If you thought Toys R Us was finally done, you'd be wrong! Krystallina talks about Toys R Us plotting another comeback in this week's column.
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Toys R Us Plots Its Comeback…Yet Again
Toys R Us is now making another entrance into brick-and-mortar sales, which Krystallina questions in this week's Please Save My Money.


The Toys R Us Drama Continues
Despite entering bankruptcy and emerging as a new company, Toys R Us executives aren't able to escape the past quite yet, as Krystallina looks at their latest troubles…


TenSura – 45 – Demon Lords “R” Us
From the battles of Benimaru, Gobta, Gabiru, Geld, and the Beastketeers we rewind a bit back to Rimuru’s palace, where he sees Shuna off before heading through the…
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Concert Comeback!
The wait is over! When Masayuki Yamamoto made his first concert appearance since the pandemic, everyone were very thrilled, especially since it rocked the house with the return…


R.I.P Takatoku Toys
So, the venerable Japanese toy company Takatoku Toys, which started in 1917, finally declared bankruptcy and went out of business forty years ago TODAY! So let’s take a…


Toys vs. Nazis
On a stop-motion classic by Hermína Týrlová.
Giants and Toys
By Tom Wilmot. As three caramel companies, World, Giant and Apollo duel for market share, fresh-faced World employee Nishi (Hiroshi Kawaguchi) assists his ambitious boss, Goda (Hideo Takamatsu)…


Rom Com Comeback!
I have recently become invested in a couple of Rom Coms that are hitting an old spot. Comeback for sure?


Weakest. Comeback. Ever.
There are a few reasons why I’m returning to my visual culture blog “Atama Ga Warui.” I figure I should bore my trickling viewership with the details since…
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Ousama Ranking – 05 [Intertwining Plots]
I’ve been harder on Ousama Ranking than any other reviewer I’ve seen. I’ve criticized, nitpicked, complained. But it’s not out of spite – it’s out of love, because…
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Anime for the Goth in All of Us, Again!
I recently had a brilliant and completely original, totally unique, definitely never written about this before, idea for a blog post! I was going to write about the…


JOJO WORLD Makes Its US Debut at Anime NYC 2023
The JOJO WORLD amusement center will debut in the United States for three days this November at Anime NYC 2023.
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OtakuGeneration (Show #129) Vinyl Toys
NOTE: This was also cross posted in the otakugeneration LJ community. Shownotes :: (show 129) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Vinyl Toys,…
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2001: 21st-Century Digital Toys
Alexandra Roedder is finishing her Ph.D. in musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles, writing about Joe Hisaishi's Ghibli so...
The Golden Ani-Versary of Anime (1963-2013)
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Giants and Toys (1958) review
A classic that, as a critique of capitalism and materialism, has not lost any of its relevance.


Crunchyroll Expo 2022 | The Comeback
Anime over took San Jose this month with Crunchyroll Expo 2022! Crunchyroll Expo or CRX, returned to the San Jose Convention Center after its two year physical hiatus…
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Osamake – 05 – Making a Comeback
While it’s no match for Super Cub in my book, Osamake takes itself out of last week’s tailspin by getting back to what it does best: illustrating the enduring relationships…
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Build A Harem Tag! (Comeback!)
It’s been almost about a year since I last posted in this little anime blog of mine, so why not come back with at least a grand comeback…
Plots de Deux: Your Lie in April
Yeah, okay, maybe I got a little heavily into the wordplay there in that title, but you know, what can a poor boy do? And it does sort…
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Sailor Moon R Complete Second Season is now out on Blu-ray … again
Today is the day! The second full season Sailor Moon Blu-ray set with remastered video has been released. Why, you may ask, would I buy this set? Well…
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Sailor Moon R Complete First Season is now out on Blu-ray … again
Today is the day! The second full season Sailor Moon Blu-ray set with remastered video has been released. Why, you may ask, would I buy this set? Well…
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Japanese Self-Pleasure Toys for Women
Find your bliss with this Savvy Tokyo guide to Japanese self-pleasure toys for women for every taste and budget.
Tamayomi Episode 9: Round 1 Comeback
When we last left our heroines they were playing their first big game, Round 1 of the Summer Tournament. Their first opponents were already pretty tough with a…
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Is Shoujo Anime Making A Comeback?
With new seasons announced for popular series like Natsume’s Book of Friends and Black Butler, is Shoujo anime finally regaining popularity?
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MamaKhalees births Amarcord, and cradles us in its melancholy rock n’ roll lullaby.
The combination of old school rock sound with an AI generated music video splashed with some Yellow Submarine and Sgt. Pepper’s spice was an auditory and visual oasis…
Elf-san wa Yaserarenai - Episode 9 - Kuroeda Plots
Kuroeda schemed to experiment on Elfuda with her latest magic potion. The odds of a plot working in a comedy? Low. Elf-san wa Yaserarenai - Episode 9
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Anime all over again . . . and again . . . and again . . .
Wouldn’t we all like a second chance at something? Everybody loves the do-over, the second take, the make-up test, right? Some people fantasize about a second chance at…


Manhwa Review | Vargoth’s Magical Toys by sodapie
Eunwoo only has one goal: to become a viral vlogger. Unfortunately, there’s not much to see or do to go viral in his small, rural town. To add…


McFarlane Toys Reveals “Avatar” Action Figure Line
With Avatar: The Way of the Water finally coming out in theaters this December, McFarlane Toys has revealed their upcoming Avatar action figure line. Do note that these…


Uma Musume – Pretty Derby 2.9: Comeback Horse…
Will third time be the charm for Teio?
Code Geass – A Comeback with a Bang!
Announced were new series entitled Code Geass: Fukkatsu no Lelouch and a movie trilogy which will recap the original TV series
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Tamayomi – Episode 12 (END) – The Surprising Comeback
Episode impressions of Tamayomi Episode 12 as Nataka’s home run from last time surprised Yomi and even the rest of Shin Koshigaya. However, Yoshino seems really upset. Can…
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So Many Revolving Plots – Law School Ep 5 Review
This is a review for Episode 5 of the Netflix Kdrama series Law School – Starring Actor Kim Bum.


GUI Wonderland #7 – For the Rest of Us – The Macintosh and its System 1-6
It’s time to resume our travels into GUI Wonderland, and go back to Apple’s garage to find out what happened to the Lisa’s younger sibling, the Macintosh, and…
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Artefacts of Geek Days Past: Toys and Figures
Recently I went back to my parents' home and took a week out to work on my thesis. Didn't end up doing as much writing as I had…
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New Toys!!! & A Recap Of Things So Far
I just came from Fanime 2013 and was introduced to some Tokusatsu fans and have now been watching Kamen Rider and to be honest I am currently enjoying…


Why It Works: Kaiju Are Making a Comeback!
For this week’s Why It Works, I took stock of just how generous our current era is in terms of kaiju productions. We’ve got the Anno-Higuchi films, Legendary’s…


Krispy Kreme Japan is Staging a Big Comeback
Just when it looked like it might circle the drain, Krispy Kreme appears to be roaring back to life in Japan. Why the revival?


1989: The Year Western Animation Made A Comeback
I find myself occasionally thinking back to the year 1989, interesting given that I wasn’t born until 1993. So then, why does 1989 have any relevance to me…


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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…


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…
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r#23 – another
Dolls, knife, blood, death- I mean sadistic death … Another is one of a few anime that can bring horror to their best. When I watched this, I…


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#110 – akira
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r#91 – impostory
As we all know, Monogatari series is one of the best things happened to the otaku community; either it’s of anime fandom, especially books, visual novel … or…


r#26 – psychopath
Hai hai, haro haro! How’s it going, everyone? Last week a friend of mine suggest me to do a review about this anime. So if you are looking…


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…
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