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PLANETES
A manga where space travel has given way to space pollution and follows a group of astronauts who collect debris. Continue reading →
Planetes
By Andrew Osmond. Planetes is an anime space series that doesn’t have any giant robot suits. Nor does it have any aliens, androids, cyborgs, terraforming, telepathy, black holes,…
U — UNKNOWN
Does my love for the pretty book and manga covers make me a superficial person? Well, that’s too bad because that’s the way I am. Today’s pick was…
Unboxing: PLANETES
It’s a classic show that has been out-of-print for a long time in the UK, but the time has nearly arrived for our Blu-ray release of PLANETES to…
Review: PLANETES
This month we're reviewing science-fiction manga, and you'd be hard-pressed to find one that's more "hard" sci-fi than this one.PLANETES (Puranetesu), by Makoto Yurikuma. First published in 1999…
Review: PLANETES
This month we're reviewing science-fiction manga, and you'd be hard-pressed to find one that's more "hard" sci-fi than this one.PLANETES (Puranetesu), by Makoto Yurikuma. First published in 1999…
Unraveling the Unknown
The mystery genre in anime offers a thrilling escape into the unknown, where each episode invites us to solve intricate puzzles alongside unforgettable characters. Gosick Set in the…
Stepping Into the Unknown
Unravel mysteries and witness the clash of the mundane and the otherworldly in these supernatural stories. Kuroshitsuji Follow the elegant but eerie adventures of a young earl and…
EP 69: Future Unknown
This week I catch up on life talk, recent anime news and One Piece Manga and more. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:30) Life talk & housekeeping (25:30) Manga pickups…
Haru’s curse: The unknown
Do you ever feel like you can be a little over ambitious? You know, making all of these great plans and not following through with them? I went…
Planetes and Ordinary Happiness
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to stare up at the stars, secure and certain of your place within their grand design? To not see the cosmos as a sprawling…
437 – Planetes part 1
On this episode we talk about Sailor Moon translations, Something New, Gokurakugai, Demon Slayer - To the Swordsmith Village, and more! Then we start our long awaited Retrospective on Makoto Yukimura’s Planetes! We…
Together | Part 1: Planetes
Minor spoilers for Planetes (2003) Young man, you try too hard to put everything into clear-cut categories said the old sailor to Yuri. A non-answer to his many…
438 – Planetes part 2
This week we discuss monster girls in Sons of the Forest, Junichiro Saito’s Musashino, the Blue Giant movie soundtrack, and more! Then we conclude our Retrospective on Makoto…
S1E05 - Planetes, Satan's Secretary
In this episode of Screentone Club, we talk about the horrors of being unable to smoke a cigarette in space with Planetes and appreciate the wonders of smoothly…
Shuuten Unknown by Sugiura Shiho
Shuuten Unknown After spending almost ten years following the adventures of Rakan and Chigusa in Silver Diamond, I was lost when it came to an end. I followed…
Planetes and The Promised Neverland
Uh, I’m done editing the episode and I forgot to write my stupid introduction thing. Uhhhhh… Please sports pundits, stop saying the White Sox should sign Mike Moustakas.…
Ani-Gamers Podcast #173 – Planetes
It‘s another Golden Ticket episode! On request from patron Nice (that’s their name), Evan and David review the 2003 hard sci-fi anime series Planetes, about space debris haulers.…
Planetes and the Night Sky
Throughout the course of Planetes, Hachimaki and his companions have pursued a variety of paths to find meaning and purpose in the face of oblivion. The simultaneous grandeur…
Oldtaku no Radio #062 – Planetes
Reuniting for the annual Anime Secret Santa project Jared and Ink stuff your stocking with opinions about 2004 8217 s Planetes via a special episode of…
Planetes, Project Blue Earth SOS, Stars Align, Godzilla Singular Point
Planetes: Fighting the Cruelty of Space
I hope people enjoy the slow drip of Goro Taniguchi directed series appearing on this blog through out the year. That is the meta that I am deciding…
Planetes (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
A classic 2003 sci-fi anime series from Sunrise makes its return to the UK on Blu-ray from the folks at Anime Limited.
Great Anime That Suck
This is another idea that has been sitting on the back burner for a long time. Anime has some major problems with consistency. Both anime and manga are…
Great Anime That Suck
This is another idea that has been sitting on the back burner for a long time. Anime has some major problems with consistency. Both anime and manga are…
Weird Anime Are Great
Kind of a corny video but I'm happy with how it turned out. I just noticed that like half the shows I talked about have girlfriend in the title,…
Great Anime Moments #1
Y’all ever just watch a show that sticks with you because of just one thing? You ever see an opening that was better than the rest of the…
Review: A TALE OF AN UNKNOWN COUNTRY
It's quite rare to see a shojo maid manga. Maids tend to be there to assist the heroine, not be the focus of the story. I guess that's…
Tropical-Rouge! PreCure Episode 16: Unknown World
The sixteenth episode of Tropical-Rouge! PreCure is one that focuses on Laura, who isn’t acting like her usual self – and not because she’s switched bodies again.
Review: A TALE OF AN UNKNOWN COUNTRY
It's quite rare to see a shojo maid manga. Maids tend to be there to assist the heroine, not be the focus of the story. I guess that's…
Obscusion B-List: Unknown Japanese RenderWare Games
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Planetes and the Dignity of Garbage Collection
Planetes’ fourth volume begins with an accounting of our heroes’ trials, all framed in relation to the profession that once united them. Hachimaki is en route to Jupiter,…
Anime Taste Testing: Great Pretender
With the new anime season now starting up (however scant the offerings this time around to due COVID-related scheduling issues), I would be completely remiss if I didn’t…
10 Great Engrish Anime Themes
At some point in our lives we have all come across the wonderful world of Engrish; foreign use of the English language that is either poorly spelled, poorly…
Anime Like The Great Cleric
Of all the other light-hearted, pleasant isekai anime like The Great Cleric, Campfire Cooking in Another World With My Absurd Skill is probably the most
Farming Life in Another World, Monster Girl Doctor, Parallel World Pharmacy, Skeleton Knight in Another World, The Great Cleric
Anime Taste Testing: Great Pretender
With the new anime season now starting up (however scant the offerings this time around to due COVID-related scheduling issues), I would be completely remiss if I didn’t…
Anime Series Like Great Pretender
After life turned him down the path of crime, Makoto Edamura cockily thinks himself the best swindler in Japan. However, after trying to swindle a tourist only for…
Bungo Stray Dogs, Cowboy Bebop, Durarara!!, Great Pretender, Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
Steins Gate 0 – The unknown story we needed
Hey guys what is up welcome back to my blog I’m so thankful that you guys took the time out of your day to read my blog post.…
Unknown Time: Forget Swords We Need Nobunaguns Stat
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Planetes (Volume 2) – I Couldn’t Stop Loving People
The crew of the DS12 continues their mission to clean space debris from Earth’s orbit. Of course, they are without Hachimaki now as he begins his trip to…
Argonavis from Bang Dream! Episode 9: An Unknown Challenge
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Discovering the Thrills of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
Ace Combat is a franchise I have long been aware of, but never once paid close attention to. Growing up, I remember reading about some entries in gaming…
My Precious – Shuuten Unknown print signed by Sugiura Shiho
Today, I received something that is now the pinnacle of my manga collection. It’s a signed print from my favorite mangaka, Sugiura Shiho, featuring the characters from Shuuten…
What Happened to Pinki Lili? The Unknown Sanrio Character
Pinki Lili is a pink bear character from Sanrio. She was a US-exclusive character who was featured on the Sanrio English website between 2006 and 2006. But is…
Unknown Time : A Bridge To A Cute Visual Novel
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How to Give Great Anime Recommendations!
Whether I’m at a family get together, a mandatory “Team Training” for my work, or just browsing manga at the local used bookstore, it’s almost guaranteed that someone…
10 Great Anime for Learning Japanese
Love anime and want to learn Japanese? Here are 10 anime for a fun and engaging way to familiarize yourself with the language.
What Makes Good Anime Great: Theme
In this article, I'd like to introduce the literary concept of theme and how it is used in anime. I think it's important to know what theme is…
Anime Is Great Inspirations About Life
When I asked someone why they like anime so much and why they continue to watch it, they told me that it gave them moral lessons that they…
There Are No Great Anime Awards
One last rant on awards before we move on to something else.
Great Pretender Anime Review – 78/100
From an aesthetic point of view, Great Pretender is my favorite TV anime of 2020. I’ve spoken plenty about art director Yuusuke Takeda in previous posts, but since…