Anime
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What Is The Magic Realism Genre? – Immortallium's Blog
You may look at the title of this article and scratch your head in confusion. Magic Realism? Surely that’s a…
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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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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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An Overview Of The Black Jack Franchise – Immortallium's Blog
Osamu Tezuka’s massive body of work is sometimes overshadowed by the success of Astro Boy, to the point where I’m…
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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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An Overview Of The Blood Franchise – Immortallium's Blog
When you think of franchises from Japan, you probably think of Dragon Ball, Godzilla, Pokémon etc. but I doubt many…
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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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The History Of Vampires In Japanese Media – Immortallium's Blog
Anyone who’s familiar with anime, manga, video games or many other forms of Japanese media will know that vampires are…
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Several Anime And Manga That Were Cancelled – Immortallium's Blog
I’ve spoken before about manga seeing their English releases cancelled but it’s quite different when a series, anime or manga,…
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