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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 [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

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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [10/3/21]

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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [10/24/21]

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

The Magic Planet

Oct 24, 2021 • Subscribe

Mieruko-chan

The Frontline Report [12/6/21]

This week: Mieruko-chan, Ousama Ranking, and what in the world is Waccha PriMagi?

The Magic Planet

Dec 6, 2021 • Subscribe

Mieruko-chan, Ranking of Kings, Waccha PriMagi!

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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [9/5/21]

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

Girls’ Frontline – Episode 1

Personifying war machines (or just putting cute girls in them) is a trope by this point, and I want to say it’s not inherently harmful in and of…

Anime Feminist

Jan 8, 2022 • Subscribe

Girls’ Frontline

The Manga Review, 9/23/22

This has been a relatively quiet week on the manga beat, so I’m going to lead off with a question: what are you reading? Is there a series…

Manga Bookshelf

Sep 23, 2022 • Subscribe

Space Battleship Yamato 2205 Report 23

May 2023 was the lightest month for Yamato activity since the year started, and it likely won’t be the last, since we still don’t have a premiere date…

CosmoDNA

Jun 5, 2023 • Subscribe

Space Battleship Yamato

Vintage Report 23: November/December 1979

The fan community didn’t know it yet, but the end of 1979 tipped them just past the halfway point between The New Voyage and the next big adventure,…

CosmoDNA

a month ago • Subscribe

Vintage Report 22: September/October 1979

As summer merged into fall, the world of Yamato was only getting bigger in the wake of The New Voyage, and Office Academy studio was only getting busier.…

CosmoDNA

Mar 4, 2024 • Subscribe

Space Battleship Yamato 2205 Report 22

Yamato world held steady for another month with a new Yamaket fan gathering, another round of Hyuga parts, two live concerts, unexpected media blips and the next issue…

CosmoDNA

May 13, 2023 • Subscribe

Space Battleship Yamato

Dolls’ Frontline – Episode 1 – The Surprise Attack

Episode impressions of Dolls' Frontline Episode 1 as with the aftermath of the supposed World War III, fought by human like robots, Tactical Dolls, based off guns used…

Chikorita157's Anime Blog

Jan 9, 2022 • Subscribe

Girls’ Frontline

Manga the Week of 2/23/22

SEAN: STUFF! Just a whole ton of it. As always. ASH: Yes, indeed! ANNA: I’m always amazed. SEAN: Airship, in print, has I’m in Love with the Villainess…

Manga Bookshelf

Feb 17, 2022 • Subscribe

She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man, Blade of the Immortal

Manga the Week of 3/23/22

SEAN: As we head towards the second half of March, what brand new titles get our attention? Airship has a lot of new print titles. We get Arifureta:…

Manga Bookshelf

Mar 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Manga the Week of 11/22/23

SEAN: Duck or bump, folks. No debuts for Yen On, but a lot of ongoing titles. We see 86 ~Eighty-Six~ 12, Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle 5,…

Manga Bookshelf

Nov 16, 2023 • Subscribe

Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway, High School DxD, Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World, Sabikui Bisco, Sword Art Online

Manga the Week of 2/22/23

SEAN: February. I can't believe I'm still in February. ASH: It really seems like it should be over by now, doesn't it? SEAN: Airship starts us off. We…

Manga Bookshelf

Feb 16, 2023 • Subscribe

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge, Vampire Hunter D

Manga the Week of 11/23/22

SEAN: The deluge. ASH: Ride the wave! SEAN: Yen On has some debuts. Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (Tokidoki Bosotto Roshiago de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san)…

Manga Bookshelf

Nov 19, 2022 • Subscribe

Manga the Week of 3/22/23

SEAN: Warning: It's Yen Press week. Be prepared for more than usual. ASH: Good to know! SEAN: Airship has some print titles. We get Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation…

Manga Bookshelf

Mar 16, 2023 • Subscribe

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

Bookshelf Briefs 8/23/22

Box of Light, Vol. 1 | By Seiko Erisawa | Seven Seas – I’m not sure if this is meant to be a horror anthology with a minor…

Manga Bookshelf

Aug 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Dr. STONE – 21, 22, 23

「科学の波」 (Kagaku no Nami) "Wave of Science" Man, I take a vacation and come back to a three episode post? Holy moly. The post Dr. STONE – 21, 22, 23 appeared…

Random Curiosity

Dec 8, 2019 • Subscribe

Tokyo Revengers – Episodes 22 & 23

Episode 22 They really put us through all the emotions in this episode, huh? I am once again genuinely impressed by how much they were able to fit…

AngryAnimeBitches Anime Blog

Sep 13, 2021 • Subscribe

Tokyo Revengers

SPY×FAMILY Episodes 22 + 23

It's only been two episodes in after meeting Fiona and I'm already sick of her. The "notice me senpai" mindset gets really annoying to me after a while…

AngryAnimeBitches Anime Blog

Dec 11, 2022 • Subscribe

SPY x FAMILY

Dr.STONE – 22/23 [The Treasure/Wave of Science]

Hello all, and welcome to a double feature for Dr. STONE! Apologies for the missed week, but work called and I had to fly to Brussels. Such is…

Star Crossed Anime

Dec 8, 2019 • Subscribe

The Apothecary Diaries: Episodes 22 and 23 Reviews

One of the reasons I started watching The Apothecary Diaries was the focus on plants and flowers. Although mammals were my area of study in college, I love…

Anime Rants

Mar 19, 2024 • Subscribe

The Apothecary Diaries

Girls' Frontline - Episode 1 - Agents Show Guns

When I imagine sexy maids packing explosive firepower under their skirts, I think of sexy thighs. Agents upgraded! Girls' Frontline - Episode 1.

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

Jan 10, 2022 • Subscribe

Girls’ Frontline, R-15

Vintage Report 1: 1973-74

As Yamato Resurrection approached in 2009, this website took on a new dimension when the Yamato saga returned to real time and there was news to report every…

CosmoDNA

Apr 29, 2022 • Subscribe

Twelve Kingdoms – 22/23/24 – Throwback Thursday

Welcome back to my Twelve Kingdoms watch! This is an important week, as we finally return to Nakajima’s queenly story. This week see’s political intrigue, budding rebellion and……

Star Crossed Anime

Nov 19, 2020 • Subscribe

The Winter 2019 Anime Final Report, Part 1

In a shock to almost no one, the long forecasted demise of anime did not occur during the recently completed Winter 2019 season. Instead, we got another solid…

The Null Set

Apr 7, 2019 • Subscribe

Run with the Wind, The Magnificent KOTOBUKI, Mob Psycho 100, Sword of the Stranger, The Rising of the Shield Hero