Ippon Again!, also known as Mou Ippon, is a judo sports anime directed by Ken Ogiwara. It is based on a Japanese manga series, which has run since October 2018 for total of 21 volumes, written and illustrated by Yu Muraoka. This series was produced by Bakken Record, a division of the Japanese animation company Tatsunoko […]
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Things Get Better?: LGBTQ Representation in Animation in 2022
In January 2022, I wrote that there was a possibility that in 2022 things would “get better” in terms of LGBTQ representation, with new fandoms developing from shows which take risks by telling diverse stories. Although 2022, in some regards, more than lived up to this possibility and went beyond, there were challenges. In the […]
The Demon Girl Next Door Review
On July 1st, this supernatural slice-of-life comedy anime directed by Hiroaki Sakurai came to an end. This series was based on an ongoing six volume manga series by Izumo Itō of the same name. The Demon Girl Next Door tells the story of a demon girl, and her two magical girl companions, as they learn more […]