At various times over the past couple of years, a 1999 Wall Street Journal article titled “Violent Japanese Cartoon Show Draws Kids’ Eyes, Parents’ Scorn” by Sally Beatty has popped back up on social media, finding a new audience almost 25 years after it was originally written. Users have had fun poking at the piece,… Read More Mechanized Monsters, Poké-Pulp Fiction, and Advancing Attitudes About Anime
Before we start our tournament proper, we have to set our field. And that means play-in matches! The craziness begins today with ten play-in matches (plus one exclusive to Patreon) to determine the final entrants into the field of 64. Please vote for one anime from each match below to move on to the tourney,… Read More AniMarch Madness 2024: Play-in Matches
February may be a short month, but it was still packed to the brim with new releases! We cover a bunch in our reviews below (and a few older ones, too), including three with “villain” or “villainess” in the title (a brand new series among them), the latest volume of Heart Gear, and five full… Read More Reader’s Corner: WcDonald’s (Ch. 1), Villains Are Destined to Die (Vol. 6), Mint Chocolate (Vol. 1), and God Bless the Mistaken (Vol. 1)
March is just days away, and you all know what that means: AniMarch Madness is about to begin! Yes, our single-elimination tournament pitting anime against anime in a playoff-style bracket where voters determine the top anime of all begins this Wednesday with our play-in matches. It’s based on its namesake, the NCAA basketball tournament (“March… Read More AniMarch Madness 2024
For all the pairing that goes on in the anime fandom, nothing warms my heart like the cute, innocent ones. Give me lovely illustrations like this above more adult depictions anytime! ★ 【奶盖红茶】 「 ポケモンSVスグアオ+ 」 ☆
I love how Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End depicts Fern’s fighting style: bare minimum and yet extremely powerful, so much so that she seems to always be holding back. Fern has only touched the fringes of her magical strength. ★ 【Fadingz // X】 「 一般攻撃魔法 」 ☆
The latest volume in this joyous series takes a more serious turn while flipping the script completely on the cold, distant Sabrian, who until now has been Blanche’s father and Abigail’s husband in name only. Crucially, this volume reveals the root of Sabrian’s aversion to women, and tragically, it lies in childhood sexual abuse. The… Read More Manhwa Review: Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom Vol. 3 – Team Edition
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