This is the kind of show that got me into Nasuverse in first place where it methodically goes through its mystery before punctuated by an epic showdown. The entire show gives off such a Kara no [...]
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  Everyone involved in the production of this episode should feel embarrassed. Impressions: This episode just straight up went into crazytown about six minutes into the episode and somehow managed to [...]
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  This episode was juuuust a little bit horrible. Impressions: First off, the central mystery and reveal was asinine. We're given exactly two facts, dude's on a relentless march towards something, and [...]
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This week's episode was a pretty funny way to introduce some more of Waver's students as recurring characters. Personally, I thought it was a bit tough to keep track of all of the characters in the [...]
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We soon find out where Tirana went—to O’Neill in order to get her into the Pioneer Club run by Elbaji. O’Neill makes sure she looks the part with a skimpy cocktail dress, hose and heels, and attempts [...]
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Welcome to DanMachi Episode 2 a.k.a. “Extreme Apollo Obstacle Course.” One of the things that I enjoy most about DanMachi is that they put it all out there, unashamed. Some shows spend 30+ episodes [...]
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This is from the A Silent Voice “making of” book published by Kyoto Animation in 2016. I translated this for another site, but it never got ran on it. With the ongoing incident at KyoAni, I wanted to [...]
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Yes, we are back to DanMachi (Is It Wrong to Try To Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon) with another of Bell’s companions. This time our focus is on Lily, his supporter in every sense of the word. Previously [...]
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I should add a huge question mark to this post, in that I YOLO’d Anime North to see Toda Megumi during Memorial Day weekend (in the States). I skipped Friday, mainly because of work reasons, but I [...]
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SEAN: Most of the debuts I was looking forward to picking this week got schedule shifted away, and I’m left with a lot of “Hrm”. So I’ll go with Teasing Master Takagi-san 5, always a favorite and with [...]
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When I first heard of the fire and watched the death toll slowly going up, I felt that I had to say something. So I wrote a long, increasingly drunken blog post, which, on Saturday, I decided not to [...]
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This week on Why It Works, I run through a wide array of recommendations for all those brave souls who’ve just finished their first watch of Neon Genesis Evangelion. There are plenty of shows that [...]
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With Sayuki and Yuika declaring themselves masochist and sadist and their intent to make Keiki their master/slave respectively, one thing becomes clear: Keiki isn’t that into this. He avoided dating [...]
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There’s something about visual novels that always seems to return me to younger days, and my own high school and high school-adjacent experiences. Of course, I never actually had a high school [...]
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This is from the A Silent Voice “making of” book published by Kyoto Animation in 2016. I translated this for another site, but it never got ran on it. With the ongoing incident at KyoAni, I wanted to [...]
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Title: Heart GearGenre: Sci-Fi Publisher: Shueisha (JP), MANGA Plus (US)Creator: Tsuyoshi TakakiSerialized in: Shonen Jump+Translation: Jennifer J. WardRelease Date: April 2, 2019 Heart Gear is a [...]
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So cool.This episode was just great to watch. I was really looking forward to seeing this part of the story animated and it absolutely didn’t disappoint. I may however have gone slightly overboard [...]
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As we at Beneath the Tangles and Anime Pop Heart go silent today in remembrance of the KyoAni Fire victims and their loved ones, we encourage you to do the above: to pray, give, and love. For in these [...]
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I was sick on July 18th. I spent the entire day sleeping and didn’t look at the internet at all. I only found out the news on Friday and it made me sicker. I consider myself lucky that I have no clue [...]
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Wonder Festival 2019 [Summer] is coming this Sunday and I’m super excite!! =D Dragon Ball Super World Collectable Diorama vol.4 by Bandai Spirits Q posket Kitaro by Bandai Spirits My Hero Academia The [...]
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