Lately, I’ve been questioning my admiration toward Rick Riordan, the author of Percy Jackson, a.k.a. “The Storyteller of the Gods”. I read Percy Jackson over ten years ago, and needless to say, it …
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Things to read and watch before visiting Japan
From the beauty of anime to small form documentaries, we’ve put together a list of some of our and our communities’ favourite bits of Japanese content.
The Greatest Manga You've Never Read Before
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Summit of the Gods
By Andrew Osmond. Animated characters are made out of ink or pixels, not flesh and blood, but that doesn’t mean the audience can’t feel their pain. There’s a…
Stop! Before You Read Any Other Manga...
Before reading any other manga recommendations. Read Blade of the Immortal. Merch https://www.bonfire.com/store/masked-merch/?utm_source=copy_link&utm_medium=store_page_share&utm_campaign=masked-merch&utm_content=default Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maskedasura Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/masked_asura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_masked_asura/?igshid=OGQ2MjdiOTE%3D ► "Copyright Disclaimer, Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made…
The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made
Type: Hey, an Abe Lincoln cameo! Synopsis: I’m not going to insult your intelligence with this one. This is an anime about Seiichi Hiiragi, a high school boy…
The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made
The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made
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The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made
The Summit of the Gods
If possible, I recommend watching this film in theaters (with a jacket and a mask) and lose yourself to the grand beauty and brutality of Mount Everest.
The Kingdom of the Gods and Burning Hell Review
Here's a review of The Kingdom of The Gods, which features one story about a young prince and a bandit in war-torn and zombiefied Joseon, and Burning Hell.
Parents Ragnarök | God of War, Gaming, & Fatherhood
In honor of my son Vash 5th Birthday and the release of God of War Ragnarök. I take a trip down memory lane and share my journey of…
Otaku: The Gods of Consumerism
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the gods lie. and Satoko and Nada
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the gods lie. and Satoko and Nada
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I Read The First Volume Of The Case Study Of Vanitas Manga And Here’s A Review Of It
The first volume of another great Mochizuki work–and it’s on-going!
Anime Like The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made
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The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made (Season One)
When Seiichi’s class was teleported to a new world, something went wrong and he was dropped in the middle of a jungle. Alone and afraid, he had to…
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Before The Coffee Gets Cold Is A Good Read! (Book Review)
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The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made Review (Spoiler Free)
Getting back to the fantasy / isekai reviews, we’ve got The Fruit of Evolution. At a glance, unlike other long anime titles, this one doesn’t really function properly…
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Books: By the Grace of the Gods
By Shelley Pallis. And then he died. In his sleep, because of a particularly powerful sneeze. Ryoma Takebayashi wakes up at tea party in heaven with several gods,…
Before the Golden Days: Of Mice and Osamu Dezaki
Director Osamu Dezaki started a revolution at Tokyo Movie in the 70s, according to this 1997 interview on The Adventures of Gamba.
Before and after Akira : the themes and motifs of Otomo’s shorts
Katsuhiro Otomo’s work in animation is mostly and rightly remembered for his 1988 masterpiece Akira, especially in the West where it has become part of the SF and…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew it, My Life Had it Made
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Patrick Imbert, Director of The Summit of the Gods
The award-winning director's newest film adapts Jiro Taniguchi's manga about fearless mountain climbers as they take on Everest. Find out team's own hurdles getting the story from book…
By the Grace of the Gods Season 1
This plainly isn't going to be a show for everyone. It's slow-moving and doesn't always use its plot points or characters as well as it might, and apart…
By the Grace of the Gods, Vol. 1
By Roy and Ririnra. Released in Japan as “Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko” by HJ Novels. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Mana Z. We’re starting…
Because It's There - The Summit of the Gods
The Summit of the Gods is many things - a treatise on the tenacity of the human spirit, a deep-dive into the most unfathomable parts of our psyche,…
First Look: By the Grace of the Gods
After suddenly dying in his sleep, middle-aged salaryman Ryoma Takebayshi is given a second chance by the gods of a parallel fantasy world. He is reincarnated as a…
By the Grace of the Gods, Vol. 2
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The Fire Hunter – 8 [Garden of the Gods]
Welcome everyone, to another week of Fire Hunter! This was an interesting week, lots of lore drops, and a possible shake up of the status quo. Was it…
By the Grace of the Gods – Episode 1
Takebayashi Ryoma is reborn in another world after dying from a miserable life in modern-day Japan. Now an 11-year-old boy who lives alone in the forest, he mostly…
I READ IT SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO — THE SIGN OF ABYSS REVIEW
After I made a call for guests to participate in this segment in my previous reviews, Moya from The Moyatorium kindly reached out to me. This is my…
Ragnarök the Animation: Humanity Can be Divided Into Madmen & Cowards... And the Same is True of Fantasy Worlds
During the serialization of Ragnarök in South Korea, manhwaga Lee Myung-Jin was approached by a video game company called Gravity, which it...
(#AniTwitWatches) RahXephon: Realm of Gods
So RahXephon and Evangelion. It feels like no matter what happens in my life, I will always watch something Evangelion followed by RahXephon or RahXephon followed by Evangelion.…
How It Feels to Read The Manga #Eldenring #Shorts #Anime
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The Tatami Galaxy Before and After College
Obviously 2020 was one fuck of a year for everyone except for a handful of billionaires. Everyone’s coping mechanisms vary, but returning to old media is a classic.…
The Long Interlude Before and After Intergrade
The inevitable PS5 upgrade has come with some other news. Final Fantasy VII Remake was always going to PS5. Everyone should have known that since the game released…
Episode 152: Battle & Chase
CC kicks off the episode by reviewing the long awaited Anime adaption of Pluto, Naoki Urusawa’s take on the Astro Boy universe. After that the hosts take a…
Back Arrow – Cowboys, Spaceships and Gods!
Back Arrow might be a bit too odd for a general audience but it has a lot of solid elements that anime fans will recognize.
Deep reads #5.4: Gods and devils
This is the last in my deep reads post series about Megami Tensei, though it’s certainly not the last time I’ll ever write about the series. I can absolutely…
First Impression: By the Grace of the Gods (Anime)
This first impression comes courtesy of the early premiere of the first episode at FunimationCon. One day, after overworked salaryman Ryoma Takebayashi meets an untimely end via head…
By the Grace of the Gods Volume 1 Review
TheOASG reviews the manga version of Roy's By the Grace of the Gods, where Ryoma dies at 39 and takes on a new adventure granted by the gods.
Anime Series Like By the Grace of the Gods
After leading a miserable life, Ryouma Takebayashi passes away at age 39. Three deities, taking pity on him, reincarnate him into a fantasy world with an aptitude for…
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Summit of the Gods (Le Sommet des Dieux)
This was a bit of a harrowing film, and I was transfixed the whole way through. Having said that, I watched it in 3 separate sittings – partly…
Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru | Episodes 8 and 9: I’ve seen it all before.
As I am someone who is well versed in the School, Romance and Comedy, genres. I can say as a matter of fact, that I've seen this all…
Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru | Episodes 8 and 9: I’ve seen it all before.
As I am someone who is well versed in the School, Romance and Comedy, genres. I can say as a matter of fact, that I've seen this all…
Why It Is Important to Read Other Blogs
So here we are, another short post to end this blogiversary week. I think that this is the most important one. I think every blog writer should at…
Haniwa! New Exhibit Showcases Japan Before It Became Japan
Want a rarepeak into Japan's pre-history? An expanded exhibit at Tokyo National Museum celebrates Haniwa from the Kofun era.
The Quintessential Quintuplets Volume 2: Chick Chase
Our spoiler full look at the manga version of The Quintessential Quintuplets continues! Like I said last time, we are reading this series with the knowledge of which…
Review: Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023)
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms 封神第一部 朝歌风云 China, 2023, colour, 2.35:1, 148 mins. Director: Wuershan 乌尔善. Rating: 7/10. First segment of a trilogy set…