Anime Blog Tracker

The Frontline Report [12/13/21]

This week: the long-awaited(?) return of Komi Can’t Communicate and Rumble Garanndoll

The Magic Planet

Dec 13, 2021 • Subscribe

RUMBLE GARANNDOLL

The Frontline Report [9/13/21]

This week: Dragon Maid flies, Sonny Boy confounds, and The Detective is invalidating the title of her own show.

The Magic Planet

Sep 13, 2021 • Subscribe

Sonny Boy, Puella Magi Madoka Magica

The Frontline Report [8/8/21]

This week: What’s up with Kageki Shoujo!!, seeing yourself in manga, and the best episode of Eureka Seven.

The Magic Planet

Aug 9, 2021 • Subscribe

Eureka Seven, Kageki Shojo!!

The Frontline Report [9/5/21]

More thoughts on Magia Record and Sonny Boy, and the final days of Blue Reflection Ray

The Magic Planet

Sep 5, 2021 • Subscribe

Blue Reflection Ray, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Sonny Boy

The Frontline Report [11/15/21]

This week: Mieruko-chan picks up steam and Rumble Garanndoll gets political. Yes, really.

The Magic Planet

Nov 15, 2021 • Subscribe

RUMBLE GARANNDOLL, Mieruko-chan

The Frontline Report [10/24/21]

This week; mostly just Mieruko-chan to be quite honest.

The Magic Planet

Oct 24, 2021 • Subscribe

Mieruko-chan

The Frontline Report [9/26/21]

This week; the girls are alright. Final thoughts on Kageki Shoujo!!, Magia Record, Blue Reflection Ray. Plus Tropical Rouge Precure and The Detective is Already Dead.

The Magic Planet

Sep 26, 2021 • Subscribe

Pretty Cure, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Blue Reflection Ray, Kageki Shojo!!

The Frontline Report [10/3/21]

This week: thoughts on the Heike Story, farewells to Sonny Boy & Dragon Maid, and the season gets off to a shrug of a start.

The Magic Planet

Oct 3, 2021 • Subscribe

The Heike Story, Selection Project, Sonny Boy, Windy Tales

The Frontline Report [8/1/21]

This week: MADOKA MAGICA IS BACK, BABY!! As well as thoughts on Sonny Boy, Blue Reflection Ray, and The Detective is Already Dead

The Magic Planet

Aug 2, 2021 • Subscribe

The aquatope on white sand, Sonny Boy, Blue Reflection Ray, Puella Magi Madoka Magica

The Frontline Report [10/14/21]

This week on the Frontline Report: thoughts on Heike Monogatari, Rumble Garanndoll, Platinum End, and more.

The Magic Planet

Oct 18, 2021 • Subscribe

The Heike Story, Platinum End

The Frontline Report [10/31/21]

This week; things get komplicated in Komi Can’t Communicate. Plus: does Rumble Garanndoll know what it’s doing?

The Magic Planet

Oct 31, 2021 • Subscribe

The Heike Story

The Frontline Report [7/18/21]

This week on The Frontline Report: The Detective is Already Dead, The aquatope on white sands, final thoughts on Fate/Zero

The Magic Planet

Jul 18, 2021 • Subscribe

Fate/Zero, The aquatope on white sand

The Frontline Report [9/19/21]

This week: Heike Monogatari is struck with prophetic visions, Kageki Shoujo enters its tense final act, and the girls of Love Live Superstar put on a show.

The Magic Planet

Sep 19, 2021 • Subscribe

The Heike Story, Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop

The Frontline Report [7/25/21]

Weekly thoughts on Blue Reflection Ray, Sonny Boy, and Kageki Shojo!!

The Magic Planet

Jul 26, 2021 • Subscribe

Blue Reflection Ray, Kageki Shojo!!, Sonny Boy

The Frontline Report [10/10/21]

This week; thoughts on The Heike Story and premieres, premieres, premieres.

The Magic Planet

Oct 10, 2021 • Subscribe

The Heike Story

The Frontline Report [11/29/21]

This week, The Heike Story comes to an end. Plus: please watch Ranking of Kings.

The Magic Planet

Nov 29, 2021 • Subscribe

The Heike Story, Ranking of Kings

The Frontline Report [8/29/21]

This week on The Frontline Report: is Magia Record the best anime of the season? Plus: the subtle romance of Kageki Shoujo.

The Magic Planet

Aug 29, 2021 • Subscribe

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

The Frontline Report [3/6/22]

This week on the Frontline Report; Princess Connect does it again, plus, a short writeup on the zany toku office comedy Miss Kuroitsu From The Monster Development Department

The Magic Planet

Mar 6, 2022 • Subscribe

Miss KUROITSU from the Monster Development Department

The Frontline Report [2/6/22]

This week; There’s a new Precure in town! Plus; CUE! makes a surprise recovery, Princess Connect goes absolutely wild, and Tokyo 24th muddles the message.

The Magic Planet

Feb 6, 2022 • Subscribe

CUE!, My Dress-Up Darling, Pretty Cure, Sabikui Bisco, Tokyo 24th Ward

The Frontline Report [2/27/22]

The Frontline Report is a weekly column where I summarize my journey through anime, manga, and the related spheres of popular culture over the past week. Expect spoilers for covered …

The Magic Planet

Feb 28, 2022 • Subscribe

My Dress-Up Darling, Sabikui Bisco

The Frontline Report [1/23/22]

This week: CUE! and Tokyo 24th Ward writeups. Plus Pompo The Cinephile, Gakkou Gurashi, Sabikui Bisco, and My Dress-Up Darling

The Magic Planet

Jan 23, 2022 • Subscribe

CUE!, Pompo: The Cinéphile, My Dress-Up Darling, Sabikui Bisco, Tokyo 24th Ward

The Frontline Report [3/20/22]

The Frontline Report is a weekly column where I summarize my journey through anime, manga, and the related spheres of popular culture over the past week. Expect spoilers for covered …

The Magic Planet

Mar 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Princess Connect! Re:Dive, Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2

The Frontline Report [4/2/22]

This week: premieres premieres premieres! Plus, the Princess Connect finale, and a HUGE announcement.

The Magic Planet

Apr 2, 2022 • Subscribe

The Executioner and Her Way of Life

The Frontline Report [1/16/22]

This week: Ousama Ranking, Tokyo 24th Ward, My Dress-Up Darling, CUE!, and Artiswitch!

The Magic Planet

Jan 16, 2022 • Subscribe

Artiswitch, CUE!, My Dress-Up Darling, Ranking of Kings, Tokyo 24th Ward

The Frontline Report [3/27/22]

This week: The finales of Ousama Ranking and My Dress-Up Darling. Plus, Princess Connect Just Really Really Rules

The Magic Planet

Mar 27, 2022 • Subscribe

My Dress-Up Darling, Ranking of Kings

The Frontline Report [1/3/22]

This week: we finish up the 2021 stragglers Rumble Garanndoll and Mieruko-chan

The Magic Planet

Jan 3, 2022 • Subscribe

RUMBLE GARANNDOLL, Mieruko-chan

The Frontline Report [1/30/22]

This week: Writeups on Princess Connect and Tokyo 24th Ward. Plus, a fond farewell to Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure

The Magic Planet

Jan 30, 2022 • Subscribe

Pretty Cure, Tokyo 24th Ward, Tropical-Rouge! Precure

Space Battleship Yamato 2205 Report 21

Activity in March 2023 dropped a bit compared February, but that didn’t make it any less interesting. Any month that gives us online publishing, three major live events,…

CosmoDNA

Apr 10, 2023 • Subscribe

Space Battleship Yamato

Vintage Report 21: July/August 1979

For a two-month period that didn’t actually see a large amount of activity, this was a huge moment for Yamato fans. July in particular delivered a big one-two…

CosmoDNA

Jan 23, 2024 • Subscribe

Vintage Report 6: September 1977

As summer gave way to fall, Yamato‘s fortunes just kept on climbing. The initial theatrical engagements ended just before September started, but far more theaters were picking the…

CosmoDNA

Oct 13, 2022 • Subscribe

Special Report: October 6, 2024

The 50th anniversary of Space Battleship Yamato‘s original TV broadcast was overwhelming. Live events, news flashes, social media posts, and more brought fans together from all parts of…

CosmoDNA

Oct 12, 2024 • Subscribe

Space Battleship Yamato

Vintage Report 12: August 1978

This was the month when all the suspense finally broke. Farewell to Yamato destroyed all previous box office records for anime films (including that of Yamato itself) with…

CosmoDNA

May 5, 2023 • Subscribe

Doll’s Frontline – Episode 12 (END) – The Sacrifice to Defeat Sangvis

Episode impressions of Doll’s Frontline Episode 12 as AR15 kidnapping M4, what does she intend to do with her?

Chikorita157's Anime Blog

Mar 27, 2022 • Subscribe

Girls’ Frontline, R-15

Girls' Frontline - Episode 6 - HK416 Aims at M16A1

HK416 of Squad 404 decided to end her grudge against M16A1. With extreme prejudice! M16A1 said "nah" to that. Girls' Frontline - Episode 6.

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

Feb 13, 2022 • Subscribe

Girls’ Frontline

Space Battleship Yamato 2205, Report 6

2205 activity for the final month of 2021 exactly matched the amount we saw in November, highlighted by a brand new trailer and announcements that Part 2 successfully…

CosmoDNA

Jan 10, 2022 • Subscribe

Space Battleship Yamato

Dolls’ Frontline – Episode 6 – A New Threat and The Unexpected Duel

Episode impressions of Dolls' Frontline Episode 6 as M4 and SOPII saved AR15, the only one left to save is M16. Meanwhile, another threat emerges.

Chikorita157's Anime Blog

Feb 13, 2022 • Subscribe

Girls’ Frontline

Space Battleship Yamato 2205 Report 12

Conditions conspired to give us another slow month in Yamato world, but this is a temporary situation as we all know by now. And really, there is no…

CosmoDNA

Jul 11, 2022 • Subscribe

Space Battleship Yamato

Manga the Week of 6/23/21

SEAN: June staggers on, despite all efforts to stop it. ASH: That it does. SEAN: Airship has print releases of Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear 6 and Classroom of…

Manga Bookshelf

Jun 18, 2021 • Subscribe

Classroom of the Elite, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, Neon Genesis Evangelion

Manga the Week of 6/2/21

SEAN: June’s busting manga out all over. Let’s see what’s fallen in front of us. Airship has two print releases: Adachi and Shimamura 5 and ROLL OVER AND…

Manga Bookshelf

May 27, 2021 • Subscribe

Adachi and Shimamura

Manga the Week of 1/6/21

SEAN: It’s almost 2021! A year that is not 2020! Let’s start it off well, with manga. ASH: Yes, let’s! SEAN: We start off with J-Novel Club, who…

Manga Bookshelf

Dec 31, 2020 • Subscribe

Ascendance of a Bookworm, Infinite Dendrogram

Manga the Week of 6/16/21

SEAN: We’re having a heat wave! A manga heat wave! ASH: I certainly much prefer one of those things over the other. SEAN: Airship has two debuts. The…

Manga Bookshelf

Jun 10, 2021 • Subscribe

Manga the Week of 10/6/21

SEAN: October! Time for scary manga! ASH: Ooooooo! MICHELLE: Scary manga and super creeps? SEAN: Airship has, in print, Monster Musume The Novel – Monster Girls on the…

Manga Bookshelf

Sep 30, 2021 • Subscribe

Gantz

Manga the Week of 6/30/21

SEAN: The end of the fiscal year! What books are just barely part of their publisher’s 20-21 financials? Airship has an early digital title: Loner Life in Another…

Manga Bookshelf

Jun 24, 2021 • Subscribe

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash

Manga the Week of 6/9/21

SEAN: 2nd June 2nd Furious. MICHELLE: Snerk. SEAN: Airship has an early digital debut. Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! (Mezametara Saikyou…

Manga Bookshelf

Jun 3, 2021 • Subscribe

Berserk, Berserk, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

Manga the Week of 6/21/23

SEAN: Manga the Week of is happy to celebrate Juneteenth, and hopes the day off lets you read more manga. It's Yen week, so there's plenty of it.…

Manga Bookshelf

Jun 15, 2023 • Subscribe

Manga the Week of 12/29/21

SEAN: It’s the last week of 2021, what are publishers squeezing out the door? Airship gives us How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom 13 in print and…

Manga Bookshelf

Dec 23, 2021 • Subscribe

Peach Boy Riverside, Pretty Boy Detective Club, Rent-a-Girlfriend, Attack on Titan, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom

Manga the Week of 12/1/21

SEAN: If there’s turkey hog dogs and turkey burgers, is there turkey manga? ASH: I have no doubt. SEAN: Airship, in print, has Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash…

Manga Bookshelf

Nov 25, 2021 • Subscribe

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash

Manga the Week of 12/8/21

SEAN: Busy busy busy! Almost forgot to type this up this week! What do we see? ASH: Oh, do I know the feeling! SEAN: Yen On has the…

Manga Bookshelf

Dec 2, 2021 • Subscribe

Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy, Saga of Tanya the Evil

Manga the Week of 12/15/21

SEAN: If you buy these manga, they should still arrive by Christmas! Denpa Books has Gambling Apocalypse: KAIJI 3. ASH: Looking forward to this one coming out after…

Manga Bookshelf

Dec 9, 2021 • Subscribe

Manga the Week of 12/21/22

SEAN: We’re in the last few days before Christmas, who’s coming down the chimney? Yen On has an 11th volume of The Saga of Tanya the Evil. I…

Manga Bookshelf

Dec 15, 2022 • Subscribe

One Piece, Saga of Tanya the Evil, Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, Alice in Borderland, Devil May Cry