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February 2024 Mandarake Order Unboxing
John’s show and tell of his latest purchases from Mandarake.
November Mandarake Order Unboxing
Check out the handful of new items I purchased from Mandarake of Japan.
May 2023 Mandarake Order Unboxing
Curious collectors and hardy anime historians may be interested to see what oddities I acquired in my latest purchase from Mandarake of Japan. This video is a relatively…
September 2023 Mandarake Order Unboxing
For the curious, I share what items I most recently acquired from Mandarake of Japan. Apologies for me looking a bit trashy. I’m a lazy, aging hermit. It’s…
November 2020 Mandarake Order Unboxing
If you’re curious to see what odds, ends, and even curiosities I acquired for myself in my latest large purchase of anime goods from Japan, here’s a video…
October 2023 Mandarake Order Unboxing
I’m back again to share another selection of unique and novel anime items delivered from Japan. Highlights in this batch including the cameo first appearance of Piccolo and…
June 2024 Mandarake & Surugaya Order Unboxing
John’s show and tell of his latest purchases from Mandarake & Suruga-ya.
December 2022 Mandarake Order Unboxing Part 1
On Saturday & Sunday, January 7-8, 2003, I’ll have a dealer table and present two anime panels at the St. Pete Comic Con in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida.…
December 2022 Mandarake Order Unboxing Part 2
On Saturday & Sunday, January 7-8, 2003, I’ll have a dealer table and present two anime panels at the St. Pete Comic Con in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida.…
John’s July 2022 Mandarake Order
See what new bargains and oddities I picked up in my recent purchase from Mandarake of Japan. The Comic Big Spirits magazine that I thought contained the first…
More November 2020 Mandarake Unboxing
Last unboxing video for this year, at least. And it includes some word about forthcoming plans to fund the AnimeNation forum & blog for another year, which I’ll…
May 2024 Suruga-ya Order Unboxing
Until Wednesday, May 22nd at 6pm Japan time, second-hand retailer Suruga-ya is offering free international shipping. That’s a discount that could save American collectors anywhere from $30 to…
Fate/Grand Order -First Order- (Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
With the main Fate instalments now acquired, it’s finally time to delve into the spin-offs. Starting with the prologue anime special for Aniplex’s massive gacha mobile game.
Big Order (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
From the creator of The Future Diary comes what is considered to be an absolute trainwreck. But Crunchyroll decided it was big enough to get a Blu-ray release…
Fate/Grand Order: First Order
Run Time: 70 Minutes Summary: The year AD 2017.The last era in which magecraft still thrived. The Chaldea Security Organization was founded to ensure the continuation of human…
Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon (Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
After airing the Babylonia anime series, Aniplex & Type-Moon also adapted the Final Singularity Solomon arc as a theatrical film, which was released by Aniplex of America.
BABYLON, Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity - Grand Temple of Time: Solomon, TenPuru
Big Order
By Andrew Osmond. Ten years ago, the world of Big Order was struck by a massive paranormal catastrophe. But for schoolboy Eiji Hoshimiya, that was only the start…
Unboxing: PLANETES
It’s a classic show that has been out-of-print for a long time in the UK, but the time has nearly arrived for our Blu-ray release of PLANETES to…
Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia Box Sets I & II (Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
After various Fate spin-off adaptations, Aniplex & Type-Moon shifted over to adapting the Fate/Grand Order gacha game, starting with the Babylonia arc which Aniplex of America released across…
April 2014 Order
This is the last order for now… Well, second to last xD
Episode release order
I’ve seen some comments floating around about how the series is full of filler, and even spotted a list (WARNING POTENTIAL SPOILERS) detailing episodes of importance. I’ve decided…
YumeTwins November Unboxing!
Lovers of kawaii culture, I have a subscription box recommendation just for you! I recently discovered YumeTwins, a monthly subscription box service that sends kawaii goodies right to…
February 2021 Review
Ah, February is here and thus another traditional post to be done-a review focused on character relationships and/or romance. Hard to believe I have done reviews of this…
February news recap
Procrastination and distraction has gotten the better of me again, but the inundation of kaiju news items in the past couple of days has made it impossible to…
February 6th – February 19th, 2022 Week(s)-in-Review
Hi, Everyone! I’m back after some days of very little activity. I live in the upper Midwest USA, and we’ve hit that point in the year where it…
Sailor Moon Watch Order
Who's exicted for the new Sailor Moon movies coming this month Here is the best watch order to SAILOR MOON SERIES Pretty Solider Sailor Moon 1992 Sailor Moon R 1993 Sailor…
Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon Crystal, Sailor Moon R, Sailor Moon S, Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
Evangelion Watch Order Guide!
Here is how you can get into Neon Genesis Evangelion! Watch the original series from 90s After, you have to watch the 4 Rebuild films You can also read the manga
Fate/Grand Order Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot Wandering;Agateram & Paladin;Agateram (Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Alongside Babylonia, Aniplex & Type-Moon also adapted Fate/Grand Order’s Camelot story arc across two theatrical films which Aniplex of America have released!
TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: February 12 – February 18, 2024
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. All of the data you find…
Fighting Spirit, The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses, Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange, Nora, Call of the Night
TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: February 5 – February 11, 2024
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. All of the data you find…
Farming Life in Another World, Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun, MF GHOST, UNDER NINJA
TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: February 19 – February 25, 2024
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SHADOWS HOUSE, Tengoku Daimakyo, Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill, Wakakozake, Yona of the Dawn
Pure TokyoScope PODCAST 95: VIDEO - Cuckoo for Toy Hunting at Mandarake CoCoo!
Patrick Macias and Matt Alt bring you pop culture from Japan!
UNBOXING: KonoSuba Season 2
It’s a release we know a lot of you have been excited about it and it’s nearly here! KonoSuba Season 2 Blu-ray Collector’s Edition arrives next week! We…
Bustafellows Press Kit Unboxing
Hey Hey Blerdy Tribe! Today I’m sharing a super special awesome unboxing post full of some amazing BUSTAFELLOWS merch! The folks over at PQube were kind enough to…
Clannad Collector’s Edition Unboxing
With 2020 doing 2020 things, I kind of forgot about this. But hey, that doesn’t mean I wasn’t happy to get a game about sad girls! (Wait, that…
Unboxing a Manga Grail
I placed a new order with Amazon Japan and also another order with Mandarake because Mandarake offered an exceptionally scarce manga key issue that I couldn’t resist purchasing.
UNBOXING: K Seven Stories
The next chapter in the ‘K’ franchise is nearly here and it’s one that goes back to a time before the events of the original series! Today we’re…
Kyandi Candi Unboxing (Sponsored)
Kyandi Candi reached out to us about trying out a few of the boxes they had to offer!
Newsletter for February 2022
Learn more about Third Window Films and Asian cinema here!
February Monthly Favorites 2023
Welcome back to the Monthly Favorites! This month has had it’s unique challenges on my end. It’s still a WIP for me, but my five years of habits…
Newsletter for February 2022
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Third Window Films Newsletter #115 Welcome to the Third Window Films newsletter for February 2022! We've got…
Japan Diary: February 2022
As much as I was hoping that February would bring more positivity… that didn’t exactly happen.
Japan Diary: February 2021
When I said I didn’t see much changing this month, I was swiftly proven right with an extension to the State of Emergency. After already spending a month…
February 2022 Monthly Favorites
Welcome back to the Monthly Favorites! Sorry about not having a nature photo for this month; I didn’t get any good shots. So… an Instagram photo of my…
Site Updates: February 2024
Check out the February updates for My Unico Fans! Unico: Awakening additions, Unico-related food page, and more!
February 2021 Monthly Favorites
Hello and once again welcome back to my Monthly Favorites. It’s a section I manage to crank out once a month gathering the good stuff to introduce or…
Flashback February Official Announcement
Greetings, fabulous people of the Internet! Hanime on Anime here, and you may notice that today’s post is different. I know I don’t traditionally do this, but just…
