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Im back! This week on the podcast I catch up on life, anime, manga, gaming and more from the last month. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:30) Life Talk (12:30)…
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Just a quick update on why I’ve been gone, and when posts will resume on In Asian Spaces.
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Replying a blog message on BL recoms
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Spy x Family Part 2 | Putting aside expectations.
Sometimes, it's best to put aside your own expectations and enjoy the anime for what it is. After a long and hard battle with myself, I've decided that…
Spy x Family Part 2 | Putting aside expectations.
Sometimes, it's best to put aside your own expectations and enjoy the anime for what it is. After a long and hard battle with myself, I've decided that…
[OWLS Blog Tour: “Mentor”] Competition and Teaching on the Court: Haikyuu!!
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Why I Banned Kink-shaming On This Blog
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12 Days of Hardcore Marathoning: Putting Together the Theories in Infinite Stratos
Day in and day out, the students of the prestigious Infinite Stratos Academy study, very predictably, the titular mechanical exoskeletons, the Infinite Stratos. As goofy as the series…
Mushoku Tensei II – 10 – Putting Two and Two Together
A year has passed since Rudy enrolled at Ranoa. As Sylphie wallows in her cowardice for being unable to tell him who she really is, he continues to…
The Eximius Blog Award
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Updates to the blog!
Here we are again with another update post! I am so very sorry that it took me this long to post this but unfortunately life hit me like…
Updates to the blog!
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Mini-Update On What Just Happened (aka Why The Blog Was Down)
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Push Pause (ココでのはなし, Ryoma Kosasa, 2023)
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State of the Blog #4
Hello, and welcome to the fourth State of the Blog post. I slacked a little last month and didn’t get to finally cover the OAV of Ancient Magus Bride…
The Real Neat Blog Award!
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State of the Blog #1
Hello, and welcome to the first State of the Blog post. Here we discuss important things that are going on with the blog. These mostly consist of bigger changes, which…
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Anyone with a blog has at some point been interested in blog growth. More specifically how to get more of it!
State of the Blog #3
Hello, and welcome to the third State of the Blog post. Keeping up with the semi-consistent update schedule that I have managed so far I have been making a…
State of the Blog #2
Hello, and welcome to the second State of the Blog post. As of last month I have been making a concerted effort to update the blog and cover more…
State of the Blog 2024
I’m happy to anounce I have found an editor for the blog: Rickie Paszek.
Automating Blog Tasks – Blog Shop Talk
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Start A Blog Than Youtube Psst. Trust Me On This.
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Blog Updates
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Blog Update
Hello, Everyone! We appreciate your patience during the last few months and at this time, as things have been delayed through the latter half of this year. Many…
Blog Update
Hi again everyone. Been a while, huh? With the new anime season just around the corner though, you can expect new posts again pretty shortly. In the meantime,…
Blog Updates
Hey hey everyone! You may have already noticed, but I’m in the process of updating some things here on Blerdy Otome. I made a few changes over the…
blog update
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The Kore Wa Watashi Blog Award
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BLog: The Song of Yoru & Asa
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