Anime Blog Tracker

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 [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 [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

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Jan 23, 2022 • Subscribe

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

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 [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 [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.

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Feb 6, 2022 • Subscribe

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

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 [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

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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.

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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 [12/6/21]

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

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Dec 6, 2021 • Subscribe

Mieruko-chan, Ranking of Kings, Waccha PriMagi!

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

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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?

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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

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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 [9/19/21]

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!!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Aug 29, 2021 • Subscribe

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

The Manga Review, 5/20/22

This year’s Eisner nominations have just been announced. In the Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia category, VIZ Media garnered five of the six nominations with crowd-pleasers such as…

Manga Bookshelf

May 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Chihayafuru S3 – 20-22

It’s time for a Chihayafuru Super Post, to borrow a term from fellow blogger Amunchet. These episodes have been on the back burner for a couple weeks now,…

Star Crossed Anime

Mar 12, 2020 • 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

Space Battleship Yamato 2205 Report 20

In February the pace picked up slightly thanks to online activity and a long-awaited concert, but of course the biggest Yamato news of the month was also the…

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Mar 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Space Battleship Yamato

Vintage Report 20, May/June 1979

This stretch of time can be described as a gap, since it marked the period between the Yamato 2 finale and the broadcast premiere of The New Voyage.…

CosmoDNA

Jan 6, 2024 • Subscribe

Vintage Report 3: 1976

Of all the original production years, 1976 was definitely the leanest. Total “above-the-surface” activity was less than what occurs during a typical month in the remake years. As…

CosmoDNA

Jul 8, 2022 • Subscribe

Manga the Week of 1/22/20

SEAN: More January, More Manga. ASH: Huzzah! SEAN: J-Novel Club gives us another debut, Her Majesty’s Swarm (Joou Heika no Isekai Senryaku), again from Kodansha’s new Legend Novels…

Manga Bookshelf

Jan 16, 2020 • Subscribe

Manga the Week of 4/20/22

SEAN: Are you buying manga, or eating the ears off your easter bunnies? ABLAZE Comics has a Collected Edition of the Space Pirate Captain Harlock comics they released…

Manga Bookshelf

Apr 14, 2022 • Subscribe

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Space Pirate Captain Harlock

Manga the Week of 7/20/22

SEAN: The worst thing about heat is that it’s hot. If summer was cool, it would be better. Meanwhile, manga. Yen On debuts the Goblin Slayer Tabletop Roleplaying…

Manga Bookshelf

Jul 14, 2022 • Subscribe

GOBLIN SLAYER

Manga the Week of 4/22/20

SEAN: Yes, there’s still manga. May is the apocalypse, April is packed. Ghost Ship gives us a 2nd Saki the Succubus Hungers Tonight and the 10th Yokai Girls.…

Manga Bookshelf

Apr 16, 2020 • Subscribe

Manga the Week of 7/22/20

SEAN: It’s another one of those weeks. Get ready to be buried. ASH: It’s good to see some things returning to normal! SEAN: First, some late additions; these…

Manga Bookshelf

Jul 16, 2020 • Subscribe

Hells, Hellsing

Bookshelf Briefs 9/20/22

Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro, Vol. 11 | By Nanashi | Kodansha Manga – I haven’t actually briefed this for a long time. Since I did, in…

Manga Bookshelf

Sep 21, 2022 • Subscribe

Bookshelf Briefs 10/22/20

Arifureta: I Heart Isekai, Vol. 3 | By Misaki Mori, based on the novel by Ryo Shirakome | Seven Seas – This is keeping up a fast pace,…

Manga Bookshelf

Oct 23, 2020 • Subscribe

Bookshelf Briefs 10/20/22

Anti-Romance, Vol. 1 | By Shoko Hidaka | Seven Seas – I was a big fan of Shoko Hidaka’s series Blue Morning. She excels at depicting complicated relationships…

Manga Bookshelf

Oct 21, 2022 • Subscribe

Girls' Frontline - Episode 3 - Executioner Runs Fast

Executioner's arrogant attitude toward the Griffin dolls was not without cause. She was an overpowered beast! Girls' Frontline - Episode 3.

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

Jan 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Girls’ Frontline

Kingdom 3 – 22

I don't think I really have to add a whole lot to that, do I?  Read more

Lost in Anime

Sep 22, 2021 • Subscribe

Kingdom Season 3

Chihayafuru 3 – 22

I think it would literally be impossible for a series to be more cruel than Chihayafuru. Read more The post Chihayafuru 3 – 22 appeared first on Lost…

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Mar 11, 2020 • Subscribe

Yamato REBEL 3199 Report 3

Back up to Report 1 | Back up to Report 2 That bang you heard on January 3, 2024 was the sound of REBEL 3199‘s promo campaign bursting…

CosmoDNA

Jan 3, 2024 • Subscribe

Kingdom 3 – 20

Zui, when the walls fell. Read more

Lost in Anime

Sep 6, 2021 • Subscribe

Kingdom Season 3

Chihayafuru 3 – 20

In the annals of sports anime there have been very few series that have so successfully integrated the raw emotion of the characters with the events themselves. Read…

Lost in Anime

Feb 26, 2020 • Subscribe

Hirogaru Sky! Precure Ep 20 – 22

Well that escalated quickly! After two slow episodes, it went from 0 to 100 in a blink of an eye!

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Jul 2, 2023 • Subscribe

Soaring Sky! Precure

The Manga Review, 6/3/22

Two weeks ago, Seven Seas’ employees formed the United Workers of Seven Seas (UW7S). Their goal? To negotiate a standard benefits package that includes health insurance, retirement plans,…

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Jun 3, 2022 • Subscribe

Neon Genesis Evangelion, Unico