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Welcome to the ninth consecutive year of the AAA – the one-woman award ceremony where the tickets are free, the drinking policy is BYO, and the results are guaranteed to be 100% subjective.

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Anime Taste Testing: Koroshi Ai/Love of Kill

Published on January 12, 2022 by Artemis5 Comments

I probably shouldn’t have gotten my hopes up. Continue reading “Anime Taste Testing: Koroshi Ai/Love of Kill” →

Anime Taste Testing: Tribe Nine and Sabikui Bisco

Published on January 10, 2022 by Artemis5 Comments

Two post-apocalyptic-themed shows, one clear winner. Continue reading “Anime Taste Testing: Tribe Nine and Sabikui Bisco” →

Anime Taste Testing: Baraou no Souretsu and Sasaki to Miyano

Published on January 9, 2022 by Artemis7 Comments

Neither are great, but at this point, I’m taking what I can get. Continue reading “Anime Taste Testing: Baraou no Souretsu and Sasaki to Miyano” →

Anime Taste Testing: Dolls’ Frontline, My Dress-Up Darling, and Akebi-chan no Sailor-fuku

Published on January 8, 2022 by Artemis3 Comments

Do you want anime – any anime – that doesn’t shove fanservice in your face literally every five seconds or so? Too bad, because you’re not getting it. Continue reading “Anime Taste Testing: Dolls’ Frontline, My Dress-Up Darling, and Akebi-chan no Sailor-fuku” →

Anime Taste Testing: Police in a Pod, Land of Leadale, and Tokyo 24th Ward

Published on January 6, 2022 by Artemis5 Comments

The verdicts are in, and they all look disappointingly lackluster. Continue reading “Anime Taste Testing: Police in a Pod, Land of Leadale, and Tokyo 24th Ward” →

Best J-Pop/J-Rock Albums of 2021 (Kind Of)

Published on December 13, 2021June 23, 2022 by ArtemisLeave a comment

Welp, it’s that time of year again. I guess it really did sneak up on me because I just didn’t have the chance to check out that much new music – I’m not exaggerating when I say that 2021 genuinely was a lot crazier for me than last year (yeah… I’ll just let that sink in for a minute). Continue reading “Best J-Pop/J-Rock Albums of 2021 (Kind Of)” →