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I’ve amused many (and irked at least one person!) with my oh-so-brilliant outburst during the inaugural episode of Three-Way Action. I’m going to defend myself a bit here.

Here it is. The first episode of our brand new seasonal editorial podcast, which we’ve (tastefully) named Three Way Action. For fans of The Nihon Revue, don’t worry, it’s not going anywhere. But, from now on, we’ll be bringing you two podcasts each season… Three Way Action in the middle and our review podcast, The [...]

Oyez, Oyez, Oyez! All persons having business before the Honorable, the Supreme Court of the Typical Idiot Fans, are admonished to draw near and give their attention, for the Court is now sitting.  God save Anime and this Honorable Court!

Most of us are disappointed with the way Kuragehime ended. While it more than proved itself to be a quaint, charming little series, the ending was an absolute trainwreck. This got me to thinking… how does one end an anime well? (Spoilers for the tagged series, major spoilers for Kuragehime.)

Long time no see. I’ve been on an extended break from the anime fandom since mid-June, mostly because of a little thing called the World Cup. Now that I’m back, I’ve realized that, much to my horror, that I am experiencing something absolutely unprecedented: The current anime season is so god-awful that I’ve actually run [...]