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It took me a bit to recover from the excitement of Otakon, but I'm back to deliver yet another Old School Month! Let's start with an obscur...
REBEL 3199 Timeline
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REBEL 3199 Animator interview
Interview by Tim Eldred, December 2024 Rhythm Bhattacharje [Batta-char-jay] is living the dream. He fell in love with classic Yamato and launched an animation career that brought him…


Fabiniku – 09 – Royal Rebel
After saving Tachibana and Jinguuji from the pool party, royal intelligence officer Maria gives them a tour of the palace before an audience with the king. When Jinguuji…
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REBEL 3199 Character Guide
Art and descriptions published at the official website in March 2024. See the original post here. Special thanks to Luis Cotovio for translation support Character ages given are…
REBEL 3199 Chapter 1 interviews
A few days before the premiere of Chapter 1 on July 19, 2024, “interview season” began online with a series of conversations with staff and cast in print…
REBEL 3199 Chapter 2 Interviews
Interviews for Chapter 2 didn’t get rolling until the premiere on November 22, but they delivered plenty of food for thought on the unexpected direction the story takes…
Yamato REBEL 3199 Report 3
Back up to Report 1 | Back up to Report 2 That bang you heard on January 3, 2024 was the sound of REBEL 3199‘s promo campaign bursting…
REBEL 3199 Chapter 3 Interviews
Interviews for Chapter 3 began almost a month before the April 11 premiere and brought back all the familiar faces. Keep an eye on this collection as more…


The Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance
There's an entire genre's worth of these shows where schoolgirls with long skirts & bad attitudes fight people. No anime this time, instead it's a series review…
REBEL 3199 Earth Mecha Guide
Art and descriptions published at the official website in March 2024. See the original post here. Special thanks to Luis Cotovio for translation support Space Battleship Yamato (3rd…


+14: The Rebel of Soviet Cartoons
Looking at the early films of Priit Pärn, Estonian iconoclast.
REBEL 3199 Science Research, Part 1
From the Chapter 1 program book: SF researcher Shinya Ogura, science advisor for the Space Battleship Yamato remake series, presents some of his work for Dark Invasion with…


Sword Art Online Anime Review
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Review: SWORD ART ONLINE PROGRESSIVE
It's been too long since we've done a round-up of some of the many manga sequels, prequels, and spinoffs out there around here. Let's rect...


Mobile Suit Gundam Episode 2: Rebel Princess
When we last left our heroines they were in an interesting situation beyond the lovable redhead’s control. Let’s see how they continued. .
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Be Forever Yamato REBEL 3199 Report 9
August 2024 was a textbook followup to the enormous premiere month of July; Chapter 1 closed its first – and very successful – theatrical run, a new concert…
Be Forever Yamato REBEL 3199 Report 8
Now THAT was a Yamato month! You have to go back over two years to the release of 2205 Chapter 2 to find this much action. The launch…
Be Forever Yamato REBEL 3199 Report 12
November 2024 ticked all the boxes for what makes a Yamato month great. News and products from every front, live events, media coverage, and a brand new chapter…
Be Forever Yamato REBEL 3199 Report 13
REBEL 3199 Chapter 2 dominated theaters in December with new things constantly popping up. When the Studio Khara screenings took over, it meant Yamato was on the big…
Be Forever Yamato REBEL 3199 Report 7
Things heated up quickly in the month of June, and not just from proximity to the sun. The final month before the premiere of 3199 Chapter 1 was…
Be Forever Yamato REBEL 3199 Report 5
The month of April brought us closer to the July premiere of Chapter 1 with a new trailer, bolstered by the debut of the new 1/350 model from…
Be Forever Yamato REBEL 3199 Report 6
With the days dropping rapidly away until the Chapter 1 premiere, May activity picked up substantially with another wave of promotion from the head office and a general…
Be Forever Yamato REBEL 3199 Report 15
February was less about products and more about announcements, but you can’t lament a month that includes two concerts, a major hobby show, and a brand new trailer…
REBEL 3199 voice actor interview, June 2024
The June 2024 issue of TV Fan (published by Media Boy) was the first mainstream magazine to publish a REBEL 3199 interview, a little under a month before…
Be Forever Yamato REBEL 3199 Report 10
While animators toiled away on 3199 Chapter 2 for its November release, Yamato activity in September held steady as news trickled in from all corners and the 50th…
Be Forever Yamato REBEL 3199 Report 16
March 2025 did not deliver a movie premiere, but was still the biggest month we’ve seen since 3199‘s debut. Centered around the 50th Anniversary Exhibition in Tokyo, there…
Be Forever Yamato REBEL 3199 Report 14
As a new year began, Yamato world added another month of activity to the record. Most of it happened online, but the 50th anniversary screenings and a few…
Be Forever Yamato REBEL 3199 Report 11
It should come as no surprise that the 50th anniversary month was an absolute juggernaut with an outpouring of passion and attention from all corners. The events of…
Be Forever Yamato REBEL 3199 Report 4
After the big announcements on January 3, everything went quiet again until March 2024 when we got the first news of official merch and a reveal of new…


Be Forever Yamato: Star Blazers: REBEL 3199 Episodes 1-6 Anime Review
I'm happy to report that Star Blazers REBEL 3199 blasts out of spacedock, immediately firing on all cylinders.


Sword Art Online: Alicization | Anime Review
The Soul Translator is a state-of-the-art full-dive interface which interacts with the user’s Fluctlight—the technological equivalent of a human soul—and fundamentally differs from the orthod…
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Reincarnated as a Sword Review — C+
Our isekai protagonist is reincarnated as a sword.


May Bonus Review: Pokemon Sword & Shield
It’s no secret that I don’t like Pokemon’s Generation 8. But the main grievance I’ve talked about in that regard is the way they ditched a lot of…


Wistoria: Wand and Sword Review (Spoiler Free)
Coming out of Summer 2024 was Wistoria: Wand and Sword, and with it, a return to the good ol’ fantasy school genre. Which is still relevant, but I…


Sword Art Online: Alicization (2018-19) Review
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of a scene involving sexual abuse is included. It’s been clearly marked, in case you wish to skip it.Sword Art Online continues to be an…
Pocket Monsters Sword and Shield – Final Review
After taking a break from being frustrated over the state of my blog, I’m finally back! During that time, I have completed two video games, namely Pocket Monsters…
“Sword” Play
This was a second season approach that I did not see coming, but it was fully welcomed, as it is something that is rarely put out there and…
REBEL 3199 Chapter 1 Just Before Launch TV Special
As we’ve followed the remake chapters, each theatrical premiere has been preceded by a TV special featuring new footage and interviews with staff and cast members. That tradition…


Mahou Tsukai PreCure!! -Mirai Days- Episode 4: Rebel Jade
It’s that time of a parent’s life. I assume the 2nd most challenging after giving birth.


Review – Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
Posted: Wednesday 7/19/23 Now that the seasonal Preview Guide is over, I’m planning to post a couple of reviews that I had been putting off. This is the…
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Spiraken Manga Review Ep 571: Wistoria Wand & Sword
In this episode, Xan reviews an action fantasy manga that has some very familiar tropes. Does it do anything new? Let's find out as he reviews the action…


Anime Review #134: Sword Art Online – Ordinal Scale
If you’re at all familiar with the timeline of Sword Art Online, here it is. On 6 November 2022 – two years and two days ago – the…


Reincarnated as a Sword Review: Double-Edged Garbage
Directed by Shinji Ishihara Produced by C2C Streaming on HIDIVE The isekai genre has existed in some form or another for decades, though the current model was cemented…


Sword Art Online
★★★★ People have very strong opinions about this show. Among popular anime, I see the most variation of opinion about this show. Some people totally love it and…
Reincarnation Sword High #01 — What Is a Sword Anyway?
I hate the title and will not be using it. Impressions: And we end a long, long Monday with this unfortunate mishmash of light novel harem cliches from the…


Yasuke: Live by the Sword, Die by the Sword
I didn’t think I would be going down this path again. Like with Wonder Egg Priority, I finding myself faced with reviewing a series that is far more…


The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy Review — D-
Magical school harem of the demon king.


Sword Art Online: Alicization | Episode 7 and 8 Review
Right so I will admit, it’s been awhile since I’ve watched SAO: Alicization. It’s probably maybe a week, week and a half. I decided to be unwise this…
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Sword Art Online: Alicization | Episode 3 and 4 Review
It’s crazy how some of the supporting cast resemble those from Kirito’s reality, like Selka looks weirdly similar to Asuna. But at this point, I do not know…
Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online II, Sword Art Online: Alicization