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Anime Orbit Weekly [5/15/22]
This week; I am a sucker for pop idols with sad backstories. Plus; Executioner, Estab-Life, and…is Birdie Wing based?
ESTAB LIFE: Great Escape, The Executioner and Her Way of Life
Anime Orbit Weekly [6/19/22]
This week: a springtime of thrills draws towards its end. Plus; Birdie Wing prepares for its last round.
Anime Orbit Weekly [6/5/22]
This week; the emotional core of Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, a farewell to Estab Life, a brief visit with Birdie Wing, and a shockingly strong episode from…
Anime Orbit Weekly [5/1/22]
This week on Anime Orbit Weekly; Birdie Wing cannot stop topping itself, Nijigasaki stumbles into a low point, and the low-key merits of Shikimori Isn’t Just a Cutie!
Anime Orbit Weekly [5/22/22]
Anime Orbit Weekly is a weekly column where I summarize my journey through anime, manga, and the related spheres of popular culture over the past week. Expect spoilers for covered ma…
Anime Orbit Weekly [4/17/22]
This week: Birdie Wing gets surprisingly sane, Estab-Life gets pervy, and Executioner keeps it on the level. Also; some non-seasonal anime for once.
Anime Orbit Weekly [4/24/22]
This week: the sincerity of Ya Boy Kongming! and the expert eeriness of Summertime Rendering. Plus: Estab-Life gets a dub and it’s actually pretty good.
The Demon Girl Next Door, Summer Time Rendering, Ya Boy Kongming!
Vintage Yamato doujinshi archive
The importance of doujinshi (fanzines) in the early years of Space Battleship Yamato cannot be underestimated. Thanks to a handful of fans who visited the Office Academy animation…
Anime Archive Ventures (Randomly Selecting Backlogged Anime) #2: TEXHNOLYZE (2003)
Happy Sunday, chums. I have returned with the ever-growing Plant 42 that is my anime backlog with another random picking. The previous one, Kurozuka, will have a full…
Anime Orbit: The Fancy Footwork of IPPON! AGAIN
Judo anime Ippon! Again powers through a fairly limited production to put the focus where it really matters; on the judo itself.
Anime Orbit Seasonal Check-in: BOCCHI THE ROCK!
Anime Orbit is an irregular column where I summarize a stop along my journey through anime, manga, and the related spheres of popular culture over the past week. Expect spoilers for…
Anime Archive Ventures (Randomly Choosing Backlogged Anime) #1: Black Tomb (2008)
Anime backlogs are simultaneously amazing, as they provide a source for us to refer to when we have no idea what sounds good for that next thrilling adventure,…
One Piece Every Day Archive
This is a simple, text-based archive of my One Piece Every Day column, with the most recent columns at the top, and the oldest at the bottom. If…
New Manga First Impressions Archive
You know my Seasonal Impressions Archive? This is that, but for Manga. Enjoy! 2022 Ruri Dragon Wanna talk to other Magic Planet Anime readers? Consider joining my Discord server! Also…
Bandai Carddass’s Digital Monster archive
IntroductionDigital Monster Carddass 1Digital Monster Version. 1 Introduction Carddass is the name of a Bandai’s series of cards sold at vending machines. The name comes from AMeDAS (Automate…
Inktober 2022 Archive: My First Time!
After years of hemming and hawing, I decided to actually do Inktober this past October. The results were, well, results. Especially with the state of Twitter being extremely…
Blue Archive #01 — Lack of Military Intelligence
That's far too much bad anime for one day. I've had past enough for now. I'll deal with the crow show from yesterday later. I need to……
Digimon Manga and Other Digimon Archive 15.02.24
A quick post with a link to everything I have access to / have been involved with scanning, scanlating etc. The only 2 rules of the blog are:1)…
The Weekly Orbit [4/22/24]
This week; strange developments in Shuumatsu Train, a surprising and moody Precure episode, plus the premieres of The Grimm Variations and Unnamed Memory
The Grimm Variations, Mysterious Disappearances, Delicious in Dungeon, Girls Band Cry, Himitsu no AiPri
The Weekly Orbit [4/7/24]
This week, in The Weekly Orbit, one season ends and another begins. Finale writeups for Bang Bravern, The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic, and Metallic Rouge. Dungeon…
Metallic Rouge, Sengoku Youko, The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic, Train to the End of the World, A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics
The Weekly Orbit [4/15/24]
Things are mostly smooth sailing as we move into the second week of the new season.
A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, Bucchigiri, Delicious in Dungeon, Himitsu no AiPri, Mysterious Disappearances
The Weekly Orbit [5/6/24]
This week on the Weekly Orbit; surprising developments in Jellyfish Can’t Swim in The Night, a disappointing turn from Salad Bowl, and some great Pretty Cure episodes.
Pretty Cure, Train to the End of the World, Delicious in Dungeon
The Weekly Orbit [5/13/24]
This week on a light Weekly Orbit: Dungeon Meshi, the Girl Band Wars rage on with a new dark horse candidate. Plus; what the hell is the Mysterious…
Delicious in Dungeon, Girls Band Cry, Mysterious Disappearances, Pokémon, A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics
The Weekly Orbit [4/29/24]
Despite a solid week of anime featuring standout episodes from the likes of Dungeon Meshi, this week’s column is largely about an anime that aired nearly 20 years…
A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, Delicious in Dungeon, Mysterious Disappearances
Site Update: The End of Anime Orbit Weekly & Other Future Plans
As one door closes, another opens.
Anime Orbit Seasonal Check-in: MAGICAL DESTROYERS is So Fucking Back
Sometimes a good show stops being good. And then, sometimes, it gets better again. Really, what else is there to say?
Blue Archive the Animation - Episode 2 - Rin Nanagami
Rin Nanagami appeared on the screen to give Sensei a tablet. She hoped he could turn it on and log in. He did! Blue Archive the Animation -…
/a/nonymous Mitsudomoe Ch. 195-200 Archive Release!
Just a quick post for those who want to download all of /a/nonymous’ Mitsudomoe Volume 11 chapters that we’ve released so far: MEGA Links: Ch. 195 Ch. 196…
Anime Orbit: The Immaculate Vibes of PlutoTV’s 24/7 SAILOR MOON Channel
Fighting evil by moonlight, on a loop ’til the end of time. —
Anime Orbit Seasonal Check-in: When Did MAGICAL DESTROYERS Stop Being Fun?
As it heads into its second half, the nerd-brained action series has run into a serious, major problem that can sink just about anything in its genre; it’s…
Anime Orbit Seasonal Check-in: Another Date With DEAD MOUNT DEATH PLAY
Three weeks in, the isekai-not-an-isekai action fantasy anime from the Baccano! author remains fun and compelling.
Anime Orbit Seasonal Check-in: METALLIC ROUGE and The Nightmare of Fabrication
After four episodes of political themes and robot-fighting action, Metallic Rouge decides to take things in a different, very strange direction.
Anime Orbit: SHINE POST, LOVE LIVE! SUPERSTAR, and The Shape of Idol Anime to Come
Alternate title: I stan the bad guy in a Love Live show and now I feel like one of those people who roots for the Sith in Star…
Anime Orbit Seasonal Check-in: What the Hell Happened to RWBY: ICE QUEENDOM?
This week, RWBY: Ice Queendom wins a “most improved since the premiere” award as Ruby travels into Weiss’ mind to rescue her from a Nightmare Grimm.
Hell Girl: Two Mirrors/Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori Review Archive
Episode 1: The Girl in the Dark Episode 2: Bubbles Episode 3: Beloved Kei Episode 4: Secret Episode 5: Barreling Towards Hell Episode 6: Where the Sun Shines…
Blue Archive the Animation - Episode 3 - Abydos Idol Group
Abydos is in debt. Deep debt. How can they climb out of the hole? Can an Abydos Idol Group earn enough? Blue Archive the Animation - Episode 3
Livestream Q&A Archive #1 Why Start Animator Supporters
The 2023 Animator Dormitory Project is Live! https://gogetfunding.com/animator-dorm-2023/ The Animator Dormitory is made possible thanks to our supporters via crowdfunding. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Raising Wages in the Anime Industry – A…
Anime Orbit Seasonal Check-in: Hell is Other Vampires in CALL OF THE NIGHT
Ko finds out that being a vampire might not be all it’s cracked up to be.
Anime Orbit: The Empathy of Invitation in Episode 3 of BANG DREAM! IT’S MYGO!!!!!
One of the year’s most remarkably successful exercises in compassion, BanG Dream! MyGO!!!!! invites you into the shoes of autistic singer Tomori.
Blue Archive the Animation - Episode 1 - Shiroko in Bike Jersey
Shiroko wears a proper bike jersey when she rides her sporty road bike for fun instead of school. Blue Archive the Animation - Episode 1
Captain Harlock: Endless Orbit SSX – The Journey to Arcadia
Hmmmm. I am just writing about installments in franchises I have not watched in a little while, aren’t I? Will, I’m going to continue to do that right…
THE GREAT BAXINGAR REWATCH 15 – SOS in ORPHIS Orbit
GALACTIC GALE BAXINGAREPISODE 15: SOS in ORPHIS Orbit WRITTEN BY: Yuu Yamamoto BROADCAST DATE: October 12, 1982 And as always, this episode aired exactly 40 years ago today!…
Anime Orbit Seasonal Check-in: A Gunsmoke Twilight in the Last Days of LYCORIS RECOIL
As Lycoris Recoil comes to a close, so does the story of its main protagonist. Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?
Anime Orbit Seasonal Check-in: No, Seriously, What The Hell is Going on in ISHURA?
The isekai battle royale’s ups and downs have made it an uneven watching experience, to say the least.
Anime Orbit: At The End of a Long, Long, Long Road in The Final Episode of The POKÉMON Anime
It’s time to go. Was I a good show? No. I’m told you were the very best, like no one ever was.
Anime Orbit Seasonal Check-in: Long Names and Short Stories in MY MASTER HAS NO TAIL
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Blue Archive the Animation - Episode 4 - Nonomi as Masked Swimsuit Gang Member
Nonomi introduced her alias as Number 3 of the Masked Swimsuit Gang. I need to see those swimsuits for proof. Blue Archive the Animation - Episode 4
Anime Orbit Seasonal Check-in: The Strange Transformation of LEVEL 1 DEMON LORD AND ONE-ROOM HERO
“Level 1 Demon Lord & One-Room Hero”, a screwball fantasy comedy anime with a light novel-y title befitting its tone, has taken some odd turns over the first…
Weekly Round-Up, 8-14 September 2021: Harassment on Archive of Our Own, Anime Overproduction, and Anti-Discrimination Policies
AniFem Round-Up Pregnancy as the pinnacle of womanhood in TSF porn Chiaki analyzes the trend of pregnancy-related happy endings in TSF (“magical sex change”) stories and the possible…
Spring 2024 Impressions: Tonari no Youkai-san, Blue Archive the Animation, The Fable
Tonari no Youkai-san Short Synopsis: In the small town of Engamori, Yokai and humans live together as they have for generations, working together to protect their easy going…