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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 “cursed,” you likely aren’t thinking of it in relat…
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on the Bright Side Reviews (BS reviews): Ex-Arm
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Writing Prompt: Would you rather have your favourite anime be mainstream or unpopular?
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Why Pay $8 a Month to Watch a Train Wreck on Twitter When You Can Watch ‘EX-ARM’ on Crunchyroll for the Same Price?
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Seasonal Selection – Ex-Arm Episode 10
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Seasonal Selection – Ex-Arm Episode 3
Like last week, we’ve got a live reaction video for you, after the cut. The short version is that there’s more competence shown than previously, but it’s still…
Seasonal Selection – Ex-Arm Episode 4
Look, I get it. If you’re going to steal visual designs, Neon Genesis Evangelion is probably a good choice. It’s got some good designs. But if you’re going…
Seasonal Selection – Ex-Arm Episode 9
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Seasonal Selection – Ex-Arm Episode 11
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Seasonal Selection – Ex-Arm Episode 2
Reaction of the episode (Paraphrased): “Blink. Blink. BLINK! Blink already, you soulless Barbie Doll!” So, for this episode, we’ve decided to record live reactions. Fair warning, it’s mostly…
Seasonal Selection – Ex-Arm Episode 5
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Seasonal Selection – Ex-Arm Episode 12
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Seasonal Selection – Ex-Arm Episode 7
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Ex-Arm – 01 (First Impressions) – NOPE
Nope. Nope Nope Nope. NOPE.
Seasonal Selection – Ex-Arm Episode 6
Haiku summation: Animation gets better, The writing gets worse. Live reaction audio and details after the cut. So, this time we start with Skeletor creating his spheres of…
Seasonal Selection – Ex-Arm Episode 8
Uninvested fightsCyberspace looks like garbageSurprise villain why?! Ex-Arm once again screws up in ways I wouldn’t even have expected. Pretty much the whole episode is just a brawl…
Writing Prompt: Do you watch one anime at a time, or have many ongoing series at once?
Here’s a pretty simple one, but seeing as I’ve been slacking with writing posts in advance lately, it’ll do perfectly for a short one.
No, You Don’t Have to Watch Everything
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Did Anime ‘Ex-Arm’ Censor a Same-Sex Kiss, or is it Just Completely Incompetent?
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I READ IT SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO — DRICAM!! REVIEW
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Writing Prompt: Would you watch an anime that is endless?
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Record of Grancrest War Episode 19: A Well-Orchestrated Attack and Odin Would Have Been Proud
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Pick of the Week: So Much Stuff
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I READ IT SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO — HEART GEAR REVIEW
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Hello, and welcome to the second manga review of my series I Read It So You Don’t Have To. In this segment, I’m going to review Shonen Jump titles…
I READ IT SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO — MONSTER #8 REVIEW
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The Bad to End All Bad – Ex-Arm Retrospective
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Crunchyroll Removes All 1-Star Reviews of ‘EX-ARM’ Anime
Crunchyroll has actively begun removing negative reviews of the newly released anime series EX-ARM, reports confirmed on Friday. The anime has received harsh criticism for its use of…
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