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The Best of Winter 2016!
I kind of took most of the season off from the internet, so more or less watched stuff in a vacuum – which is an interesting experience, but…
Winter 2016 Anime Episode 1s
At least it’s more eventful than last season.
Auto-tagged Haruchika - Haruta & Chika, Pandora in the Crimson Shell Ghost Urn, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Winter 2016 – First Impressions (Week Two)
The first week of Winter 2016 was fun, but very few anime (aside from the charming shorts) stood out as great. Oftentimes this is because first episodes are…
Top 5 Anime of Winter 2016
This has been the first season of anime that I’ve actively kept up with. Generally, I pick and choose a few series to watch the first episodes of,…
Winter 2016 – First Impressions (Week One)
Another season of anime is upon us and I’ve decided to join in on seasonal anime coverage. I’ve stuck it through to the end of the first wave…
First Impressions: Winter 2016 – Part 3
Yeah…..weekdays just don’t happen for me – long live the weekends! So I’m a bit late with these first impressions since 2nd episodes are coming out, but whatever…
Auto-tagged BBK/BRNK, Dimension W, Durarara!!, Rainbow Days, Nurse Witch Komugi
First Impressions: Winter 2016 – Part 4
Alright! Final post of first impressions~! Was waiting for decent Ajin subs, but they never materialised, so just watched the terrible engrish subbed version so I could get…
Auto-tagged Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories, Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 3, AJIN: Demi-Human, Snow White with the Red Hair, AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue
First Impressions: Winter 2016 – Part 2
Okay moving on – can’t say I’m massive fan of the majority of these, but whatever. Divine Gate Koukaku no Pandora (Pandora in the Crimson Shell) Sekkou Boys…
Auto-tagged Dagashi Kashi, Divine Gate, Gate, Pandora in the Crimson Shell Ghost Urn, Please Tell Me! Galko Chan
Senpai Is An Otokonoko Episode 6 Review – Decisions, Decisions…
We’re at the halfway point and our main characters need to make major decisions towards their future…
86 – 02 – The Two Decisions
Aldrecht, Spearhead’s Juggernaut engineer and mechanic, scolds Shin once again for being so reckless with a piece of equipment for which there are no spare parts…except those from…
The Winter 2016 Season Anime Preview Absolutely No-One Wanted
Hey all it’s your favourite old man Valence back with another Winter Season anime preview that was probably posted too late such that by the time you read…
Auto-tagged Deadman Wonderland, Fairy Tail, Norn9, Dagashi Kashi, Haruchika - Haruta & Chika
Sekko Boys (2016)
A lot of good anime aired in 2016, more than I am used to. In comparison, it feels like 2017’s new launches are underwhelming. However, when I go back…
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Threshing Spring 2016
From Wikipedia: “Threshing is the process of loosening the edible part of cereal grain (or other crop) from the scaly, inedible chaff that surrounds it. It is the…
Best of 2016
Is 2016 fucking over yet? I said recently that my pre-election social mediaverse looked like that sweet first date video camera footage that they accidentally recorded an alien…
Bonklive 2016 Reports
This is a backup of existing posts I’ve made elsewhere, detailing my experience at Uezu Makoto’s signature Bonklive event.
Sakura Con 2016
As someone who is an anime fan as well as some who has gone the convention for almost every year since it's founding, I went to Sakura con…
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Weekly Recap 1: DanielSonic regrets his life decisions.
Covers the week of January 29 2023 to February 4 2023. Currently Airing ONIMAI #1-5 I got a lot of notes on this one. I was excited when…
Auto-tagged Bungo Stray Dogs, Play It Cool, Guys, One Piece, One-Punch Man
「Localization Decisions For Literal Dummies」 Syaoran the Bestie
When Nippon Ichi Software America released their premium edition of the Cardcaptor Sakura Blu-ray collection in 2014, I was obviously the happiest person on Earth finally being able…
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「Localization Decisions For Literal Dummies」 Syaoran the Bestie
When Nippon Ichi Software America released their premium edition of the Cardcaptor Sakura Blu-ray collection in 2014, I was obviously the happiest person on Earth finally being able…
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Decisions and Thrills: Welcome Back, Alice Vol. 2
Talking about Welcome Back, Alice volume two.
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Looking back at my Top 21 Anime I Watched in Winter 2016 #TBT
Winter 2016 was such a memorable time for watching anime. While the anime season was lacking, it provided a few standout anime, especially KONOSUBA. In this article, I’ll…
Spring 2016 Anime Preview!
Hiya! I’m not dead~! (It’s getting to be something of a tradition to start these posts this way I swear). So, I ended up taking the (rather good)…
Top Anime of 2016
We’re back again with the end of the year podcasts! First up is the top five anime...
Top Movies of 2016
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2016: Don't Look Back
We are not doing an annual look back piece this year, because nothing really happened in Japan. But maybe that is what makes Japan so great right now.
Fall 2016 Anime Reflections
So this is a little different, a short summary of my thoughts on all the shows I watched over the Fall season. It probably won’t become a regular…
Auto-tagged Ninja Girl & Samurai Master, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Super, Flip Flappers
Canola (계춘할망, Chang, 2016)
A sullen young woman gains the confidence to step into herself thanks the unconditional love of a Jeju grandmother in Chang’s emotional drama
Top Anime of 2016
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Autumn 2016 – Season Preview
Every season has its defining features. Autumn, for example, is known for its bountiful harvests and leaves falling to the ground. Likewise, every anime season has its distinguishing…
Auto-tagged Girlish Number, HAIKYU!!, Long Riders!, Tiger Mask, Wagnaria!!
#5 — Flip Flappers (2016)
In my Yuri!!! On Ice post, I mention how difficult it is for me to watch currently-airing series during the fall season due to my job. Yuri!!! On…
Summer 2016 – Season Preview
Tis the season for new anime, fa la la la la la la la la la. Hopefully all the shows are okay, fa la la la la la…
Auto-tagged BATTERY the animation, Fate/stay night, 91 Days, Berserk, Majestic Prince
Summer 2016 – First Impressions
This post reviews: Berserk (2016), Rewrite, Orange, Tales of Zestiria the X, Amaama to Inazuma, Taboo Tattoo, New Game!, Amanchu!, 91 Days, Hitori no Shita: The Outcast, Time…
Auto-tagged Berserk, Mirai, Qualidea Code, 91 Days, Sweetness & Lightning
Fellowship Programme FY 2016...
Fellowship Programme FY 2016 The application f...
Top Movies of 2016
We’re back with the top movies of 2016! The gang’s all here; my two co-hosts, Camellia and...
Review: The Possessed (2016)
The Possessed 中邪 China, 2016, colour, 16:9, 110 mins. Director: Ma Kai 马凯. Rating: 3/10. Low-budget horror, shot in fake-documentary style, about two student film-makers and a possessed…
2016: Don't Look Back
We are not doing an annual look back piece this year, because nothing really happened in Japan. But maybe that is what makes Japan so great right now.
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Special - Shin Godzilla (2016)
Hello everyone, In this special episode of Heroic Purgatory, we discuss the 2016 kaiju movie, Shin Godzilla, as well as the franchise's various other incarnations that followed it. We…
OSMcast! FINAL FANTASY XIV Fan Festival 2016 Las Vegas 10-29-2016
Oh hi! The OSMcast (and friends!) went to the latest Final Fanatsy XIV Fan Festival in Las Vegas, to check out all the sweet surprises they had in store!…
Nami yo Kiitekure (Wave, Listen to Me!) celebrates poor decisions
Minare talks a good game, but she'd still fuck him.
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「Localization Decisions For Literal Dummies」 Akiba’s Trip 2 and “weaboos”
Marvelous USA (a.k.a. XSEED) is one of the only localization companies I trust nowadays when it comes to Japanese video games. I particularly commend them for respecting the…
AniTAY Podcast S7 E3: Eren Yaeger and Other Bad Decisions
Oh, how these youngins are ruining mah anime lists! Join old men Hybridmink, Doctorkev, and Requiem as they talk about regular anime and…
Hana Dama Phantom (2016) review
While all clashing fragments of eroticism, horror, and comedy come sort of together in the twisted finale, it is not enough to wash away the sourness left by…
Review: Free and Easy (2016)
Free and Easy 轻松+愉快 China, 2016, colour, 2.35:1, 98 mins. Director: Geng Jun 耿军. Rating: 4/10. Phlegmatic black comedy set in bleak northeast China gradually runs out of…
This weeks additions ( May 2016)
Heather writes the blog Appetite For Japan. She says: "My blog, Appetite for Japan, has been running for about 1.5 years thus far (since November 2014).…
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Shin Godzilla (2016) [Tokusatsu Review]
Shin Godzilla; or, You Can (Not) Remake Man is more frightening than Godzilla. It has been 5 years since the release of Shin Gojira , T...
Auto-tagged Neon Genesis Evangelion, Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Invitation to Tender 2016-2017...
Invitation to Tender 2016-2017 The Japan Foundat...
2016 BL Webcomic Rec List
Whether it’s raining or I’m burning under the summer sun, I will not miss out on this year’s rec list! […]
Top 5 Movies of 2016
We’re back with the top movies of 2016! The gang’s all here; my two co-hosts, Corey (@coreyzone) and Chris (@gokuffy), are where they should be: In the co-host…
Spiraken Con Review: Otakon 2016
In this episode of the Spiraken Con Review, Xan talks about his experiences and adventures attending Otakon 2016 For it's last convention at Baltimore before it goes to Washington DC So…
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