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Baby and Me – 23
Look how happy Minoru is to see you all again! Or is it for another reason?
Baby and Me – 24
We interrupt our regularly scheduled program to bring you Pink vs. Red, the latest installment of the Power Rangers franchise. After years of frankly terrible leadership, the Red…
Baby and Me – 25
What's that? We've run out of budget? Ah, no worries, I'm sure no one will notice if the animation quality dips a little...
Baby and Me – 26
Pro-tip: If you have this many women mad at you, you've definitely done something wrong.
Baby and Me – 28
And for our second CP Day 2024 release, we have another installment of Baby and Me! This time, Minoru gets isekai'd and has to save a princess. But…
Baby and Me – 27
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you a romantic period drama. Yes, no babies in sight (they're romance-killers, after all), only vintage parasols, cherry blossoms falling…
Baby and Me – 30
What’s this? Another present? So soon after the last one? Oh, and an important note on this episode, pointed out by our eagle-eyed QCer, TougeWolf: The car looks…
Baby and Me – 33
What’s better than having one episode of Baby and Me to watch over the festive period? That’s right: two episodes of Baby and Me! But what’s this? Minoru…
Baby and Me – 32
We hope everyone’s having a good holiday period and stuffing themselves silly with good food and drink (It’s what this time of year is all about, right?). This…
Baby and Me – 34
On second thoughts, three episodes of Baby and Me to see out the year is even better than two. So have another one.
The Best of Us, The Worst of Us, the Lot of Us: Carole and Tuesday
These two soul sisters represent much more than just music.
Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost
The award for Kawaii-est of the Kawaii for 2022 goes to…
Baby and Me – 35 [END]
You didn’t really think we’d sign off this year with a streak of Baby and Me episodes that didn’t include the finale, did you? Yes, we’ve finally reached…
The Anime That Didn’t Make Us – Vifam, Tylor and Escaflowne
Grace Chan joins us today as we once again look back at three anime we never got to see during our childhoods. Brian’s pick is children get lost…
Comparing Japanese and US Anime Viewership: Spring 2024
We compared viewership data from major Japanese streaming services, download sites, and more to find out what anime fans in Japan and the US are really watching.
No. 6 and Baby Bear’s Bakery
The Seattle Mariners won a series against the Rays, and the game today power behind Victor Robles,...
My Demon Tyrant and Sweet Baby
After watching Psychic Princess, I received a recommendation for My Demon Tyrant and Sweet Baby. It is a Chinese anime, or Donghua. This show had romance, cuteness, comedy,…
Baby and Me – 31 + Remembering CP
Here at Saizen, we may be getting older, but we can still show the kids a thing or two. Like, check out our sweet yo-yo skills. Bet that’s…
What Anime Taught Us
Here are some of the anime lessons that you might have seen in the anime you have finished before
The Wandering Witch and The Misfit of Demon King Academy
Welcome, all, again. Since last my last column appeared here, Corona-chan swung by briefly (I tested negative, thanks!); my profession has been even further vilified; and Memphis regressed…
The White and Blue Between Us Review
The one-shot Boy’s Love manga The White and Blue Between Us is a heartwarming story about first love and second chances.
Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost – Episode 1
This premiere is repetitive fluff after the first five minutes, which means that instead of taking plot notes I started overthinking the implications of a show about a…
Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost First Impressions
😍 Man the Little Baby Ghost is so adorable! I was right about calling this anime the cutest anime of Spring 2022, and I regret missing out on…
First Impression: Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost
The lights of an office building keep shining well into the night. Horror movie angles here and there lead us to an, ahem, “differently horrific” scene. Fushihara Shachiku…
The History and Benefits of Baby Wearing in Japan
Whether you’re on the go with your little one or staying closer to home, consider wearing your baby—a comfortable, convenient and longstanding choice for parents in Japanese cities.
The Best of Us, The Worst of Us, The Lot of Us: Saitama
Dicussing Saitama, the bald hero with a dream of…losing?
The Best of Us, The Worst of Us, The Lot of Us: Bakugo
My Hero Academia’s latest season has put its characters into a final battle of sorts. A winner takes all scenario where Tomura and All for One are fighting…
The Best of Us, The Worst of Us, The Lot of Us: Rikka
The grand adventurer of delusion: Rikka
Anime Like The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy
Once a dark lord that trampled over humanity, Leonis is awoken from his thousand-year stasis by Riselia, a girl exploring the ruins where he was entombed with
Anime Series Like The Misfit of Demon King Academy
After countless wars, Demon Lord Anos Voldigoad decided he would reincarnated into the future. However, 2,000 years later, he has found that his descendants have become too used…
The Irregular at Magic High School, Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor, Blue Exorcist, Gabriel DropOut, How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord
Astro Baby
This PVC toy is most likely a bootleg and was found on dinodirect.com . Looks more like a baby dressed up as Astro than it looks like the…
Aishiteruze Baby
Title: Aishiteruze BabyGenre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of LifeRating: 6.5/10 Summary: Kippei Katakura is a high school playboy who would flirt with any girl he sees. His life was turn upside down…
Baby Love
Baby Love is such a familiar shoujo romance that it seemed like a refugee from the Margaret Video Series, but it was actually made somewhat ...
Angelique, Armitage III, Assemble Insert, Dear Brother, Whisper of the Heart
Occult Academy
Title: Occult AcademyGenre: Comedy, SupernaturalRating: 7.5/10 Summary: Maya Kumashiro returns to the Waldstein Academy to attend the funeral of the principal, Junichiro Kumashiro, her father. The institute focuses its’ studies on paranormal…
Otherworld Academy
Otherworld Academy begins with college student Levi Walker getting isekai’d to a school for magic in another world. However, due to a glitch in the Reincarnation Network he…
Hell Baby
A horror manga about a hideous newborn who is thrown away by the father. After spirits possess her dead body she revives as a monster who must constantly…
Astro Baby
The title Astro Baby アストロベイビー brings several images to mind- like Tezuka Osamu’s legendary classic Tetsuwan Atom 鉄腕アトム (Astro Boy), or Shonen Jump mangaka Shinkai Hideo’s 2022 telekinetic…
The Best of Us, The Worst of Us, The Lot of Us: Shouya Ishida
Shouya Ishida is certainly flawed, but not without his dynamic elements.
The Best of Us, The Worst of Us, The Lot of Us: Rei Kiriyama
Rei Kiriyama is one of the most overlooked characters in anime. Here’s why.
The Best of Us, The Worst of Us, The Lot of Us: Hidenori Gotou
Samurai Flamenco is a bad anime, but it still has a lot to say about the nature of heroism and trauma.
Review: Us and Them (2018)
Us and Them 后来的我们 China, 2018, colour/b&w, 2.35:1, 118 mins. Director: Liu Ruoying 刘若英 [René Liu]. Rating: 8/10. Long-limbed story, spread across 11 years, is an engaging reflection…
The Boy and the Heron New Trailer & US Release
'The Boy and the Heron' takes flight in the US on December 8th! Get a sneak peek with the latest preview trailer release
The White and Blue Between Us Manga Review
This is only a one-volume story, and it simply doesn't have the space to give us the needed depth of emotion, especially for lead character Mishima.
Anime for the goth in all of us!
Loli, Victorian, vampire, traditional, goth! Maybe it’s the chill in the air. Maybe it’s the shorter, darker days of autumn. Maybe it’s the spooky spell that Halloween casts…
Case 100 – You Can’t Be The Baby If You Have A Baby
After several years, we have finally made it to the 100th episode of One Podcast Prevails. As a way to celebrate the occasion, we are taking a break…
The Last of Us and the Importance of Player Agency
So I just recently finished The Last of Us (yes, yes, I’m years late to this party) and I am…upset about it. I was really enjoying the game…
Review: PSYCHIC ACADEMY
I thought I was just getting another magic school variant with title. Instead I ended up with one of the ripest, most ridiculous pieces of...
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New Japan Academy
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SWING BABY REVIEW
Hello, and I welcome you once more to my Friday BL corner where I haphazardly talk about a series I love. While I feel like I keep saying…
Anti-Magic Academy
By Andrew Osmond. Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon spends its first moments fooling you into thinking that it’ll be a gritty military drama. There’s a flashforward to…