Genre: Romance, yuri, drama Episodes: 11 Studio: J.C. Staff When Fumi was a child she was tiny and quick to cry but her best friend Akira (A-chan) was always there to save the day. This is why it was so devastating for Fumi when she had to move away from everything she has...
Jun 11, 2020 • Subscribe
More like this
Venus Project: Climax Lives Up to Its Name
…It does, in a way. At first glance, Venus Project: Climax sounds like some kind of hentai, but it’s not…and with only 6 episodes, it doesn’t have much…
The Quintessential Quintuplets Lives Up To Its Name
Titles: 5-Toubun no Hanayome, The Quintessential Quintuplets, Go-Toubun no Hanayome, Gotoubun no Hanayome, Five Equal Brides, The Five Wedded Brides Genre: Comedy, School, Harem, Romance(?) Episodes: 12 Studio:…
Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Certainly Lives Up to Its Name
Click to Read<i>Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna</i> Certainly Lives Up to Its Name
3 Reasons To Skip: Sweet Blue Flowers
Sweet Blue Flowers is a 2009 romance anime created by J.C. Staff under director Kenichi Kasai (Bakuman, Amanchu)
Perfect Blue – A mind-blowing classic that lives up to its reputation
Hey guys what is up welcome back to my blog I’m so thankful that you guys took the time out of your day to read my blog post.…
Perfect Blue – A mind-blowing classic that lives up to its reputation
Hey guys what is up welcome back to my blog I’m so thankful that you guys took the time out of your day to read my blog post.…
Insufficient Direction and Sweet Blue Flowers
Episode lucky number seven, unlike the movie Lucky Number Slevin, which is an alright movie and has...
Insufficient Direction and Sweet Blue Flowers
Episode lucky number seven, unlike the movie Lucky Number Slevin, which is an alright movie and has Lucy Liu, but anyway. The Dodgers and Astros are in the…
Review: Sweet Blue Flowers (Aoi Hana), Blu-Ray
Reunited as teenagers after spending their middle school years apart, Fumi and Akira don’t recognize each other at first, especially since the latter has far surpassed her friend…
Evil Flowers and Messed Up Teenagers
I kept avoiding Aku no Hana (The Flowers of Evil) for years now because I usually like to stay away from over-hyped Shounen series (there are exceptions but…
Live-Action One Piece Lives Up to the Amazing Manga
The sets feel lush and hand-crafted, the costumes and character designs are just as outlandish as what you'd find in the anime, and most importantly of all, the…
PIKACHU’S HAS A NAME?! | Who’s that Pokemon? Its ******!
Explore the unexpected revelation about Pikachu's true name. Learn more about this intriguing discovery in the Pokémon manga.
Daring to Speak its Name: Goodbye, My Rose Garden and the queer historical romance
Set in 1900 England and steeped in references to both the history and literature of the Victorian era, Goodbye, My Rose Garden draws on turn-of-the-century reality and fantasy…
Kaiju No. 8 Lives up to the Hype. And I Love That
Kaiju No. 8 is my favorite anime. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:40 What is it about? 3:02 Why is it so popular? 4:33 The character writing 7:19 The Production This anime is a battle shounen. I'm…
Kodansha to Host its First Ever Pop-Up Event in NYC
Today, Kodansha has announced that they will host their first ever immersive pop-up event in New York City/NYC in October. The even will start October 4th in SoHo,…
Shonen Jump Finally Jumps Up Its Price
Shonen Jump's subscription will be $2.99 a month in January, & Krystallina's telling you it's still a great deal in this month's column.
Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga Episode 5 Review – Shura Lives!
Blue Exorcist is a work that celebrates life. Its hopeful view of the world has been obvious for quite some time, but it came through more strongly than…
In the Name of Art: Academic burnout in Blue Period
The detrimental effect of academic burnout can be easy to overlook. While the media has had a hand in normalizing these behaviors, stories are starting to crop up…
This Week in Anime - Does Buddy Daddies Live Up To Its Zany Title?
More than just a SPY x FAMILY lookalike. Nicky and Steve break down the appeal of this anime about the challenges of parenting while being a mobster.
This Week in Anime - Does Kakegurui twin Hold Up To Its Sibling Series?
Kakegurui twin, a prequel series to Kakegurui following the exploits of Mary Saotome, has dropped on Netflix. Chris and Steve go all-in to determine whether this short series…
YenPress’ First Audiobook Lives Up to the Hype || Sword Art Online Vol. 1: Aincrad Review
It’s time to revisit Kawahara’s famed world of swords—and in its shiny new audiobook form.
It lives!
Losing Internet for a few months is a painful experience. Specifically, the kind of painful that makes you want to crucify the company that changed the contract on…
To Stop Harassment, Japan’s Kumamoto City Removes First Name From Name Tags
Kumamoto City joins other cities and businesses in helping its employees avoid harassment online by changing their name tags.
Episode 242, "Sweet Sweet Candy!"
On this episode of The One Piece Podcast, Zach and Ed go through a Manga Recap for chapter 685, “My Name is Momonosuke” and an Anime Recap for…
Episode 242, "Sweet Sweet Candy!"
On this episode of The One Piece Podcast, Zach and Ed go through a Manga Recap for chapter 685, “My Name is Momonosuke” and an Anime Recap for…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 204: I Am A Hero (or Living Up To Your Name)
Happy Geek Pride Day!!! In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review Podcast, Xan and Jaxie get to talk about Jaxie's favorite type of horror story, a zombie…
Blue Flag – The Stress of Growing Up
Oh man, it’s been a bit of a time since I’ve written anything about manga besides some quick first impressions. I meant to write about manga sooner then…
How to Cook a Series: Kotaro Lives Alone
Isn’t Kotaro Lives Alone so cute you just can’t stand it? That brave little boy, living alone, living up the ideals of the noble knight, making all the…
Flowers of Grass
Takehiro Fukunaga’s 1954 novel Flowers of Grass is considered to be a classic of postwar Japanese fiction, and it’s the sort of book that I imagine many people…
Coffin of Flowers
YAMAMURA Misa (山村美紗, 1934-1996) was very popular in her day, but has probably faded of late. The last time I looked, few if any of her books...
Flowers of Evil
By Andrew Osmond. Anime is often compared to live-action cinema. If so, Flowers of Evil is the cultish indy film, whose moody images sing with the torments of…
Shaman King: Flowers
Oh well, it’s not really over yet. You thought the original series already ended but then it still somewhat continues. With the next generation! Ah yes, it is…
Red Flowers GN
The peace and solitude of rural spaces is a persistent theme throughout the book, and there is something that feels a bit idealized about that, making it clear…
Faces to a name: Milos and Redline.
After seeing the making-of featurette for FMA: Milos, I got the idea of posting pics of the staff involved. I also took some pics of the Redline staff…
Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, Redline
5 Reasons To Read: Chi’s Sweet Home
Oftentimes though, it's a bittersweet story. There are many moments throughout Chi's Sweet Home that are brutally effective tearjerkers.
Sweet Home – webtoon recommendation (Countdown to Halloween)
Another creepy webtoon recommendation just in time for Halloween. Sweet Home is a tense emotional story that will give you shivers.
Moyashimon – Little Lives
Moyashimon is one of the mot unique premises I have come across combined with classic anime slice of life.
Kotaro Lives Alone
I have to say, though, that I'm really glad that I went back and gave Kotaro Lives Alone another shot, because it turned out to be a surprisingly…
Kotaro Lives Alone
Kotaro Lives Alone is a 2022 Slice of Life Comedy anime series from Lidenfilms and licensed in North America by Netflix. While being a slice of life anime…
The Eminence in Shadow – 32 (S2 Fin) – By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet
Ah, are we already at the end? I was having so much fun. The first season spoiled us with twenty whole episodes, and this second only has twelve.…
Episode 809: Is It Grand to Pick Up Girls in a Blue Dungeon
This week on Anime Pulse we got PC upgrades ordained by the Gaming Gods, the women of Japan getting a big win in health care, and living the…
Your Name
By Shelley Pallis. The forthcoming re-release of Makoto Shinkai’s world-beating romance Your Name is a perfect opportunity to revisit his 2016 blockbuster, and to poke around in some…
Sweet Spot
Here's an almost totally unknown work from director Sugii Gisaburou, the 1991 OVA Sweet Spot . Based on a manga by Chuusonji Yutsuko, it tel...
Tree in the Sun, Lupin III, Lupin III: The Secret of Twilight Gemini, Nine, Nozomi Witches
Sweet Fairy
DDL | Archive Released by Yatsutama Productions in 2013. It’s a live action Precure-type thing with Kigurumi suits. Story: Two fairies came from the land of sweets. Their…
Sweet Home
Seasons: 1 Episodes: 10 Country Of Origin: Korea Network: Netflix Overdub: Yes Completed, Running or Canceled: Renewed for Two More Seasons Summary: After an unexpected family tragedy, Cha…
English izneo Says Its Time to Go
In this week's Please Save My Money column, Krystallina discusses izneo shutting down its English language division at the end of January.
Boy I can’t wait to see how these miserable people in Odd Taxi fuck their lives up further
Here is a quick list of the sounds I make while I watch a new episode of Odd Taxi. Oh no no no.Please no don’t do that.Oh they…
I want to see my name in lights!
As many people know, Osamu Tezuka was a huge fan of the theatre. So, it should really come as no surprise that he would sneak in a little…
I want to see my name in lights!
As many people know, Osamu Tezuka was a huge fan of the theatre. So, it should really come as no surprise that he would sneak in a little…
Episode 104 - My Sweet Tyrant / Akkun to Kanojo
This week, Shaun takes a look at the power dynamic in his relationship with Remington when we watch 2018's Akkun to Kanojo or My Sweet TyrantMeanwhile, Remington keeps…