I’m not generally a cynical person, but I have let other people’s cynicism affect me on a very unhealthy level. That’s why I never listened to bands like Living Colour; their lyrics were so on-the-…
Jul 3, 2021 • Subscribe
More like this
Manga Review: Strobe Edge
Author: Sakisaka, Io The story revolves around a lively and cheerful high-school girl named Ninako Kinoshita who is innocent to the word “Love”. While riding the train on…
River's Edge Manga Review
For most of us who have lived through high school, the idea that it's "the best time of our lives" is a lie perpetuated by people who have…
Review #1 – Cluster Edge
Name: Cluster Edge (クラスターエッジ)Format: DVDRelease Date: November 2012Age Rating: 13+Number of Episodes: 24Themes: war, pretty boys/bishounen, action/shounen, dramaLanguage Watched: Japanese with Engl…
TrySail’s New Shuffle Album is Just Pure Fun (Review)
Hello! Before we start, let me mention that this album review is separate from the J-Music Exchange/Rate segment I usually do on the blog. There are definitely some…
Holiday Review #5: RIVER'S EDGE
We haven't seen a new Kyoko Okuzaki work in English in well over a decade, back in the glory days of Vertical. Naturally, when Kodansha pu...
Holiday Review #5: RIVER'S EDGE
We haven't seen a new Kyoko Okuzaki work in English in well over a decade, back in the glory days of Vertical. Naturally, when Kodansha pu...
FRUITS ZIPPER's NEW KAWAII – An Album Full of Sweetness (Review)
Taking a look at the Harajuku-based idol group's first full-length release
NEW ROMANCER by RIM (Album Review) | J-Music Exchange/Rate
Gotta love artists who do covers Hello and welcome back to another J-Music Exchange/Rate post! In case you’re not too sure on what this is all about: basically,…
Review: Man on the Edge (2022)
Man on the Edge 边缘行者 China/Hong Kong, 2022, colour, 2.35:1, 112 mins. Director: Huang Mingsheng 黄明升. Rating: 6/10. Above-average Hong Kong crime drama has a strong raft of…
KAI (开) Album Review
Hey there friends, hope you’re doing well! I figured since I did an album review previously on Kai’s album Peaches, which you can find here, that I would…
Kai’s Peaches Album Review
Hey friends, good to see you! As of the time I posted this, it’s my birthday! Woo! It’s been a while since my last album review and I’ve…
A Brand-New Metal Musical: Avaland — Theater of Sorcery Album Review
I’m deep enough in the metal rabbit hole to follow new bands as they come. Of course, since metal marketing is very difficult in the U.S., my ability…
Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 190 Review: Maki Zenin invades the Culling Game
The fight between Hajime Kashimo and Kinji Hakari ends with both fighters exhausted and alive. At the end of the last chapter Kashimo used his cursed energy to…
12 Days 2020, Day 1: A New Old Decade.
Well it’s that time of year again, when I decide that, after a full year of producing almost no writing, it’s a good idea to try and produce…
[REVIEW] Japanese Culture through Videogames
No post summary was provided.
Bakacast #398 – A Decade in Review
iTunes | Direct Download | Current RSS | Archive RSS (Episodes 0-323) Hey, folks, this episode is releasing…really late. Even by my standards. We get into what’s going…
#89 - Decade in Review (2010-2019)
A month after everyone else's Decade in Review lists, here's ours! Tori, Austin, Bill, and Sarah talk about 4 of their favorite anime from the past 10 years!…
Wilde Roses’ new album Woven is now out!
Welcome, all, again. As regular readers will already know, this anime review blog frequently touts music as well. I’ve long been a fan of Mediaeval Baebes, and immediately…
Mars Red: Edge of The Nightmare Review
Mars red is a sound theatre originally written by Bun-O Fujisawa. It got adapted in an anime and was released on April 6 this year as part of…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 523: River’s Edge
In this Episode, Xan reviews a dramatic slice of life manga by the queen of Josei Manga series. How impactful is it? Well, sit back and find out…
Revisit: Strobe Edge
Well would you guess what was sitting on the library shelf for me to go back to.
Second Album Already?!: Ad Infinitum — Chapter II: Legacy Album Review
Since I only ever discussed Ad Infinitum in my Top Five Song Covers post, I’ll reiterate how much I love them: A LOT. In fact, they’re one of…
When pop culture meets culture war
Dragon Quest III HD-2D and the pitfalls of producing content in a polarized world
Two On The Edge (2022) review [Japannual 2022]
“A touching experience that highlights that the desire to be loved, for better or worse, is the ulitmate guide the neurotic subject within the societal field.”
(Holmes + Edge)^SocialCommentary = ? – Moriarty the Patriot Spoiler Review
Moriarty the Patriot is a show that walks a ton of fine lines. Somewhere between adaptation and subversion, tawdry vengeance and cunning capers, message fiction and adventure –…
Platinum End Review: Sharp Edge, Handle With Caution
Studio: Signal.MD Director: Kazuchika Kise Streaming on: Crunchyroll, Funimation I consider myself a reluctant fan of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The manga-making duo have collaborated thrice i…
Tower of Fantasy – Meryl (Rosy Edge) Guide & Review
I’ll trying spinning. That’s a good trick!
MARS RED: Edge of the Nightmare Game Review
MARS RED is a multimedia collaboration between Bun-O Fujisawa and mobile game publisher, Favary Inc. and entertainment company D-Techno. First conceived as a Japanese stage reading play in 2015,…
Episode #89 – Decade in Review (2010 – 2019)
A month after everyone else’s Decade in Review lists, here’s ours! Tori, Austin, Bill, and Sarah talk about 4 of their favorite anime from the past 10 years!…
The 2010s: A decade in review timeline
As December winds to a close, I find myself reflecting back…. back on how many podcasts, blogs, and YouTubers seem to have already done their decades in review,…
The Decade in Review: The Japanese Industry
I said I wouldn’t be updating this blog for a while, but I remembered that I was working on a two-post "decade in review" which I had star...
The Melancholic Middle Aged Anime Fan
In This Corner of the World, Macross, Sailor Moon Crystal, Space Adventure Cobra, Blood Blockade Battlefront
I Review a Pop Album for Once?: millennium parade — THE MILLENNIUM PARADE Album Review
I’m a big metalhead, but as much as I want to say I listen to metal 100% of the time, I don’t. The total is 99%, which feels…
“Pop” Culture
This is one seriously deranged offering. This is a very binary show: either you like it a lot or you hate it a lot. You also need to…
Carnivore Culture
By Jeannette Ng. Beastars is the story of Legoshi, an achingly awkward wolf who struggles with his carnivore side as like many of his fellow classmates, he is…
The Culling is Upon Us | Winter 2020 Anime TKO
And now it is with a heavy heart that we must humbly bring you this most sorrowful conclusion to the first third of the Winter 2020 Anime TKO.…
Episode 74 - The Edge
This episode ended up being too big for firmware. It’s really hard for me to come up with a funny intro to this episode. As you should know…
CodeMiko: Bleeding-Edge VTubing
CodeMiko has constantly been pushing the envelope of what's possible with VTubers. Click here if you want to know more about her!
Artists on the Edge
The trials and tribulation of fringe manga artists.
River’s Edge and Medalist
The Seattle Mariners are here in town, ish, playing the Angels and they won 11-0 and then...
Delta Sleep – Ghost City // ALBUM REVIEW
While Delta Sleep rarely stray outside conventional math rock aesthetics and conventions, their adept hand at lyrical storytelling, ambitious narrative concepts and clever musical-thematic interpla…
A new series of culture blogs is coming your way!
Hello weebs, nerds and readers alike! This is a little bit of housekeeping coming from me, Star, about my culture blogs. Our blog has gone through some incredible…
A New Decade of Anime: A History with Author Jonathan Clements
Historian Jonathan Clements discusses the advent of artificial intelligence, what fractured the Chinese-Japanese anime investment pipeline, and the buying power of otaku.
Top 20 Best NEW Action Anime of This Decade [ 2020 - 2024 ]
Check out Manta Sleep here https://tinyurl.com/4duywh9w and make sure to use Vinii for 10% off your order! Let's go through 20 of this decade's best new action anime. If…
Screenshot Album
While I’m working on a couple of MADs and other projects I thought it would be nice to upload my screenshots folder. These are screenshots I’ve taken while…
White Album
This is one of the finest examples of anime drama I have ever seen.
[MMV] Culling Game | Jujutsu Kaisen x MAN WITH A MISSION
Here's my Culling Game MMV! Took a lot of work to finally finish this one, so I hope you enjoy it! :^) Music: When My Devil Rises - MAN WITH A…
Evolution of Anime: Decade-by-Decade Journey of Japan's Animation
Navigating the Evolution of Anime Through the Years
Maser Patrol podcast episode 57: A Decade(-ish?) of New Generation Ultraman
In this episode, Kevin is joined by Alex, Connor, and Jared as the gang look back on the decade since Ultraman Ginga debuted, recapping all of the mainline…
D&A Studios: New Nerdz of the Decade Episodes Coming December 4th!
Hey guys. We know it’s been awhile since our last post, as things have been kinda melancholy as of late. If you haven’t noticed by now, we haven’t…
Leo Piano Man Op. 9 Album Review
Hi friends! Hope you’re doing well! It’s that time to do another album review! This time, one of my faves, Leo! To preface this, I haven’t talked about…