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Checking Out Some Vocaloid Music
Vocaloids are an interesting thing. I only ever really knew about Hatsune Miku, I didn’t even know that there were many different ones. Kagamine is another name that…
Checking Out the Nagatoro Anime Adaptation
Nagatoro continues to be a hit sensation that is putting other romcom manga to shame. Today we're taking a look at its anime adaptation.
The Animatrix
By Andrew Osmond. Warner Brothers’ acquaintance with anime has twin foundations: a yellow rodent and a red pill. Warner Brothers’ handling of Pokémon and The Animatrix reflect the…
Checking out Holostars: Vanguard Debuts and Movin’ On
Over the past month, there have been a number of events for Holostars, the men’s side of hololive. While I don’t usually watch them often, I decided to…
Three Strikes, You're Out
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
Summer Time Render #10 — Checking Out the Gift Shop
Is there any security at this evil shrine at all? Impressions: A very dull and uneventful episode, which feels like a strange thing to say about Team Scooby…
Twilight Out of Focus Volumes 1-4 Manga Review
Twilight Out of Focus treats difficult subjects with respect and doesn’t lean into melodrama unless its in service of the plot, while the characters read like believable high…
Call of the Night, Episode Three: A Lot Came Out
Taking a vampire to your local four in the morning restaurant breakfast scene.
The Animatrix: A Retrospective | KYOTO VIDEO
2003: The Year of the Matrix. As part of a hype cycle mean to promote the two sequels to the 1999 blockbuster that year, the Wachowski Sisters released…
Getting SCOLDED for My BAD Anime Takes // Checking-out the Fall Anime Season 2022
Let's find out how good were my anime predictions last season and figure out what to watch during Fall Anime Season 2022! Donate on stream: https://www.donationalerts.com/r/danonmecha Support me on Boosty:…
Just Checking In – I’m Still Here
So, after vanishing for over two weeks and falling even further behind on my summer 2023 episode reviews, I wanted to make a quick post just to check…
Evidence #24: A-ni-me: The Berkeley Journal of Japanese Animation (Vol.1, Issue.1, 1990)
Download File HERE!! (Total Size: 158 mb) Well, now that Animazement has come and gone, I do have a gem that I…
Three Days of Headaches
Uuuugh. Ive had a headache for three days now. It seems like just when I think its about to go away, bright sunlight right in my eye causes…
Anime and Fanfiction-Monthly Update checking in!
Hey guys and gals and nonbinary pals! I know I haven’t been active on this blog in quite some time so I thought it was time to check…
The Review Heap: 2020 Directions (Checking In)
I’d planned something to mark the 1st year of The Review Heap but June hasn’t felt like time for much in the way of a celebration, so I’ve…
Checking on the Changes at Barnes & Noble
Like many of you, my in-store shopping has been limited between store closings, stay-at-home orders, and general caution due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But while a lot of…
Heroes of Animation: Manga
Last month I was interviewed for an episode of HuHa 2 's "Heroes of Animation" series, which was dedicated to anime and manga. Apparently I'...
Out of Gas
You've probably noticed that Orphan's releases this year lean heavily towards re-releases of past projects or of previously fansubbed material. Basically, the group is out of gas; our…
Nijuushi no Hitomi, Sakyo Komatsu's Animation Theater, Ambassador Magma, Fighting Beauty Wulong, Maps
Out of Frame
From a one minute conversation with a stranger, just how much can you tell from his/her words? In contrast, from a ten year friendship with your best mate,…
Three Days of Happiness Review
TheOASG reviews Three Days of Happiness, where one man finds out how much his life's worth, and decides selling it is the best thing to do.
The Power of Three: Sankarea
The premise of “The Power of Three” series of posts is that we’re going to be looking at some kind of three-way relationship to see how it works.…
The Power of Three: Penguindrum
Penguindrum is one of those thing, like Wonder Egg Priority, that people have been recommending to me, like, forever. Really. Seriously. For ever. A Certain Retailer had two…
Three
So, I haven’t been able to come up with titles for these posts and I didn’t want to ramble – but I kept thinking one post wasn’t enough,…
The Power of Three: Flowers of Evil
While I was waiting for the Flowers of Evil manga to go on sale I picked up the anime to tide me over, and BOY, was I glad…
The animation of Char’s Counterattack
When asked what was the biggest anime event of the year 1988, most people would surely answer Akira. Ghibli fans may note Grave of the Fireflies or My…
The Cult of Key Animation?
On things and people overlooked.
The Best Animation of 2017
In nearly the exact same mold as Sakugablog, and just as I did last year, I’ll be once again running through my favorite productions this year. My only…
The talents of French Animation
Japanese animation holds a special place in the world scene and among fandoms for its diversity and championing of 2D animation techniques.
Books: History of Chinese Animation
By Jonathan Clements. Released as part of a Routledge series of translations of Chinese scholarship, Sun Lijun’s two-volume History of Chinese Animation is the largest work yet published…
The Best Animation of 2016
Inspired by the fantastic folks over at Sakugablog, I decided to create my own list of sakuga shows/episodes/moments that I absolutely loved this year. It was a stellar…
The Objective Power Of Animation
Animation is a powerful medium, but one that is often overlooked largely by hollywood and the broader world. Well, I think theres a good chance that may not…
The Hungarian School of Animation
'Folk motives into fine art symbols.'
Pick of the Week: Surprise Extra Volumes
MICHELLE: Since I cannot decide between an epilogue volume of My Love Story!! and the debut of A Star Brighter Than The Sun, this week I will award…
Pick of the Week: Long Awaited Volumes
KATE: Holy smokes--a new volume of Versailles of the Dead?! In 2023?! I reviewed the first volume in 2018. File this under Better Late Than Never, I guess.…
Magus of the Library Volumes 1-5
In this episode I go into more detail and some spoilers on why I really enjoyed Magus of the library. Sometimes we come across a series at the…
Seasonal First Impressions: Checking in to the APOCALYPSE HOTEL
Beyond the end of the world, with humanity long gone, a small group of robots do all they can to preserve one last oasis of hospitality. Is their…
Manga Talk: A Journal Of My Father
I talk about Jiro Taniguchi story A Journal Of My Father. Its a story of Yoichi journey back to his hometown after over a decade to attend his…
Ep. 22: A Journal of My Father
The Mangasplaining crew cover A Journal of My Father by Jiro Taniguchi. A very heartfelt and emotional book!
Growing out of anime
as I rapidly approach my 30s, a phenomenon I have noticed is that many peers and friends have begun to worry about growing out of anime.
Animating Out of Spite
Plus: global animation news and retro ads.
Twilight Out of Focus
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Three Mini-Reviews of Cartoon Films
Sometime in the last few weeks, I decided to create a Letterboxd list of all the feature-length films I’ve seen so far in the year of arlord 2025,…
The Three Legends of Lake Biwa
These three stories combine to create a single legend. I kept the original 1918 spellings and grammar. I find them charming and interesting examples of how language can…
The Power of Three: Tokyo Godfathers
The late Satoshi Kon was famous for playing sleight-of-hand with his characters. They were always existing at two or three different levels of reality or slipping around in…
The Three Legends of Lake Biwa
These three stories combine to create a single legend. I kept the original 1918 spellings and grammar. I find them charming and interesting examples of how language can…
The Power of Three: Princess Jellyfish
I briefly ran out of reading material … no, that’s not quite right. You all know it’s been a rugged time for a lot of us and I…