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Welcome to the end-of-the-month showcase of all the posts written for the Controversed writing workshop! Thank you to everyone who joined me in “Controversing” by creating your own…
Help! The Tears Won’t Stop! — A Spring 2020 Seasonal Showcase
This season has led me to two major realizations within the space of seasonal anime and how we perceive it, as viewers and fans of anime. 1) With…
Jon’s Creator Showcase: June 2020 Edition
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May 2021 Jon’s Creator Showcase #TheJCS
The Jon’s Creator Showcase for the month of May is finally here!
Spring 2020.
We’re all aware of the current urgency regarding COVID19 and I hope you guys are all safe and sufficiently stocked on food and medicine. If you’re sick, please…
The Movie of 2020 – Forgiven Children
“Forgiven Children” is a commentary on the warped sense of justice that is executed by the juvenile court system in Japan. The story is simple, Kira (Uemura Yuu)…
#TheJCS Jon Spencer showcase: June 2021 Edition
Hello everyone. As the title says, this is the June edition of the the Jon Spencer Showcase. What is that? Well, it’s a monthly special event around the…
The Jon’s Creator Showcase: Accepting April 2020 Posts
Hey everyone! This is the first time I’m hosting for the JCS this month. And I hope you’re doing well right now. In case if you’re wondering, the…
The Jon’s Creator Showcase: May 2020 (Gaming + Videos)
Here we are, part 2. Anything about games are the talk. There’s also some videos to keep you entertained for the time being. Though I have been dry…
#TheJCS Jon’s Creator Showcase: June 2020 Edition Start
First off, we should celebrate TheRandomEditor for doing a fantastic job of covering #TheJCS in May. He even ended a week early which is astounding considering he was…
Seasonal Showcase Winter 2020 — Idols, Turtles, and Detectives
Since the winter season’s been in full swing for several weeks, everyone’s likely chosen what anime they want to watch from the seasonal pool of shows. We’ve got…
Spring 2021.
Wanna hear something embarrassing? This post has been sitting, complete and ready to post, in my drafts for over a month now. I just lacked the energy to…
Spring 2021!
It’s been about a year now since we’ve all been experiencing (in one way or another) the effects of the global pandemic. I hope that you and yours…
Jon’s April 2021 Creator Showcase: Forty-Nine Posts to Help Break Into the Spring Season!
Hey guys and welcome back to another year of #thJCS on this blog! I honestly wasn’t expecting to be hosting this year, what with my hectic work schedule,…
Spring 2020 3
Houkago Teibou Nisshi further expands what a CGDCT show can do. Last year it was Yuru Camp and camping, this time it’s fishing. We start with a girl…
Spring 2020 Roundup.
A comprehensive list of where I am with the Spring 2020 lineup. Please keep in mind that some anime are ongoing, some are on hold, some are postponed,…
Tsugumomo, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Tower of God, Gleipnir, Great Pretender
Spring 2020 1
Railgun T and Magia Record will go on my wait-list for a while so I can start writing about the new shows. Same format as before: only shows…
Spring 2020 2
We start this installment with Gal no Kyouryuu, about a gal who brings a dinosaur home with her one night and their adventures living together. The dinosaur doesn’t…
Jon Spencer Showcase: June 2021 Edition Start Up!
Hello everyone, it is that time of year where the Jon Spencer Showcase has appeared around these parts. Before you join in on the fun here, check out…
Review: Fireflies in the Sun (2021)
Fireflies in the Sun 误杀II China, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 118 mins. Director: Dai Mo 戴墨. Rating: 6/10. Twist-laden hospital hostage drama is solidly entertaining without ever reinventing the…
Ten Months (십개월의 미래, Sun Namkoong, 2020)
A young woman is confronted by a series of patriarchal double standards while contending with an unexpected pregnancy in Sun Namkoong’s indie dramedy
Spring Preview 2021
As the spring showers wash away the last of the winter dew, we are once again greeted with a season of bountiful flora, thriving fauna, and new anime.…
Tokyo Revengers, High School Girls, Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun, Shaman King, Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway
Spring 2021 Anime...
My thoughts on Anime in the season of Spring 2021.
Tokyo Revengers, Clannad, Fruits Basket, MARS RED, Moriarty the Patriot
2021 Spring 3
Looks like Slime Taoshite is going to tell us a story. For this last installment we start with Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita,…
To Your Eternity, Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose, SHADOWS HOUSE, I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level
Spring 2021 1
Here we go again with the new shows I may or may not watch. (For the record, I took last season off from writing, and it’s probably a…
ODDTAXI, Peach Boy Riverside, Scarlet Nexus, Super Cub, The Case Study of Vanitas
Spring 2021 Schedule
Sunday Sentouin, Hakenshimasu! 21:00 AT-X (04/04) Dragon, Ie wo Kau. 22:00 Toyko MX (04/04) Yuukoku no Moriarty 2nd Season 22:30 Tokyo MX (04/04) Nomad: Megalo Box 2 23:00…
Tokyo Revengers, Backflip!!, My Hero Academia Season 5, Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 2, Mars
2021 Spring 2
The slime spinoff starts with a window, presumably about to be opened. First we have Tensura Nikki – Tensei Shitara Slime datta ken. Basically it’s Rimuru and his…
Blue Reflection Ray, How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord, Super Cub, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
2021 Spring 1
As I’ve gotten even older I’ve gotten more picky in the shows that I watch. And, as I think I said before, I don’t have the time or…
Hosting The Jon’s Creator Showcase for May 2021 #TheJCS
Announcing the May 2021 Jon’s Creator Showcase. #TheJCS.
The Jon’s Creator Showcase: May 2020 (Self-Indulgence at Home)
Hey, how are you? Hope your doing well amidst what’s happening now. If you feel lost, we got some content for you. Interested in: Anime? Games? Videos? Guidance?…
Spring 2020 Season Preview
Wooper: It’s crunch time in Japan right now. Schools are closed as a measure against COVID-19, people are discontent with the lack of testing facilities for the virus,…
Spring 2020 Anime Preview
Anime isn’t escaping unscathed from these turbulent times, so we’ve got a bit of a special season preview: focused not just on the new Spring anime that look…
Seasonal Impressions: Spring 2020
I don’t know how I could describe this season in one word. Delays and cancellations left and right, uncertain reschedules, and the fact majority of people we’re looking…
Fruits Basket, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Kakushigoto, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, APPARE-RANMAN!
Easter — spring 2020 update
Greetings! Briggs N. Stratton, Emergency Blogging Hologram here and I’m guest-hosting this post because someone has been neglecting their responsibilities.” Mudakun: “Leemmee alon…
Spring 2020 First Impressions
Born to die, world is a fuck. Spring anime are here. Or rather, some are, some were, and some were going to be, but this pandemic is wreaking…
Spring 2020 Final Thoughts
As 2020 rolls on, the question isn’t “what anime will air next?” but “will us two dorks live long enough to see it all through?” That’s the plan,…
Spring 2020 Season Preview
Before I look at the Spring 2020 anime season from a content standpoint, we may as well address the elephant in the room. Read more The post Spring…
Spring 2020 Midseason Rankings
An awkward season for anime though that can’t be helped.
Spring 2020 Final Rankings
Something at least aired this season and that’s good enough for me.
Spring 2020 Anime Preview
So due to extenuating circumstances, which include just starting a new full time job recently that won’t likely be shutting down anytime soon ironically at a time when…
Spring 2020 Check-in
If the current global situation was the elephant in the room for the Season Preview post, this time around it's the titanosaur in the broom closet. Read more
Spring 2020 Anime Preview
Anime isn’t escaping unscathed from these turbulent times, so we’ve got a bit of a special season preview: focused not just on the new Spring anime that look…
Spring 2020 Season Preview
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Sending in Spring 2020
Hey, people! Where’d you take winter 2020? In amongst all the Fate/ stuff, it feels like it’s been nothing but Fate/ this entire season and the simulcasts were…
2020 Spring Premiere Digest
Our hearts are overwhelmed with all the great lady protagonists this season. The post 2020 Spring Premiere Digest appeared first on ANIME FEMINIST.
The Sun Does Not Move (2021) review
“A highly pleasant action spy thriller that will satisfy both those hungry for exciting action and those who love a dense narrative with twist and turns.”
San Diego Asian Film Festival Announces Lineup for 2022 Spring Showcase
In person at San Diego’s UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley April 21 to 28