Doki Doki News: Demon Slayer in Theaters, Monotagari Returns, and Miku and YOASOBI at Coachella

Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of January 14th! Check out the latest episode in our player below! Will you be attending Coachella this year? Excited for Solo Leveling’s English dub announcement? Thanks for listening, and please subscribe to us on… Read More Doki Doki News: Demon Slayer in Theaters, Monotagari Returns, and Miku and YOASOBI at Coachella

01.19.202401.19.2024 TwwkLeave a comment

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

01.17.202401.22.2024 Twwk1 Comment

Even for a Bunny Senpai-Chasing Rascal, Sincerity Covers a Multitude of Sins

The problem with having a harem series where you really explore meaningful connections between the protagonist and each of the girls is that you’re left with a lead who either needs to be characterized as clueless beyond belief (see Nisekoi’s Raku), one that’s hard to root for because he’s walking a line between being faithful… Read More Even for a Bunny Senpai-Chasing Rascal, Sincerity Covers a Multitude of Sins

11.01.201810.31.2018 Twwk8 Comments

Something More: Blooming Chise, Weightless Hitagi, and a Your Name Pilgrimage

Social media is such a weird thing – I don’t think I’ll ever get used to it. Facebook is great tool for reaching out to those with whom you might otherwise lose touch, but only if you use it right. I think most of us use it in a way that inauthentic or half-hearted, desperate… Read More Something More: Blooming Chise, Weightless Hitagi, and a Your Name Pilgrimage

10.25.2017 TwwkLeave a comment

The Secret Stars of Anime: Bakemonogatari (Hitagi Crab)

Halloween might be over, but it is not too late for a good ghost story. In fact, Bakemonogatari almost literally translates into “ghost story”, though obake and bakemono more specifically refer to supernatural beings capable of changing forms, with obake sometimes colloquially used to refer to “ghosts”. Semantics aside, Bakemonogatari is the first novel, and adaptation-wise the first anime in… Read More The Secret Stars of Anime: Bakemonogatari (Hitagi Crab)

11.01.201605.10.2018 stardf294 Comments

Help Orphans. Win Anime.

A week and a half ago, we started a charitable campaign drive to raise funds for orphans, children with disabilities, and women in vulnerable situations. I’m happy to update that with about two weeks to go, we’re over 75% of the way to our goal of $600! Thank you to those of you who have… Read More Help Orphans. Win Anime.

12.01.201412.01.2014 Twwk6 Comments

Nekomonogatari: Kuro and a Life That’s Bigger Than Me

After watching Bakemonogatari, I thought I couldn’t possibly get enough of the artistic direction and witty writing that filled the series. Then Nisemonogatari came along, and more specifically, the toothbrush scene. And for me, the warmth I had for the series largely disappeared. Halfway into episode one of Nekomonogatari, and we have more of the… Read More Nekomonogatari: Kuro and a Life That’s Bigger Than Me

01.08.201301.07.2013 TwwkLeave a comment

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