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Shakunetsu Kabaddi – 08
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Shakunetsu Kabaddi – 11
"Read the manga" is fine for what it is, but it has limits. Read more
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First Impression: Shakunetsu Kabaddi
After an opening full of flames, darkness and jumps, we meet Tatsuya Yoigoshi, a white-haired, red-eyed, muscular student with a dangerous vibe who happens to hate sports. Once…
Second Impressions Digest – Shakunetsu Kabaddi, Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-, Shaman King 2021
Decaf Fukuyama-san, decaf. Read more
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Greetings everyone! Glad you accepted your first mission to read this week’s hot takes. I’m greatly enjoying this season and the series I’m keeping up with always bring…
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Bakuten!! – 03
Uchiyama Kouki must have had his do not disturb on. Read more
Weekly Digest 8/13/21 – Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru, Shadows House 2nd Season
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Weekly Digest 1/25/24 – Metallic Rouge, Majo to Yajuu
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Weekly Digest 5/12/20 – Kitsutsuki Tanteidokoro, Fruits Basket 2nd Season
I'll say this for Kitsutsuki Tanteidokoro, though whether it's a compliment or not I don't know - it sure doesn't try very hard to ingratiate itself. Read more
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I seriously have no idea if literally anyone else in the English-speaking world is watching this series. Read more
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Things are already interesting even before Akito arrives to spoil everybody's fun, because it's with this core group of characters that the strength of Furuba lies. Read more
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I'm pretty much a captive audience here in the almost literal sense. Read more
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First Impressions – Bakuten!!
It's very clear what series this one is trying to piggyback on, right down to the two exclamation points. Read more
Second Impressions – Bakuten!!
I must confess I've seen few second episodes that did less to change my impression about a series. Read more
First Impressions: Bakuten!
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Weekly Digest 1/29/24 – Yubisaki to Renren, Meiji Gekken 1874
For some reason I can’t necessarily put my finger on, I found this episode of Yubisaki to Renren a bit more engaging than the first three.
Doctorkev’s Anime Review Digest: 5
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First Impression: Bakuten!! (Backflip!!)
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Bakuten!! #03 – Production Notes
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Weekly Digest 5/1/23 – My Home Hero, Kimetsu no Yaiba Katanakaji no Sato-hen, Ao no Orchestra
Comparing visuals, this is not the slam-dunk you'd think it would be. Read more
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Weekly Review — Plunderer Episode 21
My review of the twenty-first episode of Plunderer is up over on Anime News Network.
NORA’S WEEKLY ANIME DIGEST — WINTER 2022, WEEK 11
Greetings! Another week, another set of hot takes, fresh out of the oven. This week’s episodes sent me on quite a roller coaster of emotions; I felt nostalgic,…
NORA’S WEEKLY ANIME DIGEST — WINTER 2022, WEEK 8
Hello friends! Not to dampen the mood right from the first paragraph, but I haven’t been my best these days. I didn’t even have the energy to watch…
NORA’S WEEKLY ANIME DIGEST — WINTER 2022, WEEK 10
*in Morgan Freeman voice* So we meet again. Hope everyone’s doing well. This week, apart from the weekly series, I finally started watching Part 2 of Attack on Titan’s…
NORA’S WEEKLY ANIME DIGEST — WINTER 2022, WEEK 2
Greetings! This week was rather weak when it came to anime watching or manga reading because, as I mentioned before, I was away from home. I came back…
NORA’S WEEKLY ANIME DIGEST — WINTER 2022, WEEK 6
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This week I had somewhat limited time and attention span to focus on the weekly episodes. And as if the last week’s blunders weren’t enough, I watched the…
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Hi everyone! Hope your first half of the week passed by without a hitch and the seasonal anime you’re keeping up with is making you happy. Nothing too…
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NORA’S WEEKLY ANIME DIGEST — WINTER 2022, WEEK 4
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