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Shortcake Cake Volume 1 Review (Spoiler‑Free)
Kaley's spoiler-free review of volume 1 of Shortcake Cake.
Postmodern Media : Memes and Database Consumption
Memes are everywhere. That’s their most striking feature, really : wherever you go on the Internet, you’re bound to find something that more or less resembles it, from…
Christmas Cake Tradition and Recipe
Japan has some peculiar Christmas traditions. Fried chicken and Christmas cake! well that sounds like a great way to celebrate!
Facebook Anime Memes...
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My Anime Memes
I was trying out my new digital art app, and I ended up making some little memes with the anime pics I already had. I’m not feeling great…
Shortcake Cake Vols 9 and 10
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Hololive Alternative, Takamori, and the Speed of Memes
Hololive Alternative is a 2d animation project depicting the Virtual Youtubers of Hololive as active characters within a world. Two “teasers” are out currently, and they’re a treat…
Art Talk #4: Memes
I felt like writing about my drawings today, okay?
#anime #memes #onepiece #animeedit
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Chargeman Ken and Other Popular Japanese Memes: A Retrospective
The pandemic, the Olympics, and many other blunders gave plenty of material for Japanese people to make memes of. Here's the best of 2020.
#anime #memes #animeedit #gintama #weeb
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New Dog, Blue Giant Movie, Fionna and Cake
I have returned with a new puppy named Luna! I also share thoughts on the Blue Giant Movie, Fiona and Cake and some gaming bonding moments I had…
Hana and Hina After School (2015 – 2017)
A Japanese manga by the one and only, Morinaga Milk. Link can be found here for chapters 1-15 here, and the rest of the chapters (that are unfortunately…
Shortcake Cake, Vol 8
Shortcake Cake, Volume 8 By suu Morishita Some shoujo series have fast-paced drama, and others have stories that unfold much more slowly like Shortcake Cake, which finally gets…
S2E24 - Shortcake Cake, Nana
In this final episode of the second season of Screentone Club, Elliot and Andy perform a running dive into a pair of Shoujo Beat series: the sweet and…
Shortcake Cake, Vol 7
Shortcake Cake Volume 7 by suu Morishita As I was picking up this volume of Shortcake Cake, I started thinking about how genuinely fond of many of the…
Twin Cake (2012 – 2013)
Written and Drawn by Aoi Hana Link Yes, I know I’ve been doing A LOT of manga reviews lately Twin cake is about a girl named Kaede…
Free, Free, & More Free!
The grammar thing keeps trying to correct “More Free” to “Freer” and if that is not the name of the next season then they really missed out on…
Fandom Studies Resources
The list below offers some notable books and more informal discussion as places to start, as well as a few anime fandom-specific essays.
Fan vs. Fandom
Recently, someone close to me revisited one of their favorite TV series of all time: Burn Notice. They can talk forever about how they love Michael, Fiona, and…
Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure Episode 40: Dress and Cake
The fortieth episode of Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure focuses on weddings. Ellee becomes quite intrigued by the idea, and everyone helps her out by throwing a party where…
#anime #memes #funny #animeedit #demonslayer #chainsawman
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Lupin III (2015)
Lupin III (2015) is the fourth part of the Lupin III series. In this review, I discuss the new supporting characters and major story arcs.
2015 Oscar Shorts
I just saw the nominees in the Best Live Action Short Film and Best Animated Short Film...
Summer 2015 Anime
It’s time to get unreasonably optimistic again. But seriously, the new season is looking much more promising than Spring was.
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The Disguiser [2015]
In Korean, it’s 위장자. In original Chinese, it’s 伪装者 (Weizhuangzhe). I consider this to be one of better ones out there.
2015 Gaming Reflections
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Summer 2015 Anime
Here is my list of Summer 2015 anime series that look interesting – Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace Mysterious murders solved by middle school kids. Either an homage…
2015 Oscar Shorts
I just saw the nominees in the Best Live Action Short Film and Best Animated Short Film for the 87th Academy Awards. I’ve never done this before, but…
Black Creators and Journalists in Anime/Manga Fandom
A few years ago we put out a holiday gift guide with some of our favorite indie storefronts, including a big list of Black-owned kawaii and goth/punk brands.…
Boys’ Love, Fandom, and Italy: A Passionate Affair
Cover image: La scintilla dell’amore by Kuroda Sakaki (Kappa Edizioni, 2006) A girl is out at the newsstand next to her building, buying some magazines
Inugami Korone, Taira Isao, and My Fandom History
As a Virtual Youtuber, Inugami Korone has always been known to march to the beat of her own drum. From doing flips and cartwheels during the biggest Hololive…
Ushio and Tora (2015): A War For Humanity
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? For those of you not in the know, Ushio and Tora was something I wrote about on a seasonal capacity when I…
Yuri Quickie: Piece of Cake
Do not let this still fool some of you. The short looks pretty good in motion. As described by the director Sophie Feher, aka @Soap_Tears, so eloquently put…
One Piece (Whole Cake Island)
The One Piece anime took a huge step forward in terms of production (and storytelling, in my opinion) during Whole Cake Island.
Preview Guide 2: Shortcake Cake
Discusses the first volume of Shortcake Cake by Suu Morishita We’re back for our second preview guide, covering this month’s new shojo manga series debut of SHORTCAKE CAKE. Viz…
Recipe: Halloween Kaki Fruit Cake
Bringing Halloween to the table in its sweetest taste.
Case 77 – OK Christmas Cake
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Youjo Senki and Free Will
The series I started the most on a whim this season was Youjo Senki (or The Saga of Tanya the Evil for those who like clumsy official names). The chatter…
Review: Free and Easy (2016)
Free and Easy 轻松+愉快 China, 2016, colour, 2.35:1, 98 mins. Director: Geng Jun 耿军. Rating: 4/10. Phlegmatic black comedy set in bleak northeast China gradually runs out of…
Review: Free and Easy (2016)
Free and Easy 轻松+愉快 China, 2016, colour, 2.35:1, 98 mins. Director: Geng Jun 耿军. Rating: 4/10. Phlegmatic black comedy set in bleak northeast China gradually runs out of…
#gintama #shounen #anime #memes #funny #animeedit #weeb
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The obnoxious consequences of anime becoming memes
I forgot the fucking excerpt again.
117: Fandom Blows Ass
It seems like being into a fandom is just opting in to horrible drama that makes everyone feel bad. The Sickos discuss how they will never join a…
When Fandom Becomes Work
Fandom is, first and foremost, about having fun…but lately, when I get home from work, I can’t summon the brain power to pay attention to anything longer than…
Facts Concerning the Late H.P. Lovecraft and His Fandom
Japan has mutated Cthulhu and company from serious literature to pop culture tropes to self-parody. What follows is an account of this singular transformation.
Ushio and Tora (Ushio to Tora) – Part Two: 2015
Ushio and Tora (Ushio to Tora) – Part Two: 2015 Let’s jump forward 23 years (to what is now nearly 5 years ago actually) and land in 2015…
#10 — Gatchaman Crowds (2013) and Gatchaman Crowds insight (2015)
To this day, my cellphone wallpaper is Gatchaman Crowds‘ Hajime Ichinose. She’s pulling a confused look as fellow gatchaman team member Sugune Tachibana admits that he only uses…
