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AKB0048 and why we need more idols

AKB0048 and why we need more idols

The Paper offers a brief meditation on how shows like AKB0048 and K-ON! just might encourage more musicians and songwriters.

The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine 6

The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine 6

This week, wintermuted and ElectricV01 have diverging opinions about Lupin III episode 6: is it a plotless mediocrity or a deconstruction of yuri tropes? Find out more!

Ano Natsu de Matteru: A Joint Review

Ano Natsu de Matteru: A Joint Review

gendomike and animemiz talk at length about one of the winter season’s highlights, Ano Natsu de Matteru—their praises and reservations. Spoilers ahoy!

The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine 5

The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine 5

The discussion continues about the latest Lupin series! This time the discussion centers around full frontal nudity—and more.

Spit Take: Why Mysterious Girlfriend X’s shock value works

Spit Take: Why Mysterious Girlfriend X’s shock value works

Mike makes a case for why drool has to be there to shock the audience in Mysterious Girlfriend X, while attempting to write an article under 1000 words!

The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine 4

The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine 4

In the latest installment of The Fujiko Telegrams, wintermuted and dcbebop consider the changes made to the character of Zenigata. And they don’t approve of them.

Sakamichi No Apollon 4: Hitomebore (love@1st sight), but not for me…

Sakamichi No Apollon 4: Hitomebore (love@1st sight), but not for me…

My whole life has been wrong. Why didn’t I learn jazz? I should’ve picked up a trumpet.

The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine, Episode 3

The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine, Episode 3

Wintermuted and DCBebop, our resident Lupin experts, continue their discussion of the new series. And this time, they disagree (just a little), on this episode introducing the samurai Goemon.

National Cherry Blossom Festival: Kioi Sinfonietta Tokyo

National Cherry Blossom Festival: Kioi Sinfonietta Tokyo

I am still kicking myself at failing to attend AKB48′s debut concert stateside during the National Cherry Blossom Festival. It’s not the same but I attended the last concert of the festival last evening after visiting the Video Game exhibit at the American Art Museum with ExecutiveOtaku earlier in the day. It’s been years since [...]

Through Older Lenses: Blue Flames (Aoki Hono, 1989)

Through Older Lenses: Blue Flames (Aoki Hono, 1989)

Wintermuted takes another look at an older anime. A horrifyingly bad one, in this case, Blue Flames, whose protagonist could put Makoto from School Days to shame.

Sakamichi no Apollon 3: bittersweet onigiri!

Sakamichi no Apollon 3: bittersweet onigiri!

A taste of onigiri~! Tasting much bitter than wine.

Mine Fujiko, Nyaruko, Upotte.

Mine Fujiko, Nyaruko, Upotte.

Mine Fujiko, and Upotte, with my kind of gekirei, “peropero!”