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Latest Review Lupin III: The Secret of Mamo
A textbook example of how the first in a series isn't always the best.
Latest Review Spice and Wolf II
More smart, sharp-tongued, thoroughly entertaining economic adventures with an added emphasis on substantive romance.
Latest Review Wedding Peach DX
A thoroughly enjoyable four-shot that defies the self-imposed limits and traits of the genre.
Latest Akemi's Anime Blog Posts
Notes and musings about what we're currently watching, as well as goings-on in Japan.
Site Status Update (and secret project introduction)
07/23/2014
AAW's unplanned hiatus is the unfortunate side effect of our editor having a stroke, the proprietor buying a house, and my inability to do more than one big project at a time. The positive side effect is that it's time to announce what the heretofore-secret big project is.
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Sweet Blue Flowers Manga Finale Notes
08/10/2013
After reading the Sweet Blue Flowers manga finale, I'm torn between having enjoyed the characters and being satisfied with the conclusion and the nagging disappointment that the whole thing was lacking in narrative skill and the end was particularly rushed.
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Detroit Metal City Notes
03/06/2013
Detroit Metal City is a situation comedy about a nice guy getting into awkward situations because he moonlights as the lead singer of a death metal band. The setup sounds good, and the execution is better than funny--it's hilarious.
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Eden of the East Movies and Fridge Rage
12/15/2012
Eden of the East starts with a bang in the TV series, then follows it up with two movies, the second of which ended up being a prime example of what I shall call Fridge Rage.
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RightStuf Holiday Sale Underway
11/21/2012
RightStuf's obscenely cheap Holiday Sale is here again! We list some favorites among the even-larger-than-usual list of dirt-cheap anime to empty your wallet.
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Summer Wars Notes
09/13/2012
Summer Wars is a bit like a cross between Omoide Poroporo, a lighthearted Satoshi Kon film, and WarGames, and while it's not a perfect film it has quite a bit going for it.
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What's New at AAW RSS Feed
Mar. 15, 2013
In honor of the late Naya Goro, unforgettable voice actor of Zenigata, a review of the not-so-good classic Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo.
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5th season serves as 2nd half of 4th season, which debuted on July 1 Full Article at ANN
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Shōya Chiba, Yōko Hikasa join cast for anime debuting in January Full Article at ANN
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New play runs in Tokyo from February 21-March 1 Full Article at ANN
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OceanVeil to Stream Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun TV Anime
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Company to simulcast uncensored version this fall Full Article at ANN
Brave × Junction Blackjack RPG Launches in October
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Game developer RideonJapan announced on Friday that its blackjack RPG game Brave × Junction will launch for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on October... Full Article at ANN
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'Kamiina Botan, Yoheru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana' Anime Casts Yoshino Aoyama
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Trailer/visual unveiled for Aoyama's character Ibuki Full Article at ANN
Pokémon Horizons Anime Enters New Arc on October 31
2025-09-19 at 11:29:15
Arc centers on Blueberry Academy from "The Indigo Disk" DLC of Pokémon Scarlet/Violet Full Article at ANN