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Anime
Attack on Titan: The Final Conclusive Ending Denouement
“Why I Like Eren Jaeger.” That’s the title of a post I wrote 10 years ago. A lot of things…
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Happiness vs. Greatness: Hasegawa Kokoro in Smile Down the Runway
Smile Down the Runway is a manga and anime series about pursuing dreams that are supposedly impossible. Whether it’s an…
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When Am I?: Ogiue Maniax Status Update for November 2023
We’re at November already?! I really can’t believe it’s this close to the end of the year when the summer…
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Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights October 2023
Not much to speak of this month, but I did post this right before Halloween, so there might be something…
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The Emergency Heteronormative Character
There is an archetype in anime and manga that I’ve begun calling the “Emergency Heteronormative Character.” In the beginning, many…
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Why It’s So Hard for Shounen Battle Manga to End on a High Note
The author of One Piece, Oda Eiichiro, once stated that he always wanted to make a manga series where the…
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Reminiscing About Right Stuf in Its Final Days
In August 2022, the online anime and manga store Right Stuf was sold to the massive anime streaming and licensing…
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Thumbs Up to the Fall Lineup: Ogiue Maniax Status Update for October 2023
The start of October means a new anime season, and there’s a lot of new shows I’m looking forward to.…
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Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights September 2023
This month, Kio Shimoku posted more Genshiken art, and we saw the opening of Genshiken pop-up shops across Japan! Yes,…
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Boy Meets Girl Meets Tick-Throw Spinning Piledriver: Hi Score Girl
I’m happy and grateful that the full Hi Score Girl manga series by Otoi Rekomaru is out in English. It’s…
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