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ACA Cinema Project Presents New Films From Japan
Runs at New York’s IFC Center Feb. 10 – 16


Japan Society NY & ACA Cinema Project Announce The Female Gaze
At Japan Society New York Nov. 11 to 20.


Japan Society NY & ACA Cinema Project Present Family Portrait: Japanese Family in Flux
Runs Feb 15 to 24 at Japan Society New York and partner venues.


Killing Slimes for 300 Years Brings Balance to Life
After two episodes, “I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level” looks like a chill and faithful adaptation.


A Year in World Cinema – March: Korean Cinema
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TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: March 11 – March 17, 2024
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BLUE LOCK, Immoral Guild, Monster Musume Everyday Life With Monster Girls, Nichijou - My Ordinary Life, The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest


How Blue Lock Anime Brings the Action to Life
In which ANN learns that the anime staff has a database of highly-detailed feet.


Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: March 11 – March 17, 2024
The performance of both hardware and software sales for the week were muted with all brands and titles (in the Top 10) reporting a fall in sales against…


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Blue Lock – 17
「ヘタクソ」 (Hetakuso) "Donkey" King’s Dead.


Journey to the Center of Wurm
Those of cynical mindset could deem Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth a messy game, but they’d be wrong. At the very least it’s seve...
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Selection Project Episode #11
Well everyone, the finalists of the 7th Edition of Selection Project are here to perform at a nearby train station. Except that 9-tie’s guerilla performance didn’t attract one…


Kodansha brings manga IPs to cinemas
Plus: Toei Animation pauses 'Digimon' home videos; Overseas fans rescue Gonzo anime series; Researchers create automated anime dubbing tech; and more


Asian Pop-Up Cinema Returns for Season 17!
In Chicago Sept. 8 to Oct. 7


Blue Period – 11
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Blue Lock Epi 17-18
With the two matches Isagi and Nagi really had their backs to the wall without much help from Barou


7th Time Loop – 11 – A Clockwork Blue
Burning the midnight oil to come up with a way to get Arnold to go along with an alliance with Coyolles, a fatigued and frustrated Rishe takes a…


Blue Box – 11 – Sounds Like a Date
After Chinatsu “drew a line” between her and Taiki, she’s acting like everything’s normal again, and Taiki is at least partly glad about that. Yes, his progress with…


Horimiya: March Manga Madness Day 17
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A Year in World Cinema – February: Japanese Cinema
Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016): 8/10 Director: Ryota Nakano I got the chance to see Her Love Boils Bathwater during the online Japanese Film Festival 2022. This is…


A Year in World Cinema – January: Thai Cinema
The Promise (2017): 6/10 Director: Sophon Sakdaphisit A horror story that stems from a teenage friendship between two friends, The Promise started off with a great potential. Against…


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Giant Killing, MAJOR 2nd, Solo Leveling, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister


3 Reasons To Watch: Project A-Ko
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How to Establish Work Life Balance as a Freelance Translator
It's tough establishing work life balance as a freelance translator. You feel the need to say yes to everything to avoid periods of famine.


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Trying to Maintain Balance in Japan
When I initially wrote this in 2019, I was back home visiting my family and friends so I took time to just sit back and reflect on my…


Asian Pop-Up Cinema Reveals Season 17 Sneak Peek
Runs in Chicago Sept. 8 to Oct. 7. Full programme revealed Aug. 28.


Invincible Brings Brutal Reality to Superhero Stories
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before. An alien comes to Earth. Blessed with the powers of flight and super-strength, he becomes Earth’s greatest hero. Splitting his…


The Comic that Brings Horror to Life
Comic series "Something is Killing the Children" by James Tynion IV has been a favourite read of mine for a while now, and with a live adaptation (by…


Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: March 17 – March 23, 2025
Total hardware sales for consoles tracked and listed on Famitsu’s latest weekly post showed another slow week with sales retreating a further 18.05% over previous week’s 56,094 units…


Anime NYC 2023: Cosplayers Bring Their A-Game to the Javits Center
The Jacob Javits Convention Center was abuzz with activity, from its earliest hours, as tens of thousands of people lined up to wander its halls.


Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 17
I know there's a light at the end of the tunnel (though sometimes that light is an oncoming train).
Shironeko Project: ZERO CHRONICLE – 01 (First Impressions) – The Desperate Pursuit of Balance
In the Kingdom of Darkness, an unnamed young lad (Kaji Yuki) flees from his village with younger children when monsters attack. Neither the villagers nor the children survive,…


Make Believe Melodies For March 17, 2025
Last two editions have been very alternative, returning to our roots!


Lycoris Recoil – 06 – Striking a Balance
“You come at the [Lycoris Queen], you best not miss.”—Omar, Probably When LycoReco learns that the DA’s Lycoris are being targeted by a terrorist, Takina is immediately on…


Blue Period – Episode 11
It's the second exam and I knew I was going to be stressed for Yatora, but I wasn't expecting to be this stressed. Sure, last week's episode left…


Author Journey (March 11, 2024)
The freedom that I have discovered as a result of not trying to review every single episode of anime that I watch has been revolutionary. Even when I…


Death March to a Parallel World Rhapsody
If you thought Death Note when you first read this, you’d be wrong. If you thought Death Parade, you’d be wrong. If you thought George Gershwin or Freddy…


Finding Balance
I have been posting on this blog every day for over 5 years now. Pretty impressive right?? Huh, huh!!! Ok, it’s no great accomplishment but it was something…
Episode 485, "The Center of a Tootsie Chop"
On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 877, "Bittersweet" with Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Weekly Shonen Jump),…
Episode 485, "The Center of a Tootsie Chop"
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A Founder’s Thoughts with D.J. Lewis (11/17/2020)!
Man, in the past 30 days a lot of stuff has happened and judging by how everyone is feeling right now; we REALLY want this year to end.…


The Yitzhak Rabin Center
Yitzhak Rabin (b. 1922) was Prime Minister of Israel from 1974 to 1977, and again from 1992 until his assassination in 1995 at the hands of a Jewish…


Love Live Superstar!! 3 – Episode 3 – The Blue-Haired Shy Scientist, the Center?
Now that Margarete's unit has performed on stream, it's Chisato's time as it's Liella's turn to perform at the festival. However, Chisato wants a 2nd-year
Selection Project – Episode 11 – 9-Tie’s Uphill Battle to Regain Fame
Episode impressions of Selection Project Episode 11 as Rena is part of the new idol group, 9-ties she just formed, the girls find out that going at it…


Monster Hunter Wilds Brings Players Back to Nature
The embedded appreciation for nature—and its interconnectivity—in Wilds marks an exciting new addition to the franchise.


Issue 17, 2023 - A Farewell to Waifus
We discuss the recent ending of service for the English language release of Princess Connect Re:Dive, a gacha game that was near and dear to our hearts. We've…


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Manga for Middle Grades: A Delicate Balance
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