Round two of AniMarch Madness 2025 has begun! Our 64-anime, single-elimination, community-voted tournament began with a bang with round one last week. Some of the series expected to do well showed why they’re favorites, like last year’s winner, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, which grabbed 92% of the vote in its match, the same as The… Read More AniMarch Madness 2025: Round 2 Begins Today!
The Apothecary Diaries is back! Honestly, it was really tough to wait even a short amount of time for season two. Maomao withdrawals to go along with Maoamo supremacy! ★ 【ふわチーズ】 「 これ、毒です 」 ☆
Spring has come to pseudo-medieval China. We check in briefly with a bunch of established characters, and get some goofy interactions between our favorite eccentric apothecary, Maomao, and our favorite court eunuch, Jinshi. The latter undertakes an effort to promote literacy in the rear palace by distributing copies of a popular novel, and sure enough,… Read More First Impression: The Apothecary Diaries, Season 2
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
Some of the shiniest parts of The Apothecary Diaries are when Maomao, who dresses and looks as frumpy as possible to protect herself, shows her extraordinary beauty. The second illustration, though, reminds of that her interests lie far more with pharmaceuticals and experimentation than make-up and beauty. ★ 【千石千鵆🐶】 「 1 // 2 」 ☆
The sweet sixteen round of AniMarch Madness 2024 concludes today with the final four matches, one from each of our four regions: Emerging and Recent, Classics, Action/Sci-Fi/Horror, and Romance/Comedy/Sports. Just as with the entire tournament, you can vote here on the blog as well as on our other platforms: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Discord, and Mastodon!… Read More AniMarch Madness 2024: Sweet Sixteen, Day 2
Round two of AniMarch Madness 2024 finishes today with four more matches! Vote below and also consider following and voting on our other platforms, too: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Discord, and Mastodon! We’ll see you on Monday when the Sweet Sixteen begins!
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