A truly great story is often many great stories, and Kingdom is one such example. Read more
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Kingdom 3 – 22
I don't think I really have to add a whole lot to that, do I? Read more
Kingdom 4 – 03
Great, more names... Read more
Kingdom 4 – 15
We're about to reach one of the critical nexus points in the story. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 19
What we're seeing on Kingdom right now is just great drama, plain and simple. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 20
They call it historical fiction for a reason. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 04
That was a real audience pleaser of an episode. Both of us... Read more
Kingdom 4 – 23
I can't be the only one to notice that look on Meng Yi's face, can I? Read more
Kingdom 4 – 01
As usual, completely great and almost completely ignored. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 08
I don't think we've ever seen quite this much exploration of the Xin-Diao relationship before Read more
Kingdom 4 – 05
"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer" is not a problem for Zheng. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 12
Everybody meet as Wu’s place. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 02
Why does Lu look so pleased with himself? Read more
Kingdom 4 – 21
If you look at history as a series of paintings, the role of a series like this really is to frame it. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 07
This should be a good test of Kingdom's plot armor, if nothing else. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 09
Pretty reliably, once or so a season, I go through a cycle of self-doubt with Kingdom. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 18
The gloves are off now. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 14
Now that's what I call nation building. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 17
Every so often Kingdom - which is really good all the time - has one of those episodes. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 13
You may think you've got family problems... Read more
Kingdom 4 – 10
This episode is really a study in contrasts between the new and old blood. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 16
And then there's Lu Buwei. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 06
Oh FFS, my notepad isn't even big enough... Read more
Kingdom 4 – 24-25
There's no disguising what this dream of Zheng's really is no matter how noble its supposed aim. Read more
First Impressions – Kingdom 4
As I am duty-bound to do with each new season of Kingdom, I want to give my thoughts now that we’re five episodes deep into Kingdom 4 –…
Girls Kingdom, Volume 4
When I tell you that Girls Kingdom, Volume 4 is worth reading, please understand that I am 100% aware of what I am saying. The series is, thusfar,…
Girls Kingdom, Vol. 4
By Nayo and Shio Sakura. Released in Japan by GL Bunko. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Philip Reuben. Because a series such as Girls…
Bookshelf Briefs 4/4/22
Falling Drowning, Vol. 1 | By Yuko Inari | Kodansha Comics (digital only) – On the surface, Falling Drowning looks like cookie-cutter shoujo. Our protagonist, a high school…
Kingdom 4 – 26 (Season Finale)
Kingdom has been an incredibly reliable and superb anime, too easy to take for granted if anything. Read more
The Manga Review, 4/22/22
Back in the roaring aughts–when earnest manga fans posted reviews on LiveJournal and Blogger–link posts were a simple, effective way to connect with like-minded readers. The widespread adoption…
Dump a Week, 22/4 – 28/4
Intro paragraph after midnight? Psh.
Flowers of Evil, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, Karneval, Karneval, Majestic Prince
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom episode 22
This series has always been deliberate and thorough at examining economic issues for its fantasy setting, so I suppose that it eventually getting around to dealing with a…
Bookshelf Briefs 4/21/22
Catch These Hands!, Vol. 1 | By murata | Yen Press – I’ve been enjoying the recent upswing in yuri manga starring actual adults and aimed at adults.…
Bookshelf Briefs 5/4/22
Minami Nanami Wants to Shine, Vol. 1 | By Bana Yoshida and Yuki Yaku | Yen Press – For most of the volume, this feels like a typical…
Bookshelf Briefs 1/4/22
F | By Imai Arata | Glacier Bay Books – Japan’s triple disaster of 2011 has understandably influenced the creative output of the country’s artists, both directly and…
Bookshelf Briefs 11/4/22
Artist | By Yeong-shin Ma | Drawn & Quarterly – Two years after Yeong-shin Ma’s critically acclaimed manhwa Moms was released in English comes a second major work,…
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The Weekly Orbit [4/22/24]
This week; strange developments in Shuumatsu Train, a surprising and moody Precure episode, plus the premieres of The Grimm Variations and Unnamed Memory
The Grimm Variations, Mysterious Disappearances, Delicious in Dungeon, Girls Band Cry, Himitsu no AiPri
The Manga Review, 4/29/22
Back in March, Titan Comics announced that it would launching its own manga imprint, Titan Manga, with the publication of a new “director’s cut” of Takashi Okazaki’s Afro-Samurai. This…
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Anime Orbit Weekly [4/17/22]
This week: Birdie Wing gets surprisingly sane, Estab-Life gets pervy, and Executioner keeps it on the level. Also; some non-seasonal anime for once.
The Manga Review, 11/4/22
This week’s biggest news story: Kadokawa has purchased Anime News Network. On November 1st, publisher Christopher MacDonald posted an open letter to ANN’s readership to reassure them that the…
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The Frontline Report [4/2/22]
This week: premieres premieres premieres! Plus, the Princess Connect finale, and a HUGE announcement.
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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.
The Demon Girl Next Door, Summer Time Rendering, Ya Boy Kongming!
What I Watched This Week – 4/16-4/22
WWW.Wagnaria!! – This took a bit to get started for me, as the beginning leaned a bit too heavily into how wacky the cast of characters was before…
Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom
By Shelley Pallis. After a millennium of warfare, the rival kingdoms of Alhamit and Balkari have finally fought each other to a standstill. In a frankly ill-conceived plan…
Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom
The film sticks so closely to the source material tha the nearly two-hour run time is almost a frame-by-frame animated retelling of the single-volume manga.
How A Realist Hero Rebuilt The Kingdom ep 4
Note: Click here to skip to the “Other Series I Am Following” part Tomoe and Kazuya Rating (first half of ep 4): 4 (of 5) Rating (second half…
Manga the Week of 5/4/22
SEAN: It’s May! A time to smell the fresh air, get outside, and continue to wear a mask. ASH: Pretty helpful for seasonal allergies among other things. SEAN:…
Episode 22: X vol. 4 – Seals & Angels
Lucy and Robin fight past colds and con crud to discuss vol. 4 of X! We learn a little bit more about all this destiny stuff…as well as…
Manga the Week of 4/20/22
SEAN: Are you buying manga, or eating the ears off your easter bunnies? ABLAZE Comics has a Collected Edition of the Space Pirate Captain Harlock comics they released…
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Manga the Week of 4/22/20
SEAN: Yes, there’s still manga. May is the apocalypse, April is packed. Ghost Ship gives us a 2nd Saki the Succubus Hungers Tonight and the 10th Yokai Girls.…