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I’m coming to this post several years too late and took a while to form coherent opinions I was willing to post, but as someone who’s been on…
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Fujita Yukihisa draws the perfect mix of cartoony cuteness, cold steel and slapstick humor
Silkscreen Doujinshi Review
Isaki Uta's doujinshi work Silkscreen works well as a messy story about the messy emotions you don't expect in adult life.
Beautiful Doujinshi Pictures
I found an excellent doujinshi creator 'Sasaoka Kirara'! Now she provides the following 7 pictures for free in appreciation for 300000 hits ...
End of the Line
It’s been bugging me that I haven’t officially closed the blog for a while now. Perhaps I thought I’d eventually dive back in head first and resurrect like …
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Kuroda Iou talks about his work in a way that I find a little at odds with what I would expect. On the one hand, he has been…
Vintage Yamato doujinshi archive
The importance of doujinshi (fanzines) in the early years of Space Battleship Yamato cannot be underestimated. Thanks to a handful of fans who visited the Office Academy animation…
Miss Dream Update: March of the Doujinshi
This update brings downloads and galleries of six doujinshi titles from five different groups
Punch Line
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Devil’s Line
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Review: Walk the Line (2024)
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Spec Ops: The Line Review
Modern military shooters aren’t really my thing. Outside of a handful of games such as Bioshock, I really haven’t found myself playing all too many of them. This…
The Line Between Man & Beast
Senselessly acting on fear, opening the door to destruction, the wolf in human skin refuses to think. What is the path of the beast? Jin Roh (/Rou) is a…
Scum’s Wish: The Treason of the Artist
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The KVLTWORX Artist Oil Weathering Tutorial
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The KVLTWORX Artist Oil Weathering Tutorial
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The Most Insane Artist In Manga.
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Avidd Music Friday: RC The Artist
What’s good, anime fam! Welcome to the first Avidd Music Friday segment since March; where we highlight up and coming music artists, DJ’s, and producers! We’ve received several…
Doujinshi Round-up: Plague Edition
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Suruga-ya’s Doujinshi Grab Bags
Japanese second-hand goods retailer Suruga-ya is currently offering “lucky bags” (random lots) of 100+ Japanese doujinshi for about $20, often with free international shipping. I have no affiliation…
We need more licensed doujinshi
I often want to share a cool story after reading it, but, as an avid reader of doujinshi, I find few outlets where I can share that passion.…
Miss Dream Update: Doujinshi Hodgepodge!
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English Doujinshi: My Little Sweetheart
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English Doujinshi: Witches of the Sphinx Volume 4
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'Simple, Clear and Appealing'
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Pick of the Week: Clear Moonlit Picks
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'Children of the Whales' and the Outsider Artist
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VG Pulse 295: Crossing The Line
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Artist spotlight: Hiroyuki Imaishi
Hiroyuki Imaishi is no doubt the most important artist to rise out of the Kanada school in the last 25 years: the renewal he contributed to trigger with…
Artist spotlight: Kôji Itô
I’ve mentioned that the sudden wave of Kanada-style animators in the first half of the 80s is as much due to Kanada as to one of his most…
My Artist is Dead.
Hello again! Apologies for the long silence. It was not intentional! An unexpected spike in demand for my physical presence in the real world is to blame, combined…
Artist spotlight: Masami Obari
Among all the members of the Kanada school, one of the most important and original ones is probably Masami Obari. Along with Masahito Yamashita and Hiroyuki Imaishi, he…
Artist spotlight: Yoshimichi Kameda
Yoshimichi Kameda is undoubtedly one of the most important animators of the last 15 years. He is also one of the last really major animators today whose style…
Artist Spotlight: Iggy Starpup
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Artist spotlight: Kazuhiro Ochi
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Artist spotlight: Shôichi Masuo
With this third artist spotlight dedicated to Shôichi Masuo, I’ll start analyzing the works of some animators who are not prominently affiliated with the Kanada school or style.…
Artist spotlight: Shin’ya Ohira
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I said it before, and I’ll say it again: what the heck??? Why did nobody pick this show up for U.S. streaming? Not Crunchryoll, not HIDIVE, not HULU,…
Debate: Does the “Artist Tax” Negate Pirating?
Recently, my best friend came to visit me for a week and -as is tradition whenever we see each other- we marathoned a show together. This time we…
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Yoshida Rinne aka RINNEEE brings the swagger as she strong arms you into getting the f**k in line to listen to her new track Narabe (Line Up). It’s…
The Anti-Social Geniuses Try Out Various Irodori Doujinshi
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Miss Dream Update: Doujinshi Marching Along
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Anime Nano Podcast #8 – Doujinshi Party!
In episode 8 of the Anime Nano Podcast, we discuss the release of Hinano’s Otaku Idol video, the brutal war between DarkMirage and Doremi Fansubs, The groupification of…
Doujinshi Round-Up (Bleach), Part I
In my defense, I never said I WOULDN’T review doujinshi. Many doujinshi are technically manga, even if they’re fan-produced. I feel like a case can be made that…
Bleach Doujinshi Round-Up, Part II
Alright, let’s do this! In celebration of the new Bleach anime, I am continuing to read and review the VAST quantity of doujinshi (fan produced works) of this…