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Anime Like Magical Destroyers

Magical Destroyers is about as underground and underrated as the otaku forces it portrays. While not the strongest story, it is a fun romp for those that have

Recommend Me Anime

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Magical Destroyers Review — F

Do y’all remember Rumble Garanndoll? It’s like that but much worse.

Draggle's Anime Blog

The (Frustrating) Show about Passion and Mechas – Rumble Garanndoll Spoiler Review

They say the past is a different country, with an outdated military and huge oil reserves (okay, only Randall Munroe says that last part) but usually that’s not…

Harper Anime Reviews

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Rumble Garanndoll – Sometimes Too Much is Not Enough

Rumble Garanndoll would have been great if it didn't have commitment issues. The series refuses to go all out parody but won't be a serious drama either!

I drink and watch anime

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~SPOILER FREE~ SUMMARIZING THE YEAR! 2021

2021. What a year, huh? I was injured for most of it, especially during the early months, so I watched a lot more anime than usual. Went back…

Please, no hate.

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The Best Less-Watched Anime of Fall 2021 Season

These are the best things less people are watching or talking about from the past season. I quite liked the season. It was very mecha. I don't know why…

Miracleもも

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Rumble Garanndoll Review — C+

Mecha pilots try to save their culture from attack by alternate world imperial Japan.

Draggle's Anime Blog

Animecast: Fall 2021 Anime Season Review Part 2

With the wrap up of the Fall 2021 Anime Season, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to give their reviews of 14 amazing titles for…

Otaku Spirit

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~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: FALL 2021

Huh… We got a pretty good season this time. It’s been a long while since I’ve watched so many shows in a single season, and miraculously I came…

Please, no hate.

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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Fall 2021 Anime Season Week 13

AMAIM Warrior At The Border Episode 13 (Cour Finale) Read the collab episode review with Irina here: Link Rumble Garanndoll Episode 12 (Finale) Well, this was a fantastic…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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The Frontline Report [1/3/22]

This week: we finish up the 2021 stragglers Rumble Garanndoll and Mieruko-chan

The Magic Planet

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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Fall 2021 Anime Season Week 12

AMAIM Warrior At The Border Episode 12 Read the collab episode review with Irina here: Link Rumble Garanndoll Episode 11 This episode was obviously some slow build up…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Fall 2021 Anime Season Week 11

AMAIM Warrior At The Border Episode 11 Read the collab episode review with Irina here: Link Rumble Garanndoll Episode 10 This was a pretty good set up for…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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The Frontline Report [12/13/21]

This week: the long-awaited(?) return of Komi Can’t Communicate and Rumble Garanndoll

The Magic Planet

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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Fall 2021 Anime Season Week 10

AMAIM Warrior At The Border Episode 10 Read the collab episode review with Irina here: Link Rumble Garanndoll Episode 9 I don’t think there will be a time…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Fall 2021 Anime Season Week 9

AMAIM Warrior At The Border Episode 9 Read the collab episode review with Irina here: Link Rumble Garanndoll Episode 8 Finally, good representation of video game beam spamming…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Fall 2021 Anime Season Week 8

AMAIM Warrior At The Border Episode 8 Read the collab episode review with Irina here: Link Rumble Garanndoll Episode 7 That was a completely expected and yet unexpected…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Rumble Garanndoll

Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Original Episode Summary: The military government rules over Japan with an iron fist. The one place allowed a bit of freedom is Kabukicho,…

Season 1 Episode 1

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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Fall 2021 Anime Season Week 7

AMAIM Warrior At The Border Episode 7 Read the collab episode review with Irina here: Link Rumble Garanndoll Episode 6 Well, that was the most harem episode of…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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Kaiseki Anime Ep. 87 — Giant Robots

This week we discuss AMAIM: Warrior at the Borderline and Rumble Garanndoll. Let us know what you think, or what shows you’d like to see us cover next!…

Draggle's Anime Blog

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Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 87 – AMAIM & RUMBLE GARANNDOLL

00:00 Intro 01:11 AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline 13:17 RUMBLE GARANNDOLL 22:55 Outro You can find Kaiseki Anime Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play. Subscribe to…

Anime B&B

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Being True to Yourself with Rumble Garanndoll (Fall 2021 Anime)

There are a large amount of shows this season that are being under watched, ignored, or being genuinely forgotten. I mean, that is the fault of having so…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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The Frontline Report [11/15/21]

This week: Mieruko-chan picks up steam and Rumble Garanndoll gets political. Yes, really.

The Magic Planet

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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Fall 2021 Anime Season Week 6

AMAIM Warrior At The Border Episode 6 Read the collab episode review with Irina here: Link Rumble Garanndoll Episode 5 Even with Rin awake, it’s still time for…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Fall 2021 Anime Season Week 5

AMAIM Warrior At The Border Episode 5 Read the collab episode review with Irina here: Link Rumble Garanndoll Episode 4 Garanndoll is a harem show that I’m amazed…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

Animecast: Fall 2021 Anime Season First Impressions

After getting fully invested in the Fall 2021 Anime Season, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to dive into 39 titles of the season. Listen…

Otaku Spirit

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Animecast: Fall 2021 Anime Season First Impressions

After getting fully invested in the Fall 2021 Anime Season, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to dive into 39 titles of the season. Listen…

Otaku Spirit

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Seasonal Sampler Fall 2021: Ranking of Kings, The Heike Story, Sakugan, & More

Evan and Ink recap they shows they watched from the summer season — Sonny Boy, Kageki Shoujo!!, The Duke of Death and His Maid, and Yamishibai. Then it’s time…

Ani-Gamers

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Weekly Seasonal Watches: Fall 2021 Anime Season Week 4

AMAIM Warrior At The Border Episode 4 Read the collab episode review with Irina here: Link Rumble Garanndoll Episode 3 This episode was pretty great! Very well executed…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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The Frontline Report [10/31/21]

This week; things get komplicated in Komi Can’t Communicate. Plus: does Rumble Garanndoll know what it’s doing?

The Magic Planet

Episode 724: Fall 2021 Previews #2

This week on Anime Pulse we got people complaining about the obvious, our favorite weapons in anime, and blue robots. Up first Andrew regales us with his time…

Anime Pulse

Rumble Garanndoll #03 — Dive Therapy

  I guess at least it wasn't a flashback machine. Impressions: Not as awful as the second episode, but I get the sense that this is the best that the…

Tenka Seiha

Fall 2021 Schedule

Sunday Digimon Ghost Game 09:00 Fuji TV (10/03) Mieruko-chan 22:00 AT-X (10/03) Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru 22:00 TOKYO MX (10/03) Tesla Note 23:00 TOKYO MX (10/03) Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku Hen 23:15 Fuji TV (10/10) Mushoku Tensei:…

Random Curiosity

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Fall 2021 Anime First Impressions Part 4 – Rumble Garanndoll, Ranking of Kings, and final rankings

It’s a good season of anime! It’s weird how much a single bad season can make me think “boy maybe finally now, at the age of 31, after…

Day with the Cart Driver

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2021 Fall Premiere Digest

This fall brings passion projects by big-name creators, long-awaited adaptations, and some unexpected surprises!

Anime Feminist

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The Frontline Report [10/14/21]

This week on the Frontline Report: thoughts on Heike Monogatari, Rumble Garanndoll, Platinum End, and more.

The Magic Planet

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Autumn 2021 First Impressions #3

Here’s the last First Impressions post for this season! Obviously I didn’t get to watch every show that premiered, but like every season I cut out a few…

Moeronpan

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New Fall 2021 #3

He’s talking about his previous, miserable life. Saihate no Paladin is an isekai story where the despondent adult is awakened as a baby and is being raised by…

Too Old for Anime

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Fall 2021 First Impressions: Ousama Ranking, Gyakuten Sekai no Denchi Shoujo, Deep Insanity: The Lost Child

Ousama Ranking Short Synopsis: Studio Wit’s The Little Prince. Armitage: Recently, Studio Wit made public the accounts of their financial struggles that came both as a surprise and…

Star Crossed Anime

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First Impression: Rumble Garanndoll

Akihabara is in flames as giant police dog mechas bear down on panicking people. Suddenly, a metal fist pummels a mecha dog just as it’s about to crush…

Beneath the Tangles

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Fall 2021 Anime Premiere Reviews – Day 11

Over on Anime News Network, as part of "The Fall 2021 Preview Guide," I've reviewed the first episode of Rumble Garanndoll. If you're interested, give it a read!

Biggest In Japan

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Seasonal First Impressions: Let’s Get Ready to RUMBLE GARANNDOLL

Rumble Garanndoll is more than just a pile of references to other anime, but how MUCH more? Find out here.

The Magic Planet

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RUMBLE GARANNDOLL – Episode 1

It’s a by-the-numbers mish-mash of heavy-handed homages that also has cute mini-mecha designs and a fair bit of heart. It sits squarely in the subgenre of “rah rah…

Anime Feminist

Rumble Garanndoll #01 — Be Obnoxious To Win

  One show with a chibi mecha pet was enough, thank you very much. I don't know how we got "Rumble Garanndoll" from "Opposite World Battery Girls," but…

Tenka Seiha

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Fall 2021 Anime Preview

The leaves are falling, the heat is ceasing, and the smell of PSLs are in the air…well, maybe none of those are quite true for you yet, depending…

Beneath the Tangles

Animecast: Fall 2021 Anime Season Preview

With Fall 2021 Anime Season just around the corner, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to give their rundown on the up coming titles for…

Otaku Spirit

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Animecast: Fall 2021 Anime Season Preview

With Fall 2021 Anime Season just around the corner, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to give their rundown on the up coming titles for…

Otaku Spirit