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2019 Retrospective
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BEM (2019)
Remakes of classic shows feel risky, since time can divest modern audiences of context, and of course tastes around art styles and technological advancements change the visual landscape…
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2019 Retrospective
Another year down, and a whole lot of manga to go over. Can Nik predict what happened during the year? What were the best moments of the year?…
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Galaxycon 2019
Hi folks. It’s with great pleasure that I’m able to let you all know that J.C. and I will be serving as panelists at the first ever Galaxycon…
Dororo (2019)
There are a few gaps when it comes to my knowledge of Osamu Tezuka’s works beyond Astro Boy, which is something I’ve been wanting to fix for a…
PROMARE (2019)
In which I break convention and talk about a much more recent anime release I saw at the cinema.
12 Days 2019, Day 6: Short Awards 2019
Well this is the third year in a row I’ve done this so I guess it counts as a tradition now (technically it’s the fourth but I hadn’t…


Winter 2019 Anime
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2019 Lettering Work
Collage of some manga that I’ve lettered this year! I’ve also gained my first credited work after 2 years with The Knight Cartoonist and Her Orc Editor and…
Anime Fusion 2019
Hi all. I know this is a bit (very) belated, but J.C. and I will be at Anime Fusion this weekend. We’ve deliberately elected to put on less…


AniTube Rewind 2019
2019 coming to a close and I wanted to try my best to capture what happened within anitube and anime altogether this year. ❤ ❤ ❤ Major thanks to: Dakota Broskie,…
SDCC 2019 recap
We discuss San Diego Comic Con International 2019
Fall 2019 Schedule
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Keishichou Tokumu Bu Tokushu Kyouakuhan Taisaku Shitsu Dai Nana Ka: Tokunana 21:00 ATX (10/06) Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode Oracle 22:30 MX (10/07) BEASTARS 22:30 MX (10/08) Nanatsu no Taizai: Kamigami no Gekirin 17:55 TX…
S3E2 - Parasite (2019)
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Sunday Retrospective (2019)
Greetings all! It's the end of the year and I didn't want to leave the blog without looking back at 2019 in memorandum. Sunday went throu...
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Otakon 2019: Panels
There is never enough time in the day at Otakon. I decided to focus a little more on panels this year since I did not have Kate to…


Dororo (2019) Review
This is review number four hundred and fifty eight. This anime is part of the Winter 2019 lineup, and it’s called Dororo. It’s an anime about a fifty…
Fall 2019 Roundup.
Fall 2019 had quite a lot of shows that caught my interest. I enjoyed some more than others so I compiled a comprehensive list of anime shows I…
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Rin (2019) review
An enjoyable but deeply flawed narrative.
S3E2 - Parasite (2019)
Hello everyone, In this episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason discuss Bong Joon-ho's award winning and record breaking 2019 film, Parasite. They discuss themes…
#9 — Sarazanmai (2019)
I was on board with Sarazanmai as soon as I heard it existed. If Kunihiko Ikuhara (Sailor Moon S, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Mawaru Penguindrum, Yuri Kuma Arashi) is…
E3 2019 Highlights
Its my favourite time of the year and it is my yearly tradition to always take note of the announcements that got me the most excited and will…
2019 Reader Poll
You've seen my list - now let me know what you think about 2019 in anime. Read more The post 2019 Reader Poll appeared first on Lost in…
S3E2 - Parasite (2019)
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Colorless (2019) review
“An extraordinary film that offers a painful investigation of the ungraspable female element that forms a riddle for both man and woman alike.”
Monthly Update | March 2019 – Vacation / Hiatus, Midseason Musings for Winter 2019, Spring 2019 Anime, etc
It's The Monthly Update! This time posted before the middle of the month!
A Magical 2019 Pt. I (4th Day of Anime 2019)
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Floating Catacombs 2019 Roundup
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BOLT (Kaizo Hayashi, 2019)
A nuclear engineer resolves to live in the midst of despair in Kaizo Hayashi’s trio of post-Fukushima tales


Winter 2019 – Week 1
The first week of the new season is here! Sort of. A few of these shows have multiple episodes wrapped up this week because I wanted to start…
Fall 2019 First Impressions
October has brought a nor’easter to Yata’s corner of the country and tornadoes to Haru’s neck of the woods, but neither could keep us from the better stuff…
Top Movies of 2019
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Author Journey (December 2019)
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Best Anime of 2019
With 2020 just beginning, we want to look back at a fantastic year in anime, one that featured a number of very strong series and a few that…


5 Stars (2019 – 2021)
This is just a quick post but I was curious about how many 5 stars I’d given out at the Review Heap so far (or, at least between…
Fall 2019 Anime Preview
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Reading Log: October 2019
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●EVENT● ANIME EXPO 2019
Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira, Bibliography, Otomo, Animation, Manga, Steamboy, Japanimation,
Top Five Manga 2019
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Halloween Special 2019 – Akikan!
The following audio essay was requested by our lovely patron, Talulabelle. If you’d like to request an anime for us to review, subscribe to our Patreon (and see…
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Top Anime of 2019
I’ve gone on a terrible journey into a downward spiral of shoe fandom, and let me say it has been both fascinating and troubling. I’ve only bought a…


2019: the 1960s show
Japanese animation, anime, cartoons, manga, 1960-1990, Tezuka, Miyazaki, Ishinomori, Matsumoto, Yamato, Gatchaman, Star Blazers, Captain Harlock


Rainbow Releases: Summer 2019
In 2018, we introduced an anime convention panel called Rainbow Releases to highlight LGBTQ-related anime and manga coming to the United States in English. We plan to continue…
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Reading Log: June 2019
Now we’re officially halfway through the year and I can say that my ability to keep up with manga and light novels has been going well this year.…
Reading Log: July 2019
Now truly into the depths of Summer I return for my July reading log. Somehow I’ve avoided melting into a puddle. As usual here’s a link to my…


Anime Lookout | Spring 2019
Going into this season, I saw a lot of people excited about it, saying that is was shaping up to be one filled with high profile titles. However,…


Spring 2019 – Midseason Impression
Yes. It’s official. This season sucks balls.
Anime Openings of 2019
It’s the second anniversary of my anime music playlist post… So it seems the proper time to give a modest update with the songs added from shows that…
Reading Log: April 2019
Another month, another reading log. I’ve managed to keep these going for four months now so I’m feeling pretty proud of myself. As always the rules I set for…