Chisato and Takina didn’t get past the first round of AniMarch Madness (boo!), but they’re still here, cheering the sweet sixteen finalists on! Check out these cool illustrations of the Lycoreco gals wearing basketball gear, and head over to Instagram and Discord to see which 16 teams have moved forward! ★ 【みんく】 「 chisato 1… Read More Fanart Friday, Too: Lycoris Recoil x AniMarch Madness
The 100-meter dash may be the most prestigious competition in modern athletics, but can such a short, straight race really make for engaging animation? This was the question driving director Kenji Iwaisawa as he approached this ambitious adaptation of the popular five-volume web manga by Uoto, Hyakuemu. Iwaisawa’s solution, he explained at the film’s world… Read More Film Review: 100 Meters (Hyakuemu)
Did you know that in bowling, when you get three strikes in a row, it’s called a “turkey”? So that means that this post, being the third in a week on the spectacular original anime series Turkey! Time to Strike, is in fact a Turkey turkey! (This is not the end of the dad jokes… Read More A Deep Dive into Turkey! The Bowling Anime That’s Not About Bowling…Except When It Is
Every sports anime comes down to a climactic play. But in the last episode of Turkey, the final throw by bowling club captain Mai is not just about proving herself, winning a championship, or bringing the story to a satisfying conclusion. No. Instead (spoilers), Mai’s throw will determine which of her friends will live and… Read More Miracles from the Gutter, Turkey ep. 12
Anime is full of catchphrases, from Kamehameha and tuturuu to “I am the bone of my sword” and “In the name of the moon, I will punish you!” But there’s something special about the catchphrase that underpins Turkey! Time to Strike. It’s not made up of nonsense syllables or random foreign words strung together, nor… Read More The Grace of Turkey: A Bowling Girls’ Gospel
It’s a high school bowling club competition, and Mai’s turn is up. She steadies her breathing, focuses on the center pin, and releases the ball. It’s a strike! That makes a turkey or three in a row for Mai and Rina, her partner in the doubles event. But when Mai tries to follow up with… Read More First Impression: Turkey!
More important than the final score are the sounds and sights of a baseball game; the people who contribute to those, from the players to the security guards, the beer hawkers to the fans in the stands, create a collective feeling that feeds the warmth of being at the ballpark. At MotorSuns Stadium, a “corporate… Read More First Impression: Catch Me at the Ballpark!
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