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Spoiler Warning: While out of context this may spoil part of the anime/manga Touch. Im halfway through the series and it has absolutely earned its acclaim.
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The first update of 2024 is a rather large one and continues the stream of updates I was making at the end of last year. The following sections…
“Invisible” Touch
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Touch-A Touch-A Touch My Soul — First Impressions: Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru
Hello and welcome back to Otaku Thursday! So this month, everything is really out of whack and Star and I haven’t really been able to watch any of…
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The Otakusphere: Let’s get personal
It’s the beginning of March. The days are getting longer. It’s getting warmer here in the Northwestern U.S., and I can see the dreaded summer months just past…
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Personal Update: Traveling During the Pandemic
As the title of this post suggests, I have made the somewhat ill-advised decision to travel to my homeland, Taiwan, during this pandemic. In fact, my flight is…
Do NOT touch Mio's manga
If you have a death wish, touch her manga and she will make you meet your maker #anime #animeedit #nichijou #mionaganohara #mio
“Simply Touching” – The Magic Touch (manga) – 6/10
Mangaka: Izumi Tsubaki Genre: Romance/Comedy/Shoujo/School Review Status: Incomplete (4 Volumes/9 Volumes) Licensed: Yes, this is licensed by Shoujo Beat Manga. Art: Typical shoujo art. It could be…
This Is the “Ruby” No One Can Touch
So, now that we have all the players in place and the action set, “RWBY” moves into the third season with the Vytal Tournament. Think of it like…
Personal Take on Fanservice
(Note: For the purpose of this article, fanservice refers to mildly sexual content: pantyshots, beach episodes, skimpy clothing and the like. Actual hentai/animated porn is excluded, as is…
2021 Personal Review (Partial)
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Making a Personal Film Against the Odds
The significance of 'Princess Arete.'
Personal Log: The Challenges with Multimedia Multiworks
Introduction Sometimes I’m full of ideas about the series and can’t concentrate on how to better select what I need at the moment. So, anytime I need to…
This Week in Games - Trust The Fungus. Touch The Fungus.
Nostalgia wave hits us this week with Gigabash x Ultraman collab, Super Mario Bros. Movie 30th anniversary, and Touch Detective coming back to the US!
This Week in Games - Trust The Fungus. Touch The Fungus.
Nostalgia wave hits us this week with Gigabash x Ultraman collab, Super Mario Bros. Movie 30th anniversary, and Touch Detective coming back to the US!
Summer Time Render #14 — Friendship Touch
Boy, that's convenient. I did glance at the second episode of Yakuza Babysitter and the first episode of the second season of Devil is a Part Timer,…
S4E7 - A Touch of Zen (1971)
Hello everyone, In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, we visit Taiwan to discuss of King Hu's most notable films, A Touch of Zen (1971). A seminal piece of the…
177: The Sickos are Out of Touch, and Right
Folks, your Sickos are old and dumb and don't know what's hip now. When we watched the Game Awards it was like we got clockwork oranged. Music is…
Short Personal Update - New Ebooks
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Chained Soldier – 08 – Getting Personal
This is the second straight week where there’s not a lot of action out in the field, but this episode makes up for it with action elsewhere. Tenka…
5th Anniversary Post – Getting Personal?
I suppose, it’s a bit weird to crawl out of the wood work and post about this; consider this my official return from haitus? I am very much…
futekiya Library – My personal experience
Since I’m currently on a major manga-streak again and riding a high after going through a few series on the Shonen Jump app, I decided to take this…
Yamadai New Touch Nara Tenri Stamina Ramen
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(Review) .hack//ROOTS Needs to Touch Grass
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Weddings with a Touch of Anime Music
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Yamadai New Touch Onomichi Chinese Soba Review
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Love After World Domination – 03 – Never Want to Touch the Ground
There haven’t been any battles between Gelato 5 and Gecko for two weeks, and both Fudou and Desumi are missing each other something fierce. So when Gelato detects…
The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent (Volume 2) – An Enchanted Touch
Having mastered potions and the Winter Knight… Sei now turns her attention to enchantments. I mean how hard can it be to create magic items that can provide…
Top 10 Personal Events of 2022
2022 has been one of the best years of my life. A lot of good things have happened in 2022, and I just want to take the time…
August 2023 Monthly Favorites + Personal Update
Well… This past month didn’t go quite as planned. Better then expected in regards to blogging (I got out 3! whole posts), but personally… a bit odd.
Top 10 Personal Events of 2021
2021 felt like a continuation of 2020, but I can tell you that my life at the end of 2021 is very different from my life at the…
Shonen Jump app – My personal experience
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A personal update – 26 Sep 2020
Wow, hey! It’s been 4 months since the last time I’ve posted anything on Manga, my life. It’s been a pretty… arduous time. For everyone, I’m guessing. To…
Selection Project Episode 2: Personal Correction
When we last left our heroine Suzune she fell victim to most unfortunate circumstances and didn’t get a spot in the Selection Project Finals. How would she bounce…
Some Personal Anime Favourites From 2020
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Top 5 Personal Events of 2023
The year 2023 has not been very crazy. In fact, it has been the most stable year I had since 2019. I haven’t changed that much within the…
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury – 02 – Don’t Touch My Tomatoes
After her decisive win over the overconfident Guel Jeturk, Suletta is now the school’s ace pilot and fiancé to Miorine, heiress to one of the largest corporate concerns in…
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A Touch of Zen (俠女, King Hu, 1971)
A hapless scholar finds new purpose after falling for a woman on the run in King Hu’s spiritually-inflected wuxia tale of flight and enlightenment
Ikenaikyo - Episode 8 - Allen No Touch Princess Carries Charlotte
Dorothea made Allen and Charlotte act out skits to unlock her writer's block. Allen acted like an eight-year-old. No cooties! Ikenaikyo - Episode 8
The Boy and the Heron | Miyazaki’s Latest and Probably Most Personal Film
This weekend I finally had the opportunity to catch the latest Ghibli film in theatres. The Boy and the Heron is Miyazaki’s supposed final film (we’ve all been…
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My Top 10 Personal Favorite Anime Dubs
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I love books. As a kid, I’d devour every book I got my hands on, and I read far above my grade level. In fifth grade,…
A Personal Look Back at Matsumoto Leiji
The news of Matsumoto Leiji’s death shocked me. While the passing of an 85-year-old shouldn’t be too surprising, it still makes me contemplate so many things. The number…
Personal Growth in Evangelion and Gurren Lagann
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