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J-Music Exchange/Rate ー CUE-SAI by BATTEN GIRLS (Album Review)

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Leap250
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Talking about our favorite albums of 2022!

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Posted in Japanese music | Tagged album review, ばってん少女隊, BATTEN GIRLS, batten show jo tai, commentary, CUE-SAI, Japanese music, kyusai, 九祭 | 1 Reply

Let Me Swim A Little Bit More: Thoughts and Musings on the Album “SOAK” by Negoto (A Tribute)

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Leap250
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NEGOTO_-_SOAK_promo

Notes:
*let me swim a little bit more (oyogasete mou sukoshi dake) is a reference to a line in the song “Suichuu Toshi”

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Posted in Japanese music | Tagged aoyama sachiko, ねごと, commentary, 青山幸子, hiatus, Japanese music, NEGOTO, SOAK, tribute | 2 Replies

Musings on the Netflix Documentary “ENTER THE ANIME” and the Orientalism of Anime and Anime Viewing Culture

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Leap250
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#TheAnimangaFestival

Don’t worry, this is, like, only 80% a rant (xD)

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Posted in Articles | Tagged alex burunova, Anime, commentary, documentary, elitism, gatekeeping, netflix, orientalism, otaku, Review | 8 Replies

Until Forevermore: The Quick Rise and Gentle Fall of the Mushroom Empire (A Tribute to Kinoko Teikoku)

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Leap250
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Notes:
*until forevermore (itsumademo) is a reference to a line in the song ”Last Day”
*Mushroom Empire is the literal translation of Kinoko Teikoku

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Posted in Japanese music | Tagged きのこ帝国, commentary, hiatus, Japanese music, kinoko teikoku, sato chiaki, 佐藤千亜妃 | 12 Replies

Why I Still Love Anime (Community Project)

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Leap250
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First post of 2019!
(and a short update from me after the post-proper)

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Posted in Articles, Updates | Tagged Anime, Blog Carnival, commentary | 8 Replies

Comparisons as an Avenue for Elitism and Anime You “Must Watch” First

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Leap250
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source: Pas

Oh, we’re going there (xD)

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Posted in Articles | Tagged Anime, commentary, comparison, elitism, must watch, otaku | 16 Replies

T(a)LK — Mahou Shoujo Site, Episode 10: (Insert relevant subtitle here)

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Leap250
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Leap takes responsibility for his actions (or lack thereof).

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Posted in Seasonal Posts | Tagged commentary, Episode 10, impressions, magical girl site, mahou shoujo site | 1 Reply

Idol Chit-Chat — Tokyo Idols (with Al from SliceOfAlfredo), Part 2

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Leap250
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This is a direct continuation of our discussion of Tokyo Idols from last month, so if you haven’t yet, do check out the first half of it here!

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Posted in Idol Chit-Chat | Tagged commentary, documentary, hiiragi rio, idols, miyake kyoko, tokyo girls, tokyo idols | Leave a reply

T(a)LK — Mahou Shoujo Site, Episode 9: Do Dog Idols go on to live in farms too?

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Leap250
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TPAB goes off on admin conspiracies and AIDS.

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Posted in Seasonal Posts | Tagged commentary, Episode 9, impressions, magical girl site, mahou shoujo site | 2 Replies

T(a)LK — Mahou Shoujo Site, Episode 8: The calm before the storm

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Leap250
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‘Cause, y’know, “tempest” :p

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Posted in Seasonal Posts | Tagged commentary, Episode 8, impressions, magical girl site, mahou shoujo site | 1 Reply

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