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Otaku Reader’s Corner: Great Pumpkin Edition
Hello dear readers, and welcome to a special edition of Otaku Reader’s Corner as we delve into works that are atypical for us—those involving horror or at the…
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I am convinced I live in the most beautiful place on earth.
Miura Kentaro, Berserk, and the Pursuit of Perfection
This past week, the world learned of the passing of Miura Kentaro, the creator of Berserk, on May 6th. Miura was 54. This leaves one of the most…
Across the Spider-Verse - Surpassing Perfection
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Anime Pumpkin Spice?
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The Low-Key Power of 'The Portrait Studio'
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Selection Project – Episode 4 – Hiromi and the Pursuit of Perfection
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St. Pius V Corner: The Digi-fied Pursuit Of Perfection
When a man’s intellect is constantly with God, his desire grows beyond all measure into an intense longing for God and his incisiveness is completely transformed into divi…
Pumpkin Scissors (Panpukin Shizāzu)
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Pumpkin Scissors – The Woman in the Morning Mist
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Manga Pulse 479: Giant Pumpkin
Gather up your rayon capes. Put on the elastic masks with the sharp mouth slot. And steal the classic Mickey D’s treat buckets from those obsessive collectors. It’s…
OtakuGeneration (Show #254) Pumpkin Scissors
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Dojin Work, Naruto, Naruto: Shippuden, Pumpkin Scissors, Bleach
Fanart Wednesday: Kawaii Pumpkin Pie
Technically, this might be pumpkin cheesecake or some sort of cream variation? Whatever it is, it looks delicious…and very kawaii. We hope you have a happy (and very…
flying low #25: an infiniti of feelings
This may be a short entry, simply because I feel like I’d probably be repeating a lot of the usual song and dance that so many of my…
Anime Recommendation Of The Week – The Low Tier Character Tomozaki Kun
The Low Tier Character Tomozaki Kun Hey it's me ya boy. Welcome to the 7th episode of my weekly anime recommendation series and today I have a new recommenda
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I have been extremely lax in my original, well-intentioned design for this blog post series, which was to share overlooked or forgotten AMVs that don’t deserve either of…
AniTAY Podcast S8 E19: *Pumpkin Noises*
Come join us as we embrace all that fall has to offer, as we get into Thanksgiving spirit! We start off by talking about food… then turning…
The Great Pause of 2020
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The Con of Great Pretender
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Episode 143 – The Budget Ran Out
After delaying talking about it for so long, the anime has finally ended again. We sit down to go through the entire second half of the Silver Soul…
The Missing Majority #01 — The Missing Budget
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6 From High & Low the Worst – The Review
I told you guys I would get to this eventually. The eventually being a few days before the next installment of HiGH & LOW (H&L), the HiGH &…
#OshiiOct Patlabor: The Movie – Low Frequency Problems
This post is a culmination of a lot of previous posts finally coming together. To understand all that craziness, this movie is a follow up to short OVA…
HiGH&LOW the Worst Cross – Movie Review
The big day is here! The newest installment of HiGH&LOW the Worst has shown in theaters. I went during the second week of screening in my area. Given…
THE GREAT ACROBUNCH REWATCH 5 – The Hidden Treasure of the Great Congo Forest
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In Search Of … The Great Passage
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Kaina of the Great Snow Sea
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Reader’s Pumpkin Patch: Sawanabe Zombie, Phantom Tales of the Night, and an Orc Editor
Welcome to the Reader’s Corner, or as we’re entitling it this week, the Pumpkin Patch. We’ve got an array of series for you as usual, but with a…
flying low #24: perfect day
Over time I’ve built up a small list of videos that I’d like to someday write about on this blog, so that whenever the mood strikes me to…
Area 88 OVA: Aces Low
Area 88 is a manga that ran from ’79 to ’86. So, this is even older than I am. In 1985 it got a three episode OVA from…
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flying low #23: trinity rising
I don’t remember when or why I first watched this video, other than that it was at some point in the last 3-4 years. I was immediately captivated…
Cook Pig Liver #01 — Behold The Power of a $7.29 Budget!
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Scuba Diving and Exploring the Pumpkin Limestone Cave in Miyakojima
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flying low #27: the air in my lungs
I’ve been wanting to write about Malificus on this blog for years. In my early days of editing, back when I was much more interested in and enamored…
Daikyouryuu Jidai (The Age of the Great Dinosaurs)
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THE GREAT SASURAIGER REWATCH 42 – The Great Touchdown
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On the Nature of a Great Battle
Katanagatari is a wordy show…but more than that, it sure does show off a great battle.
Great Pretender – 02 – Sins of the Father
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Anime and Manga Budget Buys
The aim of this post, much like Naja’s Ballin’ on a Budget posts, is to promote deals. However, as you might know from browsing eBay, Amazon and the…
The Great Darkroom
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THE GREAT SASURAIGER REWATCH 23 – The Great KOMIYA Escape
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THE GREAT SASURAIGER REWATCH 5 – The Great Rainbow Escape
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Isao Takahata: The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun
The Mariners, as I watch this game, have the bases loaded and I’m just hoping for the...
THE GREAT ACROBUNCH REWATCH 6 – The Destruction of ATLANTIS
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THE GREAT BAXINGAR REWATCH 5 – The Price of Betrayal
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THE GREAT BAXINGAR REWATCH 20 – The Tiger of LONGOO
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The Tragic Fall Of The Once Great Studio Gainax
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THE GREAT SASURAIGER REWATCH 8 – The Glory of IYOMONTERO
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10 Pumpkin Spice Latte Spots in Tokyo This Fall
For those of you missing this seasonal treat, here's where to get pumpkin and spice and all things nice latte in Tokyo!