Anime
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Toradora! The Complete Series, Premium Edition Review
As the overabundance of police procedurals and supernatural-themed teen lit have demonstrated in the West, a single success can spur…
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Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress Premium Edition Review
As a gainfully employed adult living in the United States, I frequently have to justify my appreciation for anime. Woefully,…
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Nyaruko: Crawling with Love! Review
One of the more fascinating elements of modern anime is the existence of fan service- material that is specifically included…
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YURUYURI: Happy Go Lily Season Two Review
Last August NIS America published The Secret Lives of High School Boys, a thoroughly charming anime which cultivated humor from…
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Brave 10 Complete Series Premium Edition Review
Save for the dogfighting depicted in The Princess and The Pilot, NIS America’s output of anime has enigmatically evaded the…
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Daily Lives of High School Boys Premium Edition Review
Growing up in the Bay Area as an introverted, video-game obsessed, athletically-inept young boy didn’t provide many opportunities for socialization…
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Natsume’s Book of Friends Season Four Review
I’d like to think that there’s a bit of Takashi Natsume is every person. As the eponymous protagonist of Natsume’s…
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Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow S2 Review
Although absorbing character arcs are ubiquitous in anime, few depictions of development have been as gratifying as the first thirteen…
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The Everyday Tales of a Cat God Complete Series Premium Edition Review
In his 2006 book, Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture is Making Us Smarter, writer Steven…
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The Princess and the Pilot Collector’s Edition Review
Unquestionably, shrewd thematic decisions propelled 1997’s Titanic to break box office records. Blending star-crossed romance with an ample supply of…
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