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Review: The Garden of Words

The Garden of Words, despite its return to Makoto Shinkai’s perhaps overly familiar themes and motifs, is still the most concise and eloquent expression of longing he has ever put on screen. A visual and aesthetic tour-de-force by nearly any measure, it is Shinkai’s masterpiece.

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WataMote 4: You Can (Not) Be Touched

The latest episode of WataMote adapts some of the raunchiest chapters of the manga to show how Tomoko, no matter how much she wants it, is literally untouchable. A troubling episode when you dig deeper into it.

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Free! wasn’t an otome bullsh@t.

I watched “Free!” against my free will, and it happens to be a good anime!

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WataMote 3: Avoidance

The episodic journey continues with the third episode of WataMote, which is all about the lengths which Tomoko will go to avoid awkward situations. Which is pretty much any situation involving anyone.

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WataMote 2: Turn and Face the Strain

Tomoko of WataMote is not exactly Haganai, because she has at least one friend…but time, and friends, can change. And even Tomoko has to learn not to judge everyone by his appearances.

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Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA, moe pigs euphoria!

Moe anime of Summer 2013, Puella Magi Illya Magica. Lyrical Illya. Illya-tan, maji-tenshi! Peroperoperoperoperoperopero!!!!! (cough cough, choked).

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