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How has this blog gone so long without a humor/meme category? That error has now been rectified… And I promise to use this power only for good. (Source…
The Classic That Could've Been
Plus: global animation news and a retro Chinese cartoon.
Has It Been That long? (Year Three)
Last year, I forgot all about the Otaku Author’s birthday so this year, I’m planning on making things up to her with a quick recap of the first…
Has It Been That long? (Year Four)
It’s been a testing year, but also one of my most productive on the Otaku Author. Amazingly, it’s been four years since I made the switch to this…
Has It Been That long? (Year One)
Exactly one year ago, to the minute, I relaunched my website with a new URL. That meant I had to start from zero, well, almost. I got to…
Has It Been That Long? (Year Five)
So, the Otaku Author is five years old, which means it’s time to reminisce and reflect. Year four was full of surprises including a record number of views.…
Anime That Should’ve Been BL (Gaymes Edition)
DLsite Sale: https://www.patreon.com/posts/117944843?pr=true Extended Video: https://www.patreon.com/KrisPNatz Sometimes you watch an Anime and think it could be better if it was BL, and sometimes you watch anime and think not only…
Fanservice done right
Now here’s a subject that I really care about. Probably way too much. I’ve featured a few pieces from other writers around the communities here on WordPress on…
Git ’er Done
Dr. Stone nears its climax, Earthchild has a whole series inside the span of a chapter, and Code leaves Kawaki behind! Yeesh! 6:16 - My Hero Academia 343 23:49 -…
Black Clover, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Dororo, Dororo, My Hero Academia
Rotoscoping Done Right
On the making of 'When the Day Breaks.'
Kaiba: Yuasa Well Done
Greetings, fabulous people of the Internet! Hanime on Anime here, and welcome to the first new review of September! And in opening this review, I wanted to start…
Fantasy Farming Done Right
In an interesting coincidence, the Winter ’23 season marks the second in a row that a farming-themed fantasy series has aired. While last season’s I’ve Somehow Gotten Strong…
Writing Prompt: Is there anything in anime that makes you uncomfortable?
Anime is not a monolith, and it’s not just for kids like some people may think. As we know, there are so many different genres, topics, themes, ideas…
7 More Anime That Should Have Been My First Anime #TBT
For today’s Throwback Thursday, I reposted an old list of seven anime that should have been my first anime. I rewatched Majimoji Rurumo and thought to myself, “What…
Kakushigoto – A soft little anime that should’ve been two different shows
As heartfelt as Kakushigoto may be, it suffers from wanting to tell too many stories at once.
Dororo: Dark Fantasy Done Right
It is difficult to take an old piece of art and make it relevant to younger generations. To make Troy, they had to turn the Trojan War from…
Tokyo Revengers – 02 – Done Running
MPD Sergeant Tachibana Naoto has been busy since Takemichi told him the day and manner of his and Hinata’s deaths. At first Takemichi think the kid has gone…
Doing What Must Be Done
If you couldn’t tell by the infrequent blogging, video content, and social media presence in general, I am currently in the midst of fighting one of my hardest…
There Wolf
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
Hello there!
Allow me to (re-)introduce myself… Hi! I’m the blogger known as the Firsty Duelist, (or Firsty for short) and I’m here to introduce myself and explain a bit…
Episode 16: Legend of Chun Hyang – The Epic That Might Have Been
If you loved RG Veda, you’ll probably love Chun Hyang…and be as sad as we were that there was only one volume. Join Lucy and Robin as they…
Katsuhiro Otomo's Domu Pilot: An Unnerving Movie Adaptation That Could Have Been
Domu remains a cursed affair: forgotten in the shadow of Otomo's more famous creation and repeatedly stumbling in attempts to bring it to a broader audience. It remains…
Mitsuri Kanroji Is Sakura Done Right
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba S3, Ep 10 Review Everyone remembers Sakura Haruno from Naruto, for better or worse. She started as Sasuke’s number-one fangirl and didn’t do much.…
Summer Ghost: Story Execution Done Right.
Summer Ghost has a simple premise: three online friends seek out to find a ghost girl who only appears in summer by lighting up a firework in a…
Danmachi is Fun Fantasy Done Right
I did not intend for this to become a series. If I’m being perfectly honest, Dororo: Dark Fantasy Done Right was a title I devised simply because it…
Princess Connect! Re:Dive – Advertisement Done Right
”Not your average smile” Showing just what's possible when a game adaptation injects a little narrative imagination…
What Could’ve Been — Anime Characters That Had Their Voice Actor Changed Over Time
Being an avid follower of the whole Japanese voice actor culture, I’m always interested in who’s in the voice cast whenever I start a new anime. Frequently playing…
Case 101 – There
We are back on the manga to finish volume 30 and get into volume 31 with the next case, The Pottery Class case (chapters 305-307). This episode was…
Writing Prompt: What are some things in romance anime that shouldn’t ever be done in real life?
This prompt has been sitting in the drafts for a long time, too long really. Having actually watched a dedicated romance anime in Horimiya not too long ago,…
Tooth's Been Fixed!!
I got back from the dentist and my tooth is fixed! It turns out the chip wasnt as bad as I thought. I figured I needed a whole…
Where I've Been
Hello, fellow bloggers! If you have been following my blog recently, you have probably noticed that I haven't posted anything for over a ...
What We Have Done To Silent Hill
This video is about Silent Hill (Mostly Silent Hill 2). A retrospective/analysis/neurotic rambling about the "Stillness of Silent Hill" that spans the game itself, the fandom surrounding the…
Arakawa x2 08 Almost Done Catching Up
I’m almost done with Arakawa x2 though I’m a bit disappointed from the very little plot advancement, the jokes are still funny but still I’d wish they’d wrap…
DanMachi IV – 16 – What Must Be Done
After another Astrea Familia flashback where Alise sparks a spirited discussion of what justice is, we’re back in the White Palace with Bell and Ryuu, who has recovered…
Character animation done right : Kamichu ! #01 breakdown
Kamichu !’s first episode is pretty much a self-contained story, and that’s why it works so well : in 24 minutes, it establishes its characters and setting
Girumasu - Episode 2 - Alina Celebrates Job Done
Alina's best day would be getting off work in time for afternoon shopping and visiting her favorite restaurants. Girumasu - Episode 2
Writing Prompt: Are there any voice actors that you always associate with a single character?
Hard to condense this question down, but the gist is asking about if there are any voice actors who, no matter who they are voicing, you always think…
Devilman Crybaby – Nearly There
I first discovered Devilman through the two episode 1987 OVA series which adapts a portion of Go Nagai’s famous manga of the same name. The OVA was a…
Where Have I Been?
Fuck. I mean this is bad. I’ve been telling myself to continue writing in my spare time for months, but stuff kept getting in the way. At first,…
Why I’ve Been Gone
It’s been a whole 2 months since I’ve posted a blog. Coming up with stuff to write about can be hard, but even this is abnormal for me.…
Where Have I Been?
Well this is a bit awkward. It’s been a while since I have written on here and I am not really sure what I should say about that.…
Where Have I Been?
In the last few months…. ok maybe more the last year or so you may have noticed a slow down in posts from yours truly. At first, a…
Episode 58: 16: AGDQ - All Gunthers Done Quick
In this episode of Boku No Stop! we discuss episodes 52-54 of Monster. This week, we set new pod-speed records with the entire Gunther Milch arc, where there is…
Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Isekai done right
I love Isekai, it is a genre which has the flexibility of grass and the depth ranging from a puddle to an ocean, simply because this genre only…
Men Live in Despair. What Can Be Done?
It’s no secret that many men struggle with depression and despair. This desperation has many factors, such as lacking a sense of purpose. The problem also isn’t new.…
I’ve seen this before… and done better too…
One of the oddest things I remember about Ex-Arm, was how annoyingly consistent Akira was screaming about getting his body back. I had it written in my notes…
