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When Popularity Goes Too Far
The “I have no awards” meme is funny, and I will not hear anything to the contrary.
When Comedy Goes Nuclear: Spy x Family
Comedies based on perpetual misunderstandings can be really hit or miss. Characters misunderstanding one another’s intent and motivations can work as an endless source of humor, or it…
Higurashi : When They Cry – Keiichi’s Very Long Summer
Genre: Horror, science fiction, harem Episodes: 26 Studio: Studio Deen Have you ever wanted to start over? You know, just sort of hit reset on your…
Lewding The Loli — When Fanservice Goes Too Far
Lolis will be lewded because there are people who like to see that—even if a large segment of the audience vocally objects to it.
When a Cute Little Slime Goes Full Villain
Sometimes, even the cutes of heroes can become a villain.
In My View: When anime isn’t the right word
I remember pretty clearly when I first encountered the word “anime.” I was in a college dorm room in 1996, and I was talking with a couple of…
Planetes: when TV is made of The Right Stuff
One of my favourite bands, Caspian, often play recorded recitals of Charles Bukowski poems at the start of their live shows. One that stands out is Roll the…
When One Piece goes on break after a crazy chapter #onepiece
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Higurashi: When They Cry – 01 (First Impressions) – Moe Horror Done Right
Higurashi: When They Cry wastes no time establishing that this story will not have a pleasant ending, as it opens on a boy beating a girl to death…
Mashle is When One Punch Man Goes to Hogwarts (Magic and Muscles)
Mashle is Essentially When One Punch Man Goes to Hogwarts Have you ever daydreamed about Harry Potter trading in his wands for dumbbells? Or how the One Punch Man,…
this blog isn’t dead, right? right?
It’s not. But it certainly feels dead. Between this August and last August, I’ve only updated once. Ironically, l’ve written loads this summer. I’ve written a lot of…
My Favorite Part of Nier Replicant? When It Goes Full 80s Text Adventure
And then it goes full Zork.
What Happens When Obari Goes Wild: My Unsolicited Thoughts on “Bang Brave Bang Bravern”
The following may contain spoilers for Bang Brave Bang Bravern. Director / Masami ObariScreenplay / Keigo KoyanagiProduction / Cygames PicturesRelease Date / January 2024 At the time of this review…
OSMtable: A Very, VERY Late Roundtable about Toonami
Hey folks this was a podcast re recorded last year at Hamacon 3 about Toonami with the Chainsaw guys and voice-over artist Micah Solusod. We had a lot…
'Something Very Niche'
On Rintaro's 'Labyrinth Labyrinthos' (1987).
Very Merry Christmas!
Happy Christmas, Holidays, Solstice, whatever you like! Hey, I know I said that I wouldn’t be posting until after Christmas, but I just wanted to wish everyone a…
Whispering You a Love Song #01 — Very, Very Pink
It'll be a reaction face mine, if nothing else. Impressions: It's almost quaint seeing a show that's trying to exist entirely on reaction faces, and yet, preferable…
The Elusive Samurai #08 — Squaring Up Very, Very Gradually
The mid-season doldrums are striking hard. Impressions: The battle starts, after all the setup, and then the entire rest ofthe episode is spent on even more setup.…
what goes around
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Fanservice done right
Now here’s a subject that I really care about. Probably way too much. I’ve featured a few pieces from other writers around the communities here on WordPress on…
Rotoscoping Done Right
On the making of 'When the Day Breaks.'
The Asterisk War Episode 11: A Very, Very High Price
The Asterisk War Episode 11: Ayato saves Pricilla, but Irene misunderstands. Will Ayato survive his good deed? Plus, Saya gets lost again.
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Retro Anime Opening Quiz - 60 OPs [Very Easy - Very Hard]
You know what most anime has in common? They usually have an opening. They also usually have endings, but no one cares about those... But how many OPs…
Is Denji Very Lucky or Very Unlucky? I Can’t Tell
Chainsaw Man Episode 7 Review I’m not sure whether I should call Denji lucky or very unlucky. On the one hand, he’s got cool Devil powers that turn him…
Harmony isn’t very harmonious
I recently watched “Harmony” the second film in the Itoh Project series! In brief, the story is set in a time where the world health organisation has refined…
Barakamon – It’s very fun
One of the most fun, most wholesome anime out there will speak to you, whether you’re an artist or not.
Very late news recap
I had to work last weekend, and the one before that was sucked up in podcast editing (*insert self-deprecating joke here*), so there was no regular weekend news…
A Very Komi Christmas
Chadano and Komi are back in action and so is the beloved concept of the Christmas Special. The holiday season can't truly get started until your favorite anime…
Minamata Mandala, See You When the Curtain Goes Down, Tokyo-ga, Watashi wa Hakucho Japanese Film Trailers
Minamata Mandala, See You When the Curtain Goes Down, Tokyo-ga, Watashi wa Hakucho Japanese Film Trailers
Dragon Goes House-Hunting
Earlier this year, Seven Seas released the tenth and final volume of Kawo Tanuki and Choco Aya’s fantasy series Dragon Goes House-Hunting. This manga follows the misadventures of…
Dragon Goes House-Hunting
What I'm getting at is that while this might not be the anime equivalent of a AAA title, it's fun, and sometimes fun is what you need. Dragon…
The “Beat” Goes On
The Japanese really love their robots, whether it is the standard mechanical type, their Gundams or the AI versions. They all have a place in their society and…
Sony Goes for Peanuts
Some thoughts on Japan's acquisition of an American icon
The right of preservation
There’s so much going on in the world now that Nintendo shutting down a pair of emulators doesn’t feel like such a big deal. It certainly was a…
Fantasy Farming Done Right
In an interesting coincidence, the Winter ’23 season marks the second in a row that a farming-themed fantasy series has aired. While last season’s I’ve Somehow Gotten Strong…
Do the Right Thing
There are so many things to say about the Weinstein affair–about how we shouldn’t shame accusers for not coming forward sooner, about how this kind of behavior is…
No More Right Stuf?!
What?! That online anime store called Right Stuf is going to shut down?! More specifically, Crunchyroll bought it and is turning the store into part of Crunchyrolls store.…
“Chizuru, too, has been very, very busy.” – An Excerpt from “1863, December”
Full fic here. 1864, November In the end, they don’t do anything. Further integration of Itou’s forces into the Shinsengumi ranks continues to challenge, and Sannan’s change has…
Brace the Gates: A very, VERY brief discussion about Gatekeeping in Anime
I wanted to use a picture from YU-GI-OH! but I decided against it. This has been something that has been stewing in the back of my mind for…
A Very Normal Yuri Manga
bird site: https://twitter.com/afewbruises patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HazelYT song list: https://i.imgur.com/UBD9OaE.png
Very Important Animals: The Concierge
The wisdom to know when somebody’s rude behavior stems not from cruelty, but an unfulfilled need; that’s what it takes to understand both humans and animals.
Bocchi the Rock! | Very entertaining!
Anime which tackle topics like social anxiety are always interesting ones to watch. Especially when they're in an art form that allows for varying degrees of creativity and…
Kyoto Animation's Very First Anime
#PrayForKyoAni #KyoAniStrong Today we will be taking a look at KyoAni's first big solo project and discussing the contents of the work. Ways to show support to Kyoto Animation: (unfortunately…
A Very Anime Christmas Story!
Growing up, every Christmas Eve my family would watch the movie A Christmas Story together while eating holiday cookies. It was a very happy tradition that, unfortunately at…
134: MinovskyArticle Goes Guesto Mode
The Sickos are amazed to find that MinovskyArticle, one of the posters of all time and our spiritual leader, has gone guesto mode! We talk about the posting…
TheOASG Goes on Holiday Break
Christmas tomorrow, then the weekend where we generally don’t have any posts…Ok then, that probably means it’s time for holiday break! So yes, this is the last post…
49: Dylan Goes Guesto Mode
The Sickos welcome Dylan, a true homie and big time sicko. We discuss Dylan's inexplicable love of fighting games, his incredible cog stories of having an actual murderer…
Japan Goes Up in Smoke
I hail from a family of smokers. My parents, their siblings, my cousins, my grandparents. New Years' family get-togethers were marked by cramped living rooms dense with smoke,…
25: Marquez Goes Guesto Mode
Fellow Sicko Matthew Marquez (call him Marquez) goes guesto mode! We discuss Marquez's strange addiction to superhero comics, his burgeoning career as an anime boy, and the time…