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The Rise and Fall of the Yaoi Paddle (Version 2)

Red Bard

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The Rise and Fall of CMX

CMX was a manga imprint from DC comics that somehow came to house one of the most diverse lines of shoujo manga ever offered in America. Unfortunately though,…

Colleen's Manga Recs

Dec 2, 2023 • Subscribe

Cipher, Scandal, Tenjho Tenge

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The Rise and Fall(?) of Gen Urobuchi

When it comes to writers in Anime, Manga and other mediums in Japan, one writer to me stands above them all as being one of the best but…

Chloe Sunflora

Aug 19, 2024 • Subscribe

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Rise and Fall of the Slow Burn Gag

Today we ponder one of the greatest mysteries surrounding the cartoon world: What can be called a “Slow Burn Gag” in animation?

cartoonresearch.com

Mar 24, 2025 • Subscribe

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The Rise and Fall Of Pokémon's Region Design

Pokémon Games important to the discussion (lol I just need this for the tags): Pokémon Red Pokémon Blue Pokémon Yellow Pokémon Fire Red Pokémon Leaf Green Pokémon Gold Pokémon Silver Pokémon Heart Gold Pokémon Soul Silver Pokémon Ruby Pokémon…

Internet Pitstop

Jan 20, 2022 • Subscribe

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The Rise And Fall Of the Roman Album Empire

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let's anime

Oct 8, 2018 • Subscribe

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The Rise And Fall Of the Roman Album Empire

Japanese animation, anime, cartoons, manga, 1960-1990, Tezuka, Miyazaki, Ishinomori, Matsumoto, Yamato, Gatchaman, Star Blazers, Captain Harlock

let's anime

Oct 8, 2018 • Subscribe

Harley Quinn #28 — The Rise and Fall of Dick

  Eff the Macaroni. Impressions: Better than the first episode, largely because Dick/Nightwing's half was a bit more amusing and better handled than Gordon's was. Him coming back,…

Tenka Seiha

Jul 29, 2022 • Subscribe

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The rise of sight, the fall of sound

Perhaps we don’t often think on the settings in which people watched older TV anime. But quite basic facets of TV’s nature have changed through the decades, in…

327 Robots

Mar 14, 2021 • Subscribe

The Rise and Rise of Mari Okada

By Zoe Crombie. As far as creators of anime go, Mari Okada has experienced one of the strangest rises to power from her humble origins to her current…

All the Anime

Feb 25, 2024 • Subscribe

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This Week in Anime - The Rise and Fall of Rooster Teeth

Lucas and Nick reflect on Rooster Teeth's legacy, from RWBY to gen:LOCK to Red vs. Blue following Warner Bros. Discovery's decision to dissolve the production company.

Anime News Network - Views

Mar 12, 2024 • Subscribe

The Complexity of Yaoi (the good and the bad)

So yesterday Star covered the very important and very lovely topic of Yuri. But today, today it’s all about something I love and have lots of thoughts about—Yaoi.…

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Feb 13, 2020 • Subscribe

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Rise of the Anime Soundtracks Part 2!

As the site crashed, I need to re-upload everything that was lost plus the other things that I've been planning to post on the page. …

The Old School Anime & Retro Cave

Aug 11, 2015 • Subscribe

City Hunter

The Rise and Rise of Fetish Scenarios in Mainstream Manga

The past few years a friend of mine and I have been discussing the rise of the obvious fetish manga, where what is clearly and unambiguously an eromanga…

Ani-Gamers

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BAKI, Baki the Grappler, Chainsaw Man, My Wife Has No Emotion, Ranma ½

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FEATURE: Japanese Teen Fashion Unspun: The Rise and Fall of Spinns in Harajuku

For the first time in twenty years, Tokyo’s youth culture mecca Harajuku has no Spinns.

TokyoScope by Patrick Macias

Oct 3, 2023 • Subscribe

Garcia fall, Garling RISE! 🌛

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BestGuyEver

Nov 22, 2025 • Subscribe

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The Rise of a King, Hiccup - Part 2

Summarizing part 1, Stoick is overprotective (in HTTYD 1) and that overprotectiveness has limited Hiccup from: Being able to connect well with other people in the village, which is important…

The Anime View

Oct 1, 2024 • Subscribe

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The Rise and Falling of Shojo Beat

Shojo Beat is an imprint from the company Viz Media that publishes works of manga geared towards young girls and women. It has been around for more than…

Colleen's Manga Recs

Mar 4, 2023 • Subscribe

Romantic Killer

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Meet the Fans – Mistress of Yaoi

Greetings and salutations my fellow yaoi and boys love lovers, and welcome to a new series here on Yaoi Playground I am officially calling Meet the Fans. This…

Yaoi Playground

Mar 2, 2021 • Subscribe

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The rise of realism

However dominant it became in the 80s, the Kanada style was never the only aesthetic of anime. Besides the heavily stylized motion of the Kanada school and the…

Animétudes

May 28, 2021 • Subscribe

Robot Carnival, The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors, Harmagedon, Only Yesterday

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The Rise of Guoman

On the meaning of Chinese animation in China.

Animation Obsessive

Apr 8, 2022 • Subscribe

Bernhard's Bacony Shake (version 2)

This is version 2 of the Bernhard's bacony shake feedback... we whipped up a variation at the end of the show... here it is... *shake*shake* mmm bacony...

otakugeneration's Podcast

Mar 23, 2008 • Subscribe

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Kodansha USA Announces New Paperback Version of Parasyte For Fall 2025

Kodansha USA announces that a new print version of Parasyte will be released in English Fall 2025.

Behind the Manga

Mar 25, 2025 • Subscribe

Until Forevermore: The Quick Rise and Gentle Fall of the Mushroom Empire (A Tribute to Kinoko Teikoku)

Notes: *until forevermore (itsumademo) is a reference to a line in the song ”Last Day” *Mushroom Empire is the literal translation of Kinoko Teikoku When news broke out…

Leap250's Blog

Jun 17, 2019 • Subscribe

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Rise of the Shojo Imprints

Looking at shojo and josei manga imprints

That Manga Hunter

Sep 6, 2023 • Subscribe

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The Rise Of Nux Taku

Nux Taku is a weird VTuber to say the least. But how did he get to where he is today? Read this article to find out!

Dere★Project

Dec 28, 2022 • Subscribe

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Toei and early TV anime – Part 2: the rise of gekiga anime (1966-1968)

Many of Tôei’s promising artists, who had for the most part worked on Fujimaru, were determined to follow up on the possibilities the TV show had opened. This…

Animétudes

Oct 30, 2021 • Subscribe

Cyborg 009, Cyborg 009, Kyojin no Hoshi, Sabu & Ichi's Arrest Warrant, Tiger Mask

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Frieren and The Rise Of A Legendary Anime Director

With Bocchi the Rock and Frieren, a new legend has risen in the anime industry. Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/PhenomSage Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhenomSage MyAnimeList: https://myanimelist.net/profile/PhenomSage Edited by OtakuBox! Thanks for watching!

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Rise of the Bread Dogs: Hololive, Precure, and Pokémon

There must have been something fermenting in the collective imagination of 2022. Last year gave us not one, not two, but three different forms of media featuring cute…

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Feb 3, 2023 • Subscribe

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Love Live! Superstar!! and the Rise of Natsumi Onitsuka

She even has pseudo-drill hair! School girls, idols, and another season of Love Live! I made the error at the start of the season of misaligning this sequel…

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Sep 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Idol Project, Love Live! School Idol Project, Love Live! Superstar!!

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Loose Socks and the Rise of the “Heisei Retro” Trend

Wanna feel old? The Heisei Era just ended and it's already considered "retro". A look at loose socks and other Heisei "throwbacks".

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Jan 5, 2023 • Subscribe

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The Best and Worst of Fall 2021, Nov 26-Dec 2

The last two episodes allow My Senpai Is Annoying to jostle its position up in the middle of the pack. Find out where your favorites rank this week!

Anime News Network - Views

Dec 8, 2021 • Subscribe

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The Rise and Decline of Magical Girl Anime and the Shoujo Genre

Written by Mahak The magical girl genre is a subgenre of anime and manga that features young girls who gain magical powers and use them to fight evil.…

Zetsubō Free Zone

Sep 9, 2023 • Subscribe

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Exploring the Fascinating World of Tintin Yaoi Fanfiction

I want to do more this year than just recommend fanfiction worth reading in different fandoms and after giving it much thought I decided it might be interesting…

Yaoi Playground

May 14, 2021 • Subscribe

Podcamp Philly 2008 (OG the short version) // Version B

This is a slightly better sounding version of the first promo. Please use this version instead of the first one. I will leave both online for preference, but this…

otakugeneration's Podcast

Mar 14, 2008 • Subscribe

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DBZ Version of Laurel Yanny

I am putting my ability to switch which I hear at will on my resume. Edited by @TeeHallumsYT SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER:…

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The Moment Naruto Became YAOI

if you cant view the video watch it here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1svelo8myjjn_xgcZv3C0_rn-KCvUQHWP/view The Inspiration: https://youtu.be/X9XOBBZtIPQ?si=DhYfGnTftGpMLg6l Join My Discord: https://www.patreon.com/join/KrisPNatz/signup?ru=%2Fjoin%2FKrisPNatz%2Fcheckout%3Frid%3D2298618%26 *BLACK LIVES MATTER* Ways You Can Help: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Stop AAPI Hate: https://stopaapihate.org/ Donate to BlackLivesMatter: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019 —BLM Store:…

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Nura: Rise of the Youkai Clan

Youkai! Anime is full of these traditional Japanese legends! From creatures like the nine-tailed kitsune to kappa to bakeneko to yuuki onna, so many of these mythical creatures…

Anteiku Anime Reviews

Apr 30, 2021 • Subscribe

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The rise of hour long AMV’s

This post is mostly just a ramble of thoughts. Also, happy American Thanksgiving to all out there who celebrate it! Within the past couple of years, I have…

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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…

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Mar 25, 2023 • Subscribe

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The Meteoric Rise of Villainess Anime

Who better to play the villain than the protagonist? Lets dive deep into the history of Villainess Light novels and anime Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dirkoin

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Kingdom of Z (Volume 2) – Zombie Nation Rise Up!

Masaru, Miki, and Karin find a survivor from a nearby group. He ran away to find help as the leaders are tyrants. Masaru wants to help, but Miki…

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Hololive Productions: The Rise of the VTuber

VTubers and Hololive — it sounds like the start to a sci-fi novel or the acronym for an experiment involving rabbits, a teleporter, and a lab

Dere★Project

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Hololive Productions: The Rise of the VTuber

VTubers and Hololive — it sounds like the start to a sci-fi novel or the acronym for an experiment involving rabbits, a teleporter, and a lab

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The Otakusphere: The XXL version

For the first time in a long time, I binged an anime series. I started watching Bunny Girl Senpai on Friday night after wrapping up Gargantia. Then on…

In Search of Number Nine — An anime blog

Apr 18, 2021 • Subscribe

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Day 5 of Niji Nights – The Culture behind Yaoi

Happy Day 5 of Niji Nights! For the past two rainbow-speckled nights, we brought you some of our favorite boys love and girls love couples. And today…well today…

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Jun 17, 2022 • Subscribe

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THE NEXT EPISODE OF ENGLISH VERSION FILES IS...

Thank you to EVERYONE that donated to Extra Life! We raised $522 for Nationwide Children's Hospital. If you would like to donate, there is still time! https://extra-life.org/participant/HalKozy Stay tuned…

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Day 2 of Niji Nights- Yaoi vs. BoysLove- A comparison, definition dive

Hey all! Welcome to another day of Niji Nights our magical summer event made in honor of Pride month! This post is all about differentiating between Yaoi and…

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Jun 14, 2021 • Subscribe

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Scary yaoi fangirls

I’ve recently come across this new species. They’re called: Scary yaoi girls. Maybe it’s because I’m not an American anime fan, but I’ve never in my life encountered…

Anime Bento

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Re:ZERO Season 2 Part 2 Episode 49: The Fall of the House of Mathers

Re:ZERO Season 2 Part 2 Episode 49: Emilia confronts Roswaal. Vorpal bunnies advance. Subaru tries to talk Beatrice out of a burning mansion.

Crow's World of Anime

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Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World, Vol. 2

By Kei Sazane and Ao Nekonabe. Released in Japan as “Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou, Aruiwa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen” by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. Released in…

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