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The Drinking Problem
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Anime's money problem
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The Gridman Problem
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The Battle for Union Anime Dubs
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The Problem With Bleach
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Jujutsu Kaisen's Biggest Problem
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The Problem With Satoko
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The Haida Problem | Aggretsuko
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The Problem With Isekai
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I Want Shorter Games With Worse Graphics
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Modern TVs Are Worse Than Old TVs
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The Akira Remake Just Keeps Looking Worse…
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In/Spectre’s Problem of Atonement
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Anime Has a Villainess Problem
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Solo Leveling – 22 – Ant Problem
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The Problem With New Anime
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The Problem With Anime Girls
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The Problem of Cell 13
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Anime has a curation problem
Over the past year I’ve seen an ever increasing amount of critics and viewers who are angry that anime is still spurned by those outside of the medium…


Sparking Zero's One Big Problem
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Three Things I Learned About Innovation As Crunchyroll's First Business Hire
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Seven years on from the hit TV series, the guys are in a very different place.


Funimation Made Your Faulconer Score Worse (On Purpose)
It's not fair, poor thing got bullied enough before Funi literally made it worse on purpose. Edited by @TeeHallumsYT SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME ON…


“Impression Zombies” Are Making Japanese Social Media Worse
As X focuses on subscriptions, "impression zombies" from outside Japan are clogging Japanese posts in hopes of a pot of gold.


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A Very GLORIO 2020: Zigg’s State of the Union
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A Very GLORIO 2022: Zigg’s State of the Union
In his annual musing on the year past, Zigg talks about 2022 being dominated by high-profile sequels and adaptations, and why that’s not necessarily a bad thing.


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Steins;Gate and the Trolley Problem
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The Problem With Best Anime Lists
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The Central Problem with Idol Anime
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