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Doctorkev’s Winter 2023 Anime Postmortem Part 1
Doctorkev’s Winter 2023 Anime Postmortem Part 1
Already we’ve reached the end of 2023’s first anime season, so it’s time again for me to offer opinions on the stuff I watched. Overall…
DoctorKev
Mar 29
Change is the only constant in life — Babymetal — The Other One — Album Review.
Change is the only constant in life — Babymetal — The Other One — Album Review.
Japanese metal sensation, Babymetal released their fourth full-length studio album called The Other One, an album that focuses on a…
Alistair Hyde
Mar 28
The King is Dead. Long Live the King.
The King is Dead. Long Live the King.
TheMamaLuigi takes a break from anime to talk about his relationship with the 3DS family of systems amidst the closure of the eShop.
Reid Braaten - TheMamaLuigi
Mar 27
The Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) Anime is a Masterpiece of Adaptation
The Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) Anime is a Masterpiece of Adaptation
Although it’s long been overshadowed by fully manga-faithful 2009 successor Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (much-famed #1 rated anime on…
DoctorKev
Mar 26
Enter the World of Japanese Comedy with Documental — Who is Funny?
Enter the World of Japanese Comedy with Documental — Who is Funny?
This is Matsumoto Hitoshi, one of the most famous comedians in Japan. He is part of a manzai duo known as Downtown, and is a regular on…
Yohan Berry
Mar 25
Makoto Shinkai Retrospective: The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Makoto Shinkai Retrospective: The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Makoto Shinkai’s third anime production was 2004’s ambitious full-length ninety-minute movie…
DoctorKev
Mar 22
Ranking Anime RomComs & Discussing the Genre
Ranking Anime RomComs & Discussing the Genre
After a lively discussion with some friends, I jokingly said I have watched enough anime romcoms to write a comprehensive list ranking this…
Naruto Johnson
Mar 21
AniTAY Podcast S8 E4: Attack on Titan Season 40 Final Mix Championship Edition Part 2 Section A
AniTAY Podcast S8 E4: Attack on Titan Season 40 Final Mix Championship Edition Part 2 Section A
It’s anime awards season and the AniTAY crew discusses the award winners along with some seasonal anime.
thatsma pizza
Mar 14
Makoto Shinkai Retrospective: Voices of a Distant Star
Makoto Shinkai Retrospective: Voices of a Distant Star
Looking back, it’s remarkable that Makoto Shinkai’s second short film found international success so quickly, and that this would act as…
DoctorKev
Mar 11
Introducing Radiant Memories
Introducing Radiant Memories
In the early 2010s, an aspiring comic book artist had finally reached the point of no return. After nearly a decade in the French comics…
Dark Aether
Mar 9
The 10 New Anime of Winter 2023 You Should Be Watching
The 10 New Anime of Winter 2023 You Should Be Watching
Wondering what’s worth watching in the Winter 2023 anime season? Check out our list of the 10 shows we think are worth your time!
Reid Braaten - TheMamaLuigi
Mar 2
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Cash Grab: To the Swordsmith Village Review
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Cash Grab: To the Swordsmith Village Review
2020’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train was an undeniable international financial success for Sony pictures’…
DoctorKev
Mar 2
AniTAY Podcast S8 E3: Amorous Congress
AniTAY Podcast S8 E3: Amorous Congress
The gang gets back together to debate the merits of romcoms of this season.
thatsma pizza
Feb 28
Dark Aether’s Top 10 Games of 2022
Dark Aether’s Top 10 Games of 2022
Salutations Internet dwellers and welcome to my 6th annual Game of Year Awards. For my regular readers, you may have noticed I decided to…
Dark Aether
Feb 27
Kaguya-Sama: The First Kiss That Never Ends, and How I Couldn’t Fall in Love
Kaguya-Sama: The First Kiss That Never Ends, and How I Couldn’t Fall in Love
I have a lot of mixed emotions watching Kaguya-sama: Love is War — The First Kiss That Never Ends, but almost none are in regards to the…
Kevin Mai - Reikaze
Feb 21
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War — The First Kiss That Never Ends Movie Review
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War — The First Kiss That Never Ends Movie Review
Crunchyroll is definitely on a (crunchy) roll with their theatrical releases of late. Not only did they release the recent Laid-Back Camp…
DoctorKev
Feb 17
AniTAY Podcast S8 E2: Horny and Mid
AniTAY Podcast S8 E2: Horny and Mid
This season has a lot! Horny anime like Ayakashi Triangle, mid shows like Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill, tune in…
Kevin Mai - Reikaze
Feb 15
Doctorkev’s Thoughts on the Winter 2023 Anime Season: Sequels and Ongoing Shows
Doctorkev’s Thoughts on the Winter 2023 Anime Season: Sequels and Ongoing Shows
After I covered this season’s new shows earlier in the week, it’s now the turn of the multitudes of sequels and ongoing shows to get the…
DoctorKev
Feb 15
Doctorkev’s Thoughts on the Winter 2023 Anime Season: New Shows
Doctorkev’s Thoughts on the Winter 2023 Anime Season: New Shows
Somehow we’re already halfway through 2023’s first anime season, and although there aren’t as many big shows as the unbelievably…
DoctorKev
Feb 13
AniTAY’s Predictions for the 2023 Crunchyroll Anime Awards
AniTAY’s Predictions for the 2023 Crunchyroll Anime Awards
Since 2017, many have tolerated and others have glorified the Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Love or hate it, it’s undeniably one of the biggest…
Stinolez
Feb 10
Dark Aether’s Top 10 Anime of 2022
Dark Aether’s Top 10 Anime of 2022
“If you run, you gain one. If you move forward, you gain two.”
Dark Aether
Feb 6
Both Then and Now: A Review of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s 17-21
Both Then and Now: A Review of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s 17-21
Curious what Tatsuki Fujimoto wrote before Chainsaw Man? Read TheMamaLuigi’s review and thoughts on four of his first manga one-shots!
Reid Braaten - TheMamaLuigi
Feb 4
Makoto Shinkai Retrospective: She and Her Cat
Makoto Shinkai Retrospective: She and Her Cat
Often incorrectly identified as “the next Hayao Miyazaki”, Japanese filmaker Makoto Shinkai certainly found international success…
DoctorKev
Feb 2
AniTAY Podcast Best of 2022
AniTAY Podcast Best of 2022
The votes are in and we are proud to announce AniTAY’s top anime of 2022 in podcast form!
thatsma pizza
Feb 1
AniTAY’s Top Anime of 2022: Part Three, The Top Ten
AniTAY’s Top Anime of 2022: Part Three, The Top Ten
Well, here it is: the best of the best. AniTAY’s top ten overall favorite anime of 2022. They are:
TGRIP
Jan 27
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