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Retrospect in Retrograde: Haja Taisei Dangaioh

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The Land of Obscusion: Home of the Obscure & Forgotten

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Retrospect in Retrograde: Hareluya II BØY

So this is a first for the blog: A Retrospect in Retrograde re-review for something that I did NOT initially review based mostly (if not so...

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Retrospect in Retrograde: Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

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Retrospect in Retrograde: Next Senki Ehrgeiz

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Retrospect in Retrograde: Shin Seiki Den Mars

Previously on the  Mars  45th Anniversary Retrospective : "Simply put, the  Mars  OVA went into production with all of the best intentions, ...

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Mars, Shin Seiki Den Mars

Retrospect in Retrograde: Beast Fighter: The Apocalypse

As mentioned in the previous review , Ken Ishikawa's apocalyptic sci-fi manga Majuu Sensen / The Demonic Beast Front  only managed to run fo...

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Beast Fighter: The Apocalypse

Retrospect in Retrograde: Clockwork Fighters: Hiwou's War

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Retrospect in Retrograde: Ring ni Kakero 1 (Anime)

OK, this whole thing has greatly exceeded even my own expectations, i.e. this is gonna be long, so strap yourselves in. Therefore, I'll just...

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Ring ni Kakero 1

Retrospect in Retrograde: The Fuma no Kojirou OVAs

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Double Taisei

What if Hideo Kojima made a manga about Shogi that was a mashup of Fight Club and Joker?  This episode we, and our guest Tim Batt from The…

Shonen Flop

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Idea, Joker

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Double Taisei

What if Hideo Kojima made a manga about Shogi that was a mashup of Fight Club and Joker?    This episode we, and our guest Tim Batt from…

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Idea, Joker

Double Taisei

A manga about a genius shogi player Tai with a split personality that changes into carefree Sei during night. When Tai suddenly disappears during during a shogi tournament,…

Manga Machinations

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Murder in Retrospect

detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,

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Case Closed

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2023 in retrospect: introduction

Hello strangers, acquaintances, and friends, and Happy New Year! You have found your way to the tenth iteration (holy cow) of what has become my favorite yearly nerd…

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2021 in retrospect: introduction

Happy New Year everyone! Welcome to what is hopefully something you’ve come to look forward to reading as much as I look forward to posting them — my…

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2020 in retrospect: introduction

Happy New Year dear readers! If there was any year that definitively does not need yet another postmortem written about it, 2020 was that year. Unfortunately I’ve gotten…

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2022 in retrospect: introduction

Hello everyone! Happy New Year! I hope your 2023 is off to a good enough start (I mean, we’re only 0.2% of the way through the year —…

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2024 in retrospect: introduction

Hello reader! Happy New Year! While I say that with the posture of hesitation that I’m sure a lot of you have as well (visually, it looks a…

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2025 in retrospect: introduction

Hello everyone, happy New Year and welcome to my blog! I’m going to make this intro post a bit briefer than normal, simply because I’m actually quite tired…

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Anime Audiolog 2013 In Retrospect

It’s that time of year again. Time to look back on the year, recognize greatness, mock the ridiculous, and acknowledge what made the previous year great for fans…

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First Thoughts on Double Taisei

What happens when Fight Club is your inspiration for a manga about shogi? In this episode of Shonen Flop Chib, David and Jordan give their first thoughts on…

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First Thoughts on Double Taisei

What happens when Fight Club is your inspiration for a manga about shogi? In this episode of Shonen Flop Chib, David and Jordan give their first thoughts on…

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Interview: BELLE Lead Composer Taisei Iwasaki

I love Belle so I jumped at the chance to talk with the film's lead composer Taisei Iwasaki. Read the full interview over at Anime News Network.

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BELLE

2024 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (30 – 21)

30. janken – Last Summer Whisper Anime: Yume Kara, SamenaiSong: “Last Summer Whisper” by Anri It’s entirely possible that I just wasn’t looking in the right places, bu…

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2020 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (20 – 11)

20. Tommy-Dawg – Journey to You Anime: A Place Further Than The Universe // K-ON!Song: “Free Spirits” by Khalid I discovered this video on the day that I…

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K-ON!

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2024 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (50 – 41)

Alright, let’s move into the Top 50! If you are just tuning in, I would strongly recommend taking some time to read through both the non-anime and Honorable…

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2024 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (10 – 1)

10. Squiped_Mew – United in Grief Anime: Puella Magi Madoka MagicaSong: “United in Grief” by Kendrick Lamar Sad videos don’t all hit the same. Some bowl you over…

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Puella Magi Madoka Magica

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2021 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (ineligible videos)

Hello everybody! As we prepare to take a look at some of the best AMVs that 2021 had to offer, I want to start as I normally do…

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2024 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (20 – 11)

20. pack – Rylee & I. Anime: Sing “Yesterday” For Me Song: “Rylee & I” by Mk.gee The song’s minimalist approach — bare electric guitar strums, reverb-heavy vocals,…

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2020 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (ineligible videos)

We start this year’s AMV retrospective with a handful of ineligible videos. These are videos that, for various reasons, I couldn’t justify including for consideration on my actual…

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2023 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (10 – 1)

10. Karmelin – DOUBLE DUTY Anime: Patlabor 2: The Movie Song: “DOUBLE DUTY” by Karmelin Nothing much happens in this video. If you discern any kind of drama…

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2023 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (30 – 21)

30. Leafa – Jadeite Anime: Various Song: “Lost (feat. Chelsea Jade)” by Jai Wolf Jadeite is a video that I could easily criticize for being too trite, for…

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2024 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (honorable mentions)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my annual countdown of my favorite AMVs from the last 12 months! In today’s and the next five days’ posts, we’re going to…

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2022 in retrospect: top 30 amvs (honorable mentions)

Hello everybody, and welcome to my yearly look back at my favorite AMVs of the past 12 months! Normally I would take this opportunity to talk a little…

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2020 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (40 – 31)

40. Apus – Made Anime: VariousSong: “Made” by Dub FX One of the challenges of working with multiple anime in an AMV is figuring out a way to…

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2021 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (50 – 41)

Just a quick reminder to those who may have skipped or skimmed the Honorable Mentions post that these are my favorite AMVs of the year, no one else’s,…

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2021 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (40 – 31)

40. TnAdct1 – Chasing the Dragon Anime: Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid // Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid SSong: “There She Goes” by Sixpence None The Richer Raise your han…

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2020 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (30 – 21)

30. VideoBeats – 6 AM Anime: VariousSong: “Alarm Clock” by Feed Me Taking viewers through the doldrums of an ordinary day as shown through the eyes of multiple…

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2020 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (50 – 41)

Real quick, before we get stated with the Top 50, in case you skipped the Honorable Mentions post, I just want to reiterate that the videos listed and…

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2022 in retrospect: top 30 amvs (20 – 11)

20. Edit Station – Untitled Rush Anime: Various Song: “Untitled” by ev.exi No, this AMV is not the kind of thing I can indulge in too often —…

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2021 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (20 – 11)

20. Kireblue – Into the Madness Anime: Soul Eater Song: “Dive Into the Madness (Little Nightmares Rap)” by Dan Bull If katranat’s video Reset the System, featured earlier…

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Soul Eater

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2022 in retrospect: top 30 amvs (30 – 21)

Today starts the ranked countdown of my 30 favorite AMVs from 2022. As a reminder, this post and the following two (which will be posted over the next…

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2021 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (30 – 21)

30. UnluckyArtist – Starlighter Anime: Urusei Yatsura Song: “Levitating” by Dua Lipa If the title of this video is ringing a distant bell, that’s probably because you’…

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Urusei Yatsura

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2024 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (40 – 31)

40. ElFamosoDemon – Golden Hour Anime: Spriggan Song: “Golden Hour” by Bonus Points The fun of being an ElFamosoDemon fan is getting to experience bipolar mashups like this.…

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Spriggan

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2023 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (20 – 11)

20. dylann – things I have written down Anime: Various Song: Various CW: Flashes, glitch & color effects Sometimes, I struggle to accept the fact that there is…

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2023 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (40 – 31)

40. Lux – Tokyo Anime: Oniichan wa Oshimai! Song: “Tokyo” by Leat’eq For some of you, this AMV may demonstrate how thin the line can be between “cute”…

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2023 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (honorable mentions)

Hello everyone! Since this is right at the top of the post and you’re more likely to actually read these words than the wall of text this will…

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2022 in retrospect: top 30 amvs (10 – 1)

10. SilkAMV – T.A.P.P. Anime: Magical Witch Punie-chan Song: “LORD” by Smokey Robotic Look, people, what do you want from me? A three-paragraph commentary breaking down how an…

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2025 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (ineligible videos)

Hello, and welcome (finally) to the start of my annual look back at the best AMVs from the previous year! Well, I guess technically that starts tomorrow –…

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2025 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (50 – 41)

Here begins my ranked list – I will be posting 10 videos per day for the next five days, ending on my favorite AMV of the year. In…

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2025 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (honorable mentions)

Hello AMV fans, and thank you for your patience – welcome to this year’s countdown of my favorite AMVs from 2025! Before I go any further, I really…

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