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Persona 4, ep 5 What I don’t understand about girls

Persona 4 episode 5 has Eric Rohmer quality in it! Love comedy, rabukome! The episode title is “Would you love me?” And it reminds me…

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Future Diary: Careful With That Axe, Yuno

Why is “Future Diary’s” Yuno (and yanderes in general) so appealing?

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Kimono moe, jochu moe! Jochu cafe!

Recently kimono is getting my moetical attention, especially these three 2-D ryokan girls. Kumakuma!

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Dusty Disc Review: Kino no Tabi (Kino’s Journey)

In the first entry in the Dusty Disc Review series, Mike watches his DVDs of Kino no Tabi (Kino’s Journey), a memorable, if slightly uneven, example of symbolic and allegorical storytelling in anime.

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Majikoi, Ishihara gekido!

O-inari-san! Yes, inari-zushi is a sushi wrapped in fried tofu. Because fried tofu is a favorite food of fox. And Inari is the grain goddess,…

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Posted in Conventions New York Anime Festival

Professor Layton Screening at NYCC

For Professor Layton fans in the United States, they are quite well aware that the second DS game, Professor Layton and the Last Spector released…

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