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Lucky Star
Lucky Star is an interesting anime. It has no plot really. No conflict. No bad guy. No point. What it does have though is relatability to a degree.…
Anime Review 197 Lucky Star
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Oh, So Meta: Lucky Star
There’s just something so addictive about Lucky Star. I don’t know about you, but I can watch it over and over. And I have. And it cracks me…
So Help Me God, Lucky Star Is Actually Good
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How Lucky Star Changed my Life
Here’s a comment I posted on ANN regarding why I love Lucky Star and how it changed my life. I didn’t mean for it to be a life…
5 Reasons To Skip: Lucky Star
With strong vision and dedication, Lucky Star could have turned out very interesting. Instead it's content with wallowing in old glory.
The ANN Aftershow - My Hero Academia is Back, Baby!
Jacki, James, and Lynzee are here at a new time! The ANN After Show is moving to Tuesdays (Podcast on Wednesdays) so we can talk about Chainsaw Man…
The Traditional Catholic Weeb Speaks: Lucky Star Revisited
It’s not often that I write posts like this. But the fact of the matter is that last month I decided to revisit Kyoto Animation’s famous slice-of-life show,…
Fanart Friday, Too: Getting Ota-kute with Lucky Star
Oooh, it’s our group of girls from Lucky Star! I haven’t thought of this series in YEARS. And they are hanging out at an anime shop! Can you…
East Meets West #9: Lucky Star .vs. Spongebob Squarepants
This week I continue my next batch of posts for the East Meets West series, dedicated to comparing/contrasting anime and Western media of similar premises, and, based on a specific…
Is Lucky Star rewatchable? (some thoughts about how anime viewing and curation has changed)
A few weeks ago I pitched a podcast idea to a few friends. We would revisit an old anime to see if it was rewatchable or not and…
Ancient Aughts-Era Otaku Lore – Lucky Star 17 Years Later
Before I knew it, 17 years had passed since my first and only encounter with the anime Lucky Star. I first watched it in real time on fansubs,…
Summer Rain Lucky Premium Lucky Box
Well, it’s raining and I have nothing today, so I decided to sit down and make a single Premium Lucky Box. This box has an Artbook AND a…
Lucky Clovers
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Lady Baby is an interesting comic
First off, I’d like to wish best of luck and power to those protesting against police brutality (as well as everyone else who supports them but is quarantined/unable…
Star Wars: No Way Forward, No Way Back
On the tension between progress and nostalgia. It took a lot not to write about dialectics.
A Star Fruit is Born
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Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
The Takarazuka Revue has inspired several manga and anime. Now comes Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born, a Korean drama (currently streaming on Hulu and Disney+) that features an analogous…
Floating Catacombs is Back
Still here. I’m doing the 12 Days of Anime challenge again, one blog post for each day leading up to Christmas. Expect yuri, a dash of spirituality, and…
Floating Catacombs is Back
As fate ordains, I'll be posting one essay per day during the twelve days leading up to Christmas. Topics this year include moe, sequels, and ghosts of the past.
Floating Catacombs is Back
Greetings to followers old and new. As always, I'll be publishing a blog post on each of the twelve days leading up to Christmas. This year's theme is "I…
Floating Catacombs is Back
Hanging in there. As is tradition, I am going to try my best to put out one blog post per day in the 12 days leading up to…
Dad's Car Is Back!
A month ago, my dad had to leave his car at a repair shop because it was having problems. The repairs took a very long time, but today,…
cFreeze’s PETS is back!
After about 19 months, cFreeze’s PETS is back! That’s right, my Plans, Events, Thoughts, and Stats makes a comeback for 2022! The reason why I brought PETS back…
100 Girlfriends is BACK!!!
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 2 Premiere Review Everyone, the GOAT harem anime where no one loses has returned! After what…
Anime North is back!
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Floating Catacombs is Back
I’ll be participating in the 12 Days of Aniblogging challenge again, one post for each day leading up to Christmas.The theme for this year’s set of posts is…
Kodansha House Is Back!
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Floating Catacombs is Back
The show must go on. I’ll be doing the 12 Days of Anime challenge again, one blog post for each day leading up to Christmas. I don’t have an…
Floating Catacombs is Back
And managing. Per the rituals, I’ll be posting an essay on each of the twelve days leading up to Christmas.Themes this year include nostalgia and the denial of…
Summer Lucky Boxes!
I am *still* cleaning out stuff that I picked up in Japan last year! As a result, I have 3 Lucky Boxes this round. All are premium boxes…
Venom Symbiote Lucky
Ryoh Grantz narrates his own heroics, Taiki dreams of Pocari Sweat, and Lucky starts his villain era! 7:04 - My Hero Academia 358 17:10 - Undead Unluck 117 25:42 - Akane-banashi…
Is Denji Very Lucky or Very Unlucky? I Can’t Tell
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Astro Baby
The title Astro Baby アストロベイビー brings several images to mind- like Tezuka Osamu’s legendary classic Tetsuwan Atom 鉄腕アトム (Astro Boy), or Shonen Jump mangaka Shinkai Hideo’s 2022 telekinetic…
Astro Baby
This PVC toy is most likely a bootleg and was found on dinodirect.com . Looks more like a baby dressed up as Astro than it looks like the…
Aishiteruze Baby
Title: Aishiteruze BabyGenre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of LifeRating: 6.5/10 Summary: Kippei Katakura is a high school playboy who would flirt with any girl he sees. His life was turn upside down…
Baby Love
Baby Love is such a familiar shoujo romance that it seemed like a refugee from the Margaret Video Series, but it was actually made somewhat ...
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Hell Baby
A horror manga about a hideous newborn who is thrown away by the father. After spirits possess her dead body she revives as a monster who must constantly…
Star Trek: Lower Decks – 01 (First Impressions) – The Optimism’s Back
We’re big Star Trek fans here at RABUJOI, and while I was both excited and proud to watch its return to TV (albeit streaming TV) in the form…
anime weekend atlanta is back
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THE POLYGAMY ANIME IS BACK
Kanojo mo Kanojo was a... You know what- you WILL like this anime. You WILL like it. I'm not AFRAID anymore. I'm not AFRAID to…
Interviews With Localizers is BACK!
Between February 2019 and April 2022 I conducted 32 Interviews With Localizers, casual interviews with people in the Japanese-English media translation industry. I stopped for a few years…
New Year’s Lucky Boxes!
Last month I managed to visit Japan for the first time in almost 5 years. You bet I bought stuff for Lucky Boxes. These could be a blind…
Lucky Bag of Anime!
Recently I’ve been reading a lot of blog posts about life in Japan and the interesting seasonal traditions that Tokyoites enjoy. One of the many traditions that is…
Happy-Go-Lucky-Days
“My first kiss was with a girl. Her name was Yuri-chan. It sounds like a joke, but it’s not.” These are the opening lines of Happy Go Lucky…
How I Accepted Myself as an Otaku Through Lucky Star [OWLS Blog Tour August 2019: Believe]
Kyoto Animation. We all have that one anime we enjoyed from Kyoto Animation. Whether it is pain or joy, Kyoto Animation has brought to life stories that can…
Back in the 2000s Baby! “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM” New Mecha Reveals
Earlier this week, the Gundam SEED series social accounts teased latest information from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM will be revealed on Thursday, Oct. 5. Then on the…
Gohan is a BABY in DAIMA!? Gomah’s Wish ANALYZED!
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Koisuru Asteroid- Love is a Shooting Star
Koisuru Asteroid is a Doga Kobo anime based off of a 4-koma manga. I’ve talked about Doga Kobo a few times before. They were behind Yuru Yuri, New…
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