Happy New Year’s Eve, friends! As the clock counts down toward midnight, what will you be doing? Dancing the night away at some posh event? Watching staid music performances on TV that were recorded hours ago? Watching the ball drop in a city a thousand miles away? Let’s get serious—you’ll be watching anime and reading… Read More Reader’s Corner: Dandadan (Vol. 10), Zom 100 (Vol. 16), and Fool Night (Vol. 3)
New Year’s Day is a bit of a sad holiday for many of us—Christmas is over and the promise of a new year isn’t always that hopeful. Well, one thing that’ll surely help the malaise if you’re feeling it is new anime—and lots of it! The winter 2025 anime season begins in earnest right as… Read More Winter 2025 Anime First Impressions
In “News That Would Only Happen in Japan,” the Evangelion franchise is currently partnering with McDonalds in Japan. Get yourself a transforming Evangelion toy that turns from an Eva into a Big Mac, Fries, or McShake. Really. It’s all too Japan (and all too awesome). ★ 【ふわチー】 「 アヤナミマックレイ 」 ☆
It’s the Kagamine Twins’ birthday! Yep, that’s right—Rin and Len were born this day, originally released on December 27th, 2007. Happy 17th birthday! 【luomo-八云正月】 「 happy birthday~ 」
A Christmas encounter with an orphaned pre-schooler forever changes the lives of two hitmen in P.A. Works’ comedy Buddy Daddies. Not your usual Christmas anime episode! (Especially considering the on-screen executions, trigger warning!) But don’t worry, Buddy Daddies is just getting started: the final three episodes also revolve around Christmas, one year later, and it’s… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 12: Buddy Daddies & Why We Need Many Christmases
Merry Christmas, friends! Today is a joyous day because it reminds us of the hope we have—the only hope we have—in a fallen world. We celebrate the birth of Jesus today, born in a manger to live and die and rise again for our sins because of the Father’s great love for us. So as… Read More Merry Christmas!
“The hero transcends logic. The hero overturns what we thought we knew and drives away the darkness. He’s so uncomplicated… And he shines, bright and joyous.” So says Makoto “Smile” Tsukimoto, the ping-pong prodigy who never smiles. “Do you believe in heroes, coach?” he asks the elderly teacher who trains him. Smile is an observant, stone-faced teenager with… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 11: Ping Pong The Animation. Enter the Hero!
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