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Bloganuary: Write a short story or poem about rain

A short narrative poem on rain

🖊 Scribbble Anime!

Jan 8, 2023 • Subscribe

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Bloganuary - January Blog Challenge - Day 7: Rain

Hey, thanks for stopping by Mono's Anime Rants! The Bloganuary challenge continues, and today's prompt looks fairly difficult. The idea is to write a poem or short story


Mono's Anime Rants

Jan 7, 2023 • Subscribe

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Kaiju Knocking — A Short Story

More than Tokyo. Focused on Japanese pop culture, Japanese collectible culture, anime, science fiction, and other interesting things.

Tokyo Excess

Nov 27, 2021 • Subscribe

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HARM - A Mecha Short Story

    HARM This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people...

Tokyo Excess

Nov 27, 2021 • Subscribe

Hundred, Humanoid

I Write About Fate

12 Days of Aniblogging 2019, Day 10One of the coolest things about Fate/stay night is that it’s divided neatly into three separate, linear routes. First the Fate arc, followed


Floating Catacombs

Dec 23, 2019 • Subscribe

A Short Discussion About Spoilers

Ready for more of my bad opinions? No? Well
too bad. Let’s talk about spoilers on the internet! Such an easy topic to discuss
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Mechanical Anime Reviews

Dec 13, 2019 • Subscribe

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A Story About Stories

Choose a nice one.

G-Shelf

May 19, 2017 • Subscribe

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Telework Yotabanashi | A short story worth reading.

I love me a good story, "Telework Yotabanashi" written by Kintetsu Yamada just so happens to be a short story with a great story. As time goes on,


Otaku Central

Jun 30, 2023 • Subscribe

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Walking Down the Shore (A Short Story)

Much of my life feels like strolling down sunset-lit beach all by myself. In the horizon, I can see crowds of people tending and minding their own businesses;


Fiction Realm

Mar 13, 2021 • Subscribe

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Neko Astray - A Lost Cat Short Story

Tokyo Excess

Jan 21, 2022 • Subscribe

Onigiri, Prayers

Review: A Poem in Love (2024)

A Poem in Love äžæƒłć’Œäœ æœ‰é—æ†Ÿ China, 2024, colour, 2.35:1, 98 mins. Director: Jiang Qinmin è’‹é’Šæ°‘. Rating: 3/10. Some striking photography of a national park in Inner Mongolia is


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Apr 4, 2025 • Subscribe

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The only Disney movie I’ll ever write about (or, how my alternate-universe self became a furry)

I know this place has ground to a halt practically. My morale right now is in the basement, so instead of taking a month between posts, I should


Everything is bad for you

Jan 12, 2025 • Subscribe

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Idolmaster, or How to Write Multiple Perspectives

Last month, the anime series ‘Shine Post’ finished airing and I shared my impressions of it on this blog. While doing so, I couldn’t help but wonder when


Please, no hate.

Oct 31, 2022 • Subscribe

When is it Too Late to Write About A Series?

Technically, there shouldn’t be such a concept as a “late review”
 I was browsing around a blog and saw Violet Evergarden (A Late Review). I haven’t actually read


The Animanga Spellbook

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What This Means (a short-story about love and marriage in Japan during the pandemic)

And then she would pretend to pout which was another cue for me to massage the back of her feet, and then we'd head off to the bedroom


Japan Subculture Research Center

Jun 28, 2021 • Subscribe

How to Outline a Story or Novel

Outlining and My Novel Plotting Methodology I created a novel plotting methodology here .  The methodology is broken up into two main phases...

Tokyo Excess

Feb 4, 2023 • Subscribe

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Three Yuri Short Story Collections

These three Yuri Short Story collections have been taking up space in my house for a year or more. I moved slowly through each of them and thought


Okazu

Feb 2, 2025 • Subscribe

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Rain rain rain

Man, weve gotten so much rain around here its not even funny. I hope it goes away soon.

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Apr 13, 2024 • Subscribe

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Tamako Market is Hard to Write About

Kyoto Animation is a studio that I don’t enjoy as much as other people do because it is always a 50/50 sort of scenario.  Will the next show


Mechanical Anime Reviews

Oct 27, 2023 • Subscribe

Tamako Market

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Motherhood changed how I write about anime

This will be my third Mother’s Day as a mom.  This time last year, I was still recovering in the hospital after giving birth. (It had been an


Otaku Journalist

May 14, 2023 • Subscribe

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THE BADGER AND THE STARS (a poem)

This girl will be named Shoko, spirit in flight, and years later when I moved from place to place, hobby to hobby, man to man, she'd lament naming


Japan Subculture Research Center

Jun 6, 2021 • Subscribe

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Kushami / Sneeze : A Short Story Collection by Urasawa Naoki

My wife was at a Friends of the Library board meeting last night, so I had some time to kick around and see what was new in the


MangaKast – A PodCast of All Things Manga

Apr 20, 2022 • Subscribe

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Print in Time - A Reverse Time Travel Short Story

Print in Time is an urban fantasy story about the destiny of a ukiyo-e artist that finds himself out of his time . The story introduces uki...

Tokyo Excess

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How Much Do You Need To Know About Anime To Write A Blog About Anime?

I know what you’re thinking, if you go by my example, then you 


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How Much Do You Need To Know About Anime To Write A Blog About Anime?

I know what you’re thinking, if you go by my example, then you don’t need to know all that much at all. And you may have thought that


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Snowdrops | Poem | Creative Writing

Snowdrops, a poem by oli tempest. Content warning: grief, miscarriage.

Sweet & Spicy | Otome Game Reviews

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Shiboyugi: This is a Story About a Deranged World

Anime these days is supposed to be a vehicle for other people’s ideas. Shiboyugi, though, has its own voice.

ANIWIRE

Feb 5, 2026 • Subscribe

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First Book—The Short Story Collective

The Short Story Collective is a thirteen-part journey through contemporary Japan taking in themes as disparate as mental illness, Buddhism, the human drive for validation, workplace harassment, cults,


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Nov 1, 2021 • Subscribe

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First Book—The Short Story Collective

The Short Story Collective is a thirteen-part journey through contemporary Japan taking in themes as disparate as mental illness, Buddhism, the human drive for validation, workplace harassment, cults,


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About DB Daima's Story...

No more Toriyama napkin notes for us! Edited/Written by @TeeHallumsYT SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME ON TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@totallynotmark

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A Story About Who Saw the TV Glow

Discussing Jane Schoenbrun’s 2024 film I Saw the TV Glow and its story of trans suffering.

Animated Observations

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I Wanted A Story About Female Friendship so I read a Book About BL

A little while ago I saw a tweet by Allison showing off some new quarantine reading and got me in the mood for some myself: One of the


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The Wrong Way to Write About Using Healing Magic

The nature of Japanese light novels is to be simple, easy-reading, disposable literary entertainment. By design, light novels are only barely more literary than manga comic books. Moreover,


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Love on the Other Side – A Nagabe Short Story Collection Review

A number of different tales about love by Nagabe show some intrigue but also ask some questions in this short story collection.

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Thoughts on Alice or Alice (Short Anime)

I usually wake up with thoughts about cute anime girls. This morning, I thought about two archetypes: The maid, and the imouto. These two archetypes are moe. I


Advanced495's Anime Blog

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Alice or Alice

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Spy Classroom Short Story Collection: Honeymoon Raker

By Takemachi and Tomari. Released in Japan as “Spy Kyoushitsu” by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Nathaniel Hiroshi Thrasher. I’ve mentioned


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Spy Classroom Short Story Collection: Bridal Royale

By Takemachi and Tomari. Released in Japan as “Spy Kyoushitsu” by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Nathaniel Thrasher. When I reviewed


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Spy Classroom Short Story Collection: Honeymoon Raker

By Takemachi and Tomari. Released in Japan as “Spy Kyoushitsu” by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Nathaniel Hiroshi Thrasher. I’ve mentioned


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Short Story: The Monk in the Arena

Some fascinating news for you, my dear readers! I’ve written a short story. It’s the first one which I have published in twelve years. Some people on X


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Juno, Queen of the Cave | Short Story

Happy 1st Adoption Anniversary, Juno! ♄ Here's to many more years of cozy cuddles and cat caves...

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Birdie Wing: Golf Girls’ Story – 20 – Rain of Blessings

When we check in with Aoi, she’s got some catching up to do to have a chance to catch up to the Prize Queen Shikishima Reika. Amane recalls


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Mai Zenin: A Discussion About Her Character and Story

*Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 149 Spoilers Ahead!* I would highly suggest reading THIS POST and its thread made by u/Jmoney2131 about Mai Zenin’s character and story. It’s a wonderfully


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Impressions: Honey and Clover and a story about love

Nearly 20 years ago, I had a crush on a punk rock girl. She was the coolest person I had ever met. She had a near-encyclopedic knowledge of


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To Strip the Flesh - A Powerful Story About Identity

"I don't want to die having given up. I don't want to drown in a puddle. I don't want to die looking like this. I want to die


Drop-In to Manga - Manga, Mental Health & Community

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A short hiatus

Sorry, no end of the month post here as usual. Things are not going fantastically for me at the moment — I don’t know if it’s just a


Everything is bad for you

Jul 1, 2021 • Subscribe

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A short break

Hi guys, I am talking a short break from blogging for a period of time. I don’t know when new posts will be out, but new posts will


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Mar 20, 2021 • Subscribe

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How to Write a Japanese Resume

Follow this handy guide on how to write a Japanese resume when applying for your next job in Japan.

GaijinPot

Feb 27, 2025 • Subscribe

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Aru Droid no Ohanashi / A Story about a Droid by Ishiyumi

I was looking for something to waste some time on before the beginning of my writers’ group and I stumbled across this weird little gem, Aru Droid no


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Yasuke (2021) Review – A Mediocre Story About A Really Cool Dude

I went into Yasuke a bit weary but excited. I liked the last Netflix Original, DOTA: Blood of the Dragon despite its flaws, and was hoping Yasuke would


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Apr 29, 2021 • Subscribe

Yasuke, Yasuke

How to Write an Anime Blog Post When You Don’t Know Much About Anime and Can’t Write

I have always approached life with the idea that I know next to nothing. You see, for me that makes things way more fun. I get to occasionally


I drink and watch anime

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Deep reads #7.2: A short course in alchemy (or, let’s make a Mystery Elixir)

Warning: Only applies to Atelier Sophie 2. And it’s going to be a really bad Mystery Elixir, in case you found this looking for a guide on Google.


Everything is bad for you

Feb 11, 2023 • Subscribe