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This week: a springtime of thrills draws towards its end. Plus; Birdie Wing prepares for its last round.
Anime Orbit Weekly [4/24/22]
This week: the sincerity of Ya Boy Kongming! and the expert eeriness of Summertime Rendering. Plus: Estab-Life gets a dub and it’s actually pretty good.
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The Weekly Orbit [4/15/24]
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The Weekly Orbit [4/7/24]
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Judo anime Ippon! Again powers through a fairly limited production to put the focus where it really matters; on the judo itself.
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Bookshelf Briefs 5/25/22
In which Sean solos yet again. HIRAETH -The End of the Journey-, Vol. 1 | By Yuhki Kamatani | Kodansha Manga (digital only) – This does not end…
Bookshelf Briefs 5/4/22
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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Spring 2023 Anime Season Week 5
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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2022 Anime Season Week 5
Rust-Eater Bisco Episode 4 So obviously this is the story of Bisco and Milo attempting to build some chemistry together. Especially with Milo learning how to not only…
Weekly Seasonal Watches: Fall 2021 Anime Season Week 5
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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Fall 2022 Anime Season Week 5
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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Fall 2023 Anime Season Week 5
Pluto came out and I am still watching because as of this post, I just watched episode 6 of 8. I will finish it next weekend. The major…
Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2023 Anime Season Week 5
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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Spring 2022 Anime Season Week 5
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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Summer 2021 Anime Season Week 5
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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Fall 2020 Anime Season Week 5
Not much to say this week. Just that election night is coming this week and I am pretty scared honestly. In terms of anime, just finding that new…
Weekly Seasonal Watches: Summer 2020 Anime Season Week 5
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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2021 Anime Season Week 5
In terms of school work, this week was very busy. I had a lot of things to do and its only the third week of school this semester.…
Weekly Seasonal Watches: Summer 2022 Anime Season Week 5
Seasonal Anime Episodes I guess we are almost on the halfway point and not every show has gotten their yet. So a lot of room for shows to…
Weekly Seasonal Watches: Spring 2021 Anime Season Week 5
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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Summer 2023 Anime Season Week 5
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The Manga Review, 5/6/22
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The Manga Review, 5/13/22
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I could talk about the recent CDawg drama and how anime fans on Twitter can’t take a joke, but here’s the thing: I don’t fucking want to. Plus…