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An ode to caramelldansen
Old MemoRies Before the days of apartment raves, hearing the muffled nightcore-inspired mix through your walls, or even the Doomer remixes, the internet was a different place. Some…
An ode to clusterpunk
Clusterpunk was ahead of its time. Only a few years later and one could expressionlessly drop it alongside the handful of over micro-genres of internet fashion without so…
An Ode to Haikyuu
When this post makes an appearance, it will appear slightly less than two weeks after the manga form of Haikyuu came to an end. While I am not…
An Ode to ‘X’
What started in in May of 1992, has born a legacy now 30 years strong, A story that weaves together three friends, that is sure to lead to…
An ode to the otaku room
The otaku room is a nothing more than a microcosm of the otaku identity. A private stand-alone simulation created solely to nurture one’s indulgent hobbies. This is an…
To Every You I’ve Loved Before & To Me, the One Who Loved You
By Yomoji Otono. Released in Japan as “Boku ga Aishita Subete no Kimi e” and “Kimi o Aishita Hitori no Boku e” by Hayakawa Bunko JA. Released in…
To Every You I’ve Loved Before, Otherside Picnic, Your Name.
Anime Ode to the Olympics!
Warning: This is a Shameless Self Promotion Post! Sensitive readers may experience some irritation. At last the multi-week spectacular that is the Olympic games has wound down to…
An Ode to the Women of Anime, Manga, & Light Novels
Happy International Women’s Day, everyone! In honor of the day, we here at BtT are excited to celebrate some of our favorite women working in anime, manga, and…
The Heike Story, Urusei Yatsura, Ascendance of a Bookworm, Wandering Son, Boys Over Flowers
An Ode to My Hilarious Hater
Today I want to share with you guys my surprisingly positive experience with hate comments.
Discussing “The Lady Who Loved Insects”
The Lady Who Loved Insects is a charming short story set in the Heian period. The story follows a young noble woman who has intellectual interests, such as…
An ode to Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
Underscores of innocence and melancholy intertwined perfectly with distinctive stylized visuals helped create a sense of identity for Kimi ga Nozomu Eien. I’m not sure if it was…
Ode to Anime Studios – Lidenfilms
Another day, another anime studio based in Suginami…
Ode to Anime Studios – Gainax
Thanks to everyone who voted in that poll I ran. I’m not sure if you noticed the poll on the previous Ode post took precedence, but Gainax had…
Ode to Anime Studios – Trigger
This is the 2nd studio from the order that was decided by the readers.
When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace, Kiznaiver, Nichijou - My Ordinary Life, Ninja Slayer from Animation
Ode to the Nobodies
Today, we take an Ode to the Nobodies. The ones we never see, but who we'll always need. Great stories are built on deep characters, but those characters must…
Black Lagoon, Cowboy Bebop, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Ergo Proxy, From the New World
'The Man Who Planted Trees' Was an Impossible Task
Plus: animation news.
An Ode to Tsukihime | A Visual Novel Retrospective
Tsukihime was released 20 years ago. Since then, its been recognized as a ground-breaking and highly influential Visual Novel, often attributed for popularizing the genre by exposing it…
The Man Who Made 80s anime 80s!
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Ozen (made in abyss) was originally an old man...
Ozen, from Made in Abyss, was said be the author originally to be an old man. Ozen (Ozen the immovable, the immovable Lord) is a supporting character from Made…
Classroom of the Elite, Classroom of the Elite Season 2, Made in Abyss, Overlord, Overlord IV
Ode to Anime Studios: Studio Colorido
This studio’s a fairly young one, but it’s been making some waves lately.
Ode to Anime Studios – White Fox
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Ode to Anime Studios – Kinema Citrus
Another day, another anime studio based in Suginami…
Ode to Anime Directors – Shinji Takamatsu
I feel like doing the same thing over and over again for months on end is boring, so why not change things up in April, the month of…
Ode to Anime Studios – Science Saru
Eizouken is making waves this season, so it’s time to set our sights on this small studio backed by a big name. Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! gives…
Ode to Anime Studios – Brain’s Base
I’ve been worried about this one – I don’t really know their output too well and their overall “footprint” on their works is kind of vague…
Ode to Anime Studios – David Production
Well, I’ve seen a few things from this studio…but I don’t actually know much about them, aside from their reputation with the Jojo series.
Cells at Work!, Fire Force, Ensemble Stars!, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Ode to Anime Studios – Doga Kobo
Welp, we’re getting to the more questionable and obscure studios at this point… …I think most of the studios after this one are really controversial studios (Gonzo, A-1),…
Ode to Anime Studios – PA Works
Appare-Ranman knocked my socks off and this studio is busy with Kamisama ni Natta Hi this season anyway, so it’s a good time for a look-see…
An Ode to Carol – Tomo-chan Is a Girl!
Tomo-chan is a girl! is one of those romance anime I have had my eye on. I like it when the friendship aspect is important and it sure…
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[Review] Dance Dance Danseur – An Ode to First Loves
Dance Dance Danseur is a dramatic display of first loves of multiple types. The love of ballet. The love of family. The love of romance. The love of…
The Girl Who Carried an Entire Anime
The Apothecary Diaries is my favorite anime of 2024. 0:00 Intro 0:30 What World are we in? 3:21 Why we Love Maomao? 6:52 The Character Dynamics 11:33 The Perfect World-Building 14:18 My Favorite Episode 19:36…
Ode to Anime Studios – Silver Link/Connect
Found another weird situation where you can’t really separate one studio from the other…(
Behind The Scenes of For Losers Craving Love: An Ode to FLCL
Greetings, everyone. Yata here, coming at y’all with something a little different. I have recorded an album, and I would like to talk about it.An update like this…
Review: Ode to the Spring (2022)
Ode to the Spring 你是我的春天 China, 2022, colour, 2.35:1, 121 mins. Directors: Zhou Nan 周楠 (I), Zhang Chi 张弛 (II), Tian Yusheng 田羽生 (III), Dong Yue 董越 (IV),…
Episode 745, “An Old Man is Talking!” (with RogersBase & Henry Thurlow)
On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have Zach , Ed , Steve & Alex hosting for our recap of One Piece Chapter…
Episode 745, "An Old Man is Talking!" (with RogersBase & Henry Thurlow)
On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have Zach, Ed, Steve & Alex hosting for our recap of One Piece Chapter 1066, “The Will of Ohara”! This week we are joined by…
Episode 745, "An Old Man is Talking!" (with RogersBase & Henry Thurlow)
On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have Zach, Ed, Steve & Alex hosting for our recap of One Piece Chapter 1066, “The Will of Ohara”! This week we are joined by…
Dog Signal Episode 15 Review – The Old Man And The Old Dog
A very bittersweet and emotional story about two old beings.
A Romantic Comedy Etc #01 — An Ode to Being a Creep
Impressions: It's never a good thing when the supposed butt of all the jokes is the only even slightly likeable character in the show. He seems…
The Complicated Man Who Made 'Rudolph'
Plus: animation news and a Ghibli ad.
Old Man Reminisces with Cloud
Twenty-five years of fandom feels like entirely too long. That’s more than half my life. Yet, a quarter century later, MAHQ hits an anniversary that few nerd-ass websites…
Ode to Anime Studios – A-1 Pictures/Cloverworks
Well, here goes nothing… After the 12 Days was over (I finished writing mine on the 23rd), I had no idea what to write on…until I realised I…
The Pac-Man Who Sold the World
The pale yellow dot that gobbled the globe turned 42 this week.
Reflections of an old anime fan: On gatekeeping
For the last couple weeks I’ve been thinking about gatekeeping, inspired mostly be Irina’s post about why she doesn’t participate in it. Here’s the thing. There was a…
And so, an anime blogger who travels
It would be too soon to dismiss myself and pretend that 2021 never happened. And while I have clearly been away from even the smallest anime scenes, I…
Spy Classroom Short Story Collection: The Spy Teacher Who Loved Me
By Takemachi and Tomari. Released in Japan as “Spy Kyoushitsu” by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Nathaniel Thrasher. (As a warning,…
Episode 805, “An Ode To Power Scalers” (with Henry Thurlow + SGS #13)
On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have a double feature of insider perspectives. First, we have Toei Animation’s https://twitter.com/henry_thurlow on the show to take…
Anime & Manga Deals: Ode to 3DS/Wii U Edition
The 3DS and Wii U eShops will be closed as of March 27th. So that means you have just a short amount of time to hurry and buy…
Books: The Man Who Leapt Through Film
By Andrew Osmond. When you get aposh coffee-table art book in English on anime, it’s almost always about Miyazaki or Ghibli. So it’s great to report that The…