Attack on Titan The Final Season

This Week in Anime - How Emilia Got Her Groove Back

Feb 18, 15:12

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Emilia's trial continues with higher emotional stakes and a final revelation that completely recontexualizes one of the series' most memorial villains. Steve and Nicky look at all the twists and turns in the latest season of Re:Zero. ― Emilia's trial continues with higher emotional stakes and a final revelation that completely recontexualizes one of the series' most memorial villains. Steve and Nick...

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Those Not-So-Sweet Boys GN 1

Feb 18, 15:00

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If you're looking for something completely different, this isn't likely to do it for you, but if you just want some good old-fashioned shoujo comfort food, this is worth picking up. ― As the saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, and Yoko Nogiri (That Wolf-Boy is Mine!, Love in Focus) certainly doesn't need to fix anything about her approach to the standard shoujo romance. Those Not-So-Sweet B...

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Blue Flag GN 6

Feb 17, 15:00

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This volume also looks at how "normal" is affecting Taichi and Futaba's relationship as college looms, how it plays with beauty standards, and even just the basic idea of family. ― While a lot of important things happen in this volume, including another painful, painful cliffhanger, what's striking about it is how it treats the idea of "normal." Blue Flag has shown us several permutations of the way ...

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Touhou Project: From Fan-Made Games to Consoles

Feb 17, 13:00

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Created across 1995 and 1996 by one-man developer ZUN, the Touhou Project fandom has taken on a life of its own with doujin games of every stripe. Ant Cooke looks at some of most interesting creations in the series. ― Whether you're new to the Touhou Project series or a veteran of bullet hell games, you might've seen games like Touhou Luna Nights and Touhou Genso Wanderer on digital storefronts. Thes...

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Voice Actor of Fate's Astolfo Reacts to Character Name Trending on Twitter

Feb 16, 16:45

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Faye Mata realized in real time that Astolfo trended for... not exactly a wholesome reason ― A few days ago, the Fate character Astolfo trended on Twitter for a very... let's say cursed reason. Blissfully unaware of this at first, voice actor Faye Mata, who voiced Astolfo in the English dub of the Fate/Apocrypha anime, posted about how happy she was to see the character trend on Twitter. 🥲 Both #Asto...

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Haru's Curse

Feb 16, 16:00

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Love is what we cling to, but holding on too tightly can stifle personal growth or smother the other person. ― Love is what we cling to, but holding on too tightly can stifle personal growth or smother the other person. For Natsumi, she clung to her little sister Haru. It's easy to understand why when looking at their family dynamic. Their parents were the product of an arranged marriage that never c...

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This Week in Anime - The Boobs and Battles of Fatal Fury

Feb 16, 15:52

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This Week in Anime has special guest Heidi Kemps of This Week in Games joining Jean-Karlo to look back on Masami Obari's cheesecake-fueled action spectacle Fatal Fury: The Movie ― This Week in Anime has special guest Heidi Kemps of This Week in Games joining Jean-Karlo to look back on Masami Obari's cheesecake-fueled action spectacle Fatal Fury: The Movie. This movie is streaming on RetroCrush Discl...

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Mermaid Saga GN 2

Feb 16, 15:00

manga

The story focuses on familial relationships, particularly parent and child. It's a different and much more interesting angle on the central thematic exploration of the downsides of immortality, and how it strips people of their humanity. ― The latter half of Mermaid Saga offers no resolution about Mana and Yuta's fate, no revelations about the mermaid's curse of immortality or how to cure it. It only...

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The ANN Aftershow - Attack on Titan Episode 69 - Can Eren Be Saved?

Feb 16, 12:09

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Attack on Titan Episode 69 "A Sound Argument" revealed secrets of Mikasa's past, Zeke's possible end game, and Historia is pregnant?! ― The ANN Aftershow - Attack on Titan The Final Season "A Sound Argument" Attack on Titan Episode 69 "A Sound Argument" revealed secrets of Mikasa's past, Zeke's possible end game, and Historia is pregnant?! Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, and James Becket discuss the l...

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How Many Light-Years to Babylon?

Feb 15, 15:00

manga

Even though it is in many ways a bizarre and strange tale with few comparisons to real life, it also makes for a relatable package of emotional listlessness that comes with being a young adult in any world. ― How Many Light-Years to Babylon is a curious little one-shot manga. I think the format is pretty pitch-perfect for what it is – a quirky short story with solid laughs and sci-fi concepts that oc...

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Capturing the Merch: Interview with the Cardcaptor Sakura Memorabilia World Record Holder

Feb 15, 13:00