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[Anime News Network Article] “‘Gekokujo’ and Revolution in Ascendance of a Bookworm”

It’s a recurring trope in history and fiction: outsiders are salad tossed into a pre-established society. Due to a whole world of difference, these immigrants arrive with fresh…

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Jul 5, 2020 • Subscribe

Ascendance of a Bookworm

[Anime News Network] “A History of Takarazuka Revue Influences in Anime”

Non-management: I’ve always been fascinated by the intersectional synthesis of cultures, which partly explains why I find the Taisho period such an aesthetic delight. Western culture meets Ja…

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Sep 16, 2021 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “The Horror and Romance of Rural Higurashi”

Non-management: Before coronavirus really took off in Japan and everyone started taking it seriously here, I was able to manage a trip with a friend to rural Shirakawa-go in…

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Mar 12, 2021 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Welcome Back, Spice and Wolf”

Non-management: Spice and Wolf is such a blast from the past. It’s not the first anime I watched, but it is one of the first I enjoyed back when…

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May 16, 2024 • Subscribe

Spice and Wolf

[Anime News Network] “Everything Changes in Folktales and Frieren”

Management: Hi, it’s been another while since I’ve written something. After 5 years, I’m back from Japan and back in America. I felt melancholic about leaving, feel melancholic…

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Nov 29, 2023 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Urobuchi, History, and the Wuxia Hero of Thunderbolt Fantasy”

Non-management: “Urobutcher” is a name that’s stuck onto Gen Urobuchi, for better or worse. One of his earliest camps of detractors accuse Urobuchi of torturing idealistic hero ch…

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May 31, 2021 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “How Anime Helped Save Superman”

Non-management: I’ve been getting very busy with my new full-time job. It been demanding more of my time and focus than my previous one, which has unfortunately led me…

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Feb 16, 2024 • Subscribe

The Anime News Network Holiday Gift Guide

Unlike boring catalogs, our gift guide is designed to help you find what the otaku in your life might be missing, from fancy Blu-ray sets to a Demon…

Anime News Network - Views

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Talentless Nana – 01 (First Impressions) – Song of Ice, Fire, and Wits

Major plot spoilers follow. Proceed with caution! “Watch Talentless Nana blind”, said ANN in their Fall 2020 Preview. I didn’t read any further than that, and followed that…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

Oct 7, 2020 • Subscribe

Talentless Nana

[Anime News Network] “Starting Over: Regrets and Redemption in Reincarnation Isekai Anime”

Management: The idea for this article has been drifting in and out of my head for a while since last year, and it’s only now that I’ve had…

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Dec 12, 2023 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Vivy: a Robot Ode to Life Vividly Lived”

Non-management: I love me a good story about existentialism, and Vivy is one of the better written ones in anime. Most people don’t usually think about why they…

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Jul 27, 2021 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “The Ultimate Madoka Recap and Homura’s Lost Paradise”

Non-management: I know it’s been so long since the film came out (and just thinking about it gets me thinking “God damn, that was literally over a decade ago-OW…

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Feb 18, 2024 • Subscribe

Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – Yuri Network News April 30, 2022

Yuri Literature Mark Your Calendars! By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga pre-orders officially open up on May 2! I’ll launch a page…

Okazu

Apr 30, 2022 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “The Enemy Within in the War of 86”

Non-management: Japan is fairly experienced with making anti-war stories, given the sheer devastation it suffered in the Pacific War and the pacifism it adopted afterwards. It is not so…

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Jun 9, 2021 • Subscribe

No Yuri Network News Today

Beautiful summer day, I’m taking off. Be back in the office later tomorrow. ^_^  

Okazu

Jul 24, 2021 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “History and Momotaro in One Piece’s Wano Country Arc”

Non-management: I think it was one of my Japanese language college courses when I first got acquainted with the actual story of Momotaro. It was told in kami shibai style,…

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Aug 27, 2020 • Subscribe

One Piece

Days of Anime 2020: Fire and Hemlock

One of the best books I read this year was Fire and Hemlock, a children’s fantasy written by Diana Wynne Jones. I spent some time after reading it…

Isn't It Electrifying?

Dec 18, 2020 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Roleplaying in Re: Zero, the Dark Souls of Isekai”

Non-management: Re: Zero partially inspired that Dark Souls fanfic I wrote a while ago, an influence that lives on in all the Dark Souls comparisons I made in…

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Mar 18, 2024 • Subscribe

No, Anime News Network, Rising of the Shield Hero’s Premise Isn’t Misogynistic

After casually running an advert for a dangerous far-right Japanese cult, Anime News Network has returned to the realm of controversy with their preview guide for Rising of…

Unnecessary exclamation mark!

Jan 7, 2019 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “The History Behind Osamu Tezuka’s Dororo”

Non-management: I wrote before in a previous article that I thought Land of the Lustrous had the makings of a modern Buddhist classic. Well, I got a second story…

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Apr 1, 2019 • Subscribe

Anime News Network Tokyo Game Show 2022 Coverage Roundup

Head on over to Anime News Network to read up on all the games I got to try out at TGS 2022!

Biggest In Japan

Sep 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Doki Doki News: Demon Slayer Mugen Train, Fire Emblem News, and a New Power Rangers Franchise

Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of October 18th through 24th! Check out latest…

Beneath the Tangles

Oct 23, 2020 • Subscribe

Fire Emblem

[Anime News Network] “Hunter x Hunter and Dragon Ball Z: the Fall of the Shounen Hero”

Non-management: Hi. It’s been a while since I’ve written anything anime-related, but I’ve been busy with my day job and Japanese studies, and now that Japanese test day is…

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Aug 21, 2022 • Subscribe

Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Hunter x Hunter

[Anime News Network] “Log Horizon, Undertale, and the Tales Game Mechanics Can Tell

Non-management: I really don’t have that much time for the older hobbies I enjoyed back in college, what with  newer priorities like Japanese and a full-time job. I…

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Apr 21, 2021 • Subscribe

Log Horizon

The Anime Playlist of Spring 2021 — “A Song of Revenge”

Welcome back to another edition of The Anime Playlist — your short guide into some of the best anime openings, endings, and original…

AniTAY-Official - Medium

Sep 26, 2021 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Through One Piece, the Golden Age of Piracy Lives On”

Non-management: So I really did, at first, wonder why pirates were such a beloved icon in American culture. Small kids have traditionally dressed up as pirates for Halloween…

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May 7, 2021 • Subscribe

One Piece

[Anime News Network] “How Similar is Beastars to Zootopia, Really?”

As more and more people watch, come to like, and recommend 

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Jul 4, 2020 • Subscribe

The 35 Interest Articles I Wrote For Anime News Network

These past two weeks, I've been writing the vast majority of Anime News Network's Interest articles while Kim Morrissy relocates from Japan to Australia. Here they all are…

Biggest In Japan

Aug 10, 2022 • Subscribe

The 9 Interest Articles I Wrote For Anime News Network

This past week, I've been writing some of Anime News Network's Interest articles. Here they all are for your perusal!

Biggest In Japan

Feb 12, 2023 • Subscribe

Kadokawa World Entertainment agrees deal to purchase Anime News Network

Kadokawa Corporation, Japanese media conglomerate, announces the purchase of Anime News Network's media business, via their US holding compa...

Otaku News - World Edition

Nov 9, 2022 • Subscribe

Whisper Me A Love Song Anime

Anyone who knows me know I adore the manga Sasayakuyouni Koi wo Utau, by Takeshima Eku. I feverishly told Kodansha USA about it and was absolutely over the…

Okazu

Apr 15, 2024 • Subscribe

NEWS: HIDIVE to Air “Whisper Me a Love Song” Anime Adaptation for Spring 2024

The anime streamer HIDIVE acquires the girl's love anime Whisper Me a Love Song for the Spring 2024 anime season.

The Wonder Of Anime

Mar 14, 2024 • Subscribe

Whisper Me a Love Song

Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song – 06 – Grace Under Fire

Vivy once again saves Kakitani along with a handful of Toak operatives, but Kakitani is once again ungrateful and Matsumoto determines it will be hard to conceal the…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

May 3, 2021 • Subscribe

Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-

In recent news…(taking a break from Fire force s2)

Hi everyone, I hope you are all staying safe during these rough times. I’m aware I haven’t been active lately since a lot has been happening on my…

Fanfiction Anime World

Sep 11, 2020 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Home is the Battlefield for the Young 86”

Non-management: Scrawny as I was, then and even now, I used to fantacize a lot about playing soldier. With an escrima stick or two in hand, I’d imagine myself…

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Dec 29, 2021 • Subscribe

The Best Anime Song of 2021

As part of Anime News Network's "Best Anime of 2021" event, I talk about my pick for the best song of the year.

Biggest In Japan

Jan 2, 2022 • Subscribe

Anime Like Whisper Me a Love Song

After watching the band performance of an older student named Yoru Asanagi, Himari Kino falls in love. After the show, Himari confesses her love to Yoru, who

Recommend Me Anime

Jul 15, 2024 • Subscribe

Adachi and Shimamura, Anonymous Noise, Bloom Into You, Girls Band Cry, Sakura Trick

Fire Force (Episode 2) – The Heart of a Fire Soldier

A new recruit has arrived at Special Fire Force Company 8 and it’s one of Shinra’s old rivals, Arthur Boyle who calls himself the Knight King! Hinawa is…

Lynn Sheridan

Dec 19, 2019 • Subscribe

Elegy of Fire and Metal: A Tribute to Mizuki Ichiro

It’s poetic coincidence that the man who sang the Mazinger Z theme would die the same year as the man who composed it. Mizuki Ichiro, aka Aniki, the…

OGIUE MANIAX

Dec 14, 2022 • Subscribe

Mazinger Z

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

This past week, Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire premiered on streaming platform Hulu. This has been on my to-watch list since last autumn and now…

Okazu

Mar 31, 2020 • Subscribe

Anime song cover!

There are a lot of covers on the internet, some good, some bad, and as I said in my new about page, I love to sing.So, since I…

Kuuki no Puraido

May 6, 2012 • Subscribe

Star Driver

Anime Sequels and “News” Sites

In this piece, I discuss the misinformation that has plagued the anime community for some time.

Animated Observations

May 27, 2020 • Subscribe

Whisper Me a Love Song Episode 4: Of Clubs and Practicing

With our heroines’ current status set it’s time to see what each girl would do next going forward.

The Yuri Empire

May 4, 2024 • Subscribe

Whisper Me a Love Song

3rd Day of Anime: Fire Force

Fire Force made it to my 12 Days of Anime for a number of reasons, and not all positive. While it certainly presents itself well on a visual…

Anime B&B

Dec 16, 2019 • Subscribe

Fire Force, a Frankenstein’s Monster of a Series

One of the anime that I’m enjoying the most right now is last season’s Fire Force. Fire Force is set in an alternate Japan where the phenomenon of…

Watashi Wa Bucho!!

Nov 8, 2019 • Subscribe

AnimeNYC coverage on Anime News Network! (Gundam’s 40th anniversary & Dr. Stone interview)

Coverage of Gundam’s 40th anniversary panel and an interview with the creators of the Dr. Stone manga.

Thoughts That Move

Dec 5, 2019 • Subscribe

Ayaka: A Story Of Bonds And Wounds Episode 5 Review: Fire And Water

Ibara gets some spotlight in this episode.

Arum Journal

Jul 30, 2023 • Subscribe

Jingi

Anime News Network’s “The Best and Worst Anime of Summer 2021”

Once again, I'm a part of Anime News Network's "The Best and Worst Anime" of the season list. So head on over and give it a read!

Biggest In Japan

Sep 27, 2021 • Subscribe