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Janice
Yesterday, I found out that my friend, Janice, passed away the day before. I don’t know how else to immortalize her besides through words. Briefly, I considered drawing…
Episode 89 - Janice Nimura
In this episode, Janice Nimura recounts the remarkable story of the women of the Iwakura Mission, three young girls sent to America in 1872 for a decade to…
P-p-p-pick up a Podcast Part 1: Factual Podcasts
Last summer I started getting into podcasts as an alternative to background music while at work and doing housework and got hooked pretty quickly. I started with recorded…
P — PIERCINGS
Hello peeps! Today’s pick is from a one-shot collection of Harada. The artist released two collections; Positive and Negative, each focusing on positive and negative aspects of life…
Attack of the OVA #20 – “Rescue” Mission
Untethered OVAs, for me, are a bother, in that I end up getting plunked into the middle of something and since there is not going to be anything…
The Women of Visual Kei – Ganglion
I’m back with more! Yes, my rather niched within a niche section exploring the Women of Visual Kei is resuming in your favorite place to find out about…
The Women of Visual Kei – Araune
It’s a fairly well known fact that Visual Kei doesn’t have too many all-women bands. There might be a bassist or guitarist here or there, but those bands…
S3E6 - The Mission (1999)
Hey folks, In this episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason discuss Johnnie To's 1999 film, The Mission. They talk about the film's style, characters,…
S3E6 - The Mission (1999)
Hey folks, In this episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason discuss Johnnie To's 1999 film, The Mission. They talk about the film's style, characters,…
S3E6 - The Mission (1999)
Hey folks, In this episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason discuss Johnnie To's 1999 film, The Mission. They talk about the film's style, characters,…
Women supporting women in the manga of Kaoru Mori and Mari Okazaki
We live in a society, where, especially girls, grow up hating their looks because that’s profitable for capitalism. They turn into insecure individuals in a heteronormative model where…
The Women of Visual Kei – Necro Circus
Well, I’m back with my second entry this time around. As the title suggests we’re taking another deep dive into the world of women in Visual Kei, with…
The Women of YU-NO Part I
The Women of YU-NO, Part I: Dewbond and Crow examine YU-NO's Ayumi, Kaori, and Mio arcs. And we don't forget the MC, Takuya!
The Women of YU-NO Part II
The Women of YU-NO Part II: Dewbond and Crow keep talking about the Women of YU-NO. This time we focus on Eriko, Mitsuki, and Kanna.
The wasted potential of Death Note’s women
In the hands of a writer who isn’t so brazenly disinterested in writing them, the women of Death Note—Misa, especially—easily have the potential to be the most interesting…
The Women of Visual Kei – DANGER☆GANG
If Exist†trace are the most obvious all female band in Visual Kei, then DANGER☆GANG is are their opposite. Both started up the same year, but DANGER☆GANG is the…
The Women of Visual Kei – KURO×HIME
After starting out strong with Araune, I wanted to follow up with another female Visual Kei band. So of course, we had to cover the interesting case of KURO…
The Women of YU-NO Part III
The Women of YU-NO Part III: Dewbond and I talk about Sayless, Illya, Yu-No, Amanda, and the God Emperor (whose identity came as a shock!).
The Women of Visual Kei – Exist†trace
For many Exist†trace is the all-female Visual Kei band. You can’t talk to a group of international bandgya about women in Visual Kei and not talk about them. It’s just…
Unsung Heroes: The women of The Heike Story
The creators of The Heike Story go a step further beyond tribute with the character of Biwa: by presenting her as the epic’s original author-performer, the anime adaptation…
Any yuri with delinquents 🥺🥺🥺🥺
Technically, Adachi and Shimamura classify itself as such because its title characters sometimes do not go to class. If you are looking for something a little more… chaotic, I…
What platform do you use to read manga?
Most Kindle and BOOKWALKER. I primarily use Kindle for English texts since I prefer its interface, especially on mobile. BOOKWALKER, however, has easier access to Japanese editions, so…
Women of Xal Now Available
Women of Xal , by Plot Twist Studios is a game I remember promoting in 2017 and at long last the project has left early access and is…
My Favorite Women of Anime
International Women’s Day was this past Sunday and ever since my hiatus I have been excited to take the opportunity to praise some of my favorite female characters.…
The Women (2021) review
“A narrative with many beautiful touching moments but not a satisfying whole.”
Shutter Chance / Mikito-P
— Something new from Mikito-P; quite lighthearted, for once. — Music and Lyrics by Mikito-P Illustrations by Hosoo PV by Oodori Performed by IA Hontou wa otagai ni…
What the Historical Silence of Japanese Women Says
By the title you may be expecting me to write about the patriarchy in history. You’re right to a degree. After all, the patriarchy has hurt women, but…
Mission: Yozakura Family
A manga about a high school boy who marries his childhood friend and into her elite spy family. Now he must train to become a spy himself and…
Mission!!: Irie Kiwa
How could I resist a book with a title like this? Mission! It immediately conjures up adventure and action, maybe because of the whole Mission: Impossible connection. But…
Mission: Yozakura Family
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Spy x Family Part 2 | Losing sight of the mission.
Now that I am five episodes in, I think I can safely say that we're slowly losing sight of the mission at hand. While episodes four and five…
Spy x Family Part 2 | Losing sight of the mission.
Now that I am five episodes in, I think I can safely say that we're slowly losing sight of the mission at hand. While episodes four and five…
Best Anime Women of Spring 2021
As we dive into a new anime season (I know we’re well into it, but new series are still dropping), let us take one last retrospective, casting an…
Celebrating the Women of the Anime, Manga & Light Novel Industries
Happy International Women’s Day, everyone! In honor of the day, we here at BtT are excited to celebrate some of our favorite women working in anime, manga, and…
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Emma: A Victorian Romance, Princess Tutu, Star Wars: Visions, Tower of God
The Hentai Posts: For Men and Women of Culture
Shallow Dive in Anime has been around for almost three years, and I’ve done a shit ton of posts on Hentai. I love em to death, and I’ve…
have you read vol2 of I'm in love with the villainess? I'm dying to see what your thoughts on it
I have a LONG review list and really hope to put out at least a short review of ILTV 2 when I can. I’ll admit, COVID and working…
On the Bitches of Boys Love: the pornographic response of Japan’s rotten women
Who knew that one day I will write an academic article which made me read quite a lot of nasty boys love manga. But that is life.
spacemen with a mission
Japanese animation, anime, cartoons, manga, 1960-1990, Tezuka, Miyazaki, Ishinomori, Matsumoto, Yamato, Gatchaman, Star Blazers, Captain Harlock
Mission Outer Space Srungle
Mission Outer Space (Aku Daikuseen) Srungle ( 亜空大作戦スラングル ) is a super robot show that aired from 1983 until 1984 and ran fo...
Review: Moscow Mission (2023)
Moscow Mission 93国际列车大劫案 莫斯科行动 China, 2023, colour, 2.35:1, 127 mins. Director: Qiu Litao 邱礼涛 [Herman Yau]. Rating: 6/10. Action-packed crime story, based on a real event, with Chinese…
Library Wars: The Last Mission Movie Review
After watching the TV Special, Library Wars: Book of Memories, it's clear that I'm set to see the movie sequel, Library Wars: The Last Mission.
Library Wars: The Last Mission Movie Review
After watching the TV Special, Library Wars: Book of Memories, it's clear that I'm set to see the movie sequel, Library Wars: The Last Mission.
Library Wars: The Last Mission Movie Review
Reading Time: 3 minutes After watching the TV Special, Library Wars: Book of Memories, it’s clear that I’m set to see the movie sequel, Library Wars: The…
Library Wars: The Last Mission Movie Review
After watching the TV Special, Library Wars: Book of Memories, it's clear that I'm set to see the movie sequel, Library Wars: The Last Mission.
31 Days of Japanese Women in Translation
Just in time for August and Women in Translation Month, here’s a list of resources about Japanese women writers for listening and watching.
An Ode to the Women of Anime, Manga, & Light Novels
Happy International Women’s Day, everyone! In honor of the day, we here at BtT are excited to celebrate some of our favorite women working in anime, manga, and…
The Heike Story, Urusei Yatsura, Ascendance of a Bookworm, Wandering Son, Boys Over Flowers
After Dark 15: Stank P*ssy of a Murderer Nurse
Ask and you shall receive, dear listeners. But considering this is the realm of hentai if you do not ask you may also receive. Blonde and Ryo certainly…
Powerful Women Tag!
It was international women’s day on March 8 and in honour of the occasion the wonderful Annie created this tag. basically, it’s a chance for us all to…