Disclaimers: 1) The Penguindrum project will be categorized under episode reviews, but it won’t work the same way as my usual episode reviews. Each entry in this blog series will cover 1-3 episodes…
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Penguindrum Episode Analyses Part 1
Thanks for stopping by Anime Rants! I’m quite excited about starting this new blog series, but before I jump right into it, a few things need to be…
Penguindrum Episode Analyses Part 4
Disclaimers: 1) This Penguindrum project will be categorized under episode reviews, but it won’t work the same way as my usual episode reviews. Each entry in this blog…
Penguindrum Episode Analyses Part 2
Disclaimers: 1) This Penguindrum project will be categorized under episode reviews, but it won’t work the same way as my usual episode reviews. Each entry in this blog…
Penguindrum
By Andrew Osmond. In Penguindrum, a dorky penguin hat – that’s a hat that looks like a penguin, not one made out of penguins – brings a beautiful…
Re:cycle Penguindrum
By Andrew Osmond. In Penguindrum, a dorky penguin hat – that’s a hat that looks like a penguin, not one made out of penguins – brings a beautiful…
Turn A Gundam Staff, Production, and Episode Analyses – Episode #3 “After the Festival”
Turn A Gundam’s third episode was broadcast on Fuji TV on April 23, 1999. This is the first of many episodes whose screenplay is credited to a woman—Miya…
Mawaru Penguindrum – 03
For the love of God, it’s only three episodes in and I can’t stand that Survival Strategy Crap anymore. As last week the strategy meeting starts out of…
Mawaru Penguindrum – 02
You know, I was in inch away of droppping Mawaru Penguindrum for good in the first few minutes. The beginning with Ringo in the toilet was interesting and…
Mawaru Penguindrum MBTI
It's time to explore the MBTI personality types of Penguindrum characters!
Re:cycle of Penguindrum
Ultimately, this is still the same Penguindrum people already know and love, just condensed, slightly restructured, and with just a bare minimum of new material.
Mushoku Tensei Part 2 Episode 3
In this review of Mushoku Tensei Part 2 Episode 3, I take a look at Rudy's apparent lack of character growth so far.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Cour 2
#1 — Mawaru Penguindrum (2011)
Seizon senryaku, bitches. (I don’t usually spoiler tag things because I expect people to realize that this is a very spoilery blog, but just in case, MAJOR CONTENT…
Benkei: Part 3 of 3
The previous two entries focused on the autobiographical content of a letter supposedly written by Benkei himself. However, when asking most people about Benkei lore in the San’in…
Baki: Part 3
The meat monsters are back
Nisemonogatari Episode 3 – Karen Bee, Part Three
It’s time for more Karen Bee, although we actually only get two words from Karen Araragi all episode! It’s also one of my favourite episodes from this season,…
Vanitas no Karte Part 2 Episode 3
Wow… They BUTCHERED Chloe's backstory. They paced it absolutely terribly and took out the really humanizing and emotional moments. Sure they kept the main things, but they took…
Episode 100 Part 3 - Best Kept Secret
Hey, this episode was a surprise to listen to. Since Jammer and Dominic decided to stick around longer, we took another spin at teh wheel. T...
Episode 3- Classics of Shoujo Part 1
The shoujo girls take us back to the roots of shoujo manga, naming and evaluating works that have shaped the manga industry and continue to rank in the…
Bakemonogatari Episode 3 – Mayoi Snail, Part One
With Hitagi Crab having concluded, the story of Koyomi Araragi continues. Ever since that incident with a vampire, Koyomi’s life has become much more involved with the supernatural.…
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, Episode 3: Hidden Inventory Part 3
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Episode 3, “Hidden Inventory Part 3,” is the episode I think JJK fans have been waiting for. Satoru Gojo has been the untouchable, unbeatable…
What Penguindrum Means to Me
I really, really care about Mawaru Penguindrum.
Unhealthy Obsessions in Mawaru Penguindrum
Mawaru Penguindrum is filled to the brim with colorful characters and their wacky and/or dramatic interactions with each other. There are many flavors of struggles and challenges these…
5 Reasons To Watch: Penguindrum
Every anime should include penguins.
Penguindrum Vol. 1 LN Review
Magical realism, Ikuhara-style.
The Power of Three: Penguindrum
Penguindrum is one of those thing, like Wonder Egg Priority, that people have been recommending to me, like, forever. Really. Seriously. For ever. A Certain Retailer had two…
OSMcast! Penguindrum 7-8-2013
Thanks a bunch for coming back to anime, Kunihiko Ikuhara. We appreciate it. In the latest, greatest, and most Fabulous Max episode of the OSMcast_!_ to date, we talk…
OtakuGeneration (Show #323) Mawaru-Penguindrum
Shownotes :: (show 323) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Mawaru-Penguindrum, recorded live August 14th, 2011. This week we watched then discussed our impressions of Penguindrum.…
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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean (Part 3) (Episode 08)
After the emotional roller-coaster that was episode 7, we are now back to present time. Weather Report believes that his only purpose in life is to settle the…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean (Part 3) (Episode 03)
After “borrowing” Romeo’s helicopter, Jolyne, Ermes and Emporio are up in the sky, searching for Pucci. And I couldn’t help but notice, so I have to ask: Who…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean (Part 3) (Episode 06)
I’m sorry for all the people who are suffering from molluscophobia! This episode had so many snails, it was ridiculous! 😆 After regaining his memories, Weather Report has…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean (Part 3) (Episode 09)
A day after Weather Report’s death, Jolyne, Anasui, Ermes and Emporio are in a car heading towards the Kennedy Space Center, hoping to stop Pucci’s plan. Now can…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean (Part 3) (Episode 12)
Things are not looking great for Jolyne and her allies! Unfortunately they were unable to stop Pucci from reaching his goal. He has now successfully evolved his Stand…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean (Part 3) (Episode 11)
I feel like Jolyne doesn’t get enough credit in the fandom. In my opinion, she is one of the most creative Stand users in Jojo (along with Bruno…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean (Part 3) (Episode 04)
Episode 4 starts with Jolyne, Ermes and Emporio arriving at the hospital where Pucci is hiding with Donatello Versus (the last of Dio’s children). While Jolyne and Ermes…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean (Part 3) (Episode 10)
After Cape Canaveral’s gravity has been severely altered, Jolyne’s fight against C-Moon continues. A battle of punches and dodges ensues as Jolyne manages to trick C-Moon into striking…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean (Part 3) (Episode 05)
The adventure continues as Jolyne attempts to escape through the plane’s emergency exit. However, Versus gets her trapped in the memory of a jet fighter who also crashed…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean (Part 3) (Episode 13)
The time has come for us to swim together in the ocean of pain and suffering! I hope you are ready! 🥲 Continuing where we left off last…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean (Part 3) (Episode 02)
The Bohemian Rhapsody arc continues with even more wacky encounters! As Anasui was running around Orlando, trying to find his original body, he gets dragged into the story…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean (Part 3) (Episode 07)
Pucci and Weather Report’s tragic backstory was so beautifully adapted! It pulls you in and keeps you on the edge of your seat due to the multiple devastating…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean (Part 3) (Episode 01)
The third and final batch of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean is out! And I can’t lie, I had tears in my eyes when I saw…
Revisiting Escaflowne, Part 3
Time for part 3 of this project. I made the decision to forego the Summer 2020 season for real-life reasons. Perhaps that might have been for the best…
Slam Dunk Part 3
We’re back on the Slam Dunk train! Back from the first episode are Dawn (@bunnycartoon) from the Anime Nostalgia podcast and Tom (@calaggie) from Sports in Fiction and…
Defining anime – Part 3
Anime as relations of production What have we learned from our general overview ? That anime is difficult to define, obviously ; more precisely, that it is a…
307 – Kasane part 3
On this episode Seamus talks about Fukushima Devil Fish, Morgana gets a preview of Venus in the Blind Spot, and dakazu buys Paruno Gurafiti! We also discuss the…
406 – Dorohedoro part 3
This week we discuss everything in BEASTARS vol. 19 and dakazu examines the Manga Up! app. Then we continue our descent into chaos with part 3 of our…
Samurai Champloo Part 3
Anthony & Marvyn return to the podcast as we continue our leisurely stroll through 2004’s Samurai Champloo. On this episode we cover episodes 13-20 of the series. Mugen,…
Slam Dunk Part 3
We’re back on the Slam Dunk train! Back from the first episode are Dawn (@bunnycartoon) from the...
Nekomonogatari: Kuro Episode 3 – Tsubasa Family, Part Three
Tsubasa Hanekawa has been taken over by a cat.After nearly killing Koyomi Araragi, Meme Oshino has decided to step in and take responsibility for dealing with this development…
Episode 12: Macross Retrospective Part 3 (Macross 7)
We’re back! It took a little longer than anticipated to get this one out but hopefully it’s worth the wait. As part of our ongoing Macross retrospective this…
Shadows House Episode 8: Shadows Labyrinth Part 3
The Dolls’ quest to rescue their Shadow Masters and pass the debut continued still.
