Tsubaki is part of a kunoichi clan, where a bunch of girls live and train together to learn the ways of the ninja, without any interaction with anyone in possession of a Y-chromosome. Naturally, th…
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First Look: In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki
A clan of young kunoichi live deep in the mountains, far away from any men. Tsubaki, leader of the Dog Squad, finds herself increasingly curious and obsessed with…
In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki
In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki is an anime series about a village where female ninja-in-training are raised away from men.
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In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki – 01 (First Impressions) – The Art of Perturbability
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This Week in Anime - Is In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki as Good as Takagi-san?
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Kunoichi Tsubaki #06 — DICKS!
Don't taunt crotches. Impressions: Next week better have some kind of action scene, preferably involving the better pink thing. The first half was mainly the entire cast…
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In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki – 02 – Three Dogs, Three Sheep, a Duel and Double Meat
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First Impression: The Dangers in My Heart
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Kunoichi Tsubaki #04 — Empty Exposition
How to fill a scene without saying anything. Impressions: It's a rather bold gambit to spend half the episode on the setting/story when you don't actually have…
Kunoichi Tsubaki #02 — Needle Tongue
That seems uncomfortable. Impressions: Swap the director/animators here with Spy x Family's. It's vexing to see a show like this actually putting a modicum of effort into…
Kunoichi Tsubaki #07 — Face Off
I hate the midseason padding time. Impressions: Why does this stupid character get multiple episodes in a row? Her schtick of "wears mask" and "has excessive eyelashes"…
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At least someone threw a punch. Impressions: Well, the second half featured the pink one, and like always, that means that somebody is going to be throwing…
Kunoichi Tsubaki #08 — Feral Hogs
But not 30-50. Impressions: It's hard to believe this series somehow had some of the better action choreography for this season, especially when it's teasing that it…
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They all still look like deformed cupie dolls. Impressions: At some point, Tsubaki, you giant foreheaded monstrosity, you're going to have to face facts that you're a…
Kunoichi Tsubaki #12 — Artistic Demerits
None of you are still cute. Impressions: I'm (unreasonably) peeved at this show for being over this week, but that could also be because both segments were fairly obnoxious. I…
Spring 2022 Impressions: Dance Dance Danseur, Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie, In The Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki
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Kunoichi Tsubaki #05 — Small Screaming Things
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First Impression: The Dangers in My Heart Season 2
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Kunoichi Tsubaki #09 — Snakes on a Brain
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Kunoichi Tsubaki #03 — Come Play With Us
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First Look: The Dangers in My Heart
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