Hi, Fam! About 40 hours remain in our spring 2024 drive, and we are a long way from reaching our goals. Would you please consider helping us reach them? We are hoping to increase our sustained giving by $50 a month and reach $200 in one-time gifts. To meet the former goal, we need supporters to donate through Patreon where our levels start at $1 and $2 a month up to $25. Please consider becoming a patron for us through Patreon! For our one-time goal, you can also give through Patreon or, as many do, through Ko-Fi. Paypal is an option, too! Any of these work for us, and we are appreciative of a ..read more

Statedogg is back! We’re happy to post the very first episode of a new podcast featuring Mike of Mike’s Geek World and formerly of the Tangle x Cast. When the team ended their run last year, they moved onto other projects—Kyuubikaze is taking a break from BtT as he endeavors onto new challenges in his life, Dennis continues to be our engineer for new podcasts, Paris and Eryn plan to launch a podcast this winter, and Mike is starting the “Power of God and Anime” podcast. In today’s introductory episode, he chats about Akira Toriyama’s passing, Evangelion and a holy fatherhood, and more. He also ..read more

Happy Release Tuesday, everyone! This week, we’re serving up reviews of fantasy series and modern-day high school romance, which have become par for the course in today’s manga landscape, but there are some outliers in our bunch as well: stories about seeking your passion, an unusual take on detective series, and a manhwa about vengeance, justice, and family. Dig into our reviews below and let us know what you think! Anyway, I’m Falling in Love with You (Vol. 1) • Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside (Vol. 7) • Drifting Dragons (Vol. 8) • The Essenc ..read more

“I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. We put all our trust in alchemy, but in the end…what is it?” In the episode “Rain of Sorrows” in FMA:B, Edward Elric shows himself to be a very different man than his FMA incarnation. Lost in regret rather than horrified denial, he confesses his doubts about alchemy, the Potteresque science/magic at the center of his world. “Alchemy,” he says, “is the science of understanding the flow of matter and its laws. The process of comprehension, deconstruction, and reconstruction. The world flows too. It must also follow law ..read more

Can we get more joyful scenes featuring Falin in Dungeon Meshi? PLEASE? ★ 【ハンテン】 「 学生時代 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission Fanart Friday: Falin, Marcille, and a Delicious Meal ..read more

Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of April 14th! Check out the latest episode in our player below! How do you feel about Keanu Reeves joining the Sonic movie franchise? Inspired by Ojiro Makoto and the event to support Ishikawa Prefecture? Thanks for listening, and please subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify, or SoundCloud, where you can also find breaking news episodes! Attributions: Studio Ghibli [ANN] Sonic the Hedgehog 3 [Variety] Insomniacs After School [Otaku USA ..read more

Frieren is about how friends can change the course of your life, and through you, other as well. This lovely piece by artist yue captures that sentiment so well! ★ 【yue】 「 a distant memory 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission Fanart Friday: A New Day Dawns, Frieren ..read more

For fourteen years, we’ve been talking faith and anime to the otaku community and it has been an absolute blessing! It’s so much fun for us to serve you while geeking out about a medium we’re passionate for and a God we love so much! Our mission here runs on a group of volunteer staff that are loving Jesus and loving you all, as well as on your prayers. But we also greatly value your financial gifts that help us keep things humming and which grow our ministry in quality, depth, and size. Donations directly support our mission in various ways: Developing relationships by funding convention vis ..read more

We are now caught up with Akane-banashi! Check out our review of volume five below, along with reviews of a selection of new and recent releases, including the opening volumes of Bless, Snowball Earth, and Tales of the Tendo Family! Akane-banashi (Vol. 5) • Bless (Vol. 1) • A Condition Called Love (Vol. 7) • Jujutsu Kaisen: The Official Character Guide • Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! (Vol. 3) • Snowball Earth (Vol. 1) • Tales of the Tendo Family (Vol. 1) Jujutsu Kaisen: The Official Character Guide Character guides are a strange thing—they’ll be a treasure to one and a complete pass for anot ..read more

A kid runs through the forest, taking his sick younger sibling on a piggyback ride as he flees from strange lights. Suddenly, he loses his footing and falls. A three-legged raven responds to their desperate plea for help and tells Yukiya that they will see each other again. We’re in the Kingdom of Yamauchi, where the Four Lords serve the kin’u, who reigns from his palace on the Mountain. And, since the new kin’u is young, they have sent their daughters. The future Queen will be chosen from their rank. From the North, we meet the brutally honest Lady Hamayu. From the South, the devious Masuho n ..read more