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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Tamako Market
There’s an optimism and a powerful love in Tamako Market that shows things not entirely as they are, but how we want them to be. For such a…
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Episode 138 - Kakegurui
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At one point we were suppose to record something for another podcast but then we kept talking. So here is the result of that. Trust us, a lo...
#138 - BERSERK (1997)
Put your glasses on, nothing will be wrong! On this episode of the Third Impact Anime Podcast, we're reviewing the classic dark-fantasy anime series BERSERK, specifically the original…
Ponte Milvio Market
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138: The Sickos Experience Entropy
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r#23 – another
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r/sailormoon Partnership
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r#24 – shelter
Haro everyone! How was your day? Mine was pretty boring, except maybe the time right after I finished completing Re:Creators. By the way, I think what we will review is…
r#106 – paprika
What is up, internet people?! Now you may have to excuse my absence on last week as I didn’t post any anime review because things in real-life didn’t…
r#100 – nana
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r#29 – naruto
Haro, everyone! So yeah, as you read the title, this is the review for Naruto. Now I know that I already reviewed this anime, in fact Naruto was…
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…
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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…
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r#91 – impostory
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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…
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