100 Word Anime Karandi James

I received a review copy of Solo Leveling Vol 1 as an audiobook. You can read the review on my blog or listen to the podcast.

Solo Leveling Audiobook information:

Author: Chugong 

Narrator: Ki Hong Lee 

Publisher: Yen Audio

Availability: see Hatchette Audio


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There are a lot of magical girl anime out there and some amazing protagonists that get shimmering transformations and attack sequences. However in this post I want to look at some of the supporting characters who may or may not also be magical girls but are certainly not granted main-character plot immunity. These are memorable characters who really help elevate the story and potentially the actual protagonist to heights they may not have reached had this character not been around. I did limit myself to one supporting character per show so while I could potentially just have found five awesome supporting characters from Sailor Moon, I have limited myself to just the one. 

Available as a post on the blog: https://100wordanime.blog/top-5-amazing-supporting-characters-in-magical-girl-anime


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From an anime that didn't impress me much on a first attempt to one that has a place amongst some of my most rewatched series of all time... How did Ouran Highschool Host Club win me over?

Be sure to let me know your thoughts on the anime by leaving me a voice message or visiting my blog and leaving me a comment.

Also available as a blog post from: https://100wordanime.blog/ouran-highschool-host-club-series-review/


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When I finally got to my review of season 1 of Moriarty the Patriot one of the points I kept getting stuck on was that in order to make Moriarty seem so smart so many other characters ended up feeling like they were being dumbed down. This made me wonder about the difficulties faced in authors creating smart and genius anime characters. 

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://100wordanime.blog/smart-anime-characters-article/


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While anime names, particularly those that derive from light novels, are known to be a little bit on the long and convoluted side, it is amazing how often a series has equally long, strange or thematic episode titles. My list today looks at 5 series and episode titles that caught my eye for being a little bit odd but still quite interesting. That said, I'd love to know which series had episode titles that caught your attention so be sure to leave me a comment on the blog.

This is also available as a blog post: https://100wordanime.blog/tuesdays-top-5-weird-episode-titles/


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I really do love anime and I'd love to celebrate its successes, but every now and then a series comes along that just makes you want to shake your head. Arifureta was a highly anticipated series with a large group of fans from the source material. However, once the anime series started a lot of the enthusiasm waned. Here's my thoughts on just what went wrong.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://100wordanime.blog/arifureta-anime-series-review/


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