Translated from Opinions About Life and Death as Told by the Legend of Yaobikuni, Japanese Wikipedia, and this Blog To learn more about Japanese Ghosts, check out my book Yurei: The Japanese Ghost …
百物語怪談会 Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai
Sep 24, 2015 • Subscribe
More like this
School Mermaid
The true moral of this horror story: the real monster was horny teenagers all along. School Mermaid - 2:59My Hero Academia 287 - 18:30Kaiju No. 8 13 - 30:02EDENS…
Black Clover, Chainsaw Man, EDENS ZERO, My Hero Academia, Ayakashi
Tales Of Eternia
Didn’t think I would be so quick to watch another Tales series after my very recent stint with Tales Of Phantasia. This time, Tales Of Eternia. Yeah, am…
Chua Tek Ming~*Anime Power*~ !LiVe FoR AnImE, aNiMe FoR LiFe!
Tales of Ise
Tales of Ise is referenced throughout early Japanese literature. If you hadn’t read it, you won’t catch some of the meaning Sei Shonagon, Lady Nijo, Murasaki Shikibu, and…
Tales Of Phantasia
How long has it been since I watched a Tales series? Oh, not that I cared anyway. So when I stumbled upon this old retro Tales Of Phantasia,…
Chua Tek Ming~*Anime Power*~ !LiVe FoR AnImE, aNiMe FoR LiFe!
Two Clever Princesses, Two Feminist Fairy Tales: The Clever Princess vs Princess Arete
Both interpretations of Arete’s tale are valuable works rich with feminist themes, and looking at the different ways the different versions play them out gives insight into the…
Pick of the Week: Mermaid Josei
SEAN: Josei? From a magazine we almost never see anything licensed from? Complete in one volume? Sold! Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand also looks quite pretty,…
Mermaid Saga (Volume 1) – A Mermaid Never Smiles
There is a legend that one can gain immortality by consuming a mermaid’s flesh. It’s not a legend. On his quest to find a mermaid, Yuta stumbles across…
The Mad Mermaid
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
Tales of Arise DLC?!?
What?! Bandai-Namco just announced news that Tales of Arise is getting a random expansion DLC that takes place a year after the games ending, complete with 20+ hours…
Tales of ChoHakkai Released!
Hello everyone and Merry Christmas! It’s been a long time coming, but I’m finally able to once again perform a full game release on Christmas. This time, it’s…
Tales from the rabbit hole: Two years in VTuber Hell
What a disaster. The last two years locked down, what do I have to show for them? A lot of working, yeah. A lot of hours billed, hours…
Issue 9, 2023 - Manga Meat
Yes, the manga meat bone is real. This week we discuss Weekly Shounen Jump Issue 9, published on January 23rd, 2023.This week's Manga Show and Tell is Kinnikujima…
Ranking the Mermaid Princesses in Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
Nobody is going to read this because the number of people who have seen this show is surprisingly small, but what else do WordPress anime bloggers do? Mermaid…
Mermaid Legend [Ningyo Densetsu]
Download the Entire Issue (All ATG Issues Here )
Amabie – The Healing Mermaid
Sourced and translated from Kaii Yokai Densho Database, Japanese Wikipedia, Yokai Jiten, Nihon Kokugo Dai-ten, and Other Sources Out on the seas comes upon a strange vision. A three-legged…
🐠Mermaid Saga 🐠
Initial Thoughts I know I say this a lot, but the cover initially drew me in 😅 A lot of you awesome peeps were posting about this manga…
RPG Review: Tales of Zestiria
I want those 28 hours of my life back. ( ´_ゝ`) We had the displeasure of playing this god awful game that I want to erase out of my…
“Burn” — Tales of Berseria OP
VERSEfukiareru kaze tachidomaru monosamayoeru kokorotachi yoshibarareta seigi nari yamanu SORROWtsugi no ippo fumidasenai shikai kumoraseta namida o houmuri satteyami o nukedashita kibou wa yori is…
RPG Review: Tales of Berseria
Honestly I wish I had played this before Zestiria but well it’s too late to change my decisions from 2 months ago. Kanade’s thoughts in blue as usual.
RPG Review: Tales of Arise
Since I had just finished a Bamco game and this one had raving reviews I decided to play my first Tales game. Glad to say I was not…
Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand GN
It is very easy for adults to dismiss what a child sees. Whether it's mosquitoes that look like tiny fairies in the twilight or mermaids in the sea,…
Pick of the Week: Let’s Eat Mermaid Flesh!
MICHELLE: Most of the stuff that interests me this week is a reminder of how far behind I’ve fallen in various series. There’s one, though, that I waited…
Tales of Possibilities – Musings on the Current Direction of the Tales Franchise Part 1
Let’s get something straight before I get into this post. I goddamn love the Tales games. Symphonia was the first one I played, and I still hold great…
Two First Impressions of Two Psychological Manga
I initially come off as someone who only likes happy, fluffy stuff. And while that is generally what I gravitate toward, I do get that variety is the…
The Mermaid Princess’s Guilty Meal
Get ready for a gourmet manga like no other! I’ve discovered Ningyohime no Gomen ne Gohan (The Mermaid Princess’s Guilty Meal) thanks to MAL’s Summer Challenge and I…
Brief Thoughts On: Mermaid Forest
Think twice before you dabble in seafood.
Episode 234, "Unwarranted Mermaid Pregnancy"
On this episode of The One Piece Podcast we have a Manga Recap for Chapter 677, an Anime Recap marathon for episodes 560 through 562, and some Piece…
Mermaid Saga Volume 1 Review
Story and Art by: Rumiko Takahashi Translation and English Adaptation by: Rachel Thorn Lettering by: Joanna Estep Design by: Yukiko Whitle...
Episode 234, "Unwarranted Mermaid Pregnancy"
On this episode of The One Piece Podcast we have a Manga Recap for Chapter 677, an Anime Recap marathon for episodes 560 through 562, and some Piece…
The Endings of Japanese Folk Tales
If you read Japanese folklore, you notice how different the endings seem against Western stories. In most Japanese folktales, people die in the end. Happily-ever-after endings stand out…
Phoenix (2003) – Amazing Tales of Immortality
Introduction Osamu Tezuka is one of the most influential people in the history of this art form of manga and anime. Modern anime wouldn’t be what it is…
Tales of Vesperia: The Ambitious Edge
Boy it has been a long time since I’ve talked about a video game that wasn’t No More Heroes or Suda related for a whole blog post. The…
First Look: Tales of Wedding Rings
The blandest teenager in Japan chases his crush to another world and somehow becomes king. They have a monster problem or something, but it’s just an excuse for…
I 100-Percented Tales of Arise
You know why a lot of anime games are terrible? Because they’re not made with the same love and smarts that Tales of Arise got.
Tales of Symphonia the Animation (OAV)
Ultimately, Tales of Symphonia is a rarity: a solid video game adaptation anime that feels satisfying.
Anime Like Tales of Wedding Rings
Ever since they met mysteriously as children, Satou has has a crush on his childhood friend and neighbor, Hime. After mysteriously appearing with her
Chained Soldier, Farming Life in Another World, High School DxD, Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia, Sekirei
Tales of Vesperia Switch First Impressions
I don’t normally review video games, but since I’m borrowing quite a few from my local library I thought I’d review one of the ones I’ve been playing.…
First Impression: Tales of Wedding Rings
Our story kicks off with high school student Satou and his childhood friend/next-door neighbor Himeno about to get their summer vacation started. It’s quite clear to anyone with…
Tales of Wedding Rings – Episode 1
Tales of Wedding Rings has genuine potential, if it can avoid tripping over its tendency to toss in fan service any time the plot can get away with…
JRPG Review: Tales of the Abyss
And so after like 14 years of not watching the anime and being that I’m playing a bunch of Tales games now, I finally decided to jump into…
OtakuGeneration (Show #262) Tales of Symphonia
Shownotes :: (show 262) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Tales of Symphonia, recorded live June 13th, 2010. This week we watched a short OVA series, called:…
Lost Tales: Rise of the Banchos
Introduction In the Digital World, there are many stories that are shrouded in mystery, with facts still needing to be discovered. Even though not everything has been discovered…
First Look: Tales of Wedding Rings
The blandest teenager in Japan chases his crush to another world and somehow becomes king. They have a monster problem or something, but it’s just an excuse for…
Happy 12th Anniversary, Tales of Xillia
I just wanted to talk about the character book.
Fox Tales
By Tomihiko Morimi. Released in Japan as “Kitsune no Hanashi” by Shincho Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Winifred Bird. After getting a couple…
Manga of the Month: Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand
Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand by Yoko Komori We are trying out a new format for manga of the month . . . a podcast! Learn…
Anime World Order Show # 194 – A Kentucky Meat Shower of Trivia
It’s the 7th annual trivia episode! For this edition we’re joined by Ryan aka BlacOtaku1 on Twitter and Oldtype/Newtype on Tumblr. How infuriating will the categories be this…
Nissin Cup Noodle Mysterious Meat Kimchee Review
Kimchee Cup Noodle from Nissin is probably going to be pretty tasty. The Nissin site says it is a spicy cup noodle that makes the taste of ...
Burger King Japan Celebrates “Good Meat Day”
AstroNerdBoy discovers Japan's "Good Meat Day" (11/29) and takes a look at what Burger King Japan is doing to celebrate this awesomeness.