Like many anime fans, I am no stranger to Kyoto Animation’s lovable works throughout the years. From the fun everyday shenanigans showed in anime like K-On and Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Drago…
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New Tamako Market, AX becomes Line-con?, and the Uncut Gems of Winter | Today's Anime News
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#138 - BERSERK (1997)
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r#40 – redline
Anime has taken it too far! Only if you know what I mean. So this has happened since a long, long time ago, maybe right after the anime…


r#90 – garupan
Hi, al is here again! Hello and welcome back to another one of my reviews here on #moe404! Sports is a genre that I don’t really go into…


r#130 – tekkonkinkreet
Today movie recommendation is a Winter-ish movie which had released more than a decade ago, won the Best Film at the 2006 Mainichi Film Concours, and a year…
r#47 – oreimo
Having someone to lean on is an amazing thing. Some things that can’t be done alone can be achieved with the courage of two. And in times when…
Rising Sun R
The sequel to Rising Sun. The series continues to follow Ikki Kai in the Japanese Self Defense Force as he enters training for Ranger courses. Continue reading →


r#92 – keion
Let’s refer back to our lesson in #moe404’s most recent class of fifty shades of a weaboo and take a look at a certain word; moe, which has a…


r/sailormoon Partnership
We are excited to announce a new partnership with r/sailormoon, a subreddit for fans of the Sailor Moon franchise.


r#64 – girl
Everything I touch crumbles down in this imaginary world. How many times I have to rebuild it? 触れたら崩壊 仮想の世界 an imaginary world that breaks apart if touched 何度も創りなおして…


r#46 – barakamon
This anime is one of the rare examples where comedy, excitement, and all interesting aspects actually don’t require alien and magic factors to work its best. Barakamon is…


r#25 – bleach
Since it’s debut on manga, Bleach already being a series which everyone love to read. Then the manga adapted to an anime, and everyone on anime world appears…


r#80 – ghostory
So I was first time introduced to this series five years ago when I watched Joey aka the Anime Man’s videos, he mentioned this series so often now…