Reviews
Recaps, analysis, and critiques of media, events, and more related to Japanese pop culture.
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Lessons from the Scrubbin’ Bubbles: Tabletop Gaming in the World of One Piece
Warning: Minor spoilers for One Piece. I’ve been a fan of the massively popular shounen adventure series One Piece since I was in high school. Getting into One Piece is a massive…
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Across the Board: Anime Studios
Did you know that the AnimeChicago team meets weekly to plan all the great events around Chicago? Just like every other anime fan out there, we sometimes get into heated discussions about…
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My Favorite Anime of 2016, Erased: A Time Traveling and Character Driven Delight
I was blown away by Erased, which is called Boku Daki ga Inai Machi in Japan. I consider myself a bit of an author, and I’ve written all types of things from…
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A Small Taste of Craft Beer in Japan – Part 3
Hitachino Nest turned around my disappointing Kyoto craft beer experience. At this point, my opinion on Japan’s craft beer scene was positive, though not overwhelmingly so. However, the last few days of…
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Ramen Review: High Five Ramen
I’ve been struggling to come up with something to write for AnimeChicago for the longest time when I stumbled upon Jamie trying to guide fellow anime fans in the right direction for…
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A Small Taste of Craft Beer in Japan – Part 2
You can find part one of this craft beer adventure here. Osaka had showed me that Japan’s beer scene is not to be ignored, but my brief time in that city was not…
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Rare Manga Reviews: Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms
Today marks the first ever review of a manga on my new series for AnimeChicago “rare manga reviews” which aims to take a look at a harder to find or overlooked manga…
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Cowboy Bebop
Fast guns, spaceships, fly girls, and the jazziest soundtrack you’ve ever heard! Yep, Cowboy Bebop is an absolute anime classic. If you haven’t seen it, I’m sure you’ve heard of it, and if…
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15 Minutes of Koukiatsu Boy
Part 1: Game Boy Boy Recently, I had the opportunity to go to Japan. It was an awesome, whirlwind trip, packed full of memorable experiences. Among the many high points of my…
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An Anime for DJs: Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro
If there ever was an anime specifically for DJs it’s Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro. Any mixmaster or DMC scratch DJ will feel this show to its core. It’s a ridiculous and raucous ride…