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Halloween Means Precure!
I’ve come to realize that my favorite Halloween-themed episodes in anime come from the Precure franchise. This might be because it runs all year long (thus making holiday celebrations a common part of...
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Love Live! Sunshine!! and the Complexities of Anime Tourism
Love Live! Sunshine!! Real Escape Game in Numazu Love Live! Sunshine!! is a media-mix property whose purpose, apart from pushing its stars and profiting from a match of anime fandom and idol fandom, is...
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The World is My Canvas, and Competition is my Art: Splatoon 2 Thoughts
The video game that has most occupied my attention lately is Splatoon 2. This comes as no personal surprise, seeing as I loved the hell out of the first one. The gameplay is mostly similar to its...
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[New York Comic Con 2017] Mashima Hiro Panel Thoughts
New York Comic Con 2017’s biggest manga and anime guest was, without a doubt, Mashima Hiro. Mashima came to NYCC after concluding his most famous series, the hit shounen manga Fairy Tail, and he sat...
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The Fujoshi Files 174: Mejiro Juon
Name: Mejiro, Juon (目白樹音) Alias: N/A Relationship Status: Single Origin: Princess Jellyfish Information: A popular yaoi manga author, Mejiro Juon lives in Amamimizukan, a girls-only shared home...
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Chouchou and Body Confidence in Boruto
I’ve been enjoying Boruto: Naruto Next Generations quite a bit, even to my own surprise. The series is quite different from Naruto, akin to how the transition from Avatar: The Last Airbender to...
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Why the Term “Toxic Masculinity” is a Double-Edged Sword
“Toxic masculinity” is an extremely useful term. It describes a recurring problem with men and boys, which is that the societal pressure to appear and act “manly” can often harm not just others, but...
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[APT507] Doremi’s Unexpected Successor: Why You Should Watch Little Witch...
It’s likely you already know and love Little Witch Academia, but I went and wrote a post over at Apartment 507 about the positive similarities between it and Ojamajo Doremi. Check it out! Save
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The Precarious Balance of Tradition and Progress: Sakura Quest
For years, the raison d’etre of the anime studio P.A. Works appeared to be creating intetesting settings as a pretense to showcase cute female characters. Whether it was True Tears, Hanasaku Iroha,...
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Changin’ My Life: Ogiue Maniax Status Update for October 2017
October is going to be a special month for me from this point forward. That’s because something big has happened, something I once thought impossible: I got married. Seriously. I won’t go into too...
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“Every Game Has to Be Entertaining”
I’m happy to live in a time where large numbers of people can watch competitive video game competitions. I love that fans can appreciate the skill, effort, and thought that is present in both the games...
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Gattai Girls 7: Shinkon Gattai Godannar and Aoi Anna
Introduction: “Gattai Girls” is a series of posts dedicated to looking at giant robot anime featuring prominent female characters due to their relative rarity within that genre. Here, “prominent” is...
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The Fujoshi Files 173: Kashiwagi Nao
Name: Kashiwagi, Nao (柏木奈緒) Alias: N/A Relationship Status: Single Origin: Your Lie in April Information: A good friend of middle school softball player Sawabe Tsubaki’s, Kashiwagi Nao provides...
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Otakon 2017 Interview: Tomoki Kyoda (EUREKA SEVEN)
At Otakon 2017, I had the opportunity to interview Tomoki Kyoda—director of one of my favorite anime series ever, Eureka Seven. He was at the convention to promote the world premiere of the film...
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My Favorite Light Novel Anime
Light novel anime adaptations get something of a bad rap, but there are plenty of gems in that sea. If I were to list all of the light novel anime I thought were good, I’d have a pretty hefty list—big...
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Return to Genshiken: Volume 5 – Pride and Fujo Justice
Volume 5 holds a very special place in my heart—it was my first ever manga purchase when I studied in Japan, and my first real exposure to the character of Ogiue. As such, it’s one of the volumes of...
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[APT507] School Idols vs. Pro Idols: The Hints of Sobering Reality in Love Live!
Something that’s stuck with me for a long time is the distinction that Love Live! makes between idols and school idols. I find that it hints at the harshness of the idol industry, though in a very,...
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A Belated Samurai Jack Season 5 Review
It’s been a long journey for fans of Samurai Jack. A cartoon that’s always been notable for its visual creativity, the original series ended abruptly, leaving viewers without any sort of resolution to...
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Tomino Yoshiyuki’s “Big Picture”: Why the Gundam Creator Can Be So Hit or Miss
Director Tomino Yoshiyuki is a perplexing figure in the anime industry. He’s the creator of Gundam, which makes him a legend to a certain type and generation of anime fan. He’s been described as...
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The Fujoshi Files 172: Fujo Wife
Name: N/A Alias: N/A Relationship Status: Married Origin: Happy Fujoshi: Oku-sama wa Fujo Information: The wife of a manga artist, she frequently watches children’s shows along with her daughter—only...
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