Forty-six matches later, we’re finally down to the final four! Welcome to week four of AniMarch Madness! The quarterfinals held few surprises, with all three number one seeds that made it in coming out as well. The closest match featured last year’s runner-up and seven-seeded Demon Slayer (seeded so low because of it’s difficulties in… Read More AniMarch Madness 2021: Final Four (Match One)
The elite eight concludes with two more matches. You can vote on the match-ups below, but we also encourage you to subscribe to our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. The fun there is in participating in the communal aspect of the games, as our subscribers cheer for their favorites and express disdain for others. The… Read More AniMarch Madness 2021: Quarterfinals (Day 2)
Solo Leveling, Vol. 1 (novel) The immensely popular webtoon, Solo Leveling, features a basic premise about a young man rising from the lowest of ranks of “hunting” to become incredibly strong. It’s most appreciated for its art, so the question is, if the story is mundane, does it’s forerunner, which lacks any illustrations, hold up?… Read More Reader’s Corner: Silver Spoon, Solo Leveling, and the Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
Welcome to week three of AniMarch Madness! Voting continued to be heavy in round two, and unlike the first round, it was full of surprises, none bigger than old man Naruto bringing down the 2020 winner of this tournament, My Hero Academia. Naruto Shippuden dominated the Instagram vote—a real surprise since it usually skews young—and… Read More AniMarch Madness 2021: Quarterfinals (Day 1)
Before there was Fate/Grand Order, there was Touhou Project, a property that so captured the imaginations of otaku in Japan that to this day it still leads to incredible fanart being developed and posted on the Pixiv platform. I wonder if FGO, which is diminishing in popularity on Pixiv (though of course still highly popular),… Read More Fanart Friday: Youmu Konpaku
Round three concludes with two match-ups today, one from each of two our four “regions.” You can vote on the match-ups below, but we also encourage you to subscribe to our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. The fun there is in participating in the communal aspect of the games, as our subscribers cheer for their… Read More AniMarch Madness 2021: Sweet Sixteen (Day Four)
Round three continues with two match-ups today, one from each of two our four “regions.” You can vote on the match-ups below, but we also encourage you to subscribe to our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. The fun there is in participating in the communal aspect of the games, as our subscribers cheer for their… Read More AniMarch Madness 2021: Sweet Sixteen (Day Three)
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 3, Vol. 4 The newest volume in Miya Kazuki’s Ascendance of a Bookworm series dropped yesterday, and there’s a lot to take in this time around—from printing presses to prancing trees to turbulent politics. As the archduke’s daughter, Rozemyne is finally able to make use the printing press she had… Read More Reader’s Corner: The Girl Without a Face, In the Land of Leadale, and Rascal Does Not Dream
Round one ends with four match-ups, one from each our “regions.” You can vote on the match-ups below, but we also encourage you to subscribe to our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. The fun there is in participating in the communal aspect of the games, as our subscribers cheer for their favorites and express disdain… Read More AniMarch Madness 2021: Round One (Day Five)
We’re happy today to present a guest post by film historian, cajk2, focusing on Emma and Isabella’s actions from season one of The Promised Neverland. Enjoy! I’ll admit it, I am late to the party. I only *just* finished Season 1 of The Promised Neverland. But before I get back to binging, let’s take a… Read More Isabella, Emma & the Radicality of Love