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Snow White with the Red Hair Series Thoughts
I love this series. So we’ll start with what I didn’t like as much. Dislikes I may have to read the manga to get the romantic closure and…
Snow White with the Red Hair Volume 8 Review
The future setup is a little lacking, but Obi's moments in Snow White with the Red Hair Volume 8 more than make up what else others in this…
Snow White with the Red Hair Volume 7 Review
Snow White with the Red Hair has too many good characters to be treated as lackadaisically as they are in volume 7 of this shojo manga series.
Snow White with the Red Hair Episode 13: The Red That Spins Fate
There’s a new opening song and it seems to have snippets of “Carol of the Bells” running through it. I’m a little conflicted. It is a beautiful piece…
Manga of the Month: Snow White with the Red Hair
Snow White with the Red Hair by Sorata Akiduki Over the last year or so, I’ve been rediscovering my passion for Snow White with the Red Hair. Some…
5 Reasons To Watch: Snow White with the Red Hair
A classic fairytale in anime format? Not quite! Snow White with the Red Hair mixes traditional fairytale tropes with an all-original story
Snow White / スノーホワイト
Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the cleverest of them all? Snow White is a light, cute and unique book, and now that I’ve read the second…
The paths they chose – a Snow White with Red Hair review
That is, so to speak, my own story. If I had a wish, I would wish that the sounds of the turning pages of my story after this…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 345: Snow White With The Red Hair
In this episode, Xan checks out a retelling/adaptaion of a famous fairy tale, so watch out for poison apples and enjoy as he reviews "Snow White With The…
THOSE SNOW WHITE NOTES EPISODE 12 — THOSE SNOW WHITE NOTES
Welcome to the last review of the season! I wondered if I could do something special for the season finale like my cooking escapade for Heaven’s Design Team…
How Snow White with Red Hair weaves a wondrous and endearing world
Snow White with Red Hair is something of a divisive title among its viewers, and the reasons behind these reactions are obvious. Throughout much of the first cour,…
Blood on the Snow: The Horrifying Implosion of Japan’s United Red Army
Pushed underground by vigilant police surveillance, Japan's militant far left went down a dark path that would tarnish its name in infamy for decades to come.
THOSE SNOW WHITE NOTES EPISODE 9 — SNOW FLURRIES
Hello and before I get into other things, happy Pride month!! I KNOW Yui knew their performance was gonna air in June so she had to dress the…
Snow White with the Red Hair: An Appealing Image of Respect and Honor
Our guest post today comes from author Audie Thacker, whom you can also find writing about anime and other topics at Speculative Faith. I almost didn’t start watching…
Horimiya – 10 – Pure White Snow
First of all, I’d like to simply make the observation that for a show called Horimiya, which is short for Hori-san to Miyamura-kun, there sure hasn’t been a lot…
Anime Taste Testing: Mars Red and Jouran – The Princess of Snow and Blood
No break between seasons this year, so it’s straight into things for me with two titles that, interestingly, are both set in alternative history Japan (albeit with differing…
How Can the Church Do Better? Lessons from Snow White with the Red Hair
She went into her most secret room—no one else was allowed inside—and she made a poisoned, poisoned apple. From the outside it was beautiful, white with red cheeks,…
First Impression: Those Snow White Notes
After the death of his grandfather, Setsu feels alone, listless, and without purpose—not only because the old man was so important to him, but because during the final…
First Look: Those Snow White Notes
Setsu Sawamura is the grandson of a master shamisen artist, and a talented player in his own right. After being rebuked by his grandfather on his deathbed, he…
First Impressions – Those Snow White Notes
“Sawamura Matsugorou is a shamisen player of legendary talent. Upon his death, his grandson, Sawamura Setsu, lost his ability to play. Having lost his beloved sound, Setsu finds…
Those Snow White Notes – Episode 1
Those Snow White Notes definitely captures those small sad quiet moments and I think that alone will make the series worth watching...but damn is this show overdramatic.
Those Snow White Notes and Emotional Manipulation
I like watching anime that center around a game, sport, or practice more common in Japan as a way of introducing myself to them. It just so happens…
Those Snow White Notes – 05 – Chemical Reaction
The Tsugaru Shamisen Appreciation Club’s first meeting begins with Koyabu-sensei presenting everyone with rented instruments as well as a flyer for the “Matsugorou Cup” suspicious…
Anime Series Like Those Snow White Notes
After watching his grandfather perform the shamisen at a young age, Setsu became entranced. However, after his grandfather’s death, he runs away from his small village and quits…
Those Snow White Notes, Chihayafuru, Kids on the Slope, March Comes in Like a Lion, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Those Snow White Notes Volume 1 Review
Marimo Ragawa's Those Snow White Notes starts out with a tremendous amount of heart, sadness, and stubbornness, a true whirlwind of emotions!
THOSE SNOW WHITE NOTES EPISODE 6 — HOMELAND
*in villain voice* So we meet again… Hope life’s treating you well and all of you are in good health. I feel like my mind is galloping all…
Those Snow White Notes #01 — Suddenly, SWAT
What happened to the last five minutes of this episode? Impressions: Another profoundly bizarre show. Sure, most of it is pretty consistently goofily melodramatic, but the last…
THOSE SNOW WHITE NOTES EPISODE 7 — WIND
Hey there readers, it’s me ya boy. Maybe because the weather has been gradually getting warmer and finally the season change is upon us, I feel extra lazy…
Those Snow White Notes – An Acquired Taste
I have not spent much time listening to shamisen music in my life but Those Snow White Notes changed that. And I'm happy about it.
THOSE SNOW WHITE NOTES EPISODE 11 — MEMORIES
Hellooo peeps, hope your week is progressing well. I’m here with another review. I was a bit puzzled as to why the episodes were so damn emotional lately,…
THOSE SNOW WHITE NOTES EPISODE 1 — DESOLATE
Greetings! Welcoming the spring season, I decided to review Mashiro no Oto, or Those Snow White Notes. This will be my third series that I’ve ever reviewed weekly…
Jouran: Princess of Snow and Blood – 06
「機密事項六二三シノノメ」 (Kimitsu Jikō Roku Ni San Shinonome) "Confidential File 623, Daybreak" What's in store for this duo?
Jouran: Princess of Snow and Blood – 02
「機密事項〇三三 キンコバン」 (Kimitsu Jikō Maru San San Kinko-ban) "Confidential File 033, The Treasurer" Two for the price of one. It never hurts to have two of Random Curiosity's writers' input.…
Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood
A Meiji-era supernatural anime means that I was always going to at least watch episode one, and I’m glad I did. Joran Princess of Snow and Blood hit…
Jouran: The Princess of Snow and Blood
I looked forward to this anime as the Spring 2021 season approached, and while my initial enthusiasm wasn’t rewarded completely, I enjoyed this show. It started with a…
Jouran: Princess of Snow and Blood – 10
「 機密事項〇八九ダイゾクショウ」 (Kimitsu Jikō Maru Hachi Kyū Dai Zokushō) "Confidential File 089, Star Sign" I would never have expected one of the central themes of this series to be parenthood.
Jouran: Princess of Snow and Blood – 03
「機密事項六一四シシシンチュウムシ」 (Kimitsu Jikō Roku Ichi Yon Shishi Shinchū Mushi) "Confidential File 614, The Enemy Within" So many lies.
Jouran: Princess of Snow and Blood – 11
「機密事項七〇一コシカタユクスエ」 (Kimitsu Jikō Nana Maru Ichi Koshikata Yukusue) "Confidential File 701, Past and Future" The birth of new beginnings
Jouran: Princess of Snow and Blood – 04
「機密事項〇九九クチナワ」 (Kimitsu Jikō Zero Kyū Kyū Kuchinawa) "Confidential Case File 099, Kuchinawa" At least we found out that the blue-eye white-feathered crow is called Nana.
Jouran: Princess of Snow and Blood – 05
「機密事項六二〇カムナガラ」 (Kimitsu Jikō Roku Ni Maru Kamu Nagara) "Confidential File 620: Divine Right" I'd like a little more from this series. What about you?
Jouran: Princess of Snow and Blood – 01
「機密事項一〇一 アオキシュラノハナ」 (Kimitsu Jikō Ichi Maru Ichi Aoki Shura no Hana) "Confidential File 101, The Blue Flower of Carnage" Changelings, alternate histories, advanced technology, and a mysterious blue-flamed woman using…
Golden Kamuy – 44 – Red, White, and Brown
Back in Hokkaido, Asirpa, Sugimoto, Shiraishi, and the foreigner they call “Mister Hood” soon come upon a kotan, where they come up with a broad-strokes plan to bring…
Competition of New Gundam: Red or White
Competition of New Gundam: Red or White is a short film released exclusively in Japan in 2015. Screened at Gundam Front Tokyo’s Dome-G, the short is a side…
THOSE SNOW WHITE NOTES EPISODE 4 — SPRING DAWN
Hello everyone! Before I get on with today’s review, yesterday WordPress notified me that it was my blog’s 6th anniversary. Time sure flies by! It’s not much of…
THOSE SNOW WHITE NOTES EPISODE 3 — SUDDEN DOWNPOUR
Greetings, and yay for an episode I didn’t enjoy as much! I was getting antsy over whether all I was going to do was to cheer for this…
THOSE SNOW WHITE NOTES EPISODE 5 — PLAYING TOGETHER
Hello, hope you’re all doing well! Apologies for posting late into the day. I say nothing happens in my mundane life but for some reason this week was…
THOSE SNOW WHITE NOTES EPISODE 8 — TUNING FORK
Hello! Nowadays I want to do nothing but read, it seems. While I can’t exactly call it a writing block, I didn’t feel like writing so I gave…
Spring 2021 First Impressions – Those Snow White Notes
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Story Summary: When Setsu’s grandfather and shamisen teacher passes away, Setsu loses his will to play the instrument. His feeling of emptine…
Those Snow White Notes – 06 – Everyone’s an Apprentice
Yui lights a fire under the ass of the Shamisen Club when she learns her gamer friend from Aomori is also participating in the group division of the…
THOSE SNOW WHITE NOTES EPISODE 2 — APPLE BLOSSOMS
We meet again for another review of Those Snow White Notes! I’m still a bit high on my excitement for the show so excuse me if my tone…