…
Review: Almost Love (2022)
Almost Love 遇见你 China, 2022, colour, 2.35:1, 109 mins. Director: Luo Luo 落落 [Zhao Jiarong 赵佳蓉]. Rating: 5/10. Initially interesting youth romance is worth a quick look for…
The Unreleased Anime That Almost Changed History
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THE SHIBUYA INCIDENT ARC IS ALMOST HERE!
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The Game Awards Are Almost Here Again
It’s time for the obligatory personal notes everyone makes when these nominations get released.


Kadomatsu in Sendai: An Old-School Japanese New Year
You may have heard of kadomatsu, Japan's traditional New Year decoration. But did you know of this old-school variation from the Edo era?


The Country Without Humans Vol 1 Review
Iwatobineko’s science fiction manga series, The Country Without Humans, is an interesting read. The story is both exciting and rather melancholy, as the main characters struggle to discover…


The Country Without Humans – Manga First Impression
The Country Without Humans is the latest manga from the author of Somali and the Forest Spirit and it really shows.


Anime Without a Home!
Though you might not see it on TV, in movie theaters, or in many other modern forms of media, it’s an unfortunate truth of modern society that perhaps…


Joy Without Toxic Fans
I share my thoughts on why do toxic people care about what or how you enjoy something. This topic been on my mind alot lately with the release…


Bleach Thousand Year Blood War Cour Two Review: Almost Non-Stop Fighting and A Shocking Departure from the Manga
So cour one of Bleach Thousand Year Blood War ended on a mixture of emotions. The soul society was in shambles as a result of the attack from…


The ANN Aftershow - The Uzumaki Anime is Almost Perfect
The Uzumaki anime is out, and the visuals and music live up to the hype. Still, one thing isn't quite right...also our two favorite shows of the season…


Animating 'Almost There' from 'The Princess and the Frog'
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Dirty Pair (Episode 19) – An Unjustified Lover’s Grudge. Let Me Love You Without Revenge
Kei and Yuri destroy an evil warlord’s base, but in the daring escape crash their pod into a house. Now, the owner of the house has hired them…


Booty Royale: Never Go Down Without a Fight! (Volume 16) – I am an Entertainer!
Misora and Alevtina won the battle, but they didn’t feel like winners. Then, when Sara wanted to schedule the one-on-one match with Misora, she refused. However, it was…


Training’s Almost Over. Muzan is on the Move
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba S4 Ep 7 Review So, the Hashira Training Arc is already ending, and it’s happening soon. I knew that this arc was going…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 28 – (Almost) Shot Through the Heart
Sakura has already demonstrated that she’s a decent cook (though Touya teases otherwise), but one thing she has yet to master is deep-frying croquettes; specifically the exact manner…


Anime Almost Ruined My Life
Anime is some heavy hitting stuff if you don't know how to use it correctly. It will bring you great joy but also great sadness if consumed for…
Your (Almost) Daily Harlock Fix
1. Toei has set up a Harlock film YouTube site [here]. I think it’s a great move and it kind of makes me wonder why it took them…


Fall 2021 Is Almost Here!
The year is nearing its end, and that means that once again the next Fall anime season is almost here!


Bojack Was Almost A Vampire
Vampires are better than pirates tbh. 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 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@totallynotmark


Song of the Sea: This Time WithOUT Feeling?
I finally got to see Cartoon Saloon’s The Secret of Kells after years of buildup. I loved it, so naturally, I did the next logical step: also watch…


Nostalgia without the memories: “Platinum” from Cardcaptor Sakura
I just had a procedure done where part of my back was sliced up and sewed back together and now I’m sitting around trying my best not to…


AniTAY Podcast S9 E20: Without the Actual Gushing
This episode’s members: Requiem, Reikaze, Marquan and DocKev with Thatsmapizza handling the editing duties.
Learning Without a Goal: The Joy of Learning
In the United States, learning is seen as a means to an end, not as an end of itself. You go to college to get a degree that…


The Promised Neverland – 19 – A Future Without Regret
By bringing up Mujika and Sonju, Emma clues Norman in on a major threat to his plan. He’s never met either, but heard stories about a mutation of…


Manga Talk: The Country Without Humans Volume 1
I share my thoughts on The Country Without Humans Volume 1. Story & Art by: IWATOBINEKO Published by: Seven Seas Entertainment Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Supernatural — Support…
The Head-Scratching Acquisition of “We Without Wings”
While I was at a panel at AnimeNEXT last Saturday, I received a series of press release emails from FUNimation on the latest license acquisitions they had just…
Noblesse ep 1 – The Man Without A Name
I got to watch the first episode of Noblesse. I have been waiting for this show ever since it was announced. I hope it doesn't disappoint!


Booty Royale: Never Go Down Without a Fight! (Volume 8) – An Incredible Battle of Wills!
With the continued success of the KGB group, they’ve decided to create a second-generation group. Utako has already got the K taken care of, so they just need…


Birds Without Names (2017) review
“Shiraishi is not only able to confront the spectator with the perverse side-effects of a patriarchal phallic societal Other – i.e. male opportunism, but also reveals, in an…
Review: Records without Words (2023)
Records without Words 沉默笔录 China, 2023, colour, 2.35:1, 92 mins. Director: Hao Feihuan 郝飞环. Rating: 7/10. Psychodrama-cum-whodunit set in mid-1990s rural China is strongly written and nicely mounted,…