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Ten years later, throwing memories away
What a dramatic title, but I hope I can justify it today. This month marks ten years of my writing on this site. I think I’ve gone through…
The Sailor Moon manga is 30 years old!
The Sailor Moon manga was first published in the pages of Nakayoshi on December 28th 1991. This was over 30 years ago. What does this mean for a…
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The Worst Sailor Moon Episodes: Another Podcast
Let's discuss the bottom of the barrel of the 200 original episodes of Sailor Moon's first anime adaptation. Because the people demanded it and I need subs. The…
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Ten Years Ago: My Top Ten 2014 Anime Series
Hello, and thanks for stopping by Anime Rants. Can you believe it’s been ten years since 2014? Me either. Time really flies by when you’re an adult. I…


Twenty Years Later
Twenty Years Later is the story of João Pedro Teixeira, a leader of Brazil’s rural Peasant Leagues who achieved some notoriety in the early 1960s. Teixeira was vying…
9 years later…
Today is Mainichi Anime Yume’s 9-year anniversary. And, ironically, despite the fact that I haven’t been blogging much lately, this is the first time in years that I…


Two years later
I started my Anime blog in 2010 for a couple reasons. I had run a few blogs over the last couple years but I wanted to focus on…


Two years later
I started my Anime blog in 2010 for a couple reasons. I had run a few blogs over the last couple years but I wanted to focus on…


(PODCAST) Revisiting Darling in The FranXX 5 Years Later, Part 1 – Episodes 1-5
The DarliFra retrospective gets off to a rocky start through some technical difficulties. Along the way, Julian and I discuss the comparative merits of the opening episodes of…
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The first episode of the Sailor Moon anime aired 30 years ago today!
On March 7th 1992 the first episode of the original Sailor Moon anime, The Crybaby: Usagi’s Beautiful Transformation, aired on Japanese television. The show quickly became a hit…
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AKB0048 – A First Watch Twelve Years Later
This review has been a long time in coming, one I promised to do long ago to my podcast co-host. Well, Draggle, I finally watched AKB0048. I can’t…
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Episode 75, "Twelve Years Later"
On this episode of the One Piece Podcast we discuss Manga Chapter 574. It’s as simple as that. Zach and Ed are joined by Steve and EGX as…
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Dragon Age 12 years later
I’m taking a rest from Final Fantasy games to replay all of the Dragon Age games. There is a chance Dragon Age: Dreadwolf could maybe release late 2023.…
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Revisiting D.N.Angel 20 Years Later
2023 marks 20 years since D.N.Angel originally aired in Japan. Kennedy revisits the series to see if it's aged like a fine wine, poorly-refrigerated milk, or maybe something…
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Kyoto Animation – Two Years Later
It's been a few years but we now have a new season of anime from Kyoto Animation. And I am so thrilled I just have to write about…
Episode 75, "Twelve Years Later"
On this episode of the One Piece Podcast we discuss Manga Chapter 574. It’s as simple as that. Zach and Ed are joined by Steve and EGX as…
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Ten years of Mikotoism
I started Mikotoism ten years ago, when I was just discovering the world of anime. Feeling the urge to share my newfound passion, I started a blog and wrote…


Ten Years of AOT
This post is the first in a larger recap month. January just seems to be the time to do it because this is where my blogiversary is and…
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Ten Years In Tokyo
January 2023 marked the ten-year anniversary of my move to Tokyo. And before you stop me–if you’re feeling déjà vu, it’s likely because in 2021 I posted about…
Pokémon Black & White 2: Ten Years Later, Still One of the Series’ Best Main Installments (A Retrospective)
I’ve been playing Pokémon for a while (*understatement*). My first game was Pokémon Platinum (which I certifiably sucked at). But as good as that game is, it wasn’t…
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Ten Years Ago on a Cold Dark Night...
It sort of slipped my mind with everything else that's going on these days, but this month is the tenth anniversary of Orphan Fansubs' firs...
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DARLING IN THE FRANXX 5 Years Later Podcast Mini-Series – Announcement & Introduction
Five years since its premiere, the Studio TRIGGER / CloverWorks mecha series has remained in the public consciousness. But why, when so many of its contemporaries have faded…
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BLEACH Volume 1, 20 Years Later
“We fear that which we cannot see.” - Strawberry and the Soul Reapers It’s somewhat hard to believe that a series that began in 2001 and ended in 2016…
Drop-In to Manga - Manga, Mental Health & Community
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Totally Spies Interview – 20 Years Later
We got the amazing opportunity to interview voice actors Katie Leigh & Andrea Baker about their roles & experiences behind the mic in the Totally Spies series!
Exploring Aoi House, Fifteen Years Later
Anthony Gramuglia takes a trip down Memory Lane to look at Original English Manga icon Aoi House. Did it age like wine or milk, though...?


Exploring Digimon Tamers, 20 Years Later
DIgimon Tamers is the third iteration of the series, the one that came out right as Digimon reached its cultural zenith outside of Japan, and the one that’s…
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Sailor Moon Store: Sailor Moon Cosmos
Product Details The Sailor Moon Store will release two new Store Original Sailor Star Lights...
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Ten years of caught hearts
Heartcatch Precure ended about ten years back.
Top Ten Lists in the Waning Years of the Theatrical Cartoon
I've always wanted to write about the annual top ten lists that Motion Picture Herald used to have for short subjects - and now I have.
A Liquid Top Ten (2020, Quarter Two)
So, I’m a little late on the ‘second’ quarter here, but it’s still the second entry in this little ‘series’ of posts, at least :) If you
A Liquid Top Ten (2020, Film Edition)
Much like my previous, similar post to this one, I want this list to change whenever I come back to it :) Also like my last post, there’s…
A Liquid Top Ten (2020, Quarter Four)
December is here (somehow)! Hope you’re all safe – I’m back with an update to my Top Ten… which is to say, I’m updating some things that are…
A Liquid Top Ten (2020, Quarter Three)
As I mentioned before, I’m a bit behind in terms of posting a list in each quarter, so I’ll probably push the final entry back to December, perhaps.…
A Liquid Top Ten (2020, Quarter One)
Okay, so that’s my somewhat opaque way of saying that I want to start posting an ‘ever-changing’ top ten list this year and maybe beyond? There’s no special…


Revisiting Darling in the FranXX 5 Years Later, Part 3 – Episodes 11-15
In the third part of our podcast mini-series, we cover Darling in the FranXX’s strongest run of episodes yet. Hold on to that feeling, because it’s all downhill…
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Revisiting Darling in the FranXX 5 Years Later, Part 2 – Episodes 6-10
In the second episode of our Darling in the FranXX retrospective, we cover several of the show’s best episodes, but also more than one that emphasizes the cracks…
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Sailor Moon Store: Eternal Sailor Moon & Eternal Sailor Chibi Moon Kewpies
Product Details Next up in the Sailor Moon Costume Kewpie® series will be Eternal Sailor...
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Primark UK: Sailor Moon Luna Cropped Pyjama Top
Primark UK: Sailor Moon Luna Cropped Pyjama Top Details Primark UK : £7.00 CHECK AVAILABILITY...
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The Other Top Ten?
Last year I was doing posts for a so-called ‘liquid’ top ten, meant to suggest that it was kind of a flexible, ever-changing list etc etc Maybe a…
Top Ten Anime 2024
I watched anime in 2024; thirty-five different shows if you want to be specific. Here, I will distil that list down to ten shows that I enjoyed watching…
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Ten Years of Blogging: A Journey through My Passions
Last month marked the tenth anniversary of this blog. I’ve viewed hundreds, if not thousands, of films, TV episodes and documentaries for it and covered a wide array…


Sailor Moon Store: Sailor Moon Cosmos Otedama
Product Details The Sailor Moon Store will soon release new Sailor Moon Otedamas with characters...
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Perfect Blue: Finding Identity 25 Years Later
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Satoshi Kon's iconic film 'Perfect Blue.' and discover why this psychological thriller is still captivating.
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Perfect Blue: Finding Identity 25 Years Later
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Satoshi Kon's iconic film 'Perfect Blue.' and discover why this psychological thriller is still captivating.
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15 Years Later, Ouran's Ending Still Sucks
An anime and manga blog, devoted to all kinds of amazing things from Japan. Reviews, articles, lists and more!
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The Last Ten Years (2022) review
“A touching and satisfying tear-jerking experience.”


Sailor Moon Cosmos: Look Up Eternal Sailor Moon and Eternal Sailor Chibi Moon
MegaHouse is releasing Eternal Sailor Moon & Eternal Sailor Chibi Moon in their figure series...
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Sailor Moon Eternal: Look Up Eternal Sailor Moon and Eternal Sailor Chibi Moon
MegaHouse is releasing Eternal Sailor Moon & Eternal Sailor Chibi Moon in their figure series...
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