This is another post in my quest to try to add more manga into my mostly anime centric blog! One of the thing’s in my life that inspired me to be more aware of how much manga plays a role in …
Apr 17, 2023 • Subscribe
More like this
Merry Month of Shojo Review #1: SKIP BEAT
The Manga Test Drive turns 11 this year! To celebrate this blog's entry into its pre-teens, we're once again going to enjoy an entire Merry...
Merry Month of Shojo Review #1: SKIP BEAT
The Manga Test Drive turns 11 this year! To celebrate this blog's entry into its pre-teens, we're once again going to enjoy an entire Merry...
OSMcast: Skip Beat! 12-7-2009
Love This Direct from the Echo Chamber, deep as Heino’s voice, the OSMcast returns! In this thrill-packed episode of thrills, chills, and _excitement _we talk about butts, ninjas, and movies.…
Welcome to my Manga Hanabi post?! Manga Review: Gate 7 by Clamp!
Though my blog is called Anime Hanabi, and it is indeed all about the wonderful world of anime, I realized recently that there is also a great big…
Manga Review:Skip Beat!
Author:Yoshiki Nakamura Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he’s casting her out now…
I'm Reading 'Skip Beat' And So Should YOU!!!
Skip Beat is an iconic and ongoing shoujo series that has been serializing since 2002 and yet SOMEHOW I haven't read it... UNTIL NOW!!! Skip Beat Steph: https://www.tiktok.com/@steph.lafayette?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc 0:00 Intro 2:39 Origins 3:29…
The Manga Review: We Got The Beat
Thanks to Deb Aoki's stellar recruitment efforts, The Beat has recently expanded its coverage of manga, manhwa, anime, and webtoons. This week, she introduced readers to the site's…
Pick of the Week: Turn the Skip Beat Around
SEAN: Once again, tempted to just say "Viz". We get so much good shoujo this week, with a new sequel for Kimi ni Todoke, the next Neighborhood Story,…
Pick of the Week: Spies, Assassins and Skip Beat!
MICHELLE: There is soooo much good stuff coming out this week and there’s really only one thing that beats Yona of the Dawn with such ease, and that…
441 – Shojo Showdown 5 – Skip・Beat!, The Wallflower, Godchild
On this episode Morgana has curated another selection of manga for a Shojo Showdown! We examine The Wallflower, Godchild, and Skip・Beat! to see if they make our shojo…
Hanabi Yasuraoka – Character Profile
Hanabi Yasuraoka is other main character in Scums Wish and becomes Mugi's girlfreind in the series. This is her character profile.
Happy Birthday Anime Hanabi!
On June 19th, one year ago, is the day I posted my first anime blog post on this site! I remember being so excited to start my anime…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 365: Skip To Loafer
In this episode, Xan reviews a manga that was nominated for this year's Manga Taisho Award. Is it worthy of the nomination? Grab your train pass and let's…
Happy Second Birthday Anime Hanabi!
Today is officially Anime Hanabi.Com’s 2nd Birthday!!! At two years old, this little blog has already grown from a wee baby blog to a fully developed walking and…
Manga Talk: Beat & Motion Chapter 1
I check out Beat & Motion chapter 1. It can be read on Shonen Jump and Manga Plus apps/site Story by Naoki Fujita #beatandmotion #mangareview #shonenjump — Support…
Skip and Loafer Review
The spring 2023 anime Skip and Loafer is a beautiful love letter to adolescence and we're so lucky to have it.
Skip Beat!’s Harmful Healing: Forgiving abuse at the cost of self-worth
As Kyoko struggles to recover from abuse and trauma, she is encouraged to forgive everyone around her, put her own happiness last, and believe that love cures all.…
Discovering Manga for Adults via Shojo Beat
Discovering manga for adult readers via Viz's Shojo Beat imprint
Manga of the Month: Skip and Loafer
Skip and Loafer by Misaki Takamatsu Mitsumi has moved from a small town to Tokyo to live with her aunt and start a new chapter of her school…
Skip and Loafer Review — B
Kids go to school.
Josei Beat
Discovering manga for adults via Viz's Shojo Beat imprint
Beat & Motion
If I could make this episode description the one expression all of these characters make in this series, I would. 8:33 - Beat & Motion 37:04 - Ichi the Witch…
Here we go again…Let’s talk about Hanabi
Remember when I, Star, went off on
Skip and Loafer Vol 1 Review
Misaki Takamatsu’s Skip and Loafer is a high school romantic comedy/slice-of-life manga that I decided to pick up because I thought it looked and sounded cute. And, I…
Skip Week!
Following up on the 'end' of Season 2 last week, we're taking a week off to rest and recharge! Fear not though, because over on the MSX Newsletter,…
Fireworks In Japan: The Culture and Festivals of Hanabi
Summer in Japan sees the skies aflame with fireworks. Ever wonder why? Read on to learn about the history and cultural significance.
Skip and Loafer (anime season 1 review)
Review of Skip and Loafer anime
Wonderful Precure Episode 26 Review – Beat The Heat
How to beat the heat ft Precures and Satoru
Skip and Loafer - Slice of Life Manga at its Best
Hey everyone, it's been a minute since the last upload - hope everyone is good. Today is a video on Skip and Loafer, a seinen series that very…
Skip and Loafer
Skip and Loafer is currently streaming on Crunchyroll....
Shojo Beat License Wishlist
I do have a giant wishlist of titles that I would love to see licensed in general, but in honor of the Shojo Beat MMF, I thought I…
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…
Shojo Beat is COOKED
Apparently this year was Shojo Beat's anniversary.... Someone better let Viz know that... MERCH STORE: https://colleensmangarecs-shop.fourthwall.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA: https://beacons.ai/colleensmangarecs SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/colleensmangarecs
Skip to Loafer – 12 (End) and Series Review
I feel a lot worse for Sousuke than I do for Ririka. Read more
![Featured image for Journey (2022) review [Skip-City International D-Cinema Festival]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20230524/1684898321.61580.95791.jpg)
Journey (2022) review [Skip-City International D-Cinema Festival]
Shogo offers an evocative and bleak experience that forces us to question the current state of our societal field.
Skip to Loafer – 07
Might we be starting to see an actual plot twist in Skip to Loafer? Read more
Skip to Loafer – 05
If you're going to be stuck somewhere with a show, there are a lot worse places to be stuck than liking it. Read more
Skip to Loafer – 08
Yes, it looks like we are. Read more
Skip to Loafer – 06
「シトシト チカチカ」 (Shitoshito Chikachika) "Drizzling and Flickering" Love, the contradictory co-existence of two states of mind that shouldn’t go together but do, like sodium and toxic chlorine mixing together to…
Skip to Loafer – 06
That's as close as this series gets to conflict, I suppose. Read more
Skip to Loafer – 10
「バタバタ ポロポロ」 (Batabata Poroporo) "Scrambling and Dripping" The hills are alive with the sound of Mitsumi
Skip to Loafer – 02
「そわそわ うろうろ」 (Sowasowa Urouro) "Fidgeting and Wandering" There's a first time for everything.
Project Skip the Books
Finally, time for this blog to be used for something that isn’t just the monthly reading log! Last year I gave myself a new project because I realised…
Skip to Loafer – 04
You can take the girl out of the inaka, but you can't take the inaka out of the girl. Read more
Skip to Loafer – 05
「チクチク いそいそ」 (Chikuchiku Isoiso) "Prickly and Giddy" Let's hear it for the unathletic camp!
Skip to Loafer – 02
Good romcoms are like snowflakes. Read more
Skip to Loafer – 04
「ピリピリ カツカツ」 (Piripiri Katsukatsu) "Tingling and Scraping" It's good to take time out to stop and smell the roses.
Skip to Loafer – 07
「パタパタ モテモテ」 (Patapata Motemote) "Hectic and Hot Stuff" Summer = confession time, apparently
Skip to Loafer – 03
Skip and Loafer may be the most user-friendly of this season's bumper crop of romcoms and relationship dramas. Read more
Skip to Loafer – 03
「フワフワ バチバチ」 (Fuwafuwa Bachibachi) "Dreamy and Sparky" Camp Salty AND Camp Sweet is the best way to go