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Wataoshi 08 – The chimera in the closet.
Matt the commoner is in quite the serious state after the incident from the end of the previous episode. Rae and friends are here to listen to his…
Million Live Theater Days Closet, Round 2
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Sua knew he was gay from the moment he saw his first love: Jung, an idol at the same agency Sua was training in. It’s enough of an…
Sweet Release! Water Closet: The Forbidden Chamber: Remastered: Deluxe Edition now available!
JAST USA rereleases Water Closet: The Forbidden Chamber remastered! Now it's in HD and fully voiced, ready to piss everyone again!
Drift off down the dream pop Ramune River from Plastic Girl in Closet.
Whether it’s dream pop or shoegaze or somewhere in between, listening to songs along that spectrum makes me feel like I’ve been transported into some ethereal parallel dimension.…
I had to get violently high to understand Milk Closet (and I still don’t get it)
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2020 the Anime: Japan Sinks-2020
Greetings, fabulous people of the Internet! Hanime on Anime here, and some part of me wants to remember 2020 before moving on with the new year. And what…
Summer 2020.
I’m a little late posting this, considering how Fire Force has already aired its first episode for season 2 and then there was also postponed shows to consider…
Spring 2020.
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2020 Retrospective
A rubbish year for most, but a pretty decent year for manga. 2020 Recommendations - 5:00 Act-Age - 6:13 Mob Psycho 100 - 7:21 Zatch Bell! - 9:41 BEASTARS - 9:59 Blue Flag -…
Bleach, Chainsaw Man, Code:Breaker, Mieruko-chan, Mob Psycho 100
Farewell, 2020…
I’m just gonna make a quick post about my next plans as 2020 is gonna end soon, specifically the anime shows that I’ve picked up for Winter. While…
Goedam (2020)
A horror anthology based around Korean urban legends and horror stories, Goedam tackles these subjects with bite sized (generally 8-15 minutes) episodes that don’t give much in the…
Status 2020
Current status: Makoto-chan the movie. In QC.Rail of the Stars. In QC. Sweet Spot. In RC. Saiyuuki 1960 HD. In RC.Bocchan. In editing.There's still plenty of backlog. Stalled at…
Makoto-chan, Adesugata Mahou no Sannin Musume, Ambassador Magma, Bakumatsu no Spasibo, Fighting Beauty Wulong
Fall 2020.
Fall 2020 Anime Lineup I look forward to.
Gate, Ikebukuro West Gate Park, Noblesse, To Your Eternity, Akudama Drive
Seasonal First Impressions: From The Closet With Love – Socially Anxious and Slinging a Six-String in BOCCHI THE ROCK!
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*Guest Post* 2020 the Anime: Japan Sinks-2020
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12 Days 2020, Day 6: Short Awards 2020
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BanG Dream!, BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!, BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!☆PICO, Eagle Talon, Grand Blue Dreaming
Update Quest 2020
For the next month or maybe more, I want to go back to my old reviews and expand/update/add things to them. Mostly, that will be pictures I think…
Spring 2020 3
Houkago Teibou Nisshi further expands what a CGDCT show can do. Last year it was Yuru Camp and camping, this time it’s fishing. We start with a girl…
VTubias: MomoConline 2020
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Talking about 2020
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Winter 2020 Preview!
As the decade comes to a close---a statement I lead with primarily to annoy the pedants among us, who will insist that the decade actually ends on Dec…
#LoveYourBacklog Week, 2020
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Spring 2020 Roundup.
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Tsugumomo, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Tower of God, Gleipnir, Great Pretender
Summer 2020 Preview!
Summer is usually a hot season for anime (ha ha ha), and this season is no different. There are some big names on them thar lists. What's different…
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax!, Great Pretender, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2
2020 Anime Retrospective
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A Magical 2020
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A Whisker Away, D-Frag!, Dimension W, I've Always Liked You, Cardcaptor Sakura the Movie 2: The Sealed Card
On Summer 2020
“To be blunt, the anime lineup for Summer 2020 looks utterly dire.”
Foresight is 2020
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2020 In Review
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Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells, Senya Ichiya Monogatari, TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You, Amatsuki, Great Pretender
Review: Mammoth (2020)
Mammoth 会考试的猛犸象 China, 2020, colour, 2.35:1, 105 mins. Director: Wang Nianyi 王念一. Rating: 6/10. Drama centred on a high-school dreamer and the people in his orbit is strikingly…
Summer 2020 Schedule
Sunday Digimon Adventure: 09:00 Fuji TV (06/28) …
Digimon Adventure:, Sword Art Online: Alicization, A Certain Scientific Railgun T, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, APPARE-RANMAN!
Fall 2020 Preview!
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Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, Noblesse, Warlords of Sigrdrifa, Attack on Titan, Strike Witches
Christmas Special 2020
Hello everyone, It looks like the holiday season is finally upon us. John and Jason close 2020 with their very own Heroic Purgatory Christmas Special, discussing their favorite Holiday-themed movies,…
Anime Awards 2020
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DECA-DENCE, Great Pretender, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Sword Art Online, Talentless Nana
Japan Sinks: 2020
Japan Sinks: 2020 is a disaster survival series more akin to B-movies like Sharknado than the realistic drama it tries to be.
Summer 2020 Roundup.
A comprehensive list of where I am with the Summer 2020 lineup. These are either still ongoing in my watch-list, on hold or I just haven’t gotten around…
Fire Force, GIBIATE, Ninja Collection, The God of High School
2020 Anime List
Well 2020 was interesting… Podcast on hiatus… Covid-19 running amuck… However I did manage to watch some anime most of which I liked… I leave you my list…
Sunday Retrospective (2020)
Greetings all! It's hard to believe that we've made it through another year (all things considered) but here we are on the final blog entr...
Urusei Yatsura, Alice in Borderland, Maison Ikkoku, MAJOR 2nd, Needless
Winter 2020 Roundup.
A Destructive God Sits Next to Me. Status: Complete (12 episodes) Streaming Service: Crunchyroll A Destructive God Sits Next to Me or Boku no Tonari ni Ankoku Hakaishin…
Darwin's Game, Infinite Dendrogram, Somali and the Forest Spirit, A Destructive God Sits Next to Me
CP Day 2020
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August 2020 Roundup
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2020 Anime Retrospective
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