Welcome to AniMarch Madness! Our tournament of 64 begins today! Last week, you helped narrow the field through a series of play-in matches. Now we’re on to the real thing! We’ll post eight matches a day starting today and running through Thursday. The winners will advance to round two next week, while the losers are… Read More AniMarch Madness 2023: Round 1, Day 1
Welcome, March! And hello, AniMarch Madness! The craziness begins today with our six play-in matches (plus one exclusive to Patreon) to determine the final entrants into the field of 64. Please vote for one anime from each match below to move on to the tournament proper, which begins on Monday. As just as with the… Read More AniMarch Madness 2023: Play-in Matches
It literally took a global pandemic to slow down the rapid growth of anime’s popularity. But the industry has surged back, and after a year during which studios were playing catch-up, 2022 felt like it was largely business as usual and maybe better than that, with dozens of new series released each season, new studios… Read More Best of 2022 Anime
Ah, Labor Day. To some, this could mean the unofficial end of summer. To others, this could mean putting away our white-colored clothes because of some arbitrary fashion rule. Some others, either voluntarily or involuntarily, tend to take Labor Day quite literally. If this applies to you, why on earth are you reading this article;… Read More The Labor Day Anime Cookout!
Anime Expo was one week ago, and while the main attraction may have been all the incredible announcements, there was also a ton of awesome cosplay to see for those that attended! Joseph, one of our staff covering the convention, took photos of these wonderful cosplayers: Stay tuned for more posts about our time at… Read More Our Favorite Anime Expo 2022 Cosplay!
There’s a certain parable that’s always intrigued me. Ok, more like, bothered me. It’s the parable of the shrewd manager, the one where the guy basically defrauds his boss and is applauded for it. (Huh?) The parable is made all the more intriguing because of the unexpected twists and turns that come in the scant… Read More Ya Boy Kongming, Ep. 11: The Parable of the Shrewd Manager
Kongming is more than just a great tactician with a charmingly demure manner and surprisingly decent rapping skills. He’s also the kind of adult I aspire to be, and one I think that all of us—as we hand in our membership cards to “the young generation” (ahem, as we age)—can stand to learn a thing… Read More Ya Boy Kongming Ep. 9 & the Adult I Aspire to Be