The latest episode of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End featured a scene that will surely become one of the year’s most memorable. The titular character, known for rarely showing emotions, thinks back to a “scary” tantrum she once threw, one that lasted three full days. It was yet another highlight from an anime that’s been full… Read More Grace Notes: Hating Frieren
Yukari Anzai is one of those performers whose work often speaks softly but lingers long after the scene ends. Known for roles that balance emotional restraint, quiet strength, and subtle warmth—including in Lapis Re:Lights (Tiara), The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World (Tiana), and The Dreaming Boy is a Realist (Yuyu)—she has steadily built a… Read More Yukari Anzai on Cardcaptor Sakura, Relating to Ajisai Sena, and Finding Warmth in Voice Acting
The first episode of our new video series, Something Genuine, is now live, and we couldn’t ask for a better guest to start our show than Adam MacArthur—the voice of Yuji Itadori (Jujutsu Kaisen), Ichikawa (Kaiju No. 8), Marco Diaz (Star vs. the Forces of Evil), and many more memorable characters! In this conversation, Adam… Read More Something Genuine, Season 1, Ep. 1: Adam McArthur
My rock n’ roll days of attending concerts are mostly over, and I’ve always preferred watching sports from my living room rather than from the stands, but there are two large group gatherings I still attend with some regularity: Sunday worship at my church and anime conventions here in Texas. That seems like an odd… Read More Grace Notes: Cons vs. Church
If you’ve spent any time at all on our blog, you’ve probably come to realize that Oregairu, the romcom anime featuring the self-sacrificial (and self-destructive) loner Hachiman Hikigaya, is one of our favorite anime. There’s a pivotal moment in season two of the series, when the friendships between the three main characters are in danger… Read More Introducing BtT’s New Anime Interview Series: Something Genuine
On this week’s corner, we’re covering volume one of Scavengers Another Sky, a brand new series featuring interdimensional scavengers; the final explosive volume of Itaewon Class, and much, much more! Read our reviews and let us know what you think of these recently-released volumes! Bocchi the Rock! (Vol. 7) • Destroy All Humans. They Can’t… Read More Reader’s Corner: Scavengers Another Sky (Vol. 1), Tsumiki Ogami’s Not-So-Ordinary Life (Vol. 4), and Itaewon Class (Vol. 8)
Fern, Stark, and Frieren return in the first episode of season two of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s end doing what they have been for the majority of the series—traveling. The party’s ultimate destination is Ende, but for now, they’re simply looking for the next village along the way in the northern lands to find work, so… Read More First Impression: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2
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