Reader’s Corner: Girl Crush (Vol. 4), Animan (Vol. 1), Love Bullet (Vol. 1), and Zom 100 (Vol. 18)

Christmas is just two days away! Need a last-minute gift? Want to pick something up for yourself with that Amazon or B&N gift card you’re anticipating getting? Well, we’ve got a bunch of possibilities for you, from brand new series like Animan and Love Bullet to long-timers like Zom 100 and Insomniacs, and everywhere in… Read More Reader’s Corner: Girl Crush (Vol. 4), Animan (Vol. 1), Love Bullet (Vol. 1), and Zom 100 (Vol. 18)

12.23.202512.23.2025 Staff2 Comments

12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 10: Gosick’s Weird Christmas

There are a lot of sweet Christmas anime episodes out there, but the one from pseudo-gothic mystery series Gosick is not one of them. Instead, it’s a bit of a travesty, really, mixing together Christmas and Hallowe’en, with a dash of secular Easter and a pinch of birthday, topped off with a thicker layer of… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 10: Gosick’s Weird Christmas

12.23.202512.25.2025 claire1 Comment

12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 9: Visiting Frieren and Eisen Claus

Our Twitch stream is on a short break right now, but fear not! Whit has dropped by for a little Christmas cheer anyway! She asked our communities on Discord and Instagram to decide which series she should draw a Christmas doodle of for the holiday! The choices were all upcoming 2026 anime series: And no… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 9: Visiting Frieren and Eisen Claus

12.22.202501.01.2026 Twwk1 Comment

12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 8: BtT Staff (& Friends) Christmas Party!

The tree is ready to be trimmed, the Santa hats are waiting to be donned, and the icing for the strawberry shortcake is setting in the fridge until cake assembly time. Our fearless shachou, Twwk, still needs to put in the KFC chicken order, but otherwise, it is time for…drum roll please… BtT’s first-ever Staff… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 8: BtT Staff (& Friends) Christmas Party!

12.21.202512.23.2025 StaffLeave a comment

12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 7: Astro Boy and the Consolation of the World

This May, a week after the election of Leo XIV, I visited Japan for the first time. I have many wonderful memories of that one-week trip with my wife and her family, but my favorite was a boat tour on the Sumida River. As the sun set over the riverside and lights turned on in the streets,… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 7: Astro Boy and the Consolation of the World

12.20.202512.23.2025 Gaheret1 Comment

12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 6 x Fanart Friday, Too: I Saw Frieren Kissing Himmel Claus

I’m going to just imagine that this AU illustration of Himmel and Frieren dressed up in Christmas gear and ever so cutely clinging onto and kissing one another really happened. Yep. I like this universe better. ;_; ★ 【_】「葬送まとめ11 」

12.19.202512.19.2025 Twwk1 Comment

Film Review: Scarlet

There’s something satisfying about an old-fashioned revenge story—seeing justice served and the bad guys getting their just deserts. But what is the price of vengeance? And what sort of culture does it breed? These are some of the questions Mamoru Hosoda explores in his latest film, Scarlet, a reimagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Scarlet retains the… Read More Film Review: Scarlet

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