Interview with Chiwa Saito at Anime Frontier 2023: On Homura’s Return, Harrison Ford, and Finding Time for Yourself

Chiwa Saito is one of anime’s most notable and skilled seiyuu, with a career spanning more than twenty years. But as she sat in front of press at Anime Frontier 2023, finally appearing at the con after originally being scheduled in 2020 and unable to attend because of the pandemic, Chiwa showed us something unexpected.… Read More Interview with Chiwa Saito at Anime Frontier 2023: On Homura’s Return, Harrison Ford, and Finding Time for Yourself

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Reader’s Corner: Kaiju No. 8 (Vol. 9), No Longer Heroine (Vol. 5), and Solo Leveling (Vol. 8)

Stakes are high and the action is intense in offerings on this week’s Reader’s Corner, which include the latest volume of Issak, Solo Leveling, and Kaiju No. 8, as well as the omnibus manga adaptation of the Madoka Rebellion movies. But if those are too suspenseful for your liking, we’ve got calmer fare, too, like… Read More Reader’s Corner: Kaiju No. 8 (Vol. 9), No Longer Heroine (Vol. 5), and Solo Leveling (Vol. 8)

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First Impression: Meiji Gekken: 1874

It’s the Boshin War or Japanese Revolution of 1868 and two lone samurai face down the upstart Imperial forces at Tsuguru Castle, with tragic results. But before dying, Gen’nosuke makes bestie Shizuma promise to survive and protect his younger sister, Sumie, who will now be orphaned. Six years later, Edo is much transformed as foreign… Read More First Impression: Meiji Gekken: 1874

01.14.202401.14.2024 claire1 Comment

First Impression: Bucchigiri?!

Arajin Tomobishi has a habit of losing things. First, he leaves his bass guitar in the classroom on his first day at a new school, then he leaves his glasses in the hallway after some delinquents knock them off his face. Next up, his clothes disappear, thanks to some other delinquents (more nicely dressed this… Read More First Impression: Bucchigiri?!

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First Impression: Snack Basue

The lights shine brightly in downtown Sapporo, and the nightlife is brimming. What if you are not the party type, though? Far on the outskirts, there’s a discreet door at the top of a flight of stairs, and if you have a sad story to tell while drinking and maybe listening to some karaoke, Snack… Read More First Impression: Snack Basue

01.12.202401.12.2024 Gaheret1 Comment

First Impression: The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash

A little girl in ragged clothing collects a variety of objects from hidey-holes in the woods. She also engages in dumpster diving (hence the bit in the title about picking up trash). She’s on the run, fleeing a village that wants to kill her. She casts aside her old name, Femicia, in favor of calling… Read More First Impression: The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash

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Fanart Friday, Too: Growing Damianya

I love seeing Damian and Anya reimagined a little (or sometimes quite) older and coming around to one another. Ducartoon specializes in the Damianya pairing, posting tons of fanart of the two, including this cute sequence below! ★ 【Ducartoon】「 Someone who understands ❤️‍🩹 」 ☆

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