One of the things I’m most proud of is my Yakuza collection. It might be not as big as the ones you see on Instagram, but it’s really special to me. I’m a huge fan of this series …
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My Journal, Day 1, 19 May 2022
Hello everyone! I’ve decided to revamp this blog a bit, so I guessed I should port one of my favorite types of content to write on this platform…
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This month’s haul brings back Eureka’s Master of Cinema series, Kodansha Comics and VIZ SIGNATURE brand with more titles joining the collection, as well as another batch of…
Author Journey (May 2, 2022)
This has been a week of transitioning to a new routine and also taking a break. All right, fine. Mostly taking a break. After weeks of almost working…
My Journal, Page 17, 15 September 2022 – A Small Guide to the Yakuza Series – Where to Begin?
Three games in the Yakuza series have just been announced! While this is undoubtedly exciting news for fans, it is also true that whoever wants to become a…
My Journal, Page 36, 26 January 2023 – Death Come True
We play as a young man, Makoto Karaki, who wakes up in a hotel room with no memory of his identity or his past. This could be easily…
MAY I TIE UP THE YAKUZA? REVIEW
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Sakura-con 2022 Visit Day 2, Though It’s My Only Day
I didn’t take any pictures at the convention, so there is only what I am writing here to talk about. Before the Convention It’s been a while since…
The Best and Worst of Spring 2022, May 20-26
Birdie Wing eclipses even the ever-formidable Spy×Family this week! Find out how your favorite shows fared in our weekly user rankings.
Inktober 2022 – Day 2
I really tried to keep to the kawaii theme but it’s only day two and things may be taking a malevolent turn! Oh well, guess I should play…
News Update - Mon, 2 May 2022
The Fabulous Fairy Five. Just in the nick of time, here is Tim and me doing a collab on Fairy Ranmaru, a rather flamboyant piece of manservice with some…
Yakuza Lover GN 2
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My Journal, Page 52, 18 May 2023 – I’m gonna have more fun… and live crazier than any one of ‘em – Yakuza 0
We’ll follow the adventures of our two protagonists, Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima, whose apparently unrelated paths happen to cross due to a small plot of land, called…
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The May haul takes a step back thanks to more package delays but overall offers a solid variety to keep the collection going.
Otaku Collection Haul for May 2023
This month’s haul takes a step back to allow room for future sales, but we do manage to receive some newly released anime sets and sort out another…
Light Novels Releasing This Week April 26-May 2, 2021
Image from How to Melt the Ice Queen’s Heart Volume 1 Here are all the light novels releasing in English this week, April 26th to May 2nd, 2021.…
NaNoRenO – Aidos ~Day 26 & Day 27~
All of this stuff was in such an unfinished state yesterday, and I was so tired, that I decided to just sleep instead of giving an update. Today…
My Journal, Page 9, 21 July 2022 – Cooking Mama 2: Dinner With Friends
I saw that the streamer SmallAnt had been paid to speed run Cooking Mama 2 Dinner With Friends by its World Record holder. His aim was to get…
My Anime Collection
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AniMarch Madness 2022: Round 2, Day 2
Round two of AniMarch Madness 2022 continues with our next four matches! For those coming here for the first time, AniMarch Madness is our annual one-on-one anime tournament…
My Journal, Page 5, 23 June 2022 – Stardew Valley
Today I’m going to talk about my experience with Stardew Valley and why I had to restart it about 4 times (although to be honest I’ve lost count)!…
30 Day Anime Challenge Two: Day 26
It is day 26 of the second 30 Day Anime Challenge, and it seems as though I have in fact failed. I was pretty busy recently so that…
The Journal, Page 98, 2 May 2024 – Farming to Immortality – Immortal Life
A young Chinese farmer arrives at Ferry Stop to join the Guiyun Sect, a group that uses farming as the means to immortality; little do they know that,…
My Top 5 Anime Yakuza Characters
So I just finished JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind a little while ago, …
My Musing About Yakuza 0-6
My BeginningThe Yakuza series is really something I should of not been into playing, yet here I am now completed all 7 games from the Kiryu era from…
My Journal, Page 47, 13 April 2023 – Yakuza Meets the Samurai Age? – Like a Dragon Ishin!
In Like a Dragon Ishin, Ryoma Sakamoto is a low-ranked samurai living in Tosa, a town in the Bakumatsu era where the caste system is preventing the population…
Day 26: Fire Emblem Engage
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My Journal, Page 6, 30 June 2022 – Dragon Star Varnir
Hello everyone and welcome to my new journal page! Even if I was busy, I had time to complete a game. It’s a jrpg by Idea Factory, called…
My Journal, Page 26, 17 November 2022 – Those of you up to thrills and chills won’t want to miss Phantasmagoria!
A mystery novelist, Adrienne, has just moved into a huge mansion in New England, with her husband, the photographer Donald. This place was owned by a 19th-century magician…
Reading Log: May 2022
Another month goes by, my backlog only grows and it feels like little progress is being made. But let’s find out if that’s true or not! Bold =…
Japan Diary: May 2022
While my first few days of May were very uneventful, Golden Week was about to kick off properly.
May 2022 Monthly Favorites
Hello and welcome back to one of the few consistencies of my blog and that is my Monthly Favorites! People are use to the format, so let’s go…
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Summer 2022 Anime Premiere Reviews – Day 2
Over on Anime News Network, as part of "The Summer 2022 Preview Guide," I've reviewed the first episodes of Lycoris Recoil, Shoot! Goal to the Future, Teppen—!!!! Laughing…
Engage Kiss, Lycoris Recoil, Shoot! Goal to the Future, Utawarerumono
Fall 2022 Anime Premiere Reviews – Day 2
Over on Anime News Network, as part of "The Fall 2022 Preview Guide," I've reviewed the first episode of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury. If you're…
AniMarch Madness 2022: Round 2, Day 4
Round two of AniMarch Madness 2022 concludes with our final four matches! For those coming here for the first time, AniMarch Madness is our annual one-on-one anime tournament…
One Piece, Chihayafuru, Fairy Tail, Fruits Basket, Fullmetal Alchemist
Winter 2022 Anime Premiere Reviews – Day 2
Over on Anime News Network, as part of "The Fall 2021 Preview Guide," I've reviewed the first episode of Saiyuki Reload -ZEROIN-. If you're interested, give it a…
Spring 2022 Anime Premiere Reviews – Day 2
Over on Anime News Network, as part of "The Spring 2022 Preview Guide," I've reviewed the first episode of Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove…
AniMarch Madness 2022: Round 1, Day 2
Day one of AniMarch Madness was so much fun! Results are still being tabulated, with a few polls still open, but look for those results to pop up…
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Mob Psycho 100, Sailor Moon, Your Lie in April, Bleach
AniMarch Madness 2022: Round 2, Day 3
Round two of AniMarch Madness 2022 continues with our next four matches! For those coming here for the first time, AniMarch Madness is our annual one-on-one anime tournament…
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Mob Psycho 100, Sailor Moon, Attack on Titan
AniMarch Madness 2022: Round 2, Day 1
Welcome to the second round of AniMarch Madness 2022, our annual one-on-one anime tournament you vote to determine the outcomes of each match, round by round, until only…
My Journal, Page 8, 14 July 2022 – Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Hello folks again! We’re getting close to the 10th page of the Journal! If you missed the previous ones, just click on the Journal category at the end…
My Journal, Page 7, 7 July 2022 – The Eternal Castle Remastered
Hello everyone, and welcome to my new journal page. Summer is getting hotter, university exams are getting hard, and I really need my games to relax sometimes. I…
My Journal, Page 13, 18 August 2022 – Love, Light, Lasers – TxK
TxK is a Tempest-like shoot ’em up game, released for PlayStation Vita, made by Llamasoft’s Jeff Minter. The gameplay is very simple and addicting, which made the Llama…
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Hello, this is 7Mononoke at Anime Rants. I hope you’re doing well. Unfortunately, I woke up sick. I have very little energy, so for today’s Bloganuary entry, I’m…
ONE PIECE Every Day – Chapter 26
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New month, new batch of cool games that may have flown under your radar this past month. I have five such games to talk about this time, some…
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Author Journey (September 26, 2022)
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My Journal is Fully Digitized
In April 2013, after I filled out one of my journals, I started a personal project where I would digitize all the journal entries I had written. This…
My Journal, Page 51, 11 May 2023 – Will this war ever end? – Half-Minute Hero
In Half-Minute Hero we’ll play as the Hero, a humble traveler who’d like to rest after his travels, too bad that, out of nowhere, an Evil Lord called…