[The anime under discussion is rated TV-MA. Please proceed with appropriate caution.] I am ripping my retinas away from Hakuouki to write this post; yes, although it has been four years, I remain i…
Dec 21, 2020 • Subscribe
Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom (2010), Junjo Romantica
More like this
Warlords of Sigrdrifa #01 — Please Don’t Murder the Wildlife
Seriously, what have these megafauna ever done to anybody? Impressions: Say what you want about Azur Lane, and you should because it was a terrible show,…
Please Don’t Interrogate Me, Bro!
fucking sushi Gwaaaah, I don’t want to blog for the next few weeks. Can I just tweet random shit for now? I’m lazy. However, someone forced me to…
Reflecting on Rewatching – Why I typically don’t
I’ve never been a re-watcher of media. It was a pain in the ass for my poor mother who had been told that kids come to love certain…
On the Dread Tendrils of Moe - The Great Moe Conspiracy
Ladies, gentlemen, friends, comrades all. It saddens me to be the bearer of grave news; several months after Taikutsu Remedy bravely decla...
The Yufuin Murder Case
湯布院殺人事件 (Yufuin satsujinjiken, The Yufuin Murder Case , 1994) is a not very interesting mystery by UCHIDA Yasuo (内田康夫). The main characters ...
Don’t @ Me: Six of my Anime Opinions: Before The Summer of Love Edition
It’s Monday, which means it is time for this! Welcome back to Don’t @ Me! The place where, like Imu. I sit in the shadows as I dish…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 174: The Teddy Bear Murder Case (or Don’t Mess With The Teddy Bear!)
In This episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan reviews the very short murder mystery The Teddy Bear Murder Case by Asumiko Nakamura He discusses the basic plot…
The Most Notorious “Talker” Runs the World’s Greatest Clan: First Impression
Most notorious talker or Wajutsushi for short is one I’m having some trouble getting in to
First Impression: The Most Notorious “Talker” Runs the World’s Greatest Clan
Noel’s grandfather is a legendary seeker, known for slaying numerous beasts that came from the abyss. After his grandfather dies in battle, Noel wants to follow in his…
Please, Please Don’t Watch Scar on the Praeter (or, Writing a Scathing Review of Ex-Arm Would Have Been So Much Easier)
After five or so years of working on projects as part of The Backloggers, I think I can, with full confidence, say that I’m cursed. When you hear…
Reflecting on the Passing of Rachel Lillis
Rachel Lillis, one of the main voice actors of the original Pokémon dub, passed away recently. She was 55. I don’t hold that original 4Kids dub in special…
Reflecting on COVID, OWLS, and My Priorities
A brief update on myself and what’s been happening.
Reflecting on Streaming, My Experience so Far
Talking a bit about my recent experience with streaming.
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 284: Atom Cat (or The Cat Version of the World’s Greatest Robot)
In this podcast episode, Xan returns to the world of Osamu Tezuka as he reviews the lighthearted parody of Tetsuwan Atomu, so enjoy as he reviews the comedy adventure manga Atom…
Don’t @ Me: Eight of my Anime Opinons: Finally on Vacation Edition
Last week I said I needed a vacation, and I finally have one. Yet rest and relaxation will not stop this! Welcome to Don’t @ Me, where unlike…
Don’t @ Me: Seven of My Anime Opinions: Still on Lockdown Edition
It’s another week, the world is still stuck at home, but at least we got anime. Welcome to Don’t @ Me where like a guy climbing a tower…
Don’t @ Me: Six of my Anime Opinions: The Finale of Attack on Titan Edition
It’s Monday, which means it is time for this! Welcome back to Don’t @ Me! The place, like Eren Yeager, I get super angry for bullshit teenage reasons…
Don’t @ Me: Six of my Anime Opinions: The First Cut is the Deepest Edition
It’s Monday, which means it is time for this! Welcome back to Don’t @ Me! The place where, like a certain rubber boy. I ascent to the top…
World’s Greatest Assassin #04 — Random Nipples
Ah, AT-X. You sure are… AT-X. Is it just me or is it vaguely comforting when random nipples appear out of nowhere in an AT-X show? It's kind…
World’s Greatest Assassin #06 — Evil Inc
This author sure loves his sex slaves. Impressions: I'm inclined to cut this one a bit of slack just because it told a cohesive story in the…
World’s Greatest Assassin #05 — Still Training…
Always training… Impressions: It's almost endearing how this episode started off badly and managed to somehow get immeasurably worse as it went on. I was complaining last…
World’s Greatest Assassin #02 — Abusing the Grace Period
It's the second episode. Why is it already basically filler? Impressions: All right, show. We can say that the slick opening (which you skipped this week) and…
Reflecting on BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense
Welcome, all, again. As the world–my 2 jobs included–has been falling farther down the proverbial rabbit hole these last couple of months, I’ve found myself feeling more need…
Don’t @ Me: Five of my Anime Opinions: Dewbond’s on a Vacation Edition
It’s Monday, I’m chilling out by a pool for a week, (but I’ll still be blogging!) and it’s time for this. Welcome back to Don’t @ Me, the…
My Home Hero – Murder for love
We’ll be changing up the format a little from now on, just know I still wish everyone well. Anyway, I’m a sucker for murder mysteries but what if…
The Most Notorious “Talker” Runs the World’s Greatest Clan
Information for the light novel series The Most Notorious “Talker” Runs the World’s Greatest Clan. The official English release is from Seven Seas.
Don’t @ Me in The Summer of Love: Eight of my Anime Opinions: Date A Live Edition
The Summer of Love II has only a few posts left. It’s been fun, but busy time this go around, and I look forward to bringing it all…
Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro – 08 – Just Messin’ Around
I imagine a big part of Naoto’s appeal for Nagatoro is that she’s stronger than him, but that sure doesn’t stop her from teasing him for it…or rather,…
Don’t @ Me: Six of my Anime Opinions: The Implication Edition
It’s Monday, which means it is once again time for this! Welcome back to Don’t @ Me! The place where, like Dennis on a boat. It’s all because…
Don’t @ Me: Six of my Anime Opinions: The Architect Edition
It’s Monday, which means it is time for this! Welcome back to Don’t @ Me! The place where, like the Architect. I sit in my chair and completely…
Don’t @ Me: Ten of My Opinions: The Dewbond Edition II
Welcome back to Don’t @ Me where, like the annoyance of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, I rise from the depths to give you my opinions on everything involving…
Don’t @ Me: Six of my Anime Opinions: My Eye Edition
It’s Monday, which means it is once again time for this! Welcome back to Don’t @ Me! The place where, like Kelso and Hyde. I keep hurting my…
The Cult of Natsume vs. The Friends of Natsume – reflecting on my own cringe inducing moments on WordPress
When I’m referring to Natsume in this context, I am referring to Natsume Yuujinchou or Natsume’s Book of Friends as a series. I’m just shortening it to Natsume…
Don’t @ Me: Seven of my Anime Opinions: Irina please share that Anime Gif of the Girls dancing in Christmas clothes Edition.
I’m serious Irina. It’s that gif you had, of the three girls all singing. One of them was shaking something. It’s a great little gif. Share it now.…
Please Don’t Forget School Rumble
School rumble is one of the best romantic comedy anime . I think with time it is becoming one of the most underrated anime as people forget about…
Reflecting On 2024’s Anime Of The Year Nominees
Voting is closed. Hope you’ve cast your insignificant votes.
Don’t @ Me: Ten of My Anime Opinions: Whatever is on my Mind/Quintuplet Spoiler Edition
Welcome to Don’t @ Me where, like the creeping realization that anime is becoming mainstream, I am here to drop down my thoughts, opinions and views on everything…
World’s Greatest Ass #09 — Drugs Are Bad
I question the efficiency of one waif distributor and seven thug enforcers. Impressions: I guess after seven and a half episodes of setup, they finally got to…
World’s Greatest Ass #08 — Requiem for Recaps
I love the CGI buggy out of nowhere. Impressions: Another immensely frustrating episode. The ending that was spent almost entirely on recap and clips montages despite still…
World’s Greatest Ass #11 — Run, Idiots, Run
This. This is her big character moment. I've been putting off working on the new season preview because there are once again like eight different "reincarnated in…
World’s Greatest Ass #12 — Dick Waving Contest
Still waiting for that first assassination. Impressions: The really incredible part of this episode isn't how it immediately discards all pretenses about pretending to fake the brat's…
Final volume of Love Me, Love Me Not (volume 12) more or less satisfies
Review of Io Sakisaka's Love Me, Love Me Not volume 12
The World’s Greatest Assassin etc #01 — Girls With Guns
…Psyche! Here's a dude monologuing for fifteen minutes. Impressions: Okay, so, first, hire the hell out of whoever was in charge of the OP and give them…
Retrospectively Reflecting on Aoi Hana
“But two people can love each other and still not belong together, even if neither of them wanted to admit it.” – Shaun David Hutchinson (an author I…
Don’t @ Me: Six of my Anime Opinions: Ohhhhhh Edition
It’s Monday which means it is time for this! Welcome back to Don’t @ Me! The place where, like Mordecai and Rigby, I scream OHHHHHHH as I give…
Don’t @ Me: Six of my Anime Opinions: Mindspace Edition
It’s Monday, which means it is time for this! Welcome back to Don’t @ Me! The place where, I scream AHHHHHHHHHHHH as I give my thoughts, views and…
Don’t @ Me: Six of my Anime Opinions: Life Edition
It’s Monday, which means it is time for this! Welcome back to Don’t @ Me! The place where, like all things in life, we make mistakes and have…
Don’t @ Me: Eight of my Anime Opinions: Translation Edition
It’s Monday, which means it is time for this! Welcome back to Don’t @ Me! The place where, like my sweet ass new sunglasses. I #dealwithit as I…
Don’t @ Me: Six of my Anime Opinions: Swiftybowl Edition
It’s Monday, which means it is time for this! Welcome back to Don’t @ Me! The place where, like Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, I yell at the walrus looking…
Don’t @ Me: Seven of my Anime Opinions: Berserk Edition
It’s Monday, which means it is time for this. Welcome to Don’t @ Me, the place where, like Lena’s amazing thighs. I always make myself known as I…