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Wolf’s Rain – 29/30 [High Tide, High Time/Wolf’s Rain] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to the grand finale of Wolf’s Rain! This is a contentious ending from what I’ve heard, and I can see why. We have a lot to…

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Wolf’s Rain Anime Review – 89/100 – Throwback Thursday

The early 2000’s were a rough time for anime. It produced some incredible works, from Welcome to the NHK to Tokyo Godfathers, my favorite animated movie ever. However…

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Tokyo Godfathers, Wolf's Rain

Wolf’s Rain – 9/10 [Misgivings/Moon’s Doom] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome back everyone, to another week of Wolf’s Rain! This week see’s return of Blue and the Hunter, Darcia makes a new friend, and the gang has a…

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Wolf’s Rain – 25/26 [False Memories/Moonlight Crucible] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to the grand finale of the original season of Wolf’s Rain! Don’t worry, this isn’t the end. We have 2 more weeks of Throwback Thursday as…

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Wolf’s Rain – 5/6 [Fallen Wolves/The Successors] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to another week of Wolf’s Rain! This week we arrive at a new city, meet some new wolves, and see some dead dreams. All in all…

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Wolf's Rain

Princess Tutu – 21/22 – Throwback Thursday

Ladies and Gentleman, this is the time when Princess Tutu starts to get weird. As this week we upend almost the entire story. Who is the main antagonist…

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Princess Tutu

Gunslinger Girl – 13 [Stella Cadente (Shooting Star)] – Throwback Thursday

Here we are everyone, the finale, the end of Gunslinger Girl Season 1. This post isn’t going to be terribly long, I am saving most of my thoughts…

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Gunslinger Girl

Wolf’s Rain – 7/8 [The Flower Maiden/Song of Sleep] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to another week of Wolf’s Rain! This week is a bit of a lore dump, but it’s an interesting lore dump, which is how it should…

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Wolf’s Rain – 15-20 [Recap x4/A Dream of an Oasis/Consciously] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone to another (probably late) week of Wolf’s Rain! This week sees us through the aftermath of the castle explosion, a little vision quest to remind us…

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Wolf’s Rain – 23/24 [Heartbeat of the Black City/Scent of a Trap] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to what may be the best week of Wolf’s Rain… well ever. We have a lot to talk about this week, and basically all of it…

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Wolf’s Rain – 13/14 [Men’s Lament/The Fallen Keep] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to the mid-way climax for Wolf’s Rain! This week sees all of our characters in one place first time since the show began. A lot happens,…

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Wolf’s Rain – 1/2 [City of Howls/Toboe, Who Doesn’t Howl] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to the next season of Throwback Thursday! This edition? The 2003 Studio Bones piece, Wolf’s Rain, directed by Tensai Okamura of Memories and Darker than Black…

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Darker than Black, Wolf's Rain

Wolf’s Rain – 27/28 [Where the Soul Goes/Gunshot of Remorse] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to the penultimate week of Wolf’s Rain! This week we get into the OVA, the true ending of the series. Does it live up to the…

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Wolf's Rain

Neon Genesis Evangelion – 21/22 – Throwback Thursday

Welcome to this weeks episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion, as presented by the History channel. This week we get into the history of one major character and multiple…

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Wolf’s Rain – 11/12 [Vanishing Point/Don’t Make Me Blue] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to another week of Wolf’s Rain! Apologies for the delay, I had a tattoo appointment today and that took up most of my time. This is…

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Wolf’s Rain – 3/4 [Bad Fellow/Scars in the Wasteland] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to week 2 of Wolf’s Rain! This week sees our intrepid heroes band together and set out on their epic quest. No doubt there will be…

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Kemono no Souja Erin – 21/22/23/24 – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to the halfway point for Kemono no Souja Erin! We have a lot to talk about, this was an eventful week. So let’s just jump right…

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Initial Results: Wolf’s Rain

The opening episodes to Wolf’s Rain are a treat.

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Kiba, Wolf's Rain

The Big O – 21/22 [The Third Big/Hydra] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to another week of Big O! Only two more left after this, which means its time to start thinking of our next series. If you have…

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The Big O

Haibane Renmei – 6 [End of Summer/Rain/Loss] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all to the halfway point of Haibane Renmei! Or close enough to it at least since it’s thirteen episodes. We have a lot to cover this week…

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The Vision of Escaflowne – 21/22 [Reaction of Fortune/The Black Winged Angel] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone to another (late) post about The Vision of Escaflowne! Where last week was a great example of Escaflowne’smoment to moment storytelling, this week is one of…

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Escaflowne

The Observation Deck: Wolf’s Rain

Another fantastic series in the books.

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Kiba

Twelve Kingdoms – 19/20/21 – Throwback Thursday

This is an important week for Twelve Kingdoms. It marks the completion of an arc and the (almost) halfway point of this watch. We have lies, deceit and…

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Twelve Kingdoms – 22/23/24 – Throwback Thursday

Welcome back to my Twelve Kingdoms watch! This is an important week, as we finally return to Nakajima’s queenly story. This week see’s political intrigue, budding rebellion and……

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Daytime Shooting Star💫

Initial Thoughts I really enjoyed this series right from the beginning, the characters are all unique and hilarious! Especially Yuyuka, though there were moments I wasn’t fond of…

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Michiko & Hatchin – 21/22 [Last Waltz Blooming Out of Season/Run as You Are] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to the grand finale of Michiko & Hatchin! It’s been 11 weeks and we have finally come to the end of this season of Throwback Thursday.…

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Michiko & Hatchin

Black Lagoon – 21/22 [Two Father’s Little Soldier Girls/The Dark Tower] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to what may be the best pair of Black Lagoon episodes… Ever, really. I love so much about these episodes, and they are so intertwined with…

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Black Lagoon

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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Asteroid in Love, Three Leaves, Three Colors, YuruYuri, Yuru Yuri,

Welcome to the NHK – 21/22 [Welcome To Reset!/Welcome to The God!] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome, one and all, to the penultimate week of Welcome to the NHK! From Sato to Misaki, Yamazaki to Hitomi, NHK is lining up all the dominoes for…

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Daytime Shooting Star, Vol 5

Daytime Shooting Star, Volume 5 by Mika Yamamori As the student/teacher romance in Daytime Shooting Star progresses I find myself thinking, “Oh, that’s cute” and “Stop being so…

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Daytime Shooting Star Vol. 9

Daytime Shooting Star Volume 9 by Mika Yamamori At last! I could tell by the cover that this was going to be a Mamura-focused volume and I wasn’t…

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Daytime Shooting Star, Vol. 4

Daytime Shooting Star Volume 4 by Mika Yamamori This volume of Daytime Shooting Star is focused on summer vacation. I really like the way the matte cover sets…

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Daytime Shooting Star, Vol 6

Daytime Shooting Star Volume 6 by Mika Yamamori As this series continues, I grow more and more conflicted because heroine Suzume is such a sweet girl, I want…

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Daytime Shooting Star, Vol 3

Daytime Shooting Star by Mika Yamomori I’m still enjoying this manga that focuses on the subgenre of teacher-student romance, even though I think the teacher in question has…

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Daytime Shooting Star, Vol 7

Daytime Shooting Star Volume 7 by Mika Yamamori This manga brings both the drama and major uneasiness as Suzume and Shishio progress a bit on their student-teacher romance…

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If M. Night Ever Made an Anime – A Review of Wolf’s Rain (2003)

Wew. That title itself is a signal that ‘Wolf’s Rain’ is most likely an anime I may not have enjoyed much. It’s also a clever tactic that is…

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Wolf's Rain

Throwback Thursday: The Interviews

One of the best parts of this ten year journey has been the connections I’ve made with some extraordinary people. Not everyone I’ve met has been nice, that’s…

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Cowboy Bebop, Serial Experiments Lain, Tsukigakirei

Throwback Thursday: BtT Valentine

It’s that time of year and love is in the air…or is that just the anime I’m watching? With anime, as you know, love is always in the…

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Throwback Thursday: Valentines Past

Throughout 2020 we’ll be looking back at blog posts from the past we celebrate our 10th year. Ten years…that means ten Christmases, ten Pocky Days, ten birthdays for…

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Neon Genesis Evangelion – 4 [Rain, and After Running Away/Hedgehog’s Dilemma] – Throwback Thursday

The post Neon Genesis Evangelion – 4 [Rain, and After Running Away/Hedgehog’s Dilemma] – Throwback Thursday appeared first on Star Crossed Anime.

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Throwback Thursday: Revisiting Former Columns

All year long, I’ve been posting Throwback Thursday columns as we celebrate ten years in existence. It’s been a lot of fun digging through old posts and memories…

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Throwback Thursday: Ready Post One

Here it is. My very first post. My So-Called Virtual Life “My So-Called Virtual Life,” discussing men bringing the digital girlfriends they’ve developed through the Love Plus dating…

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Fanart Thursday: A Happy Star and Stripe 4th of July!

Happy Independence Day, Americans! Here’s MHA’s Star and Stripe, a character we could have used a little (LOT?) more of! ★ 【四方山与太話】 「 ヒロアカ　イラスト 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission…

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Daytime Shooting Star, Vols 11 and 12

Daytime Shooting Star Volumes 11 and 12 by Mika Yamamori There are so many Shojo Beat series wrapping up! I’m trying to catch up on my reading and…

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Daytime Shooting Star volume 9 (manga review)

A review of Daytime Shooting Star volume 9 manga published by Shojo Beat created by Mika Yamamori

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Ouran High School Host Club

Daytime Shooting Star volume 10 (manga review)

Review of the manga, Daytime Shooting Star, volume 10 by Mika Yamamori, published by Shojo Beat/Viz Media

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May 28, 2022 • Subscribe

Peach Girl: Super Pop Love Hurricane, Blue Spring Ride

Daytime Shooting Star volume 11 (Manga Review)

A review of Daytime Shooting Star volume 11 published by Viz, story and art by Mika Yamamori.

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Blue Spring Ride, Suzume

Michiko & Hatchin – 7/8 [The Rain that Falls in Monotone/Black Noise and a Dope Game] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to another week of Michiko & Hatchin! This is going to be a weird week since I will be attending a wedding when this goes up.…

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Michiko & Hatchin

Neon Genesis Evangelion – 7 [A Human Work] – Throwback Thursday

Hello all to another week of Neon Genesis Evangelion! This week is much more light hearted than the last few, diving more into Misato and Shinji’s relationship. Meanwhile…

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Princess Tutu – 13/14 – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all to the end of the first season of Princess Tutu and the start of the second! A lot happened this week. Fakir confronted his fears, Kraehe…

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