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Mission: Yozakura Family
A manga about a high school boy who marries his childhood friend and into her elite spy family. Now he must train to become a spy himself and…
An American Icon, Made in Japan
Barbie has a secret: she may have been dreamed up in the US, but she came to life in a Tokyo hotel room.
Newman’s Nook: Yozakura and Church Family Ties
Mission: Yozakura Family is a relatively new Shonen Jump manga series about painfully shy high school student, Taiyo Asano, as he enters the world of the Yozakura family. …
Reader’s Corner: Mission: Yozakura Family (Vol. 1), Wandance (Vol. 2), and I Will Forget This Feeling Someday
Among the offerings we cover this week are a couple of one-volume releases from the mangaka of Beastars and the author of I Want to Eat Your Pancrease,…
FLCL: Where “Comprehension Should Not Be an Important Factor”
The Visionary Deconstruction of Anime Norms and its Impact Across Generations
Yozakura Quartet
Yozakura Quartet is a anime adaptation of a manga that was released in a pretty strange manner. A studio called Nomad originally released a season, but it apparently…
Yozakura Quartet, Yozakura Quartet: Hoshi no Umi, Yozakura Quartet: Tsuki ni Naku
Spy x Family – 34 – Mission x Vacation
Anya had so much fun watching the fireworks she completely forgot about Mama. Loid overhears some nervous-looking State Security Service officers talking about a bomb on the ship.…
Anime Should Be More Political
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Why Dr. Stone is Awesome and Should Never be Considered an Isekai
Dr. Stone was originally published in Shonen Jump in 2017, and released its first season in 2019. The premise of it is that the entire world population becomes…
Animation this good should be ILLEGAL
Blue Lock is a new sport anime that is currently airing. This anime goes crazy with the animations, and I give my opinions/reactions on it. Slight spoilers for…
Why You Should Be Watching Re:Zero
Maybe it’s just the small portion of the anime community that I’m capable of observing, but it seems like the show getting the most attention this season is…
Yozakura Quartet – Discovering Anime!
Titles: Yozakura Shijuusou, Quartet of Cherry Blossoms in the Night Genre: Action, supernatural, …
SpyxFamily First Cour: This Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It.
This show needs no introduction. In what has been a surprisingly light anime year in terms of heavy-hitters, this has been the show viewers have been waiting for.…
Should Anime be Critiqued by Different Standards?
Gatekeeping anime fans is very silly but what about professionals? Should anime be critiqued by people who have watched a lot?
What should Miyazaki's latest film be called?
Plus: Crunchyroll targets Indian market for expansion; 'Slam Dunk' sake finds new fans overseas; Anime and manga brands lead the entertainment scene; and more
Switch Indie Games You Should Be Playing
My Switch has become my go to gaming platform, it’s affordable, portable, and it’s the new hub for otome games now that the Vita is officially dead (though…
This Should Be a Thing: Idol Gear
This Should Be a Thing: A series of story ideas. Feel free to use them yourself. This is a story outside the story, following an obsessed fan of the…
What should Miyazaki's latest film be called?
Plus: Crunchyroll targets Indian market for expansion; 'Slam Dunk' sake finds new fans overseas; Anime and manga brands lead the entertainment scene; and more
Spy x Family Part 2 | Losing sight of the mission.
Now that I am five episodes in, I think I can safely say that we're slowly losing sight of the mission at hand. While episodes four and five…
Spy x Family Part 2 | Losing sight of the mission.
Now that I am five episodes in, I think I can safely say that we're slowly losing sight of the mission at hand. While episodes four and five…
OtakuGeneration (Show #457) Yozakura Quartet
Shownotes :: (show 457) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Yozakura Quartet, recorded live March 9th, 2014. This we watched and compared the anime series…
Fist of the North Star, Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust, The Pet Girl of Sakurasou, Fairy Tail, Shakugan no Shana
Mission: Impossible X SPY x FAMILY | Special Collaboration Video & Visual art
The “Most powerful spy collaboration“ is here with a unique collaboration between Mission: Impossible and Spy X Family CODE: White!
Anime Like A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special
After a devastating ten-year war with the shadow world event called shadow labyrinth, the heroes of humanity, including Desir Arman, one of the last mages
Ragna Crimson, Reign of the Seven Spellblades, Summoned to Another World for a Second Time, Tearmoon Empire, The Irregular at Magic High School
Anime is perverted and you should be too
Sooner or later, anyone who gets into anime has to come to terms with its perverted side.
15 Chinese Anime Series You Should Be Watching
It’s no great secret that I’ve often overlooked Chinese-made anime here. Perhaps I’m just bitter because most plagiarism of my work comes from Chinese sites and it frustrates…
Indie Girls Love Games You Should Be Playing
Hey Hey, Blerdy Tribe! If there was a genre of games that I’m not as well versed in it would have to be Yuri/Girls’ Love. I’ve just never…
A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special – Episode 1
Returner’s Magic wants to be very serious about slaying a great evil dragon. Our heroes would look great in the most generic knockoff of Dragon Quest.
Indie Boys Love Games You Should Be Playing
Hey Blerdy Tribe, if you’ve been following me for awhile you are well aware that I am a lover of boys love media for everyone else… surprise, I’m…
First Impression: A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special
In the year 3636, the world has been decimated by a black fog that kills every living thing it touches. Warriors, mages, priests, and other adventurers are sent…
10 BL Manga Series You Should Be Reading
So I figured, I should make use of my obsession by curating a list of BL manga titles I think you should be reading!
Top 10 DMP Manga That Should Be Rescued
Once again, the rumor mill is churning about Digital Manga Publishing's future as one Kickstarter is all but confirmed to be dead and other...
Earthian, Kiss Him, Not Me, Princess Knight, Unico, Ai no Kusabi
The Great Jahy Won’t be Defeated Episode 4 Review: Mission Failed
Alright, I do not really have anything to say, so we are just going to get right on into this episode. Although I did like how this one…
An Honest Spy x Family Review
Hello, and welcome back to another video today we will be taking a look at and reviewing the Spy x Family anime. As always thank you so much…
Can a Christian be an Otaku?
Recently, I’ve had questions from younger Christians who are conflicted about their obsession with anime and their Christian faith. Liking anime and being a Christian are not mutually…
Can A Blog be an Island
That title is a bit unclear. I was trying to resume a complex thought in a few words and I failed. Today I want to think a bit…
Why you should read High School Family (Ft. Grant)
In this episode we’re joined by guest Grant from Chip and Ironicus; History Honeys; and Six Feats Under. We discuss why you should read Ryou Nakama's Shonen Jump…
First Thoughts on Why You Should Read Highschool Family
In this episode of Shonen Flop Chibi, David and Jordan give their first thoughts on why everyone should read the Shonen Jump manga Highschool Family created by Ryou…
First Thoughts on Why You Should Read Highschool Family
In this episode of Shonen Flop Chibi, David and Jordan give their first thoughts on why everyone should read the Shonen Jump manga Highschool Family created by Ryou…
Why you should read High School Family (Ft. Grant)
In this episode we’re joined by guest Grant from Chip and Ironicus; History Honeys; and Six Feats Under. We discuss why you should read Ryou Nakama's Shonen Jump…
The Reasons You Should Start an Anime Blog
With the talk of Elon Musk buying Twitter and the adverse effects, people wonder what the alternative places to talk about anime are? After all, Musk has a…
A Returner’s Magic Should Be Animated #01 — …But Isn’t
Bad day for budgets, eh, anime? Impressions: The second of the two Saturday shows about traveling back in time to avert the apocalypse of CGI dragons, which…
5 Free Indie Otome Games You Should Be Playing
I don’t know about you dear readers, but hobbies can be pretty expensive! I can’t even begin to tell you how much I spent on manga just last…
Three Great Anime Soundtracks Everyone Should be Listening to
Talking some great anime soundtracks to throw on for your weekend.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End – 22 – Meals Should Be Enjoyed
Fern reunites with Stark to find him napping in the evening, placing her into one of her trademark sour moods. Frieren determines the best remedy is a good…
Episode 63: 21: It's All As It Should Be
In this episode of Boku No Stop! we discuss episodes 72-74 of Monster, and bring this season to a cl- WAIT, NO, ONE MORE COMING. This is just all…
Mission to Mars?
By Hugh David. “Abandoned artificial satellites. Tanks jettisoned from space shuttles. Refuse generated during space station construction. Debris of all shapes and sizes is travelling around the Earth…
Fanart Friday: An Awesome Spy x Family
Love these illustrations! One of the best parts of SPY x FAMILY being adapted into anime is the fantastic fanart that’s being published! ★ 【hayashiikanaa】「 Forger Family 」…
PODCAST: Under Ninja Vol. 1, by Kengo Hanazawa
The team gets meta with a postmodern ninja epic.
Spy x Family Part 2 | To be continued…
Oddly enough, I thought that the last episode was probably one of the weaker episodes in terms of real substance. I mean, we finally got to see Donovan…
Spy x Family Part 2 | To be continued…
Oddly enough, I thought that the last episode was probably one of the weaker episodes in terms of real substance. I mean, we finally got to see Donovan…