I'd like to say a big hello! I've been running this blog for just over 10 years now, since November of 2011. I blog about my general inter...
Oct 9, 2022 • Subscribe
More like this
Tune of the Week(ish): Knight’s and Magic’s Hello My World!
What is better than robots? Robots in an Isekai world! The Tune of the Week is the first opening theme to the series Knight’s and Magic: Hello My…
Bakuen Campus Guardress
When I first watched Bakuen Campus Guardress ( Combustible Campus Guardress ), a four-episode episode OVA from 1994, I was gobsmacked by ho...
Combustible, Cosmic Fantasy, Hashire!, Blue Sonnet, Gallery Fake
300+ Followers on Anime Rants Appreciation Post!!!
300 followers at anime rants thank you
The Otakusphere: Hello? Is this thing on?
Good morning, afternoon or evening wherever you are out in Internet land. I have returned from my sojourn in the wilderness of the hinterlands for another trip around…
A Certain YouTuber’s Impact on ACNH Star Trees
Despite Animal Crossing New Horizons being a non-competitive game, in 2020 a popular mod called Star Trees become the centre of online drama when a YouTuber’s tirade began.
Say hello to Maria!
When Yakeno Yahachi, better known to his friends as “Yakeppachi” (i.e. “desperate”), has ectoplasm seep out of his nose, he does what any normal teenage boy would do…
Say hello to Maria!
When Yakeno Yahachi, better known to his friends as “Yakeppachi” (i.e. “desperate”), has ectoplasm seep out of his nose, he does what any normal teenage boy would do…
T — THE TREES IN SPRING
Hello everyone! Today, I kind of cheated my way around for the challenge. I normally take Japanese names into account for the titles I pick, but I didn’t…
Support Me & My Blog On Ko-Fi & Patreon!
Please come support me and my writing endeavors!
Putting the blog on pause
A blog about manga, anime, books, yuri, music, and cute things with reviews and an LGBTQ perspective.
Updates to the blog!
Here we are again with another update post! I am so very sorry that it took me this long to post this but unfortunately life hit me like…
Updates to the blog!
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you guys will enjoy 2021 better than what 2020 turned out to be. Here's to hoping that this year will be bet...
Thoughts on Hello, Melancholic! Volume 1
Hello, Melancholic! is a manga written and illustrated by Yayoi Ohsawa. It focuses on Minato Asano, a trombone player who would rather fade into the background. Another girl,…
Thoughts on Hello, Melancholic! Volume 3
An air of awkwardness hangs over Minato and Hibiki in the third and final volume of Yayoi Ohsawa’s Hello, Melancholic! manga. If they can get over that, there’s…
Thoughts on Hello, Melancholic! Volume 2
The band have their first show in the second volume of Yayoi Ohsawa’s Hello, Melancholic! manga. Minato also gets an insight into the relationship between Chika and Sakiko.…
Novel Review | University of the Underworld by Ziloi
Our main character is a new ghost. He doesn’t remember how or when he died, nor does he remember who he even is, so he spends the first…
Short Animation From The Tokyo University of the Arts!
Hey everyone! This is a short blog post (I don’t normally do these types of posts). I’d just wanted to share this nice animation I found on Vimeo.…
Osaka University of the Arts Department of Film and New Media Graduation Works 2024
Osaka University of the Arts Department of Film and New Media Graduation Works 2024
State of the Blog – We need to talk
Hello everyone, Lenlo here. Lets talks, about the state of the blog, the state of my life, and where things are going. Or well, I’m going to talk,…
BLog: The Treasure of the King and the Cat
BLog reviews recent boys love, yaoi and LGBTQ+ English translation manga. The Treasure of the King and the CatStory and art: You KajikaTranslation: Christine DashiellPublisher: TOKYOPOPRelease Date…
100 followers + Plans for Future
100 is quite the number huh? I want to say thank you to everyone that follows and reads the blog. Although Jun and I didn’t start this blog…
BLog: My Summer of You Vol. 1
BLog reviews recent boys love, yaoi and LGBTQ+ English translation manga. My Summer of You Vol. 1Story and art: Nagisa FuruyaTranslation: Jocelyne AllenPublisher: Kodansha ComicsRelease Date: June …
[One] Hello you, Hello me
Almost exactly a year ago, I had an idea for a blog post that came from this tweet of Hag’s; it would’ve been an entire post talking about…
Chara’ft Hello My Name Is… Unico Mugs!
Check out the new Unico mugs from Chara'ft!
Chara’ft Hello My Name Is… Unico Mugs!
Check out the new Unico mugs from Chara'ft!
Analysis: My Feelings on the End of the Story of Ash and Pikachu
As many of us know the Pokemon anime started 25 years ago with a perpetually 10-year-old boy named Ash Ketchum. He sets off on his Pokemon journey from…
We All Want To Belong And Hello Boys Love Again!
I’m doing that thing. . . Remember in my plan forward for this blog that we watch, read and write. It’s happening and completely unplanned to watch…
WELCOME TO OLYMPUS UNIVERSITY!! | Jock Studio Demo Playthrough
Watch Uncensored on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/jock-studio-demo-85918634 Check Out Jock Studio! (Demo & Kickstarter): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blitsgames/jock-studio?ref=80rsfv Hot off the success of their BL Visual Novel Camp Buddy and its follow up Scoutmaster Season,…
Hello, I Am a Witch and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion! Review
While the start of the novel is slow, Hello, I Am a Witch and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion! is a sweet and comforting…
Lecture Series - Gideon Fujiwara (University of Lethbridge)
In this lecture, Dr. Gideon Fujiwara (Lethbridge) discusses the ritualization of the "Utakai Hajime" imperial poetry reading-ceremony in the early Meiji Period. Within the context of nation-building programs…
Lecture Series - Shunya Yoshimi (University of Tokyo)
In this Meiji at 150 Project Keynote Lecture, Dr. Shunya Yoshimi (University of Tokyo, Harvard University) proposes that a longue durée approach to history presents one possible solution…
My blog is Changing!
My blog is changing, like a wiggly caterpillar turning into a beautiful butterfly! Look Up! I just wanted to let everyone know that the “I’m Currently Watching” list…
First Impressions: The Human Crazy University
Being a prison guard for death row prisoners is not easy. You spend long periods of time interacting with the prisoners and in the end, have a hand…
The Human Crazy University – Episode 1
This anime made me think about the big questions.
Write What You Want (Or, the Not-Very-Stringent Guide to Winning Followers)
You ever heard of the Butterfly Effect?
Hello, restarting my anime blogging adventures for the umpteenth time
how most are feeling about this announced move Welcome to, oh forget it. This isn’t my hello world post, granted I’m reediting have it take the first step…
[OWLS Blog Tour: “Mentor”] Competition and Teaching on the Court: Haikyuu!!
Long time no see! This month we OWLS are looking at the impact that teachers, whether it be academic or in skill, have on people. I was the…
What’s Been Going on With the Blog
Just a quick update on why I’ve been gone, and when posts will resume on In Asian Spaces.
Train to the End of the World Episode 4: The Train Goes on and on
I wondered how they’d try to fit most of the stops in a 12-13 episode show unless there are plans for a 2nd cour. This episode answered that…
Fanart Friday: Hello, Rin and Nadeshiko!
Hmm…I wonder who’s taking the photo and from where? ★ 【前髪】 「 Rin & Nadeshiko 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission
Chihayafuru S3 – 11 [Leaving a Hovering Mist Above the Trees and Grass]
So that’s why Harada’s match was omitted last week – Sudo yielded the game before it could even begin. I suppose I ought to be happy that we…
“Hello Kitty Island Adventure” Launches on July 28
Hello Kitty Island Adventure, a cozy, life-sim game! Join forces with Hello Kitty to restore cuteness to a desolate theme park and restore former glory; Create the ultimate…
My Advice on Anime Burnout and How to Avoid it.
One of the questions I get asked the most on social media is, do I ever get tired of watching especially I have been watching anime for over…
Student life at University
This is just me sharing some thoughts about student life as I’ve finally made it to university as a first year student; studying “pre-med” (as it’s called) at…
Fall 2020 Season Preview and State of the Blog
With summer coming to an end soon, the fall season is finally here. It’s time to focus on what I plan to watch this season. Also, I want…
Welcome to the Blog, I guess
This is my new blog. Here, I talk about stuff I’ve seen or heard. Most of it will be anime focussed, but I might talk about films or music,…
Welcome to The Japan Blog List!
The Unofficial List of Japan Blogs on the InternetThe goal of this website is to have all blogs listed here, that are written by Ex-pats in Japan or…
The Japan Blog List - Japan related blogs which are written in English
Hello Lady!
Hello Lady is a visual novel with an incredible protagonist, Narita Shinri. His personality is completely absurd, a combination of extreme arrogance and selfishness that allows him to…