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Monologue: “Trap” has no fitting Japanese equivalent and should be left untranslated.

The liberal anifemtards are at it again.

Perpetual Morning

Sep 14, 2017 • Subscribe

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Japanese Seaweed: The Superfood You Can Find Everywhere (And Should Be Eating)

Think twice before you remove that nori from your onigiri. Japanese seaweed has a lot to offer so here we introduce the most popular types.

Savvy Tokyo

Oct 15, 2024 • Subscribe

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Japanese moviegoers getting left behind

This summer promises to be a exciting time for movie lovers, with a slew of big releases on the horizon. "The Avengers" has already kicked t...

Red Ronin

May 8, 2012 • Subscribe

Avenger

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KONOSUBA 3 Spanks (and should be spanked)

Right now likely isn’t the best time for me to write my final thoughts, given the headache I currently have, but these posts will not write themselves (…perhaps…

Anime B&B

Jul 2, 2024 • Subscribe

KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world!

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Anime is perverted and you should be too

Sooner or later, anyone who gets into anime has to come to terms with its perverted side.

Reasons to Anime

Feb 28, 2024 • Subscribe

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Untranslated Releases: March 2024

Want to read some visual novels in Japanese? Here's the newest releases!

Fuwanovel

Mar 21, 2024 • Subscribe

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Untranslated Releases: February 2024

Welcome to the monthly untranslated releases post, where we post the newest and hottest VNs coming out in Japan!

Fuwanovel

Feb 10, 2024 • Subscribe

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Untranslated Releases: November 2023

Here's the table for the untranslated releases of November 2023. Updates happen sporadically!

Fuwanovel

Nov 16, 2023 • Subscribe

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Anime Should Be More Political

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Standing On My Neck

May 15, 2021 • Subscribe

Ghost in the Shell, Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Why Zelda SHOULD Be Dark

Get 100 free blades with your razor using my link: https://hensonshaving.com/internetpitstop From the chilling Shadow Temple to the haunting music of Majora's Mask, The Legend of Zelda franchise is…

Internet Pitstop

Aug 30, 2025 • Subscribe

TenPuru

Should have left it to Kero – Nanatsuiro Drops Spoiler Review

Nanatsuiro Drops, in short, is a show that comes about when you try to compress the feelings of Cardcaptor Sakura into twelve episodes, while also pitching the age…

Harper Anime Reviews

May 8, 2023 • Subscribe

Cardcaptor Sakura, Nanatsuiro Drops

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Why You Should Learn to Read and Write Japanese

Learn to read and write Japanese with a course for adults in Japan. Balance language study with your busy lifestyle.

GaijinPot

Oct 14, 2024 • Subscribe

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Untranslated Releases: April-May 2024

Welcome to the monthly untranslated releases, which is a bit late so you get a retrospective instead.

Fuwanovel

Jun 23, 2024 • Subscribe

Ghost Stories, Idea, Prima Doll, Utakata

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Animation this good should be ILLEGAL

Blue Lock is a new sport anime that is currently airing. This anime goes crazy with the animations, and I give my opinions/reactions on it. Slight spoilers for…

Bad Anime Takes

Nov 8, 2022 • Subscribe

BLUE LOCK

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Why You Should Be Watching Re:Zero

Maybe it’s just the small portion of the anime community that I’m capable of observing, but it seems like the show getting the most attention this season is…

Riyoga's Ramblings

May 27, 2016 • Subscribe

Attack on Titan, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress

The Film That Should Be Nominated

Plus: news.

Animation Obsessive

17 days ago • Subscribe

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Which Japanese Books Get Left Out of Translation?

There are more Japanese books being made available in English every year. Still, only a small portion of them get translated.

Unseen Japan

Apr 17, 2023 • Subscribe

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Should I be Concerned? – Thoughts on Vanitas no Carte season 2

Welcome, welcome. Welcome back to Otaku Thursday! I was planning to come at you with an anime review this week, but instead I have opted to come with…

We be bloggin'

Mar 25, 2022 • Subscribe

Pandora Hearts, The Case Study of Vanitas

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What Should We Really Be Learning from Anime and Manga?

Ever since I re-branded myself, there’s something that has been bothering me for a while. It was the promotion of the idea that “hard work can save the world!”,…

Drop-In to Manga - Manga, Mental Health & Community

Jul 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, My Hero Academia

Senkyaku Banrai: Why This Tokyo Tourist Trap Has So Few Foreign Tourists

More foreign tourists will visit Japan this year than ever. But you won't see many of them at this spot near Toyosu.

Unseen Japan

Mar 10, 2025 • Subscribe

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Japanese Engineering Has Gone Too Far

10% Code: ADP-RED https://linktr.ee/AnimeDakimakura Dakimakura Covers: http://bit.ly/3FO2Mmg you know, japanese twitter stuff i find never fails to make me laugh Much thanks to ZAWAWORKS for letting me show his insane works! Check him…

RedJoker

Feb 24, 2025 • Subscribe

Gon

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I just started watching Eighty Six-86 and the moral controversy has some real world parallels that should not be ignored

  I just finished watching the seventh episode on Crunchyroll and it is now my favorite new anime of 2021. Based on the Manga of the same name,…

Aurabolt's Anime and Manga

Aug 27, 2021 • Subscribe

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The Otakusphere: Crime dramas, travelogues and what you should be watching

Good morning, afternoon or evening wherever you are, or whenever you are. It’s Sunday here in my section of the hinterlands, so it’s time again for another trip…

In Search of Number Nine — An anime blog

Jun 6, 2021 • Subscribe

ODDTAXI, Wedding Peach, BACK ARROW, Honey and Clover

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Untranslated: Philosophy and Prose Collide in Masaya Chiba’s Playful World

We talked with philosopher and queer fiction author Masaya Chiba on Gilles Deleuze and the challenges of being queer in the modern era.

Unseen Japan

Nov 29, 2022 • Subscribe

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Raya and the Last Dragon: Disney’s Equivalent of Dr. Stone

If anything good came out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that movie studios have started streaming premieres. And one quarter into 2021,with the vaccine still underway (which is…

Weeb Revues

Mar 9, 2021 • Subscribe

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Switch Indie Games You Should Be Playing

My Switch has become my go to gaming platform, it’s affordable, portable, and it’s the new hub for otome games now that the Vita is officially dead (though…

Blerdy Otome

Dec 15, 2021 • Subscribe

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Should Anime be Critiqued by Different Standards?

Gatekeeping anime fans is very silly but what about professionals? Should anime be critiqued by people who have watched a lot?

I drink and watch anime

Apr 29, 2021 • Subscribe

Judge

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What should Miyazaki's latest film be called?

Plus: Crunchyroll targets Indian market for expansion; 'Slam Dunk' sake finds new fans overseas; Anime and manga brands lead the entertainment scene; and more

Animenomics

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Slam Dunk

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This Should Be a Thing: Idol Gear

This Should Be a Thing: A series of story ideas. Feel free to use them yourself. This is a story outside the story, following an obsessed fan of the…

Love the Machine

Apr 22, 2012 • Subscribe

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What should Miyazaki's latest film be called?

Plus: Crunchyroll targets Indian market for expansion; 'Slam Dunk' sake finds new fans overseas; Anime and manga brands lead the entertainment scene; and more

Animenomics

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Slam Dunk

Cure Has No Heat

Anya shares a significant dance with Damien, Deku wonders the mindscape, and all Five Elders make their long awaited appearance...   6:18 - My Hero Academia 417 16:47 - Undead Unluck…

Weekly Manga Recap

Mar 23, 2024 • Subscribe

Chainsaw Man, Green Green, My Hero Academia, One Piece, Undead Unluck

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The Trap (罠 THE TRAP, Kaizo Hayashi, 1996)

Maiku investigates his strangest case yet when a man walks into his office and asks him to look for himself in the final instalment of Kaizo Hayashi’s noir…

Windows on Worlds

Oct 11, 2024 • Subscribe

Pokémon Used to Be Japanese

This is my first time doing A/B testing on thumbs and I'm only changing the color of the background lmao Patreon: patreon.com/CaribouCoon Grossman podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmqDswPs6DY Yuyama quote: https://truthordeal.neocities.org/translations/yuyamabook Music is from the…

Caribou-kun

Oct 11, 2025 • Subscribe

Pokémon

Earl and Fairy: Beware the Enticing Trap

By Mizue Tani and Asako Takaboshi. Released in Japan as “Hakushaku to Yōsei” by Shueisha Cobalt Bunko. Released in North America by J-Novel Heart. Translated by Alexandra Owen-Burns.…

Manga Bookshelf

Jul 16, 2023 • Subscribe

Earl and Fairy

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Madoka and Homura: The Trap of Selflessness

And here it is, our final panel from Anime Fusion 2021. This one was primarily J.C.’s work, so the format is slightly different. It’s also a re-versioning of…

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Oct 24, 2021 • Subscribe

Why Dr. Stone is Awesome and Should Never be Considered an Isekai

Dr. Stone was originally published in Shonen Jump in 2017, and released its first season in 2019. The premise of it is that the entire world population becomes…

Anime and Cosplay

Jul 26, 2020 • Subscribe

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One Piece Live Action Will Be Terrible (And You Should Know That)

Let's talk pirates. Time codes: 0:00 - Intro 2:22 - A Bad Idea From the Start 5:29 - Remake Track Record 7:10 - Why People Have (False) Hope 9:15 - Oda's Endorsements &…

BestGuyEver

Jun 17, 2023 • Subscribe

Idea, One Piece

A-Kon Announces Convention Has New Owners and Will Be Changing Dates and Venue

News: A-Kon, the longest-running anime convention in North America, announced today that the convention, previously organized by Phoenix Entertainment, will be run by a new, unnamed owner starting…

FanCons.com

Jan 16, 2019 • Subscribe

Phoenix

A-Kon Announces Convention Has New Owners and Will Be Changing Dates and Venue

A-Kon, the longest-running anime convention in North America, announced today that the convention, previously organized by Phoenix Entertainment, will be run by a new, unnamed owner starting in…

FanCons.co.uk

Jan 16, 2019 • Subscribe

Phoenix

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Indie Boys Love Games You Should Be Playing

Hey Blerdy Tribe, if you’ve been following me for awhile you are well aware that I am a lover of boys love media for everyone else… surprise, I’m…

Blerdy Otome

May 11, 2021 • Subscribe

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10 BL Manga Series You Should Be Reading

So I figured, I should make use of my obsession by curating a list of BL manga titles I think you should be reading!

Blerdy Otome

Mar 7, 2022 • Subscribe

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Top 10 DMP Manga That Should Be Rescued

Once again, the rumor mill is churning about Digital Manga Publishing's future as one Kickstarter is all but confirmed to be dead and other...

Renaissance Josei

Mar 16, 2018 • Subscribe

Earthian, Kiss Him, Not Me, Princess Knight, Unico, Ai no Kusabi

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Anime Like A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special

After a devastating ten-year war with the shadow world event called shadow labyrinth, the heroes of humanity, including Desir Arman, one of the last mages

Recommend Me Anime

Dec 9, 2023 • Subscribe

Ragna Crimson, Reign of the Seven Spellblades, Summoned to Another World for a Second Time, Tearmoon Empire, The Irregular at Magic High School

Mission: Yozakura Family - Kengo should be an Icon

An anime and manga blog, devoted to all kinds of amazing things from Japan. Reviews, articles, lists and more!

Otaku Nuts

Sep 2, 2022 • Subscribe

Naruto, Umbrella

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First Impression: A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special

In the year 3636, the world has been decimated by a black fog that kills every living thing it touches. Warriors, mages, priests, and other adventurers are sent…

Beneath the Tangles

Oct 8, 2023 • Subscribe

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A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special – Episode 1

Returner’s Magic wants to be very serious about slaying a great evil dragon. Our heroes would look great in the most generic knockoff of Dragon Quest.

Anime Feminist

Oct 8, 2023 • Subscribe

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Indie Girls Love Games You Should Be Playing

Hey Hey, Blerdy Tribe! If there was a genre of games that I’m not as well versed in it would have to be Yuri/Girls’ Love. I’ve just never…

Blerdy Otome

Jul 20, 2021 • Subscribe

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The Baited Trap

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

ボクの事件簿

Oct 1, 2021 • Subscribe

Ace Attorney, ORIENT

Stop saying ‘trap’

“Words have connotations, and that’s why words like ‘trap’ are problematic when used as terms for anime character archetypes”

SpaceWhales Anime Blog

Aug 9, 2020 • Subscribe

Equivalent Exchange – Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Spoiler Review

In history, the “Magnum Opus” or “Great Work” was a term for the alchemical pursuit of the protoscience’s greatest goals, particularly the Philosopher’s Stone and the process it…

Harper Anime Reviews

Jan 9, 2023 • Subscribe

Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

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“Equivalent Exchange.” Edens Zero Chapter 162 BREAKDOWN

Oh, How I’ve Missed You, Becky!!!! You guys know my copy of “Edens Zero” volume 12 arrived in the mail a few days ago? But I’m currently in…

Demon God Tadd

Oct 6, 2021 • Subscribe